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Wednesday Sep. 27, 2023

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All day

Pumpkin Arch is Back at the Seaport

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Heineken RiverdeckManhattan

Thursday Sep. 28, 2023

PumpkinArch-149

All day

Pumpkin Arch is Back at the Seaport

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Heineken RiverdeckManhattan

Palette II by Alex Ferrone

11 am – 6 pm

Flying Solo: North Fork Aerial Photographer’s One-person Exhibition

Friday Sep. 29, 2023

All day

Art in Focus: Dominique Fung at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Rockefeller Center PlazaManhattan

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All day

The Rose of Versailles: Remembering Marie Jeanne Bertin

Art
Free

Garment DistrictNYC

PumpkinArch-149

All day

Pumpkin Arch is Back at the Seaport

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Heineken RiverdeckManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

Celebrate National Coffee Day with L’OR

Bryant ParkNew York City

Manhattan Arsenal Gallery Mi Parque Mi Tierra

9 am

Arsenal Gallery: Mi Parque Mi Tierra

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Arsenal in Central ParkManhattan

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9 – 10 am

Free Tai Chi classes for seniors 60+

Moore Homestead PlaygroundElmhurst

10 am – 5 pm

The Giving Table at The Shops at Skyview

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

The Shops at SkyviewFlushing

Manhattan Submerge

10 am – 2 pm

SUBMERGE Marine Science Festival

Pier 84 Hudson River ParkManhattan

10 am – 8 pm

The Giving Table at The Shops at Skyview

The Shops at Skyview CenterFlushing

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10:30 am – 6 pm

Joah Beauty’s “Glow with Glass Skin” Pop-up Event

Flatiron SquareNew York City

Fountain House Gallery open studio governors island

11 am – 5 pm

Open House @ Fountain House Gallery & Studio

Colonels Row on Governors IslandGovernors Island

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11 am – 6 pm

Parallel Horizons Exhibition

Art
Free

ChaShaMa’s 320 W 23rd StManhattan

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Noon – 3 pm

Achilles International Adaptive Cycling Workout

Claremont ParkBronx

Noon – 6 pm

Manhattan: Dusk to Dawn

Art
Free

Pleiades GalleryChelsea

Noon – 6 pm

J.Crew 40th Anniversary Seaport Activation

Art
Free

Pier 17Seaport

4 – 5 pm

Hispanic Heritage Month – Make Your Own Maracas!

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

Brooklyn The Downtown Brooklyn Arts Festival

5 – 8 pm

The Downtown Brooklyn Arts Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

The Plaza at 300 AshlandBrooklyn

6 – 9 pm

Local Live Music at Sol

Sol Mexican CocinaManhattan

6 – 9 pm

Free Outdoor Movie Screening of “Crazy, Stupid, Love” at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Public Square & Gardens at Hudson YardsHudson Yards

Free to Be Youth Project

6 – 8 pm

Free to Be Youth Project

Ages: 13 and up
Caribbean
Family
Free

Brooklyn pcard

6:30 – 8:30 pm

Brooklyn Literary Festival

Vanderbilt MuseumCenterport

Brooklyn pcard

6:30 – 8:30 pm

Brooklyn Literary Festival

158 Buffalo AvenueBrooklyn

9 – 11 pm

Unistellar’s Cosmic City Nights

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space MuseumManhattan

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