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Friday July 4, 2025

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Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS UNIQLO Friday Nights Fridays from 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Art
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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

Various

Nature Exploration: Lake Appreciation

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Prospect Park Audubon CenterBrooklyn

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8 – 11:30 am

July 4th Huck Finn Fishing Tournament

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free
Outdoors

Willowbrook ParkStaten Island

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

10 am – 5 pm

Kids Creative Corner

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Family
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10 – 11 am

Magic Show with Mike Patrick

Ages: All
Caribbean
Family
Free

Bryant ParkMidtown

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Reimagining Kinship

Art
Free

410 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221Brooklyn

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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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Noon – 10 pm

4th of July Weekend at Sixpoint Brewery

Sixpoint Brewery at Brookfield PlaceFinancial District

12:30 pm

115th Travis 4th of July

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Independence ParkStaten Island

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1 – 6 pm

4 Solo Shows: Avri Ohana, Faten Gaddes, Tami Luchow, Masha Neverova

Art
Free

Westbeth GalleryWest Village

2 – 11 pm

July 4th Independence Day Weekend @ PRIME Mēt Steakhouse

PRIME Mēt SteakhouseFlushing

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5 – 10 pm

Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtManhattan

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5 – 10 pm

JULY 4th PARTY! – David Craig Ellis “YARD SALE”

Art
Free

Not Another GALLERY!Brooklyn

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6 – 9 pm

Torch and Crown: Music with Shawn Parsons (@alabamashawn) & Matthew Lee & The Standbys (@mattyandthestandbys)

Torch and CrownManhattan

6:30 – 7:30 pm

The Staten Island Philharmonic 4th of July

Ages: All
Caribbean
Family
Free

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical GardenStaten Island

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7:30 – 9:30 pm

Ocean Beach Chamber of Commerce Summer Movie Series

Free

Ocean Beqch – Fire Island

8 pm

49th Annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Macy’s 4th of July FireworksManhattan

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8 pm

4th of July Fireworks Viewing from Luna Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Luna ParkBrooklyn

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