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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on February 21, 2021?

15 free events take place on Sunday, February 21 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 February 21 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 February . 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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15 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, February 21, 2021

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Fair | Flea Market: Antiques, Vintage Goods, Food Vendors (in-person, outdoors)


Search for hidden gems as you browse antiques, vintage goods, architectural salvage and collectibles. There is also a selection of food vendors from Smorgasburg. Face covering is required.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
Free

Fair | Open-Air Market: Artisan Goods, Gifts, Food Vendors (in-person)


Enjoy local crafts, artisan provisions, and exquisite gifts from around the world. Open daily through March 28, 2021 Monday - Friday: noon-7pm Saturday & Sunday: 10am-8pm
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Tour | Garment District: Factories, Gangsters, Labor Unions and More


Hear an unusual perspective from somebody who spent the greater portion of his life working in the GARMENT industry. You will learn how the apparel industry developed in NYC through the years, and how it came to be located in its current District. Watch the development of the industry from sweatshops in the old tenement buildings on the Lower East Side, to giant factories in China and Bangladesh. See how immigrants were the backbone of the industry and in NYC, still are. Five minute flow chart "From Fibers To Garment". Learn about Calvin, Ralph and Oscar, as well as Labor Unions and Gangsters. A Factory Visit When Available. See "The Garment Worker'' by Judith Weller, The Fashion Walk of Fame. The Giant Button and Needle artwork on Seventh Ave. And much more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free

Talk | Chinese New Year Traditions: Learn About History, Mythology, Customs (virtual)


Celebrate the Chinese New Year while sharing the history, traditions, and foods of one of the world’s most widely-celebrated holidays. While the actual New Year falls on February 12 this year, the celebrations stretch on for more than three weeks around the holiday. Gina Gao will teach you about the mythology of the holiday, how people prepare for the New Year, and the origins of traditions like the red envelopes (hóngbāo) and the Lantern Festival (Yuánxiāo jié). You will also learn about New Year traditions unique to Gina’s hometown of Wuhan, and look at the evolution of celebrations in New York City’s Chinese communities. Though public celebrations are subdued due to the pandemic, the presentation will also go live to Flushing, Queens to see how the community is marking the holiday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
$5.50

Concert | Bang on a Can Marathon: Innovative Music (virtual)


Bang on a Can presents an entire marathon of premieres. 16 brand new works by 16 composers. Enjoy 4 hours of genre-crossing, innovative music: Alvin Lucier, Jennifer Walshe, Matthew Shipp, Ingrid Laubrock, Gabriel Kahane and many more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Musical | Meet Me in St. Louis: Adaptation of Broadway Musical (virtual)


In this heartwarming holiday musical, the Smith family grapples with life changes and new love in a bustling St. Louis on the brink of the 1904 World's Fair. This special digital adaption from Charlotte Moore (Anna Smith in the original Broadway cast) will include favorite tunes, including "The Trolley Song," "The Boy Next Door," and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," along with the romantic suitors, comedic misunderstandings, and jovial pranks that make this classic musical a holiday treat for families of all ages. This production is an abridged version of the Broadway musical Meet Me in St. Louis (1989), based on the 1944 film of the same name starring Judy Garland.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Discussion | News of the World (2020): Director in Conversation (virtual)


Filmmaker Paul Greengrass discusses his latest film, a post Civil War western starring Tom Hanks. Five years after the end of the Civil War, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Tom Hanks), a widower and veteran of three wars, now moves from town to town as a non-fiction storyteller. In the plains of Texas, he crosses paths with Cicada, aka Johanna Leonberger (Helena Zengel), a 10-year-old taken in by the Kiowa tribe six years earlier who is being returned to her biological aunt and uncle against her will. Kidd reluctantly agrees to deliver the child where the law says she belongs. As they travel hundreds of miles into the unforgiving wilderness, the two will face tremendous challenges of both human and natural forces as they search for a place that either can call home.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Classical Music | Orchestral Works by Vaughan Williams, Crieg and More (virtual)


The Orchestra Now; James Bagwell, conductor Program Sarah Hennies New Work TBA (World Premiere) Jonny Greenwood Popcorn Superhet Receiver Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Grieg Holberg Suite
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Theater | Franz Kafka's Letter to My Father (virtual)


In 1919, an ailing Franz Kafka wrote a letter to his father. In it he put his anger, his fear, his guilt, his loneliness, his ingratitude, his debt, his despair, his joy, his pride, his confusion, his laughter, his hate, his memory, his shame, his tears, his disgust at everything his father represented and his profound hope that he might one day measure up to such a remarkable man. The letter never reached its destination. Now, live from quarantine, you are invited to a curious event -- part YouTube meltdown, part hidden-camera show, part seance -- as M-34 Productions attempts to deliver it at last. Directed by James Rutherford, and performed by Michael Guagno.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
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Screening | Monteverdi's World: Music and History (virtual)


Monteverdi's World's first episode, You've Got Mail, focuses on Monteverdi's early years in Cremona and Mantua as seen through his letters. The video will include newly recorded music and music from Baroque ensemble ARTEK's past live concerts along with commentary and images of documents, locations, and art.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Theater | Shadowlands: The Story of C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman (virtual)


A brash, divorced New York Jew, former Communist and recent Christian convert bursts into the famed writer's sedate bachelor world. Lewis is as shocked as anyone to discover that late in life he has fallen in love! And then must contend with the pain of losing this love that had always passed him by to terminal cancer. Funny, poignant and insightful, Shadowlands -- also an Oscar-winning film -- is a moving portrait of love and loss, faith and doubt, as inspired by Lewis' own A Grief Observed. The event will be available for streaming until Feb 24th.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free

Classical Music | Organ Recital: J.S. Bach, Brahms and More (virtual)


Organist Janet Yieh performs the works of Bruhns, Brahms, Groom te Velde, Demessieux, and Bach.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Theater | Give Me Your Hand: A Poetical Stroll through The National Gallery of London with Famed Actors (virtual)


Two of Ireland's finest actors, Dearbhla Molloy (The Royal Shakespeare Company; London's West End) and Dermot Crowley (HBO's Hunted; The Death of Stalin), take audiences on a virtual stroll through London's National Gallery, discovering afresh the Museum's masterpieces from Van Gogh and Van Eyck, to Rubens and Gainsborough. With humor and grace, Crowley and Molloy breathe fresh life into each painting's subjects with poetic stories from renowned Irish poet Paul Durcan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Opera | Met Opera: Puccini's Turandot (virtual, streaming for 23 hours)


Franco Zeffirelli's breathtaking production of Puccini's final opera stars Maria Guleghina in the title role of the icy Chinese princess, who has all suitors unable to solve her riddles beheaded. Marcello Giordani is Calaf, the prince who eventually wins her love. Marina Poplavskaya sings Liu, the slave girl who also loves Calaf, and Samuel Ramey is his father, Timur. Rising maestro Andris Nelsons conducts this 2009 production.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Discussion | MLK/FBI (2020): Documentary's Director in Conversation (virtual)


The first film to uncover the extent of the FBI's surveillance and harassment of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Based on newly discovered and declassified files, utilizing a trove of documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act and unsealed by the National Archives, as well as revelatory restored footage, the documentary explores the government's history of targeting Black activists, and the contested meaning behind some of our most cherished ideals. Featuring interviews with key cultural figures including former FBI Director James Comey, MLK/FBI tells this astonishing and tragic story with searing relevance to our current moment. On the 2021 Oscar documentary shortlist! Join the discussion with director Sam Pollard. Moderated by David Oyelowo (Selma).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Musical | Hit Show Musical Parody

Regular Price: $58.50
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Classical Music | Choral Work by Haydn and More at a Landmark Venue

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