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Sunday Aug. 24, 2025

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Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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 – 4 pm

Bronx Park East Farmers Market

2045 Bronx Park EastBronx

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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10 am – 1 pm

Battle of Brooklyn and The Meaning of Freedom: Family Afternoon

Green-Wood CemeteryBrooklyn

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10 am – 5 pm

Summer Festival

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free
Open Houses

NY Kids Club Park Slope-GowanusBrooklyn

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11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

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11 am – 6 pm

The 39th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition

Art
Free

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11 am – 3 pm

Summer Tea 2025 at Prospect Park

Prospect ParkBrooklyn

11 am – 12:30 pm

Kids Science

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free

Free Kayaking

Noon – 3:30 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

Noon – 1:30 pm

Weekend Kids

Ages: All
Family
Free

Noon – 3 pm

Barkfest On Third: Last Howl of Summer

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Family
Food & Drink

Third Avenue between Bruckner Blvd & 134th StBronx

guitar

1 – 6 pm

The Art is Pulsing with Energy at BWAC This Summer

Art
Free

BWAC Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionBrooklyn

1 – 10 pm

Planet Brooklyn

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

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2 – 3 pm

Garden Highlights Walk

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2 – 7 pm

Open Call: Portals

Art
Free

The Shed NYCHudson Yards

2 – 4 pm

An Afternoon with Stan Smith

P.C. Richard & SonUpper West Side

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3 – 5 pm

“Delectable” Afternoon Tea

Vital Art Studios GalleryNY

5 – 9 pm

The 5th Annual Rockaway Beach Surf Music Festival

Beach 97th StQueens

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6 – 7 pm

Performances at Diversity Plaza, Jackson Heights

Diversity PlazaJackson Heights

Cara-Mia Poster 2 (3)

7 – 9:30 pm

Cara Mia Comedy at Mon Cheri Ridgewood

Comedy
Free

Mon Cheri RestaurantRidgewood

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