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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on December 8, 2025?
25 free events take place on Monday, December 8 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 December 8 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 December . 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.
Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on December 8, 2025?
25 free events take place on Monday, December 8 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 December 8 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 December . 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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The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
25 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, December 8, 2025
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Workshop | Start the Day with Morning Meditation
Start your day by balancing your mind, body, and spirit during instructor guided meditation. This renowned practice lowers blood pressure, reduces stress, and strengthens the immune system.
New York City, NY; NYC
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9:45 am
Free
Free
Tour | Discover One of New York's Most Famous Parks
Discover how Bryant Park Corporation successfully transformed "Needle Park" of the 1970s into Manhattan's Town Square of today. The guides are loaded with expertise on the park's rich history, award-winning design, distinct amenities, and ongoing maintenance efforts. Tours will continue as scheduled in light rain, but will be cancelled in heavy rain or inclement weather. Bring an umbrella if needed!
New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free
Free
Concert | Holiday Caroling With Broadway Carolers
Enjoy festive pop-up performances by the Broadway Carolers. From December 3 to 23, Mondays through Thursdays, the carolers spread holiday cheer with midday songs. Check additional listings for times, locations, and artist details.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
Free
Free
Party | Fiber/Textile Arts Meetup
Are you a knitter? Do you like to crochet? Maybe you like a different type of fiber art? Whichever it is, bring your supplies and lose yourself in the meditative world of creating art with fiber. Invite your friends, or make new connections there. This is a meet-up, not a class.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
City Walk | Photowalk: Hudson Yards
Hudson Yards has become one of NYC's fastest developing neighborhoods, making it a great location to photograph the pulse of the city. From art and architecture to the thousands of tourists and commuters winding their way through the streets, there is no shortage of great images to capture. Sony Artisan of Imagery Tony Gale will lead a trek through the streets, showing the group how to turn Manhattan's everyday details into beautiful images to remember. There will be no route map, so please arrive early as the group will leave promptly at 1pm.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Vogue-Featured Fashion Photographer Gives Photography-Career Advice
Enjoy a candid and practical discussion with Enrique Vega, a self-made photographer who broke into the hyper-competitive New York fashion industry and has been featured in Vogue over 50 times. This talk provides the blueprint for a standout career, moving beyond technical skills to focus on the strategic mindset and business decisions that led to global success. Learn how to:
Cultivate a portfolio that demands attention.
Navigate the industry's gatekeepers in major markets.
Scale your passion from a local market to an international brand.
This is your unfiltered roadmap to turning passion and persistence into a career that spans continents.
New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
Free
Free
Lecture | Art Historian Discusses the Impact of Choreographer Mary Glass
Carol Mavor, Professor Emeritus of Art History at the University of Manchester and writer, provides a lecture in celebration of her new publication, Like the Sea: Dancing with Mary Glass. Mary Glass (1946–2021) was an innovative modern dancer and choreographer, quietly instrumental to the San Francisco Bay Area art scene of the 1960s and 70s—barely known today—admired for her experimental movements based on sounds and images of the Pacific. Mary Glass’s lifestyle, her anxieties, and her dance reflect the human geography of Northern California: Happenings, Zero Population Growth (ZPG), feminism, same-sex love, civil rights, Vietnam, environmentalism. Cascading in the waves of the politics of the time was Mary Glass’s anorexia, an unexpected pregnancy and her life-long love with the Black painter Eliza Vesper. Today Mary Glass is remembered by an increasingly diminishing handful of devotees. The lecture will be followed by a reception.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Zumba: Latin-Inspired Dance Fitness
Get your heart pumping with Zumba, a dynamic workout set to Latin, international, and popular music. This fun, easy-to-follow class combines fast and slow rhythms for aerobic interval training that challenges both heart and muscles. Perfect for all fitness levels.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:15 pm
Free
Free
Author Reading | Book Launch & Classical Music Concert with Troubadour and Trouvère Songs
This event combines an early music concert with the launch of L’auteur retrouvé by Julien Stout, French medievalist at Princeton University. The program features lutenist and singer Kerry Bursey, who will perform troubadour and trouvère songs carefully selected to echo the central themes of the book. Together, the launch and the concert invite the audience to experience medieval authorship not only as an idea on the page, but as a living practice shaped by sound, voice, and performance. In his study, Julien Stout reexamines a key chapter in literary history: the so-called “birth of the French author.” Rather than retelling the common story of a transition from anonymous oral song to the authoritative, “subjective,” and written book during the medieval period, L’auteur retrouvé shows how, between the 12th and 14th centuries, vernacular authorship was at once collectively constructed and undermined in a nascent, transnational French-speaking book market.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Concert | Gramercy Brass Quartet Performs Holiday Favorites
Experience a traditional holiday concert, where your favorite songs and carols will be performed by the Principal Quintet of the Gramercy Brass Orchestra under the direction of Trumpeter John Henry Lambert Jr., who founded the Gramercy Brass Orchestra, an ensemble that has won numerous awards, including the First Place Winner of the North American Brass Band Competition. Enjoy the glorious sounds of holiday brass amidst the seasonal finery of Gramercy Park.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Learn & Practice Chess with an Expert
Learn to play chess or develop your strategies with chess expert Tamar Chanadiri from the Marshall Chess Club. Participants are encouraged to attend all sessions, as each one builds on the previous. Bring a friend or join on your own--all levels and ages are welcome! Chess sets are provided but you're welcome to bring your own. From 6-7 PM Tamar will provide instruction for beginner-level players. From 7-8 PM there will be open play for all levels.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Low Impact Bodyweight Circuit Training
Build strength and endurance with this full-body circuit workout using only your bodyweight. This low-impact class combines resistance and conditioning exercises for an effective, easy-on-the-joints session. Perfect for all fitness levels.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Film | The Gay Divorcee (1934): Musical Romantic Comedy with Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers
In this fabulously choreographed musical comedy, fed-up woman journeys to England to seek a divorce from her absentee husband, meeting a dashing performer along the way. Director: Mark Sandrich Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Alice Brady, Edward Everett Horton As a dancer, actor, singer, musician, choreographer, and presenter for stage, film, and television, entertainer Fred Astaire was known as a "paragon" (New York Times) entertainer. Over the course of his nearly seven-decade spanning career, Astaire received an Honorary Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award. Ginger Rogers was an actress, dancer and singer during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her starring role in Kitty Foyle (1940), and performed during the 1930s in RKO's musical films with Fred Astaire. Her career continued on stage, radio and television throughout much of the 20th century. Rogers's nine films with Fred Astaire are credited with revolutionizing the genre. Rogers was recognized at the Kennedy Center Honors and she ranks number 14 on the AFI's "100 Years...100 Stars" list of female stars of classic American cinema. She made 73 films in total.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Cuisine Journey Shaped by Black Diaspora (Discussion & Light Bites)
Experience an unforgettable evening with acclaimed chefs Carla Hall and Alexander Smalls as they return to the place that inspired their latest culinary explorations. Both chefs spent time researching in the Schomburg’s vast collections—studying rare cookbooks, historic menus, and Arturo Schomburg’s unfinished gastronomica, a remarkable project that blends memoir and food encyclopedia. Together, they will share their discoveries, stories, and reflections on Black foodways, revealing how history, culture, and storytelling come alive through cooking and cuisine. Following the conversation, guests will enjoy tastings and light bites inspired by the chefs’ research—a flavorful journey shaped by the global Black diaspora. Together, attendees will tackle the ultimate question: What’s the best way to eat grits—sweet or savory? Come savor the history, flavors, and joy of storytelling through food as two friends invite you into their conversation.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | Former Congressman Shares His New Novel: The Einstein Conspiracy (+ Q&A and Signing)
Former U.S. Congressman Steve Israel to celebrate his book The Einstein Conspiracy: a gripping historical thriller, rich with haunting reminders of a moment in American history when the line between foreign enemy and domestic threat was perilously thin. After a conversation with Bradley Tusk and an audience Q&A, Israel will be signing books. Books will be available for purchase at the event.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
$5, tickets required
$5, tickets required
Discussion | Mathematics, Equity, and Education (Online!)
Join Dr. Arthur Benjamin for a conversation with Dr. Dave Kung, a leader in mathematics education and equity. From modernizing math pathways in high school and college to directing national teaching initiatives, Dr. Kung shares insights on how to make math accessible and engaging. The discussion highlights his decades of work as an educator, policy leader, and advocate for inclusive math learning
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Discussion | NYTimes Best-Selling Author Clint Smith on Immigration and American History (Online!)
Join Clint Smith for a discussion on immigration, Black history, and the contested meaning of being American. Through personal stories and historical insight, the conversation will explore how immigrant, migrant, refugee, and Black communities have shaped the nation's identity. Smith's books will be available at a special price.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto: Five Young Women Who Led the Resistance (Online!)
Holocaust historian Elizabeth R. Hyman tells the untold story of five courageous young women who fought in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, sabotaging Nazis, aiding Jews in hiding, and leading the resistance. Known as "the girls" by fellow fighters and "bandits" by the Nazis, they were central to the Jewish resistance as fighters, commanders, couriers, and smugglers.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Immersive, Renaissance Enemble Works
Columbia University's early music ensemble, Columbia University's Premier Early Music Ensemble, performs a special evening of Renaissance music promises a rich and immersive experience.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | Pulitzer-Prize Winning Author & Physician Discusses His Book, The Emperor of All Maladies (In Person AND Online!)
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and physician Siddhartha Mukherjee discusses the updated edition of his groundbreaking book on cancer, The Emperor of All Maladies, with physician Dhruv Khullar. Originally published in 2010, The Emperor of All Maladies is a humane "biography" of cancer, tracing the disease from its first documented appearance thousands of years ago through the 20th century's battles to cure, control, and understand it. Siddhartha Mukherjee expands on his Pulitzer Prize-winning book in an updated edition, including four new chapters that illuminate extraordinary developments in cancer detection, prevention, and what the future may hold in the fight against this complex disease.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
Free
7:00 pm
Regular: $20
Member: $0
Regular: $20
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Classical Music | Choral Works by Haydn & Carmina Burana
Carmina Burana will be performed with orchestra, alongside the New York City Children's Chorus and shorter works by Haydn and Boulanger.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Vinyasa Yoga Flow (Online!)
Join this online yoga community for a Vinyasa flow that includes warm-up, balance poses, gentle inversions, and final relaxation. Designed to promote empowerment and self-affirmation, this class leaves you feeling refreshed, centered, and connected to a supportive community. Mats and props are recommended but not required.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
Free
Free
Concert | Award-Winning Pop/Rock Ensemble
The DownBeat Award-winning NYU Pop/Rock Ensemble offers a night of dynamic performances by emerging artists. Featuring: Sienna Feldman Jocelyn Knorr Raha Rahmati Samara Mehta Vyas Gavin Bermudez Ethan Chase Phil Kadet Holly Pantero
New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Ensemble Works by Kati Agócs
The NYU Contemporary Music Ensemble, under the direction of Jonathan Haas, concludes its fall season with a portrait concert of composer Kati Agócs, presenting three of her most compelling works: Immutable Dreams, Crystallography, and the striking Concerto for Violin and Percussion Orchestra. Also featured is Suns and Moons of a New World by NYU Percussion Program faculty Javier Diaz, whose composition style bridges global traditions and contemporary innovation.
New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
Free
Free
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Play | Broadway Actor in a Play About a Towering Figure in Media
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Concert | Vivid Sonic Landscapes and Inventive Multimedia
Regular Price: $30CFT Member Price: $0.00
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