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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on February 24, 2026?

22 free events take place on Tuesday, February 24 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 February 24 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 February . 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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22 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, February 24, 2026

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Workshop | Central Park Running Session (All Levels Welcome)


If you prefer not to run alone or are looking to improve your running performance, you can run with a club! Open to runners of all levels. Weekly changed routes through the park. Coaches, training, running company and inspiration!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 am
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Workshops, February 24, 2026, 02/24/2026, Central Park Running&nbsp;Session (All Levels Welcome)

Workshop | Adult Zumba


Featuring easy-to-follow Latin dance choreography. Work on your balance, coordination and range of motion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Workshops, February 24, 2026, 02/24/2026, Adult Zumba

Classical Music | Afternoon Bach


Take a momentary respite from a busy day to enjoy a selection of organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach in an intimate venue.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Concerts, February 24, 2026, 02/24/2026, Afternoon Bach

Film | Coming to America (1988): Romantic Comedy with Eddie Murphy


An extremely pampered African prince travels to Queens, New York, and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and strong will. Director: John Landis Cast: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair Eddie Murphy is an American actor, comedian, and singer who shot to fame on Saturday Night Live, for which he was a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest comedians of all time. Murphy received a Grammy Award and an Emmy Award. In 2015, Murphy was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and in 2023 the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Films, February 24, 2026, 02/24/2026, Coming to America (1988): Romantic Comedy with Eddie Murphy

Concert | Black History Month Celebration: Organ Music with an Award Winning Musician 


Celebrate Black History Month with organist Trent Johnson as he revives the Museum’s historic Appleton Organ. Johnson, an award-winning composer and Radio City Music Hall organist, delivers a performance that combines creativity and a rich musical heritage.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concerts, February 24, 2026, 02/24/2026, Black History Month Celebration: Organ Music with an Award Winning Musician&nbsp;

Book Club | Discuss Colored Television by Danzy Senna


Speak about Colored Television by Danzy Senna with a group!  A brilliant take on love and ambition, failure and reinvention, and the racial-identity-industrial complex from the bestselling author of Caucasia.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Book Clubs, February 24, 2026, 02/24/2026, Discuss&nbsp;Colored Television&nbsp;by Danzy Senna

Film | Bob Marley: One Love (2024), Reggae Biopic


The story of how reggae icon Bob Marley overcame adversity, and the journey behind his revolutionary music. Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green Cast: Robert Teitel, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Ziggy Marley, Rita Marley, Cedella Marley
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Films, February 24, 2026, 02/24/2026, Bob Marley: One Love (2024), Reggae Biopic

Workshop | Mah Jongg & More


A dedicated group of adult American Mah Jongg enthusiasts for friendly and informal games, or try your hand at other card and board games. Make friends and catch up with neighbors. Sets, cards, and games provided, or bring your own.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshops, February 24, 2026, 02/24/2026, Mah Jongg & More

Film | She Rides Shotgun (2025): Crime Thriller


A girl marked for death must fight and steal to stay alive, learning from the most frightening man she knows; her father. An adaptation of Jordan Harper's award winning novel. Director: Nick Rowland Cast: Taron Egerton, Ana Sophia Heger, Rob Yang, Odessa A'zion, David Lyons
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Films, February 24, 2026, 02/24/2026, She Rides Shotgun (2025): Crime Thriller

Gallery Talk | Exploring the Arts of Oceania with Museum Experts


Join curators and scholars for an in-depth look at selected works from the Arts of Oceania. Hear new insights, untold stories, and engage with the collection in a closer, expert-led gallery experience.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Gallery Talks, February 24, 2026, 02/24/2026, Exploring the Arts of Oceania with Museum Experts

Author Reading | Author & Illustrator Duo Share Their New Children's Book, Emily Saw a Door


Celebrate the launch of Emily Saw a Door with author Mel Rosenberg and illustrator Orit Magia. Knock, knock. Who’s there? It’s me, Emily. May I come in? And so begins Emily’s search for a door that will open. The first door is blue, and the voice behind the door tells Emily that she doesn’t sound very bluish. The second door says it only opens for tigers, crocodiles, and snakes. But she is a girl named Emily– and the animals are hungry–and so she moves on. The third is only for people who speak very quietly, and the door can hear Emily. Finally, Emily comes to a place without a door. She gets out her chalk and draws one, then adds a doorknob, and goes right in. And when someone knocks on her door, she says, “The door is open!” Here is a wonderful book about inclusion, acceptance, and opening doors for others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Author Readings, February 24, 2026, 02/24/2026, Author & Illustrator Duo Share Their New Children's Book,&nbsp;Emily Saw a Door

Film | Buffalo '66 (1998): Indie Romantic Comedy-Drama


A man just released from prison visits his parents in Buffalo. He convinces a woman to impersonate his wife. Director: Vincent Gallo Cast: Vincent Gallo, Christina Ricci, Ben Gazzara, Mickey Rourke, Rosanna Arquette
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Films, February 24, 2026, 02/24/2026, Buffalo '66 (1998): Indie&nbsp;Romantic Comedy-Drama

Discussion | Two-Panel Program Exploring Amazonian Art & Literature


This two-panel program examines diverse artistic and literary perspectives from across the Amazonian territory. The first panel will introduce the core objectives and selected research initiatives of the project Connecting the Amazon Border. Project Directors Maria Berbara, Patricia Zalamea, and Carmen Fernández-Salvador, together with Amazonia Açu co-curator and project contributor Diana Iturralde, will explore key dimensions of Amazonian visual culture across a broad historical span, from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries. The discussion will address topics such as cartographic imaginaries, processes of musealization, and colonial artistic production. The second panel centers on contemporary poetic and literary voices from the Amazon region. Focusing on the Amazon basin anthology (volume 3) of Ruge el bosque, a project about environmental and plurilingual poetics organized as a series of regional anthologies. This panel conversation will feature its Project Director and Editor Valeria Meiller in dialogue with Joseph M. Pierce, associate professor and founding director of Native American and Indigenous Studies initiative at Stony Brook University. The panel will also include poetry readings by poets María Clara Sharupi Jua and Elías Caurey Caurey, presented via video in Shuar and Guaraní, respectively.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussions, February 24, 2026, 02/24/2026, Two-Panel Program Exploring Amazonian Art & Literature

Classical Music | Contemporary Organ Works (In Person AND Online!)


Columbia composers present newly-composed works for MIDI organ, in which the St. Paul's Chapel organ is controlled by MIDI signals sent from a computer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concerts, February 24, 2026, 02/24/2026, Contemporary Organ Works (In Person AND Online!)

Classical Music | Coral Works by Poulenc, Grieg, & More


Expect to be deeply moved by the soprano and alto voices of the Trinity Choir during this evening of choral music. With Hildegard von Bingen’s luminous Ave generosa at its center, the program also presents Francis Poulenc’s Litanies à la Vierge noire and Marian gems by Maurice Duruflé, Bernat Vivancos, Edvard Grieg, and Ola Chesnokov. A trio of newer composers (Zanaida Stewart Robles, Ily Matthew Maniano, and Margaret Rizza) add their perspectives to timeless themes of mercy, devotion, and divine joy.  With Alcée Chriss III, organ, and Melissa Attebury, conductor.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concerts, February 24, 2026, 02/24/2026, Coral Works by Poulenc, Grieg, & More

Opening Reception | Multi-Artist Exhibition Exploring Connections & Intimicacies


In recognition of Valentine’s Day, this exhibition explores relationships with family, friends, and four-legged friends. Celebrate these connections that shape our lives: from the bonds forged in childhood, to the enduring
ties of life experience.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Receptions, February 24, 2026, 02/24/2026, Multi-Artist Exhibition Exploring Connections & Intimicacies

Party | Play Bridge in a Stress-Free Environment


The card game of Bridge requires four people to play: two teams of two people. Join the group with your bridge partner, or you will be matched with someone to play as a pair. If you would like to learn how to play bridge, organizers can offer some instruction, and you can observe others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Partys, February 24, 2026, 02/24/2026, Play Bridge in a Stress-Free Environment

Author Reading | Young Adult Author Corey Ann Haydu Shares Her Books & Discusses Her Craft


Attend a reading and conversation with author Corey Ann Haydu (OCD Love Story, Eventown) as she sits down with Emily X.R. Pan (The Astonishing Color of After) to talk about process, craft, working across genres and categories, and maintaining a creative life.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Readings, February 24, 2026, 02/24/2026, Young Adult Author Corey Ann Haydu Shares Her Books & Discusses Her Craft

Workshop | Origami Group Meet-Up


This event is for people to come together and share in the beautiful art of Origami--an ancient art of folding various mediums, most commonly paper. The word comes from the combination of the Japanese verb oru (to fold) and the noun kami (paper). Other materials often folded are fabric, wire mesh, sheet metal, tissue, thin plastic, cardboard, and straws.This group meets to teach each other new models and share paper, books, and tips. This meeting is free and open to all level of folders from beginner to advanced. There will be free paper available to share. You may choose to bring your own paper and books and just show up and fold! If you have models you would like to learn, or teach, let the organizers know, and they will try our best to accommodate.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshops, February 24, 2026, 02/24/2026, Origami Group Meet-Up

Book Discussion | Photographer David Katzenstein Shares His New Book, Distant Journeys 


Steeped in documentary and reportage photography tradition, David Katzenstein imbues his work with immediacy, emotional engagement, and a deep respect for his subjects. Distant Journeys is a chronicle of humanity throughout the world developed over a forty-nine-year career. His photographs allow his first-hand experience of cultures and peoples to be shared with the audience as though they were present at the scene. David will present a visual presentation of some of the work and recount some of his experiences travelling the world in search of cultures and peoples. The book will be available for purchase.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussions, February 24, 2026, 02/24/2026, Photographer David Katzenstein Shares His New Book,&nbsp;Distant Journeys&nbsp;

Book Discussion | Artist Launches Her New Graphic Novel, Just Between Us


Adeline Kon launches her new graphic novel, Just Between Us, in conversation with illustrator Sylvia Bi. In this gorgeous debut graphic novel, Lydia tries to fall back in love with figure skating without falling for her competition. Adeline Kon is a freelance illustrator and designer, and Just Between Us is their debut graphic novel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussions, February 24, 2026, 02/24/2026, Artist Launches Her New Graphic Novel,&nbsp;Just Between Us

Classical Music | Piano Works by Rachmaninoff, Rossini, & More (In Person AND Online!)


Manhattan School of Music's Faculty Pianists Wael Farouk, Joanne Polk, and William Wolfram perform a series of pieces by various composers. Program: Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Suite No. 2, Op. 17 Amr Okba One Coin and Two Sides (World Premiere) Anton Arensky (1861-1906) Suite No. 1 for Two Pianos, Op. 15 Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) (arr. D. Krug) The Barber of Seville Fantasie for piano six hands
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free
Concerts, February 24, 2026, 02/24/2026, Piano Works by Rachmaninoff, Rossini, & More (In Person AND Online!)
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Performance | Multi-Award Winners Give Insights into Careers of Iconic Artists

Regular Price: $80
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Play | "Crowd-Pleasing" Shakespeare Comedy

Regular Price: $40
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Classical Music | "Profoundly Moving" Journey through Song with Grammy-Winning Musicians

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