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Saturday June 14, 2025

2 – 4:30 pm

Spring Family Fair

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumManhattan

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2 – 5 pm

Juneteenth Celebration in Battery Park City

Ages: All
Community
Free

Rockefeller ParkBattery Park City

Queens Juneteenth Black and Indigenous Cowboys

2 – 3 pm

Juneteenth: Black and Indigenous Cowboys

Queens Public Library Lefrak CityCorona

2:30 pm

Father’s Day Children’s Craft Program

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

St. George Library CenterStaten Island

2:30 – 8 pm

THE AUSSIE BBQ SummerStage

Ages: 3 and up
Free
LGBTQ+

City Parks Foundation SummerStage in Central ParkManhattan

3:30 pm

Little Makers Club: DIY Juneteenth Salt Paintings

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Macomb’s Bridge Library

4 – 9 pm

The 5th Annual Elmont Juneteenth Festival

Ages: All
Community
Free

Elmont Juneteenth FestivalElmont

4 – 9 pm

4th Annual Queens Irish Heritage Festival

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

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5 – 6:30 pm

Queensboro Dance Festival Performances at Evergreen Park Ridgewood

Ages: All
Caribbean
Dance

Evergreen ParkRidgewood

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7 – 8:30 pm

New Plays for Young Audiences presents “Whorled Away”

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
Theater

Provincetown PlayhouseGreenwich Village

7 – 11 pm

Sports Watch Parties at Hudson Yards: NHL Stanley Cup

Ages: All
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

Sunday June 15

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

All day

Sports Watch Parties at Hudson Yards: FIFA Club World Cup

Ages: All
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

7 am – 7 pm

Retro Fitness Invites Dads to Work Out on Father’s Day

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Retro Fitness RonkonkomaLake Ronkonkoma

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Free

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Poster Kids

10:30 am – noon

Poster Kids

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Free

Poster HouseChelsea

Ad for volenteer day

11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Queens

11 am – 3 pm

Open Studios: Summer in the City

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

UrbanGlassBrooklyn

Father’s Day

11 am – 4 pm

Father’s Day Weekend

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – noon

Just for Kids: Inside a Firetruck

Ages: All
Free

Dr. John’s Playground in Marine ParkBrooklyn

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11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Free June Family Activity Weekends

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

South Street Seaport MuseumManhattan

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11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Announces Free June Family Activity Weekends

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

Manhattan

11 am – 12:30 pm

Father’s Day Saltwater Fishing

Ages: 9 and up
Free
Holiday

WNYC Transmitter ParkBrooklyn

11 am – 12:30 pm

Father’s Day Freshwater Fishing

Ages: 5 and up
Free

Clove Lakes ParkStaten Island

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Noon – 4 pm

Egg Rolls, Egg Creams, and Empanadas Street Festival

Museum at Eldridge StreetLower East Side

Free Kayaking

Noon – 3:30 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

Noon – 7 pm

Feast of St. Anthony

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Feast of St. AnthonyBronx

1 – 2:30 pm

Father’s Day Forest Hike

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Inwood Hill ParkInwood

1 – 10 pm

Father’s Day Sunday Funday Celebration @ Kick Axe Brooklyn

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Kick Axe Throwing – BrooklynBROOKLYN

1 – 2:30 pm

Father’s Day Aquatic Insects Exploration

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Oakland Lake in Alley Pond ParkOakland Gardens

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2 – 3:30 pm

New Plays for Young Audiences presents “Whorled Away”

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
Theater

Provincetown PlayhouseGreenwich Village

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