The Best Local Community Events in NYC

Community events in NYC

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Saturday April 26, 2025

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Earth Day Weekend

Ages: All
Animals
Art

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

11 am – 2 pm

Sixth Battalion Annual “Touch-A-Truck”

Ages: All
Community
Free

East Meadow High SchoolEast Meadow

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11 am – 3 pm

Whitney Museum Open Studio 2025

Ages: All
Art
Community

The Whitney Museum of American Artchelsea

11 am – 5 pm

Lenny Bruno Farms’ Annual Kick-off

Ages: All
Community
Dance

Lenny Bruno FarmsManorville

11 am – 1 pm

Spring Festival

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Free

Phil “Scooter” Rizzuto ParkSouth Richmond Hill

11 am – 3 pm

18th Annual Healthy Kids Day

Patriots ParkTarrytown

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Noon – 7 pm

Bronx Night Market

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Fordham PlazaBronx

Noon – 2 pm

Celebrate the start of baseball season with YES and Optimum

Ages: All
Community
Free

North Babylon Optimum StoreNorth Babylon

Noon – 2 pm

Healthy Kids Day

Ages: All
Community
Free

Huntington YMCAHuntington

12:30 – 3:45 pm

Sibshops

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Special Needs

Sid Jacobson JCCEast Hills

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1 – 2 pm

Autism-Friendly Access Workshops at New York City Ballet

Ages: All
Art
Community

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingManhattan

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1 – 3:30 pm

Woodland Community Volunteer Workday

Ages: 13 and up
Community
Environment

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1 – 4 pm

The Dear Neighbor Project: Art Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Community

Van Alen InstituteBrooklyn

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1:30 – 3:30 pm

Spring Appreciation Day

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Stony Brook Village CenterStony Brook

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2 – 6 pm

Tastes of Bed-Stuy – A Food and Drink Crawl for good

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Bedford Stuyvesant

Sunday April 27

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9 am – 2 pm

Riverdale Y Sunday Market

Riverdale TempleBronx

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9:30 – 11 am

Orthodox Christian Paschal Season (English Language Services)

Ages: All
Community
Easter

Holy Trinity Orthodox Church of East MeadowEast Meadow

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Earth Day Weekend

Ages: All
Animals
Art

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11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Queens

11 am – 1 pm

Craft with The Blue Bus Project

Sobelsohn Playground in Forest ParkRichmond Hill

THE GREAT GATSBY (800 x 451 px)

2 – 3 pm

The Great Gatsby Anniversary Party! Featuring Live Music by The Matthew Everingham Combo

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

5 – 6 pm

An Opera of the Heart

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Attractions

QED AstoriaAstoria

Tuesday April 29

6 – 10 pm

Make-A-Wish Fundraising Event at Dave & Buster’s Staten Island

Dave & Buster’s Staten IslandStaten Island

Wednesday April 30

Alan Cumming with Intact America staff

6:30 – 9:30 pm

The Incomparable Performer, Author, and Provocateur Alan Cumming to Receive Intact America’s Inaugural ‘Skin in the Game’ Award on April 30 in New York City

Ages: All
Art
Community

Poster HouseManhattan

Thursday May 1

FREE Gala

6:30 – 10 pm

Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc., (FREE) is hosting its 48th Anniversary Gala

The Heritage ClubFarmingdale

Friday May 2

3 – 6 pm

NYC Parks Presents: Spring Festival at Julio Caraballo Field

Julio Carballo FieldsBronx

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3:30 – 4:30 pm

Children’s Gardening Club

Ages: 5 – 8
Caribbean
Classes

Science Museum Of Long IslandManhasset

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community

Club 8Plainview

Saturday May 3

Spineworks Free Comic Book Day 05-03-2025 V5

9 am – 7 pm

Free Comic Book Day at Spineworks Comics NYC

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Spineworks Comics NYCMiddle Village

10 am – 1 pm

Yayoi Kusama Craft Workshop

Ages: All
Art
Classes

Al Oerter Recreation CenterFlushing

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10 am – 2 pm

Love My Parks Day

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Environment

Hallock State Park PreserveRiverhead

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