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Friday July 11, 2025

7:30 pm

Warrior Weekend Concert

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

Breezy Point Athletic FieldBreezy Point

107120

8:30 – 11:45 pm

Dueling Pianos Show

Free
Music

Bar NineManhattan

Saturday July 12

Unknown

All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

The Queer Show Part 2

All day

The Queer Show, Part II

Hal Bromm GalleryTribeca

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

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8 am – 3 pm

Maria Hernandez Farmers Market

Maria Hernandez ParkBrooklyn

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

10 am – noon

Super Seedlings

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

Invisible Strings Front

10 am – 5 pm

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

Free

Philadelphia

Free Kayaking

10 am – 4 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Set Sail!

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11 am – noon

Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Series in Central Park

Central ParkManhattan

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Summer Pop-up [Dumbo]

Empire StoresBrooklyn

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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

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11 – 11:45 am

Free Dance Lessons at Randall’s Island Park!

Dance
Free

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

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11 am – 6 pm

Blake Morgan and JohnHenry Tecklenburg: Landscapes and Figures

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

Manhattan Goatham

11 am – 1:30 pm

Goatham

Riverside ParkManhattan

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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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

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3 – 5 pm

Community Science Seining

Ages: All
Caribbean
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

WHCO Summer Concerts

4 – 5 pm

WHCO Summer Picnic Concerts!

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

Bennett ParkWashington Heights

107120

8:30 – 11:45 pm

Dueling Pianos Show

Free
Music

Bar NineManhattan

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10 – 11:30 pm

CLASSY VIBES Stand Up Comedy in Astoria Queens w/ Late Night Happy Hour

Tootles & FrenchAstoria

Sunday July 13

Unknown

All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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

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