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Saturday Sep. 20, 2025

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8 am – 5 pm

Family Program | ‘The Book of Morgan’

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

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10 am – 4 pm

Brooklyn Book Festival Children’s Day

Brooklyn Borough HallBrooklyn

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10 am – noon

Grand Opening Event- NY Preschool & Kids Club

Ages: 8 and under
Community
Free

NY Preschool and Kids ClubBrooklyn

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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10 am – noon

Honey Harvesting with Master Beekeeper

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Downs Farm PreserveCutchogue

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11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Soil Studies

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

Jolly Roger Flag -Pic Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 6 pm

Jim Henson Birthday Celebration 2025

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Film

Museum of the Moving ImageAstoria, NY

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11 am – 5 pm

Get Involved Literacy, Health, and Culture Celebration

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building PlazaNew York City

The Warby Parker Book Fair

11 am – 4 pm

The Warby Parker Book Fair curated by McNally Jackson Books

Warby Parker 68th & ColumbusManhattan

11 am – 4 pm

Fall Family Day at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

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11 am – 4 pm

Malverne Fall Festival & Classic Car Show

Church Street, the Village Green & the Malverne Train StationMalverne

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11 am – 7 pm

The Westerleigh Folk Festival

Westerleigh ParkStaten Island

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11 am – 4 pm

Battery Park City Block Party

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Esplanade PlazaBattery Park City

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Noon – 5 pm

Kew Gardens Community Arts Day 2025

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Art

Kew Gardens Business DistrictKew Gardens

Noon – 4 pm

Annual Fall Festival – Bronx Neighborhood Health

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Walter Gladwin ParkBronx

Noon – 2:30 pm

National Dance Day Celebration

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Museum of the City of New YorkManhattan

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2 – 4 pm

Community Science Seining

Ages: All
Caribbean
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

2 – 6 pm

NYSoM SuperHero Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Sherman CreekWashington Heights

4 – 5 pm

Button and Jewelry Making Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Free

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

Sunday Sep. 21

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

All day

The Feast of San Gennaro

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

Little ItalyManhattan

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All day

8th Annual Scarecrow Contest at The Shoppes

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

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All day

Inwood Jazz Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Inwood Hill ParkManhattan

9 am – 4 pm

Bronx Park East Farmers Market

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

2045 Bronx Park EastBronx

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10 am – 3:30 pm

Bus Festival

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

10 am – noon

Adventure Course Free Public Sunday Program

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Alley Pond Adventure CourseOakland Gardens

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

10 am – 6 pm

Flatbush Frolic

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

The Flatbush FrolicBrooklyn

10 am – 2 pm

Sun Day

Ages: 5 and up
Car Show
Community

819 Grand Boulevard Deer Park, NY 11729Deer Park

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