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Friday Feb. 28, 2025

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8 am – 10 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
Markets

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

The Lodge at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free

Bryant ParkNew York City

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9 am – 9 pm

Bayside Historical Society’s 24th Annual Winter Art Show

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

10 am – 8 pm

Fries of the Future

Chelsea MarketManhattan

11 am – 6 pm

Tanya Weddemire Gallery presents the Unveiling the Unseen at Industry City

Art
Free

Industry CityBrooklyn

11 am – 8 pm

Black Inventors Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Community
Family

City Point BKLYNBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Claire’s x Lil Sweet Treat Pop-Up

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free

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11 am – 6 pm

KAYLL Pop Up Shop Opening!

Free
Markets

KAYLLSoho

Noon – 6 pm

Hidden Lights

Art
Free

GR GalleryManhattan

2 – 11 pm

Jocelyn Benford Exhibit at the Brooklyn Brewery

Art
Free

Brooklyn BreweryBrooklyn

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3 – 7 pm

LOVE UKRAINE ART EXHIBITION

Art
Free

Sable GalleryBrooklyn

3:30 – 5 pm

Earth Explorers: Oceans, Climate and Space

Ages: 9 and up
Environment
Family
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

5 – 10 pm

FREE FRIDAY NIGHTS

Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtManhattan

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5 – 10 pm

Free Friday Nights

Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtManhattan

NYCBW 25

5 – 11:30 pm

NYC Beer Week: Queue Beer

Queue BeerBrooklyn

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6 – 8 pm

Barefoot Shakespeare Presents The Winter’s Tale – FREE

Summit Rock, Central ParkManhattan

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6 – 8 pm

Great Migrations: ‘A People On The Move’ + Panel Discussion

I AM CARIBBEING HeadquartersBrooklyn

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7 – 9 pm

Fall Mannes Chamber Music Festival

Free
Music

The New School, Ernst C. Stiefel HallManhattan

BWYS-5

7 – 9 pm

But What’d You Say: Stand Up Edition

Comedy
Free

Gun Hill Publick HouseBrooklyn

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7 – 8 pm

Percussion & Electronics

Upper West Side

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7 – 10 pm

FREE OPEN DRESS REHEARSAL OF “I PAGLIACCI” WITH ORCHESTRA

Free
Music

Our Lady of Perpetual Help SchoolBrooklyn

2 28 25 Line Up Grind

8 – 10 pm

Brain Weapon Comedy

Comedy
Free

Farm.OneBrooklyn

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