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Saturday Oct. 4, 2025

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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

9 am – 2 pm

Baby Gear Trend Show at Nordstrom NYC

Ages: All
Expo
Family
Free

Nordstrom NYC Flagship

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10 am – 5 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

MoMA Oct Fam Day

10:30 am – 5 pm

UNIQLO Family Day at MoMA

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Flowers for Skyscrapers

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

Wagner ParkBattery Park

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11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Morgan Library & Museum

Sailors’ Skills

11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Announces Free October Family Activity Weekends: Sailors’ Skills

11 am – 6 pm

ASCEND: The Evolution of Identity

Art
Free

Alessandro Berni GalleryChelsea

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11 am – 12:30 pm

Recorrido gratis del High Line: De rieles de tren a flores | Free High Line Tour: From Rails to Flowers

The High LineChelsea

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11:30 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 – 5 pm

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

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Brown Rice Family

Noon – 1 pm

Family Concert: Brown Rice Family

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free
Music

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

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1 – 5 pm

Back to the Banks – A Day of Skate, Music & NYC Culture (10/4)

Free
Music

Brown Rice Family

1:30 – 2:30 pm

Family Concert: Brown Rice Family

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free
Music

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

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5 – 7:30 pm

Rhapsody at Hudson River Park’s Pier 84 with Keigwin + Company

Dance
Free

Pier 84 Hudson River Park

6 – 9 pm

Star Trek Variety Show

Free

Industry BarHells Kitchen

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7 – 8 pm

Bites by Kay Adshead: A Tasting Workshop

Art
Free

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