NYC Things to do in August in All 5 Boros of NYC

August Events in NYC by Week

INCOMPLETE LIKE JUN & JUL vs May broken in two

* Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros

Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, National Go Topless Day Parade, Lincoln Center Video Operas & Operacades in Manhattan; Summer Streets, Brighton 46th Annual Jubilee, Feast of Santa Rosalia, Battle of Brooklyn, Afro Punk Fest & Friday Night Fireworks in Brooklyn; Last PS1 MoMA Warm Up Party, Rockaway Surf Music Festival, U.S. Open Kids Day, Queensboro Dance Festival in LIC and Sunday Night Concert in Jackson Heights Queens; Summer Streets, St. Helena Summer Fair in Parkchester, Open Hydrant Theater Co Performance of Fools in Love in Hunts Point, Bronx Night Market and Comic Book & Anime Expo in the Bronx; National Lighthouse Museum at the Ferry Hawks & Bike the Block on Staten Island. Also, Swim Pools, Summer Concerts, Summer Theater in All 5 Boros.

August 25, 2023 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / Gotham Buzz NYC.

NYC Weather. The temperature highs will be in the high 70's on Friday & Sunday, but spiking up to the mid 80's on Saturday. The temperature lows will be in the high 60's all weekend. Winds will be 5 - 7 mph all weekend. Humidity will be in the high 80% range on Friday, dropping to the 60% - 70% range for the rest of the weekend. About /10th of an inch of rain is expected Friday night between 11 pm - 3 am, but otherwise the probability of precipitation is low [20% or less] the rest of the weekend

The photo at right was taken last night at the last of the BRIC summer concerts in Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Many of the concerts are free, some with nationally famous musicians, while others feature local talent.

Things To Do in NYC This Weekend

Discount movie theater tickets on the last Sunday before Labor Day. Many theaters are charging $4 as promotion to lure folks back into the theaters.

Things To Do in Manhattan This Weekend

UPDATE COMING SHORTLY. National Go Topless Parade on Saturday Aug 26. Lincoln Center HDD Operas.

• Friday, August 25, 2023 beginning at 7 pm - Charlie Parker Jazz Festival with Orrin Evans And The Captain Black Big Band Featuring Dianne Reeves I T.K. Blue In Association With Jazzmobile in Marcus Garvey Park. Free.
  Saturday, August 26, 2023 beginning at 3 pm - Charlie Parker Jazz Festival with The Cookers I Endea Owens And The Cookout | Nduduzo Makhathini Trio I Akua Allrich And The Tribe in Marcus Garvey Park. Free.
• Contact / Tickets. No rsvp needed. First come / first serve. Organized by SummerStage - www.cityparksfoundation.org.
• Location. Marcus Garvey Park at 18 Mount Morris Park West in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan.

• Sunday, August 27, 2023 beginning at 3 pm - Charlie Parker Jazz Festival with Charles McPherson With Terell Stafford | Something Else! Vincent Herring Septet I Hera Ft. Chelsea Baratz And Andromeda Turre I Michael Mayo in Tompkins Square Park. Free. Contact / Tickets. No rsvp needed. First come / first serve. Organized by SummerStage - www.cityparksfoundation.org. Location. Tompkins Square Park is located between Avenues A & B and between 7th Street & 10th Street in the East Village.

• Sundays, August 20 & 27, 2023 from 5 - 7 pm - Opera Cades. At Pier 1 in Riverside Park at West 70th Street. The events are described as follows, "... a family-friendly, immersive opera experience to Pier I with
  performances, games, and other amusements...". Free. For details see - https://www.nycgovparks.org/

Use this link to view events for upcoming Harlem Meer, Times Square Live performances, Bryant Park Opera, Theater for a New City in Washington Square Park, Tompkins Square Park and a number of other locations including their theater in the East Village, as well as the Battery Park Dance Festival. CLICK this link for a mostly free summer theater / plays in Manhattan page.

CLICK here to view Manhattan street fairs and festivals NYC 2023. These include additional events for the weekend.

Use this link to view events for upcoming SummerStage Concerts, the Harlem Meer Concerts, the Times Square Live Concerts, the Rockefeller Center Concerts, the Bryant Park Concerts, the Grand Central Terminal Markets and the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival [later this month] in Harlem and the East Village. CLICK this link for a mostly free summer concerts in Manhattan page.

CLICK this link to view the Manhattan Parades & large cultural events in NYC throughout the year.

CLICK this link to view all of the free public swimming pools in Manhattan NYC.

• CLICK here to view the things to do in NYC in August by week / NYC weekly events August.

Things To Do in Brooklyn This Weekend

• On Friday Nights from July 4th to September 1, 2023, Coney Island will light fireworks beginning at dusk along the Riegelmann Boardwalk at West 12th Street on Coney Island in Brooklyn. The Coney Island fireworks are always held off the beach, generally in the area of the Steeplechase tower in Steeplechase Park on Coney Island in Brooklyn. FREE.

• Thursday - Sunday, August 17 - August 27, 2023 from about 6 - 10 pm and probably starts earlier on the weekends - The 41st Annual Feast of Santa Rosalia - Along 18th Avenue from 68th to 75th Streets in Bensonhurst. Italian food, music, rides and shopping and live entertainment. Processions at 2 pm on both Sundays at 18th Avenue and 72nd Street. Organized by FIAO Brooklyn. Brooklyn street fairs in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of BK. https://www.facebook.com/groups/138536509512623/

• Saturday, August 26, 2023 from 7 am - 1 pm _ Brooklyn Summer Streets. Along Eastern Parkway between Grand Army Plaza and Buffalo Avenue will be closed to cars and open to pedestrians and non-motorized cyclcists. There's likely to be various sorts of impromptu entertainment.

• Saturday & Sunday, August 26 & 27, 2023 beginning at x pm - There's an Afro Punk Fest [aka Afro Punk Brooklyn - The Circus of Soul] at the Greenpoint Terminal Market in Brooklyn. Tickets run about $150 and may be purchased at https://afropunk.com/.

• Greenwood _ Sunday, August 27, 2023 from 11 am - 3 pm - The Battle of Brooklyn - Revolutionary War Commemoration - 500 West 25th Street at 5th Avenue in the Greenwood Cemetery. There are events that cover George Washington, the Dutch settlers and the Revoluationary War. The events are free with a suggested donation of $5 for the cemetery. This is an historic festival in the Greenwood Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. Space is limited so it's recommended that you rsvp [recommended donation $5] at https://www.green-wood.com/calendar/list/?tribe-bar-date=2022-08-26

• Brighton Beach / Coney Island _ Sunday, August 27, 2023 from 10 am - 6 pm. 46th Annual Brighton Jubilee. Along Brighton Beach Avenue from Corbin Place to Coney Island Avenue [has bathrooms] turning down toward the beach. There's live entertainment stages at Brighton 11th Street & at 14th Street, as well as food, shopping and kiddie rides. By the Brighton Neighborhood Assn. Brooklyn street fairs / Brooklyn St Festivals in Brighton Beach & Manhattan Beach. For details see - http://brightonbeach.com/jubilee-festival.html

The photo at right was taken at the Pakistani Parade and Festival in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn.

Also CLICK this link to see Post Production Training program organized by NYC. There's also a rotating ad on this site that will take you to the same destination.

Use the following link to view events for upcoming performances by Theater for a New City in Sunset Park, Fort Greene Park and Coney Island, as well as other Coney Island events. CLICK this link for a page of mostly free summer theater / plays in Brooklyn NYC page.

Click here to view Brooklyn street fairs NYC 2023. These include additional events for the weekend.

CLICK this link for a mostly free summer concerts in Brooklyn NYC page.

CLICK this link to view the Brooklyn Parades & large cultural events in NYC throughout the year.

CLICK this link to view all of the free public swimming pools in Brooklyn NYC.

Things To Do in Queens This Weekend

UPDATE COMING SHORTLY. QBoro Dance Fest in LIC 8/26 & 8/27 free.

• Friday, Saturday & Sunday, August 25, 26 & 27, 2023 from 5 to 9 pm - The Rockaway Beach Surf Music Festival. A whole weekend of music near the beach. Last year the festival was one of the biggest Labor Day weekend events in Queens, and is a part of the Rockaway Bazaar concerts. FREE.
• Contact. https://www.rockaway-bazaar.com/
• Location. At the Rockway Bazaar Beach Pavilion at 9701 Shorefront Parkway and 97th Street by the beach in the Rockaways in Queens.

• Friday, August 25, 2023 from 5 - 10 pm - LAST MoMA PS1 Warm Up Party in their back courtyard. Performers to be announced / TBA. Contact. For details and tickets see - https://www.momaps1.org/. Location. PS1 MoMa is located at 22-15 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, LIC Queens.

• From Tuesday through Sunday, August 22 - 27, 2023 at various times _ U.S. Open Fan Week At the USTA complex in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Register for a Fan Access Pass and obtain FREE tickets to wach the Qualifing Matches at the U.S. Open. For details see - https://www.usopen.org/

• Flushing _ Saturday, August 26, 2023 from 9.30 am to 4 pm _ Free Kids Day at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The event includes things like an autograph session w/ pros, hair braiding, fitness programs, musical acts and the ability to watch the pros practice in the afternoon. They tell us, "... this year's special appearances include 2022 US Open Champions Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek, 23-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, Coco Gauff, and Ben Shelton. Tickets will NOT be required for this year's festivities...". For details see - www.arthurashekidsday.com

• Sunday, 8/27/23 beginning at 6 pm - Phiroj Shyangden. It's the encore to what appeared to be the last summer Sunday concert [last weekend] in Travers Park in Jackson Heights. Contact. The Jackson Heights Beautification Group and NYC Parks. For details see - https://www.jhbg.org/ Location. Travers Park is located between 34th Avenue and Northern Blvd and between 77th and 79th Streets in Jackson Heights in Queens.

Use the following link to view events for upcoming Hip to Hip Shakespearean plays performed at Crocheron Park, the Voelker Orth Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Socrates Sculpture Park, Gantry State Park, Cunningham Park & Sunnyside Gardens Park as well as performances by Theater for a New City at Travers Park in Jackson Heights and ongoing performances at Culture Lab in LIC.

CLICK this link for a mostly free summer theater / plays in Queens NYC page.

Click here to view Queens street fairs & festivals NYC 2023. These include additional events for the weekend.

Use the following link to view events for upcoming Italian Nights in Athens Square Park, Travers Park Concerts in Jackson Heights, Louis Armstrong House Concerts in Corona, PS1 MoMA Warm Up Parties in Long Island City, the Queensboro Dance Festival in Socrates Sculpture Park, Gantry State Park Concerts, Culture Lab Concerts in LIC and Rockaway Hotel Concerts in the Rockaways. CLICK this link for a mostly free summer concerts in Queens page.

CLICK this link to view the Queens Parades & large cultural events in NYC throughout the year.

CLICK this link to view all of the free public swimming pools in Queens NYC.

Things To Do in the Bronx This Weekend

• Thursday - Sunday, August 17 - 20 & 24 - 27, 2023 from 4.30 - 7.30 pm _ 'Fools in Love'. Performance by the Open Hydrant Theater Company. Contact / Tickets. For details and $23.50 tickets see - http://www.openhydrant.org/. Performed by Open Hydrant Theater Company at the Point CDC - www.thepoint.org. Location. The theatrical productions are performed at the The Point CDC at 940 Garrison Avenue at Barretto Street in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx.

• Parkchester _ Thursday, August 17 - Sunday, August 27, 2023, Weekdays opens at 6 pm and Weekends [Fri / Sat / Sun] opens at 6 pm - all nights closing around 10 pm - St Helena Summer Fair [formerly Parish Carnival]. Note that times may vary on the weekend. It's an old fashioned carnival with rides, games, entertainment, shopping, food, beverages [no alcohol], contests and prizes. At the Church of St. Helena in the Parking Lot at 1315 Olmsted in Parchester, near Castle Hill in the Bronx. For details and ride tickets [last year about $1.25 w/ volume discounts] see https://churchofsthelena.com. On August 25th they run an all day special on rides with an All you can ride wrist band for $30. Street fairs in Westchester Square neighborhood of the Bronx.

• Saturday, August 26, 2023 from 7 am - 1 pm _ Bronx Summer Streets. Along The Grand Concourse between East Tremont Avenue and East Mosholu Parkway South will be closed to cars and open to pedestrians and non-motorized cyclcists. There's likely to be various sorts of impromptu entertainment.

  

• Parkchester _ Saturday, August 26, 2023 from 9 am to 4 pm - Bronx Anime & Comic Expo at the Church of St. Helena in the school gymnasium at 1315 Olmsted in Parchester, near Castle Hill in the Bronx. Cosplay contests, video games, 360 photo booth, comics, toys, funko-anime, and comic book artists and anime voice actors & voices including Emily Cramer of Pokemon, as well as Laurie Hines, Ray Lago, Barrett Leddy & Ryan Andes.
• For details and $13 tickets see - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bx-anime-comic-expo-tickets-523703871377?aff=ebdssbdestsearch.

• Saturday, August 26, 2023 from 1 to 7 pm - Bronx Night Market at 1 Fordham Plaza just south of the train station. A diversified food fest.

Use this link to view events for upcoming Ailey Moves workshop at Poe Park in Fordham Manor, Theater for a New City play at St Mary's Park in Mott Haven, Open Hydrant Theater Company performance at the Point CDC in Hunts Point, Citywide Dance Party at Bronx Heritage Music Center and Wave Hill, Roots at Lehman College in Bedford Park, Lori Belilove & The Isadora Duncan Dance Company and the Great Gatsby at Bartow Pell Mansion in Pelham Bay Park, and BAAD Wellness Day in Westchester Square. CLICK this link for a mostly free summer theater / plays in the Bronx NYC page.

Click here to see Bronx street fairs & festivals NYC 2023. These include additional events for the weekend.

Use this link to view events for upcoming Yankee Stadium Concerts, the traveling Orchard Beach Summer Concert Series to multiple parks around the Bronx including - St. Marys Park, Crotona Park, Bronx East Park, Ferry Point Park & Coop City - Bronx Arts Ensemble Concerts in Van Cortlandt Park and Marcus Garvey Park Concerts in nearby northern Manhattan / Harlem. CLICK this link for a mostly free summer concerts in the Bronx page.

CLICK this link to view the Bronx Parades & large cultural events in NYC throughout the year.

CLICK this link to view all of the free public swimming pools in the Bronx NYC.

Things To Do in on Staten Island This Weekend

• National Lighthouse Museum at the Ferry Hawks on Saturday, August 26, 2023 beginning at 6.30 pm at Staten Island University Hospital Community Park at 75 Richmond Terrace. followed by fireworks at 9.15 - 9.30 pm. Tickets are $17 of which $3 goes to the National Lighthouse Museum.

• Saturday, August 26, 2023 from 11 am - 3 pm _ Bike the Block at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center in the Randall Manor neighborhood. The NYC DOT is providing free training for youngsters to learn how to ride a bike, as well as bike safety and maintenance skills. Free bike rentals.

CLICK this link for a mostly free summer theater / plays on Staten Island NYC page.

Click here to see Staten Island street fairs & festivals NYC 2023. These include additional events for the weekend.

CLICK this link for a mostly free summer concerts on Staten Island page.

And CLICK this link for the Staten Island parades & cultural events throughout the year.

CLICK this link to view all of the free public swimming pools on Staten Island NYC.

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Enjoy.

Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros

India Day Parade, Battery Dance Festival, Frenzy Film Fest, Summer Streets, Mostly Mozart, Shakespeare & Operacades in Manhattan; Feast of Santa Rosalia, Pakistani Independence Parade & Festival, BRICs Concerts, Battle of Brooklyn & One Crown Heights Fest in Brooklyn; Jazzmobile / Armstrong House Block Party & Hip to Hip Shakespearean Theater in Queens; St. Helena Summer Fair Parkchester & Open Hydrant Theater Co Performance of Fools in Love in the Bronx, Summer Concerts, Beaches & Market on Staten Island. Also, Swim Pools, Summer Concerts, Summer Theater in All 5 Boros & Honey Harvest Fest & U.S. Open Fan Week begins Tuesday in Queens.

August 18, 2023 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / Gotham Buzz NYC.

NYC Weather. The temperature highs will be around 80 on Friday and Saturday, rising the the mid 80's on Sunday. The temperature lows will be in the mid 60's, rising to about 70 on Sunday. There isn't any rain in the forecast. all weekend. The humidity will run from 50% - 60% all weekend. The wind will be about 10 mph Friday, falling to 7 mph on Saturday and then 5 mph on Sunday.

The photo at right was taken at an India Day Parade in Manhattan in a prior year. The parade returns to Madison Avenue on Sunday. See details below.

All of NYC - United Nations

Wednesday, August 23, 2023 is the UNESCO Slavery Remembrance Day. UNESCO created the day in 1988, and it was first observed in Haiti in 1998, followed by Senegal in 1999. For over 400 years, more than 15 million men, women, and children from Africa were the victims of the transatlantic slave trade. Slavery Remembrance Day is not just about remembering the horrors of slavery and honoring its victims; it is also about working to ensure the system of racism that caused slavery is abolished completely in today’s world. For more information about Slavery Remembrance Day see - https://nationaltoday.com/slavery-remembrance-day/

I couldn't find any specific events for the public at the U.N. for this day. Perhaps you will have better luck - https://www.un.org

Things To Do in Manhattan This Weekend

• Saturday thru Friday, August 12 - 18, 2023 from 7 - 9 pm - Battery Dance Festival - The 42nd Annual Dance Festival featuring dozens of choreographers and dancers from around the city, the nation and parts of the world. Each day features a different group - use the contact info to visit their website for details. There are also 7 $1 Dance Workshops during the week of the festival. FREE, but donations welcome. For details see - https://batterydance.org. Last year [2022] they advised folks to register but this year I didn't see any such suggestion. Location. At 75 River Terrace (the North Esplanade) in Rockefeller Park in Battery Park City.

• Midtown _ Saturday, August 19, 2023 from 1 - 9 pm - Blues BBQ Festival. Free summer concerts at Pier 76 on the Hudson just behind the Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan NC. Free admission, with food not included and they have some rules / guidelines for attendees. For details see - https://hudsonriverpark.org/visit/events/event/blues-bbq-festival-2023/

• Midtown _ Sunday, August 20, 2023 from 12 noon - 6 pm - India Day Parade begins along Madison Avenue from 38th to 26th Street, followed by an Indian food, shopping and entertainment fair in Madison Square Park in Midtown. Some Bollywood stars will be in attendance. For more information see - https://fianynjct.org/event/

• Sundays, August 20 & 27, 2023 from 5 - 7 pm - Opera Cades. At Pier 1 in Riverside Park at West 70th Street. The events are described as follows, "... a family-friendly, immersive opera experience to Pier I with
  performances, games, and other amusements...". Free. For details see - https://www.nycgovparks.org/

• Downtown / Village / Midtown / UES _ Saturdays, August 5, 12 & 19, 2023 from 7 am to 1 pm _ NYC Summer Streets - There will be street closures to autos and trucks along Lafayette starting at the Brooklyn Bridge Downtown, going north to 4th Avenue in the Village, which merges into Park Avenue at Union Square going north through Midtown & the Upper East Side, ending at 109th Street. People are welcome to bike, stroll, skateboard and whatnot. Motorists will have access to some major cross streets which you can find listed by cutting & pasting this web address into your browser - http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/summerstreets/html/about/neighbors.shtml.

• Thursdays thru Sundays, July 27 - August 20, 2023 beginning at 6.20 - Margaret [taken from Shakespeare's Henry VI Trilogy - Taken from one of Shakespeare's history plays, which is about Queens Margaret who was, at one time both Queen of England and Queen of France. This is about conflict and sadness. Free summer outdoor theater / plays on the Upper West Side UWS.
• Contact. https://www.hudsonclassicaltheatercompany.org. The theater company changed its name from Hudson Warehouse to Hudson Classical Theater Company.
• Location. On the north patio of the Soldiers & Sailors Monument which can be accessed at West 89th Street and Riverside Drive on the Upper West Side [see photo above right]. Take the steps behind the monument down to the large patio.

• Thursday, August 10 - 13 & August 18 - 20, 2023 at various times - Frenzy Film Festival. At El Barrio's Art Space PS109 at 215 East 99th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues on the UES / Harlem.

Use this link to view events for upcoming Harlem Meer, Times Square Live performances, Bryant Park Opera, Theater for a New City in Washington Square Park, Tompkins Square Park and a number of other locations including their theater in the East Village, as well as the Battery Park Dance Festival. CLICK this link for a mostly free summer theater / plays in Manhattan page.

CLICK here to view Manhattan street fairs and festivals NYC 2023. These include additional events for the weekend.

Use this link to view events for upcoming SummerStage Concerts, the Harlem Meer Concerts, the Times Square Live Concerts, the Rockefeller Center Concerts, the Bryant Park Concerts, the Grand Central Terminal Markets and the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival [later this month] in Harlem and the East Village. CLICK this link for a mostly free summer concerts in Manhattan page.

CLICK this link to view the Manhattan Parades & large cultural events in NYC throughout the year.

CLICK this link to view all of the free public swimming pools in Manhattan NYC.

Things To Do in Brooklyn This Weekend

• Thursday - Sunday, August 17 - August 27, 2023 from about 6 - 10 pm and probably starts earlier on the weekends - The 41st Annual Feast of Santa Rosalia - Along 18th Avenue from 68th to 75th Streets in Bensonhurst. Italian food, music, rides and shopping and live entertainment. Processions at 2 pm on both Sundays at 18th Avenue and 72nd Street. Organized by FIAO Brooklyn. Brooklyn street fairs in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of BK. https://www.facebook.com/groups/138536509512623/

• Thursdays & Fridays, August 10, 11, 2023 - BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn Festival. BRIC stands for Brooklyn Information and Culture and was founded in 1979 to revitalize Brooklyn through arts and culture. The festival runs from June 17 - August 27, 2023. Free. At the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park at 62 West Drive in Brooklyn. For details see www.bricartsmedia.org.
  • Friday, August 18, 2023 beginning at 6 pm - BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival featuring iLe | Divino Niño | Sara Curruchich.  FREE.
  • Saturday, August 19, 2023 beginning at 6.30 pm - BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival featuring John Cale and Tomberlin.  FREE.
  • Tuesday, August 22, 2023 beginning at 6 pm - BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival Benefit Concert featuring Alex G and Alvvays.  They describe the performance as follows, " ... Alex G is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who built his reputation with intimate lo-fi pop that combines strong melodic sensibilities with a ragged, impulsive-sounding performance style. Canadian indie pop band Alvvays is celebrating the release of their third album, the nervy joyride that is the compulsively lovable Blue Rev...". Paid event - see Contact info below to rsvp.
  • Wednesday, August 23, 2023 beginning at 6 pm - BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival Benefit Concert featuring Alex G and Alvvays.  They describe the performance as follows, " ... Alex G is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who built his reputation with intimate lo-fi pop that combines strong melodic sensibilities with a ragged, impulsive-sounding performance style. Canadian indie pop band Alvvays is celebrating the release of their third album, the nervy joyride that is the compulsively lovable Blue Rev...".  Paid event - see Contact info below to rsvp.
  • Thursday, August 24, 2023 beginning at 7 pm - BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival Closing Night featuring The Head And The Heart | Izzy Heltai. FREE.

• Sunday, August 20, 2023 begins at 12.30 pm _ Pakistani Independence Day Parade & Festival. They march along Coney Island Avenue beginning at Foster / Newkirk ending at Avenue H in Flatbush. There's an after party & cultural celebration at Coney Island Avenue at Independence Street until 7 pm. Parades, festivals and cultural celebrations in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn NYC. Contact - https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynMela/

• Sunday, August 20, 2023 from 1 - 2 pm there's an historic program commemorating the Battle of Brooklyn by the Urban Park Rangers at the Fort Greene Park Visitors Center at Myrtle Avenue and Washington Park at the northeast corner of the park in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn NYC.

• Sunday, August 20, 2023 from 12 noon - 5 pm. There's the One Crown Heights Neighborhood Festival in Brower Park next to the Brooklyn Children's Museum at 145 Brooklyn Avenue in Crown Heights, BK, NYC. There will be live music, dance performances, street games, and kosher and non-kosher food vendors. FREE.

• Sunday, August 20, 2023 beginning at 4 pm. There's the South Central Brooklyn United for Progress Picnic. Enter Prospect Park at Ocean and Parkside Avenues and the picnic will be on the grass just inside the entrance in the Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood. This is a potluck, so you're asked to bring something or be prepared to make a donation. They will be serving one vegetarian dish. For details and to rsvp - https://www.mobilize.us/scbkunitedforprogress/event/576127/

• Sunday, August 20, 2023 beginning at 4 pm - Jose Alberto “El Canario” I The Big 3 Palladium
  
  
  Orchestra: The Music Of Machito I Tito Rodriguez And Tito Puente I Karen Joseph And Mambocha In Association With Jazz At Lincoln Center & Uptown Vinyl Supreme at the Coney Island Amphitheater. Free. Contact. https://cityparksfoundation.org Contact. For details see - https://seasideparkconeyisland.com/amphitheater and https://cityparksfoundation.org Location. Coney Island Amphitheater at 3052 West 21st Street at the Coney Island Boardwalk in Coney Island, Brooklyn. The new Seaside Park and Community Arts Center is located at the western end of Coney Island / Riegelmann Boardwalk. The complex includes the Coney Island Amphitheater [aka Ford Amphitheater], Seaside Park and parking. The amphitheater is a 5,000 seat covered & open air venue.

Also CLICK this link to see Post Production Training program organized by NYC. There's also a rotating ad on this site that will take you to the same destination.

Use the following link to view events for upcoming performances by Theater for a New City in Sunset Park, Fort Greene Park and Coney Island, as well as other Coney Island events. CLICK this link for a page of mostly free summer theater / plays in Brooklyn NYC page.

Click here to view Brooklyn street fairs NYC 2023. These include additional events for the weekend.

CLICK this link for a mostly free summer concerts in Brooklyn NYC page.

CLICK this link to view the Brooklyn Parades & large cultural events in NYC throughout the year.

CLICK this link to view all of the free public swimming pools in Brooklyn NYC.

Things To Do in Queens This Weekend

• Hip to Hip Shakespearean Theater Company has a few more performances left for the season. Use the concerts link below to find one near you. FREE.

• Saturday, August 19, 2023 from 5 to 7 pm, Jazzmobile & LAHM Block Party 2023. The Jazzmobile Block Party occurs every year and 2023 is no different. Contact. For details and tickets see - https://www.jazzmobile.org/
  • or https://www.louisarmstronghouse.org/ or call 718-478-8274. Location. The Louis Armstrong House is located at 34-56 107th Street in the Corona neighborhood in Queens.

• Sunday, 8/20/23 beginning at 6 pm - Feste Jation - @festejation. It's the last summer Sunday concert in Travers Park in Jackson Heights. Contact. The Jackson Heights Beautification Group and NYC Parks. For details see - https://www.jhbg.org/ Location. Travers Park is located between 34th Avenue and Northern Blvd and between 77th and 79th Streets in Jackson Heights in Queens.

• Tuesday, August 22, 2023 from 1 - 3.30 pm there's a Honey Harvest Festival at the Voelker Orth Museum at 149-19 38th Avenue in Flushing. They describe the event as follows, "... See how our beekeeper harvests honey, make bee-inspired art, sample different types of honey, and learn what it takes to make a bee friendly garden.  Enjoy our house punch and yummy snacks.   And, it is the first day that the new harvest of Voelker Orth Museum honey is available for sale...". For details and $4 / $10 [family] tickets see - http://www.vomuseum.org. Kids 3 and under free.

• From Tuesday through Sunday, August 22 - 27, 2023 at various times _ U.S. Open Fan Week At the USTA complex in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Register for a Fan Access Pass and obtain FREE tickets to wach the Qualifing Matches at the U.S. Open. For details see - https://www.usopen.org/

• Flushing _ Saturday, August 26, 2023 from 9.30 am to 4 pm _ Free Kids Day at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The event includes things like an autograph session w/ pros, hair braiding, fitness programs, musical acts and the ability to watch the pros practice in the afternoon. They tell us, "... this year's special appearances include 2022 US Open Champions Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek, 23-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, Coco Gauff, and Ben Shelton. Tickets will NOT be required for this year's festivities...". For details see - www.arthurashekidsday.com

• Friday, August 25, 2023 from 5 - 10 pm - LAST MoMA PS1 Warm Up Party in their back courtyard. Performers to be announced / TBA. Contact. For details and tickets see - https://www.momaps1.org/. Location. PS1 MoMa is located at 22-15 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, LIC Queens.

Use the following link to view events for upcoming Hip to Hip Shakespearean plays performed at Crocheron Park, the Voelker Orth Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Socrates Sculpture Park, Gantry State Park, Cunningham Park & Sunnyside Gardens Park as well as performances by Theater for a New City at Travers Park in Jackson Heights and ongoing performances at Culture Lab in LIC.

CLICK this link for a mostly free summer theater / plays in Queens NYC page.

Click here to view Queens street fairs & festivals NYC 2023. These include additional events for the weekend.

Use the following link to view events for upcoming Italian Nights in Athens Square Park, Travers Park Concerts in Jackson Heights, Louis Armstrong House Concerts in Corona, PS1 MoMA Warm Up Parties in Long Island City, the Queensboro Dance Festival in Socrates Sculpture Park, Gantry State Park Concerts, Culture Lab Concerts in LIC and Rockaway Hotel Concerts in the Rockaways. CLICK this link for a mostly free summer concerts in Queens page.

CLICK this link to view the Queens Parades & large cultural events in NYC throughout the year.

CLICK this link to view all of the free public swimming pools in Queens NYC.

Things To Do in the Bronx This Weekend

• Thursday - Sunday, August 17 - 20 & 24 - 27, 2023 from 4.30 - 7.30 pm _ 'Fools in Love'. Performance by the Open Hydrant Theater Company. Contact / Tickets. For details and $23.50 tickets see - http://www.openhydrant.org/. Performed by Open Hydrant Theater Company at the Point CDC - www.thepoint.org. Location. The theatrical productions are performed at the The Point CDC at 940 Garrison Avenue at Barretto Street in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx.

• Parkchester _ Thursday, August 17 - Sunday, August 27, 2023, Weekdays opens at 6 pm and Weekends [Fri / Sat / Sun] opens at 6 pm - all nights closing around 10 pm - St Helena Summer Fair [formerly Parish Carnival]. Note that times may vary on the weekend. It's an old fashioned carnival with rides, games, entertainment, shopping, food, beverages [no alcohol], contests and prizes. At the Church of St. Helena in the Parking Lot at 1315 Olmsted in Parchester, near Castle Hill in the Bronx. For details and ride tickets [last year about $1.25 w/ volume discounts] see https://churchofsthelena.com. On August 25th they run an all day special on rides with an All you can ride wrist band for $30. Street fairs in Westchester Square neighborhood of the Bronx.

The photo at right was taken at the Hip Hop 50th Celebration at its home at 1520 Sedgewick Avenue, along the Harlem River in the Bronx. There was good attendance at the block party, which entailed journeying through numerous flights of steps in the Heights, but well worth it.

Use this link to view events for upcoming Ailey Moves workshop at Poe Park in Fordham Manor, Theater for a New City play at St Mary's Park in Mott Haven, Open Hydrant Theater Company performance at the Point CDC in Hunts Point, Citywide Dance Party at Bronx Heritage Music Center and Wave Hill, Roots at Lehman College in Bedford Park, Lori Belilove & The Isadora Duncan Dance Company and the Great Gatsby at Bartow Pell Mansion in Pelham Bay Park, and BAAD Wellness Day in Westchester Square. CLICK this link for a mostly free summer theater / plays in the Bronx NYC page.

Click here to see Bronx street fairs & festivals NYC 2023. These include additional events for the weekend.

Use this link to view events for upcoming Yankee Stadium Concerts, the traveling Orchard Beach Summer Concert Series to multiple parks around the Bronx including - St. Marys Park, Crotona Park, Bronx East Park, Ferry Point Park & Coop City - Bronx Arts Ensemble Concerts in Van Cortlandt Park and Marcus Garvey Park Concerts in nearby northern Manhattan / Harlem. CLICK this link for a mostly free summer concerts in the Bronx page.

CLICK this link to view the Bronx Parades & large cultural events in NYC throughout the year.

CLICK this link to view all of the free public swimming pools in the Bronx NYC.

Things To Do in on Staten Island This Weekend

• Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday, August 17, 18, 19 & 20, 2023 beginning at 8 pm except Sunday when it begins at 2 pm - Keeley and Du. Performance by the Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre Company. Contact / Tickets. For details see - https://www.spotlighttheatresi.org/ OR https://sishakespeare.org/ Location. The Spotlight Repertory Theatre Company will be performing at the Empire Outlet Mall at 55 Richmond Terrace in St. George next to the Staten Island Ferry Terminal. The Spotlight Theatre performance will be held on Level Three next to Pattern & Dot .

• August 17, 24 & 31, 2023 from 7 to 9 pm - College of Staten Island & Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex Summer Concerts. Free summer outdoor concerts in the Dongan Hills, Midland Beach and Arrochar neighborhoods of Staten Island. Contact. https://www.csi.cuny.edu/ Location. The concerts are at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex which is near Dongan Hills, Midland Beach and Arrochar neighborhoods [see #2 above Eastern Staten Island]. The College of Staten Island aka CSI is located at 2800 Victory Blvd near Heartland Village in the Mid Island section of Staten Island.

• Saturday, August 19, 2023 from 11 am - 4 pm, there's the Cottage Row Curiosities at Snug Harbor Cultural Center at 1000 Richmond Terrace Street in the Randall Manor neighborhood of Staten Island. There will be over 40 local vendors selling artisanal goods, food, music, entertainment and information. https://snug-harbor.org

• Sunday, August 20, 2023 from 3 to 5 pm - Volker Goetze World Trio with Yacouba Cissoko & guest. Free. At the Almer G. Pavilion in Conference House Park. Contact. The location contact is https://theconferencehouse.org and their partnering performer contacts are included with each event. Location. At 7455 Hylan Blvd in the Tottenville neighborhood on Staten Island NYC.

CLICK this link for a mostly free summer theater / plays on Staten Island NYC page.

Click here to see Staten Island street fairs & festivals NYC 2023. These include additional events for the weekend.

CLICK this link for a mostly free summer concerts on Staten Island page.

And CLICK this link for the Staten Island parades & cultural events throughout the year.

CLICK this link to view all of the free public swimming pools on Staten Island NYC.

Have a good weekend.