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Sat 1 Aug – Sat 29 AugFree

Smorgasburg Williamsburg — Saturday open-air food market

Marsha P. Johnson State Park, 90 Kent Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11211, New York

via Smorgasburg · Checked 1 Aug 2026

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Sun 2 Aug – Sun 30 AugFree

Smorgasburg Prospect Park — Sunday open-air food market

Breeze Hill, Prospect Park (Lincoln Road entrance), Brooklyn, NY 11225, New York

via Prospect Park Alliance / Smorgasburg · Checked 1 Aug 2026

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Thu 6 Aug – Sat 29 AugFree

Smorgasburg Central Park — Thursday to Saturday food market

36 Central Park West, Manhattan, New York, NY 10023, New York

via Smorgasburg · Checked 1 Aug 2026

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Fri 7 Aug – Fri 28 AugFree

Smorgasburg World Trade Center — Friday lunch market at the Oculus

The Oculus, 185 Greenwich Street, Manhattan, New York, NY 10007, New York

via Smorgasburg · Checked 1 Aug 2026

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Wed 19 Aug – Sat 22 AugFree

Poets House Book Sale

Teardrop Park South (behind Poets House), Battery Park City, Manhattan, New York

Registration needed

via Poets House · Checked 31 Jul 2026

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Thu 20 Aug, 18:00Free

Movies With A View: Bridesmaids

Pier 1 Harbor View Lawn, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, NY 11201, New York

via Brooklyn Bridge Park (official press release) · Checked 18 Aug 2026

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Fri 21 Aug, 18:00Free

Sasha Velour's NightGowns at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!

Lena Horne Bandshell, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY, New York

via BRIC Arts Media - Celebrate Brooklyn! · Checked 17 Aug 2026

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Mon 24 Aug, 20:00Free

Bryant Park Movie Nights: King Creole

Bryant Park Lawn, 42nd St between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, Manhattan, New York

via Bryant Park Corporation (schedule); Time Out New York (free status) · Checked 18 Aug 2026

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Mon 24 Aug, 20:00Free

Paramount+ Movie Nights at Bryant Park: King Creole

Bryant Park Lawn, Midtown Manhattan, NY, New York

via Bryant Park Corporation · Checked 17 Aug 2026

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Mon 24 Aug, 20:00Free

Movie Nights in Bryant Park: King Creole

Bryant Park lawn, Bryant Park, Manhattan, New York

via Bryant Park · Checked 16 Aug 2026

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Mon 24 Aug, 20:00Free

Bryant Park Movie Nights: King Creole

Bryant Park Lawn, Midtown Manhattan, New York

via Bryant Park Corporation · Checked 5 Aug 2026

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Wed 26 Aug, 18:00Free

Summer Movies in the Park: Space Jam 30th Anniversary Screening

Fort Greene Park, Central Lawn, Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NY 11205, New York

Registration needed

via Rooftop Films · Checked 19 Aug 2026

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Thu 27 Aug, 18:00Free

Movies With A View: Public Choice Screening

Pier 1 Harbor View Lawn, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, NY 11201, New York

via Brooklyn Bridge Park (official press release) · Checked 18 Aug 2026

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Thu 27 Aug, 18:00Free

Movies With A View: Public Choice Night

Pier 1 Harbor View Lawn, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, New York

via Brooklyn Bridge Park (press release) · Checked 16 Aug 2026

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Thu 27 Aug, 18:00Free

Movies With A View: Public Choice Screening (season finale)

Harbor View Lawn, Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, NY, New York

via Brooklyn Paper (2026 series announcement) · Checked 15 Aug 2026

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Thu 27 Aug, 18:00Free

Movies With A View: Audience Choice screening

Pier 1 Harbor View Lawn, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, New York

via Brooklyn Bridge Park · Checked 6 Aug 2026

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Thu 27 Aug, 18:00Free

Movies With A View: Public Choice night — Brooklyn Bridge Park

Pier 1 Harbor View Lawn, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, NY 11201, New York

Registration needed

via Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy · Checked 1 Aug 2026

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Fri 28 Aug, 21:45Free

Coney Island Friday Night Fireworks (final display of the season)

Coney Island Boardwalk and beach, Brooklyn, New York

via NYC Tourism · Checked 16 Aug 2026

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Fri 28 Aug, 21:45Free

Coney Island Friday Night Fireworks (28 August)

Coney Island Boardwalk and beach, Surf Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11224, New York

via NYC Tourism + Conventions · Checked 9 Aug 2026

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Sat 29 Aug, 17:00Free

Picnic Performances: Parallel Exit - Sunset Circus

Bryant Park Lawn, 42nd Street & Sixth Avenue, New York, NY 10018, New York

Registration needed

via Bryant Park Corporation · Checked 19 Aug 2026

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Sat 29 Aug, 17:00Free

Parallel Exit: Sunset Circus at Bryant Park

Bryant Park Lawn, Midtown Manhattan, NY, New York

via Bryant Park Corporation · Checked 17 Aug 2026

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Mon 31 Aug, 17:00Free

Bryant Park Movie Nights: No Country for Old Men (2007)

The Lawn, Bryant Park, Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY 10018, New York

Registration needed

via Bryant Park Corporation (free status corroborated by Secret NYC and New York Family) · Checked 1 Aug 2026

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Mon 31 Aug, 20:00Free

Bryant Park Movie Nights: No Country for Old Men

Bryant Park Lawn, 42nd St between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, Manhattan, New York

via Bryant Park Corporation (schedule); Time Out New York (free status) · Checked 18 Aug 2026

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Mon 31 Aug, 20:00Free

Paramount+ Movie Nights at Bryant Park: No Country for Old Men

Bryant Park Lawn, Midtown Manhattan, NY, New York

via Bryant Park Corporation · Checked 17 Aug 2026

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