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Saturday Aug. 2, 2025

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8 am – 3 pm

Maria Hernandez Farmers Market

Maria Hernandez ParkBrooklyn

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

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10 am – noon

Community Science Seining

Ages: All
Caribbean
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

Free Kayaking

10 am – 4 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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10 am – 5 pm

After ‘Women in the News’: Work by Kari Marboe, Friends, and Colleagues

Art
Free

Greenwich House PotteryGreenwich

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10 am – 6 pm

Inkmaster and Tattoo Rescue star Christian Masot joins acclaimed visual artist Janelle Marie Kelley for limited showcase at Park West Gallery in SoHo

Art
Free

Park West GallerySoho

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10 am – 8 pm

Celebrate 10 Years of Miraculous® – Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir

Ages: All
Family
Free

FAO SchwarzMidtown

10 – 11 am

Summer Kids: Snapology

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Free

Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Architecture For Animals

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

Laura and HCA Statue

11 am – noon

Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Series in Central Park

Central ParkManhattan

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11 – 11:45 am

Free Dance Lessons at Randall’s Island Park!

Dance
Free

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

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11 am – noon

Ready, Set, Kindergarten! at the Sheepshead Bay Library

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

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11 am – 6 pm

Kris Calnan: New Hampshire Landscapes

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

11 am – 6 pm

Jamaica Arts & Music Summer Festival

Jamaica Arts & Music Summer FestivalJamaica

11 am – 1 pm

Make Your Own Hula Hoop

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Concrete Plant ParkBronx

Ailey

Noon – 1 pm

Dance Workshop With Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Revelations Celebration Community Workshop

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

Lincoln Center’s David Geffen HallManhattan

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Noon – 1:30 pm

Revelations Celebration Community Workshop

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

David Geffin Hall, Lincoln CenterManhattan

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

Noon – 1:30 pm

Weekend Kids

Ages: All
Family
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

Noon – 2 pm

Whimsical Watercolor Jellyfish Workshop

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

Noon – 7 pm

The Bronx Hip-Hop Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

St. Mary’s ParkBronx

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1 – 6 pm

The Art is Pulsing with Energy at BWAC This Summer

Art
Free

BWAC Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionBrooklyn

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1 – 2:30 pm

WNYC’s Public Song Project Concert

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

Brooklyn Public Library — Central LibraryBrooklyn

Lefferts Historic House

1 – 5 pm

: Prospect Park Community Health and Wellness Fair

Lefferts Historic HouseBrooklyn

Lefferts Historic House

1 – 5 pm

Prospect Park Community Health and Wellness Fair

Lefferts Historic HouseBrooklyn

1 – 3 pm

Art In The Park: Shell-ebration!

Shirley Chisholm State Park (Hendrix Creek Patio)Brooklyn

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1:30 – 4:30 pm

Open Stage / Open Mic Events @ Morningside Heights Library

Art
Dance

Morningside Heights LibraryManhattan

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

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2 – 4 pm

Femme Fishing

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

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