nyc pride weekend events

► fri + sat (fri 5:15-7pm, sat 11am-7:30pm): third annual pride in times square. free admission. >>

► fri (ongoing): stonewall national monument visitor center grand opening at 51 christopher street (greenwich village). free. >>

► fri 5-8pm: pride live stonewall day concert at hudson yards public square + gardens. free. >>

► fri 8pm: pride on the plaza silent disco at world trade center’s north oculus plaza. free (acredit or debit card may be required for the check in process to use the required headphones). >>

► fri 10pm: pridetopia at mood ring (bushwick). $11.05+. >>

► fri 10pm: xoxa pride party at good room (greenpoint). $20-25. >>

► sat + sun (various times) eighth annual queer|art|pride x body hack x mister sunday nonstop pride weekend festival at nowadays (ridgewood). free-$30. >>

► sat 12-6pm: youth pride at the south street seaport museum (pier 16) and the seaport (pier 17). free. >>

► sat 12-6pm 15th annual harlem pride at 12th ave between 133rd + 138th sts. free. >>

► sat 12-7pm: lower east side pride bookstore crawl (various locations). >>

► sat 5pm: 32nd annual dyke march from bryant park to washington square park >>

► sat 9pm: what’s the t? transmasculine pride drag show at domedary: coming out (bushwick). $10 suggested donation. >>

► sat 9pm: gemini + scorpio’s renegade pride party at gemini + scorpio loft (gowanus). $10-35. >>

► sat 10pm: silo pride party at silo (bushwick). free. >>

► sat 10:30pm: yes homo: pride party at c’mon everybody (bed-stuy). $12.36. >>

► sun 11am: reclaim pride coalition’s annual queer liberation march. sheridan square to battery park. >>

► sun 11am-6pm: pridefest lgbtq+ street fair (greenwich village). >>

► sun 12pm: the annual nyc pride march: 25th street + fifth ave to 8th street to stonewall national monument to the nyc aids memorial to chelsea. >>

► sun 2-7pm: seventh annual new york live arts pride: the house party (chelsea). $25+. >>

► sun 7:30pm: corporate pride comedy show at the bell house (gowanus). $20. >>

cultural fests / food events / markets / shopping events:

► dominican taste festival (sat + sun 10am-8pm): quisqueya plaza (inwood), free admission (pay-as-you-go). >>

► new york irish center’s annual queens irish heritage festival (sat 2-5pm): the gantries (lic). >>

friday

thru 7/28 (weds-sun 12-6pm): a.i.r. gallery’s annual postcard show: wish you were here: the second best time is now: this year’s postcard show at a.i.r. gallery (dumbo) features 150 postcard-sized works, which were donated by the artists, priced at $45 each. proceeds from sales will benefit the gallery’s mission to advance the work of women and non-binary artists. opening reception 6/28 5-7pm. free admission. >>

thru mon (various times): summerstage: nyc’s iconic summer performing arts festival returns with 85 free and benefit shows in central park and 12 neighborhood parks across the five boroughs. this weekend: utopia pride: above + beyond with spencer brown at rumsey playfield in central park (fri 6:30pm, ticketed benefit show), the metropolitan opera at socrates sculpture park in lic (fri 7pm, free admission), pride disco with dj trixie mattel, amanda lepore, jess king, and jojo siwa at rumsey playfield in central park (sat 5:30pm, ticketed benefit show), dreamland pride with john summit at rumsey playfield in central park (sun 3pm, ticketed benefit show), and madison cunningham, la lom, john robert, and corrente: beatriz mira + tiago barreiros at rumsey playfield in central park (mon 6pm, free admission). >>

thru sun: 2024 dumbo dance festival: highlighting 55 emerging and established contemporary dance companies from new york and around the world, the 23rd dumbo dance festival takes moves to mark morris dance center (fort greene) with four programs over three days. $30 general, $25 seniors/students. >>

thru sun: third annual lincoln center’s summer for the city: lincoln center hosts 200+ free or choose-what-you-pay concerts, dance parties, performances, films screenings, and more thru august. this weekend: nyc ska orchestra (fri 6:30pm), the people power disco hour with dj cherishtheluv (fri 10pm), a movement session with nyc ballet (sat 11am), voices of a people’s history (sat 6pm), george clinton and the parliament funkadelic (sat 7:30pm), dj ultra naté (sat 10pm), ars nova napoli (sun 6pm), rara tech (sun 8pm), 20th annual terry riley’s in c performance (sun 8pm), and more. all free admission. >>

fri + sat (fri 7pm, sat 5pm): bryant park picnic performances: emerging music festival: bryant park’s annual series of free outdoor theater, dance, and music performances continues with two nights of indie, rock, folk, soul, and global bands. free admission. >>

friday (various times): free outdoor movies (weather permitting):
apollo 13 at intrepid musesum’s flight deck (hell’s kitchen) >>
the little mermaid (2023) at st. catherine’s park (lenox hill) >>
the triplets of belleville (les triplettes de belleville) at j. hood wright park (washington heights) >>
but i’m a cheerleader at mccarren park (williamsburg) >>

fri 6:30pm (ends todaght): sunset on the hudson music series: catch a concert accompanied by the sunset at hudson river park’s long-running music series, sunset on the hudson. this year’s concerts will feature queer and bipoc artists at pier 45 (west village). tonight: drag band the bad judies and village people’s og cowboy randy jones. free admission. >>

fri 7pm (monthly): tale storytelling show: harmon leon (this american life, the new yorker) hosts an evening of performances by some of the city’s best storytellers, including jess wood (hbo), sandy marx (pbs), shareef taher (the onion), and troy allen. with music emily frembgen. the red room at kgb bar (east village), $7 with promo code ‘discountskint’ or if you mention the skint at the door (reg. $15), plus a two-drink minimum. >>

fri 7-10pm (fridays thru 10/25): dreamland roller disco: lola star’s themed skate parties return to prospect park’s lefrak center for another season. tonight’s theme: pink barbie prom. $25 admission includes skate rental. >>

fri 7:30pm: choral chameleon summer institute concert: the choral chameleon vocal ensemble celebrates its summer institute for composers week with a concert showcasing new choral compositions. the evangelical lutheran church of the holy trinity (uws), free admission. >>

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 asha ward (snl), britt miggs (cracked), arjun banerjee (don’t tell comedy), augusta chapman (mcsweeney’s), and sunny laprade (queer enough), with music by ian lockwood. el santo taqueria (east williamsburg / bushwick), $10 adv, $15 door. >>

fri 8pm: the preicpice: new music ensemble contemporaneous and fifth wall performing arts present the preicpice, composer and creator karl ronneburg and grey rose grant’s chamber-rock opera that details a story of ‘becoming’ – both from a cis/straight and a trans/queer perspective. the space at irondale (fort greene), free with promo code ‘commun24’ (reg. $10-25). >>

fri 8:30pm: 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 danny sellers, sureni weerasekera, yedoye travis, ely kriemendal, skyler higley, and anders lee. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show. >>

saturday

sat + sun (sat 10am-8pm pop-up, sun 12-6pm block party): : filmmaker spike lee is throwing another pair of his famous pop-ups and block parties, this time celebrating the 35th anniversary of his landmark 1989 film, do the right thing. saturday’s pop-up will be at 69 lafayette ave in fort greene; sunday’s block party will be on do the right thing way (stuyvesant ave bet lexington ave and quincy st) in bed-stuy. free admission. >>

sat + sun (5:30pm): shakespeare at sunset: theater 2020 presents a fast-paced, 75-minute version of shakespeare’s the tempest at brooklyn bridge park’s pier 1 granite prospect. free admission. >>

sat + sun (sat 7:30pm, sun 8:30pm): carolyn castiglia: chuck: before heading off for a run at the edinburgh festival fringe in august, comedian carolyn castiglia brings her solo show, chuck, to q.e.d. (astoria). ‘best comedy’ winner at the united solo festival, chuck tells the story of her grandparents dying in a murder-suicide, and all that was left to unravel in the aftermath. $15. >>

sat (various times): free outdoor movies (weather permitting):
annie (2014) at jackie robinson park bandshell (harlem) >>
the lost boys at astoria’s open street (31st ave bet 34th + 35th st, queens) >>
under the boardwalk at sunset park (brooklyn) >>

sat 10am-4:30pm: book swap: bring a book, take a book at jefferson market library (greenwich village). free admission. >>

sat 7:30pm: 46th annual bric celebrate brooklyn! festival: nyc’s longest-running, free, outdoor performing arts festival returns to the lena horne bandshell in prospect park with concerts, films, dance, and more for 10 weeks. tonight: fishbone and son rome pera. gates open one hour prior to start time. >>

sat 8pm + 9:30pm: santiago angel comedy special taping: comedian santiago angel records his debut special at the intimate flophouse comedy club (williamsburg). $12.51 admission includes a drink. >>

sat 9pm (monthly): garbage patch comedy: kelly bachman and jaffer khan host a new standup show at pine box rock shop (bushwick), featuring comedians from comedy central, hulu, and more. bonus: free pizza with advance ticket purchase. $5 adv, $10 door. >>

sat 9:30pm: hold on to your butts: two actors and a foley artist perform a live, shot-for-shot parody of jurassic park. caveat (les), $20 with promo code ‘friendlybutts’ (reg. $30). >>

sunday

sun 5pm: some fun lines: the one year anniversary show: johnathan appel (john oliver), chandler dean (mcsweeneys), and maeve dunigan (the new yorker) fill your sunday with satire and humor readings with some help from guests jenny arimoto (the new yorker), jennie egerdie (the new yorker), michelle cohn (mcsweeney’s), aarushi agni (the belladonna), madeline goetz (seth meyers), and chloe radcliffe (comedy central). 13.61 with promo code ‘somefunskint’ (reg. $18 adv, $23 door). >>

monday

thru september: rooftop movies at yotel times square: take in a flick on the rooftop terrace of the green room 42 at yotel times square. august selections include encanto, but i’m a cheerleader, cabaret, booksmart, west side story, the shining, mary poppins, mean girls, clueless, and more. $27. >>

thru september: rooftop cinema club: elevate your movie-going experience on the third floor outdoor skylawn rooftop of the embassy suites hotel in midtown. provided wireless headphones help to block out the city sounds while you sit back in a lounge chair and let the show begin. this month’s screenings include when harry met sally, superbad, the exorcist, taxi driver, top gun, the goonies, grease, do the right thing, crazy rich asians, poor things, past lives, fight club, and many more. drinks, small bites, and classic movie snacks are available for purchase. $21+ admission. >>

monday (various times): free outdoor movies (weather permitting):
gladiator at bryant park lawn (midtown) >>
sing at the rooftop at pier 17 (seaport) >>

mon 7pm (monthly): biology on tap: biology and beer blend at the biology on tap speaker series, featuring guest speakers, trivia, and prizes for participants. tonight’s theme: the one-year celebration since relaunching at pete’s candy store (williamsburg). free admission ($5 suggested donation). >>

mon 7pm: wildcat with maya hawke q+a: roxy cinema (tribeca) hosts a screening of ethan hawke’s wildcat, followed by q+a with star maya hawke. $25. >>

mon 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 first-timers theme: ‘temptation.’ $15. >>

mon 8:30pm (monthly): no monopoly allowed game night: it’s all fun and games (except monopoly) at this monthly board game night guest hosted by will and nathan at pinebox rockshop (bushwick). bring pals, make pals! free admission. >>

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