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Saturday Sep. 27, 2025

Kiosk Poster Kang Seung Lee Event September 29 – 1

12:30 – 1:30 pm

In Conversation: Kang Seung Lee and Rattanamol Singh Johal

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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1 – 6 pm

Illuminations 2025 Art Exhibit by Park Slope Windsor Terrace Artists

Art
Free

BWAC Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionBrooklyn

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1 – 3:30 pm

Fall KidsFest

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Bronx Terminal MarketBronx

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1 – 6 pm

Culture and The Urban Experience Take Center Stage in BWAC Fall Exhibitions

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1 – 4 pm

Dog Day at Olly Olly Market

Animals
Free

Olly Olly MarketChelsea

Soul Immersion Nurturing the Inner Child

1 – 5 pm

Soul Immersion

Art
Beauty

Casa WellnessQueens

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1 – 1:45 pm

Celebrate the Equinox with Sisa Pakari

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

National Museum of the American Indian New YorkManhattan

1 – 3 pm

Poseidon’s Parade 2025

Rockaway Beach BoardwalkFar Rockaway

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1 – 3:30 pm

COMMUNAL SPACES: a garden play festival

Moore Jackson Community GardenQueens

BARK Live

1 – 5 pm

BARK Live Presents: The Farmer’s Barket

Domino ParkBrooklyn

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1 – 2:30 pm

Strum, Pluck, Bow & Play: 10th Anniversary Music Exploration Festival

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Free
Music

Ripley Grier StudiosMidtown

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2 – 5 pm

Oculus Outdoors

Film
Free

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterFinancial District

2 pm

Little Makers Club: Nazca Lines Craft for Hispanic Heritage Month

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Macomb’s Bridge LibraryManhattan

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2 – 3:30 pm

COMMUNAL SPACES: a garden play festival

Moore Jackson Community GardenQueens

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3 – 3:45 pm

Celebrate the Equinox with Sisa Pakari

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

National Museum of the American Indian New YorkManhattan

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3 – 7:30 pm

WE ARE NATURE: Climate Week — WASTE YOUR TIME

Dance
Free

Newtown Creek Nature WalkBrooklyn

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4 – 7 pm

Queens Climate Expo

New York Hall of ScienceCorona

Kennedy Administration – FREE concert in Washington Square Park, Sept 27

4 – 7 pm

Bringing It All Back Home to Washington Square – FREE Concert with Kennedy Administration and Dali Rose

Washington Square Park at Garibaldi PlazaGreenwich Village

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4 – 10 pm

The Brooklyn Cumbia Festival

good life gardenBrooklyn

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6 – 7 pm

Pamela Z performance at the Public Art Fund installation “Torkwase Dyson Akua” in Brooklyn Bridge Park

Art
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 Harbor View LawnBrooklyn

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6:30 – 11 pm

Illumination NYC: Light Festival

Ages: All
Art
Dance
Family

Wagner ParkBattery Park City

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6:30 – 11 pm

Illumination Light Art Festival

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

Wagner ParkBattery Park City

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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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