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Saturday Aug. 9, 2025

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All day

A Salute to Trees

Wave HillRiverdale

ERYN HATZITHOMAS

9 am – 5 pm

Taiwan: A World of Orchids

Queens Botanical Garden

9 am – 5 pm

The 35th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Flushing Meadows Corona ParkFlushing

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10 am – 4 pm

Uptown Rumble: Heavy Music in The Bronx Exhibit

Museum of Bronx HistoryNorwood

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community
Family

GuggenheimUpper East Side

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11 am – 5 pm

Celebrate the Caribbean

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumCrown Heights

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Wave HillRiverdale

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2 – 7 pm

Open Call: Portals

Art
Free

The Shed NYCHudson Yards

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2 – 4 pm

The Outlaws Who Built NYC Tour

M Social Hotel New York DowntownFinancial District

3 – 10 pm

Bankra Caribbean Culture Festival 2025

Archie Spigner Park

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