These listings were compiled by DNAinfo's Manhattan reporters: Lisha Arino, Lindsay Armstrong, Emily Frost, Rosa Goldensohn, Gustavo Solis, Danielle Tcholakian and Irene Plagianos.
All Weekend
► Free Kayaking on the Hudson River
Where: Take a kayak out on the Hudson River for free this weekend from boat launches in Hudson River Park and Riverside Park.
The Manhattan Community Boathouse is opening its kayak program for the first time this season at West 72nd Street in Riverside Park (just north of Pier i Cafe). The program runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
You can also take out a kayak from the MCB boat launch further south, at West 56th Street in Hudson River Park on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
No reservations or pre-registration needed and all ages and abilities are welcome. For updates check their twitter feed: @KayakMCBH.
The volunteers at the Downtown Boathouse are also offering free kayaking this weekend at Pier 26, at West and North Moore Streets from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
► Sueño: A Latino Take on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Where: 114 Norfolk St., Lower East Side
A Latino take on Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" debuts at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educational Center this weekend, with performances in English and Spanish. The play is set in the Caribbean and features Afro-Caribbean beats, dancing and 15-foot puppets from Puerto Rico. Shows run 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The event is free but requires tickets that are available at Teatro SEA's box office at the Clemente or online.
► Ballet at the Sheen Center
Where: 18 Bleeker St., NoHo
Mordance, the first ballet company to perform at The Sheen Center for its opening in 2014, is presenting the world premiere of "Mordance: Season 3" exclusively in the Sheen Center's black box theater this weekend. The Center describes the six-dancer ensemble's show as an "exploration of the athleticism that exists in classical ballet." Shows are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., $30 in advance, $35 at the door.
► FIGMENT Art Festival
Where: Governor's Island
Quirky art of all types takes over the Island, with fun for all ages. Large scale sculpture, performance art and craft-making and music will all be part of the event. Expect to see many people dressed in bright costumes. The 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. event is free and the ferry is $2.
►Doctor Faustus
Where: Classic Theater, 136 East 13th St., East Village
Starring Chris Noth (Mr. Big!), this irreverent, 400-year-old play about a pact with the devil is in its first week. Tickets are available for Saturday's shows at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., and a waitlist will open an hour before the sold-out 8 p.m. Friday show and the 3 p.m. Sunday show. Tickets are $71.
► Rain Pryor's "Fried Chicken and Latkes"
Where: National Black Theatre, 2033 Fifth Ave., Central Harlem
The hilariously, irreverent and poignant “Fried Chicken & Latkes” is Rain Pryor's one woman theatrical, cabaret-styled show based on her life growing up Black and Jewish. Pryor plays the 11 characters most pivotal to her life and takes her audience on a musical journey through the late 60s, 70s and 80s and some little-known family history. Along the way she offers a unique perspective on race, identity and the loss of her iconic father Richard Pryor. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. ad tickets are $20.
Friday, June 5
► First Fridays: Black Gay Edition
Where: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Lenox Ave., Central Harlem
The Schomburg Center’s In The Life Archive presents First Fridays: Black Gay Pride Edition, in honor of the black LGBT community and LGBT pride celebrations that occur nationally each June. Dance to the music of DJ Missy B and Craig Nice in the Langston Hughes Lobby and enjoy a special guided tours of "Curators' Choice: Black Life Matters" by Steven G. Fullwood, founder of the In the Life Archive. 6 p.m., free.
► Outdoor screening of French-Lebanese film "Caramel"
Where: Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village
Friday night's installment of the free outdoor French film festival Films on the Green, which takes place in parks all over the city, is at Washington Square Park. It features a French-language film from Lebanon that takes place in a hair salon in Beirut, where a group of women meet to get haircuts and caramel sugar waxes and talk about men, motherhood and "their personal liberation." The film starts at 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 6
► Hike the Heights
Where: Various parks in northern Manhattan, click here for locations and start times.
This 11th annual event introduces families to some of Northern Manhattan's most beautiful scenery via the Giraffe Path, a train that connects the Cloisters to Central Park. Guided hikes begin in various Uptown parks and take walkers to the Sunken Playground in Highbridge Park. The day will culminate with a party at the Sunken Playground to celebrate the reopening of the High Bridge Pedestrian path.
► River-Road
Where: Fort Washington Park at West 158th Street, Washington Heights
Help make art at this event sponsored by CultureHub and the West Harlem Art Fund in honor of the UN's International Year of Light. Artists will project light patterns on to a 104-foot wall. The patterns will change based upon the movements of people moving through the space. It's free and runs from 8 to 10 p.m.
► 44th Street Block Association Garage Sale
Where: 44th St between 9th and 10th avenues, Hell's Kitchen
From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., check out the neighborhood's wares at the 44th Street Better Block Association's 39th annual garage sale.
► Chelsea Farmer's Market
Where: West 23rd Street by Ninth Avenue
Saturday is the first day of Chelsea's summer and fall farmers market. Pick up local produce, fish, bread and more.
► Manhattan School for Children Uptown County Fair
Where: West 93rd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues in the school yard, Upper West Side
This fair benefiting the school runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and includes rides, arts and crafts, live entertainment and food.
► Free Walking Tour of Greenwich Village
Where: Meet at the northwest corner of Second Avenue and St. Marks Place in front of DF Maven's Ice Cream
This is the first of a series of weekly tours that will take place rain or shine every Saturday from June through September. They are led by licensed guides who highlight various social, architectural and historic aspects of the neighborhood over the course of 90 minutes, finishing near the corner of West 8th Street and Sixth Avenue, where the guide can advise tourgoers of the great local eateries where they can grab lunch. The free tour starts at 11:30 a.m.
Sunday, June 7
► New York Audubon Eco-Tour aboard New York Water Taxi
Where: Meet at Pier 16, South Street Seaport, Downtown
This eco-tour will take you close enough to get great views of such birds as the Black-Crowned Night-Heron, Glossy Ibis, Double-Crested Cormorant, Egret, and many more, heading through the New York Harbor and sailing around Hoffman and Swinburne islands, which are only home to animals. Tickets: $35 for adults and $25 for children.
► Egg Rolls and Egg Creams Festival
Where: Eldrige Street between Canal and Division streets
The Museum at Eldridge Street's annual celebration of Jewish and Chinese culture will expand to include the neighborhood's Puerto Rican community this year. Visitors can learn to play Mah Jongg; dance to klezmer, bomba and plena music; or take a quick tour of the Eldridge Street Synagogue, a National Historic Landmark. Of course, there will also be plenty of kosher egg rolls, empanadas and egg creams for purchase. It will run from noon to 4 p.m. and admission is free.
