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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

Crazy Science Show for Kids

Ages: 8 and under
Free

The Learning Experience Hell’s KitchenManhattan

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The 52nd Great Feast of Mother Cabrini

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

Suffolk County Community CollegeBrentwood

Birding in Bucks Hollow

Ages: All
Free

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

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Long Island Nets Summer Fest

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Jones Beach (Field 4) – Basketball CourtsWantagh

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ASL-interpreted Shabbat Morning Service

Ages: All
Community
Free

Town & Village SynagogueEast Village

Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day powered by Net Generation

Ages: All
Free
Sports

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterFlushing

Pride Center of SI Back To School Event

Ages: All
Free

Pride Center of Staten IslandStaten Island

Pollinator Gardens Monitoring and TLC

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

Kids Business Fair

All Saints Church Staten IslandStaten Island

Light of the World – Free advanced film screening

Ages: All
Film
Free

The Sheen Center for Thought & CultureSoHo

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Back to School Festival

Major R Owens Community Center, 1561 Bedford Ave Brooklyn, NYBrooklyn

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Rubber Duckie Race on Reeves Bay

Ages: All
Free
Fundraisers

Flanders Men’s ClubFlanders

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Rubber Duck Race on Reeves Bay to Benefit Big Duck Ranch

Ages: All
Free
Fundraisers

Flanders Men’s ClubFlanders

Back To School Giveback

Ages: All
Expo
Free

laurelton west parkCambria Heights

Derby

KoKo NYC South Slope Derby

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Open Source GalleryBrooklyn

Back to School Bash: Supplies, Smiles, and Style

Ages: All
Free

Green Acres MallValley Stream

Derby

South Slope Derby 2025

Ages: All
Art
Community

Open Source GalleryBrooklyn

Idlewild Environmental Center: Family Fun Day

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
Games

Idlewild Environmental CenterSpringfield Gardens

23rd – Comic Creation with Jack Purcell

Comic Creation with Jack Purcell

Ages: 9 – 12
Art
Classes

Quogue Library IncQuogue

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Japan Village Summer Festival

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Japan Village at Industry CityBrooklyn

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

[FREE] 2nd Community Day at Glow Cultural Center

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Community

Glow Cultural Center NYCFlushing

NYSoM Wizard of Back to School Oz

Ages: All
Community
Free

El Barrio GardenManhattan

UNREHEARSED: The Comedy of Errors and A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Barefoot Shakespeare Co.

Ages: All
Art
Free

Summit Rock, Central ParkUpper West Side

Sondheim’s Greatest Hits — Port Washington Play Troupe presents Broadway on Manhasset Bay under the Stars

Ages: All
Free
Music

John Philip Sousa Memorial Band Shell Sunset Park / Main Street Port Washington 11050Port Washington

Battle of Brooklyn and The Meaning of Freedom: Family Afternoon

Green-Wood CemeteryBrooklyn

Nesconset Day 2025

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Nesconset GazeboNesconset

Kids Science

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

Barkfest On Third: Last Howl of Summer

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Food & Drink

Third Avenue between Bruckner Blvd & 134th StBronx

Huntington Prepares for the Battle of Brooklyn

Huntington Arsenal & Village GreenHuntington

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Tour the Historic Thomas Dodge Homestead, c. 1721

Ages: 3 and up
Free
History & Culture

Create: Thomas Dodge HomesteadPort Washington

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