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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on August 28, 2021?

43 free events take place on Saturday, August 28 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 August 28 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 August . 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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43 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, August 28, 2021

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Fair | Flea Market: Antiques, Vintage Goods, Food Vendors


Search for hidden gems as you browse antiques, vintage goods, architectural salvage and collectibles. There is also a selection of food vendors and a bar. The fair takes place rain or shine, each Sat and Sun 8 am - 5 pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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Tour | Egypt: Pyramids Of Giza (virtual, livestream)


Take a ride around the Pyramids of Giza. Your guide will talk about who built them and the pharaohs that commissioned them. You may even get to see the great sphinx! *Please note: that the guide will be unable to enter the pyramids due to no wifi reception!*
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:00 am
Free

Workshop | Pilates Workshop


These classes improve flexibility and build strength, while remaining low-impact. Open to all fitness levels. Saturdays, June 19-October 2, 2021.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Dance Lesson | Fan Dancing Workshop


Explore this traditional Chinese folk dance with Margaret Yuen, an instructor from the Red Silk Dancers. Tuesdays and Saturdays, July 17-August 28, 2021
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Workshop | Saturday Yoga


Classes of Vinyasa Yoga - a series of flowing poses linked to awareness of the breath - with instructor Jennifer Batson. Classes are designed for all experience levels. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and bring a mat or a towel. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, class size is limited to 36 students who must remain six feet apart while practicing. Spots are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Masks are required for entry to the park but can be removed during the class session as participants are spaced at least six feet apart. Session 1: 9:30 - 10:30am Session 2: 11am - 12pm Weather permitting Saturdays, May 22 - September 18, 2021.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Gallery Talk | A Look at the Painting of Italian Master Bronzino (livestream)


An expert examines look at the artist's famous work depicting of the poet Laura Battiferri (1523–1589).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Drawing in the Park


The park is a special place in spring, and what better time than Saturday mornings to practice your art! Participants are expected to bring their own drawing and painting supplies, including drawing boards and containers of water if they are planning to paint.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Kayaking


Glide along the water while kayaking this summer! All levels are welcome. Children under 18 must have an adult guardian present. Saturdays, June 5-September 25, 2021
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Dance Lesson | Moves with Limón Dance


Experience the joy of movement and dance. Led by dancers from the world-renowned Limón Dance Company, this modern dance class is open to all levels and ages. Revel in the joy of dance! Saturdays, July 10-September 25, 2021.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Dance Fitness Class


A free dance fitness class. This class is good for participants of all fitness levels. Saturdays, July 3-October 16, 2021
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Dance Performance | Dance Jams


Visitors watch and respond to live dance by name artists. 30-40 minutes
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Museums | Historic 1885 Ship, Exhibition and More


Visit this historic iron-hulled sailing ship built in 1885, now the largest wrought iron sailing vessel afloat. Guests will visit the open-air portions of the ship. Access to the main deck and quarter deck. Learn how people worked and lived aboard a 19th century cargo sailing vessel, from the captain to the ship's officers, cooks, and crew. Then visit the cargo hold and stand atop the viewing platform and enjoy the view as you look out across New York Harbor and the Brooklyn Bridge. In addition, enjoy an outdoor exhibition and letterpress printing demonstration.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Museums | Jewish History: Centuries of Art


One of the largest collections of art and Jewish culture in the world, it focuses both on artifacts of Jewish history and on modern and contemporary art. Works in the collection are presented as distinctive creative expressions and as bearers of the stories of those who made, owned, used, preserved, and sometimes transformed them. The exhibition speaks of the vast range of Jewish experiences across the globe and over time, made tangible through artistic expression. It is both a mirror of Jewish identities and an inspiration for the formation of new ones. Admission each Sat is free.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Market: Food Vendors, Collectables, Decor Items and More


Shop for antiques, decor items, sustainable and vintage clothing, collectible objects and more. In addition, food vendors will offer brunch and lunch options. Each Sat 11 am - 6 pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Festival | Summer Festival


An annual block party celebrating summer and the creative culture. The event will have a back-to-school theme with a ’90s feel, expanding the celebration to all ages. \
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Fair | The Battle of Brooklyn: An Eighteenth-Century American Fair


The Battle of Brooklyn, fought in 1776, was the first battle of the American Revolution to occur after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. To honor those who bravely fought to defend the new republic and learn more about their lives and the world they lived in, this is a family-friendly afternoon with reenactors, demonstrations, music, storytelling, and hands-on activities. Start times: 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Art Workshop


Roll up your sleeves and express yourself through art. All are invited to our drop-in workshops, where you can paint, draw, sculpt, and more. They’ll provide everything you need. You just need to bring your creativity.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Dance That Moves Around a Park


A dancer-choreographer offers vignettes that travel around the park. She explores the question, "What would it feel like to create your own island?"
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Play | Critical Care, or Rehearsing for a Nurse: Street Theater


A play about a young lady named Rose, who is studying to be a nurse. She takes a job in a nursing home so that she will be able to pay her tuition, books, and living expenses. But COVID-19 rears its ugly head, and Rose has a big fight on her hands, to help to save her city and her own future as a pediatric nurse. In this beautiful story, the old and the new, the old and the young, all come together, to assure us that this pandemic will end, and together, we shall survive.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Dance Connecting Us All


Dance from a Brooklyn-based non profit organization who spiritually connects the community through performances, education and cultural programing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Birdwatching | Island Bird Walk


Meet the birds of Governors Island with one of their expert guides. Over 220 bird species have been spotted on the island, which provides excellent habitat all year round. Whether you’re an expert birder or a beginner, these tours will help you discover all of the bird life the island has to offer. Binoculars are available to borrow. Limited to 10. Saturdays, July 3-October 30, 2021 (except July 17)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Festival | Wellness Festival


This event comprises massage, meditation, breathing, body-painting, art, dance, workshops, drag performances, and interactive experiences.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Festival | A Festival of Haitian Culture


Celebrate the rich traditions of Haitian culture and Haitian Vodou. With talks, workshops, performances, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Festival | Outdoor Celebration for The Obama Portraits Tour


Celebrate the opening of The Obama Portraits Tour with an afternoon of music, art-making, and poetry in honor of these vibrant and groundbreaking depictions of American leadership. Enjoy a musical tribute by the legendary Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber, who present a smorgasbord of diverse “avant groidd” musical idioms filled with sugar-soaked sonic ingredients. Then, Kyle Carrero Lopez, Nkosi Nkululeko, and celeste doaks read their original poetry presented in partnership with Cave Canem, Brooklyn’s leading organization dedicated to cultivating the artistic growth of Black poets. Throughout the day, drop by for art-making with Cool Culture and shop and snack at the Brooklyn Pop-Up Market, which is spotlighting local Black artists and vendors this week. This outdoor event is free and open to the public.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Performance | Unrehearsed: Improvised Shakespeare


Love’s Labours Lost presented by Barefoot Shakespeare Company. Lovingly called “Shakespeare for Sports Fans,” Unrehearsed allows actors to stretch their improv muscles. Actors are assigned a part and have 30 days to learn lines; at no time are they permitted to rehearse with each other. The performance is complete with a referee who calls “foul” for missed cues, flubbed lines, etc. and the audience can place bets on who they think will foul the most. It’s a two-hour extravaganza where half the fun is watching the magic of theatre happen live and in-person, while hoping the actors will mess up.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Performance | Famous Theater Company: Shakespeare-Inspired Performances


Breaking traditional theatrical molds, this acclaimed theater company invites people to gather in public venues and play a role in creating each show. It will offer the audience an opportunity to participate in a kind of narrative that speaks to the collective and individual resilience, healing, and joy in this long-awaited moment to be together again.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Jazz | Jazz with a Julliard School Graduate


Come hear a tenor sax player from Florida and his band.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Concert | Outdoor Performances Against the Backdrop of the City Skyline


Featuring music, dance and stand-up comedy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Jazz | Charlie Parker's Music Played with Strings


The "Strings" albums were the jazz legend's most popular ones, featuring standards like Gershwin’s “Summertime.” They’re performed here by a quartet and a symphony orchestra.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Grammy-Nominated Singer and Violinist


Latin Grammy winner and Grammy nominee vocalist, violinist and composer embodies all her musical influences including Mexican, Dominican and Puerto Rican and hiphop and jazz.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Dance Performance | Performances by 3 Dance Companies


Enjoy a wide variety of dancing in a beautiful park setting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Jazz | A High-Energy, Electrifying Jazz Sextet


This band blends the distinct sounds of Afro Cuban and Brazilian Jazz music. With 15 years of performing at very well-known festivals and venues and six albums to their name, this sextet is the real deal.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Igniting Change Through Poetry, with a Tony-Winning Playwright


A conversation between Mahogany L. Browne, Lincoln Center’s first ever poet-in-residence, and V (formerly Eve Ensler), a Tony Award-winning playwright, activist, performer, and author of The Vagina Monologues.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Ethereal Chamber Pop


A Brooklyn-based chamber pop collectivethat “brings classical flourishes to indie and folk conventions,” headlines a collaborative evening of ethereal arrangements and scorching riffs. The Grammy Award-winning quartet, whom he worked with on their 2021 single “In This House,” starts things off, and innovative guitarist and singer, who is “dissolving the barrier between R&B and rock 'n' roll one tearjerker at a time,” holds down the middle set.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Opera | Screening of Verdi's La Traviata: Opera Masterpiece In a Park


The opera is based on La Dame aux camelias (1852), a play adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas. It was first performed in 1853 in Venice. La Traviata ("the fallen woman") has become immensely popular and is the most frequently performed of all operas, featuring the most iconic scores of all time. It tells the story of the tragic love between the Parisian courtesan Violetta and the romantic Alfredo Germont. Enjoy this masterpiece in HD recording of Michael Mayer's dazzling staging, which premiered during the 2018-19 season at the Metropolitan Opera. Conductor Yannik Nezet-Seguin leads a starry ensemble. As Violetta, the consumptive heroine fighting to find true happiness, soprano Diana Damrau delivers a compelling portrayal. Tenor Juan Diego Florez sings his first Verdi role with the company, as Violetta's ardent yet impetuous lover, Alfredo, and baritone Quinn Kelsey rounds out the principal cast as Giorgio Germont, Alfredo's implacable father. First-come, first-served, beginning 10 minutes before the show. Masks are required.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Concert | The 40th Anniversary of a Seminal Brooklyn Hiphop Band


One of the first-ever hiphop bands, this trio used beat-boxing, sampling, and live performance to elevate the musicality of the nascent genre in the 1980’s. They celebrate the 40th anniversary of their formation with their friends and special guests.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Movie in a Park | Babe: Pig in the City (1998): Oinking Sequel with Mickey Rooney


Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm. Director: George Miller Stars: Magda Szubanski, Elizabeth Daily, Mickey Rooney 97 min. Movie starts at sunset.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Play | Merry Wives: Shakespeare Adaptation in the Park


Set in South Harlem, amidst a vibrant and eclectic community of West African immigrants, This adaptation of The Merry Wives of Windsor is a New York story about tricks of the heart, performed in the heart of the city. A raucous spinoff featuring the Bard's most beloved comic characters, this hilarious farce tells the story of the trickster Falstaff and the wily wives who outwit him in a new celebration of Black joy, laughter, and vitality. NOTE: Tickets are available only through a digital lottery. Seats are not guaranteed. See below for details.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Movie in a Park | Searchers (2021): Navigating Dating Apps During Covid-19


Searchers draws on over seventy-five encounters with New Yorkers of different races, genders, ages, social classes, and sexual preferences, as they navigate their preferred dating apps, searching for their special someone. The film unfolds online; the characters, including the director himself, wade through apps, using their instincts and experience to decode dating profiles while narrating their decision-making process. Alternately humorous and touching, these portraits capture the variety of sexual and romantic experiences available online, as well as the diverse community of people seeking them out. Pacho Velez | 2021 | US | 81 mins. Puss Leah Shore | US | 9 mins. Samantha really wants to get laid, but is having a hard time for some reason. The Two Bees Sarah Kamaras & Harry Spitzer | US | 9 mins. Two 95-year-old friends share the story of how they decided to become roommates – again. 8:00 PM: Doors Open 9:00 PM: Films Begin Masks are required at all times.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Comedy Night Against the Backdrop of the City Skyline


5 stand-up comics bring the laughs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Comedy Club | Comedy Under the Stars


After a year like 2020, we could all use a laughter intervention. For nearly 15 years, this outdoor comedy shows in public spaces and parks have enriched lives and let audiences soak up free Vitamin D without a drink minimum. This is a one-of-a-kind experience that they promise will be less sweaty and awkward than your last hot yoga class. Expect stellar talent and big laughs from the unique cultural asset that is NYC's stand-up scene. Please note: They recommend arriving 20 minutes before the performance, and will begin seating standby guests 5 minutes before start time. While they'll do their best to accommodate as many guests as possible, they cannot guarantee admission.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Movie in a Park | The Wiz (1978): Reimagining of The WIzard of Oz with Michael Jackson and Diana Ross


An adaptation of that tries to capture the essence of the African-American experience. Director: Sidney Lumet Stars: Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:30 pm
Free

Concert | African-Influenced Soul


A musician, visual artist, and fashion designer from Botswana presents her original Afro-soul in an intimate setting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 pm
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