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Monday July 14, 2025

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2 – 4 pm

MoMA Family Art Making: Nature Drawings

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

STEAM n’ Snacks

4 – 5 pm

STEAM n’ Snacks

Ages: 9 – 12
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Tuesday July 15

7:15 Swing into Summer Eman-El

10 – 11 am

Swing into Summer with Emanu-El

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Free

String Art (2160 x 1080 px)

2 – 3 pm

String Art

Ages: 9 – 12
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Mosiacs and Milkshakes 9×5

4 – 5 pm

Mosaics and Milkshakes

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Food & Drink

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

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5 – 7 pm

Free Youth Basketball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Free

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

Wednesday July 16

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10 am – noon

Young Naturalists

Ages: 5 – 12
Environment
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

Wildlife in Your Garden (1)

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Wacky Waterplay

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions
Free

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11 – 11:45 am

Adventure of the Missing Color (Grades K – 5)

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Free

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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2 – 3:30 pm

FREE Broadway Magic Hour show to support Brooklyn YMCA in July

Ages: 3 and up
Comedy
Community

Park Slope Armory YMCABrooklyn

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6 – 7:30 pm

Minecraft Club

Ages: 9 – 12
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Wednesday Night Lights Flyer

7 – 10 pm

Wednesday Night Lights

Ages: 9 and up
Free

Iron Point ParkFlanders

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7 – 9 pm

BX16 Bodega 1600M Race

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Macombs Dam ParkBronx

Thursday July 17

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community

Pool Nights Flyer 2025

5 – 8 pm

Pool Nights at SYS

Ages: 9 – 12
Free

Southampton Youth ServicesSouthampton

Sharks of Long Island – Free Online Lecture

7 – 8 pm

Sharks of Long Island Online Lecture

Ages: 9 and up
Animals
Classes

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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7 – 8 pm

Apollo-Soyuz: The Mission & The Astronauts (A Free, Virtual Lecture)

Ages: 9 and up
Caribbean
Community

Hamptons Observatory with Suffolk County Community College (online)East Hampton

Mario 9×5

8:30 – 10 pm

After Hours Movie Night: Super Mario Bros.

Ages: 5 and up
Film
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Friday July 18

10 am – noon

Family Fridays in the Garden

Ages: 3 – 12
Environment
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

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6 – 7 pm

Magic, Laughs, and More

Ages: 5 – 12
Comedy
Free

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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6 – 7 pm

Magic, Laughs, and More (Families with children up to 5th grade)

Ages: 5 – 12
Comedy
Free

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Saturday July 19

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10 am – 5 pm

Warmies in The Big Apple

Ages: 5 and up
Free

Shopify NYCManhattan

FAD Market at Governors Island

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market at Governors Island

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

Govenors IslandManhattan

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community

Sunday July 20

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10 am – 5 pm

Warmies in The Big Apple

Ages: 5 and up
Free

Shopify NYCManhattan

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10:30 am – noon

Poster Kids: Whose Gig is it Anyway?

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Free

Poster HouseChelsea

FAD Market at Governors Island

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market at Governors Island

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

Govenors IslandManhattan

Tuesday July 22

Pizza Escape Room 9×5

4 – 5 pm

The Great Pizza Escape

Ages: 9 and up
Free
Games

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

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5 – 7 pm

Free Youth Basketball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Free

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

Wednesday July 23

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10 am – noon

Young Naturalists

Ages: 5 – 12
Environment
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

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