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Saturday May 17, 2025

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade Center

Painting by Amrit Khurana – Whispers In Bloom

All day

Perceptions of Sentience – Art Exhibition by artists with autism from around the globe

Art
Free

United Nations Visitors Lobby

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All day

Spring is Blooming at Rockefeller Center by Van Cleef & Arpels

Free

The Summer Rink at Rockefeller Center

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All day

New York Landmarks Conservancy Hosts 2025 Sacred Sites Open House Weekend

Art
Free

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Corlears School – Learn. Play. Grow. – Bubbles at LPG – square crop

9 – 11 am

Learn. Play. Grow. @ Corlears School

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

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9 am – 7 pm

UNBANNED: Exploring Censorship in Books, Art, & Media

FDR Four Freedoms State Park

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10 am – 1 pm

Mad Fun Farm Garden Volunteer Session

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Mad Fun FarmEast Harlem

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10 am – 7 pm

The Song of Skin Hotel Pop-Up Shop

Beauty
Free

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10 am – 2 pm

Second Chance Saturday: Trinkets to Treasures Tag Sale at Marble Collegiate Church

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11 am – 3 pm

SUBMERGE Marine Science Festival

Pier 84 Hudson River Park

New York Trunk Show Creatives

11 am – 7 pm

Sarah & Sandeep NYC Luxury Trunk Show

Expo
Free

6 West 48th street 8th floor New York,Manhattan

Harlem Wellness Festival 2025 – Copy

11 am – 3 pm

Harlem Wellness Festival

Marcus Garvey ParkHarlem

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11 am – 9 pm

Saint George Ukrainian Festival

St. George Ukrainian Catholic ChurchEast Village

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11 am – 5 pm

Governors Island Arts Season Launch Party

Nolan Park at Governors Island

Family Day

11 am – 4 pm

Family Day at Hudson Yards

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Family
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & Gardens

dance parade

Noon – 7 pm

Dance Parade

Ages: All
Family
Free

Dance Parade New York

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Noon – 6 pm

Pop Up Market

Free

Fountain House GalleryHell’s Kitchen

Ceramics Now Exhibition-Announcement-2025

Noon – 5 pm

Jane Hartsook Gallery at Greenwich House Pottery presents ‘Ceramics Now’ featuring Daniel Barragán, Carson Culp, Kristy Moreno and Gina Tibbott

Greenwich House Pottery

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Noon – 3 pm

Big Truck Day!

Ages: 5 – 8
Attractions
Community
Family

Randall’s Island Park

The Space In Between

1 – 7 pm

The Space In Between

Art
Free

All Street GalleryEast village

5:17 Family Day HY

1 – 2 pm

Resonant Minds Family Concert

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Family
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & Gardens

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1 – 4 pm

Family Program | Storytelling and Sea Adventures

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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2 – 5:30 pm

Hampton Water Rosé Tour New York City 2025

Spring has Sprung, Jefferson Market Garden

3 – 6 pm

Around the Parks: Manhattan!

Art
Free

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Teen Class

3:30 – 5:30 pm

Free Billiards Class for LGBTQIA+ Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Classes
Family
Free

Sugar MouseEast Village

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6:30 pm

Bollywood Community Dance

Esplanade PlazaBattery Park City

Satellite Collective Event

7 – 10 pm

Satellite Collective’s Tribeca Show 2025

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8 – 9:30 pm

New York Repertory Orchestra Concert

Free
Music

Church of St. Mary the VirginTimes Square

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