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Thursday Sep. 11, 2025

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

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

Clashing Steel

All day

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

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

All day

The Feast of San Gennaro

2025 8 Scarecrow contest GFX

All day

8th Annual Scarecrow Contest at The Shoppes

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

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2 am – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

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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

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8 am – 5 pm

Free Theater program for SNAP-eligible Teens Now Accepting Applications

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Free
Theater

Stella Adler Studio of ActingNew York City

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8:10 am

Table of Silence Project 9/11

Ages: All
Community
Dance
Family

Lincoln Center, Josie Robertson Plaza

9 am – 7 pm

Art Show: “LOOK UP” – Photography by Jean Schweibish

Art
Free

Mattituck-Laurel LibraryMattituck

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

Tot Time!

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Rainbow Playground at Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

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10 am – 6 pm

Ten Photography Lessons for a Dead President

Art
Free

RISE, 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway, NY 11692Far Rockaway

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10:30 am – 4:30 pm

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

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

10:30 – 11:30 am

Baby Lap Time (Pre-Walkers)

Ages: 2 and under
Books & Readings
Dance
Family

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

2025 Juried Show image matrix

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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11 am – 6 pm

Rachel Siporin: Bathers

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

Jolly Roger Flag -Pic Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Family
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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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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Noon – 8 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

Noon – 5 pm

“All We See” presented by East End Photographers Group

Art
Free

The Depot Art GalleryMontauk

Noon – 6 pm

9/11 Serve & Remember

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Westchester County CenterWhite Plains

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Noon – 6 pm

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

Art
Free

Pleiades GalleryChelsea

Dressing The Roots

1 – 2 pm

“Dressing the Roots: A Live Fashion + Art Experience in the Heart of the Garment District”

Art
Free

Broadway Pedestrian PlazasGarment District NYC between West 39th St and West 40th Street

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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

3 pm

Puppets at the Park: Plight of the Pollinators

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Rainbow Playground at Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean
Family

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Puppets at the Park: Plight of the Pollinators

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Rainbow Playground at Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

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6 – 8 pm

‘Golden Hour’ Live Jazz at Plaza 33

Free
Music

Plaza33Penn District

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