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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on December 18, 2022?

22 free events take place on Sunday, December 18 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 December 18 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 December . 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 Sunday, December 18, 2022

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

Editor's Picks

free events nyc Luminaries: A Mesmerizing Display of Colorful Lanterns
free events nyc Holiday-Themed Flatiron-Nomad District Walking Tour
free events nyc Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam: "Barry Harris Birthday Celebration''
free events nyc Unsilent Night: Making Some Holiday Noise
free events nyc Your Voices: Kinetic Sculpture and Musical Performances
free events nyc Christmas Carols by Candlelight (In Person and Online)
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Festival | Luminaries: A Mesmerizing Display of Colorful Lanterns


Conceived by the LAB at Rockwell Group, Luminaries' glowing canopy consists of 640 twinkling custom lanterns that change in color and intensity. View a special light show at the top of every hour from 8am to 10pm, set to holiday songs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 am
Free

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
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Birdwatching | Birding: Winter Birds


Urban Park Rangers will guide you to the best viewing spots in New York City to see migratory birds. Birding programs are appropriate for all skill levels and beginners are welcome. Please bring your own binoculars. Take this Ranger led walk along the trails identifying various woodland birds and winter waterfowl.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free

Tour | Holiday-Themed 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free

Hike | Winter Solstice Evergreen Tree ID Hike


Trees have a special place in our environment. Come celebrate the Winter Solstice with a hike through the park and learn about evergreen trees and their winter adaptations. Leave the tinsel at home and lace up your boots and stockings for this fun tour of the trees that never quit photosynthesizing, even when the days are at their shortest.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free

Book Discussion | Arthur Miller: American Witness (online)


In his new book, distinguished theater critic John Lahr brings a unique perspective to the life of Arthur Miller, the playwright who almost singlehandedly brought twentieth century American theater to a new level of cultural sophistication. Organized around the fault lines of Miller's life and concentrating largely on his most prolific decades of the 1940s through the 1960s, Lahr provides an original interpretation of Miller's work, personality, and legacy. Lahr will be in conversation with award-winning playwright John Guare.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
Free

Gallery Talk | Morris Hirshfield Rediscovered: Exhibition Walkthrough


This is an hour-long tour, offered in person and led by gallery guides, take participants through the current exhibition to experience different perspectives of the works on view.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free

Film | The Polar Express (2004): Magical Train Trip with Tom Hanks


On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas. Director: Robert Zemeckis Stars: Tom Hanks, Chris Coppola, Michael Jeter 100 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$5

Film | The Polar Express (2004): Magical Train Trip with Tom Hanks


On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas. Director: Robert Zemeckis Stars: Tom Hanks, Chris Coppola, Michael Jeter 100 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$5

Concert | Christmas Caroling in the Park


Meet and sing some holiday songs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Hike | Seal Exploration Hike


New York City is home to an amazing abundance of wildlife. Urban Park Rangers will guide you to the best wildlife viewing spots in the urban jungle. Winter is an amazing time of year to observe seals in the Long Island Sound. You may be surprised by what looks like a rock in the distance, is actually a healthy seal.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free

Discussion | The Problem(s) with Science Denialism (online)


What is science denialism? And how do we deal with it? The suggestion has been made that science denialism is a form of pseudoscience, though of course denialists will, ahem, deny it. It has also been proposed that we should engage with denialists in specific, constructive ways. This is a discussion of the variety of science denialisms and what to do with them.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free

Book Club | The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (online)


Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through space and one adventurous young explorer who discovers the meaning of family in the far reaches of the universe in this light-hearted debut space opera from a rising sci-fi star.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free

Jazz | Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam: "Barry Harris Birthday Celebration''


The monthly Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam presents a plethora of cross-cultural and multidisciplinary professional and emerging jazz artists with a featured guest every month offering a complete set of new work and jazz standards; the audience is then invited to join in and "jam," bringing together artists, community members and general audiences of all ages, "to experience the power of jazz, community, and swing!." In December, the Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam presents a "Barry Harris Birthday Celebration '' presenting vocal arrangements by the master pianist and educator, to celebrate the late, great Barry Harris, featuring Zah! Ensemble, Jazz Power Initiative's young professional vocal ensemble with special guest pianist and conductor, Phil Bingham, with Eli Yamin, piano and Jordan Carr, drums - and more surprise guests.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Hike | Holiday Nature and History Hike


Discover the history of winter holidays in New York dating back to Dutch settlers as the Urban Park Rangers lead a walk through the beautiful and festive surroundings of Dyker Heights.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Classical Music | Serene organ meditations in an intimate venue


Enjoy a program of hymns, anthems, and voluntaries for the organ.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Performance | Unsilent Night: Making Some Holiday Noise


Composer Phil Kline will lead a massive chorus of boomboxes from the West Village to the East Village in this annual holiday presentation. Kline will hand out a limited number of vintage boomboxes from his collection. The public is strongly encouraged to bring their own boomboxes or sound-blasters (cell phone with bluetooth is recommended) and to pre-download the track. Find out more about how to participate and download the tracks in the link..
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:45 pm
Free

Concert | Your Voices: Kinetic Sculpture and Musical Performances


Es Devlin's kinetic sculpture is formed of 700 glowing cords expressing the 700 languages currently spoken in New York City, which are tensioned between a series of structural arcs, enveloping visitors within a revolving illuminated network as it rotates north, south, east and west through a multilingual soundscape which interweaves languages drawn from all over the city: from Algerian Arabic, Alsation, Azeri and Ashanti to Zapotec, Zarma and Zulu. As the sculpture revolves, it acts as a lens between the viewer and their surroundings. The viewer's perspective is spliced and framed by the shifting strands of the sculpture as it turns, evoking the way our perspectives are enriched and shaped by experiencing the linguistic structures and identities of others, amidst a soundscape composed by the contemporary composers, Polyphonia, in which the powerful text from EM Forster's 1910 novel Howards End has been translated into multiple overlaid languages: "Only connect, and live in fragments no longer." Performances by multiligual singing groups will include Ukrainian Village Voices, Our Chorus NYC, and the Harlem Japanese Gospel Choir
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Book Club | Animal Farm by George Orwell (online)


A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned -a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

City Walk | Holiday Lights Tour


It's time to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah and the New Year as Midtown Manhattan lights up like no other place in the world. Mechanical window displays, synchronized light and sound shows, not to mention Santa Claus and toy soldiers surely await you in this winter wonderland. Lighting and window displays we visit on the tour: (tentative until displays are up): Rockefeller Center St. Patrick's Cathedral Saks Fifth Ave Macy's Herald Square Bergdorf Goodman Tiffany and Co. and much more Rain, snow or shine. Dress appropriate for the weather (jackets, scarves, hats, gloves and layers).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free

Concert | Christmas Carols by Candlelight (In Person and Online)


Enjoy Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols, a juxtoposition of ancient and modern sounds as Renaissance texts and plainchant intersect with Britten's sonorous and colorful writing in a choral work for treble voices. Trinity Youth Chorus; Caroline Cole, harp; Melissa Attebury, conductor
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Gallery Talk | Tour the Art Collection of Philadelphia's Barnes Foundation (online)


Travel to the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia for a tour of their amazing art collection. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Barnes Foundation, established by Dr. Albert Barnes in 1922, this is the first of a four-part art history tour series covering different aspects of their collection. Part One - Impressionism: Van Gogh, Monet, Cezanne, Degas, Manet, Gauguin, Lautrec, etc.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free
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Play | A Play with Tony Nominated Director

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Play | Drama with Broadway Actors

Regular Price: $77
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