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April 26, 2024. Free shows, concerts, movies, tours are New York (NYC) best kept secret! New York City never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment whether it's day or night, weekday or weekend, summer or winter, spring or fall, January or June, May or September. If you are looking for inexpensive things to do and where to go in Manhattan today, tonight, tomorrow, or any other time, or any other day of any week - you came to the right place: just click on any day on the calendar dispayed on the every page of our site and you will see how many events you can attend in Manhattan free of charge on that very day.
New York's cultural scene is at its busiest in October and March (and the same goes for free events, free things to do), but other months of the year still offer incredible amount of high quality, off the beaten path, unique free events, free things to do which will take your breath away! So if you looking for something to do in April or November, December or February, you will find tons of free things to do, free events to go to. (In June, July and August lots of those free events take place outdoors, of course).
So do not wot till tomorrow, start using these unique New York City opportunities today, April 26, 2024!
Free things to do, free events that take place in the City every day of the year are truly amazing. So if you're looking for something interesting to do today (April 26, 2024) or on any other day of the year don't miss those free-of-charge opportunities that only New York provides! You can find lots of high quality, off the beaten path, unique free events, free things to do which will take your breath away!
Gail Wein
September 29, 2014
With the concert season in full swing, there are a number of excellent and free series to talk about. Here's a couple of them:
There's Music Mondays, run by Aaron Wunsch (who is himself a fine pianist) and Douglas Drake. They offer a free chamber music concert each month, September through May, at Advent Lutheran Church / Broadway United Church of Christ (Broadway @ 93rd St.) The concerts feature top-notch performers from New York and from around the country. Coming up on October 6, it’s the woodwind quintet Imani Winds. Get there early for a good seat (doors open at 6:45, performance begins at 7:30) , and stick around afterward to meet the artists and sip some wine.
Several times a season, Miller Theatre at Columbia University offers free Pop-Up Concerts. You'll hear excellent contemporary music artists, in a very casual and intimate setting: the audience sits on the stage, surrounding the performers in the center of the stage. Plus, they hand out free beer. If you arrive too late to score a chair on the stage (doors open at 5:30, music begins at 6:00), it's quite comfortable to listen from a seat in the auditorium, though you can't see the performers. The concerts run about an hour. On October 14, Either/Or Ensemble performs an atmospheric program that includes music by Morton Feldman.
As for ticketed events (that is, not free), two major festivals stand out this fall. At Carnegie Hall, it's UBUNTU, Music and Arts of South Africa. Events run thru November 5. I'm eager to hear South African superstars Hugh Masekela (October 10) and Ladysmith Black Mambazo (October 18 and 19). And, Lincoln Center's annual White Light Festival brings in performances that explore the spiritual effect of music. The slew of terrific programs (which run through November 11) include an all-Stravinsky concert featuring Basil Twist's Rite of Spring, a "ballet without dancers," (October 15 - 18), and the Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig performing Bruckner and Bach on November 9.