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Saturday Aug. 23, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

8:30 – 10 am

Birding in Bucks Hollow

Ages: All
Free

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

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9:30 am – 8 pm

Summer Festival

Ages: 8 and under
Free
Open Houses

NY Kids Club Park Slope-GowanusBrooklyn

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10 am – 8 pm

RECESS!! The Experience

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Empire OutletsSaint George

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Pride Center of SI Back To School Event

Ages: All
Free

Pride Center of Staten IslandStaten Island

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

11 am – noon

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

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11 am – 4 pm

Back to School Festival

Major R Owens Community Center, 1561 Bedford Ave Brooklyn, NYBrooklyn

11 am – 5 pm

Back To School Giveback

Ages: All
Expo
Free

laurelton west parkCambria Heights

Noon – 4 pm

Idlewild Environmental Center: Family Fun Day

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
Games

Idlewild Environmental CenterSpringfield Gardens

Derby

Noon – 3 pm

KoKo NYC South Slope Derby

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Open Source GalleryBrooklyn

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

Sunday Aug. 24

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Summer Festival

Ages: 8 and under
Free
Open Houses

NY Kids Club Park Slope-GowanusBrooklyn

Kosher Wonderland a Big Eats and Jumbo Treats Journey 1

10 am – 5 pm

Kosher Wonderland at the Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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10 am – 8 pm

RECESS!! The Experience

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Empire OutletsSaint George

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 4 pm

Women’s Equality Day

Ages: All
History & Culture

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

11:45 am – 12:30 pm

Prenatal & Postpartum Yoga

Ages: 3 – 4
Health & Fitness

Here and Now Yoga, Wellness & Arts CollectiveFloral Park

Noon – 3 pm

Barkfest On Third: Last Howl of Summer

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Food & Drink

Third Avenue between Bruckner Blvd & 134th StBronx

Dodge Homestead 2025-1

2 – 3 pm

Tour the Historic Thomas Dodge Homestead, c. 1721

Ages: 3 and up
Free
History & Culture

Create: Thomas Dodge HomesteadPort Washington

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