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Thursday Aug. 28, 2025

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

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9:30 – 10:30 am

Summer on the Hudson: Tots Soccer

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free
Sports

71st Street Soccer Field and Basketball CourtsUpper West Side

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10 am – noon

Percussion Playground

Ages: All
Family
Free

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11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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11 am – noon

Reading with New York Therapy Animals

Ages: 5 – 12
Animals
Art
Family

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumUpper East Side

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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

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6 – 8 pm

‘Golden Hour’ Live Jazz at Plaza 33

Free
Music

Plaza33Penn District

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6 – 7 pm

Co-Op & Condo Renovation Open Seminar

Free

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6:30 – 8 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square Park

8 pm

Movie Nights on the Overlook

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Central Park Wollman Rink

Friday Aug. 29

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

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Family
Free

10 am – 6 pm

Chef Bombay Labor Day Weekend Pop Up Party (August 29-September 1)

Free

174 LudlowLower East Side

Manhattan Early Childhood Music & Movement

10:45 – 11:15 am

Early Childhood Music & Movement

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Washington Square Park Large Playground

2025 Juried Show image matrix

11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

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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5 – 10 pm

Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American Art

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5 – 10 pm

DJ Sunny Cheeba at Whitney Museum Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtChelsea

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5 – 8 pm

Blind Contour Sketches

Art
Free

Moxy Times Square

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5:30 – 8:30 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS UNIQLO Friday Nights

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Museum of Modern Art

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5:30 – 8:30 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS UNIQLO Friday Nights

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

The Museum of Modern Art

Saturday Aug. 30

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

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10 am – 8 pm

Celebrate 10 Years of Miraculous® – Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir

Ages: All
Family
Free

FAO SchwarzMidtown

10 am – 6 pm

Chef Bombay Labor Day Weekend Pop Up Party (August 29-September 1)

Free

174 LudlowLower East Side

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Turn Your School Green! Sustainable Architecture

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

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11 – 11:45 am

Free Dance Lessons at Randall’s Island Park!

Dance
Free

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

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11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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