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Saturday Aug. 30, 2025

Clashing Steel

All day

Clashing Steel: The Art of Stage Combat at Culture Lab LIC

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

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All day

LIVE in THE LOT at Culture Lab LIC – August-September, 2025

Free
Music

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

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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

Read Aloud in the Park August 30th!

Prospect Park, Long MeadowBrooklyn

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10 am – 8 pm

Celebrate 10 Years of Miraculous® – Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir

Ages: All
Family
Free

FAO SchwarzMidtown

10 am

Fishing at the Gantries

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Gantry Plaza State Park – Pier 4Long Island City

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Turn Your School Green! Sustainable Architecture

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery 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

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

4 – 6 pm

UNREHEARSED: The Comedy of Errors and A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Barefoot Shakespeare Co.

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Summit Rock, Central ParkUpper West Side

7 – 11 pm

FREE Outdoor Screening of THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MISS SCOTT

Film
Free

Richard Rodgers Amphitheater, Marcus Garvey ParkHarlem

The Town Hall- New York Loves Sly! Featuring Steven Bernstein

7 – 8:30 pm

Bryant Park Picnic Performances Presented by Bank of America: The Town Hall | New York Loves Sly! Feat. Steven Bernstein

Free
Music

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10 – 11:30 pm

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

Tootles & FrenchAstoria

Sunday Aug. 31

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

Clashing Steel

All day

Clashing Steel: The Art of Stage Combat at Culture Lab LIC

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

lot sticker

All day

LIVE in THE LOT at Culture Lab LIC – August-September, 2025

Free
Music

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

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

Ad for volenteer day

11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

1 – 3 pm

Art in the Park: Suncatchers

Ages: All
Art
Environment
Family

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

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2 – 3 pm

Garden Highlights Walk

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3 – 7 pm

Fairest of All – Vendor Market – Forest Avenue

Ages: All
Family
Free
Markets

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6 – 8 pm

Shape Note Sing

Free
Music

Little IslandMeatpacking District

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7 – 9:30 pm

Cara Mia Comedy at Mon Cheri Ridgewood

Comedy
Free

Mon Cheri RestaurantRidgewood

Monday Sep. 1

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

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