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Friday July 11, 2025

All day

Sports Watch Parties at Hudson Yards: FIFA Club World Cup

Ages: All
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

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All day

Sports Watch Parties at Hudson Yards: Wimbledon

Ages: All
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

Various

Nature Exploration: Lake Appreciation

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Prospect Park Audubon CenterBrooklyn

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Free

banksy museumnew york

10 am – 5 pm

Kids Creative Corner

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

Sag Harbor Fill-A-Truck

10 am – 2 pm

Nonprofit Family-Friend Donation Drive for Baby & Toddler Items

Ages: 4 and under
Free
Fundraisers

Sag Harbor Whaling & Historical MuseumSag Harbor

MDMA 07-19-2024 – Edward Hopper Installation

10 am – 5 pm

Step into Hopper

Ages: All
Art
Free

W 14th Street PromenadeMeatpacking District

10 am – 8 pm

Samsung Galaxy Experience Space

Galaxy Experience SpaceSoHo

10:50 am – 7 pm

göt2b Emergency Box Machine

Ages: All
Beauty
Free

Domino ParkBrooklyn

Noon – 2 pm

Color Your Own World

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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3 – 5 pm

NYC Parks Kids In Motion: Clay Monsters

Al Quiñones PlaygroundBronx

4 – 9 pm

Long Island Nostalgia Fest

Wilson ParkMineola

5 – 8 pm

Summer Series for Teens: ArtsConnection: Pizza and a Movie- July

Ages: 13 and up
Film
Free

NYPL 53rd Street LibraryManhattan

Sounds at Sunset Revive Big Band

6 – 9 pm

Sounds at Sunset: Revive Big Band

Ages: All
Free
Music

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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6 – 6:45 pm

Sing-Along with Nappy’s Shadow Puppets (For families with children up to 5th grade)

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Comedy

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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6 – 9 pm

Sounds at Sunset: Mitch Frohman Quartet

Ages: All
Free

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

7:30 pm

Warrior Weekend Concert

Ages: All
Free
Music

Breezy Point Athletic FieldBreezy Point

Saturday July 12

All day

Sports Watch Parties at Hudson Yards: FIFA Club World Cup

Ages: All
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

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All day

Sports Watch Parties at Hudson Yards: Wimbledon

Ages: All
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

Various

Nature Exploration: Lake Appreciation

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Prospect Park Audubon CenterBrooklyn

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

10 am – noon

Super Seedlings

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

Free Kayaking

10 am – 4 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Free

banksy museumnew york

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Set Sail!

10 am – 5 pm

Kids Creative Corner

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

MDMA 07-19-2024 – Edward Hopper Installation

10 am – 5 pm

Step into Hopper

Ages: All
Art
Free

W 14th Street PromenadeMeatpacking District

10 am – 8 pm

Samsung Galaxy Experience Space

Galaxy Experience SpaceSoHo

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10 am – noon

Family & Kids Art Workshop with Artists Wade and Leta

Ages: All
Free

Rockefeller Center PlazaManhattan

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