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Friday Aug. 15, 2025

All day

IT WALK 2025

Ages: All
Art
Community

2 – 6 pm

Back-to-School Supplies Giveaway

Ages: All
Community
Free

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community

Club 8Plainview

Saturday Aug. 16

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

All day

IT WALK 2025

Ages: All
Art
Community

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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 – 3 pm

Community Paddle at Starlight Park

Ages: All
Community
Free

Starlight ParkBronx

11:30 am – 4:30 pm

OtherWorlds Fair

Ages: All
Art
Community

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Bronx Indigenous Art Workshop

Noon – 4 pm

Indigenous Art Workshop with NAIC-NY

Starlight ParkBronx

Noon – 4 pm

Games and Crafts in the Park with KIPP NYC

Ages: All
Community
Free

Crotona ParkBronx

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Noon – 2 pm

STORYTIME WITH JOEL (AND QUESTIONS. AND COMMENTS.)

Ages: All
Community

Guild HallEast Hampton

Noon – 4 pm

District 31’s Family Reunion

Ages: All
Community
Free

Brookville ParkRosedale

1 – 6 pm

Summer in the City

Ages: All
Art
Community

West 135th Street from St. Nicholas Avenue – Adam Clayton Powell Jr. BlvdHarlem

Bronx Jam

1 – 5 pm

NYC Parks Presents: Next Generation Jam

Ages: All
Community
Free

Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park and Recreation CenterBronx

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community

2 – 4 pm

Back-to-School Event

Ages: All
Community
Free

Roosevelt FieldGarden City

Sunday Aug. 17

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

All day

IT WALK 2025

Ages: All
Art
Community

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9 am – 2 pm

Riverdale Y Sunday Market

Riverdale TempleBronx

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11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Queens

Noon – 5 pm

Harlem Week NYC Children’s Festival

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Howard Bennett PlaygroundHarlem

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Noon – 5 pm

One Crown Heights

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Noon – 5 pm

Bronx Summer Concert Series

Ages: All
Community
Free

Bronx Park EastBronx

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Noon – 4 pm

Endea Owens Community Cookout

Marcus Garvey ParkHarlem

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1 – 7 pm

Harlem Week: Harlem Day

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

West 135th Street from 5th Avenue to St. Nicholas AvenueHarlem

Monday Aug. 18

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Noon – 1 pm

Estate Planning Tools for Family Caregivers

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Peconic Bay Caregivers CenerRiverhead

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2:30 – 5 pm

Back to School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Free

Neighborhood Care Clove RoadNew York City

5 – 7 pm

Family Night at Duck Creek

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

Tuesday Aug. 19

10:30 am – noon

Bluey Family Fun

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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10:30 am – noon

Bluey Family Fun (Pre-K – Grade 2 w/ caregiver)

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Craft & DIY

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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Noon – 1:30 pm

Plant Powered: Batch Cooking Basics to Improve Blood Sugar

Ages: All
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Classes

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

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