Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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The third annual West Side Fest returns this weekend! The Whitney is joining up with our neighbors, including museums, parks, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions, all along the West Side of Manhattan.

Join us for three days of festivities, including free admission, crafts for kids and families, artmaking activities for all ages, music and performances, special indoor and outdoor programming, and much more.

Whitney events include:

Friday, July 11
Open Studio for Teens (1–3 pm)
Art + You: Gallery Conversations for Younger Adults (4–5 pm)
Free Friday Nights (5–10 pm)
Decade Downtown Whitney Walking Tour (6 pm)

Sunday, July 13
Free Second Sundays (10:30 am–6 pm)
All ages artmaking (11 am–4 pm)
Story Time with the New York Public Library (11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm)
Disability Pride Artmaking Workshop (11:30 am–1:30 pm)

All weekend long!
Step Into Hopper on Gansevoort Plaza with Meatpacking District NYC

All details on West Side Fest can be found here!: whitney.org/west-side-fest-2025

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