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Sunday June 8, 2025

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

Painting by Amrit Khurana – Whispers In Bloom

All day

Perceptions of Sentience – Art Exhibition by artists with autism from around the globe

Art
Free

United Nations Visitors LobbyManhattan

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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All day

HomeExchange Day: Meet home swappers and learn more in NYC

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THE LIGHT SHOW – SQUARARTISTS CARD (3000 x 3000 px)

9 am – 5 pm

The Light Show: A Celebration of Illuminating Ceramics

Art
Free

A.MANO BrooklynBrooklyn

10 am – 1 pm

Urban Farm Volunteers

Randall’s Island Urban FarmBronx

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10 am – 5 pm

Mishpachah Festival: A Celebration of Heritage, Genealogy, & Immigration

Ages: 5 and up
Dance
Family
Festivals

Museum of Jewish HeritageBattery Park City

Bash Bish Falls Remembered III

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Nature’s Persistence: Recent Work by Shelley Haven

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBrooklyn

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11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

Queens

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Reimagining Kinship

Art
Free

410 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221Brooklyn

11 am

68th Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

National Puerto Rican Day ParadeManhattan

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11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Free June Family Activity Weekends

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community
Family

South Street Seaport MuseumManhattan

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11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Announces Free June Family Activity Weekends

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes
Family

Manhattan

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11 am – 10 pm

Planet Hollywood x Ani-May Limited Edition Bento Boxes

Planet Hollywood Times Squarenew york

Manhattan Community Pride Mural

11 am – 3 pm

Community Pride Mural

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

The Whitney Museum of American ArtManhattan

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11 am – 1 pm

Free Eco Art & Performance Workshops at Socrates Sculpture Park

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Classes
Family

Socrates Sculpture ParkLong Island City

11 am – 7 pm

City Island Spring 2025 Arts & Crafts Fair

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

City Island Spring Arts & Crafts FairBronx

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11:30 am – 1 pm

Tree Wonder Washington Square Park

Free

Washington Square Park English Elm (northwest corner)Greenwich Village

Noon – 4 pm

The Happening: Free Community Block Party

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Church Street School for Music & ArtTribeca

Noon – 1 pm

Shadowboxing in Blue

Dance
Free

Haven BoxingBrooklyn

Ceramics Now Exhibition-Announcement-2025

Noon – 5 pm

Jane Hartsook Gallery at Greenwich House Pottery presents ‘Ceramics Now’ featuring Daniel Barragán, Carson Culp, Kristy Moreno and Gina Tibbott

Greenwich House PotteryManhattan

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Noon – 6 pm

Artist Open Studios in Park Slope Windsor Terrace Neighborhoods

Art
Free

ShapeShifter LabBrooklyn

Noon – 8 pm

Brooklyn Greek Festival

Brooklyn Greek FestivalBrooklyn

Noon – 3 pm

Lucky Strike Chelsea Piers Lucky Launch Party

Lucky Strike Chelsea PiersManhattan

Free Kayaking

Noon – 3:30 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

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Noon – 6 pm

Creature Feature: The Science of Monster Movies & Community Filmmaking 

Ages: All
Family
Free

Museum of the Moving ImageAstoria, NY

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1 – 3 pm

Second Sunday Castle Tours

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

1 – 3 pm

Clay Pit Care

Ages: 9 and up
Family
Free
Outdoors

Clay Pit Ponds State Park PreserveStaten Island

2 – 3:30 pm

“Flight of the Puffin”

Ages: All
Family
Free
Theater

Provincetown PlayhouseManhattan

June 8th

2 – 5 pm

BAMBA Fest: Kingsbridge Block Party

Broadway & W 239th StBronx

Flute and Music

3 – 4 pm

Concert Flute Choir of New York

Free
Music

Glendale Maspeth United Methodist ChurchGlendale

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