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Sunday Oct. 5, 2025

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8 am – 5 pm

Gagosian presents Christopher Kulendran Thomas’ first solo exhibition in the United States: Peace Core

Free

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9 am – 5 pm

Adapt/Evolve

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design Gallery

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10 am – 5 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

10 am – noon

Lattes & Littles: A Central Park Walk for Moms with Live Music by Little Maestros

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Central ParkUpper East Side

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10:30 am – 12:15 pm

The Feast of St. Francis Day & Blessing of the Animals

Ages: All
Animals
Family
Free

Cathedral of St. John the DivineManhattanville

Sailors’ Skills

11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Announces Free October Family Activity Weekends: Sailors’ Skills

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11 am – 3 pm

Fungus Festival

Randall’s Island Urban FarmRandall’s Island

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11 am – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Family
Free

IKEA House Warming

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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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 York

12:30 pm

88th Annual Pulaski Day Parade

Pulaski Day Parade

2 – 4 pm

Trial and Error Launch Party

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Books of Wonder

Turtle-first rehearsal

2 – 6 pm

Turtle Island

Hudson River Park Pier 57, Gansevoort Plaza, and The Podium at One World Trade Center

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5 – 7:30 pm

Rhapsody at Hudson River Park’s Pier 84 with Keigwin + Company

Dance
Free

Pier 84 Hudson River Park

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5 – 6 pm

Bites by Kay Adshead: A Tasting Workshop

Art
Free

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World of Faith Artists headshots

6 – 7 pm

Sacred Resonance: A World of Faith

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

The Brick Presbyterian Church

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