cultural fests / street fairs / food events / markets / shopping events (free admission, unless noted otherwise):
► fri 6-8pm: art gurl’s third birthday celebration pop-up: mccarren parkhouse (williamsburg), $5 admission. >>
► sat 10am-5pm: greenlight bookstore’s sidewalk sale: fort greene location. >>
► sat 11am: free açaí bowls at sambazon’s grand opening: for the first 200 people in line. 1175 fulton street, brooklyn (bed-stuy). >>
► sat 12-5pm (monthly thru december): queens craft brigade: katch gastropub (astoria). >>
► sat 12-6pm: brooklyn pop-up x red hook summer market: hook studio (red hook). >>
► 🍺 sponsored: sat 1-4:30pm: summer beer wine and spirits fest: queens botanical garden. save 40% on tickets with promo code ‘skint’ >>
► sat 1-8pm: carefreeblackgirl festival: sunset park rooftop (brooklyn), $20 admission. >>
► sat 4-8pm: record fair at daddy’s bar: (ridgewood). >>
► sat + sun (10am-4pm): origami usa convention’s exhibition + shopping area: sheraton times square hotel. >>
► sat + sun (10am-5pm): laser craft market: metropolitan pavilion (chelsea). >>
► sun 10am-6pm (various dates thru 10/12): dragon fest chinese food + culture street fair: panda day edition: 7th ave bet 56th + 57th streets, manhattan. >>
► sun: national ice cream day:
► 10am-6pm: the great ice cream fair: smorgasburg (prospect park). >>
► 11:30am: free scoops for the first 100 guests at heaps ice cream (park slope). >>
► 12-5pm: free kind frozen bars: pop-up at 181 mulberry street (nolita). >>
► 12-5pm: free gelato + coffee at gelatoville in chelsea. >>
► 12:30-2pm: free gelato from sammontana gelato in madison square park. >>
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Saturday, July 19
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Queens Botanical Garden
43-50 Main Street Flushing, NY 11355
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friday
sponsored: thru 8/10: ★★★★★ ‘rocked the rafters with bright laughter and gasps of pleasure!’ – ithaca times: twilight theatre co. in association with kitchen theatre company presents brian dykstra’s polishing shakespeare at 59e59 theaters. a dot-com billionaire pays an esteemed american theatre company to translate shakespeare into english (wait. what?). a sly comedy inspired by an unbelievably true story. to sell out or not to sell out—is that the question? use code skint to snag $19 tickets* (reg. $44)! >>
thru 7/31: kurosawa in 4k: film forum (south village) presents a nine-film festival featuring 4k restorations of some of akira kurosawa’s most influential titles, spanning genres from samurai epic to gritty noir: high and low, ikiru, rashomon, seven samurai, sanjuro, stray dog, the hidden fortress, throne of blood, and yojimbo. $17. >>
thru 7/31: ‘nyc 2000s’: take a look back at the big apple through the aughts at bam’s ‘nyc 2000s’ screening series: 25th hour, brother to brother, man push cart, pieces of april, the devil wears prada, the royal tenenbaums, vanilla sky, and more. bam rose cinemas (fort greene), $17 general, $12 seniors. >>
thru sun: sponsored: get insider access to the city’s best secrets this weekend with new york adventure club! go behind-the-scenes at saint thomas church with an exclusive bell tower climb; explore the gilded age mansions and memorials of riverside drive; go inside the little red lighthouse underneath the george washington bridge; uncover the secret history of new york penn station and moynihan train hall; explore the seaside village of city island; and much more this weekend and beyond with new york adventure club! >>
thru sun (various dates thru 8/9): lincoln center’s fourth annual summer for the city: lincoln center’s annual arts festival brings two months of free and choose-what-you-pay music concerts, performances, dance parties, film screenings, and more to its upper west side campus. next up: brazil week—a week of concerts and cultural programs featuring latin grammy nominee melly, art-pop diva anelis assumpção, soul-samba singer liniker, and more. >>
fri various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
guardians of the galaxy vol. 3 at southpoint park (roosevelt island) >>
mufasa: the lion king at kaiser park baseball field (coney island) >>
top gun: maverick at transmitter park (greenpoint) >>
vivo at hamilton fish park (les) >>
fri 4-10pm (fridays thru 8/22): warm up 2025: kick off your summer weekends at moma ps1’s warm up, the popular outdoor music series spotlighting underground and emerging electronic talent from around the world. dance in ps1’s open-air courtyard, featuring yto barrada’s installation le grand soir, and explore the museum’s exhibitions until late. tonight: mikeq, dj empress, alex zhang hungtai, tashi dorji, and lydo. moma ps1 (lic) $25+ general, $20+ students. >>
fri 7pm (monthly): kweendom: come out for the kweendom lgbtq+ comedy and storytelling show, featuring performances by carolyn bergier, micah eames, riylan mills, eddie estrada, and marcos montana. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission (donations are welcome and will benefit the here to pee tour). >>
fri 7pm: bryant park picnic performances: new york guitar festival presents: bryant park’s annual summer performance series is back with 25 evenings of free live music, theater, and dance in the heart of midtown. bring your own picnic or purchase food and drinks from on-site vendors. blankets and bistro chairs are provided for use. next up: carnegie hall’s citywide series presents award-winning salsa dura band la excelencia. >>
fri 8pm: laugh it off: bring your problems to the laugh it off show, where audience members submit their everyday problems and comedians try their best to ‘fix’ them. boyb. melrose podcasts (east village), $16. >>
fri 8:30pm: bitches brew comedy show: this women-produced and-hosted comedy show conjures up big laughs in the back room of halyards (gowanus). tonight’s performers include jonathan van halem (fallon), rojo perez (comedy central), mustafa mussa (don’t tell comedy), allie lawrence (off menu comedy), and gabbie watts (siriusxm). free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>
fri 9pm: niche night party: come out and play! 90s + early 2000s alt night: dance the night away to grunge, pop-punk, 90’s, and early 2000’s alternative, with a little bit of pop sprinkled in. revision lounge (alphabet city), free admission. >>
saturday
sat thru 8/24 (weekends 1-6pm): brooklyn waterfront artists coalition’s summer exhibitions: bwac’s seasonal art show fills its 25,000 square foot gallery on the brooklyn waterfront with three new exhibitions: ‘elements of movement’ member show, ‘brooklyn x pittsburgh: the industry of art’ juried exhibition, and ‘amped: the art of rock + roll.’ opening reception 7/19 1-6 pm. bwac gallery (red hook), free admission (donations welcome). >>
sat thru 8/17: rise up nyc: the rise up nyc summer concert series returns with 10 free outdoor concerts across the five boroughs. this weekend’s brooklyn edition includes beenie man and patrice roberts (sat), fabolous, lloyd, honey bxby, jon b, and jennaske (sun), and hezekiah walker, donnie mcclurkin, john p. kee, and erica campbell (mon) at wingate park in prospect-lefferts gardens. >>
sat + sun (sat 6-10pm, sun 7-10pm): dj rekha + the roots at flushing meadows corona park: summerstage presents a pair of free outdoor shows at flushing meadows corona park (queens): dj rekha’s basement bhangra beyond (sat) and the roots with dj scratch (sun). >>
sat various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
toy story at bella abzug park (hell’s kitchen) >>
wicked at shore park and parkway (bay ridge) >>
sat 2:45-7pm: free show brain concert: show brain returns to maria hernandez park (bushwick) for a free outdoor concert featuring a place to bury strangers, pop music fever dream, venus twins, pons, and dog date. >>
sat 3pm doors (various dates thru 8/16): 47th annual bric celebrate brooklyn! festival: new york city’s longest-running free outdoor performing arts festival heads to brower park in crown heights for an evening of film, hip-hop, and reggae, with live performances by johnny osbourne, smif-n-wessun, chip-fu, and bush babees, plus dj sets by ayanna heaven, gabsoul, and dj gringo. the night wraps up with a screening of bam bam: the sister nancy story introduced by director alison duke. >>
sat 6:30pm: scream scene presents: child’s play: find your friend to the end at scream scene’s screening of child’s play (1988) at pine box rock shop (bushwick). free admission. >>
sat 7:30pm: ready reroll: dungeons and dragons live theater show – ‘break into cyborg prison’ edition: test your dice-rolling skills at a live-action dungeons and dragons theater show, where audience members can help determine the fate of the actors and comedians improvising their way through the saga. chain theatre (midtown west), $10 adv, $12 door. >>
sat 9pm: the legend of you! the personalized improvised adventure: musical improv meets fantasy adventure meets your latest therapy session in ‘the legend of you: the personalized improvised adventure.’ each performance kicks off with an everyday problem shared by an audience member, which the cast transforms into an epic quest packed with bespoke monsters, magical treasures, and plenty of singing. the rat nyc (dumbo), $15 with promo code ‘washedup’ (reg. $30). >>
sunday
sun 2pm (+ 8/7, 8/14, 8/28): the queens jazz trail concert series: inspired by the queens jazz trail map highlighting the homes of jazz legends, the annual the queens jazz trail concert series presents seven free jazz concerts in queens parks. tonight: alí bello + the charanga syndicate at the unisphere in flushing meadows corona park (queens). >>
sun 2-6pm (sundays thru 8/24): union pool’s 13th annual summer thunder concert series: williamsburg’s union pool hosts free afternoon concerts every sunday thru summer. today: hannah cohen, evan wright, and dj sara abruna. note: according to union pool’s instagram, admission is first come first served and rsvp is not required for entry. >>
sun 3pm: resounding silents: live-scored surrealist silent shorts: the resounding silents film series presents a screening of surrealist short films from the 1920s-40s, accompanied by an original, live score performed by singer-songwriter ally brown, michael lucarelli, and anthime miller. the living gallery (bushwick), $15 suggested. >>
sun 5pm (+ 8/17, 8/31, 9/14, 9/28): poetry at elizabeth street garden: poets muse on a chosen theme at this outdoor reading series at elizabeth street garden (nolita), where anyone can submit work in advance for a chance to read. today’s theme: ‘current.’ presented by mcnally jackson bookstore with hosts yvonne brooks and joseph reiver. free 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 stories by tracey starin, marc abbot, kambri crews, rita rigano, and ronna levy. tonight’s theme: ‘boom!’ q.e.d. (astoria), $12. >>
sun 7pm (sundays thru 7/27): summer on the hudson: amplified sundays: wind down the weekend with amplified sundays, a golden hour outdoor live music series at pier i in riverside park south (uws). tonight: slavic soul party. free admission. >>
sun 7:30pm: character night: discover new, unusual, and funny characters, impressions, and bits created by a lineup of imaginative performers. hosted by jon monje, paul ton, and sonia nam. magnet theater (chelsea), $10. >>
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. tonight’s lineup: joyelle johnson, olivia stadler, jared goldstein, josh nasser, and sara hennessey. hosted by caitlin cook and brittany carney. union hall (park slope), $10 adv, $15 door. >>
sun 8pm (monthly) disasterpiece movie night: andy the talking hedgehog: from the weird to the wondrous, disasterpiece unearths bad movies for a watch party complete with drinking games, trivia, pizza, and more. tonight: fantasy adventure andy the talking hedgehog (2018). wonderville (bushwick), free admission. >>
sun 9pm (monthly): you are not alone: an uplifting show about depression: improvisers and artists that battle depression and mental illness in their day-to-day lives create scenes inspired by personal experiences, showing how laughter can be the best medicine. hosted by aaron gold and michael serpe. magnet theater (chelsea), $10. >>
monday
mon thru 8/17: summer restaurant week: 600 restaurants across nyc serve up special two-course prix-fixe lunches and three-course dinners for $30, $45, or $60. >>
mon thru 7/27: trashfest, and darkfest at the tank: the tank (garment district) presents a pair of eco-forward theatrical series: trashfest, which minimizes waste and uses repurposed materials, and darkfest, which experiments with alternative lighting sources like candles and flashlights. various prices. >>
mon various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
ghost at bryant park (midtown) >>
ghost world at pacific park (prospect heights) >>
la vita è bella (life is beautfiul) at the hudson (inwood) >>
mon 4pm, 7pm: classics in black + white: dark passage: village east and cinema 123 by angelika host a series of classic black + white screenings, continuing tonight with delmer daves’ dark passage (1947), starring humphrey bogart, lauren bacall, and agnes moorehead. $19.
mon 6:30pm (mondays thru 8/11): broadway by the boardwalk: enjoy show tunes with a view at broadway by the boardwalk, an annual summer concert series featuring broadway stars performing at clinton cove in hudson river park. this outdoor event invites guests to bring blankets, stretch out on the grass, and take in an evening of music right by the water. the season continues tonight with tony and grammy winner john lloyd young (jersey boys). free admission. >>
mon 7pm (monthly): and scene: anything could happen when actors and improvisors share the stage at ‘and scene,’ where the actors know their lines ahead of time and the improvisers make up their parts with no prior knowledge of the scenes. featuring mick szal, quincy dunn-baker, ben frankhauser, connor ratliff, ify nwadiwe, alex dickson, and more. $18.76 with promo code ‘brick’ (reg. $24-25). >>
mon 7:30pm: dirty little secrets improv show: see your secrets turned into comedy gold at the dirty little secrets show, where your anonymously-submitted confessions serve as inspiration for improv performers. the wara theatre (east village), $14.64 with promo code ‘skintsecrets’ (reg. $23.18). >>
ongoing
our roundup of 80+ ongoing events and attractions: friday night fireworks in coney island, shakespeare in the parking lot, our lady of mount carmel feast in williamsburg, and more. >>
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