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Sunday Sep. 15, 2024

Queens New York on Location

Noon – 4 pm

“New York On Location” Street Fair

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Museum of the Moving ImageAstoria, NY

Saturday Sep. 21

All day

The Feast of San Gennaro

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

Little ItalyManhattan

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Various

Free Kayaking

Ages: 5 and up
Boating
Community

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

All day

The Billie Holiday Theatre Presents Sky’s The Limit: Style As Resistance

Ages: All
Art
Community

The Billie Holiday TheatreBrooklyn

All day

Sports Watch Parties at Backyard at Hudson Yards: NCAA Football

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

White Plains Road Farmers Market

9 am – 4 pm

White Plains Road Farmers Market & DOT NYC Open Streets

Ages: 5 – 8
Caribbean
Community

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

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9 am – 3 pm

Brooklyn Book Bodega Book Giveaway

East New York FarmsBrooklyn

10 – 11 am

Whiz Kidz

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

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10 am – 3 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 2 DockBrooklyn

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10 am – 1 pm

Sun Turning

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Community

Wave Hill HouseThe Bronx

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10 am – 1 pm

Sun Turning

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Classes

Wave HillThe Bronx

10 am – noon

Lego Building Competition at Ocean Breeze

Ages: All
Free
Games

Ocean Breeze Track & Field Athletic ComplexStaten Island

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Fall Festival 2024

Heritage Farm and GardenMuttontown

10 am – 7 pm

Experience Instagram’s Teen Safety Features

Ages: All
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

10 am – 7 pm

Climate Science Fair NYC

Ages: 13 and up
Attractions
Community

The High LineNew York City’s High Line NYC’s High Line between 14th – 16th Street at 10th Avenue

10 am – 2 pm

Estuary Day Celebration 2024

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Oakland LakeBayside

10 am – 2 pm

Boy Scouts of Suffolk County Touch-a-Truck Event

Walt Whitman ShopsHuntington Station

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10:15 – 11:15 am

Family Gallery Talks: Art and the Senses

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

The Museum of Modern ArtNew York City

10:30 am – 11:30 pm

The Architecture of Trees

Ages: All
Art
Environment

The Skyscraper MuseumManhattan

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten Island MallStaten Island

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11 am – 5 pm

FAD Market at Governors Island

Ages: All
Art
Community

Governor’s IslandNew York Harbor

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11 am

Tortoise vs. Hare 2: This Time It’s Personal!

Ages: All
Free
Theater

Richmondtown LibraryStaten Island

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11 am – 4 pm

Southampton History Museum Fall Fair

Ages: All
Art
Community

Southampton History MuseumSouthampton

11 am – noon

Mozart for Munchkins at Backyard at Hudson Yards: Bluegrass Jam

Ages: 8 and under
Free
Music

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

11 am – 7 pm

Westerleigh Folk Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Westerleigh ParkStaten Island

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11 am – 3 pm

Paws on Parade

Ages: 5 – 8
Animals
Free

Bryant ParkNew York City

11 am – 3 pm

Fall Equinox Nature Festival

Ages: 5 – 8
Animals
Art

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Noon – 5 pm

Draw Out! Community Arts Festival

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

The Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

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Noon – 5 pm

Kew Gardens Community Arts Day 2024

Austin’s Ale HouseKew Gardens

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Noon – 6 pm

Six Foot Platform: FANNY ALLIÉ | LOST/FOUND CHARACTERS

Ages: All
Art
Free

Washington Street in DumboBrooklyn

Noon – 6 pm

The Latin GRAMMYs®: 25 Years of Musical Excellence

Ages: All
Free

The Paley MuseumManhattan

Spring Family Day

Noon – 4 pm

Family Day: Baila! Canta! Celebra!

Ages: 3 – 12
En Español
Free

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

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