The Best Local Community Events in NYC

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Thursday Sep. 18, 2025

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7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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MadameMorbid2

9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

Friday Sep. 19

Art is Alive Flyer

All day

ASASE YAA CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES ITS NINTH ANNUAL ART IS ALIVE FESTIVAL

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Classes

Asase Yaa Cultural Arts FoundationBrooklyn

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All day

8th Annual Scarecrow Contest at The Shoppes

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

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Noon – 5 pm

Plant Sale

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5 – 8 pm

Men Having Babies 2025 New York Surrogacy Conference & Expo

Ages: All
Classes
Community

The Westin Hotel in Times SquareManhattan

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community

Club 8Plainview

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6 – 11 pm

38th Annual Bellmore Family Street Festival

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MadameMorbid2

7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

MadameMorbid2

9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

Saturday Sep. 20

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Art is Alive Flyer

All day

ASASE YAA CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES ITS NINTH ANNUAL ART IS ALIVE FESTIVAL

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Classes

Asase Yaa Cultural Arts FoundationBrooklyn

2025 8 Scarecrow contest GFX

All day

8th Annual Scarecrow Contest at The Shoppes

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

BKBF Misty Copland

10 am – 4 pm

Brooklyn Book Festival Children’s Day

Brooklyn Borough HallBrooklyn

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Farm & Garden 2025 Fall Festival

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Celebrate! Arts in the Garden: Wave Hill at 60

Ages: All
Art
Community

MjcTrHep

10 am – noon

Grand Opening Event- NY Preschool & Kids Club

Ages: 8 and under
Community
Free

NY Preschool and Kids ClubBrooklyn

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10 am – noon

Honey Harvesting with Master Beekeeper

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Downs Farm PreserveCutchogue

Evoto

10:15 am

Climate Film Festival – Kids & Family Programs

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Environment

Regal Essex Crossing CinemaNew York City

11 am – 6 pm

San Gennaro Feast at Lenny Bruno Farms

Ages: All
Animals
Community

Lenny Bruno FarmsManorville

Open Studios Fall inthe City

11 am – 3 pm

UrbanGlass Open Studios: Fall in the City

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

UrbanGlassBrooklyn

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11 am – 11 pm

38th Annual Bellmore Family Street Festival

Bellmore Long Island Rail Road Parking LotBellmore

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11 am – 5 pm

Get Involved Literacy, Health, and Culture Celebration

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building PlazaNew York City

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11 am – 4 pm

Battery Park City Block Party

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Esplanade PlazaBattery Park City

OBRM Rail Fest 2025 Poster

11 am – 5 pm

Oyster Bay Railroad Museum’s Rail Fest 2025

Oyster Bay Railroad MuseumOyster Bay

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Noon – 5 pm

Kew Gardens Community Arts Day 2025

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Art

Kew Gardens Business DistrictKew Gardens

Noon – 4 pm

Annual Fall Festival – Bronx Neighborhood Health

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Walter Gladwin ParkBronx

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Noon – 5 pm

Mobilab Exhibit Opening

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

1 – 7 pm

Hispanic Heritage Cultural Celebration

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
En Español

SIUH Community Park Staten Island Ferry Hawk StadiumStaten island

The Joyce Theater no people

2 – 3:30 pm

Indigenous Enterprise

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Dance

The Joyce TheaterChelsea

4 – 8 pm

Staten Island Water Lantern Festival

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Wolfe’s Pond ParkStaten Island

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