🎬 Free Outdoor Movie Screenings: UWS & Morningside Heights | Multiple Dates
Uptown Film Center brings free outdoor screenings to the neighborhood this summer and fall—bring a blanket or lawn chair and experience the joy of moviegoing together beneath the evening sky! Catch three films across three locations:
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Summer of Soul | Thu, Aug 6 | 8 PM | Morningside Park
- Mamma Mia! | Sat, Aug 22 | 8 PM | Amsterdam Ave between W 109th & 110th St
- In the Heights | Fri, Sep 18 | 7:30 PM | Riverside Park north of the 96th St Tennis Courts
🏃🏽♀️ NYC Summer Streets Community Run | Sat, Aug 8 | 8 AM
We are joining Latinas Run NYC, Billionaire Running Club, and Latinos Run NYC for a 3-5 mile group run along Summer Streets, starting at Fleet Feet Union Square, where the city becomes your playground. Runners, walker, and bikers welcome — stick around after for drinks, bites, and raffles!
🌻 STooPS 2026 Summer Festival: Joy As Resistance | Sat, Aug 8 | 1-7 PM
STooPS Art & Community brings that Bed-Stuy magic to Decatur Street (between Lewis Ave & Stuyvesant Ave) for a day of art crawls, local vendors, and live music, celebrating joy as a form of resistance. Come through and celebrate the heartbeat of Bed-Stuy with friends, family, and community vibes!
🎷 esperanza spalding in Ceremonial Grade Creation with Kayla Farrish | Sat, Aug 8 | 7-9 PM
Five-time Grammy winner esperanza spalding and multidisciplinary dancer and filmmaker Kayla Farrish present a one-night-only free concert at Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park, where jazz and dance fuse in real time. Presented by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and Battery Park City Authority as part of the 2026 River To River Festival.
🌡️ Youth Climate Workshop: Imagining a Cooler South Bronx | Tue, Aug 11 | 1-4 PM
The South Bronx runs hotter than other parts of the city due to less tree canopy, more pavement, and fewer parks. If you are a high school student, please join this Youth Climate workshop to share your experience and ideas and help find solutions together!
🏘️ White Plains Road Neighborhood Plan Workshop | Tue, Aug 18 | 6-8 PM
Join Council Members Kevin Riley and Eric Dinowitz at Leaders of Tomorrow Middle School to share your ideas for the future of White Plains Road, as the neighborhood plan explores opportunities for new homes, economic development, and public realm improvements. Your input will help inform priorities for the corridor and guide future recommendations.
🌳 Street Tree Care w/ Lex and 3rd Block Association | Tue, Aug 25 | 10 AM-12 PM
Join Big Reuse to learn about, care for, and add compost to street trees in District 8, sponsored by Council Member Elsie Encarnacion! Meet at 161 E 104th St with your water bottle and weather-appropriate clothing. All supplies provided.
🎉 Manor Avenue Open Street | Every Friday until Sep 7 | 10 AM-3 PM
T.H.E. C.O.R.E. Family Enrichment Center opens Manor Ave for a free, car-free celebration of community with music, dancing, sports, pizza, painting, dominoes, cards, and more! Experience the neighborhood in a whole new way — free of charge, free of cars, and full of life.
🌉 Brooklyn Bridge Park Summer Events | Multiple Dates
Brooklyn Bridge Park's calendar is packed all summer long with Movies With a View, story-time, stargazing, tall ships tours, dance parties, waterfront workouts, kayaking, and so much more!
🎭 Lincoln Center's Summer for the City | Multiple Dates
Lincoln Center invites you to celebrate the Summer of Dance with hundreds of free and choose-what-you-pay events centered on movement, contemporary artistry, and international voices. Experience the joy, creativity, and community that make this global city extraordinary!
🎬 Movies Under the Stars | Multiple Dates
Pack up the picnic chair and catch a flick in the great outdoors! The Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment and NYC Parks bring more than 150 free film screenings to parks and playgrounds throughout the five boroughs, from great new movies to all-time classics.
🌳 Riverside Park Conservancy Summer Events | Multiple Dates
Riverside Park Conservancy brings the community together all summer long with free fitness classes like cardio dance, pilates in the park, and tai chi, plus trivia nights and nature-connection activities. Stay active, meet your neighbors, and soak up summer with our friends at Riverside Park Conservancy!
