The Best Local Community Events in NYC

Community events in NYC

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Sunday May 18, 2025

SCUCC

Noon – 2 pm

Open House – Historic Sayville Church

Ages: All
Art
Community

Brooklyn

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1 – 3 pm

Garden in a Glass: Terrarium Making Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Classes

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

SO Time Warp – Ticket Poster Square

4 – 5:30 pm

Sing Out: Time Warp – Presented by AfterWork Theater

Ages: All
Community
Music

Speyer HallManhattan

Monday May 19

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7:30 am – 9:30 pm

Children’s Orchestra Society 31st Discovery Gala Concert

Alice Tully HallNew York, NY

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6 – 8 pm

ART SOCIAL: CREWELWORK

Ages: All
Art
Community

Guild HallEast Hampton

Tuesday May 20

Poster PSO

7 – 9 pm

Press Start Orchestra presents Small but Mighty: A Concert Directed by Zach Nicely

Ages: 13 and up
Community
Games

Rutgers Presbyterian ChurchManhattan

Wednesday May 21

ANM 25 Save The Date (Instagram Post (45))

4 – 9 pm

2025 Asian Heritage Celebration & NIGHT MARKET

Ages: 3 and up
Comedy
Community

Industry City Courtyard 1/2Brooklyn

Thursday May 22

5:30 – 6:30 pm

Time for Good

Ages: 13 and up
Community
Volunteering

Sid Jacobson JCCEast Hills

Friday May 23

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All day

DanceAfrica at BAM

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

BAM Peter Jay Sharp BuildingBrooklyn

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3 – 5 pm

Community Partnership Series – Bronx

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Community

149th st grand concourseBronx

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3 – 5 pm

5-Borough Community Partnership Series – Bronx

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Community

149th st grand concourseBronx

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community

Club 8Plainview

Saturday May 24

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All day

DanceAfrica at BAM

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

BAM Peter Jay Sharp BuildingBrooklyn

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All day

Move NYC: Parkour + Movement Festival

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

28 Essex StreetLower East Side

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

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Noon – 7 pm

Bronx Night Market

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Fordham PlazaBronx

Noon – 5 pm

Memorial Day Fair

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Festivals

Sunnyside Gardens ParkSunnyside

Sunday May 25

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All day

DanceAfrica at BAM

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

BAM Peter Jay Sharp BuildingBrooklyn

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All day

Move NYC: Parkour + Movement Festival

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

28 Essex StreetLower East Side

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9 am – 2 pm

Riverdale Y Sunday Market

Riverdale TempleBronx

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9:30 – 11 am

Orthodox Christian Paschal Season (English Language Services)

Ages: All
Community
Easter

Holy Trinity Orthodox Church of East MeadowEast Meadow

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11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Queens

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5 – 6:30 pm

An Opera of the Heart Pt. II

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Attractions

QED AstoriaAstoria

Monday May 26

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All day

DanceAfrica at BAM

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

BAM Peter Jay Sharp BuildingBrooklyn

Memorial Day Parade 2023

9 am – noon

March with the Great Neck Library in the Memorial Day Parade

Ages: All
Community
Free

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

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2 – 4 pm

Green-Wood’s Memorial Day Concert

Ages: All
Community
Free

The Green-Wood CemeteryBrooklyn

Thursday May 29

Noon – 5 pm

14th Annual Children’s Mental Health Fair

Ages: All
Community
Free

VNS Health FRIENDS ClinicBronx

Ava Garanedian Sag Harbor in Focus 12 Banner

5 – 6 pm

SAG HARBOR IN FOCUS – Photography Exhibition: Opening Reception, Fashion Show, and Award Ceremony

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Community

The ChurchSag Harbor

May 29 2025 – FB Event Cover – Hampton Bays Library

7 – 8 pm

Trusts in Action: Strategies for Estate and Medicaid Planning

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Hampton Bays LibraryHampton Bays

Friday May 30

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community

Club 8Plainview

Saturday May 31

YAI Central Park Challenge 2024

8 am – noon

Central Park Challenge

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Free

Central Park – Naumburg BandshellManhattan

11 am – 7 pm

Kaiju Brooklyn 2025

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Craft & DIY

Five Two A, Industry CityBrooklyn

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