pride-themed events (free admission, unless noted otherwise):
► tues 7pm (monthly): astronomy on tap: ‘pride night’ edition: somethin’ else in dekalb market hall (downtown brooklyn). >>
► weds 6:30pm: drawn out: a queer comics celebration: lofty pigeon books (kensington). >>
► weds 6:30-10pm: moma pride celebration: museum of modern art (midtown). rsvp required. >>
► thurs 4-6pm: radical joy ball with adapt: the whitney museum (meatpacking district). rsvp required. >>
► thurs 9pm: pat party!: union pool (williamsburg). >>
► thurs 10pm: party for change and haus of lil girlz: fundraiser for the ali forney center: mood ring (bushwick), $10, >>
tuesday
tues 7pm: creative showcase vol. 6: a curated lineup of designers, artists, technologists, and researchers get just 20 slides and 20 seconds per slide to present what they’re working on at this pecha kucha-style forum. hosted by katie ehrlich. index chinatown, $10. >>
tues 7pm (monthly): we love a theme: a storytelling show: a lineup of performers tell funny, heartwarming, and cringe-inducing tales at bailey swilley’s monthly storytelling show. tonight’s ‘i love new york’ theme features di cai, rita rigano, melissa robinson, and dannielle slaughter. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free ($5 suggested donation). >>
tues 7pm: i’ll have the bisque! a benefit comedy show for abortion access: join improv troupe the bisque and guests for a comedy show raising money for abortion access. special guests include jo sunday (snl), rachel yu (yu up? podcast), and improv group full of bones, and ticket proceeds will support the brigid alliance, a nonprofit that provides logistical support to people who must travel long distances for abortion care. caveat (les), $13.61 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $18.76-20). >>
tues 7:30pm doors, 8pm show: park slop comedy: wally baram and lucas connolly present an intimate comedy show at two boots pizza in park slope, with stand-up by ian levy (don’t tell comedy), chanel ali (comedy central), kate willet (netflix), and carole montgomery (showtime). bonus: free beer 7:30-8pm (one per person). free admission ($10 suggested donation). >>
tues 7:30pm (+ 7/7, 7/21, 8/4): naumburg orchestral concerts: since 1905, the naumburg orchestral concerts season has brought free music to central park. returning to the historic naumburg bandshell, the 121st season continues with chamber orchestra the knights performing works by samuel barber, paul simon, christona courtin, lisa bielawa, and caroline shaw. hosted by wqxr’s paul cavalconte, all concerts are free to attend and will be broadcast live. >>
wednesday
weds various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
► the bad guys 2 at audubon park (jersey city) >>
► queerly beloved: pride shorts in the park 2026 at fort greene park (fort greene) >>
► shaolin soccer at soccer field in columbus park (chinatown) >>
► the birdcage at resiliencity park (hoboken) >>
► the lego movie at open area in fort hamilton athletic field (bay ridge) >>
► the marvels at basketball courts in playground one (two bridges) >>
weds thru thurs (various dates thru 8/8): lincoln center’s summer for the city: lincoln center’s annual campus-wide arts festival returns with two months of free and choose-what-you-pay concerts, performances, film screenings, dance parties, and more. this week: dance encounters: ogemdi ude major (weds thru sat at 5pm); living music: sam amidon (weds 7:30pm); contemporary dance festival: sung im her | her project 1 degree celsius (weds + thurs at 7:30pm); kick off the rhythm: haiti celebration with tabou combo (weds 8pm); louis armstrong house museum big band with the big apple lindy hoppers (thurs 6:30pm); american ballet theatre silent disco (thurs 10pm), and more. >>
weds 5pm doors (thru 10/1): summerstage: the city parks foundation presents its 40th season of free and benefit performances across the city. tonight: black country, new road / horsegirl / sharp pins / dj mona dehghan at central park’s rumsey playfield. free admission. >>
weds 5-8pm: sva artist residency programs open studios: session i: explore the creative spaces of 40 residency participants from school of visual arts’s painting, mixed media, illustration and visual storytelling programs. sva flatiron gallery, free admission. >>
weds 6:30pm: yoga club 1 year anniversary party: yoga club celebrates its first birthday by returning to the prospect park spot where it all began for a free all-levels outdoor vinyasa session followed by free pizza and socializing. the gathering also kicks off the group’s new ‘touching grass tour’ in partnership with nyc parks. byo mat. >>
weds 7pm: on the media presents american emergency: the movement to kill fema: join on the medias micah loewinger and eloise blondiau in conversation with reporter nancy solomon for a deep dive into their reporting for otm’s latest series, american emergency: the movement to kill fema. former fema official maryann tierney will join to discuss the agency she worked at for more than a decade. the greene space at wnyc (south village), $20. >>
weds 7pm: science tonight: science does sports edition: hosted by astronomer dr. mark popinchalk of the american museum of natural history, science tonight is a comedy talk show where prepared scientists and unprepared improvisers team up to talk all things science. $14.64 with promo code ‘scitoniskint’ (reg. $24-25). >>
weds 7pm (series ends today): bingo in bryant park: bingo! compete against hundreds of players for a chance to win prizes like gift cards, bryant park swag, and more. hosted by comedian andy ross. the fountain terrace (6th ave + 41st street), free. >>
weds 7pm (wednesdays thru 8/12): jazz at pier 84: celebrate all things jazz with live music by local artists in hudson river park. the 2026 season continues tonight with dick griffin big band. free admission. >>
weds 7:30pm: sunnyside horror society: midsommar: sunnyside horror society rings in the summer solstice with a midsommar watch party at sanger hall (sunnyside). flower-crown making kicks off at 7:30pm (or byo). themed attire encouraged. free admission. >>
weds 8pm (monthly): ditmas lit: a diverse range of fiction writers, storytellers, poets, and essayists share their work at the ditmas lit series, returning to the urbane arts club (ditmas park) with paula bomer (the stalker), alexa brahme (good news), sara youngblood gregory (dead boys in space), masae satouchi (color magic: unlocking the door of destiny), and jules wernersbach (hive mind books). hosted by sarah bridgins. free admission. >>
weds 8pm: the moth storyslam: the popular community-based open mic storytelling competition, where anyone can share a five-minute tale based on the evening’s theme to an attentive audience, returns to the bell house (gowanus). tonight’s theme is ‘romance.’ $22.05. >>
weds 8pm (biweekly): flash comedy: have a picture-perfect night of laughs at the flash comedy show, where the hosts snap free polaroids of you and your friends to take home. hosted by claire parker (celebrity memoir book club), audrey black (cracked), and temi adeoye, tonight’s show features asha ward, sam rocha, michael larkin, micah eames, jonnea herman, and flora manon. mood ring (bushwick), $12. >>
weds 8:30pm: comedy on kingston: the comedy on kingston show returns with a night of stand up featuring chanel ali (comedy central), sam frank, jr. (new york times), hannah jones (don’t tell comedy), niles abston (netflix), and rojo perez (fallon). hosted by nolawee. salon on kingston (crown heights), $15. >>
thursday
thurs thru 7/19 (thursdays-sundays at 6:30pm): hudson classical theater company: hudson classical theater company’s 23rd summer season presents intimate, outdoor productions william shakespeare’s hamlet (6/25-7/19) and arthur conan doyle’s the dancing men: a sherlock holmes mystery (7/23-8/16) at the soldiers’ and sailors’ monument in riverside park (uws). pay-what-you-can admission (donations will be accepted following the show). >>
thurs thru 7/18: raising women’s voices exhibition: ceres gallery, a feminist, not-for-profit gallery dedicated to promoting contemporary women in the arts, presents its annual raising women’s voices group exhibition. opening reception 6/25 6-8pm. ceres gallery (chelsea), free admission. >>
thurs thru 7/1: johnny marr’s guitars on view: guitar aficionados, smiths fans, and music-history buffs can get a close look at nearly 100 instruments from johnny marr’s personal collection at christie’s new york (rockefeller center) before they go up for auction in london. free admission. >>
thurs thru sun: murmuration theatre company: fourth annual first flight showcase of new works: from abortion rights to rising healthcare costs to gwyneth paltrow, murmuration theatre company presents five original plays centered on america’s off-kilter relationship with health and wellness. artx nyc (chelsea), $23-25. >>
thurs thru sat: aperture moving sale: before settling in to its new upper west side location, aperture is saying goodbye to its longtime chelsea headquarters with a moving sale. score steep discounts on books, bookshelves, office furniture, art frames, back issues of aperture magazine, and more. 548 west 28th street, 4th floor. >>
thurs 6pm: national arts club season finale: jazz on he stoop: the national arts club celebrates the end of its 2025-2026 season with a concert on the stoop of the historic samuel tilden mansion (gramercy park) featuring saxophonist jerry weldon. free admission. >>
thurs 7pm (monthly): not in my backyard! a political comedy roundtable: a panel of opinionated nyc comedians, journalists, and politicians debate the local issues causing drama in your neighborhood’s facebook group. hosted by cody lindquist (colbert) and charlie todd (improv everywhere), with panelists jess joseph (licensed nyc tour guide), sarah goodyear (the war on cars), and jake cornell (comedian), tonight’s show will also include an audience pop quiz on nyc transit knowledge. ucb (east village), $10 adv, $15 day of. >>
thurs 7pm (monthly): golden spiral comedy show: at mindy raf and katie compa’s golden spiral comedy show, stand-up set lengths follow the fibonacci sequence (5, 8, 13, and 21 minutes each). tonight’s show at whiskey cellar nyc (east village) features gabe gonzález (hbo), jaye mcbride (netflix), kate sisk (comedy central), sarah hartshorne (you wanna be on top?), and otter lee (comedy central). advance ticket purchase includes a raffle ticket for a free drink. a limited number of tickets are available for $10.38 with promo code ‘skintspiral’ (reg. $15.71+). >>
thurs 7pm: nyc magic ensemble: expect the unexpected as the nyc magic ensemble presents a night of magicians and mentalists at young ethel’s (south slope), $10 (a limited number of 2-for-$15 tickets are also available). >>
thurs 7:30pm: 42nd astoria park independence day celebration + fireworks: pre-game for the fourth with astoria’s annual independence day celebration, pairing big band sounds from allyson briggs and dan gabel’s 18-piece orchestra with a grucci fireworks display. >>
thurs 8pm: cartoon strips with hilary campbell: new yorker cartoonist hilary campbell hosts an eclectic variety show featuring comedians, cartoonists, burlesque dancers, and more. tonight’s lineup includes asher perlman ( the new yorker), sureni weerasekera (don’t tell comedy), caitlin reese (the onion), destiny dunkle, and artina darkly .one-drink min encouraged. $13.07 with promo code ‘funnypages’ (reg. $23.96). >>
thurs 8:30pm (monthly): connor ratliff presents the acting class: a fully improvised show disguised as an acting workshop, where host connor ratliff demonstrates ‘what acting truly is’ with the help of a guest performer and occasional audience participation. ucb (east village), $10 adv, $15 day of. >>
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