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Thursday Oct. 2, 2025

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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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9 am – 5 pm

Adapt/Evolve

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design Gallery

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 – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

Brooklyn Prospect Park Stroller Walk

10 am

Prospect Park Stroller Walk

Ages: 2 and under
Community
Family
Free

Prospect Park Audubon CenterBrooklyn

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10 am – 6 pm

Sea Chapel

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

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

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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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11 am – 4 pm

“EXPLORATIONS” Marilyn Stevenson Solo Exhibit

Art
Free

The Water Mill MuseumWater Mill

IKEA Secret Room Brooklyn

11 am – 7 pm

Discover the Secret Room at IKEA Brooklyn

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Family
Free

IKEA BrooklynBrooklyn

11 am – 6 pm

ASCEND: The Evolution of Identity

Art
Free

Alessandro Berni GalleryChelsea

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11 am – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Family
Free

IKEA House Warming

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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Noon – 8 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

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Noon – 5 pm

L’Alliance New York Announces North American Premiere of Les tutomouves 2025 Crossing The Line Festival

L’Alliance New York

Noon – 9 pm

The Life of a Showgirl: A Spotify Experience

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

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2 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

2 pm

Final Fishing Frenzy: Learn to Rig Thursday

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park Penn PierBrooklyn

3 pm

Final Fishing Frenzy: Learn to Rig Thursday

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park Penn PierBrooklyn

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
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Family

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

TIC – Cancer Awareness Event Flyers

4 – 7 pm

United By Unique | Every Ribbon, Every Story (Cancer Awareness Event)

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

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4 – 5 pm

Yom Kippur Family Service

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free
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Congregation Sons of Israel, Briarcliff ManorBriarcliff Manor

4 pm

Final Fishing Frenzy: Learn to Rig Thursday

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park Penn PierBrooklyn

5:30 – 7:30 pm

Caribbean Heritage Theatre Comes to Queens: Conch Shell Productions Presents The Buzzer by CHANDRA THOMAS

Queens Public Library at Forest HillsForest Hills

Remus Repeal Event

5:30 – 7 pm

Remus Repeal Reserve Rendezvous

The Unlisted Rooftop

6 – 9 pm

Mr. Rooster Band – Free Concert at Hallockville Museum Farm

Free

Hallockville Museum FarmRiverhead

6 – 9 pm

ASCEND: The Evolution of Identity

Art
Free

Alessandro Berni GalleryChelsea

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6 – 8 pm

Of Watchers, Tricksters & the Bold

Art
Free

Decorazon Gallery

6:30 – 8 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square Park

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7 – 9 pm

Conclave – A Conversation about Certainty

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Bay ShoreBay Shore

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