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Wednesday June 19, 2024

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5 – 7 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 2 DockBrooklyn Heights

5 – 8 pm

Juneteenth Freedom

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Kennedy ParkHempstead

6 – 9 pm

Hudson Yards Summer Concerts at The Wells Fargo Stage: Chayce Beckham

Ages: All
Concert
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards

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7 – 8:30 pm

The East Midtown Partnership Presents Black and Queer: A Juneteenth Concert

Christ Church NYCMidtown East

Thursday June 20

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Various

Free Kayaking

Ages: 5 and up
Boating
Community

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn Heights

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10 am – noon

Prospect Park Stroller Walk

Ages: 4 and under
Community
Free

Prospect Park Audubon Center

10 – 11:30 am

LALO-PALOOZA

Ages: 8 and under
Concert
Craft & DIY

Old Stone House & Washington Park

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Summer on the Hudson: Locomotive Lawn Live!

Ages: 8 and under
Free
Music

Locomotive Lawn in Riverside Park South

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11 am – 1 pm

June Creative Breaks at Little Island

Ages: All
Art
Community

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Noon – 2 pm

Lunchtime on the Commons

Ages: All
Free
LGBTQ+

Brooklyn Commons Park

3 – 5 pm

Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterDUMBO

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3 – 6 pm

NYC Parks Presents: Schools Out Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Free

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Wildlife Superheroes presented by New Canaan Nature Center

Ages: All
Animals
Free

Baychester LibraryBaychester

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Free

Dongan Hills Library

4 – 5 pm

Button and Jewelry Making Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Free

Dongan Hills Library

4 – 5 pm

Summer Family Feud for Kids

Ages: 3 and up
Free
Games

Mariners Harbor Library

4 – 5 pm

Summer Camp Craft Series: Paint a Camp Sign

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Dongan Hills Library

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4 – 6 pm

Summer Solstice Music Festival

Ages: 3 and up
Concert
Cultural

Summer Solstice Music FestivalMidtown East

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5 – 7 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 2 DockBrooklyn Heights

6 – 7 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Classes
Free

Garibaldi Plaza in Washington Square Park

Zumba 2023

6:15 – 7 pm

Free Zumba Classes

Cross County CenterYonkers

7 – 8:30 pm

After Emancipation: Finding Black New Yorkers after 1827

Ages: All
Cultural
Free

Dyckman Farmhouse Museum

8 – 9 pm

The Public Theater Performances at Backyard at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Free
Theater

Backyard at Hudson Yards

Friday June 21

10 am – 2 pm

Orangetown Museum Exhibition: Creating Community 1950

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

The Orangetown Historical Museum & ArchivesOrangetown

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11 am – 1 pm

June Creative Breaks at Little Island

Ages: All
Art
Community

Little IslandMeatpacking

3 – 5 pm

Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterDUMBO

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4 – 6 pm

Community Science Fishing

Ages: 3 and up
Free
Outdoors

Pier 5 – Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn Heights, DUMBO

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5 – 9 pm

Swedish Midsummer Festival

Ages: All
Dance
Festivals

Nelson A. Rockefeller Park

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5 – 6 pm

Queensboro Dance Festival Performances at Evergreen Park

Ages: All
Dance
Free

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6 – 9 pm

Sounds at Sunset: Steely Dan Happy Hour

Ages: All
Community
Free

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn Heights, DUMBO

6 – 9 pm

Summer Stage 2024: Soulful Freedom Juneteenth Celebration Concert

Ages: All
Concert
Free

Tanner ParkCopiague

8 – 9 pm

The Public Theater Performances at Backyard at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Free
Theater

Backyard at Hudson Yards

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