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Saturday Sep. 6, 2025

Noon – 9 pm

Brooklyn Army Terminal Summer Series Hispanic Heritage Celebration

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

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Noon – 6 pm

Six Foot Platform: EIKO NISHIDA | BARK TAROT

Art
Free

Intersection of Washington and Water StreetsBrooklyn

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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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8 – 11 pm

Composers Concordance Art of the Art Song featuring Ljiljana Winkler

Free
Music

Westbeth GalleryManhattan

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10 – 11:30 pm

CLASSY VIBES Stand Up Comedy in Astoria Queens w/ Late Night Happy Hour

Tootles & FrenchAstoria

Sunday Sep. 7

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

Clashing Steel

All day

Clashing Steel: The Art of Stage Combat at Culture Lab LIC

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

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All day

LIVE in THE LOT at Culture Lab LIC – August-September, 2025

Free
Music

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

9 am – 4 pm

Bronx Park East Farmers Market

2045 Bronx Park EastBronx

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10 am – 3 pm

Brooklyn Dribble

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 6 + 2 360 Furman Street Brooklyn, NY 11201Brooklyn

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10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Fantastical Realities: Sandra Caplan, Maya Ciarrocchi, and Ray Ciarrocchi

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

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11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

Queens

Fall Harvest Festival

11 am – 2 pm

FREE Fall Harvest Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

JCC BernikowStaten Island

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

Empire StoresBrooklyn

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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Noon – 4 pm

Bronx Block Party

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Family
Festivals

Bronxwood Avenue, between Boston Road & Allerton AvenueBronx

Noon – 6 pm

Ferragosto Festival in Bronx Little Italy

Corner of Crescent Ave and Arthur AveBronx

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12:30 – 4:30 pm

Field Report: The Filmmaker & the Scientist

Ages: 9 – 12
Animals
Environment
Family

Museum of the Moving ImageAstoria, NY

Cara-Mia Poster 2 (3)

7 – 9:30 pm

Cara Mia Comedy at Mon Cheri Ridgewood

Comedy
Free

Mon Cheri RestaurantRidgewood

Monday Sep. 8

10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Family
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Fantastical Realities: Sandra Caplan, Maya Ciarrocchi, and Ray Ciarrocchi

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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6 – 9 pm

Karaoke con Estrellas de Broadway

Baby Grand LESLower East Side

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6 – 9 pm

Karaoke with Broadway Stars

Free
Music

Baby Grand LESLower East Side

Tuesday Sep. 9

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

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10 – 11 am

Bryant Park Yoga Presented by Halara

Bryant ParkManhattan

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