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Sunday July 6, 2025

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

10 am – 1 pm

Urban Farm Volunteers

Randall’s Island Urban FarmBronx

Invisible Strings Front

10 am – 5 pm

“Invisible Strings”, a group exhibition featuring six gallery- represented artists.

Free

Philadelphia

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

Queens

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11 am – 5 pm

Eye of the “Art Asylum”: The Downtown Photography of Gary Azon at Tompkins Square Library

Free

Tompkins Square Park

Noon – 1 pm

Shadowboxing in Blue

Dance
Free

Haven BoxingBrooklyn

Free Kayaking

Noon – 3:30 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

Noon – 6 pm

Into the NOW – The Time of Our Lives

Free

Ceres GalleryChelsea

Noon – 6 pm

Into the NOW – The Time of our Lives

Art
Free

Ceres GalleryChelsea

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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Noon – 10 pm

4th of July Weekend at Sixpoint Brewery

Sixpoint Brewery at Brookfield PlaceFinancial District

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2 – 3 pm

Garden Highlights Walk

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2 – 4 pm

Queensboro Dance Festival Latin Beats Part 2 Plaza Party at Murray Playground LIC

Dance
Free

Murray PlaygroundLong Island City

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4 – 6 pm

Latin Beats Part 2 Plaza Party at Murray Playground LIC

Murray PlaygroundLong Island City

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7 – 10 pm

Queens Rising, Queens Scene, Performance series

Free

Flushing Town HallFlushing

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8 pm

T‘nA: A TV Show-Themed Drag Trivia Extravaganza at Pink Metal!

Pink MetalBrooklyn

Monday July 7

Unknown

All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

All day

Sports Watch Parties at Hudson Yards: FIFA Club World Cup

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

All day

Sports Watch Parties at Hudson Yards: Wimbledon

Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

Invisible Strings Front

10 am – 5 pm

“Invisible Strings”, a group exhibition featuring six gallery- represented artists.

Free

Philadelphia

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

banksy museumnew york

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11 am – 5 pm

Eye of the “Art Asylum”: The Downtown Photography of Gary Azon at Tompkins Square Library

Free

Tompkins Square Park

Noon – 6 pm

Into the NOW – The Time of Our Lives

Free

Ceres GalleryChelsea

Noon – 6 pm

Into the NOW – The Time of our Lives

Art
Free

Ceres GalleryChelsea

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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6 – 9 pm

Karaoke con Estrellas de Broadway

Baby Grand LESLower East Side

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