The Best Local Community Events in NYC

Community events in NYC

Find the best events from Apr 14 to Jan 1 for any age group

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Friday Aug. 22, 2025

Noon – 8 pm

Brooklyn District Attorney’s Youth Summerfest

Luna ParkBrooklyn

1 – 3 pm

Family Fun Day at Tilden Playground

Ages: All
Community
Free

Tilden PlaygroundBrooklyn

2 pm

Back To School Fest

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Fordham PlazaBronx

Rooftop Garden

2:30 – 4 pm

Farm Fresh Friday with God’s Love We Deliver

Ages: 5 – 12
Classes
Community

God’s Love We DeliverManhattan

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community

Club 8Plainview

7 – 8:30 pm

Kingdom Rhythm

Ages: All
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Community

Rehoboth Open Bible ChurchBrooklyn

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7 – 10 pm

Papa San’s International World Tour!

Ages: All
Caribbean
Community

Rehoboth Open Bible ChurchBrooklyn

Saturday Aug. 23

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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8 am – 5 pm

The 2025 Long Island Celtic Festival and Highland Games

Ages: All
Community
Dance

Old Westbury GardensOld Westbury

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9:30 am – noon

ASL-interpreted Shabbat Morning Service

Ages: All
Community
Free

Town & Village SynagogueEast Village

10 am – 5 pm

King Manor Book Fair

Ages: All
Community

King Manor MuseumJamaica

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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

Kids Business Fair

All Saints Church Staten IslandStaten Island

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11 am – 4 pm

Back to School Festival

Major R Owens Community Center, 1561 Bedford Ave Brooklyn, NYBrooklyn

Derby

Noon – 3 pm

South Slope Derby 2025

Ages: All
Art
Community

Open Source GalleryBrooklyn

Derby

Noon – 3 pm

KoKo NYC South Slope Derby

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Open Source GalleryBrooklyn

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1 – 6 pm

Japan Village Summer Festival

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Japan Village at Industry CityBrooklyn

1 – 5 pm

G.R.A.C.E. INC’s 7th Annual Back to School Block Party

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Food & Drink

G.R.A.C.E. INCHarlem

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community

2 – 5 pm

[FREE] 2nd Community Day at Glow Cultural Center

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Community

Glow Cultural Center NYCFlushing

2 – 4 pm

NYSoM Wizard of Back to School Oz

Ages: All
Community
Free

El Barrio GardenManhattan

4 – 5:30 pm

Kirtan: The Power of Mantras and Sacred Chants At Here and Now Yoga

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Here and Now Yoga, Wellness & Arts CollectiveFloral Park

Sunday Aug. 24

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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9 am – 2 pm

Riverdale Y Sunday Market

Riverdale TempleBronx

10 am – 5 pm

Nesconset Day 2025

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

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11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Queens

Noon – 3 pm

Barkfest On Third: Last Howl of Summer

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Food & Drink

Third Avenue between Bruckner Blvd & 134th StBronx

Monday Aug. 25

Noon – 2 pm

YouthAdvocacyWorkshop

Ages: 13 and up
Community
Free

Prime Produce CoopManhattan

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4 – 7 pm

Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway

Ages: All
Community
Free

Gerritsen Beach LibraryBrooklyn

5 – 7 pm

Family Night at Duck Creek

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

Tuesday Aug. 26

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11 am – 12:30 pm

Plant Powered: Shop for Health at Your Neighborhood Market-Tour

Ages: All
Beauty
Classes

Neighborhood Care Fordham Rd, 254 E. Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458New York City

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