The Best Local Community Events in NYC

Community events in NYC

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Saturday Aug. 30, 2025

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community

Wednesday Sep. 3

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7 – 10:30 pm

NYC’s #1 Ghost Tour, Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours, Returns for Spooky Season ‘25

madame morbidBrooklyn

Saturday Sep. 6

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10 am – 1 pm

Touch a Truck

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Such Are Snakes

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10 – 11 am

Coquí Club: Hanging with Your Friends

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

El Museo del BarrioEast Harlem

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11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Coquí Club: Hanging with Your Friends

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

El Museo del BarrioEast Harlem

Sunday Sep. 7

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Such Are Snakes

11 am – 4 pm

Uptown Kid Lit

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

Inwood Hill ParkInwood

Saturday Sep. 13

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2 – 4 pm

Crafternoon for Kids

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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2 – 4 pm

Crafternoon (Ages 3 – 11)

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Sunday Sep. 14

10 am – noon

Downtown Rosh HaShanah Palooza

Ages: 8 and under
Community
Free

Hebrew Union CollegeManhattan

10:45 am – noon

Tkiya New Year Jam

Ages: 8 and under
Community
Free

Commonpoint QueensForest Hills

Friday Sep. 19

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Noon – 5 pm

Plant Sale

Tuesday Sep. 23

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2 – 4 pm

No Rules Diamond Art…and more!

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Saturday Sep. 27

10 am – 1 pm

New York City Congenital Heart Walk

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Fundraisers

Queens ZooCorona

Sunday Sep. 28

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10 am – 4 pm

The Great Whale Takeover

Ages: All
Animals
Art

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Sunday Oct. 5

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Noon – 6 pm

The Atlantic Antic™ 50th Anniversary Festival

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Atlantic Avenue from Hicks Street to Fourth AvenueBrooklyn

Saturday Oct. 11

Morning at the Museum 2

9 am – noon

Morning at the Museum

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Free

Suffolk County Vanderbilt MuseumCenterport

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