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Thursday June 26, 2025

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11 am – 6 pm

Borinquen Gallo: Mending My Garden

Art
Free

LIC

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11 am – 6 pm

Answer the Call’s Block Party

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Waterfront Plaza at Brookfield PlaceManhattan

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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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3 – 3:45 pm

Lavender Blues: REMIXES, a Family Hip-Hop Concert

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Free Kayaking

5 – 7 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

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6 – 8 pm

‘Golden Hour’ Live Jazz at Plaza 33

Free
Music

Plaza33Penn District

6 – 9 pm

Live at the Archway: Chanpan | Ruby Hoops | April Hannah

Art
Free

DUMBO ArchwayBrooklyn

6:30 – 8 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square ParkManhattan

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7 – 8 pm

KNOW THE RULES: Live Webinar Series

VirtualNY

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11:57 pm

Times Square Arts Presents Yuge Zhou’s Trampoline Color Exercise

Art
Free

Times SquareMidtown

Friday June 27

Unknown

All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS UNIQLO Friday Nights Fridays from 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Art
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

The Queer Show Part 2

All day

The Queer Show, Part II

Hal Bromm GalleryTribeca

All day

Sports Watch Parties at Hudson Yards: FIFA Club World Cup

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

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All day

New York Proud- Staten Island Pop-Up

Art
Free

St. George Ferry StopStaten Island

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 – 1 pm

BPCA Field Day & World Wide Playdate

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Nelson A. Rockefeller ParkManhattan

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Family Program: Pride! + Architecture

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free
LGBTQ+

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

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

Borinquen Gallo: Mending My Garden

Art
Free

LIC

Multilingual Story Time June 2025 (1)

11 am – noon

Spanish & Kreyol Story Times at Flatbush Library

flatbush libraryBrooklyn

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5 – 10 pm

Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtManhattan

5 – 9 pm

Intrepid Museum’s Free Friday with Movie Night

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space MuseumManhattan

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5:30 – 10 pm

New York City Gay Men’s Chorus

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

The Whitney Museum of American ArtMeatpacking District

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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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7 – 10 pm

The Garden Bridge: A New Musical (NYFA/DCLA Queens Arts Fund Recipient)

First Presbyterian Church AstoriaAstoria

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11:57 pm

Times Square Arts Presents Yuge Zhou’s Trampoline Color Exercise

Art
Free

Times SquareMidtown

Saturday June 28

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

Sports Watch Parties at Hudson Yards: FIFA Club World Cup

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

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