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Friday Aug. 16, 2024

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Midnight

Do Portugal Circus

Ages: All
Attractions

Staten Island MallStaten Island

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10 am – 6 pm

“Underwater Wilderness” Art Exhibition

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Free

Tina Kim GalleryChelsea

10:30 – 11 am

Music & Movement: Elephant World Day J@mboree

Ages: 4 and under
Free
Music

Huguenot Park LibraryStaten Island

11 am – 4 pm

Open Village

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

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11 am – noon

MoMA Drop-in Family Gallery Talks: Modern Materials

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Talks

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Visual Arts with Georgie Flores in the Playground at Little Island on 6/15/23

11 am – 1 pm

Creative Break: Visual Arts with Georgie Flores

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

Little IslandMeatpacking District

11 am – 1 pm

Carousel Grab-n-Go

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Free

Willowbrook ParkStaten Island

Saturday Aug. 17

BBPC Kayaking 2022 John Eng – 12_1200x800

Various

Free Kayaking

Ages: 5 and up
Boating
Community

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

White Plains Road Farmers Market

9 am – 4 pm

White Plains Road Farmers Market & DOT NYC Open Streets

Ages: 5 – 8
Caribbean
Community

10 am – noon

Nature Journaling

Ages: 9 and up
Craft & DIY
Environment

Clay Pit Ponds State Park PreserveStaten Island

10 am – noon

Learn to Ride a Bike Clinic at Ocean Breeze

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Ocean Breeze Track & Field Athletic ComplexStaten Island

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten Island MallStaten Island

11 am – 4 pm

Open Village

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

11 am – 3 pm

Wyckoff Farmhouse August Family Day

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Craft & DIY

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

Noon – 3 pm

Splish Splash Saturdays

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Free

Splish Splash SaturdayBrooklyn

Sunday Aug. 18

BBPC Kayaking 2022 John Eng – 12_1200x800

Various

Free Kayaking

Ages: 5 and up
Boating
Community

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

9 am – noon

NYRR Open Run: Conference House Park

Ages: All
Free

Conference House ParkStaten Island

11 am – 4 pm

Open Village

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

11 am – 2 pm

Sunshine Celebration

Ages: 8 and under
Free

Party OnStaten Island

August Flyers

1 – 2 pm

Sugar Hill Kids are Lit! with author Doro Globus

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingSugar Hill/ West Harlem

3:30 – 4:15 pm

Big Top Science

Ages: All
Attractions

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

Tuesday Aug. 20

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11 am – noon

MoMA Drop-in Family Gallery Talks: Modern Materials

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Talks

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Wednesday Aug. 21

BBPC Kayaking 2022 John Eng – 12_1200x800

Various

Free Kayaking

Ages: 5 and up
Boating
Community

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

11 am – 4 pm

Open Village

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

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11 am – noon

MoMA Drop-in Family Gallery Talks: Modern Materials

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Talks

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

3:30 – 4:15 pm

Boogie Woogie Wednesdays

Ages: 5 – 8
Music

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

Thursday Aug. 22

BBPC Kayaking 2022 John Eng – 12_1200x800

Various

Free Kayaking

Ages: 5 and up
Boating
Community

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

11 am – 4 pm

Open Village

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

FGT_August

11 am – noon

MoMA Drop-in Family Gallery Talks: Modern Materials

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Talks

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

music & Dance

11 am – 1 pm

Creative Break: Music and Dance with Stephanie Peña and Martin Urbach

Ages: All
Art
Dance

Little IslandMeatpacking District

1 – 5 pm

Oyate Group’s 2024 Backpack Giveaway

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Free

Oyate GroupBronx

Black Future Festival 2024, web, photo credit Winston Williams-Brooklyn Children’s Museum-163

3 – 3:45 pm

Uhuru Music and Arts

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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