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20 free events take place on Sunday, April 16 in New York City.
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20 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, April 16, 2023

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

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free events nyc Tartan Day Observance: Pipe Bands
free events nyc Annual Gathering of Remembrance of the Holocaust (in-person and online)
free events nyc Bloomingdale Neighborhood Tour
free events nyc Piano Works Exploring Themes of Religiosity, Spirituality, and Faith.
        

Tour | 13 Tours, All City Neighborhoods, Any Time Of The Day, Choose One Tour Or Many


These free tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows. SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights + DUMBO 3 Hour Lower Manhattan Harlem Chelsea and the High Line 6 Hour Downtown Combined Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Grand Central Terminal Graffiti and Street Art Tours World Trade Center
   Unknown, Manhattan, New York, NY
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10:00 am
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Tour | Governors Island Guided Walking Tour


Look into the past of Gov-er-nors Island and learn about its excit-ing trans-for-ma-tion and future. In these free one-hour walk-ing tours led by Gov-er-nors Island Guides, you'll exam-ine how his-toric preser-va-tion, inno-v-a-tive design, and envi-ron-men-tal stew-ard-ship make the Island what it is today: one of the most unique pub-lic spaces in New York City. Start times: 10:45am, 12:45pm, 2:45pm
   Governor's Island, Manhattan, New York, NY
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10:45 am
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Tour | Historic Flatiron-Nomad District Walking Tour


Join a professional guide 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. Rain or shine. Every Sunday at 11 am.
   Unknown, Manhattan, New York, NY
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Sunday Morning Tai Chi


Taught by Richard Anton Diaz, these classes are suitable for all levels from beginner to advanced.
   Central Park, Manhattan, New York, NY
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11:00 am
$5

Festival | Earth Day 2023 Festival


Earth Day 2023 is here.  Show up for the environment this spring, learn what you can do in your own life, and check out our amazing line-up of virtual speakers and partners that in recent years have included Bill Nye, Al Gore, Elizabeth Warren, Robert Downey Jr, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Broadway performers from Hamilton and Jagged Little Pill, experts, and activists. The event includes dozens of environmental organizations and climate campaigns like March for Science and Fridays for Future, kids’ activities, and food and drinks.
   Union Square, Manhattan, New York, NY
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Tartan Day Observance: Pipe Bands


The American-Scottish Foundation presents this lunchtime concert in honor of Tartan Day - the day on which the Declaration of Arbroath was signed in 1320; the Declaration, dated April 6th, 1320, is widely seen as Scotland's most iconic document. Celebrate Scotland with a variety of pipe bands, singers, and musicians, including: Whisky Kiss Alan Frew and Hunter McMustard Special Guests
   Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY
12:30 pm
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Classical Music | Works by Beethoven, Ravel, Mozart, and More (In Person AND Online)


Program Béla Bartók (1881-1945), Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano, Sz. 11, BB. 116 Beethoven (1770-1827), String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59, No. 3, "Razumovsky" Ravel (1875-1937), String Quartet in F major Mozart (1756-1791), String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, KV 421
   Lincoln Square (once San Juan Hill), Manhattan, New York, NY
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1:00 pm
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Film | The Fallen Sparrow (1943): action


The Fallen Sparrow is a 1943 American spy film based on the novel of the same name by Dorothy B. Hughes. Nazi spies pursue an American, John "Kit" McKittrick, a Spanish Civil War veteran in possession of a priceless keepsake, who returns home to find out who murdered his friend. Director: Richard Wallace Cast:  John Garfield, Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak, Patricia Morison
   Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York, NY
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2:00 pm
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Other | Annual Gathering of Remembrance of the Holocaust (in-person and online)


Every year the Annual Gathering of Remembrance brings thousands together to say with one collective voice: we will never forget. This Yom HaShoah tribute has power that echoes across generations. The program will feature music, remarks from Holocaust survivors and public figures, and a moving candle lighting ceremony. Participants include Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Congressperson Dan Goldman, Rabbi Amy B. Ehrlich, Steven Skybell, the HaZamir International Jewish Teen Choir, Holocaust Survivors Toby Levy, Jerry Lindenstraus, and Ilana Yaari, among others.
   Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York, NY
2:00 pm
free

City Walk | Bloomingdale Neighborhood Tour


Jim Mackin leads a mixed group of visitors to the city and resident New Yorkers on a one-of-a-kind, always interesting, walk around the historic Bloomingdale neighborhood.
   Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York, NY
2:00 pm
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Classical Music | Collaborative Piano Works (In Person AND Online)


Gracie Francis, collaborative piano. Program François Couperin (1688-1733), L’art de toucher de clavecin Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), Pièces de clavecin en concerts: Quatrième Concert Arvo Pärt (1935-present), Fratres Ernest Bloch (1880-1959), Sonata No. 2 “Poème mystique” Lili Boulanger (1893-1918), Nocturne
   Lincoln Square (once San Juan Hill), Manhattan, New York, NY
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2:00 pm
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Play | The Group: Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse


MFA Playwriting Student DeAndre Short's play follows six men in a childhood sexual abuse survivor support group. Over the course of eight weeks, they embark on the healing process with unconventional exercises, puzzles, and LEGO bricks. Digging into their past to mend themselves isn't easy, but each is held together by the community they create.
   Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York, NY
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2:30 pm
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Classical Music | Works by J.S. Bach and More at a Beautiful Church


Organist Kenneth Corneille. Program J.S. Bach (1685-1750), Fantasia & Fugue in A Minor, BWV 561 Mederic Corneille (?-1731), Five Songs 1. Brillantes fleurs (shining flowers) 2. Dure loi du peche (severe law of sinfulness) 3. Grand Dieu (Great God) 4. Si vous avez beaucoup (if you have a lot) 5. Une eternelle inquietude (an eternal worry) McNeil Robinson (1943-2015), Dismas Variations (1980)
   Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY
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3:15 pm
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Classical Music | Works by Robert Schumann, Brahms, and More (In Person AND Online)


Program Robert Schumann (1810-1856), Märchenerzählungen (Fairy Tales), Op. 132 György Kurtág (1926-present), Hommage à Robert Schumann Brahms (1833-1897), Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
   Lincoln Square (once San Juan Hill), Manhattan, New York, NY
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3:30 pm
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Classical Music | Serene organ meditations in an intimate venue (In Person AND Online)


Enjoy a program of hymns, anthems, and voluntaries for the organ.
   Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York, NY
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4:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Dance on Film: One & One Other (online thru Apr 24)


In a bizarre play between reality and absurdist fantasy, One & One Other is a dance film offering a window into the secret world that exists on the fringes of our late-night consciousness. At the heart of the film is the mind’s ability to transport us away from the mundane, habitual rhythm of life into the incongruous realm of our imagination; a place that oscillates between the fantastic and the harrowing. One & One Other is Shawn Fitzgerald Ahern and Emilie Leriche’s fifth collaboration together, driven by a shared ambition to push the boundaries of film and dance and uncover how the two media might meet, intersect, and disrupt each other.
   Unknown, Manhattan, New York, NY
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5:00 pm
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Classical Music | Organ Music at a Beautiful Church


Organist Benjamin Cunningham performs. Program Dietrich Buxtehude (c. 1637-1707), Praeludium in C, BuxWV 137 William Byrd (c. 1542-1623), Fancie in d  Georg Böhm (1661-1733), Chorale-Partita on “Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig” Herbert Howells (1892-1983), Master Tallis’s Testament, from ‘Six Pieces for Organ’ Jacques van Oortmerssen (1950-2015), Nun ruhen alle Wälder Herbert Howells (1892-1983), Paean, from ‘Six Pieces for Organ’
   Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY
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5:15 pm
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Classical Music | Works by Brahms, Tchaikovsky, and More


Program Brahms (1833-1897), Horn Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 40 Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50 Louise Farrenc (1804-1875), Sextet in C minor, Op. 40
   Lincoln Square (once San Juan Hill), Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Classical Music | Piano Works Exploring Themes of Religiosity, Spirituality, and Faith.


Marilyn Nonken, Jeffrey Swann, and members of their studios, piano. About the Performers Marilyn Nonken has been heralded as "a determined protector of important music" (New York Times) and recognized as "one of the greatest interpreters of new music" (American Record Guide). She has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Miller Theatre, the Guggenheim Museum, and more. Jeffrey Swann has performed with the Houston Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, and more; and in Europe with the orchestras of Rotterdam, The Hague, Belgian National and Radio, Warsaw Philharmonic, La Scala, RAI Turin and Rome, Czech Philharmonic, Radio France de Montpellier and the London Philharmonia, among many others.
   NoHo, Manhattan, New York, NY
8:00 pm
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Classical Music | Ensemble Works by Prokofiev, Saint-Saëns, Brahms, Ravel, and More (In Person AND Online)


Program Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013), Sonatine Prokofiev (1891-1953), Flute Sonata in D Major Frank Martin (1890-1974), Ballade Jacques Ibert (1890-1962), Two Interludes for Flute, Viola, Harp Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), Fantasy for Flute and Harp, Op. 124 Brahms (1833-1897), Intermezzo in B minor, Op. 119 Piazzolla (1921-1992), L’Histoire Du Tango Gareth Farr (1968-present), Taheke for Flute and Harp Ravel (1875-1937), Introduction and Allegro
   Lincoln Square (once San Juan Hill), Manhattan, New York, NY
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8:30 pm
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