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Saturday Aug. 16, 2025

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2 – 4 pm

Watson Adventures’ New York History Mysteries Scavenger Hunt

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

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2 – 4 pm

Chain NYC Film Festival — LGBTQIA+ Block

Chain TheatreHell’s Kitchen

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2 – 3:30 pm

Medicinal Garden Workshop

Health & Fitness

La Plaza Community GardenAlphabet City

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2 – 4 pm

The Outlaws Who Built NYC Tour

M Social Hotel New York DowntownFinancial District

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2 – 4 pm

Family Art Hour: Image Transfer Collage and Exquisite Corpses

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

International Center of PhotographyLower East Side

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2 – 5 pm

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2 pm

Wow Party Presents… Bubble Show!

Ages: 12 and under
Family
Music

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

2 pm

Simple Keyboarding for Kids

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Music

Huguenot Park LibraryStaten Island

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2 – 4 pm

Watercolor Workshop: Orchids

Art
Classes

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

2 pm

Summer at the Library: Create Your World Printing

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

Eastchester LibraryBronx

2 pm

Little Makers Summer Adventure: S is for Summer Craft

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Macomb’s Bridge Library

2 pm

Learn to Crochet for Children and Teens

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

2 pm

Kid's Movie Saturday

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Film

Baychester LibraryBaychester

2 pm

August Family Movie Night & Craft

Ages: 12 and under
Family
Film

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

2 pm

Family Movie Day!

Ages: All
Family
Film

Jerome Park LibraryBronx

Playground – Square

2:30 – 4:30 pm

Playground: Immersive Works in Progress at Culture Lab LIC

Theater

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

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3 – 5 pm

Community Science Fishing

Ages: All
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5Brooklyn

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4 – 7:30 pm

Hindu Lamp Ceremony

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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4 – 6:30 pm

Speakeasy, Die Softly: Immersive Murder Mystery Dinner Theater at Carmine’s

Carmine’s Italian Restaurant – Times SquareNew York City

4 – 11:30 pm

Dia de Sol : End of Summer Brazilian Fest

Bar 47Bronx

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5 – 9 pm

Date Night at the Met

The Met Fifth AvenueUpper East Side

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5 – 6:30 pm

Ghost Writer, An Abolitionist’s Tale Premieres at Broadway Bound Theatre Festival

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5:30 – 10 pm

Roller Derby at Prospect Park

Sports

Lefrak Center at Lakeside Prospect ParkBrooklyn

5:30 – 10 pm

Gotham Roller Derby games

Ages: 5 and up
Family
LGBTQ+
Sports

Lefrak Center at Lakeside Prospect ParkBrooklyn

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6 – 10 pm

Big Summer August GetDown

Ages: All
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

WA Outdoors – Laughing (S)

6 – 8 pm

Watson Adventures’ High Line Hijinks Scavenger Hunt

The High LineMeatpacking District

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6 – 10 pm

Chain NYC Film Festival

Chain TheatreHell’s Kitchen

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6 – 11 pm

Summer Fever / Artists’ Pop-Up

Sound Mind CenterBrooklyn

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6:30 – 7:30 pm

Performances at Hunter’s Point South Park LIC

Hunter’s Point South ParkLong Island City

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6:30 – 9:30 pm

Latkes and Laughs at Ben’s Bayside

Ben’s Kosher RestaurantBayside

BDF

7 – 9 pm

Battery Dance Presents Free Performances in Battery Park City Parks and The 44th Annual Battery Dance Festival

En Español

Rockefeller Park

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