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Sunday Aug. 10, 2025

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge Park

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Various

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, AmagansettDemarest

Mulford Farm from south

All day

Long Island History Hunt

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Clashing Steel

All day

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

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

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All day

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

Free
Music

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

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8 am – 8 pm

Pickleball in the Hall

Free
Sports

Grand Central Terminal

9 am – 4 pm

Bronx Park East Farmers Market

2045 Bronx Park EastPelham Parkway

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

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

10 – 11 am

Summer Kids Andy & Suzanna’s Music Time

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

Hunter’s Point South ParkLong Island City

10 am – 3:45 pm

Ocean Beach Outdoor Fine Arts & Crafts Show

Art
Free

Ocean Beach Village GreenOcean Beach, NY

Ad for volenteer day

11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

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11 am – 7 pm

Summer Fest No Limit Ninja Pop-Up

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Cross County Center

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Summer Pop-up [Dumbo]

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11 am – 5 pm

“The Ark”: An Exhibition curated by Eric Fischl

The ChurchSag Harbor

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11 am – 7 pm

Sunday Fundays at Cross County Center Summer Fest 2025

Ages: All
Family
Free

Cross County Center

11 am

43rd Annual National Dominican Day Parade

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

National Dominican Day Parade

11 am – 12:30 pm

Delightful Wire Whisk Dragonflies

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Greenbelt Nature Center

11 am – 4 pm

East End Photographers Group Presents “Chasing the Light”

Art
Free

The Water Mill MuseumWater Mill

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11:30 am – 4 pm

“Hike the Hudson” Backpacks

Ages: All
Family
Free

Hudson River Museum

Family-Concert-Quartet

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

The Perlman Music Program Annual Family Concert

Free
Music

The Perlman Music ProgramShelter Island Heights

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Noon – 5 pm

All of Me with All of You: LGBTQ+ Art Out of the Collection

Art
Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

Free Kayaking

Noon – 3:30 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn Heights

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Noon – 5 pm

JHB Gallery at Jetsam Studio

Art
Free

Jetsam StudioSouthampton

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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