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Saturday July 19, 2025

Noon – 6 pm

Brooklyn Pop-Up x Red Hook Summer Market

Ages: All
Art
Caribbean
Family

Dikeman Hook StudioBrooklyn

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Noon – 3 pm

Waterfront Festival

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

Geoffrey and Toys `R` Launch the Geoffrey Mobile at the Herald Square Macy`s

Noon – 2 pm

Toys“R”Us Play Day

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Macy’s at Kings PlazaBrooklyn

Geoffrey and Toys `R` Launch the Geoffrey Mobile at the Herald Square Macy`s

Noon – 2 pm

Toys“R”Us Play Day

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Toys“R”Us at Macy’s Queens CenterElmhurst

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1 – 6 pm

4 Solo Shows: Avri Ohana, Faten Gaddes, Tami Luchow, Masha Neverova

Art
Free

Westbeth GalleryWest Village

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1 – 6 pm

The Art is Pulsing with Energy at BWAC This Summer

Art
Free

BWAC Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionBrooklyn

1 – 2:30 pm

Prehistoric New York

Central Park Entrance at West 100 St. and Central Park WestManhattan

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

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2 – 5 pm

Daiya’s Dairy-Free Lifeguards

McCarren ParkBrooklyn

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2 – 5 pm

Daiya’s Dairy-Free Lifeguards

Fort Greene ParkBrooklyn

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2 – 7 pm

Open Call: Portals

Art
Free

The Shed NYCHudson Yards

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2:30 – 3:15 pm

MOCAKIDS Author Meet & Greet with Livia Blackburne

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

Museum of Chinese in AmericaChinatown

Visualized Poetics Flyer

3 – 5 pm

Oyate Group Presents “Visual Poetics” featuring Elizabeth Shanaz

Oyate GroupBronx

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3 – 9 pm

Love Saves the Day Tribute to David Mancuso

Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 6 Liberty LawnBrooklyn

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4 – 6 pm

Community Science Fishing

Ages: All
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5Brooklyn

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4 – 6 pm

Latin American Foto Festival Screenings: Julia Se Revela and Formas de Atravesar un Territorio

Bronx Documentary CenterBronx

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5 – 6:30 pm

Queensboro Dance Festival Performances at Roy Wilkins Park

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

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5 – 6 pm

Performances at Roy Wilkins Park, St. Albans Jamaica

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5 – 8 pm

Opening Reception for “Herencia Viviente: Living Inheritance”

Art
Free

Transmitter GalleryBrooklyn

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5 – 6:30 pm

Queensboro Dance Festival Performances at Roy Wilkins Park, St. Albans Jamaica

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Child’s Play art

6:30 – 8:30 pm

Free screening of CHILD’S PLAY in Brooklyn!

Film
Free

Pine Box Rock ShopBrooklyn

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8:30 – 11:30 pm

Dueling Pianos Show

Free

Bar NineManhattan

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10 – 11:30 pm

CLASSY VIBES Stand Up Comedy in Astoria Queens w/ Late Night Happy Hour

Tootles & FrenchAstoria

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