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Thursday Oct. 9, 2025

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8 am – 5 pm

Gagosian presents Christopher Kulendran Thomas’ first solo exhibition in the United States: Peace Core

Free

GagosianPark Avenue

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9 am – 5 pm

Adapt/Evolve

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design GalleryManhattan

10 am

Tot Time!

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Rainbow Playground at Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

Brooklyn Prospect Park Stroller Walk

10 am

Prospect Park Stroller Walk

Ages: 2 and under
Community
Family
Free

Prospect Park Audubon CenterBrooklyn

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10 am – 6 pm

Sea Chapel

RISE, 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway, NY 11692Far Rockaway

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10 am – 4 pm

Cat Chow Therapod

Ages: All
Animals
Family
Free

100 Washington Square EastManhattan

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10 am – 4 pm

Cat Chow Therapods

Animals
Free

High Line Gansevoort PlazaMeatpacking

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10 am – 1 pm

Triumph of the Human Spirit Day – 25th Anniversary Event

Foley SquareManhattan

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10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Fantastical Realities: Sandra Caplan, Maya Ciarrocchi, and Ray Ciarrocchi

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

IKEA Secret Room Brooklyn

11 am – 7 pm

Discover the Secret Room at IKEA Brooklyn

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Family
Free

IKEA BrooklynBrooklyn

11 am – 6 pm

ASCEND: The Evolution of Identity

Art
Free

Alessandro Berni GalleryChelsea

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11 am – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Family
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

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11 am – 2 pm

UBS House of Craft: Icons of Time

Studio 525Manhattan

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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Noon – 8 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

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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

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Noon – 2 pm

Meta CMO Alex Schultz on The Art and Science of Digital Marketing at Manhattan University

Manhattan UniversityRiverdale

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1 – 2 pm

Lunch & Learn: Fear City

VirtualNY

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2 – 8 pm

NYC Public Interest Technology (PIT) Pop-Up

Free

The Oculus World Trade CenterLower Manhattan

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean
Family

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

Fresh Tire Tracks and Other Snow Markings

6 – 8 pm

Opening Reception of “Configurations” – New Paintings by Rallou Malliarakis

Art
Free

First Street GalleryChelsea

SAMO

6 – 8 pm

From SAMO® to Today: Al Diaz in Conversation

Art
Free

ProspectBrooklyn

6:30 – 8 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square ParkManhattan

JLB Recruitment Brochure (1)

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Junior League of Brooklyn Membership Information Sessions

junior league of brooklyn headquatersBrooklyn

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6:30 – 9:30 pm

What Is the Language of Taste?

BRIC HouseBrooklyn

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7 – 8 pm

“The First Science from the Vera Rubin Observatory” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)

Ages: 9 and up
Caribbean
Community
Family

Hamptons Observatory with Suffolk County Community College (online)East Hampton

Savage Poster 10.9

8 – 10 pm

Savage Comedy Show (free!)

Comedy
Free

Logan’s RunBrooklyn

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9:30 – 11:30 pm

Superstar Open Set

Pink MetalBrooklyn

Friday Oct. 10

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All day

PROJECT HEALTHY MINDS FOURTH ANNUAL WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY FESTIVAL ON OCTOBER 10

Spring StudiosManhattan

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All day

Menagerie: A Tribute to Animals Through Coney Island’s History and Beyond

Art
Free

Coney Island USABrooklyn

Día de Muertos in Flatiron NoMad_2025

All day

Día de Muertos in Flatiron NoMad

Flatiron North PlazaFlatiron North Plaza

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