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Saturday Sep. 20, 2025

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Noon – 8 pm

UNSEEN: 14 Artists On Resilience and Rights of Women in North Korea

Art
Free

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Noon – 6 pm

Six Foot Platform: MIKAELA PERRY | DUMBO DREAMS

Art
Free

Washington Street in DumboBrooklyn

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Noon – 5 pm

Kew Gardens Community Arts Day 2025

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Art
Family

Kew Gardens Business DistrictKew Gardens

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Noon – 5 pm

L’Alliance New York Announces North American Premiere of Les tutomouves 2025 Crossing The Line Festival

L’Alliance New YorkManhattan

Noon – 4 pm

Annual Fall Festival – Bronx Neighborhood Health

Walter Gladwin ParkBronx

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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 – 4 pm

Chelsea Waterside Park Celebration

Chelsea Waterside ParkChelsea

Noon – 2:30 pm

National Dance Day Celebration

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

Museum of the City of New YorkManhattan

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1 – 6 pm

Illuminations 2025 Art Exhibit by Park Slope Windsor Terrace Artists

Art
Free

BWAC Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionBrooklyn

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1 – 6 pm

Culture and The Urban Experience Take Center Stage in BWAC Fall Exhibitions

Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionBrooklyn

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1 – 3 pm

Natural Dyeing Workshop with the Horticulture Team

Randall’s Island Urban FarmRandall’s Island

Prithi Salt Marsh Lecture 09-2025 (2)

1:30 – 3 pm

Searching for Social Justice

Salt Marsh Nature CenterBrooklyn

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2 – 4 pm

Community Science Seining

Ages: All
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Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

2 – 6 pm

NYSoM SuperHero Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Sherman CreekWashington Heights

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2 – 5 pm

Empowering Older Adults: A Community Health & Resources Fair

CenterLight Healthcare PACEBronx

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2 – 3:30 pm

COMMUNAL SPACES: a garden play festival

Moore Jackson Community GardenQueens

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3 – 7 pm

MOTHERSHIP SEVEN DANCE AND MUSIC FESTIVAL – FREE

Dance
Free

Richard Rogers Amphitheater at Marcus Garvey ParkHARLEM NYC

4 – 5 pm

Button and Jewelry Making Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Family
Free

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

6 – 9 pm

Star Trek Variety Show

Free

Industry BarHells Kitchen

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6 – 9 pm

Echoes in Light by Liza Read: Finissage

Art
Free

Holographic StudiosLower East Side

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8 – 10 pm

Albi – Live in Brooklyn @ Freddy’s Bar

Free
Music

Freddy’s Bar & BackroomBrooklyn

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10 – 11:30 pm

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

Tootles & FrenchAstoria

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