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Friday Sep. 12, 2025

All day

The Feast of San Gennaro

Little ItalyManhattan

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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

8 am – 7 pm

Grand Central Dance Hall Presented by Tecovas

Free

Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central TerminalManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

Free Theater program for SNAP-eligible Teens Now Accepting Applications

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Free
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Stella Adler Studio of ActingNew York City

10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Family
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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11 am – 6 pm

Rachel Siporin: Bathers

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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Noon – 8 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

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Noon – 6 pm

Heather Stivison – Ebb & Flow: The Many Faces of Water

Art
Free

Pleiades GalleryChelsea

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Noon – 6 pm

Glance AI New York Fashion Week Pop-Up

Free

Bustle Plaza, Penn 2 NYCManhattan

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1 – 8 pm

Savor The Summer Pop-Up with Outshine

Sailor’s ChoiceManhattan

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5 – 10 pm

Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtManhattan

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5:30 – 8:30 pm

MoMA Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

6 – 8 pm

Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

American Symphony Orchestra- New York Profiles

7 – 8:15 pm

Bryant Park Picnic Performances Presented by Bank of America: American Symphony Orchestra | New York Profiles

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

Bryant ParkManhattan

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7 – 9 pm

Questioning AI, Louffa Press Anthology Book Launch & Performances

Bureau of General Services—Queer DivisionGreenwich Village

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8 – 10:30 pm

ORGAN MONK x GARAGE SALE VINTAGE

Free
Music

Garage Sale VintageChelsea

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10 – 11:30 pm

All-Latin, High-Energy Drag Show at Hell’s Kitchen’s #1 Gay Entertainment Bar

Comedy
Dance

HushHell’s Kitchen

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10:30 pm

Sinatra Under The Stars

Somewhere Nowhere NYCManhattan

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