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Friday Sep. 5, 2025

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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8 am – 5 pm

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

Free

GagosianPark Avenue

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

10 am – 9 pm

Poster House Presents “First Friday”

Ages: All
Family
Free

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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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Noon – 7 pm

Duet at WSA

Art
Free

WSA

2 – 4:45 pm

Fishing Frenzy Fridays

Ages: All
Family
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park Penn PierBrooklyn

3 – 4 pm

Art and Meditation in The Chinese Scholar’s Garden

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical GardenStaten Island

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4 – 6 pm

Community Science Fishing

Ages: All
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5Brooklyn

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5 – 10 pm

Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American Art

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5:30 – 8:30 pm

MoMA Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Museum of Modern Art

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6 – 8 pm

Exhibition Opening Celebration for ‘Ministry: Reverend Joyce McDonald’

Art
Free

1040 Grand Concourse Bronx, NY 10456Bronx

6 – 9 pm

Starlight Cinema: Free Movies in Van Cortlandt Park

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Film
Free

Parade Ground in Van Cortlandt ParkBronx

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6 – 8 pm

Avant Fashion Week Cocktail Hour

Olly Olly MarketChelsea

NYC Opera

7 – 9 pm

Bryant Park Picnic Performances Presented by Bank of America: New York City Opera | Carmen

Free
Music

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7 – 9:30 pm

New York City Opera: Carmen in Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

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7:30 – 9:30 pm

Ocean Beach Chamber of Commerce Summer Movie Series

Free

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

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8 – 10 pm

Sunset Jazz at Culture Lab LIC – Every Friday, August-October, 2025

Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

8 – 9:40 pm

Movies Under the Stars: A Minecraft Movie

Ages: All
Community
Family
Film

Basketball Courts in Corona Golf PlaygroundCorona

8:30 – 10 pm

Movies Under the Stars: How to Train Your Dragon

Ages: All
Community
Family
Film

Parque De Los Ninos in Bronx River ParkwayBronx

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10:30 pm

Sinatra Under The Stars

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