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Wednesday Nov. 6, 2024

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All day

UMBAU. Nonstop Transformation

Art
Free

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

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All day

Nina Childress Exhibit: Glowing Heads

Art
Expo

L’Alliance New York’sUpper East Side

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8 am – 10 pm

The Lodge at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
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Bryant ParkNew York City

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9 am – 3 pm

RiseBoro Farmers Markets at Hope Ballfield

Hope BallfieldBrooklyn

9 am – 5 pm

Lighted Earth

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design GalleryFlatiron

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

McDonald’s Tiny Tots

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Austin J. McDonald PlaygroundStaten Island

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

De Matti Park Tiny Tot Program

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

De Matti ParkStaten Island

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10 am – 7 pm

Canstruction at Brookfield Place

Ages: All
Family
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

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10:30 am – 11 pm

Family Story Time at The MoMA

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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10:30 – 11 am

Family Story Time at The Museum of Modern Art

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtNew York City

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11 am – 6 pm

CCCADI Summer Gallery Hours

Art
Free

Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora InstituteHarlem

11 am – noon

Story Play @ Sheepshead Bay Library

Ages: 4 and under
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

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Noon – 6 pm

Past as Prologue: A Historical Acknowledgment, Part I of II

Art
Free

National Academy of DesignChelsea

2:30 – 4:30 pm

McDonald’s Playground Youth Power Hours

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Free

Austin J. McDonald PlaygroundStaten Island

2:30 – 4:30 pm

De Matti Park Youth Power Hours

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Free

DeMatti ParkStaten Island

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4 – 11 pm

Lucky Wednesdays @ ART NoMad

Free

Arlo NoMadMidtown

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6 – 11:30 pm

SKELETON CRAWL – Fine Art Exhibition – art by candlelight in Brooklyn

The Skeleton Crawl Art Ball NYCBrooklyn

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8:30 – 10:30 pm

Arthur Avenue Comedy show: Stand-Up Wednesday Nights in the Bronx

Comedy
Free

Clinton Hall BronxBronx

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