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Friday Aug. 8, 2025

10 am – noon

Family Fridays in the Garden

Ages: 3 – 12
Environment
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

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

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11 am – 1 pm

Kids in Motion: Tie Dye

Phil “Scooter” Rizzuto ParkSouth Richmond Hill

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Noon – 3 pm

Back to School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Free

Neighborhood Care Crown HeightsCrown Heights

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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

8. Goat on a Boat – small

Noon – 1 pm

Goat on a Boat Puppet Show: Speedy Delivery

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Free

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

Noon – 3 pm

Junior Rangers: Wellness Challenge

Ages: 9 and up
Environment
Free

Clay Pit Ponds Interpretive CenterStaten Island

3 – 5 pm

NYC Parks Kids In Motion: Color Me Tote Bag

Metcalf Playground in Soundview ParkBronx

3 – 7 pm

Tanger Outlets Riverhead Back-To-School Bash

Ages: All
Free

Tanger Outlets RiverheadRiverhead

4 – 9 pm

Summer Fridays

Ages: All
Free

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

6 – 7:30 pm

Pre-Shabbat Summer Fair

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Chabad of the HamptonsEast Hampton

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6 pm

Rivian Electric Drive In

Ages: All
Film
Free

Rivian Hamptons Charging OutpostSouthampton

9:45 pm

Friday Night Fireworks

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Luna ParkBrooklyn

Saturday Aug. 9

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

8 am – noon

Percy Sutton Harlem 5k Run & Children’s Run

Ages: All
Free

Percy Sutton Harlem 5k Run & Children’s RunHarlem

8:35 am – noon

Rising NYRR at the Percy Sutton Harlem 5K

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

HarlemNew York City

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

Free Kayaking

10 am – 4 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Free

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BLOCK-PARTY-HORIZONTAL

10 am – 6 pm

MAD Open House

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Food & Drink

Museum of Arts and DesignManhattan

10 am – noon

Stop the Bleed (Adults and Teens/Tweens)

Ages: 13 and up
Classes
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Westhampton Beach Historical Society

10 am – 1 pm

Basket Weaving & Hand Stitchery

Ages: 3 and up
Classes
Community

The Greater Westhampton Historical MuseumWesthampton Beach

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10 am – 8 pm

Celebrate 10 Years of Miraculous® – Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir

Ages: All
Free

FAO SchwarzMidtown

10 – 11 am

Summer Kids: Snapology

Ages: 3 – 12
Free

Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

10 – 11 am

Beginner Yoga

Clay Pit Ponds State Park PreserveStaten Island

Manhattan MAD Open House x Clixo Activation

10 am – 6 pm

MAD Open House x Clixo Activation

Ages: All
Art
Caribbean

Museum of Arts and DesignManhattan

Laura and HCA Statue

11 am – noon

Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Series in Central Park

Central ParkManhattan

RSK picture

11 am – noon

Ready, Set, Kindergarten! at the Sheepshead Bay Library

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

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11 am – noon

Climate Sing – First Tracks

Ages: All
Free

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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11 am – 2 pm

NYSCI Meet the Authors – Daniel Salmieri and Sophia Haas (Next to Me)

New York Hall of ScienceCorona

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