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Saturday Sep. 20, 2025

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3 – 7 pm

MOTHERSHIP SEVEN DANCE AND MUSIC FESTIVAL – FREE

Dance
Free

Richard Rogers Amphitheater at Marcus Garvey ParkHARLEM NYC

4 – 5 pm

Button and Jewelry Making Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Family
Free

Dongan Hills Library

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10 – 11:30 pm

CLASSY VIBES Stand Up Comedy in Astoria Queens w/ Late Night Happy Hour

Tootles & French

Sunday Sep. 21

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge Park

Clashing Steel

All day

Clashing Steel: The Art of Stage Combat at Culture Lab LIC

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

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All day

LIVE in THE LOT at Culture Lab LIC – August-September, 2025

Free
Music

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

9 am – 4 pm

Bronx Park East Farmers Market

2045 Bronx Park EastPelham Parkway

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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

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10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Fantastical Realities: Sandra Caplan, Maya Ciarrocchi, and Ray Ciarrocchi

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

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11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

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11 am – 6 pm

Jim Henson Birthday Celebration 2025

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family
Film

Museum of the Moving ImageAstoria, Long Island City

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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Noon – 6 pm

FAD Market at Open Streets on Montague

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1 – 6 pm

Illuminations 2025 Art Exhibit by Park Slope Windsor Terrace Artists

Art
Free

BWAC Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionRed Hook

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2 – 4 pm

Sea Shanty Sessions

The Noble Maritime CollectionSnug Harbor

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7 – 9:30 pm

Cara Mia Comedy at Mon Cheri Ridgewood

Comedy
Free

Mon Cheri Restaurant

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7 – 8:30 pm

Maison Millefleurs Closing Night – Paper Flower Giveaway

Battery Park CityBattery Park

Monday Sep. 22

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9 am – 5 pm

Adapt/Evolve

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design Gallery

10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Family
Free

Postcard front

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Fantastical Realities: Sandra Caplan, Maya Ciarrocchi, and Ray Ciarrocchi

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

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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. 23

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge Park

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9 am – 5 pm

Adapt/Evolve

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design Gallery

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive Center

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11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

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