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Monday July 28, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

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Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Free

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10 am – 5 pm

Kids Creative Corner

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

10 am – 8 pm

Samsung Galaxy Experience Space

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Reel Talks

12:30 – 1:30 pm

Bryant Park Reel Talks: We Tell Ourselves Stories: Joan Didion and the American Dream Machine

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2 – 4 pm

MoMA Family Art Making: Nature Drawings

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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5 – 8 pm

Pool Nights at SYS

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Southampton Youth ServicesSouthampton

5 – 7 pm

Family Night at Duck Creek

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

8 – 10 pm

Paramount+ Movie Nights at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

Tuesday July 29

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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

new york

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Free

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10 – 11 am

Bryant Park Yoga Presented by Halara

Bryant ParkManhattan

10 am – 5 pm

Kids Creative Corner

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

10 am – 8 pm

Samsung Galaxy Experience Space

Galaxy Experience SpaceSoHo

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10:30 am

StoryTime with Cali Co Cat

Ages: 8 and under
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

Ozobots (2160 x 1080 px)

2 – 3 pm

Ozobots

Ages: 9 – 12
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

4 – 5 pm

International Snack Night

Ages: 9 and up
Food & Drink
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

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4 – 9:30 pm

Movie Nights in the Square

Ages: 5 – 8
Film
Free

Domino ParkBrooklyn

5 – 6 pm

Dance Workshop With New York City Ballet

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Lincoln Center’s David Geffen HallManhattan

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5 – 7 pm

Free Youth Basketball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Free

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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6 – 8 pm

Summer Concerts

Ages: All
Free
Music

The Shops at Atlas ParkGlendale

7 – 9 pm

Triva Tuesdays At Dave & Busters S.I.

Dave & Busters Saten IslandStaten Island

Wednesday July 30

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

new york

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Free

banksy museumnew york

10 am – 5 pm

Kids Creative Corner

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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