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Tuesday Aug. 5, 2025

4 – 5 pm

NYSCI STEM Event Series: Super Medicine & Biochemistry

Ages: All
Family
Free

New York Hall of ScienceCorona

4 – 5 pm

“Superhuman Body” STEM Screening Series

Ages: 9 and up
Family
Free

New York Hall of ScienceCorona

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7 – 8 pm

Live at the Gantries: Malika Zarra

Free
LGBTQ+

Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

7 – 8 pm

Classical Concert: Folk and Dance from around the world

Free
Music

Oak Ridge, Forest ParkWoodhaven

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7 – 8 pm

Free String Quartet Concert

Free
Music

Oak RidgeWoodhaven

Wednesday Aug. 6

10 – 11 am

Summer Kids: Yogi Beans Children’s Yoga

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Free

Hunter’s Point South ParkLong Island City

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Noon – 1 pm

Fighting for the Underdogs | The Borgen Project

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Family
Free

Live on ZoomBrooklyn

3 – 5 pm

Mapping for Equity: Mapping NYC’s Public Amenities in NYC Council District 26 with BetaNYC

Big Bush PlaygroundWoodside

6 – 8 pm

Sunset Fishing

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Gantry Plaza State Park – Pier 4Long Island City

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8 – 10 pm

Movies on the Green

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

The Shops at Atlas ParkGlendale

Thursday Aug. 7

Clashing Steel

All day

Clashing Steel: The Art of Stage Combat at Culture Lab LIC

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

4 – 5 pm

“Superhuman Body” STEM Screening Series

Ages: 9 and up
Family
Free

New York Hall of ScienceCorona

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7 – 9 pm

Performances & Music at Forest Park Bandshell

Forest Park BandshellWoodhaven

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7 – 8 pm

Queens Jazz Trail Concert: Kim Clarke & Friends

Free
LGBTQ+

Travers Park, Jackson Heights QueensJackson Heights

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8 – 10 pm

Wiseguys! A Trivia Game Show

Comedy
Free

Neir’s TavernWoodhaven

Friday Aug. 8

Clashing Steel

All day

Clashing Steel: The Art of Stage Combat at Culture Lab LIC

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

10 – 11 am

Idlewild Trail Walk

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Idlewild Environmental CenterSpringfield Gardens

10 – 11 am

Summer Kids Wonderspark Puppets Puppet Show

Ages: All
Family
Free

Hunter’s Point South ParkLong Island City

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11 am – 1 pm

Kids in Motion: Tie Dye

Phil “Scooter” Rizzuto ParkSouth Richmond Hill

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6 – 8 pm

Latin Beats Part 3! Plaza Party at Lowery Plaza Sunnyside

Lowery Plaza SunnysideQueens

Beyond Familiar

6 – 8:30 pm

Beyond Familiar Artist Talk

Free

Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (JCAL)Jamaica

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6:30 – 9 pm

Celebrate Theatre Saving Lives in Malawi

Fifth Hammer Brewing CompanyLong Island City

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8 – 10 pm

Sunset Jazz at Culture Lab LIC – Every Friday, August-October, 2025

Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

Saturday Aug. 9

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All day

BOOTS ON THE GROUND PICNIC & PARTYMEETS SOUL TRAIN

Free

Roy Wilkins ParkJamaica

Clashing Steel

All day

Clashing Steel: The Art of Stage Combat at Culture Lab LIC

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

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All day

LIVE in THE LOT at Culture Lab LIC – August-September, 2025

Free
Music

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

9 am – 5 pm

The 35th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Flushing Meadows Corona ParkFlushing

10 – 11 am

Summer Kids: Snapology

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Free

Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

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11 am – 7 pm

BOOTS ON THE GROUND LINE DANCE PICNIC MEETS SOUL TRAIN

Free

Roy Wilkins ParkJamaica

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11 am – 2 pm

NYSCI Meet the Authors – Daniel Salmieri and Sophia Haas (Next to Me)

New York Hall of ScienceCorona

12:30 – 2:30 pm

Apicha Community Health Fair

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Family
Free

Diversity PlazaJackson Heights

3 – 10 pm

Bankra Caribbean Culture Festival 2025

Archie Spigner ParkJamaica

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