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Thursday Aug. 14, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

All day

IT WALK 2025

Ages: All
Art
Community

8 am – 5 pm

The Billie Holiday Theatre Presents Black Joy Film Fest

Ages: All
Community
Film

The Billie Holiday TheatreBrooklyn

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9 am – 5 pm

Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction Preview at Heritage Auctions

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Heritage AuctionsManhattan

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9:30 – 10:30 am

Summer on the Hudson: Tots Soccer

Ages: 4 and under
Free
Sports

71st Street Soccer Field and Basketball CourtsUpper West Side

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Free

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10 am – noon

Percussion Playground

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

11 am – 1 pm

Sensational Summer: Beautiful Beaded Suncatchers

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Environment

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

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Noon – 5 pm

Free Hot Dogs from Fly By Jing x New York Hot Dog King

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

5th Ave & 82ndManhattan

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1 – 3 pm

Liu Shiming Art Foundation Clay & Craft Series at Bryant Park Art Cart

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

Bryant ParkManhattan

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1:30 – 3:30 pm

Operation Safe Child ID

Ages: All
Free

Great Neck LibraryGreat Neck

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1:30 – 3:30 pm

“Operation Safe Child” at the Great Neck Library

Ages: All
Community
Free

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community

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2 – 4 pm

Back To School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Free

Neighborhood Care BensonhurstBensonhurst

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2 – 4 pm

Teen Summer 2025 Celebration at the Park

Ages: All
Art
Community

Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park South PlaygroundBronx

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
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Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

4 – 7 pm

Back to School Night: The Art in Sports

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn

Free Kayaking

5 – 7 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

Pool Nights Flyer 2025

5 – 8 pm

Pool Nights at SYS

Ages: 9 – 12
Free

Southampton Youth ServicesSouthampton

6:30 – 8 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square ParkManhattan

7 – 9 pm

Sounds of Summer Concert Series: Arden Reign & Joan Caddell & the Midnight Choir

Ages: All
Free
Music

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

Friday Aug. 15

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

All day

IT WALK 2025

Ages: All
Art
Community

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Free

banksy museumnew york

10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

10 – 11 am

Idlewild Trail Walk

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Idlewild Environmental CenterSpringfield Gardens

10 – 11 am

Summer Kids Wonderspark Puppets Puppet Show

Ages: All
Free

Hunter’s Point South ParkLong Island City

8. Goat on a Boat – small

Noon – 1 pm

Goat on a Boat Puppet Show: The Princess, the Frog & the Pea

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Free

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

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Noon – 3 pm

Back to School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Free

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Noon – 3 pm

Junior Rangers

Ages: 9 and up
Environment
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

2 – 6 pm

Back-to-School Supplies Giveaway

Ages: All
Community
Free

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

2 – 6 pm

Disney Jr. Let’s Play!

Ages: 8 and under
Free
Games

Disney Store Times SquareManhattan

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