Festivals in NYC

Festivals in NYC

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Saturday Aug. 9, 2025

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

9 am – 5 pm

The 35th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Flushing Meadows Corona ParkFlushing

10 am – 3 pm

2nd Annual Bronx Bookworm Book Festival

Fordham PlazaBronx

11 am – 4:45 pm

Raptor Fest

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Animals
Festivals

Staten Island ZooStaten Island

Noon – 9 pm

Brooklyn Army Terminal Summer Series Dominican Heritage Celebration

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Brooklyn Army TerminalNYC

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1 – 5 pm

Arte Pa Mi Gente: 2nd Latiné Children’s Music Day

Ages: All
Art
En Español

Teatro SEA at The Clemente CenterLower East Side

3 – 10 pm

Bankra Caribbean Culture Festival 2025

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Archie Spigner ParkJamaica

Sunday Aug. 10

9 am – 5 pm

The 35th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Flushing Meadows Corona ParkFlushing

11 am

43rd Annual National Dominican Day Parade

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

National Dominican Day ParadeManhattan

2 – 4:45 pm

Raptor Fest

Ages: All
Animals
Festivals

Staten Island ZooStaten Island

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4 – 6 pm

CCCADI’s 7th Annual Afribembé Festival at Harlem Week 2025

Ages: All
Community
Dance

General Grant National Memorial (Grant’s Tomb)New York City

Saturday Aug. 16

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

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10 am – 1 pm

The Great Nature Play Day: A Summer Family Festival

Planting FieldsOyster Bay

10 am – 6 pm

Polish Town Fair & Festival

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FAD Market at Governors Island

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market at Governors Island

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

Govenors IslandManhattan

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1 – 4 pm

The Great Nature Play Day: A Summer Family Festival

Planting FieldsOyster Bay

Manhattan 25TH ANNUAL BLUES BBQ FESTIVAL

1 – 9 pm

25th Annual Blues BBQ Festival

Pier 76 at Hudson River ParkManhattan

1 – 6 pm

Summer in the City

Ages: All
Art
Community

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

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4 – 7:30 pm

Hindu Lamp Ceremony

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

Sunday Aug. 17

10 am – 6 pm

Polish Town Fair & Festival

Polish Town USARiverhead

FAD Market at Governors Island

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market at Governors Island

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

Govenors IslandManhattan

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Noon

India Day Parade

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

India day ParadeManhattan

Noon – 5 pm

NYC Children’s Festival

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Howard Bennett PlaygroundHarlem

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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

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