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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on December 15, 2025?

24 free events take place on Monday, December 15 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 15 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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24 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, December 15, 2025

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

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free events nyc Holiday Caroling With Broadway Carolers
free events nyc Historical and Modern Design Spanning Centuries
free events nyc A Foreign Affair (1948): Romantic Comedy-Drama Directed by Billy Wilder
free events nyc Metropolitan Opera Performer Discusses Her Craft with Opera Expert Fred Plotkin
free events nyc Jazz, Pop, & Holiday Cheer
        

Workshop | Start the Day with Morning Meditation


Start your day by balancing your mind, body, and spirit during instructor guided meditation. This renowned practice lowers blood pressure, reduces stress, and strengthens the immune system.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:45 am
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Tour | Discover One of New York's Most Famous Parks


Discover how Bryant Park Corporation successfully transformed "Needle Park" of the 1970s into Manhattan's Town Square of today. The guides are loaded with expertise on the park's rich history, award-winning design, distinct amenities, and ongoing maintenance efforts. Tours will continue as scheduled in light rain, but will be cancelled in heavy rain or inclement weather. Bring an umbrella if needed!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free

Fair | Holiday Market Featuring Local Artisans and Seasonal Gifts


Explore a festive holiday market known for its inviting atmosphere and curated selection of local makers. Visitors can browse aisles filled with handcrafted art, jewelry, home goods, and seasonal treats, offering a lively destination for gift shopping and winter strolling.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Concert | Holiday Caroling With Broadway Carolers


Enjoy festive pop-up performances by the Broadway Carolers. From December 3 to 23, Mondays through Thursdays, the carolers spread holiday cheer with midday songs. Check additional listings for times, locations, and artist details.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
Free

Party | Fiber/Textile Arts Meetup


Are you a knitter? Do you like to crochet? Maybe you like a different type of fiber art? Whichever it is, bring your supplies and lose yourself in the meditative world of creating art with fiber. Invite your friends, or make new connections there. This is a meet-up, not a class.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Discussion | Live Podcast Interview with Tony-Winning Playwright/Director Richard Nelson


Enjoy a live podcast where Emmy award-winning writer Randy Cohen will interview acclaimed American playwright and director Richard Nelson. Richard Nelson is known for his intimate plays that foreground household conversations against historical events. His major works include the decade-long project, The Rhinebeck Panorama, a collection of play cycles where three fictional families talk over meals, and his Tony Award-winning stage adaptation of James Joyce's The Dead. His latest play, When the Hurlyburly's Done, premiered in Kyiv during the war and was recently performed at the Public Theater.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Classical Music | Horn Works by Wagner, J.S. Bach, & More (In Person AND Online!)


Juilliard's horn ensemble performs a series of pieces by composers from various musical eras. Program: Kerry Turner (1960-2006) Take 9 Fanfare Kerry Turner (1960-2006) Farewell to Red Castle Richard Wagner (1813-1883) (arr. Mort Shafer) Prelude to Act 3 of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Eric Ewazen (1954-) Grand Canyon Octet Alec Wilder (1907-1980) Suite for 4 Horns Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) (arr. Leigh Martinet) Requiem and Kyrie from Messa da Requiem "Manzoni Requiem" J.S. Bach (1685-1750) (arr. Erik Ralske) Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 James Horner (1953-2015) (arr. Richard Bisell) Titanic Fantasy Alfred Reed (1921-2005) (arr. Colby Kleven) Russian Christmas
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Museums | Historical and Modern Design Spanning Centuries


The museum is dedicated to showcasing the history, influence, and importance of design in everyday life. Housed in a historic mansion, the museum features a diverse collection of design objects, including decorative arts, architecture, graphic design, textiles, and industrial design.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
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Workshop | Zumba: Latin-Inspired Dance Fitness


Get your heart pumping with Zumba, a dynamic workout set to Latin, international, and popular music. This fun, easy-to-follow class combines fast and slow rhythms for aerobic interval training that challenges both heart and muscles. Perfect for all fitness levels.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:15 pm
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Film | A Foreign Affair (1948): Romantic Comedy-Drama Directed by Billy Wilder


An idealistic Iowa congresswoman touches down in postwar Berlin to investigate a legendary cabaret singer, long rumored to be the former mistress of one or more high-ranking Nazi leaders and now reportedly involved with an American military officer. She falls for her military escort, unaware that he is the singer's secret paramour. Director: Billy Wilder Cast: Jean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich, John Lund, Millard Mitchell Billy Wilder was a filmmaker and screenwriter. His career in Hollywood spanned five decades, and he is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Classic Hollywood cinema. He received seven Academy Awards (among 21 nominations), a BAFTA Award, the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or, and two Golden Globe Awards. Wilder also received the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Kennedy Center Honors, the National Medal of Arts, and the BAFTA Fellowship Award.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:30 pm
Free

Festival | Live Menorah Lighting


Celebrate the Festival of Lights with a live Menorah lighting. The Chabad of Midtown Manhattan presents a special night of music and delights.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
Free

Book Discussion | Data Experts Share Their New Book, Speak Data (+ Signing)


Enjoy a conversation with information designers Giorgia Lupi and Phillip Cox to celebrate their new book, Speak Data. It's a uniquely interdisciplinary and humanizing look at how data in every form shapes our lives. They will be in conversation with Maggie Gram, followed by a signing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Learn & Practice Chess with an Expert


Learn to play chess or develop your strategies with chess expert Tamar Chanadiri from the Marshall Chess Club. Participants are encouraged to attend all sessions, as each one builds on the previous. Bring a friend or join on your own--all levels and ages are welcome! Chess sets are provided but you're welcome to bring your own. From 6-7 PM Tamar will provide instruction for beginner-level players. From 7-8 PM there will be open play for all levels.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Low Impact Bodyweight Circuit Training


Build strength and endurance with this full-body circuit workout using only your bodyweight. This low-impact class combines resistance and conditioning exercises for an effective, easy-on-the-joints session. Perfect for all fitness levels. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Cartoonist Katie Fricas Discusses Her New Book, Checked Out


Cartoonist Katie Fricas sits down with NYPL Librarian Rachel Crook to discuss her book, Checked Out. A graphic novel set against a perfectly cartoony NYC backdrop—complete with landmark haunts, street fashion, and quintessential characters of the city—Checked Out is at once a valentine to libraries and New York, and the story of an artist working to make her dreams come true. Drawn in a delightfully vivacious style, Checked Out buzzes with Katie Fricas’s vibrant energy, quick wit, and storytelling aplomb.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Metropolitan Opera Performer Discusses Her Craft with Opera Expert Fred Plotkin


Opera performer Latonia Moore speaks speaks in conversation with opera expert Fred Plotkin. Soprano Latonia Moore sings the role of Serena in Gershwin's Porgy and Bess at The Metropolitan Opera.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Reading | New Books by Theatre Artsists with Discussion (In Person AND Online!)


Celebrate new publications by theatre artists Karen Malpede and Penny Arcade: Malpede's Last Radiance and 4 by Malpede plus an Intervention, as well as Arcade's Bad Reputation. The evening will feature readings from both of Malpede's books, and a reading from Arcade's book with filmmaker Steve Zehentner. Followed by a panel with the authors and Marvin Carlson, moderated by Frank Hentschker.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Book Discussion | WFAN Radio Host Steve Somers Celebrates His New Memoir: Me Here, You There


WFAN sports talk radio host Steve Somers celebrates and signs his new book, Me Here, You There: a captivating memoir of New York sports radio from the legendary host who saw it all!  Steve will be in conversation with the producer of the Me Here, You There podcast, Paul Rosenberg, and the owner of P&T Knitwear, Bradley Tusk. After the conversation, there will be an audience Q&A and book signing. Books will be available for purchase at the event. Books signed at this event must be purchased from the bookstore hosting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
$5, tickets required

Screening | Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny (2025): Documentary (+ FIlmmaker Discussion)


Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny takes a closer look at one of the most fearless political writers of modern times. Arendt came of age in Germany as Hitler rose to power, before escaping to the United States as a Jewish refugee. Through her unflinching capacity to demand attention to facts and reality, Arendt's time as a political prisoner, refugee, and survivor in Europe informed her groundbreaking insights into the human condition, the refugee crisis, and totalitarianism. Her major works, The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951), The Human Condition (1958), Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (1963), On Revolution (1963), and Crises of the Republic (1972) remain among the most important and most-read treatises on the development and impact of totalitarianism and the fault lines in American democracy. Arendt's reports on the trial of Adolph Eichmann also caused a firestorm of controversy, and its impact is still felt today. Directors: Jeff Bieber and Chana Gazit The screening will be followed by a conversation between filmmaker Jeff Bieber and Leon Botstein, President of Bard College.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Staged Reading | The Mispoeds: Drama


Watch the New School's drama department and the Naked Angels collective for a collaborative reading of The Mispoeds by Catherine Castellani
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Classical Music | Contemporary Chamber Works


Enjoy an inspiring and in-depth dive into the New Music of today and tomorrow, performed by chamber ensembles of the MACE-Mannes program. Program: David Bird Chroma Augusta Read Thomas Solstice Ritual Carola Bauckholt Instinkt Pierre Boulez Derive Full program to be announced.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Workshop | Vinyasa Yoga Flow (Online!)


Join this online yoga community for a Vinyasa flow that includes warm-up, balance poses, gentle inversions, and final relaxation. Designed to promote empowerment and self-affirmation, this class leaves you feeling refreshed, centered, and connected to a supportive community. Mats and props are recommended but not required.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
Free

Classical Music | Works from South West Asia and North Africa (In Person AND Online!)


Manhattan School of Music's South West Asian North Africa, or SWANA, Ensemble presents a concert celebrating the rich musical traditions of Iran, Egypt, Palestine, Armenia, Syria, and Turkey.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Jazz, Pop, & Holiday Cheer


Village Voices presents an evening of jazz, pop and a little holiday cheer. This 12 person SATB ensemble digs into classic jazz/contemporary close harmony across the genres, celebrating the voice and community of making a collective sound. Accompanied by a professional trio, this concert is always a lush and entertaining show.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free
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