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Monday Aug. 18, 2025

10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Family
Free

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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12:30 – 1:30 pm

Bryant Park Reading Room: Reel Talks

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2 – 7 pm

Open Call: Portals

Art
Free

The Shed NYCHudson Yards

2 pm

Summer Finale: Hopalong Andrew the Multicultural Cowpoke

Ages: 12 and under
Family
Free
Music

Great Kills Library

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2:30 – 5 pm

Back to School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Family
Free

Neighborhood Care Clove RoadCastleton Corners

Paws Days

5 – 6:30 pm

Paw Play Days

Ages: All
Animals
Family
Film

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5 – 6:30 pm

Paw Play Days

Ages: All
Animals
Art
Family

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

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6 – 9 pm

Karaoke con Estrellas de Broadway

Baby Grand LESLower East Side

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6 – 9 pm

Karaoke with Broadway Stars

Free
Music

Baby Grand LESLower East Side

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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

8:30 – 10:15 pm

Movies Under the Stars: The Wild Robot

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Cunningham Park

Tuesday Aug. 19

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge Park

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All day

Nex Playground’s Gameplay Booth at US Open Fan Week

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free
Games

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive Center

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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10 – 11 am

Bryant Park Yoga Presented by Halara

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10 am – 5 pm

The Original Fossil Diner

The Soho DinerSoho

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10:30 am

StoryTime with Cali Co Cat

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller Park

11 am – noon

Storytime: Ladybugs

Greenbelt Nature Center

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11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

11 am – 12:30 pm

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park (Hendrix Creek Patio)

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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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2 – 7 pm

Open Call: Portals

Art
Free

The Shed NYCHudson Yards

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