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Thursday July 25, 2024

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Various

Free Kayaking

Ages: 5 and up
Boating
Community
Family

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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All day

Art on the Ave

Art
Free

Brooklyn

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All day

YDC’s 2024 Touring Season

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

various locationsManhattan

All day

The Billie Holiday Theatre Presents Sky’s The Limit: Style As Resistance

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

The Billie Holiday TheatreBrooklyn

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9 – 11 am

Summer in the Square 2024: Children’s Morning Programming

Ages: All
Family
Free

Union Square ParkUnion Square

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10 am – 6 pm

“Underwater Wilderness” Art Exhibition

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Family
Free

Tina Kim GalleryChelsea

10 – 11 am

Tot Time!

Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

10 am – 8 pm

Galaxy Experience Space

Galaxy Experience SpaceSoHo

10 am – noon

Summer Kids: The Blue Bus Project Recycled Art Workshop

Ages: All
Family
Free

Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

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11 am – 7 pm

Sabai Design, Sustainable DTC Furniture Brand, Opens New Showroom in Brooklyn

Free

101 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249Brooklyn

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Noon – 6 pm

Exhibition of Antiguan Artist Frank Walter | The Drawing Center | through Sep 15

Soho

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Noon – 5 pm

Nuebiome’s Free Facial Event ~ Discover Microbiome Balance

Beauty
Free

Grand Central TerminalManhattan

2 – 3 pm

How To Prevent Picky Eaters – Presented by Lalo

Ages: All
Family
Free
Virtual

Morrisania Band Project (color)

2 – 4 pm

Join Morrisania Band Project at State Senator Gustavo Riveras Annual Senior Health Fair

Lehman CollegeBronx

2:30 – 4 pm

Free Watercolor Painting Classes for Adults

Art
Free

Sunnyside Reformed ChurchQueens

3 – 5 pm

Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

3 – 5 pm

NYC Parks Presents: Kids Paint Party

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Willis PlaygroundBronx

Game Hour picture

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Sheepshead Bay Library – Game Hour

Free
Games

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Family
Free

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

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5 – 7 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 2 DockBrooklyn

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5:30 – 7:30 pm

Free Kayaking

Boating
Free

The Downtown BoathouseFinancial District

6 – 7 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Classes
Family
Free

Garibaldi Plaza in Washington Square ParkManhattan

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6 – 9 pm

Live at the Archway: JERRON PAXTON AND DENNIS LICHTMAN

DUMBO ArchwayBrooklyn

Zumba 2023

6:15 – 7 pm

Free Zumba Classes

Cross County CenterYonkers

NightattheMuseum

7 – 9 pm

Night at the Whitney Museum

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Family
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtMeatpacking District

7:30 – 9 pm

Central Astoria LDC 2024 Concert Series

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Astoria Park Great LawnAstoria

8 – 11:30 pm

DRAG BINGO IN PARK SLOPE

Rullo’sBrooklyn

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8 pm

Paramount+ Movie Nights at Coney Island

Coney IslandConey Island

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8 – 10 pm

Shine Box Comedy 8-Year Anniversary Show

Comedy
Free

Neir’s TavernWoodhaven

7 25 2024 Line Up square

8 – 10 pm

Landline Comedy at Wild East Brewing

Comedy
Free

Wild East BrewingBrooklyn

Savage Flyer 7.25

8 – 10 pm

Savage Comedy Show (free!)

Comedy
Free

Logan’s RunBrooklyn

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