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Saturday July 5, 2025

1:30 – 4:30 pm

Open Stage / Open Mic Events @ Morningside Heights Library

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Comedy
Family

Morningside Heights LibraryMorningside Heights

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

2 – 11 pm

July 4th Independence Day Weekend @ PRIME Mēt Steakhouse

PRIME Mēt SteakhouseFlushing

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6 – 7 pm

Performances at Beach 17th Stage Far Rockaway

Beach 17th StageFar Rockaway

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6 – 7:30 pm

Queensboro Dance Festival Performances at Beach 17th Stage Far Rockaway

Dance
Free

Beach 17th Street PlaygroundFar Rockaway

6 – 9 pm

Varrick Chorus Inc. Presents : “A Dawn of Hope”

Art
Free

North Bronx Ghana SDA ChurchBronx

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6 – 7:30 pm

Queensboro Dance Festival Performances at Beach 17th St Far Rockaway

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

Beach 17th StageFar Rockaway

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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

History, MYstery, Murder

10 pm

History, Mystery, Murder & Money Bike Tour

Free
Tours

Manhattan

Sunday July 6

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

All day

Sports Watch Parties at Hudson Yards: Wimbledon

Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

9 am – 4 pm

Bronx Park East Farmers Market

2045 Bronx Park EastBronx

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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