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Saturday Sep. 28, 2024

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Various

Free Kayaking

Ages: 5 and up
Boating
Community
Family

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade Center

All day

Sports Watch Parties at Backyard at Hudson Yards: NCAA Football

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & Gardens

OR – Kevin Richardson – Coney Island Beach with dancer Aly McKenzie

All day

Bodies in Motion: An Exhibition Exploring the Power of the Human Body at Culture Lab LIC

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

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8 am – 3 pm

RiseBoro Farmers Markets at Maria Hernandez Park

Maria HernandezBrooklyn

White Plains Road Farmers Market

9 am – 4 pm

White Plains Road Farmers Market & DOT NYC Open Streets

Ages: 5 – 8
Caribbean
Community
Family

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

BrooklynBookBodega_ENYFarmersMarket

9 am – 3 pm

Brooklyn Book Bodega Book Giveaway

East New York FarmsBrooklyn

10 – 11 am

Whiz Kidz

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

Manhattan Storytime with the New York Public Library

10 am – noon

Storytime with the New York Public Library

Ages: 12 and under
Family
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards

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10 am – 3 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 2 DockBrooklyn

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10 am – noon

Community Science Seining

Ages: 3 and up
Animals
Community
Family

Pier 4 Beach – Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Free Kayaking

Boating
Free

The Downtown BoathouseFinancial District

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10 am – 1 pm

Rockaway Market Street @ Beach 60th

Rockaway Market StreetThe Rockaways

10 am – 6 pm

“Grow In BedStuy, It’s The Hattie Carthan Way” Art Exhibition & Open House

Art
Free

Herbert Von King Cultural Arts CenterBrooklyn

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10 am – 6 pm

Wander Wheel by Merrell

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

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10 am – 8 pm

UNIQLO x Magnum Photos Present Global Photo Exhibition-PEACE FOR ALL

UNIQLO Fifth AvenueFifth Avenue

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Seaport Fit Free Fitness Classes

Classes
Free

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten Island MallStaten Island

Noon – 6 pm

The Latin GRAMMYs®: 25 Years of Musical Excellence

Ages: All
Family
Free

The Paley Museum

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Noon – 8 pm

Tailgate Saturdays

Olly Olly MarketChelsea

1 – 5 pm

Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

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1 – 5 pm

The Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Presents: Dual Currents: Perspectives in Paint

Art
Free

Gowanus Dredgers BoathouseBrooklyn

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1 – 7 pm

DRIPS by Pepsi™ Launches in NYC

Domino ParkBrooklyn

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1 – 6 pm

BWAC Announces Its First Art Exhibitions for the Fall Season

Art
Free

BWAC Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionBrooklyn

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1 – 6 pm

Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition’s Fall Show

Art
Free

BWAC Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionBrooklyn

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3 – 4 pm

The 12th Annual Communal Spaces Garden Play Festival

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Comedy
Family

Moore Jackson Community GardenQueens

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6 – 9 pm

Star Trek Variety Show

Film
Free

Barracuda LoungeChelsea

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7 – 8:30 pm

Prophecy Odyssey – You Can Know the Future

Ages: 5 – 8
Classes
Family
Free

Manhattan Center's Hammerstein BallroomNew York City

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