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Saturday July 12, 2025

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

The Queer Show Part 2

All day

The Queer Show, Part II

Hal Bromm GalleryTribeca

All day

Sports Watch Parties at Hudson Yards: FIFA Club World Cup

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

All day

Sports Watch Parties at Hudson Yards: Wimbledon

Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

Various

Nature Exploration: Lake Appreciation

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Prospect Park Audubon CenterBrooklyn

All day

Art Show

279 Broome Street.lower east side

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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

Super Seedlings

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

Invisible Strings Front

10 am – 5 pm

“Invisible Strings”, a group exhibition featuring six gallery- represented artists.

Free

Philadelphia

Free Kayaking

10 am – 4 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Set Sail!

10 am – 5 pm

Kids Creative Corner

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

MDMA 07-19-2024 – Edward Hopper Installation

10 am – 5 pm

Step into Hopper

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

W 14th Street PromenadeMeatpacking District

10 am – 8 pm

Samsung Galaxy Experience Space

Galaxy Experience SpaceSoHo

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10 am – noon

Family & Kids Art Workshop with Artists Wade and Leta

Ages: All
Family
Free

Rockefeller Center PlazaManhattan

Bronx NYC Parks Presents LTR 2025

10 am – 1 pm

NYC Parks Presents: LTR 2025

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Asphalt Soccer Court in Pulaski ParkBronx

10 am – 6 pm

Poster House at West Side Fest

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Poster HouseManhattan

10:50 am – 7 pm

göt2b Emergency Box Machine

Ages: All
Beauty
Family
Free

Domino ParkBrooklyn

Laura and HCA Statue

11 am – noon

Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Series in Central Park

Central ParkManhattan

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Summer Pop-up [Dumbo]

Empire StoresBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Eye of the “Art Asylum”: The Downtown Photography of Gary Azon at Tompkins Square Library

Free

Tompkins Square 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

Blake Morgan and JohnHenry Tecklenburg: Landscapes and Figures

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

RSK picture

11 am – noon

Ready, Set, Kindergarten! at the Sheepshead Bay Library

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

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11 am – noon

Cameras and Coffee: Community Meet-Up Hosted By Nice Film Club

Art
Free

International Center of PhotographyLower East Side

Manhattan Goatham

11 am – 1:30 pm

Goatham

Riverside ParkManhattan

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11 am – 2 pm

City of Water Day

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

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