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Friday Aug. 29, 2025

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS UNIQLO Friday Nights Fridays from 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Art
Free

The Museum of Modern Art

Royal Botania at The Roundtree Amagansett

Midnight

Royal Botania, Thayers, and The Roundtree, Amagansett Launch a Summer Design Pop-Up

The Roundtree, AmagansettAmagansett

Mulford Farm from south

All day

Long Island History Hunt

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All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Clashing Steel

All day

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

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

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All day

The HUB Hosts Printemps’ First Hamptons Pop-Up Activation- Printemps × CocoRedoux Atelier 8/29-8/31

The HUB BridgehamptonBridgehampton

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

9 am – 9 pm

“Narratives in Motion – The Evolution of a Storyteller” a solo exhibit by Jennifer A. Uihlein

Art
Free

The Firefly ArtistsNorthport

9 am – noon

Forest Fridays

Ages: 13 and up
Environment
Family
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Family
Free

10 – 11 am

Idlewild Trail Walk

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Idlewild Environmental CenterSpringfield Gardens

West Wind by Jon Van Brunt

10 am – 4 pm

The Atelier at Flowerfield is excited to present “Long Island Landscapes,” a dual exhibition of local artists Jonathan Van Brunt and Patricia Yantz opening Thursday, August 14th

Art
Classes

The Atelier at FlowerfieldSt. James

10 am – 6 pm

Chef Bombay Labor Day Weekend Pop Up Party (August 29-September 1)

Free

174 LudlowLower East Side

Manhattan Early Childhood Music & Movement

10:45 – 11:15 am

Early Childhood Music & Movement

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Washington Square Park Large Playground

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11 am – 5 pm

“The Ark”: An Exhibition curated by Eric Fischl

The ChurchSag Harbor

2025 Juried Show image matrix

11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

11 am – 9 pm

“Narratives in Motion – The Evolution of a Storyteller” a solo exhibit by Jennifer A. Uihlein

Art
Free

The Firefly ArtistsNorthport

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11 am – 2 pm

Visit BHS’s New Exhibit: From Backyard to Boulevard: The Bell Family Legacy

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

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Noon – 5 pm

All of Me with All of You: LGBTQ+ Art Out of the Collection

Art
Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

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Noon – 5 pm

JHB Gallery at Jetsam Studio

Art
Free

Jetsam StudioSouthampton

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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Noon – 5 pm

Beyond the Present: Collecting for the Future

Southampton Arts CenterSouthampton

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2 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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2 – 6 pm

Daisuke Kiyomiya: Forms of Perception

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

Brooklyn Magic by Myron

3 – 4 pm

Magic by Myron Magic Show

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

Gerritsen Beach LibraryBrooklyn

3:30 pm

Sidewalk Chalk Party

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Eastchester LibraryBronx

Jenga

4 – 5 pm

Giant Game Night @ the Village Branch

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library Village BranchHaverstraw

Long Island Belmont Labor Day

4 – 8 pm

Summer Nights Finale at Belmont Park Village

Ages: All
Family
Free

Belmont Park VillageElmont

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5 – 10 pm

Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American Art

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5 – 10 pm

DJ Sunny Cheeba at Whitney Museum Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtChelsea

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5 – 8 pm

Blind Contour Sketches

Art
Free

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