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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

Juneteenth Family Trolley Tour

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Green-Wood CemeteryBrooklyn

Brooklyn Juneteenth in Brower Park

Juneteenth in Brower Park

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Brower ParkBrooklyn

Juneteenth Family Celebration – A Kickoff to the 5th Annual Juneteenth Freedom Festival!

Snug Harbor Cultural CenterStaten Island

Juneteenth Poetry Tribute to Jupiter Hammon

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Books & Readings

Lloyd ManorLloyd Harbor

Juneteenth at Riverdale Neighborhood House

Ages: All
Caribbean
Community

Riverdale Neighborhood HouseBronx

Storytime and Celebration: Kortney Nash reads ‘Tell Me About Juneteenth’

Lofty Pigeon BooksBrooklyn

Juneteenth Celebration

Ages: All
Caribbean
Free

The Van Cortlandt House MuseumBronx

Village Of Hempstead Juneteenth Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Kennedy ParkHempstead

Celebrate Juneteenth at the Walt Whitman Birthplace

Ages: All
Caribbean
Community

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Solstice in Times Square

Solstice in Times Square

Broadway Pedestrian PlazasMidtown

Juneteenth: The Sounds of Freedom

Ages: All
Caribbean
Free

Our Lady of Grace ChurchBrooklyn

Homecrest Juneteenth Celebration

Ages: All
Caribbean
Community

Homecrest LibraryBrooklyn

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Swedish Midsummer Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Rockefeller ParkBattery Park City

Summer Solstice Hike

Ages: All
Community
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

FREE Community Day & Health Fair

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Free

215-32 Jamaica Avenue Queens Village NYQueens Village

Manhattan Harlem Grown’s Juneteenth Celebration

Harlem Grown’s Juneteenth Celebration

134th St. FarmManhattan

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Family Art Project: Colorful Critters

Get ready for New York’s hottest Anime/TCG Marketplace Expo — Card Clash Expo!

Ages: 5 and up
Community
En Español

Samanea MallWestbury

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Amazon Juneteenth Free Day

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions
Free

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

Mother’s Cookies Dynamite Dinosaur Frostology Labs

Ages: All
Free

Mother’s Cookies Dynamite Dinosaur Frostology LabsManhattan

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The Boy Who Drew Cats Dance Party

Ages: All
Dance
Free

The Old Stone HouseBrooklyn

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Saturdays on 104 – Food Trucks and Community Market

104th StreetBloomingdale

Babymint Shopping Event

Mindful Parenthood: Sell or Shop Secondhand Baby and Kids Products with Babymint

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Mumu Bath ShopBrooklyn

Solstice Magic with Chris Homer

Ages: All
Free

Caumsett State Historic Park PreserveHuntington

Miolina with Kids 3

Family Program: Concrete Works for the Concrete Jungle

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
Music

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

FEstival Crowd at tables

Family Fun Weekend at The Shoppes

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

Pollinator Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Sunken Meadow State ParkKings Park

Farmhouse Family Day: Caribbean Heritage Month

Ages: All
Art
Caribbean

Wyckoff House MuseumBrooklyn

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Puppets in the Park!

Ages: 12 and under
Environment
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

Community Day at Brooklyn Book Bodega Book Hub (Book Giveaway Ages 10+)

Ages: 13 and up
Books & Readings
Free

Brooklyn Book BodegaBrooklyn

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Farmhouse Family Day: Caribbean Heritage Month

Ages: All
Art
Caribbean

5816 Clarendon RoadBrooklyn

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MLB Pitch, Hit & Run

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Kienle Memorial Field at Fireman’s ParkLindenhurst

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