9 best free things to do in NYC area this weekend, from Native American celebration to Diwali in NJ

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Explore events across the boroughs this weekend, from the Indigenous Peoples' Day celebration at Randall's Island to a series of art shows in Ditmas Park.

Honor Indigenous Peoples' Day at Randall’s Island

The eighth annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day New York City celebration will take place on Randall’s Island. It’s a two-day event, featuring music, speakers, storytellers, and a sunrise ceremony by the East River. “Despite Columbus and colonization and genocide, Indigenous people are still here, and that’s really what the message of the day is,” said co-founder Cliff Matias, cultural director at Redhawk Indigenous Arts Council.. It runs Sunday, Oct. 9, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Monday, Oct. 10, from sunrise to 2 p.m.This year’s Artmaggedon will unite more than 100 Brooklyn-based artists and musicians in locations across Ditmas Park.

; RSVPs and donations are encouraged. It starts Sunday, Oct. 9 at noon, with a closing concert by NYAVI from 6 to 8 p.m.On Saturday, Lincoln Center will reopen its flagship auditorium, David Geffen Hall, with a pair of concerts that pay tribute to a historic Black and Latin American neighborhood that was displaced and demolished to make way for the construction of Lincoln Center itself.

, and a handful of free tickets will be distributed at the David Geffen Hall welcome center starting at 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning.Photo by FAO SchwarzThe legendary toy store commemorates its 160th birthday with free performances from magicians, ballerinas, and balloonists, plus crafting activities. Events will take place in the store and outside at Rockefeller Plaza on Saturday, Oct. 8 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

 

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