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Friday Sep. 29, 2023

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10:30 am – 6 pm

Joah Beauty’s “Glow with Glass Skin” Pop-up Event

Flatiron SquareFlatiron District

Fountain House Gallery open studio governors island

11 am – 5 pm

Open House @ Fountain House Gallery & Studio

Colonels Row on Governors IslandGovernors Island

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11 am – 6 pm

Parallel Horizons Exhibition

Art
Free

ChaShaMa’s 320 W 23rd StManhattan

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Noon – 3 pm

Achilles International Adaptive Cycling Workout

Claremont ParkBronx

Noon – 6 pm

Manhattan: Dusk to Dawn

Art
Free

Pleiades GalleryChelsea

Noon – 6 pm

J.Crew 40th Anniversary Seaport Activation

Art
Free

Pier 17Seaport

4 – 5 pm

Hispanic Heritage Month – Make Your Own Maracas!

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Bronx Library CenterBronx

Brooklyn The Downtown Brooklyn Arts Festival

5 – 8 pm

The Downtown Brooklyn Arts Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

The Plaza at 300 AshlandDowntown Brooklyn

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6 – 9 pm

Local Live Music at Sol

Sol Mexican CocinaManhattan

6 pm

Movies in the Park: Sonic the Hedgehog

Ages: All
Family
Free

Conference House ParkStaten Island

6 – 9 pm

Free Outdoor Movie Screening of “Crazy, Stupid, Love” at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Public Square & Gardens at Hudson YardsHudson Yards

Free to Be Youth Project

6 – 8 pm

Free to Be Youth Project

Ages: 13 and up
Caribbean
Family
Free

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6:30 – 8:30 pm

Brooklyn Literary Festival

Vanderbilt MuseumCenterport

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6:30 – 8:30 pm

Brooklyn Literary Festival

158 Buffalo AvenueCrown Heights

9 – 11 pm

Unistellar’s Cosmic City Nights

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space MuseumManhattan

Saturday Sep. 30

All day

Art in Focus: Dominique Fung at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Rockefeller Center PlazaManhattan

All day

FLOOD by Cristián Pietrapiana & Andrés Senra

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

All day

The Inevitability of Absence – Curated by Tess Howsam

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

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All day

The Rose of Versailles: Remembering Marie Jeanne Bertin

Art
Free

Garment DistrictManhattan

NYC Bandshell Zumba 1

9 am – 2 pm

Life Time Family Experience

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

Central Park – Naumburg BandshellManhattan

10 am – 5 pm

The Giving Table at The Shops at Skyview

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

The Shops at SkyviewFlushing

10 am – 8 pm

The Giving Table at The Shops at Skyview

The Shops at Skyview CenterFlushing

Brooklyn Brooklyn Book Festival Children’s Day

10 am – 4 pm

Brooklyn Book Festival: Children’s Day

Brooklyn Commons at MetroTechBrooklyn

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10 am – 6 pm

Joah Beauty’s “Glow with Glass Skin” Pop-up Event

Flatiron SquareFlatiron District

10 am – 3 pm

West Side Fest

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Classes
Family

Pier 57Manhattan

children at the Fence Show at the Staten Island Museum

11 am – 5 pm

73rd Annual Fence Show

Ages: All
Family
Free

Staten Island MuseumStaten Island

Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

55 Water Street Brooklyn, NY 11201DUMBO

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11 am – 3 pm

Free Creative Break: Visual Arts and Drumming at Little Island

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

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Fountain House Gallery open studio governors island

11 am – 5 pm

Open House @ Fountain House Gallery & Studio

Colonels Row on Governors IslandGovernors Island

HAY_Glass Eggs-2

11 am – 6 pm

Parallel Horizons Exhibition

Art
Free

ChaShaMa’s 320 W 23rd StManhattan

11 am – 3 pm

Kids Day at Olly Olly Market

Ages: All
Family
Free

Olly Olly MarketManhattan

11 am – noon

Back-to-School Bash with Suzi Shelton

Ages: 8 and under
Concert
Family
Free

Old Stone House – Park SlopePark Slope

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