Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros
Labor Day Weekend Report Follows Below, Scroll Down to see Each Boro's Headline Events & Things to Do: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island
Updated 8.29.25 v. August 28, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.
Sunrise 6.18 am. Sunset 7.35 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting 13 hours & 17 minutes of daylight or one hour and 49 minutes less of sunlight than we were getting the weekend of the Summer Solstice, on June 20, 2025. The Summer Solstice is the longest day of this year, providing 15 hours and 6 minutes of sunlight in NYC.
The photo at right was taken in Central Park on the Great Lawn in a prior year. As the weather looks to be welcoming, getting a bit of fresh air and rays from the waning sun isn't a bad way to spend a few hours on a three day weekend.
NYC Specific Weather - This can be very Different vs TV News Area Weather. The temperature highs will be in the high 70's, and the temperature lows in the low to mid 60's for all three days of the long weekend. There's a tiny, tiny chance of a tiny, tiny amount of rain Friday afternoon [aka 0% & 0 inches as far as we're concerned], and then dry the rest of the long weekend. The humidity will also be dry, ranging from 60% on Friday, to 50% on Saturday and Sunday, and then back up to 60% on Monday. Winds will range from 5 - 10 mph all weekend.
Friday Evening Edition @ 10.30 pm. Just need to update the Brooklyn West Indian Parade and Carnival events in Brooklyn, which go on all three days and which we should have done by midday Saturday. Looks like the last summer weekend is going to be a good one. Enjoy.
Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Manhattan
HD Opera at Lincoln Center, Shakespeare in the Park - 12th Night at the Delacorte Theater, Swimming at Outdoor Public Pools & Outer Borough Golfing - see full report below
Friday, August 22 to Monday, September 1, 2025 beginning at either 7.30 or 8 pm - Metropolitan Opera HD Festival - at the mall / fountain at Lincoln Center located along Columbus Avenue between 64th and 66th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. These are FREE summer outdoor concerts at Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side of Manhattan NYC. For details of the full schedule see - https://www.metopera.org/about/press-releases/the-metropolitan-operas-summer-hd-festival-returns-to-lincoln-center-plaza-with-11-free-screenings-august-22september-1/
The photo above or at right was taken in a prior year at the Lincoln Center HD Opera Festival. The festival is free, open to the public and is based on first come first serve seating. It's a nice way to spend some time.
Thursday, August 28 to Saturday, September 6, 2025 beginning at 8 pm [excluding Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 9/1, 2 & 3] - 12th Night Shakespeare in the Park - at Delacorte Theater in Central Park. For tickets and details [also free tickets on day of] see - https://publictheater.org/productions/season/2425/fsitp/twelfth-night/
Sunday, August 31, 2025 from 10 am - 6 pm - 40th Annual Brazilian Day Festival - Along 6th Avenue from 42nd to 56th Streets. Manhattan street fairs.
Note that next weekend is jam packed with events as the Summer ends and the Fall Season kicks in.
Also a number of upcoming street festivals - see link below.
Gramercy Theater concerts - info coming but in the meantime - https://www.thegramercytheatre.com/shows
Saturday, May 24, 2025 - Sunday, September 7, 2025 - NYC Beaches Opening & Closing for the Summer - see other boroughs.
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Mondays in August & September, Democracy Vigil Meeting. See MCAL link above for details.
Wednesdays & Saturdays - The Outlaws Who Built NYC Tours. See MCAL link above for details.
August 30, 2025 - PureFinder Tour of Psychic New York. See MCAL link above for details.
Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Queens NYC
U.S. Open Continues, Rockaway Beach Surf Music Fest, Public Beaches & Outdoor Swim Pools Open One More Week, Oracabessa Not Returning this Year, Golfing at Douglaston, Clearview, Kissena & Forest Park Golf Courses - see full report below
Monday through Saturday, August 24 to September 7, 2025 daily beginning at 11 am - the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament at Arthur Ashe Stadium in the USTA Complex - in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. They sell grounds passes for $28 - $64 and tournament tickets from $500 - $2,200. For details and tickets see - https://www.usopen.org/
In the photo above or at right, you can see the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, from the inside the USTA Billie Jean Tennis Center, where the U.S. Open is being held. The final match is on Sunday, September 7, 2025.
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, August 29, 30 & 31, 2025 beginning at 5 pm, 4 pm and 4 pm respectively - The Rockaway Beach Music Series - at the Rockway Bazaar Beach Pavilion at 9701 Shorefront Parkway and 97th Street by the beach in the Rockaways in Queens. A whole weekend of music near the beach. In 2023 they held a festival over the Labor Day Weekend that was one of the biggest Labor Day weekend events in Queens. This year, while the Music Festival isn't returning per se, they're continuing with the Rockaway Beach Music Series concerts, but haven't told us anything about Monday. Free. For details see - https://www.rockaway-bazaar.com/
FYI - the Oracabessa Festival, which is generally held in Roy Wilkins Park, looks like it will NOT be returning this summer.
Saturday, May 24, 2025 - Sunday, September 7, 2025 - NYC Beaches Opening & Closing for the Summer - The Rockaways. Also outdoor public swim pools also close on Sunday, September 7th.
Note that next weekend is jam packed with events as the Summer ends and the Fall Season kicks in.
In Two Weeks. Saturday, September 13, 2025 from 2 to 3 pm, 5 to 6 pm & 7 to 8 pm - Queens Boro Dance Festival. at the Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Flushing. The performances cap the all summer long dance festival with performances in numerous locations across the borough. For details and to rsvp $29 tickets see - https://queensborodancefestival.org
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Tuesdays & Thursdays in July & August beginning at 9.15 am and 11 am both days - Nature for Young Kids - at Alley Pond Environmental Center. For Adult with child ages 2 - 3 years old. See MCal link above for details and tickets which run $88 for adult / child for four weeks in July & $66 for three weeks in August.
The Hell Gate Walking Tour returns for the first three Sundays in September 2025. See MCAL link above for details.
Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Brooklyn NYC
Coney Isle Friday Night Fireworks, Barge Music Concerts & West Indian American Day Parade, Outdoor Public Beaches & Swimming Pools Open, as is Golfing at Marine Park Golf Course - see full report below
Saturday & Sunday, August 30 & 31, 2025 beginning at 2 & 4 pm - Barge Music Concerts - at the Boathouse in Brooklyn Bridge Park at 10 Montague Street on Pier 5. For details see - https://gogreenbk.org/event/bargemusic-2025/2025-08-30/
Fridays, June 20 - September 5, 2025 _ Weekly _ The Coney Island Weekly Friday Night Fireworks - at Steeple Chase Tower off the Boardwalk near Luna Park [see fireworks link that follows for details]. Including July 4th. For details, copy & paste - https://www.allianceforconeyisland.org
WE NEED TO UPDATE THE 2025 WIADC COMING BY SATURDAY, 8.30.25 MIDDAY.
All Weekend [see below**] / Monday, September 2, 2024 beginning at 10 am - 57th Annual West Indian American Day Parade and Carnival. There are events related to the parade going on all weekend [see below]. The parade begins at 11 am on Labor Day, Monday September 2nd starting near the Children's Zoo in Prospect Park, which is just south of the Grand Army Plaza near the Brooklyn Museum. The parade then marches south through Prospect Park along Flatbush Avenue. At the Flatbush they exit from the Park, the parade turns onto Empire Blvd and heads east to Nostrand, and then turns south ending at Midwood. Almost every site I saw seemed to get this wrong except the NYPD and the Organizers' site. The event runs from 10 am - 6 pm and you'll also find food stalls and shopping along along Eastern Parkway in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn.
- Click here to read a brief report we did on the WIADC West Indian American Day Parade / Jouvert in Brooklyn last year.
- ** There are multiple events over the weekend. On Friday night from 8 pm to 3 am there's Socafest which is live music and some drinks for $75 / $ 150 at the Brooklyn Museum. On Saturday beginning at 7 pm there's a steelpan competition that costs $50, also at the Brooklyn Museum. On Sunday at 3 pm there's an outdoor concert for $70 at the Brooklyn Museum. On Monday, beginning at 6 am, J'ouvert [French for 'day break'] begins in Grand Army Plaza, followed by the parade gathering at 10 am and stepping off at 11 am. For details see - https://wiadcacarnival.org or their FB page at - https://www.facebook.com/Jouvertcity.
The photo above or at right was taken in a prior year at the West Indian American Day Carnival and Parade. In addition to the parade there are all kinds of food stalls and outdoor shops selling Caribbean related food, clothing and other items.
Saturday, May 24, 2025 - Sunday, September 7, 2025 - NYC Beaches Opening & Closing for the Summer - Coney Island. Also outdoor public swim pools also close on Sunday, September 7th.
Note that next weekend is jam packed with events as the Summer ends and the Fall Season kicks in.
Two Plays - Polonsky & Billie Holiday Theater.
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September 4, 2025 at 7 pm - Spectrum: A Multidisciplinary Gallery & Reading - see MCAL link above for details.
Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in the Bronx NYC
Latin Foto Festival Last Weekend, Orchard Beach & Outdoor Public Pools Open, Van Cortlandt & Pelham Bay Golf Courses Open, Bronx Zoo, Botanical Gardens - see full report below
Saturday, August 30, 2025 from 12 noon to 7 pm - Bronx Night Market - see street fairs page for details.
Hunts Point _ Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays, August 1 - 31, 2025 from 2 to 6 pm Thurs & 12 noon to 5 pm Fri & Sat - Latin Foto Festival - at the Bronx Art Space at 700 Manida Street off Spofford Avenue in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx. There's an outdoor art space that is part of the exhibit which is open 24/7. Free. For details see - http://www.bronxartspace.com
Saturday, May 24, 2025 - Sunday, September 7, 2025 - NYC Beaches Opening & Closing for the Summer - Orchard Beach in Pelham Bay Park. Also outdoor public swim pools also close on Sunday, September 7th.
The photo above or at right shows folks relaxing at Orchard Beach in the Bronx. There's only one more week of beach side swimming left in the year.
The first weekend of September there's Ferragosto in Bronx Little Italy. The second weekend of September there's the the Central American Independence Parade and Festival in Crotona Park and the City Island Art Fair among other upcoming events in the Bronx. Details coming next week or see the parades & festivals or the street fairs pages links below.
Next two weeks - Ferragosto in Bronx Little Italy, City Island Art Fair & Central American Independence Parade in Crotona Park.
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September 27 & 28, 2025 - the Bartow Bricante Flea Market - see MCAL link above for details.
Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week on Staten Island NYC
Historic Richmond Town County Fair, The British are Coming Concert in Tottenville, Golfing at Silver Lake and South Shore Golf Courses, Public Beaches & Swimming Pools - see full report below
Historic Richmond Town _ Saturday, Sunday & Monday, August 30, 31 & September 1, 2025 from 12 noon - 8 pm. Richmond County Fair - At Historic Richmond Town at 441 Clarke Avenue. Food, music, carnival, crafts, living history, entertainment & shopping for families and folks of all ages. Admission $7 kids / $12 seniors / $15 adults & kids age 5 and under are free. Staten Island street fairs / festivals in Historic Richmond Town. One of the biggest events on Staten Island. For details see - https://www.historicrichmondtown.org
In the photo above or at right was taken last year at the County Fair in Historic Richmond Town. It's an old fashioned county fair, in an historic setting, albeit without the livestock. There are plenty of food and market vendors to round out the holiday for the kids and family.
Saturday, May 24, 2025 - Sunday, September 7, 2025 - NYC Beaches Opening & Closing for the Summer - Midland, New Dorp & Ocean Breeze Beaches along the east coast of Staten Island. Also outdoor public swim pools also close on Sunday, September 7th.
Monday, September 1, 2025 from 4 - 5.30 pm - The SI Philharmonic performs 'The British are Coming' - at the Conference House at 7455 Hylan Blvd in Tottenville on Staten Island. FREE. This is an annual celebratory concert. For details see - https://www.instagram.com/p/DN4LobOjt9f/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=195e60a1-3494-437f-b82c-10234f856c14 or the Conference House - https://conferencehouse.org
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Have a nice weekend.