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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on July 30, 2022?

33 free events take place on Saturday, July 30 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 July 30 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 July . 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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33 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, July 30, 2022

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

Editor's Picks

free events nyc Nature Tour on the Hudson
free events nyc Garment District: Factories, Gangsters, Labor Unions and More
free events nyc Safe Passage III: Short Film and Discussion
free events nyc Music Festival Featuring Bands from Around the World
free events nyc Love's Labour's Lost: Outdoor Shakespeare
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Fair | Flea Market: Antiques, Vintage Goods, Food Vendors


Search for hidden gems as you browse through 50-60 vendors of antiques, vintage goods, architectural salvage and collectibles. There is also a selection of food vendors. Each Sat and Sun 8 am - 5 pm (year round).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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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
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Workshop | CANCELLED! Drawing in the Park


Paint in watercolor or use pastels and other drawing materials to capture the magical vistas of the Hudson River and the unique landscape of South Cove. An artist/educator will help participants of all levels with instruction and critique. Materials provided, and artists are encouraged to bring their own favorite media
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Birdwatching | Introduction to Birdwatching Walk


Whether you’re just starting out or have already joined the birding ranks, this introductory walk is for you. A member of the Brooklyn Bird Club and the Park Alliance lead an introductory walk to learn the basics of birding and search for the dozens of species that visit the Park through all seasons. All levels are welcome. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Please bring binoculars if you have them. Saturdays, March 26-September 17, 2022
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Moves with Limón Dance


Move to live accompaniment and experience the joy of dance with dancers from the Limón Dance Company. Open to all levels and ages - no experience required. Saturdays, June 11-Sept. 24, 2022
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Park Walk | Nature Exploration Walk


A historic center of Horticulture since the early 1700's, the nurseries of Flushing welcomed plant enthusiasts like George Washington, King William IV, and Lewis and Clark. Now part of the park, walk through the remains of Samuel Bowne Parson's legendary nursery and learn about the plant species that Parson was first to introduce to the continent.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Park Walk | Nature Tour on the Hudson


A Conservancy Zone Gardener will lead as you explore nature, learn about the park, and discuss special topics in urban horticulture. Wear comfortable shoes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
Free

Park Walk | Park Tour: From Freight to Flowers


Hear the story behind New York City's park in the sky: an insider's perspective on the park's history, design, and landscape.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
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10:00 am
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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. Rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:30 am
Free

Workshop | Dance Fitness


Get and stay fit in this outdoor class. Saturdays, May 7-Sept. 24, 2022
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Park Walk | Highbridge Walking Tour: Bronx Food & Farm


The Highbridge neighborhood takes its name from the adjacent bridge built in 1848 by Irish immigrants, and hosts several community gardens and farms occupying lots that were vacant between the 1970s and 1990s. Visit the Garden, Woodycrest Community Garden, Las Casitas, and Taqwa Community Farm to explore their history, discover the healthy food and beauty of these sites, and meet the gardeners who currently care for them. The tour will end with a special lunch talk:
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Juggling in the Park


Jugglers use the park throughout the year to provide free classes to the public. Stop by for a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They're a friendly group and open to drop-ins, even if you catch them outside of the regular juggling lessons. All skill levels welcome. Equipment is provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


Jewelry. Art. Baked goods and local vintage. Home goods. Live DJs. A beloved street fair returns.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Festival | 2022 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival


The annual festival will feature invitational races. The colorful contestant boats will have a dragon head at the front and dragon tail at the rear. Crew members -- paddlers, drummer, steering person - will power them through the water.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:30 am
Free

Park Walk | Nature Walk


Enjoy the beautiful wooded setting of the trails through a guided meditative walk, while learning more about interesting facets of the park. Easy walking terrain. Sundays and Saturdays, July 16-Spetember 10, 2022
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | American Travelers: A Watercolor Journey Through Spain, Portugal, and Mexico: Exhibition Tour


Docent-led gallery tour of current exhibition that shares the large collection of watercolors by United States artists painted in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. Works by Hassam, Kuehne, Edwards, Peixotto, Robinson, Peets, and Petrovic are presented in conjunction with a suite of recent watercolor paintings by Timothy J. Clark. Saturdays, July 23-October 15, 2022
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Screening | Safe Passage III: Short Film and Discussion


A short film by mother, filmmaker and abstract artist Heather Williams. It is a meditation on the journey of searching for a way forward toward safety, freedom, and humanity. Paths are obscured. Ancestors cast in clay guide, bear witness, and watch over. The past haunts the present. The future remains wavering and uncertain. Artist Heather Williams asks is there a safe passage for the black body?
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Discussion | Commemorating Abolition Day—Manumission: the Struggle to End Slavery in New York


When we think about slavery, many think of the American South—yet, for more than two centuries, slavery was a key institution in the development of New York, right from its formative years. In commemoration of New York State’s Abolition Day, join the discussion with Dr. William Seraile on how geography, religion, the black church, African American abolitionists and the principles of the American revolution’s desire for independence from England led to the July 4, 1827 manumission of slavery in New York State. Vlogger TheAncestorsSpeaks will contextualize this history, relating it to struggles within the Lower East Side.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Hike | Nature Exploration Hike


Urban Park Rangers lead a relaxing nature walk in Jackson Heights' hidden gem of parkland as they teach about local plants and wildlife in both English and Spanish.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Staged Reading | The Merchant of Venice


Join the annual reading of Shakespeare plays by The Instant Shakespeare Company.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Birdwatching | Island Bird Walk


See the birds of the island with an 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. Saturdays, July 16-October 29, 2022
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Performance | The Puppet Cycle: Small World Stories


Don't miss these roving puppet performances by Phantom Limb Company, which bring to life two new original short plays, and a musical number. Phantom Limb Company is the New York City-based partnership known for its distinctive storytelling, social engagement, and sophisticated visual style. Guaranteed to transport and delight, these roving puppet performances feature a team of puppets and puppeteers who will bring to life two original short plays by Dipika Guha and Jen Silverman, as well as a musical number. This family-friendly bill of marionette plays will be performed on a solar powered movable stage—a specially adapted cargo bike. Perfect for audiences of all ages. Start times: 3pm, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Music Festival Featuring Bands from Around the World


Renowned music festival globalFEST joins forces with beloved NYC nightclubs Barbes and Drom in celebration of their milestone anniversaries (respectively 20, 20 and 15 years) for this mega event of musical discovery, featuring powerful artists with unique voices hailing from across the globe. Scheduled performers include: soulful subversive folk-art heroes, DakhaBrakha (Ukraine); iconic Kurdish singer Aynur (Turkey); DC's premier Go-Go band, Rare Essence (Washington, DC), celebrating its 45th anniversary; pyschedelic tropical futurists Combo Chimbita (New York/Colombia); Americana's rising star, Amythyst Kiah (Tennessee); and Ahmad Fanoos and The Heart of Afghanistan Project (Afghanistan/USA), performing ghazals and popular songs. The evening culminates with a late night Global Silent Disco as a celebration of musical freedom and a danceable vision of peace. See link for details.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:30 pm
Free

Opening Reception | Heaven Above Sea Below: Group Show


Featuring: Aramis Gutierrez, Ryan Foerster, Van Hanos, Stefan Hoza, Edward Kienholz, David Muenzer, Sydney Shen, Michelle Uckotter
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Chicago Rapper Channels Grief and Fulfillment


Chicago rapper Saba—co-founder of the musical collective Pivot Gang and one third of the supergroup Ghetto Sage with Smino and Noname—first drew widespread attention for his early collaborations with Chance the Rapper, and has since established himself as a diaristic storyteller, channeling his grief into the instant classic LP Care for Me. Saba says that his latest album Few Good Things is “the realization of self after a search for exterior fulfillment,” incorporating Black-owned companies, independent creators, and filmmakers into the album’s content. He’s joined by Eryn Allen Kane, a Detroit-born and raised recording artist, songwriter, and producer whose work explores stories of love, loss, social injustice, and the fragility of life; and theMIND, a Philadelphia-born hip-hop and R&B artist whose latest album Don’t Let it Go to Your Head references René Magritte’s 1928 surrealist painting "The Lovers" while speaking directly to our culture’s erasure of Black bodies.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Play | Love's Labour's Lost: Outdoor Shakespeare


Immediately after the King of Navarre and his friends make a vow to ignore women entirely and focus strictly on their book studies, the Princess of France and her entourage arrive and inspire the men's full attention. While the noble ideal of the men seems a failure, the ladies do not fail to provide precisely the proper lesson for these passionate pupils of learning.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Video | Dance on Film: Vitruvian (online)


A solo performance by Jerron Herman, Vitruvian explores the ways natural phenomena and history enter and live in the body. This video work shares allegorical tale of the life cycle of the Vitruvian man as he traverses multiple hemispheres.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Evening Concert in the Park


A concert evening highlighted by picnics and good company as live entertainment enthusiasts gather on the north lawn to enjoy a variety of musical acts. Featuring: Gilad Bloom Band
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Movie in a Park | Fame (1980): Oscar-Winning Musical Film


This 1980 cult-classic musical follows a diverse group of teens as they navigate the challenges and triumphs of life at the prestigious New York High School of Performing Arts. At once gritty, heartbreaking, and joyful, Fame remains one of the most authentically New York films ever made. Opening performance by the acclaimed youth gospel group Sing Harlem sets the tone. Door time is 6:30 pm. Limited seating will be available, but you can bring your own.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Movie in a Park | Bringin’ in da Spirit (2003): The History of the Midwives


Narrated by Phylicia Rashad, this documentary celebrates the history of the midwives, particularly Granny Midwives, in the United States from the earliest days of slavery until today. Director: Rhonda Haynes 60 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Movie in a Park | Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021): Superhero Blockbuster with Tom Holland, Benedict Cumberbatch


With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear, forcing Peter to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man. Director: Jon Watts Stars: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch 148 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:30 pm
Free
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Classical Music | Choral Work by Haydn and More at a Landmark Venue

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