26 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, June 10, 2018
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Join Silvana Pizzuti to learn and practice Tai Chi, a slow-moving martial art with health benefits for ...
more >> all fitness levels. Every Sunday from June 3-August 12, 2018.
New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 am
free, no reservation required
Sharyn Hahn lead you through some warm-up poses and a vinyasa flow as well as several short meditations, ...
more >> creative visualization, and intention-setting writing or sketching activities. You will leave feeling more flexible, relaxed, energized, with a mantra that you can carry with you throughout the week. Please bring a yoga mat if you have one, and they do have some if you need to borrow one for the class. Also bring a journal and something to write with. You will be writing a few times during the class, and if you prefer to sketch or want to do both, that is fine. Wear comfortable clothing, and feel free to bring a warm or cool drink to keep you hydrated (with a secure lid). All levels are welcome. If you have never done yoga you will be able to participate as well.
New York City, NY; NYC
9:00 am
free, no reservation required
Learn about the park’s wildlife by joining knowledgeable naturalists on guided nature walks along the ...
more >> Park’s esplanade. Don’t forget to take photos! Sundays, June 3-September 30, 2018.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Get a taste of Hell’s Kitchen! More than 20 local eateries will set up shop and offer a sampling of ...
more >> the local fare. Hear live music, participate in fun activities and enjoy the waterfront while eating and drinking al fresco from popular Hell’s Kitchen haunts. Food and drink is for purchase.
New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
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
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
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Tours take place at various times during the day, all day long: SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Brooklyn ...
more >> 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
11:00 am
pay-what-you-wish
A journey through the vibrant neighborhood, viewing some of the City’s most notable landmarks, including ...
more >> the New York Life Insurance Building, the MetLife Clock Tower, the Appellate Courthouse and the famous Flatiron Building. Tour guides: Miriam Berman, historian and the author of Madison Square: The Park and Its Celebrated Landmarks and New York in Words and Images, a book of New York postcards. Fred Cookinham, historian, author of The Age of Rand: Imagining an Objectivist Future World. Mike Kaback, a native New Yorker, has an unquenchable enthusiasm for everything about this city. No advance registration is required. This tour repeats every Sunday.
New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
An iconic institution for over half a century, the mission of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade is ...
more >> to create awareness and appreciation of Puerto Rican culture and history, as well as to highlight our vast community’s contributions to the global society. Under the theme Un Pueblo, Muchas Voces (One Nation, Many Voices), NPRDP celebrates the creativity and diversity of thought in Puerto Rico and across the diaspora.
New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
The Lower East Side was once the most densely populated neighborhood on the planet. This 10 stop walking ...
more >> tour, will visit some major historical sites of the Jewish Lower East Side, from the late 1800's all the way up until present day. Weaving stories of triumph, heartbreak, and humor together, this tour is at once informative, entertaining, and may put you in the mood for a knish or four.
New York City, NY; NYC
Yoga is back as a summer offering twice a week. Open for all ages. Bring your own mat or borrow one while ...
more >> supplies last, first come first served.
New York City, NY; NYC
No experience is necessary though rowing does require some physical dexterity. Community Rowing events ...
more >> are free sessions that include a basic introduction to rowing for first timers (safety orientation, rowing technique, and terminology) and of course plenty of actual rowing on the Hudson River. The rows take place in five-person wooden rowboats built on site. The rows last, depending on river conditions and crew experience, between one and three hours. Please arrive on-time as the crews will be assigned before 1PM. Bring extra water, a hat, and sunscreen as you will be rowing outdoors in the hot sun. Rowing is weather dependent and will be canceled for high winds, rain, or thunderstorms. All participants must sign a waiver and be able to climb a ladder. Every Sunday from June 10-October 21, 2018.
New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Artist Erwin Wurm has transformed a vintage Volkswagen Microbus into an overstuffed food truck serving ...
more >> free dogs! It's an absurd, yet approachable art experience that will encourage visitors to rethink the fundamental definitions of sculpture. Wurm's choice of the hot dog hints at the gastronomic connections between the City’s most iconic street food and his Austrian homeland, while he considers the act of eating to be an additive sculptural process in its own right.
New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Piano concert series, showcasing ragtime, stride, and jazz pianists. Every weekday at 12:30 pm.
New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Author Paul Kaplan will discuss how this relentless advocate for the welfare of children, called "one ...
more >> of the least-known yet most important people" by President Franklin Roosevelt, became responsible for many of the social and health-related programs we take for granted today. A campaigner for school lunches and nurses in public schools and an early promoter of women's suffrage, Wald was adept at navigating both the poorest neighborhoods and the upper circles of society, where she sought donors to support her efforts.
New York City, NY; NYC
Editor's Pick
Now in its 14th year, NY Scandia Symphony provides outdoor music programs. The Scandia Brass Quintet ...
more >> will perform their popular repertoire of contemporary and traditional compositions and arrangements, representing music from each of the five Scandinavian countries, including five national anthems. Bring a blanket and enjoy this performance with backdrop views of the Hudson River.
New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Inspired by Firelei Báez's paper-sculpting techniques, which often treat the surface as skin, this hands-on ...
more >> workshop invites participants to investigate the material qualities of a page as they transform paper scraps from their own personal archives. They encourage participants to bring photographs, magazine and newspaper clippings, and other two-dimensional items of personal significance that they would like to integrate into their work.
New York City, NY; NYC
Most people have no idea that, the first American movie star was Blanche Walsh, a great forgotten actress ...
more >> of the past who like many accomplished women in the arts and in other fields has been banished to the margins of historical memory. Until now. In 1912 Walsh starred in the now lost silent film Resurrection, based on Tolstoy’s bestselling third novel. Contrary to popular opinion, Birth of a Nation was not the first American feature film. It was Adolph Zukor’s Resurrection, a rich, complex story about love and social justice that’s as relevant today as it was a century ago. This is also a deeply personal story for today’s speaker, educator and talk show host John Bredin, who has a fascinating biographical link to Blanche Walsh which he’ll reveal during the talk. Bredin hopes to encourage a new “Hollywood for the greater good” moving forward. In a Q & A after the lecture, he invites the audience to help him ponder this intriguing possibility.
New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Pianist Judith Olson and others in a concert exploring the sounds of nature including birds, insects, ...
more >> animals, water, landscapes and atmospheric conditions. Pianist Judith Olson is both a solo and collaborative musician, and has toured throughout North, Central and South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Korea.
New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Lucky Petra is a musical coming-of-age story about Petra, a girl who escapes an unhappy childhood locked ...
more >> in a high tower and embarks on a magical journey with a band inspired by travelling music groups such as Balkan brass bands and Roman/punk mashups. The play draws parallels between Petra’s travels and contemporary debates about migration. Book and lyrics by Carl Miller. For ages 11 and up.
New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
The celebrated Mexican-American rock band Los Lobos have been seamlessly "moving back and forth between ...
more >> their Chicano roots and their love of American rock & roll," (Billboard) since their Los Angeles origins decades ago. The breakthrough moment came in 1987 when their cover of Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba" reached No. 1 on the U.S. charts, making it the first song in Spanish to do so. In the aftermath of the hit, they toured the world opening for the likes of Bob Dylan, U2, and the Grateful Dead.
New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Julia and Cassie have been friends since nursery school. They have shared everything, including their ...
more >> desire to escape the stifling limitations of their birthplace, the quiet town of Royston, Massachusetts. But as the two girls enter adolescence, their paths diverge and Cassie sets out on a journey that will put her life in danger and shatter her oldest friendship. The Burning Girl is a complex examination of the stories we tell ourselves about youth and friendship, and straddles, expertly, childhood’s imaginary worlds and painful adult reality―crafting a true, immediate portrait of female adolescence.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Learn to dance like a pro at these Salsa, Cha-Cha and Bachata lessons and group social dances led by ...
more >> master teachers from the Piel Canela Dance and Music School and featuring DJ Ray Colon. Every Sunday from June 3-24, 2018.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
As Black As Resistance makes the case for a new program of self-defense and transformative politics for ...
more >> Black Americans, one rooted in an anarchistic framework that the authors liken to the Black experience itself. This book argues against compromise and negotiation with intolerance. It is a manifesto for everyone who is ready to continue progressing towards liberation.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
In fair Verona, the long-standing feud between families Montague and Capulet cause tragic results for ...
more >> their respective children, Romeo and Juliet. After meeting at a masked ball, Romeo and Juliet fall in love, only to discover the surname of their beloved. Revenge, love, and a secret marriage force the lovers to take drastic measures. In the end, both families learn the perils of needless violence. This summer, New York Classical Theatre will bring to life one of Shakespeare's most well known tragedies in a dynamic adaptationt. They will transform the park into Verona, with six actors playing all the roles in this fast-paced tour de force production. Tuesdays-Sundays, June 5-24
New York City, NY; NYC
A documentary/concert film covering one of NYC's most historic drag festivals. Highlights include a performance ...
more >> by drag diva Ru Paul and the infamous Lypsinca. Directed by Barry Shils. 85 min.
New York City, NY; NYC