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Take advantage of 184 free concerts, 26 free dance events, 85 free theater performances, 68 free tours, 20 free poetry readings, 73 free talks/lectures, 52 free art events, 176 free workshops, 84 free movies listed on the site right now.

.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).

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Where else but in New York City can you listen to a world-class musician, discuss a book with a famous author, take a part in poetry reading, have a glass of wine at an art exhibition opening, and all that on the same day, and all that free of charge, and all of that on any day of the year, whether it's December or July, April or November!

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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 (October 24, 2026) 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!

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Classical Music | LIVESTREAM: Orchestral Works by Copland and More

Saturday, May 6, 2023, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

free, no reservation required

This live-streamed performance is presented on the 50-foot Digital Wall at an in-door public place.

Young musicians from Juilliard's Music Advancement Program (MAP) the New York Philharmonic's Very Young Composers; and Paolo Bortolameolli, conductor, perform works by Copland and more.

Program
Copland (1900-1990), Selections from Appalachian Spring, Suite for Orchestra
Jordyn Davis (1995-present), As I Am (World Premiere)
James Diaz, and does the Moon also fall (World Premiere)
Trevor Weston, Subwaves (World Premiere)

About the Conductor
Currently Associate Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chilean-Italian conductor Paolo Bortolameolli has a bustling concert schedule across the Americas, Asia, and Europe. In addition to his post in Los Angeles, he is also Music Director of the Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional Esperanza Azteca (Mexico) and Principal Guest Conductor of Filarmonica de Santiago (Chile). Having conducted every significant orchestra in his Chilean homeland and been awarded prizes four times by the Arts Critics Association as Symphonic and Opera Conductor of the Year, Paolo has regular conducting relationships across Latin and North America, Europe and Asia, including with the Houston Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Detroit Symphony, and more.

This event is an in-person livestream of the concert.

This event takes place at:
Manhattan, New York, NY

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October 2026

Classical Music | LIVESTREAM: Orchestral Works by Copland and More

Saturday, May 6, 2023, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm