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Friday May 15, 2026

4 – 5 pm

Ping Pong Fridays

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Queens Public Library South HollisSouth Hollis

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5 – 9 pm

Date Night at the Met

The Met Fifth AvenueUpper East Side

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5:30 – 8:30 pm

MoMA Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 – 10:30 pm

ORGAN MONK x GARAGE SALE VINTAGE

Free
Music

Garage Sale VintageChelsea

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8 – 10 pm

SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience

Branded SaloonBrooklyn

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8 – 10 pm

Stéphane Wrembel’s Django a Gogo

Music

Peter Norton Symphony SpaceUpper West Side

8:30 – 10 pm

UG! Comedy Show

One and OneEast Village

Saturday May 16

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Artist’s Choice: Arthur Jafa–Less Is Morbid

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtHudson Yards

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9 – 11:15 am

Learn. Play. Grow. @ Corlears School

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Corlears SchoolChelsea

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9 – 10 am

Brooklyn Bridge parkrun

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1Brooklyn

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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12:30 – 1:30 pm

In Motion Workshops: For children ages 8-12

Ages: 9 – 12
Dance
Family

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingUpper West Side

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2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour – NYC’s Favorite Family Magic Show

Ages: 5 and up
Comedy
Family
Theater

Broadway Magic Hour: Magic ShowTimes Square

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5 – 9 pm

Date Night at the Met

The Met Fifth AvenueUpper East Side

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8 – 10 pm

Stéphane Wrembel’s Django a Gogo

Music

Peter Norton Symphony SpaceUpper West Side

Sunday May 17

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Artist’s Choice: Arthur Jafa–Less Is Morbid

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtHudson Yards

14Y Sunday Schmear & Schmooze

10 am – noon

Y Parent Sunday Schmear and Schmooze at 14Y

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Holiday
Jewish

14th Street YEast Village

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

2 – 4 pm

Sea Shanty Sessions

Ages: All
Family

Snug Harbor Cultural Center- The Noble Maritime Collection Building DStaten Island

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3 – 5 pm

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Theater

The Players TheatreNew York City

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6 – 8 pm

Brown Sugar comedy show

Comedy

Shrine World Music VenueHarlem

Monday May 18

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Artist’s Choice: Arthur Jafa–Less Is Morbid

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtHudson Yards

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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7 – 11:30 pm

Glendale Community Hobby Night

Games

Brewery Keenan Heisser Post 1815Glendale

7 – 9 pm

Kedmah Song Circle

14th Street YEast Village

Tuesday May 19

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Artist’s Choice: Arthur Jafa–Less Is Morbid

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtHudson Yards

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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