53 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, June 24, 2017
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for ...
more >> over 125 years, with spectacular views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The tour then moves on to a stroll of Brooklyn Heights, America’s and New York City’s first suburb. The tour then explores the neighborhood DUMBO before ending at the Fulton Ferry landing.
The 3-hour walking and subway tour covers the Financial District including Wall Street and the World ...
more >> Trade Center, SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. These are neighborhoods that simply can’t be fully appreciated from a bus. There will be one or two opportunities to sample tasty treats.
Moderate-to-brisk walks led by the NY Walkers Club for people 18 years and older of all abilities. This ...
more >> low-impact fitness program is perfect for those who want to get in shape, build muscle tone, strength and increase cardiovascular health while enjoying the Park's beautiful landscapes. This event takes place every Saturday.
Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, ...
more >> however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all.
Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, ...
more >> food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments.
Paint in watercolor, or use pastels, chalk, and charcoal to capture the magical vistas of the Hudson ...
more >> River and the unique landscape. An artist/educator will help participants of all levels with instruction and critique. Art materials provided. Please note that this program is for adult participants (age 18 and up).
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Learn the basics of fly fishing for free. Join expert instructors from Orvis for lessons on fly casting ...
more >> and outfit rigging. Equipment provided.
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Hear the story behind New York City's park in the sky. Weekly guided 75-minute walking tours led by knowledgeable ...
more >> volunteer guides will offer you an insider's perspective on the park's history, design, and landscape. Takes place Saturdays May 2 -October 31 2017.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
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Glide along the water while kayaking with the boathouse at the floating dock. Children under 18 must ...
more >> have an adult guardian present. All levels are welcome and no experience is necessary. Additional Rules for Kayaking: - Singles are for adults, or any kayaker with a parent/guardian present that is at least 14 years old. - Doubles are for one adult and no more than one child under 14 or paddler that needs assistance. - Please show up at least 1 hour before closing, as that is when the line closes and the last boats go out. - Weather permitting. Thursdays 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm and Saturdays 10 am - 3 pm, June 3 - August 26, 2017.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Experience the joy of dance with dancers from the Limón Dance Company. Open to all levels.
New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Don't have enough time to take all of the tours? Prefer to experience Manhattan with a smaller group, ...
more >> but a private booking is out of reach? Then consider our All-in-One New York Tour. This tour utilizes your feet and the New York City Subway to transport you from Lower Manhattan, the birthplace of New York, through Wall St and the Financial District, the World Trade Center, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown, Little Italy, Chelsea Market and the Highline Park.
Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Learn the basics of Adobe's vector graphic creation program and how to create exciting digital art for ...
more >> print, video, and web Class is taught on Mac computers.
Veteran Donald Calliste leads a class to tone and define your core, lower back, and glutes combined with ...
more >> cardio exercises that will maximize your fat-burning potential. This event repeats every Saturday until September 30, 2017.
10:30 am
free, no reservation required
On this east-west walk you will see some of the Park's most well-known landmarks, including Conservatory ...
more >> Water, Bethesda Terrace, the Lake, and Strawberry Fields. Route involves a few stairs. 90 minutes.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Join Shape Up NYC for Zumba in the park. Dance in the sun and get fit with friends. Colorful outfits ...
more >> are encouraged! This event repeats every Saturday until Sept. 30, 2017.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
An in-depth look at the unique architecture and exquisite beauty of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom ...
more >> House. Designed by famed architect Cass Gilbert and completed in 1907, the Custom House is a National Historic Landmark. The building’s interior splendor includes an elliptical rotunda with a 140-ton dome skylight designed by Valencia-born engineer Raphael Gustavino and murals by New York painter Reginald Marsh, as well as monumental marble arches and columns. Tours include a visit to the Collectors Office, not normally accessible to the public. Takes place daily.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
This is one graduation speech that you can't afford to miss. Nicholas Holeman outlines the top things ...
more >> you need to know about managing your finances as you enter the "real world." Topics covered include budgeting, managing student loan debt, credit basics, employer-provided benefits, and much more.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A family-friendly event celebrating the Park’s prized hydrangeas with a host of free and fun activities. ...
more >> Glenn Crytzer Orchestra will provide a soundtrack of lively jazz, Rita Baragona will lead watercolor painting demonstrations, and the Tea Dealers have concocted a special hydrangea tea just for the event. There will be flower arranging with Mary Beierle, hat and boutonniere making by the Milliners Guild, and Al Gori’s Homespun Merry-Go-Round for kids to enjoy. Hydrangea and horticulture experts Mal Condon, Dr. Mark Windham, and the park’s own Gardener Steph will share their knowledge through a series of engaging talks. Rain or shine.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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1:00pm: Eco-tour of the Gowanus Canal by the Gowanus Canal Conservancy 2:00pm: Costume Parade and Dance ...
more >> Performance with music by Brooklyn Drum Circles 12:30-3:30pm: Interactive exhibits and informational tables A festive costume parade made with thousands of upcycled plastic bags followed by a dynamic dance and drum performance, featuring Artichoke Dance Company, Keur Djembe, students from PS32 and PS372, and community members. Rain date is Sunday, June 25, same times and place.
12:30 pm
free, RSVP required
Stars: Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz. A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off ...
more >> the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from a drifting rowing boat. 133 min.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A guided tour through the permanent exhibition. This exhibition presents works of art from throughout ...
more >> Native North, Central, and South America, with more than 700 works on display. The rich exposition of focal objects, including a magnificent Apsáalooke (Crow) warrior’s exploit robe, demonstrates the degree to which Native America was interconnected before European peoples arrived and how cultural exchange has profoundly shaped our shared histories.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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New York Opera Forum performs the complete opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. A live musical recital performed ...
more >> in concert with piano accompaniment.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
1:30 pm
free, no reservation required
New York City is a mecca for graffiti and street art, making it a very attractive playground for artists ...
more >> from around the world. Bushwick, in a working class district on the north side of Brooklyn adjacent to Williamsburg, has been attracting artists for some time now. The neighborhood has a fair collection of art studios and galleries, but it’s Bushwick’s industrial landscape that’s attracting the street artist. If you came looking for 1960′s Greenwich Village, you’ll find something brewing in Bushwick. Tour takes place Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Speaker, trainer, and certified professional coach Barbara Phillips will share practical steps for cultivating ...
more >> happiness and building your capacity to live your life by design rather than default.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The 3-hour walking and subway tour covers the Financial District including Wall Street and the World ...
more >> Trade Center, SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. These are neighborhoods that simply can’t be fully appreciated from a bus. There will be one or two opportunities to sample tasty treats.
Have a passion or interest in writing? This is a presentation and writing workshop led by local novelist ...
more >> and short story writer Jim Story. Learn writing tips and techniques.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Learn more advanced methods of modifying shapes, create new kinds of fills with Gradients, Meshes, and ...
more >> Patterns, and explore Illustrator's powerful text tools.
Arguably the world's most valuable, busiest and most crowded pieces of real estate, Midtown Manhattan ...
more >> is what most visitors think of when they think of New York City. Home to some of the city's most iconic architecture, from Gothic to Post-Modern and from Beaux-Arts to Art Deco (lots of Art Deco). it's not difficult to understand why. But just behind the massive facades, lie facinating histories just waiting to be unveiled.
Stars: Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter. A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented ...
more >> with a mysterious legacy that causes him to rethink his current situation in life. 108 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The fifth annual all ages pride party in NYC is here. Everyone Is Gay and Autostraddle join forces for ...
more >> a free, safe pride celebration for NYC's LBGTQ youth. There will be live music, spoken word, delicious (free) snacks, and all the fun (all of it!). Suggested donation of $5 at the door goes towards Housing Works' work ending the dual crises of homelessness and AIDS in NYC. Featuring: Music by Julia Weldon, Be Steadwell Performances by Urban Word NYC's 2017 youth slam team With MC's: Kristin Russo (CEO & Editor-in-Chief of Everyone Is Gay, co-author of This Is A Book for Parents of Gay Kids) Gabby Rivera (author of Juliet Takes A Breath, Marvel's America)
2:00 pm
$5 suggested donation...
Maestro Francesco Santoro, art history scholar and visual artist, will be giving a lecture series on ...
more >> the life and work of the Goya and his time. Lecture in Italian with simultaneous English translation.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The tour explores the social and political history of the Union Square neighborhood through discussions ...
more >> of the people, history, architecture, and forces that have shaped this community. You’ll hear how Union Square got its name, see where the legendary Tiffany & Co. once stood, and learn how to read the clock (yes, it’s a clock!) on “The Metronome” sculpture and so much more! This tour takes place every Saturday.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The tour explores the social and political history of the Union Square neighborhood through discussions ...
more >> of the people, history, architecture, and forces that have shaped this community. You’ll hear how Union Square got its name, see where the legendary Tiffany & Co. once stood, and learn how to read the clock (yes, it’s a clock!) on “The Metronome” sculpture and so much more! This tour takes place every Saturday.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Speaker Alex Bacon is an art historian based in New York, who also regularly writes criticism and organizes ...
more >> exhibitions of both contemporary and historical art. With Hal Foster, Bacon edited a collection of essays on Richard Hamilton (MIT Press, 2010). He has written for numerous publications, including Artforum, Brooklyn Rail, and Rhizome, and has also authored texts for books on artists such as Francis Alÿs, Simon Hantaï, Josiah McElheny, Ad Reinhardt, Niele Toroni, and Stanley Whitney.
2:30 pm
free, no reservation required
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Program: Dello Joio’s Trio for flute, cello, and piano Edgar Varèse’s Density 21.5 Chumbley's Particle ...
more >> I A luminary troupe of musicians excavates lost gems from the Music Division archives and shares a new work by eclectic, contemporary American composer Robert Chumbley. Flautist Lucian Rinando, cellist Sam Magill, and pianist Babette Hierholzer perform
Live at SeaGlass brings together great bands, original music, the magical SeaGlass Carousel all at The ...
more >> Battery, the exquisite park overlooking the New York harbor. Performer/Magician, Todd Robins will be emceeing the festival and SeaGlass Carousel riders will have the unique experience of riding SeaGlass to beautiful live music. Four critically acclaimed bands: 5:00 p.m. – YeraSon YeraSon, lead by Grammy-winning Violinist Yrving Yeras, is a New York based Cuban Orquesta Charanga with a multinational flair. YeraSon Orquesta Charanga electrifies with old-school Cuban music with a distinctly modern New York twist. The bands unique sound is at once elegant and energetic with a contagious rhythm that attracts dancing and listening crowds alike. YeraSon is a treat for both the ears and the feet! 6:15 p.m. - Mamie Minch & Tamar Korn Mamie Minch is one of the youngest old-school blues guitarists and singers you've heard. She sings and plays songs of her own devising that sound like they've been stored in her old National guitar for decades. Raised on the music of John Hurt, Rev. Davis and Memphis Minnie, she can sometimes sound like her predecessors, but don't mistake her for a revivalist- she is most definitely a product of her own time. 7:30 p.m. - Banda de los Muertos A Mexican Brass Band from Brooklyn led by Oscar Noriega and Jacob Garchik. This band attracts audiences made up of brass aficionados and Mexican immigrants – as well as kudos from the mother of all Mexican Brass Bands: Banda el Recodo. 8:45 p.m. - Soul Understated Led by singer/songwriter Mavis ‘SWAN’ Poole and the powerful yet melodic drummer Jeremy ‘BEAN’ Clemons, Soul Understated is one of the rarest discoveries in music since Motown. The influences on their music are overwhelming and pleasurable all at once. With elements from EWF to Ella Fitzgerald, Donny Hathaway to Curtis Mayfield, and Sarah Vaughn to Count Basie, and even Hip-hop infused, their music spans across all genres.
3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Sally Bonn engages in a conversation on her latest work, Les Mots et les choses, a masterful examination ...
more >> of the changes induced by the appearance of words within works of art in the context of three major contemporary artists: Daniel Buren, Michelangelo Pistoletto, and Robert Morris. In English.
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Cheryl Wing-Zi Wong’s “Constellation” is an architectural sculpture, performance, and panel series ...
more >> that will activate the underused plaza in Seward Park as a transformative community public space. The site-specific sculptural pavilion will be composed of interlocked wooden modules that will be re-arranged and transformed seasonally in three different configurations over the course of the exhibition. A public talk about the history of Seward Park and the Lower East Side will be followed by the celebration.
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Portuguese DIY indie band The Gift is truly a generous offering, as they bestow a bountifully rich medley ...
more >> of pop, rock, electronica, ambient, alternative, trip hop, neo-classical and soulful Lisboa folk to the world. With a crop of #1 hits in their native land of Portugal, this impassioned ensemble is beloved all over the world, with singles sung in Portuguese and English. The passing of famed Portuguese guitarist Carlos Paredes prompted a sizable group of musicians to coalesce and produce the tribute album Movimentos Perpétuos. It was for this noble event that Dead Combo was formed, as they contributed the track “Paredes Ambience.” The two individuals that comprised this makeshift unit, Tó Trips and Pedro V. Gonçalves, soon realized that they had an instant knack for fashioning ambient folk-rock (the Portugal-specific “fado”) and preterit film scores together. The tender tones of Sofia Ribeiro’s pristinely lucid voice recall the classic, true talents of days gone by. With a vocal range that is nothing shy of astounding, this effervescent Portuguese singer/composer prodigy fuses classical with contemporary jazz, sprinkled with traditional ear-pleasing fado.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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Join the Hudson Warehouse as they kick-off their 14th Season of Classical Theater with The Triumph of ...
more >> Love, written by Pierre de Marivaux. June 1 – June 25, Thursday through Sunday nights.
6:30 pm
Pay-what-you-can admission policy
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A new theatrical experience by En Garde Arts, Harbored is a site-specific work that weaves together stories ...
more >> from the last two centuries of immigration in the U.S.— a stone’s throw from Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. Written and directed by Jimmy Maize with music by Heather Christian sung by the Downtown Voices choir, a cast of 50+ performers tell the stories of twentieth-century author Willa Cather and her character Antonia, Lewis and Clark pursuing their dream of the American West, and everyday citizens who came through Ellis Island. Immigration stories will be gathered each day from passersby and integrated into the script that evening, tying the past to the present and making for an entirely new theatrical experience each time. Championing an immersive process of understanding and discovery, Harbored redefines the ways in which we think about America’s past, present and future.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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Ken Greenfield and Twisting Faith will perform traditional rock'n'roll/blues with a funk groove. Calling ...
more >> all blankets, picnic baskets, and candles to this sunset concert overlooking the Hudson River.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Higher Ground Festival’s “HG Premieres” Performance will debut six new interdisciplinary collaborations ...
more >> created by uptown artists. These stage-based works will incorporate music, dance, visual art, and more. Free and family-friendly.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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Rising star singers, soprano So Young Park, tenor Petr Nekoranec, and baritone Hyung Yun perform favorite ...
more >> arias and duets in a program presented by the Met Opera with pianist Dan Saunders.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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Sheridan's 1775 comedy of manners comes to life in a panormic outdoor professional production.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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Featuring Dr. Jennifer Pascual and Dr. Lynn Trapp performing works of Bölting, Callahan, Sousa and Wagner.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
New Orleans' most beloved brass ensemble THE SOUL REBELS brings the spirit of the bayou to the bandshell ...
more >> for an evening, joined by special guests Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch, and Kirk Knight. The Rebels' high-energy, genre-hopping sound has been characterized as "the missing link between Public Enemy and Louis Armstrong." (Village Voice) NATASHA DIGGS of #Soulinthehorn spins throughout the night, and GOAPELE kicks things off with sumptuous neo-soul – "the spiritual love child of Sade and D'Angelo." (Rolling Stone)
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
New York Ghost tours capture the spiritual side of the Big Apple through stories. famed explorers, native ...
more >> tribes, lost opportunities and political intrigue. With almost every step one takes through the West Village, one encounters the ghosts and spirits of New York City’s past. Every corner has its stories, every building has its haunted spirits.
New York is a skyscraper city and there is no better time to view Manhattan’s icons than after the ...
more >> sun sets and the lights go on. Fueled by competition and a dash of audacity, New York City is still producing one of mankind’s most remarkable skyline. NOTE** THIS TOUR SPENDS MUCH TIME INDOORS OR IN SUBWAYS AND GREAT FOR ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. Please note they do utilize the subway on this tour so you will need $5 for subway.
From the term for residents of the Yorkville neighborhood on the UES of Manhattan - The Yorkvillians ...
more >> are a new instrumental combo led by composer-bassist Dan Cooper and composer-accordionist William Schimmel.
9:00 pm
free, no reservation required