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Thursday July 31, 2025

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

Clashing Steel

All day

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

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

8 am – 5 pm

The Billie Holiday Theatre Presents Black Joy Film Fest

Ages: All
Community
Family
Film

The Billie Holiday TheatreBrooklyn

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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10 am – 5 pm

Kids Creative Corner

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10 am – noon

Percussion Playground

Ages: All
Family
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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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

10 am – 8 pm

Samsung Galaxy Experience Space

Galaxy Experience SpaceSoHo

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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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11 am – 6 pm

Kris Calnan: New Hampshire Landscapes

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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1 – 3 pm

Liu Shiming Art Foundation Clay & Craft Series at Bryant Park Art Cart

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Bryant ParkManhattan

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

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2 – 7 pm

Open Call: Portals

Art
Free

The Shed NYCHudson Yards

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean
Family

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

Free Kayaking

5 – 7 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

ABT

5 – 6 pm

Dance Workshop with American Ballet Theatre

Ages: All
Caribbean
Family
Free

Lincoln Center’s David Geffen HallManhattan

5:30 pm

‘Soul to Soul’ Film Screening

Weeksville Heritage CenterBrooklyn

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6 – 8 pm

‘Golden Hour’ Live Jazz at Plaza 33

Free
Music

Plaza33Penn District

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6 – 10:30 pm

Pluto TV Movies With A View at Brooklyn Bridge Park

Film
Free

Pier 1, Harbor View Lawn, Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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6 – 9 pm

Live at the Archway: Chicha Libre | Chelsea Bonosky

Free
Music

DUMBO ArchwayBrooklyn

6 – 8 pm

Improv in the Park

Ages: All
Comedy
Family
Free

Marsha P. Johnson State ParkBrooklyn

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6 – 9 pm

‘Unfiltered: Stories of Now’ Young Filmmakers’ Screening

Film
Free

Firehouse: DCTV’s Cinema for Documentary FilmNew York, NY

6:30 – 8 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square ParkManhattan

7:30 – 9 pm

Central Astoria LDC’s Waterfront Concert Series

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Family
Free

Astoria ParkQueens

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8 – 10 pm

Moves in the Square by Union Square Partnership and Alamo Drafthouse

Film
Free

Union Square Park, North PlazaUnion Square

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8 – 10 pm

Shine Box Comedy 9-Year Anniversary Show

Comedy
Free

Neir’s TavernWoodhaven

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8 – 11 pm

A Dating Game! at Minnie’s Bar

Minnie’s BarBrooklyn

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8:30 – 11:30 pm

Dueling Pianos Show

Free

Bar NineManhattan

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