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Saturday Aug. 30, 2025

Royal Botania at The Roundtree Amagansett

Midnight

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

The Roundtree, AmagansettDemarest

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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 – 3 pm

Maria Hernandez Farmers Market

Maria Hernandez ParkBushwick

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

9 am – 9 pm

“Narratives in Motion – The Evolution of a Storyteller” a solo exhibit by Jennifer A. Uihlein

Art
Free

The Firefly ArtistsNorthport

Vineyard Field Trail

9 – 10 am

Hiking 101 in Vineyard Field with Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt

South Fork Natural History Museum (SoFo)Bridgehampton

Beach Debris

10 am – noon

AMSEAS Beach Walk & Cleanup at Hallock State Park

Hallock State Park Preserve

West Wind by Jon Van Brunt

10 am – 4 pm

The Atelier at Flowerfield is excited to present “Long Island Landscapes,” a dual exhibition of local artists Jonathan Van Brunt and Patricia Yantz opening Thursday, August 14th

Art
Classes

The Atelier at FlowerfieldSt James

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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

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10 am – 4 pm

End of Summer Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Holy Trinity Orthodox Church of East MeadowEast Meadow

10 am

Fishing at the Gantries

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Gantry Plaza State Park – Pier 4Long Island City

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10 – 11 am

Nature Scavenger Hunt (Cutchogue)

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Downs Farm PreserveCutchogue

10 am – 2 pm

Tennis in Town Square by Court 16

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Ridge HillYonkers

10 am – noon

Read Aloud in the Park

Prospect Park, Long MeadowPark Slope

10 am – 6 pm

Chef Bombay Labor Day Weekend Pop Up Party (August 29-September 1)

Free

174 LudlowLower East Side

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Turn Your School Green! Sustainable Architecture

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

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11 am – 5 pm

“The Ark”: An Exhibition curated by Eric Fischl

The ChurchSag Harbor

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11 – 11:45 am

Free Dance Lessons at Randall’s Island Park!

Dance
Free

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

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11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

11 am – 5 pm

2025 Hudson River Arts & Crafts Festival

Ages: All
Art
Family
Festivals

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11:30 am – 4 pm

“Hike the Hudson” Backpacks

Ages: All
Family
Free

Hudson River Museum

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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

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