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Monday Aug. 4, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

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

Jiggy Tots Irish Dance & Movement

Ages: 8 and under
Dance
Free

Hunters Point South ParkLong Island City

Reel Talks

12:30 – 1:30 pm

Bryant Park Reel Talks: There’s No Going Back: The Life and Work of Jonathan Demme

Bryant ParkManhattan

4 – 6 pm

Caribeando Community Music and Dance Workshops

Ages: All
Community
Dance

Baobab: Tree of life by Beam CenterBronx

4 – 6 pm

Angling for a Fish

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Gerritsen Beach in Marine ParkBrooklyn

Pool Nights Flyer 2025

5 – 8 pm

Pool Nights at SYS

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Southampton Youth ServicesSouthampton

5 – 7 pm

Family Night at Duck Creek

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

8 – 10 pm

Paramount+ Movie Nights at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

Tuesday Aug. 5

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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

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Free

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10 – 11 am

Bryant Park Yoga Presented by Halara

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10:30 am

StoryTime with Cali Co Cat

Ages: 8 and under
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

11 am – 8 pm

Clean Rite Center Brooklyn – Free Wash & Dry Event

Ages: All
Community
Free

Clean Rite CenterBronx

TOUCH A TRUCK (2)

11 am – 1 pm

Touch a Truck

mineola memorial libraryMineola

11 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby Space

Ages: 2 and under
Books & Readings
Free

St. George Library CenterStaten Island

3D Pens (2160 x 1080 px)

2 – 3 pm

3D Pens

Ages: 9 – 12
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

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3 – 5 pm

Back to School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Books & Readings
Community

neighborhood Care HarlemNew York City

Ink Marble 9×5

4 – 5 pm

Ink Marbling

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

4 – 5 pm

NYSCI STEM Event Series: Super Medicine & Biochemistry

Ages: All
Free

New York Hall of ScienceCorona

4 – 5 pm

“Superhuman Body” STEM Screening Series

Ages: 9 and up
Free

New York Hall of ScienceCorona

5 – 8 pm

National Night Out

Ages: All
Community
Free

Smith Haven MallLake Grove

August 5 2025 – FB Event Cover – Westhampton Free Library

5:30 – 6:30 pm

Agents, Trustees and Executors: What You Need to Know

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Westhampton Free LibraryWesthampton Beach

7 – 9 pm

Triva Tuesdays At Dave & Busters S.I.

Dave & Busters Saten IslandStaten Island

Wednesday Aug. 6

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

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

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