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New York Events to Enjoy this Month

AUGUST 2026

I hope you and your loved ones are enjoying the summer season. To help you plan for August,
here are 31 curated events happening in and around New York City throughout the month.

Hilary J. James

NYRS, CNE, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
[email protected]
212-452-6203
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Summer on the Hudson: Silent Disco
Grab a pair of wireless headphones and dance on the pier at this popular outdoor quiet clubbing series featuring three live DJs spinning different genres against a waterfront backdrop.
NY NOW Summer Market
Explore thousands of legacy and emerging brands showcasing their newest global collections in gift, lifestyle, home, and jewelry designs at the Javits Center floor.

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NoMad Jazz Festival
Kick off a week-long celebration of community and live music as this highly anticipated neighborhood jazz festival returns to the lawns of Madison Square Park.
Bryant Park Board Game Social
Come join one of Bryant Park's weekly Board Games Socials, with games like Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne, Catan, King of Tokyo and more.

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Museum of the Moving Image Screening
Come watch the movie First Man, a brooding astronaut saga that plumbs genuine psychological depths in telling the life story of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon in 1969 as part of NASA's long-gestating Gemini program.
Shape Up NYC: Groove & Glow
Bring your energy to the Tompkins Square Library for a high-vibe cardio dance class. Blending K-pop beats, funk grooves, and feel-good choreography, this session is designed to help you sweat, smile, and glow. All experience levels are welcome, and admission is free.

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A Closer Look: Guided Close-Looking Through Dialogue
Slow down and discover how much there is to see when we take the time to look closely at highlights from Untitled (America). Guided by a Museum docent, participants are encouraged to think through and discuss works together.
Pop-Up Talks
Maximize your time at the Brooklyn Museum and join a short talk to learn about works throughout the Museum with trained volunteers who are passionate about art.

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Brazil Day at Lincoln Center: Baia Toca Forró
Groove to the warm rhythms of forró with Maurício Baia, who blends traditional sounds from Brazil with contemporary rock and pop.
Family Story Time
A dynamic story time to listen to artful tales that get us thinking, talking, moving, and creating with your kids. This month's theme is Animals.

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Battery Dance Festival
The Battery Dance Festival is New York City's longest-running free public dance festival. Each year, the Festival draws a combined audience of over 12,000 in-person and more than 35,000 virtual viewers. This year kicks off with four outdoor workshops at Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park.
Zumba with Maria Assis
Come dance on the High Line! Zumba is a Latin-inspired dance fitness class featuring Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, Bachata, and more.

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Sketch Night
Enjoy the galleries and draw at your own pace during this in-person sketching program at The Frick Collection.
Battery Dance Festival Evening Performances
Watch color and music fill the air at this multi-generational waterfront festival where free kite kits are provided to children to paint and fly over Riverside Park.

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Summer on the Hudson: Fly NYC Kite Festival
Watch color and music fill the air at this multi-generational waterfront festival where free kite kits are provided to children to paint and fly over Riverside Park.
Hudson Classical Theater Company
Hudson Classical Theater Company's 23rd summer season presents an intimate outdoor production of The Dancing Men: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery at the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Riverside Park. Admission is pay-what-you-can.

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Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket
Browse a sprawling Monday collection of locally sourced baked goods, fresh fruits, and artisanal cheeses right at the historic entrance to Prospect Park.
Lap Swim
Take part in a long-distance lap swim competition.

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Farm Community Volunteer Days
Join Queens Botanical Garden's Farm staff for an engaging, educational event where you will learn gardening basics and work hands-on with plants.
Iconic Views of Central Park Tour
If you want to check off your Central Park must-see list, this is the tour for you. Join Central Park Conservancy guides as they visit the Park's most famous and endearing sites.

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Gallery Tour: Old Masters, New Amsterdam
Journey to the world of New Amsterdam on this docent-guided tour and learn how New York's early history still shapes our culture today.
Smorgasburg
Taste a curated selection of global street foods from dozens of cutting-edge local vendors at this expansive, iconic waterfront food market.

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Central Park SummerStage
Five-time Grammy winner Angélique Kidjo returns to SummerStage with her internationally acclaimed, genre-blending Afrobeat fusion, featuring a supporting set by NYC's premier Afrobeats specialist, DJ Freshy K.
Culinary Voyage Through Spain
Join Chef Ivan or Resident Chef for Culinary Voyage Through Spain, a three-course hands-on cooking class hosted through Cozymeal.

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Sunset Meditation with Mindful Astoria
Designed for all experience levels, these sessions include mindful breathing, mindful movement, and loving-kindness meditation.
Classic Italian Desserts Cooking Class
Evoke the Old World with these nonna-approved classic desserts, creating flavors that instantly transport you to Italy (or Little Italy!).

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Comedy Club
Looking for a legendary night out in NYC? Join us at the iconic Greenwich Village Comedy Club for a night of non-stop laughs featuring the city's heaviest hitters.
Coney Island Friday Night Fireworks
Start the weekend with a bang! Fireworks light up the beach every Friday night throughout the summer.

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Family Day: Art-Making for All Ages
Bring the whole family out for a free afternoon workshop where educators guide participants through creative art projects inspired by current biennial exhibitions.
MET Open Studio at The Met Cloisters
Explore materials and process through artist-led demonstrations, drop-in art-making activities, and conversations with Met experts.

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Bryant Park Movie Night: No Country for Old Men
Bring a blanket and a friend, grab your spot on the lawn, and watch a feature film on the big screen under the city skies. The lawn opens at 5 p.m. and films begin at 8 p.m. Enjoy the show!

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Raphael: Sublime Poetry
 
A once-in-a-generation exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art showcasing over 170 works tracing Raphael’s full artistic career across the Italian Renaissance.
The Café Wha? House Band – Saturday Set
 
A high-energy live music performance at Cafe Wha? featuring the venue’s iconic house band playing crowd-favorite covers in an intimate club setting.

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Japan Food Festival
 
One of NYC’s largest street food festivals, bringing dozens of Japanese vendors, cultural experiences, and pop-up events to neighborhoods across the city.
May the Fourth: Movie Marathon
 
A free all-day screening at the Washington Heights Library celebrating Star Wars with back-to-back films from the original trilogy.

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Master Public Speaking with Improv & Storytelling (Evening Workshop)
 
An interactive workshop designed to build confidence and communication skills through improv techniques and storytelling exercises.
Mexodus
 
A groundbreaking two-person musical blending history, hip-hop, and live music, Mexodus tells the untold story of thousands who fled south across the Rio Grande into Mexico in search of freedom.

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Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens
 
A sweeping exhibition featuring over 280 works by the legendary Malian photographer, exploring portraiture, identity, and cultural transformation through iconic images and rarely seen materials.
Carol Bove
 
This career-spanning exhibition transforms the Guggenheim’s rotunda with sculptural works ranging from intimate collages to monumental steel forms.

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Peter Bernstein Quartet
 
An evening of live jazz at Birdland Theater featuring acclaimed guitarist Peter Bernstein and his quartet, known for dynamic improvisation and classic jazz stylings.
Mother’s Day Bazaar
 
A vibrant outdoor market featuring over 150 local artisans, handmade goods, and artisanal food vendors—perfect for finding unique gifts while supporting NYC makers.

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Opulent Oceans
 
This exhibition showcases exquisite scientific illustrations from rare books in the museum’s collection, highlighting the beauty and diversity of marine life and the history of ocean exploration through art.
New York Botanical Garden Arboretum Collections
 
Explore a living museum of trees and woody plants across the New York Botanical Garden’s arboretum, where diverse species are cultivated for conservation, research, and public enjoyment.

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New York Comedy Club Presents
 
A fast-paced stand-up showcase featuring a rotating lineup of NYC’s top comedians and surprise drop-ins in an intimate club setting.
Tenement Talk: Immigration – How the Past Shapes the Present
 
A thought-provoking talk at the Tenement Museum exploring how historical immigrant experiences continue to shape modern conversations around identity, policy, and belonging in America.

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Mediterranean Delights Cooking Class
 
A hands-on cooking class at Sur La Table where participants learn to prepare vibrant Mediterranean dishes and techniques in a collaborative, chef-led kitchen environment.
Greenmarket Book Signing with Padma Lakshmi
 
Meet Padma Lakshmi at the Union Square Greenmarket for a live book signing and the chance to purchase her latest cookbook in a vibrant open-air market setting.

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Harlem Community Stoop Sale
 
The best stoop sale in the city! Over 100 homes spill out on the stoop. Treasure hunting, bargains, vintage stuff and kicking it up with friends and neighbors.
Collection in Focus: Modern European Currents
 
An intimate exhibition at the Guggenheim highlighting early 20th-century European avant-garde works, showcasing how artists across movements pushed toward abstraction and redefined modern art.

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Tone Up Tuesday
 
A free 45-minute fitness class combining cardio and strength training as part of NYC Parks’ Shape Up NYC program, designed to help participants build total-body strength.
The Secrets of Grand Central Terminal
 
This guided walking tour reveals the hidden history and architectural secrets of Grand Central Terminal.

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Post-War and Contemporary Art Live Auction
 
A major daytime auction at Christie’s New York showcasing post-war and contemporary artworks, offering collectors access to important works across modern and contemporary movements.
Harry Connick Jr. at Carnegie Hall
 
A special Carnegie Hall debut concert featuring solo, small-group, and big-band performances by Harry Connick Jr., including a new orchestral work honoring his late mother.

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Coppélia at Lincoln Center
 
A beloved full-length comedic ballet set to Delibes’ score, Coppélia brings humor and charm to the stage as a lifelike doll sparks romance and mischief in a whimsical village tale.
Jazz in the Park at Ralph Ellison
 
A free outdoor community jazz concert series featuring local musicians and vocalists, bringing live music to Ralph Ellison Plaza in a relaxed park setting.

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Global Donuts Cooking Class
 
A hands-on class where participants learn to make international favorites like French beignets, Mexican churros, and Italian bomboloni while mastering essential pastry techniques.
Yoga in the Park
 
A free outdoor yoga class led by NYC Parks instructors, offering a relaxing, all-levels flow session designed to build strength and mindfulness in a scenic park setting.

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Elim Chan Conducts Prokofiev – New York Philharmonic
 
A dynamic orchestral program at David Geffen Hall led by Elim Chan, featuring Prokofiev’s Cinderella alongside contemporary works and a virtuosic cello concerto in an evening of rich, expressive music.
Full Body Circuit Training
 
A free NYC Parks fitness class combining resistance and bodyweight exercises for a dynamic, full-body workout designed for all fitness levels.

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Friday Night Jams featuring Wes D’Alelio
 
A free outdoor concert at West Harlem Piers featuring singer-songwriter Wes D’Alelio, part of a monthly series bringing live local music to the park at sunset.
Tribeca Greenmarket
 
A smaller, convenient downtown market offering seasonal produce and locally sourced goods.

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Marcel Duchamp
 
A major retrospective of the radical modernist spans six decades and nearly 300 works, tracing Duchamp’s groundbreaking influence from Cubism to conceptual art.

 

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Comedy Mob Open Mic
 
Weekly open-mic comedy session with local and visiting performers at a lively downtown club.
Songs of New York
 
Immersive interactive installation exploring the full range of music from and about New York City.
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Antiquities Auction
 
Live auction featuring ancient artifacts from Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Near Eastern cultures, dating from 3000 BC to AD 700.
Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
 
Sotheby’s latest sale will showcase a Rembrandt drawing alongside an exceptional selection of drawings and watercolors spanning centuries of European art.
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Wifredo Lam: When I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
 
A sweeping retrospective of Wifredo Lam that traces how he fused modernism with Afro-Caribbean history at the MoMA.
Rare Piano Music - with Guest Violin
 
An intimate concert exploring rare 18th-century Galant piano and violin works — alongside new compositions by pianist-composer Nate Sassoon — highlighting expressive, conversational music bridging the Baroque and Classical eras.
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Ikea Kids Cooking Club
 
A free, hands-on cooking activity for kids hosted at IKEA, designed to introduce simple recipes and kitchen skills in a fun, family-friendly setting.
Expanding the Walls: Making Connections Between Photography, History, and Community
 
Marking the program’s 25th anniversary, this exhibition presents photographs from across the years that capture the people, places, and moments shaping teen life.
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Movie Night at BKCM: The Wiz
 
Celebrate Black History Month with a screening of The Wiz at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, with each ticket including complimentary popcorn and a drink.
Tone Up Tuesday
 
45-minute free total-body fitness class combining cardio and strength training, part of Shape Up NYC’s community program.
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Drawing Center: Ceija Stojka: Making Visible
 
This exhibition presents over sixty works by Roma artist and Holocaust survivor Ceija Stojka, exploring her life, heritage, and powerful artistic response to history.
Alignment Yoga
 
Free yoga class designed to improve balance, strength, and flexibility through mindful body alignment and movement.
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Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne
 
Photographic exhibition documenting more than 70 large-format images of American industrial and artisanal manufacturing.
Valentines Day Dinner Cruise
 
Celebrate Valentine’s Day on a romantic dinner cruise departing from Pier 40, with your choice of a three-course plated meal or classic buffet, with skyline views.
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Chelsea Market, High Line & Hudson Yards Food & History Tour
 
A guided food and history tour combining tastings with a walk along the High Line and Hudson Yards.
Family Owned
 
Guided historical tour at the Tenement Museum exploring the 75-year residential history of 97 Orchard Street, highlighting immigrant family businesses and everyday life in NYC.
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¡Wepa! Puerto Ricans in the World of Comics
 
Bilingual exhibition drawing from the Manuel Martínez Nazario Collection to celebrate Puerto Rican creators’ contributions to comics, exploring cultural identity, history, and imagined worlds across space and time.
To Be A Place
 
Installation and archival exhibition at the Studio Museum in Harlem presenting a visual timeline of historical documents, media, and programming ephemera.
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“A Century of The New Yorker” Exhibit
 
Exhibition celebrating 100 years of The New Yorker magazine’s cultural legacy.
The Birdland Big Band
 
Friday evening big-band jazz performance featuring The Birdland Big Band playing a mix of jazz, funk, Brazilian, Latin and world-music-influenced arrangements.
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Lunar New Year Celebration
 
A festive Lunar New Year celebration featuring cultural performances, activities, and community gathering to welcome the new year.
Winter Community Bazaar
 
The weekly Grand Bazaar NYC market with local vendors and curated goods in the winter season.
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Fiber Arts
 
Bring your knitting, crocheting, or other fiber art projects to the 53rd Street Library’s community room for a relaxed, social creative session.
The Django Live Jazz & Dinner
 
Experience a night of live music, dinner, and craft cocktails at the Django.
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Cat Dawson | Monumental: How a New Generation of Artists Is Shaping the Memorial Landscape
 
Join professor and author Cat Dawson to explore how the role of monuments is changing in culture through the work of a new generation of artists questioning what monuments are and the stories they can tell.
Arsenal Gallery: Celebrating 40 Years of Ebony
 
Located in the historic Arsenal Building, the Ebony Society of NYC Parks will celebrate Black History Month highlighting its 40-year legacy through an exhibition of archival photographs and members’ poetry.
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Rockefeller Center Ice Skating Rink
 
Enjoy iconic outdoor ice skating at the historic Rockefeller Center rink, open daily through the winter season.
Gideon King & City Blog with Special Guests John Scofield and Donny McCaslin
 
Live jazz performance featuring Gideon King & City Blog with acclaimed guitarist John Scofield and saxophonist Donny McCaslin in a special afternoon set.
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I hope you and your loved ones are enjoying the season so far. To help you plan for September, here are 30 curated events happening in and around New York City throughout the month.

Hilary J. James

NYRS, CNE, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
[email protected]
212-452-6203
917-330-9000
View My Listings

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