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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on June 12, 2022?

27 free events take place on Sunday, June 12 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 June 12 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 June . 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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27 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, June 12, 2022

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

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free events nyc Murdered Poetry: The Soviet Persecution of Jews
free events nyc Murmurations Puppet Parade
free events nyc Organ Music by J.S. Bach and More
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Workshop | Tai Chi on the River


Silvana Pizzuti helps you learn and practice Tai Chi, a slow moving martial art with health benefits for all fitness levels. Wear comfortable clothes and sunscreen. Sundays, May 1-August 14, 2022
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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Fair | Flea Market: Art, Jewelry, Antiques and More


Shop for vintage clothing, furniture, collectibles, antiques, jewelry, art, handicrafts, and more. Every Sun 10 am - 5 pm. 
   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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Museums | Historic 1885 Ship, Indoor Galleries and Outdoor Exhibition


Located in the heart of the historic Manhattan district, the museum preserves and interprets the history of New York as a great port city. Founded in 1967, it includes an extensive collection of works of art and artifacts, a maritime reference library, galleries, working 19th-century print shop, and a fleet of historic vessels that all work to tell the story of "Where New York Begins." Wavertree is a historic iron-hulled sailing ship built in 1885, now the largest wrought iron sailing vessel afloat. Guests will visit the open-air portions of the ship. Access to the main deck and quarter deck. Learn how people worked and lived aboard a 19th century cargo sailing vessel, from the captain to the ship's officers, cooks, and crew. Then visit the cargo hold and stand atop the viewing platform and enjoy the view as you look out across New York Harbor and the Brooklyn Bridge. In addition, view an outdoor exhibition on the Pier. Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 11am to 5pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Historic Flatiron District Walking Tour


Join a professional guide on a 90-minute journey through this vibrant neighborhood, viewing some of the City's most notable landmarks, including the New York Life Insurance Building, the MetLife Clock Tower, the Appellate Courthouse, and the famous Flatiron Building. Every Sunday at 11 am. Masks are required.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Parade | National Puerto Rican Day Parade


Celebrate 65 years of showcasing the best of Puerto Rican culture, achievement and legacy with music, dance and colorful displays of cultural pride before an estimated 1.5 million spectators. After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the National Puerto Rican Day Parade is set for its big return to New York City.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Sunday Tai Chi


Richard Anton Diaz helps you learn and practice Tai Chi made easy, to follow slow-moving martial art movements with countless health benefits for all ages and fitness levels. Wear comfortable clothing, sunscreen, and sunglasses. Sundays, June to October 2022
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Germany: From Swedish Baroque to Street Art (online)


During this tour, you will explore Germany's smallest independent town, Zweibrucken. As the town was nearly completely destroyed during the Second World War, you will see reconstructions of the old baroque buildings that were characteristic for the old town. You will also explore the pedestrian zone with its sculptures and Street Art.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

Performance | Rivers of Renewal: Performance Art


Phingbodhipakkiya's Rivers of Renewal offers the opportunity to shed anguish and start over, letting go of whatever might weigh us down. Each April, Thai people celebrate the start of a new year during the Songkran festival, where everyone from children to elders takes part in throwing water at one another. The spirit of Songkran lives in this piece as visitors are invited to find release by throwing water at a cylindrical tapestry of mixed media and pigment. With every splash, the pigments run together creating rivulets and textures dripping from the tapestry onto the ground, creating a grand, layered commemoration of community catharsis. With this piece, the artist creates a monument to restoration and renewal, celebrating the transformation that we've witnessed and the peace that follows.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Discussion | The Dream of the Audience: Dancers in Discussion


 A day of conversation with the audience led by a panel of selected  audience members, deep listeners, and thoughtful witnesses. Together we will ruminate on questions around what it means to be an audience during pandemic times. What wisdoms, archives, and responsibilities do audiences carry? How do we learn or unlearn how to witness, as a practice of care?
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Bronx River Ecology


Get a close up look at the organisms that go with the flow in the Bronx River with the Urban Park Rangers as your guide.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Sun Gaze


The Amateur Astronomers Association returns with solar telescopes specifically designed to safely look at the sun and see sunspots and prominences under a summer sky.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Park Walk | Walt Whitman and the Celebration of Nature


This program will focus on Walt Whitman and local nature that inspired many of his most famous literary pieces.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Screening | Murdered Poetry: The Soviet Persecution of Jews


The world premiere of a film featuring songs with lyrics by Itzik Feffer, music by Zhenya Lopatnik, and an interview with Gennady Estraikh, a Yiddish scholar, who will help to better understand why the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee was persecuted by the Soviet government and why it is relevant today. Q&A will follow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Discussion | Intersections of Identity: The Jewish Indigenous Experience (online)


To be both Indigenous and Jewish can be enriching and confusing. Those who are members of both of these communities may struggle to feel like they belong in either place. However, as many Indigenous Jews have pointed out, there is much that is similar between the two communities, including struggles for acceptance, histories of oppression, and rich cultural traditions. Join the Museum and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian for a conversation about the Indigenous Jewish experience. The program will feature a conversation between Sarah Podemski, star of FX's Reservoir Dogs, and Emily Bowen Cohen, artist and comic writer. The program will be moderated by Cindy Benitez, Program Manager at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | New York Philharmonic Very Young People's Concert: Family Event Outdoors


Tropical breezes, ocean waves, rainforest canopies -- explore how art and nature connect in these performances. NY Phil wind players and Garifuna musicians come together for music that engages the senses and fuels young imaginations. Becky Young is the host on a musical journey celebrating Earth's natural features and ways we can help protect them. For children ages 3-7 and their families.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | New York Scandia Music Festival


Now in its 17th year, New York Scandia Symphony has served Washington Heights and Inwood with free outdoor music programs. Bring a blanket and enjoy this free performance with backdrop views of the river. Sundays, June 12-26, 2022      
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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City Walk | Queer History Walk


A walking tour that explores the queer histories of the neighborhood surrounding the museum. This walk will bring visitors to select sites to reflect on the changing nature of queer community as it formed along the New York waterfront. Visit the former sites of bars, clubs, and public spaces and consider the intersection between artistic and sexual experimentation that occurred alongside the piers of the West Side. The walk will culminate with a look at Day's End (2021) by David Hammons, a new permanent public artwork that sketches the shape of the former Pier 52 building and references a work by the artist Gordon Matta-Clark from 1975. The layered history of Hammons's work serves as a model for how the queer history of the city remains a defining presence in the ever-changing landscape of the neighborhood.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Parade | Murmurations Puppet Parade


Murmurations is a collective puppetry performance in public space where humans of all ages are invited to shed their human bodies and become a murmuration of menhaden. Puppetry, song and movement transform the space into a seascape of androgenous oysters, stunning sturgeon and captivating cetaceans. The puppets and costumes of this performance are crafted entirely of recycled materials, including waste materials removed from New York City waterways. The practice that informs Murmurations is rooted in Bread and Puppet pageantry, carnival, circus parade, and direct action where large performing objects activate public spaces with collective action. The performance is composed of two movements. The first movement will occur in the grass lawn. Here, participants will learn the movement vocabulary of a fish murmuration. They will be taught the songs of the shoal, and be adorned in costumes and puppet headpieces. The second movement will begin as the murmuration parades to the park. As the group sings and mumurates through the large green space of the park, giant puppets inspired by astounding biodiversity of New York Harbor will appear in various distant locations of the park. Operated by small teams of puppeteers and instrumentalists, these puppets of oysters, sturgeons, and humpback whales will parade to the murmuration creating a cacophonous confluence of city and sea. And just as this symphony appears to reach a peak, the murmuration will dissipate, fading into the landscape, to Teardrop Park and our human lives. Those who wish to participate are invited to gather at 2pm. Please note that participants will move together in a close group. All are welcome to enjoy the parade at 3pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free

Classical Music | Vocal and Chamber Music: Mozart, Schubert and More


Paulina Yeung, soprano (toured the US and UK on the Broadway show “King and I”); Bixby Kennedy, Clarinet; Fumiyasu Kawase, Piano  Program Mozart “Ch’io mi scordi di te? ... Non temer, amato bien” K. 505 Angel Lam 2 Songs Niels Gade Fantasiestücke for Clarinet and piano, Op. 43 Schumann Drei Romanzen, Op. 94 Schubert Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D. 965 Vaccination proof and masks are required.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Woodwind Quintet: Latin, Jazz, Klezmer and Swing


Quintet of the Americas performs Latin, Jazz, Klezmer and Swing Commissions. The program will include Echoes From a Distant Land (1983) by the late Jose Raul Bernardo, the World Premiere of Begin Again (2020) by Allen Schultz, Rockaway Baby by Lev "Ljova" Zhurbin, Quintet No. 1 Jazz Quintet (1981 rev 2004) by the late Ed Bland and Klezmer Fantasy (2019) by the late James Cohn. Performers: Kim O'Hare Bonacorsa, flute; Matt Sullivan, oboe; David Valbuena, clarinet; Barbara Oldham, horn and Alexander Davis, bassoon and contrabassoon. Proof of vaccination will be required.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Classical Music | Organ Music by J.S. Bach and More


Su-Ryeon Ji, organ Program J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Sinfonia from Cantata No. 29 (arr. Speller) J. S. Bach (1685-1750) Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 J. S. Bach (1685-1750) Prelude and Fuge in A Minor, BWV 543 Paul F. Page (b. 1945) Cantabile Sacra ONE HUNDRED SIX Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) from Symphony No. 5 in F Minor, Op. 42, No. 1, V. Toccata
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:15 pm
Free

Jazz | Jazz Open Mic


Every Sunday, there's a featured performer, and today it's Steph Walker.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Dress Rehearsal for a Dream Sequence: Exhibition Tour


An imaginative walkthrough of the exhibition, led by Heather Lynn Johnson, that avoids conventional methods of analysis and instead is based on free-floating associations, sparks of intuition, and poetic resonances. Johnson, herself an artist, poet and researcher, draws from her experience at various museum archives to attune it with the queer structures of support proposed by Anna Campbell. In response to the highly evocative sculptures by Campbell and following the histories signaled by the works’ rich references, Johnson envisions spaces of queer support and preservation beyond the normative institutional mechanisms of inclusion and exclusion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Jazz | Jazz Underground


Whether it's in reference to the subterranean clubs where legendary performers have traditionally honed their chops or to the lingo of the knowingly hip in-crowd, the underground tradition in jazz is an important and lasting part of that music's history. A handpicked selection of young lions and venerable instrumentalists will congregate to delight audiences at this pop-up bar and performance stage.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Dancing | Learn to Dance Like a Pro


Salsa, Cha-Cha, and Bachata lessons and group social dances led by master teachers from the Piel Canela Dance and Music School and featuring DJ Ray Colon. Sundays, June 5-26, 2022
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Play | Drama with Broadway Actors

Regular Price: $77
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Play | A Play with Tony Nominated Director

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