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Saturday Aug. 16, 2025

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11 am – 2 pm

Summertime Splash Bash

Ages: All
Art
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

11 am – 3 pm

Museum on Wheels: East New York

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Success Community GardenBrooklyn

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

Govenors IslandManhattan

Noon – 1:30 pm

Weekend Kids

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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 – 9 pm

Kids Create: Jewelry Workshop at WACH

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Women’s Art Center of the HamptonsBridgehampton

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Noon – 3 pm

Randall’s Island Park: Taste of the Farm

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

Randall’s Island Urban FarmRandall’s Island

Noon – 3 pm

School Spirit Spectacular

Ages: All
Free

Smith Haven MallLake Grove

Noon – 4 pm

2nd Annual Bronx Bookworm Book Festival

Ages: 8 and under
Books & Readings
Festivals

Morrison PlazaBronx

Noon – 4 pm

District 31’s Family Reunion

Ages: All
Community
Free

Brookville ParkRosedale

Noon – 4 pm

Disney Jr. Let’s Play!

Ages: 8 and under
Free
Games

Disney Store Times SquareManhattan

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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1 – 2:30 pm

DETOUR VI Talk: AI

Ages: All
Art
Free

Andy Tarshis Fine Art GalleryRiverhead

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1 – 6 pm

Long Island Oyster Jamboree

Ages: 5 – 12
Festivals
Free

Smith Point County ParkShirley

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

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2 – 4 pm

MoMA Family Art Making: Nature Drawings

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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2 – 4 pm

Family Art Hour: Image Transfer Collage and Exquisite Corpses

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

International Center of PhotographyLower East Side

2 – 4 pm

Back-to-School Event

Ages: All
Community
Free

Roosevelt FieldGarden City

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3 – 5 pm

Community Science Fishing

Ages: All
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5Brooklyn

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4 – 7:30 pm

Hindu Lamp Ceremony

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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6 – 10 pm

Big Summer August GetDown

Ages: All
Free

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

New York City Circus Festival

7 – 9:30 pm

Bryant Park Picnic Performances Presented by Bank of America: New York City Circus Festival

Ages: All
Free
Music

Bryant ParkManhattan

Sunday Aug. 17

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

All day

IT WALK 2025

Ages: All
Art
Community

9 am – 4 pm

Bronx Park East Farmers Market

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

2045 Bronx Park EastBronx

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Free

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10 – 11 am

Stewardship and Seed Bomb Creation Hike

Ages: All
Free

Blue Heron Nature CenterStaten Island

10 – 11 am

Summer Kids Andy & Suzanna’s Music Time

Ages: All
Free
Music

Hunter’s Point South ParkLong Island City

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