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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 2, 2016?

32 free events take place on Sunday, October 2 in New York City. Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides! Exciting, high quality, unique and off the beaten path free events and free things to do take place in New York today, tonight, tomorrow and each day of the year, any time of the day: whether it's a weekday or a weekend, day or night, morning or evening or afternoon, December or July, April or November! These events will take your breath away!

New York City (NYC) never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment. Check out October 2 and see for yourself. Summer or Winter, Spring or Fall! Just click on any day of the calendar above and you'll find most inspiring and entertaining free events to go to and free things to do on each day of October . Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides!

Some events take place all year long: same day of the week, same time there are there for you to take advantage of. One of the oldest free weekly events in Manhattan is Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen, which happen at noon every Tuesday. Another example of an event that you can attend all year round on weekdays is Federal Reserve Bank Tour, which takes place every week day at 1 pm (but advanced reservations are required). You can take at least 13 free tours every day of the year, except the New Year Day, July 4th, and the Christmas Day. If you are classical music afficionado, you can spend whole day in New York going from one free classical concert to another. If you love theater, then New York gives you an option to attend plays and musicals free of charge, or at deep discount. You just need to have information about it. And we are here to make that information available to you.
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32 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, October 2, 2016

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Tour | Queens Meander


Approximately 12-14 miles. Brisk, steady pace. In this walk explore hidden treasures in the borough of Queens. Begin in Jackson Heights, the most diverse neighborhood in the most diverse borough, and walk along the northern shoreline to Flushing, many historic sites with a probable stop at Voelker Orth bird sanctuary ($2 suggested donation for entrance fee) and end back in Jackson Heights. Rain cancels.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:15 am
$3

City Walk | Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo Tour


This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for over 125 years, with spectacular views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The tour then moves on to a stroll of Brooklyn Heights, America’s and New York City’s first suburb. The tour then explores the neighborhood DUMBO before ending at the Fulton Ferry landing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Downtown Manhattan 3-Hour Tour


The 3-hour walking and subway tour covers the Financial District including Wall Street and the World Trade Center, SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. These are neighborhoods that simply can’t be fully appreciated from a bus. There will be one or two opportunities to sample tasty treats. Daily.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Grand Central Terminal Tour


For over 100 years, the Beaux-Arts beauty known as Grand Central Terminal (a.k.a Station) has been a testament to the ingenuity and ambition of a great city, impressing both travelers and visitors with its wonderful architecture and pulsating vibe. Its history is a story of immense wealth, great engineering, a few accidents, a planned sabotage and one terrific ceiling, but most importantly a story of survival and rebirth.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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City Walk | Greenwich Village, High Line and Chelsea Tour


Join a three-hour journey through some of New York City's most historic areas. They'll begin in Greenwich Village, one of the cultural centers of America. Once a pastoral green oasis, and later a home for Irish and Italian immigrants, Greenwich Village has been at the forefront of some of the most important political, social, and artistic movements of the 20th Century. Filled with 19th century townhouses, and now one of the most desirable and high priced neighborhoods in America, the Village tells a multi-generational New York story. From secluded wealthy enclave to emerging Bohemian and Beat communities, from Dylan Thomas and Bob Dylan to the Stonewall Inn. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2pm and Sundays at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Manhattan Street Art Tour


Join a Manhattan Street Art Tour and experience the Lower East Side - SoHo, NoHo, Nolita and Little Italy. The Lower East Side of Manhattan is a playground for street artists, Soho is known to be one of NYC first permit Joint Live-Work Quarters for artists and the area received landmark designation in 1973. Noho and Nolita’s street art is either hidden in courtyards or on the more prominent street art facades. Learn about the history of the art of many famous and unknown artist.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Festival | The Gracie Square Art Show


Presenting the 44th Annual Gracie Square Art Show. Staged in one of the most pretty and peaceful waterside parks in New York City, the Art Show attracts over 100 regionally and nationally celebrated artists. Buy one-of-a-kind paintings, photographs, and sculptures for your home and office Bring the whole family for a day of inspiring activities.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
Free

Tour | Flatiron District Walking Tour


Join professional guides on a 90-minute journey through this vibrant neighborhood, viewing some of the city’s most notable landmarks, including the New York Life Insurance Building, the MetLife Clock Tower, the Appellate Courthouse and the famous Flatiron Building. This tour repeats every Sunday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free

Author Reading | Roy Speckhardt discusses his book Creating Change Through Humanism


American Humanist Association Executive Director Roy Speckhardt will explore modern humanism and how our forward-thinking outlook, with its emphasis on critical thinking and self-reflection, can be at the forefront of pressing social issues like civil rights, women’s rights, religion-free science, LGBTQ equality and environmental preservation. He will argue for the need to be open about being "good without a god" while becoming active in social and political causes to put positive values in action and combat anti-humanist prejudice fueled by the Religious Right.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Park Walk | Waterfront Walks: Guided Park Tours


Join docents on a tour to learn about the history of the Brooklyn waterfront, the park's sustainable design, and how the park came to life. The tour takes place Sundays from April 17 to October 30.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Red Hook, Brooklyn Walk


About 4 miles, level, moderately paced. A quick walk down from Brooklyn Heights through its charming Willowtown area and then a bit of Brooklyn Bridge Park, after which begin a leisurely walk to and through the distinctive cityscape of Red Hook, enjoying its vistas, industrial relics, art spaces, and other attractions. Bring water and snacks. Call to confirm during week before, up to 11 A.M. on day of walk.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$3

Dance Performance | The 2016 Dumbo Dance Festival


WHITE WAVE Dance celebrates the 16th Anniversary season of the DUMBO Dance Festival, the most anticipated festival of contemporary dance in the greater New York City region. Committed to development in dance as an important art form, WHITE WAVE scours the globe in search of the most innovative of today’s dance makers, both emerging and established, and brings them to Brooklyn for one extended weekend. Sep. 30-Oct. 2
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:30 pm
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Tour | Across Brooklyn Bridge-'Vistas, Views and History' Tour


Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and smell the air, see the sights and learn the history about the bridge and its surrounding views of buildings.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Ben Stoloff's The Lady and the Mob (1939): Dowager vs. the Racket


Stars: Fay Bainter, Ida Lupino, Lee Bowman. An eccentric dowager takes it upon herself to smash a dry-cleaning racket. 66 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Brooklyn Heights Tour


Known as America's first suburb, Brooklyn Heights is truly a gem. Travel and Leisure named it one of America's top 10 most beautiful neighborhoods, and its beauty is rivaled only by its place in American history. These quaint, tree-lined streets have been the sites of Revolutionary War battles, abolitionist activism and have inspired numerous novelists. Visit a stop on the Underground Railroad, or the home of Truman Capote, where he penned Breakfast at Tiffany's and where Jackie Robinson signed with the Dodgers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Bushwick Graffiti and Street Art Tour


New York City is a mecca for graffiti and street art, making it a very attractive playground for artists from around the world. Bushwick, in a working class district on the north side of Brooklyn adjacent to Williamsburg, has been attracting artists for some time now. The neighborhood has a fair collection of art studios and galleries, but it’s Bushwick’s industrial landscape that’s attracting the street artist. If you came looking for 1960′s Greenwich Village, you’ll find something brewing in Bushwick. Tour takes place Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Downtown Manhattan 3-Hour Tour


The 3-hour walking and subway tour covers the Financial District including Wall Street and the World Trade Center, SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. These are neighborhoods that simply can’t be fully appreciated from a bus. There will be one or two opportunities to sample tasty treats.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Harlem Tour


Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments. This tour takes place Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 2pm, and Saturdays at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Manhattan School of Music Brass Quintet


A glorious sound floats over the park as these musicians play traditional and contemporary brass music.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Tour | Williamsburg, Brooklyn Tour


It’s once abandoned waterfront is now is now filled with newly constructed condo towers and magnificent parks and stunning views of Manhattan. Known today as the hipster capital of the United States, Williamsburg is so much more than that, containing enclaves of Puerto Ricans, Polish, Italians, Dominicans and Hasidic Jews.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | East Harlem walking tour: food, art, culture


The tour includes stories about the past and present of La Marqueta, New York City's oldest public market; samples from vendors at Vendy Plaza; and stops at La Casa de Las Velas Botanica, Chenchita's Angels Community Garden, murals, and other sites that illuminate the neighborhood's dynamic cultural landscape.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Opera | Voices À La Carte presents A Catered Affair


Music and Lyrics by John Bucchino. Book by Harvey Fierstein. From the Program in Vocal Performance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
$5

Classical Music | Sunday Afternoon Organ Meditation


The program features the great repertoire of the organ on the 101-rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor and Boody Organ Builders. The Organ Meditation takes place every Sunday from Sept. 11, 2016 to May 28, 2017.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Classical Music | Piano Works by Rachmaninov, Beethoven, Gerhswin, Satie, Liszt


Program: Beethoven: ‘Pathétique’ Sonata in C minor, op. 13 Liszt: Ballade No. 2, S.171 Rachmaninov: Prelude in G minor, op. 23 no. 5 Erik Satie: Birthday Medley George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue With: Phillip Dyson, piano
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
Free

Concert | Sunday Organ Recital


Organist: Simon Jacobs of New Haven, CT.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:15 pm
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Dance Performance | Works-in-progress: performance and feedback


The program provides emerging and mid-career dance artists an opportunity to show unfinished work in an informal, welcoming setting. Upcoming performances by Sahasra Sambamoorthi,Shany Dagan, and Allana Clarke.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:30 pm
Free

Play | Twelfth Night: Shakespeare in the Garden


The garden is back in action, with free Shakespeare performances.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Play Reading: Orders of Magnitude


Written by Robert M. Strozier Kyle, the middle-aged president of a NYC-based enterprise called The Idea Factory, tracks down the married daughter of a now-deceased priest he revered as a boy. The visit starts well, but when the couple’s daughter, Mindy—a 19-year-old, talented, headstrong, aspiring actress—joins the proceedings, things start to get a little…complicated. These various entanglements are explored along the way—as are the forces and factors that can, for whatever reason, greatly intensify the hold that certain memories have over us.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Tour | 9/11 Memorial and Brooklyn Bridge Night Tour


A renaissance is taking place on the southern tip of Manhattan Island. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001, a concerted effort has been undertaken to redevelop this part of the city, with the redevelopment of the World Trade Center and the construction of the National September 11th Memorial and Museum. And from twilight into the night is the right time to pay a visit to this part of New York City. From the Memorial to the Woolworth Building, City Hall to the Brooklyn Bridge, some of the your most memorable experiences in the city await you. Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Tour | Dark Side of the High Line Tour


The skeletal remains of the High Line’s elevated tracks set the perfect scene for a spooky evening. Join a journey to the creepier side of New York City’s most unique park. On this tour you’ll hear tales of the strange eccentric who lived below the tracks and saved them from demise, the curse of a West Side Cowboy who fell to his death from the elevated track, and the children who haunt the street formerly known as Death Avenue. If the moon hangs right perhaps you’ll witness the spectacle of a ghostly ship floating down the Hudson River; is it the long forgotten crew of Henry Hudson’s Half-Moon warning sailors not to go to sea? Or is it Captain Kidd protecting the treasure he buried on Liberty Island? Venture at your own risk through the dark side of High Line.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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