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Saturday Aug. 9, 2025

8 am – noon

Percy Sutton Harlem 5k Run & Children’s Run

Ages: All
Family
Free

Percy Sutton Harlem 5k Run & Children’s RunHarlem

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8 am – 8 pm

Pickleball in the Hall

Free
Sports

Grand Central Terminal

8:35 am – noon

Rising NYRR at the Percy Sutton Harlem 5K

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Harlem

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

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9 am – 8 pm

NoMad Jazz Festival in Madison Square Park

Madison Square Park

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
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

BLOCK-PARTY-HORIZONTAL

10 am – 6 pm

MAD Open House

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Family
Food & Drink

Museum of Arts and Design

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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

Manhattan MAD Open House x Clixo Activation

10 am – 6 pm

MAD Open House x Clixo Activation

Ages: All
Art
Caribbean
Family

Museum of Arts and Design

Laura and HCA Statue

11 am – noon

Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Series in Central 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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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

Noon – 1:30 pm

Weekend Kids

Ages: All
Family
Free

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1 – 6 pm

Summer Fun: Roller Skating

Ages: All
Family
Free

Sol Lain ParkLower East Side

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1 – 5 pm

Arte Pa Mi Gente: 2nd Latiné Children’s Music Day

Ages: All
Art
En Español
Family

Teatro SEA at The Clemente CenterLower East Side

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2 – 4 pm

MoMA Family Art Making: Nature Drawings

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Museum of Modern Art

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2 – 7 pm

Open Call: Portals

Art
Free

The Shed NYCHudson Yards

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5 – 8 pm

Park After Dark: Cocktails on the Farm

Randall’s Island Urban Farm

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6 – 9 pm

Sing with SOUL Open Jam

Heyground HarlemHarlem

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6 – 9 pm

Echoes in Light

Art
Free

Holographic StudiosEast Village

8 – 9:30 pm

Full Moon Celebration

Free

La Plaza Community GardenAlphabet City

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8:30 – 11:30 pm

Dueling Pianos Show

Free

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8:30 – 11 pm

Park After Dark: Movie Night (Elemental)

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

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