Fun Activities for Teens in NYC

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Friday Aug. 22, 2025

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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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

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

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2 – 5 pm

Back to School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Free

Neighborhood Care Fordham RdBelmont

2:30 pm

Teens Create!: Tie Dye Party

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

3 pm

Friday Feature Films: Soul Surfer

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Hamilton Grange Library

3:30 pm

Anime Otaku Club

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Melrose LibraryBronx

4 – 9 pm

Summer Fridays

Ages: All
Free

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

4 pm

TEENS GET CRAFTY: Jigsaw Puzzles!

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Kingsbridge LibraryBronx

4 pm

Allerton Art Club : Ceramics

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Allerton LibraryBronx

5:30 pm

Fruit Pizza

Ages: 13 and up

Westhampton Free LibraryWesthampton Beach

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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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8 – 11 pm

Music and Astronomy Under the Stars

Ages: 5 and up
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Music

MultipleLong Island

Saturday Aug. 23

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

__Igloo2

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

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

Noon – 2 pm

Green Acres’ Back-to-School Bash

Ages: 5 and up

Green Acres MallValley Stream

Derby

Noon – 3 pm

KoKo NYC South Slope Derby

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Open Source GalleryBrooklyn

23rd – Comic Creation with Jack Purcell

1 – 2 pm

Comic Creation with Jack Purcell

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Classes

Quogue Library IncQuogue

1 – 5 pm

G.R.A.C.E. INC’s 7th Annual Back to School Block Party

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Food & Drink

G.R.A.C.E. INCHarlem

1 pm

YA Movie Day: Wonka (2023)

Ages: 13 and up
Film

West Farms LibraryBronx

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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

2 – 5 pm

[FREE] 2nd Community Day at Glow Cultural Center

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Community

Glow Cultural Center NYCFlushing

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