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Sunday Aug. 17, 2025

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9 am – 2 pm

Riverdale Y Sunday Market

Riverdale TempleRiverdale

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9 am – 2 pm

Irving Square Park Farmers Markets!

Irving Square ParkBushwick

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11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

Noon – 5 pm

Harlem Week NYC Children’s Festival

Howard Bennett PlaygroundHarlem

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Noon – 5 pm

One Crown Heights

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumCrown Heights

Noon – 5 pm

Bronx Summer Concert Series

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Bronx Park East

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Noon – 4 pm

Endea Owens Community Cookout

Marcus Garvey ParkHarlem

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1 – 7 pm

Harlem Week: Harlem Day

West 135th Street from 5th Avenue to St. Nicholas AvenueHarlem

1 – 5 pm

Commonpoint Back-to-School Block Party

Commonpoint Bronx Center

1 – 6 pm

AFROBEATS VS DANCEHALL TAKEOVER BARCLAYS CENTER

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

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4 – 6 pm

Performances & Music at Corona Plaza

Monday Aug. 18

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2:30 – 5 pm

Back to School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Family
Free

Neighborhood Care Clove RoadCastleton Corners

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8 – 11 pm

Random Strangers Jam – Free NYC Funk Rock Jam Session – 3rd Mondays 8-11pm Alewife Brewing

Alewife Brewing CompanySunnyside

Tuesday Aug. 19

Sing with SOUL

Noon – 2 pm

Sing with SOUL @ The Pearl

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Noon – 1:30 pm

Plant Powered: Batch Cooking Basics to Improve Blood Sugar

Ages: All
Beauty
Classes
Family

Neighborhood Care Fordham Rd, 254 E. Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458Fordham Heights

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6 – 7 pm

Performances at Athens Square, Astoria

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6:30 – 8 pm

Sandy Hudson Discusses Defund: Black Lives, Policing, and Safety for All with Brian Jones

New Lots Library

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8 – 9:30 pm

“A Night at La Nacional” (Arthouse Film and Multidisciplinary Event)

La Nacional – Spanish Benevolent SocietyWest Village/Chelsea

10 pm

Karaoke at Pianos NYC

Pianos

Wednesday Aug. 20

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9 am – 3 pm

Hope Ballfield Farmers Markets!

Hope BallfieldBushwick

Noon – 3 pm

Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton’s Back To School Giveaway

2 – 4 pm

Sunrise of Staten Island Farmers Market

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6:30 – 7:30 pm

Yoga Club Meeting (Free Yoga Class in Prospect Park)

7 – 9 pm

Wig Out Wednesdays : Drag Queen Bingo in NYC

Recreation at The Moxy DowntownDowntown / FiDi

Thursday Aug. 21

8 am – 5 pm

The Billie Holiday Theatre Presents Black Joy Film Fest

Ages: All
Community
Family
Film

The Billie Holiday TheatreBed Stuy

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Wave HillRiverdale

Diabetes 3 servlet

2 – 5:30 pm

Diabetes Wellness Day

Ages: All
Beauty
Classes
Family

Neighborhood Care Fordham RdFordham Heights

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4 – 6 pm

NYC Parks Presents: Kids Fun and Fit Day

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Athletic Field in P.O. Serrano Playground

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6 – 9 pm

An Evening of Art, Poetry and Community at Vital Art Studios Gallery

Vital Art Studios GallerySunnyside

Skylight Open SummerFest

7 – 10 pm

The Billie Holiday Theatre Presents Skylight Open

The Billie Holiday TheatreBed Stuy

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7 – 10 pm

Queens Silent Disco

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