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Sunday Sep. 28, 2025

RCLiveatRockefellerCenter

7 am – 7 pm

Ryder Cup Live at Rockefeller Center

Free
Sports

Rockefeller Center PlazaManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

Gagosian presents Christopher Kulendran Thomas’ first solo exhibition in the United States: Peace Core

Free

GagosianPark Avenue

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9 am – 5 pm

Adapt/Evolve

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design GalleryManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

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11 am – 1 pm

Instrument Discovery Day – For All Ages!

Bloomingdale School of MusicUpper West Side

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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Noon – 5 pm

L’Alliance New York Announces North American Premiere of Les tutomouves 2025 Crossing The Line Festival

L’Alliance New YorkManhattan

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Noon – 3 pm

Harvest Festival

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

Noon – 3 pm

Harlem Girls in Sports Day

Ages: 9 – 12
Family
Free
Games

679 Riverside Drive at West 145th Street, New York, NY, 10031Manhattan

HGSD Figures

Noon – 3 pm

Harlem Girls in Sports Day

Free
Sports

Riverbank state parkManhattan

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Noon – 3 pm

Making Moves: Community Art Party

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Dance
Family

The High Line 14th Street PassageChelsea

Noon – 5 pm

Dance Theatre of Harlem Open House: From Harlem, For Harlem and Beyond!

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY
Dance
Family

Dance Theatre of HarlemHarlem

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1:30 – 3 pm

Watercolor Magic

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Family
Free

Art on the Block NYCUpper West Side

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2 – 4 pm

FREE OUTDOOR TRIBUTE CELEBRATING THE LEGACY OF DUKE ELLINGTON

Dance
Free

Duke Ellington StatueHarlem

Monday Sep. 29

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8 am – 5 pm

Gagosian presents Christopher Kulendran Thomas’ first solo exhibition in the United States: Peace Core

Free

GagosianPark Avenue

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9 am – 5 pm

Adapt/Evolve

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design GalleryManhattan

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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Noon – 5 pm

L’Alliance New York Announces North American Premiere of Les tutomouves 2025 Crossing The Line Festival

L’Alliance New YorkManhattan

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6 – 9 pm

Karaoke con Estrellas de Broadway

Baby Grand LESLower East Side

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6 – 9 pm

Karaoke with Broadway Stars

Free
Music

Baby Grand LESLower East Side

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7 – 9 pm

Bestselling Author James Patterson and Patrick Leddin to Discuss New Book Disrupt Everything — and Win at Manhattan University

Manhattan UniversityRiverdale

Tuesday Sep. 30

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8 am – 5 pm

Gagosian presents Christopher Kulendran Thomas’ first solo exhibition in the United States: Peace Core

Free

GagosianPark Avenue

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9 am – 5 pm

Adapt/Evolve

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design GalleryManhattan

11 am – 6 pm

ASCEND: The Evolution of Identity

Art
Free

Alessandro Berni GalleryChelsea

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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Noon – 5 pm

L’Alliance New York Announces North American Premiere of Les tutomouves 2025 Crossing The Line Festival

L’Alliance New YorkManhattan

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6 – 7:30 pm

Making the Case for Landmarking: Why Preservation Makes Sense in NYC in 2025

Salmagundi ClubGreenwich Village

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6:30 – 8:30 pm

Singing for Justice – documentary film screening

Film
Free

Kellen Auditorium, The New SchoolManhattan

Adam Gabel at WSCC 2

8 – 9:30 pm

Not Ripe Bananas

Comedy
Free

West Side Comedy ClubUpper West Side

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