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Saturday Aug. 30, 2025

The Town Hall- New York Loves Sly! Featuring Steven Bernstein

7 – 8:30 pm

Bryant Park Picnic Performances Presented by Bank of America: The Town Hall | New York Loves Sly! Feat. Steven Bernstein

Free
Music

Sunday Aug. 31

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

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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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

Manhattan Unicycle Fest

Noon – 5 pm

16th Annual NYC Unicycle Festival at Hudson River Park

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Pier 76 at Hudson River Park

Noon – 5 pm

Bronx Summer Concert Series

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Co-op City Section 5 Greenway

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6 – 8 pm

Shape Note Sing

Free
Music

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American clay

6 – 9 pm

American Clay – NYC Screening & Cocktail Reception

Film
Free

The Village East by Angelika

Monday Sep. 1

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

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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6 – 9 pm

Karaoke con Estrellas de Broadway

Baby Grand LESLower East Side

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6 – 9 pm

Karaoke with Broadway Stars

Free
Music

Baby Grand LESLower East Side

Tuesday Sep. 2

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

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10 – 11 am

Bryant Park Yoga Presented by Halara

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller Park

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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 – 6 pm

Rachel Siporin: Bathers

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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Noon – 6 pm

Heather Stivison – Ebb & Flow: The Many Faces of Water

Art
Free

Pleiades GalleryChelsea

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6 – 9 pm

Lulada Club Salsa Night

Dance
Free

Olly Olly MarketChelsea

Untitled design (53)

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Yoga in the Park

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

Adam Gabel at WSCC 2

8 – 9:30 pm

Not Ripe Bananas

Comedy
Free

West Side Comedy ClubUpper West Side

Wednesday Sep. 3

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8 – 9 am

Power Hour at the Backyard at Hudson Yards: Run + Recovery with lululemon Ambassadors Nick Arrington & Eric Mosley

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensNYC

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

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