CATCH THE BUZZ . It’s a honey-filled weekend oozing with fun, information about bees and, well, honey at Wave Hall’s Annual Honey Weekend. Get the whole family in on the events, which include a family art project on dressing like a bee, and a honey tasting. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Wave Hill, W. 249th St. and Independence Ave. (718) 549-3200.
BACK-TO-SCHOOL FUN. Before the homework and pop quizzes start, get a last glimpse of summer at Little Bay Park’s Back to School Festival with rides, arts and crafts and giveaways. 12 p.m.-3 p.m. Free. Little Bay Park, Queens. (718) 352-4793
TWO GREEN THUMBS UP . Celebrate the spirit of the harvest with the Bronx’s annual harvest fair at El Batey Borincano community garden. There’ll be music, food, hands-on gardening and crop demonstrations. 1-5 p.m. Free. El Batey Borincano Garden, Eagle Ave. and E. 158th St. (347) 249-8768.
ARE YOU READY TO RUMBA? Experience the beauty of international dance at Staten Island’s International Music and Dance Festival, which features Arabic/Middle Eastern, Bollywood and flamenco. Free salsa lesson included. 1-5 p.m. Free. Tappen Park between Canal St. and Water St., Staten Island. [email protected].
BOOKWORMS, UNITE! Bring the kids down for an afternoon of reading, for a good cause, during the Brooke Jackman Foundation’s 11th annual read-a-thon. The nonprofit foundation promotes literacy and was created in memory Brooke Jackman, a 9/11 victim. The guest reader is Rosie Perez. Noon-1:30 p.m. Free. World Financial Center Plaza (Winter Garden in case of rain), 220 Vesey St. (212) 945-0505.
RUN, VILLAGE, RUN! Grab a bunch of friends and run all over the West Village in the Stray Boots Village Venture Scavenger Hunt. You can do the whole thing using your cell phone to snag photos and take on challenges throughout the area. 2 p.m. $20. Meet at Washington Square Park. (212) 387-7676.
LET’S HAVE A PARADE . It may be after Labor Day, but New Yorkers can still celebrate the end of summer with the annual Labor Day Parade. This year will be the parade’s 130th. 10 a.m. start. Free. The route goes from Fifth Ave. and 44th St. to 72nd St. (212) 604-9552.
ART ON THE BEACH . Brighton Beach will have a display of the neighborhood’s contributions to the arts with an evening of open galleries. The event includes an open bar and live performances by Y-Love, The Clox, Lady Aye, Alina Simone and Amour Obscur. 7-10 p.m. $15. The New York Aquarium, 602 Surf Ave., Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. (212) 566-2120.
I FEEL PRETTY, OH SO PRETTY . A regular salon isn’t good enough? Try Pearly’s Beauty Shop, a pop-up salon where you can get your hair, nails and makeup styled by artists and sculptors. Tickets go toward renovating an abandoned church. 7 p.m.-4 a.m. $20. 25-25 44th Dr. Long Island City, Queens. More info at See//Exhibition Space, or go to pearlysbeautyshop.eventbrite.com.
