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Friday July 11, 2025

6 – 8:28 pm

Sutton Place Park Conservancy Annual Manhattanhenge Sunset Celebration

Sutton Place ParksSutton Place

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7 – 9 pm

Oculus Outdoors

Film
Free

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterFinancial District

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7:30 – 9:30 pm

Ocean Beach Chamber of Commerce Summer Movie Series

Free

7:30 pm

Warrior Weekend Concert

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

Breezy Point Athletic FieldBreezy Point

Gary Sinise & the Lt. Dan Band

7:30 pm

Warrior Weekend Event

Free
Music

Breezy Point Athletic FieldsBreezy Point

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8 – 9:30 pm

Native Sounds Downtown with Elisapie

Art
Free

1 Bowling GreenFinancial District

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8:30 – 11:45 pm

Dueling Pianos Show

Free
Music

Bar NineManhattan

Saturday July 12

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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

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

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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

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11 am – 2 pm

City of Water Day

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

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

Noon – 9 pm

Brooklyn Army Terminal Summer Series Carnaval de Chilenos & Tecuanos

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Brooklyn Army TerminalNYC

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