The Best Local Community Events in NYC

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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

Our Lady of Lourdes 100th Anniversary 2025 Parish Bazaar

Our Lady of Lourdes ChurchMalverne

Movies Under the Stars: A Minecraft Movie

Ages: All
Community
Film

Basketball Courts in Corona Golf PlaygroundCorona

Movies Under the Stars: How to Train Your Dragon

Ages: All
Community
Film

Parque De Los Ninos in Bronx River ParkwayBronx

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ASL-interpreted Shabbat Morning Service

Ages: All
Community
Free

Town & Village SynagogueEast Village

Touch a Truck

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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Family Art Project: Such Are Snakes

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Coquí Club: Hanging with Your Friends

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

El Museo del BarrioEast Harlem

FAD Market Empire Stores

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Community

Empire StoresBrooklyn

The East Northport Festival

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

John Walsh Park on Larkfield RoadEast Northport

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Free Books from the Brooklyn Book Bodega

Brooklyn Book BodegaBrooklyn

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Henry Street Settlement Community Day

Ages: All
Community
Free

Sol Lain ParkManhattan

Movies Under the Stars: Lilo & Stitch

Ages: All
Community
Film

Ballfields in Phil “Scooter” Rizzuto ParkSouth Richmond Hill

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Brooklyn Dribble

Ages: All
Community
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 6 + 2 360 Furman Street Brooklyn, NY 11201Brooklyn

Uptown Kid Lit

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

Inwood Hill ParkInwood

Sep 7 Andrew Carmellini

STIRRING THE POT: FLORENCE FABRICANT & ANDREW CARMELLINI

Guild HallEast Hampton

Bronx Block Party

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Festivals

Bronxwood Avenue, between Boston Road & Allerton AvenueBronx

Bronx Ferragosto Festival in Bronx Little Italy

Ferragosto Festival in Bronx Little Italy

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Corner of Crescent Ave and Arthur AveBronx

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4th Annual Rockaway Dog Parade

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions

Shorefront Dog RunFar Rockaway

An Evening That We Will Never Forget

Patrizia’s of Staten IslandStaten Island

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Retro Reads: A Classics Book Club

Ages: 13 and up
Books & Readings
Community

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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Seeing the Night Sky Through Timelapse Photography (A Free, Virtual Lecture)

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Community

Hamptons Observatory (online)East Hampton

Our Lady of Lourdes Italian Family Feast

Our Lady of Lourdes Church West IslipWest Islip

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Table of Silence Project 9/11

Ages: All
Community
Dance

Lincoln Center, Josie Robertson PlazaManhattan

Pokémon TCG Meetup (2)

Score Big: Collecting & Protecting Sports Memorabilia

Ages: 13 and up
Books & Readings
Community

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

Word of Mom: Shop & Support // A Female-Founded + Female-Owned Shopping Event

Ages: All
Community

Chiotes HallUpper East Side

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Pride in Port

Ages: All
Community
Free

Pride in PortPort Washington

NY FASHION WEEK FESTIVAL: RASHIDA ASHLEY

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Attractions

Armory ArenaManhattan

Brooklyn Explore Schools Back to School Rodeo

Explore Schools Back to School Rodeo

Ages: All
Community
Free

Back to School RodeoBrooklyn

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Free Canoe Rides with North Brooklyn Community Boathouse

Ages: 5 and up
Boating
Community

MASE ParkBrooklyn

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Crafternoon for Kids

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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Crafternoon (Ages 3 – 11)

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Kids Day Stony Brook Football vs. Fordham

Ages: All
Community
Sports

Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook

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