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Thursday Nov. 20, 2025

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All day

Resistance in Memory: Visions of Sudan

Art
Free

The Africa CenterEast Harlem

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All day

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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2 am – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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8 am – 11 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

9 am – 5 pm

Nurturing the Artist: Student Life From the FIT Special Collections

Free

FIT Art and Design GalleryManhattan

Brooklyn Prospect Park Stroller Walk

10 am

Prospect Park Stroller Walk

Ages: 2 and under
Community
Family
Free

Prospect Park Audubon CenterBrooklyn

10 am – 9 pm

POP MART’s SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-Up Experience

Ages: All
Family
Free
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SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-UpManhattan

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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 – 6 pm

Visual Tempo

Art
Free

Agora GalleryManhattan

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11 am – 6 pm

Memories From A Family Car Factory

Art
Free

Alessandro Berni GalleryChelsea

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Noon – 8 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

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Noon – 5 pm

L’Alliance New York Announces North American Premiere of Les tutomouves 2025 Crossing The Line Festival

L’Alliance New YorkManhattan

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Noon – 8 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
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Bryant Park 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018Manhattan

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Noon – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Family
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

Noon – 6 pm

Diamond Crystal Salt’s House of Brining

Manhattan

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3 – 6 pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Family
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island

3 – 4 pm

Kid’s Crafts: Handprint Turkey

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

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3 – 4 pm

CANCELED: Gabba Gabba We Accept You: Ramones Music, Reading and Crafts Workshop

Oak Ridge, Forest ParkWoodhaven

4 – 5 pm

Button and Jewelry Making Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Family
Free

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
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Family

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

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4 – 5 pm

HOW TO DRAW EVERYTHING: UNICORNS, ANIMALS, SUPERHEROES, FAIRIES AND MORE

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

The Art Studio NYManhattan

6 – 7 pm

Hybrid Talk- Keskeskick and The First Land Deals

The Van Cortlandt House MuseumBronx

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8 – 9:30 pm

Slander Factory at Talon Bar! Free Stand-Up Comedy Every Thurs. in Bushwick

Comedy
Free

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9:30 – 11:30 pm

Superstar Open Set

Pink MetalBrooklyn

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