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Saturday Sep. 14, 2024

All day

The Feast of San Gennaro

Little ItalyManhattan

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Various

Free Kayaking

Ages: 5 and up
Boating
Community
Family

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

All day

The Billie Holiday Theatre Presents Sky’s The Limit: Style As Resistance

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

The Billie Holiday TheatreBrooklyn

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

All day

Sports Watch Parties at Backyard at Hudson Yards: NCAA Football

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

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8 am – 3 pm

RiseBoro Farmers Markets at Maria Hernandez Park

Maria HernandezBrooklyn

White Plains Road Farmers Market

9 am – 4 pm

White Plains Road Farmers Market & DOT NYC Open Streets

Ages: 5 – 8
Caribbean
Community
Family

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

BrooklynBookBodega_ENYFarmersMarket

9 am – 3 pm

Brooklyn Book Bodega Book Giveaway

East New York FarmsBrooklyn

10 – 11 am

Whiz Kidz

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

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10 am – 3 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 2 DockBrooklyn

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Free Kayaking

Boating
Free

The Downtown BoathouseFinancial District

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10 am – 1 pm

Rockaway Market Street @ Beach 60th

Rockaway Market StreetThe Rockaways

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10 am – 4 pm

Four Freedoms Park Conservancy presents Cj Hendry’s Flower Market

Art
Free

FDR State ParkYorktown Heights

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Seaport Fit Free Fitness Classes

Classes
Free

the SeaportManhattan

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten Island MallStaten Island

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Noon – 6 pm

Exhibition of Antiguan Artist Frank Walter | The Drawing Center | through Sep 15

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

Noon – 6 pm

The Latin GRAMMYs®: 25 Years of Musical Excellence

Ages: All
Family
Free

The Paley MuseumManhattan

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Noon – 8 pm

Tailgate Saturdays

Olly Olly MarketChelsea

1 – 5 pm

Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

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1 – 5 pm

The Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Presents: Dual Currents: Perspectives in Paint

Art
Free

Gowanus Dredgers BoathouseBrooklyn

5 – 9 pm

Audible’s ”The Godfather: A Film We Can’t Refuse” Cannoli Carts

Little ItalyLittle Italy

LIVE SEPT 13

5 – 9 pm

LIVE! at Culture Lab LIC – Free Outdoor Concerts – September 13-15

Free
Music

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

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6 – 9 pm

Star Trek Variety Show

Film
Free

Barracuda LoungeChelsea

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