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Friday Aug. 8, 2025

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 Art

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All day

Isaac Mizrahi returns to 54 Below, August 6-9

Comedy

54 BelowMidtown Manhattan

Clashing Steel

All day

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

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

Dez Duron

7 am – 8:30 pm

Bryant Park Picnic Performances Presented by Bank of America: Carnegie Hall Citywide | Dez Duron

Free
Music

7:30 am – 11:30 pm

Hyperpop Is Dead!

LGBTQ+
Music

WondervilleBedford-Stuyvesant

8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Hilma af Klint: What Stands Behind the Flowers MAY 11 – SEPTEMBER 27, 2025

Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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8 am – 5 pm

Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction

Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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8 am – 5 pm

Hilma af Klint: What Stands Behind the Flowers MAY 11 – SEPTEMBER 27, 2025

Art

The Museum of Modern Art

8 am – 5 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

The Museum of Modern Art

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish History

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10 am – 6 pm

Poster House Spring 2025 Exhibition: Puerto Rico in Print: The Posters of Lorenzo Homar

Art

Poster HouseChelsea

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10 am – 6 pm

Poster House Spring 2025 Exhibition: Fallout: Atoms for War & Peace

Art

Poster HouseChelsea

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10 am – 5 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Cool Off at Orchard Beach – PH

10 am – 6 pm

Poster House Spring 2025 Capsule Exhibition: From the Bronx to the Battery: The Subway Sun

The Flaming Lips – PH

10 am – 6 pm

Poster House Spring 2025 Capsule Exhibition: Copy/Paste/Print/Repeat: Mike King & the Art of the Gig Poster

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10 am – 8 pm

Shaping American Art: A Celebration of the Art Students League of New York at 150

Art

Arts Students League

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Family
Free

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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

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical Garden

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

Intrepid Museum

10 am – noon

Family Fridays in the Garden

Ages: 3 – 12
Environment
Family
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost Site

10 – 11 am

Idlewild Trail Walk

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Idlewild Environmental Center

10 – 11 am

Summer Kids Wonderspark Puppets Puppet Show

Ages: All
Family
Free

Hunter’s Point South ParkLong Island City

10 am

Baby and Toddler Messy Play

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY
Family

Ottendorfer Library

Face Value

10:30 am – 8:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern Art

© Nadav Havakook

11 am – 5 pm

TMS Makeup Shop NYC

Metropolitan PavilionChelsea

11 am

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Family
Games

Bagel Barista Station

11 am – 7:30 pm

St. Germain’ “La Terrasse” at Nordstrom NYC

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11 am – 1 pm

Kids in Motion: Tie Dye

Phil “Scooter” Rizzuto Park

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