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28 cultural fests / food events / markets / shopping events (free admission, unless noted otherwise):

► 17th of may norwegian day parade (sun 1:30pm): bay ridge. >>

► brooklyn bike jumble (sat 10am-4pm): old stone house at washington / jj byrne park (park slope). >>

► brooklyn grange and city growers’ family farm day + plant sale (sun 10am-3pm): brooklyn grange at sunset par, free admission. >>

► dance parade + festival (sat 12-7pm): 17th st + avenue of the americas to west 8th street and st. marks place to tompkins square park. free admission. >>

► fabulous fifth avenue fair (sun 10am-6pm): fifth avenue from sterling street to 12th street (park slope). >>

► gjergj kastrioti skenderbeu fair (sun 12-6pm): corner of crescent ave + arthur ave (bronx). >>

► graham avenue fiesta (sat 10am-6pm): graham avenue (ave of puerto rico) from boerum st to broadway (east williamsburg). >>

► greek jewish festival (sun 12-6pm): broome street between allen street + eldridge street (les). >>

► harlem wellness festival (sat 11am-3pm): marcus garvey park, free admission. >>

► hoboken spring arts + music festival (sun 11am-6pm): washington street bet. observer highway + 7th street (hoboken, nj), free admission. >>

► hypebeast flea (sat + sun 12-5pm): greenpoint terminal warehouse. >>

► indonesian night market – pasar malam (sat 2-9pm): culture lab (lic). >>

► jersey city night market (sat 2-8pm): journal square – magnolia landing. >>

► latin night market (fri 4-10pm): quisqueya plaza (inwood). >>

► manga swap (sat 1-3pm): nypl’s stavros niarchos foundation library (midtown). >>

► mmpcia annual stoop sale (sun 11am-4pm): mount morris park historic district (central harlem). >>

► murray hill park avenue day (sat 10am-5pm). park ave bet 34th + 40th streets, free admission. >>

► nepal day parade (sun 11am-6pm): madison avenue from 38th st to 27th st. >>

► ninth avenue international food festival (sat + sun 10am-6pm): ninth avenue between 42nd + 57th streets (hell’s kitchen). >>

► nyc aapi parade (sun 12:30 opening ceremony, 1pm parade): sixth ave from west 44th street to west 55th street (manhattan). >>

► nyc mini fungi festival (sun 11am-3pm): woodbine (ridgewood). >>

► nycxdesign fad market (sat + sun 11am-6pm): the invisible dog art center (boerum hill). >>

► philippines fest street fair (sun 10am-6pm): fifth ave between 10th + 11th street in park slope (brooklyn). >>

► saint george’s seventh street ukrainian festival (fri-sun): east 7th street bet 2nd + 3rd aves (east village). >>

► sound + color! spring festival (sat 11am-5pm): brooklyn bridge park, free admission. >>

► sound mind music festival for mental health (sat 12-7pm): house of yes (bushwick), free admission (donations welcome). >>

► turkish american festival parade (sat 12pm): madison ave from 38th st to 25th st. >>

► west side campaign against hunger rocks the block (sun 12-4pm): 86th st bet west end ave + riverside drive (uws). >>

see all the art and design at these exhibitions/events:

► arts center residency open studios (sat 12-5pm). the art center at governors island, free admission. >>

► gxbxt hardcore punk and metal art exhibit (fri 8-11pm opening party): brooklyn brewery’s tasting room (williamsburg). free admission. >>

► industry city design festival + open studios (sat + sun). free. >>

►jenny holzer: light line (thru 9/29): the guggenheim museum (ues), $30 general, $19 seniors/students, and pay-what-you-wish mondays + saturdays 4-5:30pm. >>

► loft law: photographs by joshua charow (thru 6/29): westwood gallery (nolita), free admission. >>

► madison avenue spring gallery walk (sat 11am-6pm): participating galleries on madison avenue and side streets from east 57th st to east 86th st. free admission. >>

► mana contemporary spring open studios (sun 12-6pm): jersey city’s mana contemporary art center, free admission. >>

► moma ps1 open house (sat 12-8pm): moma ps1 (lic), free admission. >>

► nycxdesign festival (thru 5/23): various locations and prices. >>

friday

thru october: rooftop films summer series: one of the longest-running and largest outdoor showcases for indie film in the world, the rooftop films series returns for a 28th season. more than 40 screenings are planned, including many paired with live music, filmmaker q+a, and afterparties. friday 5/17 opening night: ‘this is what we mean by short films’ at green-wood cemetery ($18); saturday 5/18: in a violent nature at governor’s island (free). >>

thru 6/13: out of the 80s: film forum presents a four-week, 50-plus-film festival of 80s blockbusters and cult classics – alongside the new york premiere of richard shepard’s film geek, a cine-memoir of nyc moviegoing in the 70s and 80s. do the right thing, dressed to kill, escape from new york, fast times at ridgemont high, polyester, raiders of the lost ark, repo man, stranger than paradise, and many more are included. film forum (south village), $17. >>

thru sun: bcc pitchfest: brooklyn comedy collective presents pitchfest, a three-day showcase of comedic pilots and one-person shows ready for development. brooklyn comedy collective @ eris (east williamsburg), $20. >>

fri + sat (8pm + 9:30pm): flop house comedy ‘best of’ and happy hour shows: flop house comedy club (williamsburg) presents ‘best of’ showcases on fri + sat, featuring standup by christiana jackson (comedy central),kate willet (comedy central), myq kaplan (netflix), anthony devito (colbert), and others. bonus: 2-for-1 drinks at the 9:30pm shows. $5-15 (save 33% on 8pm show tickets with promo code ‘skint’). >>

fri + sat (8pm): the chelsea symphony: ‘idyllic echoes’: the chelsea symphony presents a program featuring britta byström’s a walk to beethoven, eric ewazen’s concerto for flute and chamber orchestra, rebecca clarke’s viola sonata, and beethoven’s symphony no. 7, op. 92. st. paul’s church (chelsea), $30 adv for premium seating, or $20 suggested donation at the door. >>

fri 12pm: hot dog eating contest at hot dog in the city: nathan’s famous and major league eating host a hot dog eating contest under artist duo jen catron and paul outlaw’s 65-foot phallic hot dog sculpture in times square. pros and amateurs will be competing, with the top winners advancing to coney island’s annual contest on july 4. free admission. >>

fri 6:30pm: brooklyn poets spring workshop showcase: students and faculty from brooklyn poets’ spring share their work during an evening of readings at the org’s home base in brooklyn heights. doors open at 6pm for a wine reception. free admission. >>

fri 7pm: fashionspeak friday: join colleen hill, curator of costume and accessories at the museum at the fashion institute of technology, for a discussion on the museum’s current statement sleeves exhibition. the national arts club (gramercy), free (rsvp). >>

fri 7pm (monthly): kweendom: come out for the kweendom lgbtq+ comedy and storytelling show, featuring performances by poppy j snacks, jenn lederer, ben hawes, lee robinson, charlie girard, and vee lince. hosted by bobby hankinson. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission (donations are welcome and will benefit immigration equality). >>

fri 7pm: dancify that!: memes and moves collide for this comedic elimination dance battle where amateur dancers compete by interpreting snippets of pop culture, news stories, and more. a panel of comedic judges give commentary, and the audience determines the winner. tonight’s theme: ‘dreams.’ the pit loft (chelsea), $20. >>

fri 7pm: anniversary films: the princess bride: symphony space’s anniversary film series screens the princess bride, rob reiner’s beloved 1987 film based on william goldman’s 1973 novel. leonard nimoy thalia theater at symphony space (uws), $16 general, $15 seniors. >>

fri 7:30pm: voyage into genre live: tor publishing group and lit hub present an evening of fantasy fiction at a live version of their voyage into genre podcast, where p. djeli clark will moderate a discussion with authors andrea hairston (the archangels of funk), veronica roth (when among crows), rebecca thorne (can’t spell treason without tea), and nghi vo (the brides of high hill). presented by greenlight bookstore at st. joseph’s university (clinton hill), $5 admission can be applied to the purchase of any of the featured books. >>

fri 7:30pm (monthly): gay shame: sheria mattis and ely kreimendahl head this queer comedy show, where they wrestle shamefully gay anecdotes from a lineup of comics, the crowd, and each other. featuring ali clayton, eman el-husseini, kristal adams, and lee robinson. union hall (park slope), $10 adv, $15 door. >>

fri 7:30pm doors, 8pm show: best night ever: comedy music party: comedy, music, and party combine at akshay sampath and audrey black’s best night ever. featuring wally baram (colbert), tina sieben (reductress), nick hornedo (the moth), anne lim, and tommy bayer, with music by dj jason king. el santo taqueria (east williamsburg / bushwick), $10 adv, $15 door. >>

fri 8:30pm (weekly): bitches brew comedy show: see what all the brew-ha-ha is about at this women-produced and-hosted comedy show, returning to the back room at halyards (gowanus) with stand-up by lucas zelnick (comedy central), molly austin (comedy central), david drake (comedy central), lizzie martinez (hbo), rufat agayev (don’t tell comedy), and dean davis (siriusxm). free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>

saturday

sat thru 11/16 (various dates): bike repair class: learn how to fix your bike and do simple maintenance and tune-ups with some instruction from the folks at nyc direct action environmental organization time’s up. outdoors at la plaza community garden (alphabet city), free admission. >>

sat thru 10/24 (10am-4:30pm weekends + holidays): free kayaking at pier 26: downtown boathouse’s free public kayaking season returns to hudson river park’s pier 26 (tribeca). sessions last 20 minutes, and a brief instruction session and life vests are provided. >>

sat + sun (various times): 14th annual sacred sites open house: 40 congregations across the boroughs showcase their buildings and histories through guided and self-guided tours, lectures, and musical performances. free admission. >>

sat (waves start at 7am and 8am): rbc brooklyn half marathon: cheer on thousands of runners as they make the 13.1-mile journey from the brooklyn museum, through prospect park, along ocean parkway, and end at the coney island boardwalk. >>

sat 3pm: metropolitan music community spring concert: kings county concert band, grand street community band, and brooklyn wind symphony present their final concert of the 2023-24 season. grand street campus high school auditorium (east williamsburg), $10-20 general, free for students. >>

sat 3-9pm (grand opening): ‘open worlds’ at museum of the moving image: ‘open worlds,’ a new initiative for free community programming at the museum of the moving image’s lobby and courtyard, opens today with free museum admission (3-6pm), a ribbon-cutting ceremony, a launch party with music from dj stretch armstrong, a vr demo, food and drinks available for purchase, and more. future events include artist talks, live music, professional development panels, trivia events, and more. >>

sat 6:30pm: the astigmatism comedy show: no prescription required. bespectacled ‘black girls with poor vision but an eye for funny’ alexis bradby and kristal adams host a night of comedy at p+t knitwear bookstore (les), with guest performances by katrina davis, charles mcbee, sila puhl, and cooper kim. $15 admission includes $5 that can be applied towards any purchase in the bookstore or café. >>

sat 7pm (monthly): shrek drink-along: a drinking game nyc casts actors in a live staged reading of a beloved 80s/90s/00s movie and turns the whole thing into a drinking game. join them tonight as they stumble through shrek (2001). the bell house (gowanus), $20 adv, $25 day-of. >>

sat 7pm + 7:30pm: babes with ilana glazer and michelle buteau: angelika film center hosts a screening of pamela adlon’s directorial debut, babes, starring ilana glazer and michelle buteau, followed by an in-person q+a with glazer. $19 general, $17.50 seniors. >>

sat 8pm (season ends tonight): new york repertory orchestra 2023-24 season: the all-volunteer, community-based orchestra wraps the season with a program that includes works by brahms, berlioz, and hanson. the church of st. mary the virgin (times square), free ($15 suggested donation). >>

sat 9pm: the fantasy tavern: partake in potion-packed revelry at the fantasy tavern, an immersive evening of sea shanties, spicy drinking songs, quests, and a cast of colorful characters at caveat (les). feel free to arrive in costume, renaissance faire garb, or your nerdiest t-shirt. tonight’s theme: ‘games of the year.’ $21 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $35). >>

sunday

sun thru 6/16 (sundays at 6pm): music in a garden concert series: take in an early-evening concert while surrounded by the colors of west side community garden (uws). free admission (donations welcome). >>

sun 8am: aids walk new york (8:30am sign-in opens, 9am dance warm-up and opening ceremony, 10am walk): walk with thousands in central park in support of gmhc and other local aids service organizations. the world’s largest hiv and aids fundraising event, aids walk new york is free, with no fundraising minimum required to participate. >>

sun 2pm: poets afloat: nine poets who’ve participated in micro-residencies aboard ships in new york harbor will share their words at this annual group reading on the deck of the south street seaport museum’s permanently-moored 1885 tall ship, wavertree. donation-based admission. >>

sun 7pm (monthly): new tricks: good tales don’t age at this storytelling show where all of the performers are over 40. hosted by adrianne frost (the moth storyslam champion) with guests jillian thomas, gigi gilles, aida zilelian, jeff rose, and robin bady. q.e.d. (astoria), $12. >>

sun 7pm: julia kent: cellist and composer julia kent combines loops, found sounds, and electronics at francis kite club (alphabet city). $10 adv, $15 day of. >>

sun 7:30pm (monthly): good god comedy show: audience members can anonymously share their craziest, cringiest secrets for the hosts to read aloud at this stand-up comedy variety show hosted by caitlin cook, brittany carney, naomi karavani, and shane torres. tonight’s lineup: brandon wardell, julia shiplett, michael rowland, david drake, george civeris, and fumi abe. union hall (park slope), $10 adv, $15 door. >>

sun 8pm: improvised dungeons and dragons: an improvised dnd comedy adventure, where the audience creates the heroes, casts the spells, and rolls the (20 sided) die. last place on earth board game cafe (greenpoint), free admission. >>

sun 8pm (monthly): beanie babe comedy: the standups and the stuffed animals are full of beans at rebecca kaplan’s comedy show, where a donation will get you a vintage beanie baby to take home. featuring abbi crutchfield (comedy central), molly densmore (hbo), lily lester, gabe pacheco, and meg felling. young ethel’s (park slope), free admission (donations optional). >>

sun 8pm (monthly) disasterpiece movie night: ryan’s babe: from the wondrous to the weird, disasterpiece unearths bad movies for a watch party complete with drinking games, trivia, pizza, and more. tonight’s flick: ray ramayya’s ryan’s babe (2000), starring bill levasseur. wonderville (bushwick), free admission. >>

monday

mon thru september (mon-weds): outdoor fitness, yoga, and zumba on the waterfront: free outdoor fitness (mondays), yoga (tuesdays), and zumba (wednesdays) classes return to hunters point south park (lic). >>

mon thru 5/25: league comic fest: the art students league (midtown west) celebrates comics and narrative arts with a week-long series of free classes, panel discussions, cosplay sketches, portfolio reviews, and a mini-comic con. >>

mon + tues (5:30pm): american symphony orchestra chamber series at bryant park: american symphony orchestra’s annual chamber series returns to bryant park with a series of intimate concerts on the upper terrace. free admission. >>

mon 4pm, 7pm (monthly thru december): classics in black + white: the third man: cinema 123 by angelika hosts a series of black + white classics, continuing tonight with carol reed’s’ the third man (1949), starring joseph cotton, alida valli, orson welles, and trevor howard. $22. >>

mon 6:30pm: the playwrights: perspective: moderated by theater and music journalist elysa gardner, a panel of celebrated playwrights discuss having work produced on and off-broadway and in the commercial and non-profit sectors. the panel will include oscar, tony, and pulitzer prize winner john patrick shanley (doubt), fellow pulitzer winner michael r. jackson (a strandge loop, teeth), and pulitzer prize- and obie award-winner david henry hwang (m. butterfly, yellow face. the national arts club (gramercy), free (rsvp). >>

mon 7pm: story/teller arts: the hours: novelist and screenwriter michael cunningham and playwright and lyricist greg pierce come to the center for fiction (fort greene) for a conversation about the process of adapting cunningham’s the hours for the opera. mezzo-soprano eve gigliotti, who plays nelly and also covers the role of virginia woolf, joins. moderated by anne fernald, a woolf scholar and author of virginia woolf: feminism and the reader. $10. >>

mon 7pm: and scene: anything could happen when actors and improvisors share the stage at ‘and scene,’ where the actors will know their lines ahead of time and the improvisers will make up their parts as they go. featuring ellie kemper (unbreakable kimmy schmidt), zach cherry (severance), connor ratliff (the george lucas talk show), and more. hosted by mick szal. $15 with promo code ‘brick’ (reg. $20). >>

mon 7:30pm: free outdoor movie (weather permitting): dirty dancing at the rooftop at pier 17 (seaport). weather permitting. >>

mon 8pm (weekly): butterboy comedy: josh gondleman and alison leiby guest host with dj donwill at tonight’s butterboy, with stand-up by chris grace (superstore), reggie conquest (abbott elementary), fumi abe (colbert), maggie crane, and kevin casey white. littlefield (gowanus), $10 adv, $12 day-of. >>

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