cultural fests / street fairs / food events / markets / shopping events (free admission, unless noted otherwise):
► fri: free doughnuts for national doughnut day: krispy kreme (no purchase required) and dunkin’ (with purchase of any beverage).
► fri-sat (12-6pm fri + 10am-5pm sat): metropolitan postcard club show + sale: church of the village (greenwich village). $3 admission. >>
► sat 9am-5pm: record riot: grove street path plaza (jersey city). >>
► sat 10am-4pm: the brooklyn card show: st. patrick academy (bay ridge). $5 admission. >>
► sat 10am-5pm: greenlight bookstore sidewalk sale: greenlight bookstore (fort greene). >>
► sat 11am-5pm (+ 6/20): 17th annual nyc multicultural festival: jackie robinson park bandshell (harlem). >>
► sat 1-4pm: astoria stoop swap + sale: part of the 31st ave open street (between 34th + 35th sts). >>
► sat 3-9pm (+ 6/27, 7/4, 8/1): jersey city night market: latin food + music festival: city hall ancillary lot. >>
► sat + sun (11am-7pm sat + 12-5pm sun): bride on buck shopping event: housing works’ chelsea thrift shop. $25 vib hour 10-11am, free admission public hours. >>
► sun 10am-5pm: summer wellness + wonders bazaar at grand bazaar nyc: 100 w 77th st at columbus ave (indoors + outdoors). free admission. >>
► sun 11am-6pm: 24th annual drums along the hudson: a native american and multicultural celebration: inwood hill park. >>
► sun 12-4pm: fifth annual west side campaign against hunger rocks block: 86th street bet west end ave + riverside drive (uws). >>
► sun 12-5pm: the happening: church street school for music + art’s annual community block party: 41 white street (tribeca). >>
► sun 12-6pm: 36th annual philippine independence day parade and cultural festival: madison ave from 38th st to 27th st. >>
► sun 2-6pm: bell blvd food + music fest: bayside. free admission, $40 for thew restaurant stroll. >>
pride-themed events (free admission, unless noted otherwise):
► fri 7:30-10:30pm: the library after hours: queer magic: nypl stephen a. schwartzman building. pay-what-you-wish admission. >>
► fri thru 6/20: brooklyn pride. various locations and prices. >>
► fri thru 6/25: pride at the whitney museum of art: various prices. >>
► fri thru 6/25: pride: from a to z series: bound, female trouble, happy together, rope, the children’s hour, and more. quad cinema (greenwich village). $18 general, $16 seniors. >>
► sat 11am-2pm: pride family picnic: the cathedral gardens at st. john the divine (morningside heights). >>
► sat 12-3pm: woof fest: paws for pride: manhattan west plaza (midtown). >>
► sat 2pm: youth pride fest: pier 84 (hell’s kitchen). >>
► sat 2-4pm: sixth annual blasian pride: cadman plaza park (brooklyn heights / downtown brooklyn). >>
► sat 4-10pm (+ 7/11, 9/19): papi juice dance party: brooklyn bridge park’s pier 6 plaza. >>
► sat 4:30-10:30pm: purgatory’s pride month battle of the bands: purgatory (bushwick). $15 adv, $20 door. >>
► sat 5-10pm: first saturdays at brooklyn museum: pride month edition: free admission includes museum general admission (rsvp recommended). >>
► sat 6:30-9pm: pride: love always, impress: robert f. wagner, jr. park (downtown). >>
► sat 7:30pm: scream scene presents: immortal pride – a queer vampire movie screening of the hunger: tiny cupboard (bushwick). >>
► sun 11am: the revolution continues: gay green-wood trolley tour: green-wood cemetery. free with rsvp. >>
► sun 12-4pm: fifth annual gayridge pride: owl’s head park (bay ridge). >>
►sun 12-6pm: the 34th annual new queens pride parade, concert, and multicultural festival: 37th avenue in jackson heights, queens. >>
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friday
fri thru 1/10/2027: guggenheim pop: 1960 to now: exploring the guggenheim museum’s history with pop art and its influence on artists today, this exhibition presents works from the 1960s-1990s alongside contemporary pieces. highlights include works by andy warhol, roy lichtenstein, claes oldenburg and coosje van bruggen, and maurizio cattelan, as well as a special presentation of one of yayoi kusama’s infinity mirror rooms. note: due to the popularity of the infinity mirror room, visitors are required to join a virtual queue upon arrival at the museum. $30 general, $19 seniors/students, pay-what-you-wish admission tues + sun 4-5:30pm. >>
sponsored: fri thru 6/28: ★★★★ ‘a tale brimming with life and imagination’ – theatre and tonic: fresh from its sell-out premiere run in london, guildford shakespeare company’s ‘unmissable’ adaptation of charles dickens’ ‘favorite child,’ david copperfield is the whirlwind tale of a young man’s life from humble beginnings to literary renown: a journey of romance and adventure filled with lovable rogues, wily scoundrels, and benevolent patrons. from the creative team behind last year’s drama desk award-nominated pride + prejudice comes their latest adaptation of another cherished classic novel. at 59e59 theaters. use code ‘skint’ to snag $26 tickets (reg. $66-86)! >>
fri thru 6/11: the third annual bleak week: cinema of despair: the paris theater partners with american cinematheque for a week-long festival of films that explore the bleak edges of human existence through a lens of empathy and introspection. this year’s fest features 17 films including breaking the waves, matador, miracle mile, nadja, trees lounge, welcome to the dollhouse, and guest appearances by carrie coon + tracy letts, anthony edwards + mare winningham, steve buscemi, michael almereyda, mary bronstein, and more. $17 general, $15 seniors/students. >>
fri various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
ghostbusters at multipurpose hard top area in paul raimonda playground (ditmars steinway) >>
lilo + stitch at east river playground (east harlem) >>
lilo + stitch at canco park (jersey city) >>
tribeca festival presents: guy and madeline on a park bench at hudson yards public square and gardens >>
zootopia 2 at long meadow lawn in prospect park >>
fri 6pm: first novel friday at the center for fiction: join the center for fiction for an evening celebrating a selection of notable debut novels. the night begins with a happy hour reception in the lounge (cash bar), followed by author readings, discussion, and signings in the auditorium. tonight’s featured authors include cassandra neyenesch (a little bit bad), morgan thomas (mad eden), sarah wang (new skin), and moderator vanessa chan (the storm we made). the center for fiction (fort greene), $5+ admission. >>
fri 6pm: juneteenth black music and dance festival big band night: the national jazz museum in harlem kicks off its juneteenth black music and dance festival with an evening of big band jazz at the jackie robinson park bandshell (harlem) featuring two large ensembles rooted in swing, soul, and the harlem jazz tradition: bethune big band and dick griffin big band. free admission. >>
sponsored: fri 6:15pm doors, 6:45pm show: songs n scenes: top-tier improvisers create a full comedy show inspired by the original songs of a live musician. this month is an all-lgbtq pride spectacular featuring music from anthony and the mountain and scenes from some of the best players from second city, ucb, and bcc. brooklyn improv (64 n 9th st in williamsburg). tickets are only $15! >>
fri 6:30pm (monthly): lower east stories: p+t knitwear bookstore + café (les) presents a storytelling salon where each month brings a fresh theme and fresh tales. tonight’s theme: ‘abroad’ with guest host kelli dunham. $10 admission. >>
fri 7pm (+ 7/17, 8/21): poets house presents: summer nights: poetry and live music meet under a summer sunset at downtown’s waterfront robert f. wagner park. tonight: kinsale drake, terrance hayes, and miriam elhajli. free admission. >>
fri 7pm (monthly): immigrant jam comedy: german-born, nyc-raised comedian and actor lucie pohl (overwatch) celebrates all things cross-cultural, international, and delightfully different at the immigrant jam stand-up show, featuring immigrant and first generation comedians. tonight’s lineup reps china, the dominican republic, germany, india, nepal, nigeria, and romania with performers semi afolabi, aakash kesavarapu, peter liu, glorelys mora, kc shornima, and more. a portion of the proceeds will go to new women new yorkers. a portion of the proceeds will go to new women new yorkers. caveat (les), $15.67 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $24-25). >>
fri 7:45pm doors (thru august): rooftop films summer series: cemetery shorts: rooftop films returns for its 30th summer of indie screenings across rooftops, parks, and other open-air spots around nyc. tonight’s program at green-wood cemetery features ‘short films that wander through grief, memory, and the strange, beautiful terrain between presence and absence,’ with a pre-screening presentation, plus filmmaker q+a, and an afterparty with drinks. $22. >>
fri 8pm: miss subways 2026: next stop: city reliquary’s update of the historic ‘miss subways’ beauty contest, featuring an eclectic lineup of contestants and performers vying for underground royalty. coney island usa, $30. >>
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 joyelle johnson (netflix), natasha vaynblat (fallon), peng dang (vulture), marcus monroe, micah walsh, and amy cardinale. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>
fri 9pm: the drunk texts: forsooth! jaws: just when you thought it was safe to go back in the theater… the drunk texts thespians present a boozy, shakespeare-inspired take on the classic shark tale that combines drinking games, improvisation and audience participation. the rat nyc (dumbo), $10-12 admission. >>
fri 10pm: slumber party comedy show: join hosts clare donaher and shelby latterman as they split an hour of standup between campy sleepover bits, confessions, dares, and more. union hall (park slope), $10 adv, $15 door. >>
fri 11pm: the black parade: emo summerween: emo + summer + halloween = an emo halloween party in the summer with decorations, candy, glow sticks, and a costume contest. brooklyn monarch (east williamsburg), $11.33. >>
saturday
sat thru 6/20 (weekends): the motor company’s writers’ lab reading series: 5 playwrights, 5 locations, 5 readings. the motor company presents new full-length plays written to be performed in public spaces across nyc, including a dog run, a bar, and parks. free admission. >>
sat + sun (11am-4pm): parade of trains: vintage subway car rides: take a ride back in time! a selection of historic train cars are being rolled out for short, nostalgia-filled shuttle rides between the b/q line’s brighton beach and kings highway stations. free with regular subway fare. >>
sat + sun (12-6pm): the annual park slope windsor terrace artists spring open studios: 19 brooklyn-based artists are opening their studios, and 16 artists will be exhibiting work in local businesses in and around park slope and windsor terrace. free admission. >>
sat + sun (1-5pm): lungs 5th annual theater festival: loisaida united neighborhood gardens (lungs) presents five original one act plays in the intimate setting of the 6th st. + avenue b community garden. free admission. >>
sat various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
bend it like beckham at urban farm / field 62 (randall’s island park) >>
how to train your dragon at soccer field in columbus park (chinatown) >>
zootopia 2 at hard top multipurpose field in dutch kills playground (lic) >>
zootopia 2 at mckinley park (dyker heights) >>
sat 12-6pm: ghostbusters day: ghostbusters fans gather at the iconic tribeca hook + ladder 8 to celebrate the beloved franchise for an afternoon featuring guest appearances, cosplay, merch, charity tie-ins, and more. free admission. >>
sat 1:45-6pm: free show brain concert: show brain returns to maria hernandez park (bushwick) with a free, all-ages concert featuring ista, cab ellis, native sun, and laveda. >>
sat 4pm: 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 a big bad villain. caveat (les), $20 with promo code ‘thelegendofjune’ (reg. $30-35). >>
sat 6-10pm: silent disco: three djs spin tunes as a crowd dances in near-total silence at pier i in riverside park south (sat 6-10pm). free admission (a credit or debit card is needed for the check-in process to use the required headphones). >>
sat 6:30pm: funny pages: an evening of humorous readings: comedy writers, authors, essayists, cartoonists, and comics share new things to make you laugh at the funny pages show. hosted by zach zimmerman (is it hot in here?) and blythe roberson (america the beautiful?), with readings by andrew martin, jennifer mills, and john thibodeaux. p+t knitwear bookstore (les), $10. >>
sat 7pm (monthly): ucblk: a variety show spotlighting black performers: join hosts justin catchens, dominique kaplowitz, and shem pennant for a night of improv, sketch, stand-up, and more—featuring a dynamic lineup of black performers. ucb (east village), $15. >>
sat 7pm: close friends comedy show: stand up, sketch, musical, and character comedians share material they usually save for their besties. hosted by temi adeoye and chine ikoro, tonight’s lineup features greg nussbaum, seynique smythe, danny sellers, carly kane, and ihea inyama. brooklyn comedy collective’s eris deep space (williamsburg), $10 adv, $15 day of. >>
sat 7pm: carnegie hill concerts new-music chamber music series: the carnegie hill series presents an evening of improvisational jazz with hannah marks trio at church of the advent hope (carnegie hill). choose-what-you-pay admission. >>
sat 7:30pm (monthly): feel the news 5-year anniversary with marcela onyango: in this monthly anti-capitalist, anti-fascist comedy show, ‘radical lefty’ comedian marcela onyango breaks down the latest headlines—helping you decide whether to be mad, glad, or just deeply confused. each show supports direct action efforts, raising funds for mutual aid projects. tonight’s guests include niccolo aeed, annam choudhry, katie compa, gabe pacheco, suni reyes, katrina davis, kendra dawsey, nat towsen, angel, and winter. friends and lovers (crown heights), $10. >>
sat 7:30pm: sixth annual tootsie’s video vault: dive into a display of dozens of fresh three-minute shorts at this annual local filmmaker showcase. littlefield (gowanus), $10. >>
sat 8pm: aesop’s sound fables: strange animations: aesop’s sound fables performs new original scores to films by local and classical animators at cloud city (williamsburg). $15 adv, $20 day of. >>
sat 10:30pm: ghost stories: pride special: did your last situationship sap you of your pride? this comedy show starts with stand-ups sharing tales of being ghosted, then an improv coven tries to summon the missing spirits. the night wraps with a playful séance where audience ghost stories get a little closure. ucb (east village), $15. >>
sunday
sun thru 9/27: (sundays at 10am): yoga at socrates sculpture park: lic’s socrates sculpture park offers free, outdoor vinyasa yoga classes thru the summer. all experience levels welcome. byo mat or towel and water. >>
sun thru 6/21 (sundays at 2pm): 2026 scandinavian music festival in fort tryon park: the new york scandia symphony presents three outdoor concerts of music by both early and contemporary scandinavian composers performed by symphony musicians and guest artists on billings lawn in fort tryon park. blankets and lawn chairs welcome. free admission. >>
sun (various times): the 79th tony awards watch parties: watch the drama unfold at brooklyn art haus (williamsburg), c’mon everybody (bed-stuy), and q.e.d. (astoria). free-$15.
sun 4pm: palisades sinfonietta concert: palisades sinfonietta presents an early evening concert of works by mozart and dvořák at broadway presbyterian church (morningside heights). donation admission. >>
sun 6pm-1am: soul slam: dj spinna’s annual prince tribute party: celebrate prince’s birthday with dj spinna’s annual soul slam tribute party at good room (greenpoint). $20+. >>
sun 7pm (weather permitting): free outdoor movie: tribeca festival presents jiro dreams of sushi at hudson yards public square and gardens >>
sun 7:30pm: character night: discover new, unusual, and funny characters, impressions, and bits created by a lineup of imaginative performers. hosted by russ feder. magnet theater (chelsea), $10. >>
monday
mon thru 7/24: conduit: wearable art-tech by ava hudson: nyu’s gallatin galleries presents conduit, a solo exhibition of interdisciplinary artist ava hudson. through wearable sculpture, installation, biomaterials and technology, the works explore how materials and technology shape the way we live and connect. opening reception june 8 6-8pm. nyu gallatin galleries (greenwich village), free admission. >>
mon thru 6/17: the metropolitan opera’s summer recital series: the met opera’s popular summer recital series is back with six free outdoor concerts at williamsbridge oval in the bronx (6/8), socrates sculpture park in long island city (6/10), jackie robinson park in harlem (6/12), hostoric richmond town in staten island (6/14), central park’s summerstage (6/15), and brooklyn bridge park (6/17). rain or shine. >>
mon 5:45pm: world oceans day: a musical celebration: join the new york climate exchange, the climate museum, and the lower manhattan cultural council for an ocean-inspired music and dance concert and reception at the arts center at governors island. free admission. >>
mon 6:30pm (check-in begins at 5:30pm): musical chairs at bryant park: take a seat, if you can, at bryant park’s annual mega-game of musical chairs, where hundreds scramble for one of the park’s iconic green bistro chairs until only one player is left sitting. bonus: the first 450 to check-in will receive a limited-edition musical chairs t-shirt. free admission. >>
mon 6:30pm: news and brews: trump and nature: covering the environment when the data disappears: put the phone away and hear the story behind the story as newsreel launches ‘news and brews,’ a series pairing live journalism conversations with drinks in a bar setting. tonight, award-winning environmental reporter marlowe starling discusses her 2025 forbes investigation, ‘inside the effort to save hundreds of environmental datasets purged under trump,’ followed by audience q+a, trivia, and discussion. crystal lake brooklyn (williamsburg). a limited number of tickets are available for skint readers for $7.50 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $15). >>
mon 7pm (weather permitting): free outdoor movie: tribeca festival presents let the right one in at hudson yards public square and gardens >>
mon 7pm doors (various dates thru 8/24): vale cinema series: swap theater seats for poolside loungers at the william vale hotel’s cinema series at the sephora summer club. screenings include barbie, hedwig and the angry inch, grease, jaws, legally blonde, and mean girls. $20+ admission includes a reserved seat and access to the pool, with drinks and snacks available for purchase. >>
sponsored: mon 8pm: carnegie hall for $14: masterwork festival – elaine hagenberg and taylor scott davis: manhattan concert productions’ masterwork series continues with elaine hagenberg’s illuminare, the composer’s first extended work. hagenberg’s breathtaking score tells the timeless story of darkness giving way to light and hope. also see taylor scott davis’ magnificat, a striking tale of mary’s journey from a lowly girl to god’s chosen one. see two modern works for the price of a single ticket. don’t miss out! use code ‘clb53914’ to access $14 tickets (up to a $121 value)! >>
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