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Saturday July 12, 2025

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All day

Sports Watch Parties at Hudson Yards: Wimbledon

Ages: All
Family
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

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11 am – 1:30 pm

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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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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

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2 – 4 pm

Oculus Outdoors

Film
Free

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterFinancial District

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3 – 5 pm

Community Science Seining

Ages: All
Caribbean
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

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3 – 4:30 pm

Art Talk

Art
Free

Transmitter GalleryBrooklyn

WHCO Summer Concerts

4 – 5 pm

WHCO Summer Picnic Concerts!

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

Bennett ParkWashington Heights

This exclusive art exhibition brings together a diverse collection of masterpieces that showcase the vibrancy of artistic vision.

4 – 5 pm

Andreas Troeger Book Release

Museum of Reclaimed Urban SpaceAlphabet City

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6 – 7:30 pm

Queensboro Dance Festival Performances at Windmuller Park

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

Windmuller ParkWoodside

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6 – 10 pm

Summer Fun: Glow-in-the-Dark Movie Night

Sol Lain ParkLower East Side

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7 – 9 pm

Oculus Outdoor Screening: Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music

Film
Free

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterDowntown

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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

Sunday July 13

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

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