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Saturday Aug. 9, 2025

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Cross County Center Summer Fest

Ages: All
Family
Free

Cross County CenterYonkers

Royal Botania at The Roundtree Amagansett

Midnight

Royal Botania, Thayers, and The Roundtree, Amagansett Launch a Summer Design Pop-Up

The Roundtree, AmagansettAmagansett

Mulford Farm from south

All day

Long Island History Hunt

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All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

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All day

BOOTS ON THE GROUND PICNIC & PARTYMEETS SOUL TRAIN

Free

Roy Wilkins ParkJamaica

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All day

The Place Where You Belong: Design Exhibition

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

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8 am – 3 pm

Maria Hernandez Farmers Market

Maria Hernandez ParkBrooklyn

8 am – noon

Percy Sutton Harlem 5k Run & Children’s Run

Ages: All
Family
Free

Percy Sutton Harlem 5k Run & Children’s RunHarlem

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8 am – 8 pm

Pickleball in the Hall

Free
Sports

Grand Central TerminalNew York City

8:35 am – noon

Rising NYRR at the Percy Sutton Harlem 5K

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

HarlemNew York City

9 – 10 am

Tai Chi

Mitchell ParkGreenport

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Family
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

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9 am – 8 pm

NoMad Jazz Festival in Madison Square Park

Madison Square Park

9 am – 5 pm

The 35th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Flushing Meadows Corona ParkFlushing

Beach Debris

10 am – noon

AMSEAS Beach Walk & Cleanup at Hallock State Park

Hallock State Park PreserveRiverhead

Free Kayaking

10 am – 4 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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10 am – 5 pm

After ‘Women in the News’: Work by Kari Marboe, Friends, and Colleagues

Art
Free

Greenwich House PotteryGreenwich

BLOCK-PARTY-HORIZONTAL

10 am – 6 pm

MAD Open House

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Family
Food & Drink

Museum of Arts and Design

10 am – noon

Stop the Bleed (Adults and Teens/Tweens)

Ages: 13 and up
Classes
Community
Family

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Westhampton Beach Historical Society

10 am – 1 pm

Basket Weaving & Hand Stitchery

Ages: 3 and up
Classes
Community
Family

The Greater Westhampton Historical MuseumWesthampton Beach

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10 am – 5 pm

HAMPTON VINTAGE – A Luxury Marketplace

Old Whalers’ ChurchSag Harbor

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10 am – 8 pm

Celebrate 10 Years of Miraculous® – Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir

Ages: All
Family
Free

FAO SchwarzMidtown

10 – 11 am

Summer Kids: Snapology

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Free

Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

10 – 11 am

Beginner Yoga

Clay Pit Ponds State Park PreserveStaten Island

10 am – 6 pm

Ocean Beach Outdoor Fine Arts & Crafts Show

Art
Free

Ocean Beach Village GreenOcean Beach

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