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Friday June 13, 2025

9 am – 5 pm

Perceptions of Sentience

Art
Free

United NationsEast Side Midtown

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10 am – 6 pm

Kasia Muzyka Solo Exhibition “The Sacred Condition of Being”

Art
Free

522 West 19th StreetChelsea

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBrooklyn

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Reimagining Kinship

Art
Free

410 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221Brooklyn

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11 am – 6 pm

Colleen Franca: Outside/Inside

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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11 am – 6 pm

Borinquen Gallo: Mending My Garden

Art
Free

Chelsea

Maira Duarte 2 Photo credit dance to the people

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

11:30 am – 4 pm

KYU NYC Launches Grab & Go Lunch with 150 Free Chicken Sandwiches

KYU NYCNew York City

Noon – 7 pm

The Tribeca Games Gallery at Pier 57

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 – 7 pm

Feast of St. Anthony

Noon – 7 pm

Feast of St. Anthony

Feast of St. AnthonyBronx

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3 – 8 pm

Feast of St. Anthony

3 – 8 pm

Feast of St. Anthony

Feast of St. AnthonyBronx

3 – 7 pm

Drink & Thrift Happy Hour

Hee-Space Thrift Store/Anything BarBrooklyn

4 – 5 pm

Father’s Day Travel Mugs

Ages: 9 and up
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Hunters Point LibraryLong Island City

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5 – 10 pm

Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtManhattan

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5 – 8 pm

Workspace Residency Open Studios

Free

101 Greenwich StLower Manhattan

5 – 7:30 pm

Father’s Day Silent Disco

Ages: All
Caribbean
Dance
Family

Alfred E. Smith Recreation CenterManhattan

Bingo

5 – 7 pm

FREE-to-Play BINGO at IKEA Brooklyn

IKEA BrooklynBrooklyn

5:30 – 8 pm

ARROW Science Expo: Innovate, Explore, Discover

Ages: All
Family
Free

A.R.R.O.W. Field HouseAstoria

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6 – 8 pm

Lady Gaga Drag Night

Olly Olly MarketChelsea

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6 – 9 pm

Torch and Crown: Music with Shawn Parsons (@alabamashawn) & Matthew Lee & The Standbys (@mattyandthestandbys)

Torch and CrownManhattan

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6 – 8 pm

Fitness @ Grand Central

Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central TerminalManhattan

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6 – 9 pm

Sounds at Sunset: Freelance

Free
Music

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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7:30 – 9:30 pm

Only This Room

Free
LGBTQ+

Coffey Street StudioBrooklyn

8 – 11 pm

Sports Watch Parties at Hudson Yards: NBA Finals

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

Saturday June 14

Unknown

All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

The Queer Show Part 2

All day

The Queer Show, Part II

Hal Bromm GalleryTribeca

All day

Flag Day the Port Richmond Way

Port Richmond AvenueStaten Island

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8 am – 3 pm

Maria Hernandez Farmers Market

Maria Hernandez ParkBrooklyn

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