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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on June 23, 2026?

32 free events take place on Tuesday, June 23 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 23 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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32 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, June 23, 2026

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Workshop | Learn & Practice the Chinese Martial Art of Tai Chi in the Park


Practice this traditional system of health and self-defense, derived from the philosphy of Taoism. Tai Chi was designed to develop the optimum degree of harmony between body and mind, as well as between the individual and the natural order of the universe. Classes are led by teachers and students who train nearby at CK Chu Tai Chi under the direction of Master Hyland Harris. Classes are rain or shine. All levels are welcome, and no equipment is necessary.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshops, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, Learn & Practice the Chinese Martial Art of Tai Chi in the Park

Workshop | Dance Cardio Session (Outdoors)


Enjoy a complimentary outdoor wellness experience designed to energize your body, elevate your mood, and connect you with community. Flow into an uplifting dance cardio class led by Sarah Wolff, then keep the glow going at ALO with sips + light bites.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshops, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, Dance Cardio Session (Outdoors)

Tour | A Walk Through Fashion, History, and Immigration: Garment District


Join born and raised New Yorker, Mike, in exploring the Garment District of New York. Learn about the apparel industry developed in New York and how it came to be located in its current district. Expect to hear about iconic designers Ralph, Oscar, and Calvin, as well as the Gangsters and Labor Unions that shaped New York and this District. Tour Guide Mike has spent the greater portion of his life working in the Garment industry himself -- expect first-hand anecdotes and wisdom
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Tours, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, A Walk Through Fashion, History, and Immigration: Garment District

Workshop | Zumba Workout for All


Enthusiastic instruction and easy-to-follow Latin dance choreography working on balance, coordination, and range of motion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Workshops, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, Zumba Workout for All

Park Walk | A Stroll Through New York's Waterfront History


Explore this historic waterfront park, where centuries of New York history meet panoramic views, and where important landmarks, monuments, and beautiful perennial gardens create a uniquely New York landscape. Please arrive a few minutes early as the tour will begin right on time. Please note that tours will not happen in the rain -- we will do our best to alert you in advance, but sometimes the forecast changes suddenly! Please reach out if you have questions about the weather forecast and its impact on your reservation. Look for the tour guide holding up a sign with our blue "B" logo to identify themselves.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Park Walks, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, A Stroll Through New York's Waterfront History

Park Walk | Horticulturist Leads Park Exploration: Learn More about Local Plants


The Director of Horticulture with the park conservancy leads a tour to see what’s in bloom, discuss special topics in urban horticulture, and ask questions about the plants you see.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Park Walks, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, Horticulturist Leads Park Exploration:&nbsp;Learn More about Local Plants

Workshop | Learn to Juggle, All Skill Levels Welcome


This juggling class is ideal for a quick lesson, an extended practice session, or just enjoy watching jugglers 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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12:00 pm
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Workshops, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, Learn to Juggle, All Skill Levels Welcome

Jazz | Piano in the Park: Ragtime Tunes


Come on down and swing along to the best ragtime music the Big Apple has to offer with pianist and music historian Ramona Baker on the keys!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Concerts, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, Piano in the Park: Ragtime Tunes

Film | Splash (1984): Romantic Fantasy Comedy with Tom Hanks


A young man is reunited with a mermaid he briefly encountered as a boy and falls in love with her without knowing her secret. Director: Ron Howard Cast: Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, Eugene Levy, John Candy Tom Hanks is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American cultural icon. Hanks' films have grossed more than $4.9 billion in North America and more than $9.96 billion worldwide, making him the fourth-highest-grossing actor in North America. Hanks has received six Academy Award nominations, including two consecutive wins for Best Actor for Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Films, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, Splash (1984): Romantic Fantasy Comedy with Tom Hanks

Film | Weapons (2025): Mystery Horror Film


When all but one child from the same classroom mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance. Director: Zach Cregger Cast: Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Toby Huss
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Films, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, Weapons (2025): Mystery Horror Film

Workshop | Versatile, Beginner-Friendly Monoprinting with Gelli Plates


Enjoy a hands-on, creative session experimenting with gelli plate printmaking. Gelli plate printmaking is a versatile, beginner-friendly monoprinting technique using a durable, reusable synthetic gel surface to create unique, textured prints without a press. Using acrylic paint or ink, artists apply color with a brayer, add textures using stencils, leaves, or tools, and lift the design onto paper or fabric.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshops, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, Versatile, Beginner-Friendly Monoprinting with Gelli Plates

Museums | Art from All Over The World in the Most Amazing Museum


Discover a vast collection of art from a diverse range of countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Russia, France, Spain, Japan, India, United States and more. Tickets for Pay-What-You-Wish hours are available online only and released at 10 am the morning of the event.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
$1 min pay-what-you-wish,...
Museumss, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, Art from All Over The World in the Most Amazing Museum

Book Club | Discuss Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novel: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver


Atend a book club to analyze and discuss Demon Copperhead  by Barbara Kingsolver. Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father’s good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Relayed in his own unsparing voice, Demon braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Clubs, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, Discuss Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novel:&nbsp;Demon Copperhead&nbsp;by Barbara Kingsolver

Film | Fried Green Tomatoes (1991): American Southern Gothic Comedy-Drama


Evelyn, a dissatisfied housewife, befriends an older woman at a nursing home and listens to her stories about two intrepid women at the Whistle Stop Café.  Director: Jon Avnet Cast: Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Cicely Tyson
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Films, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, Fried Green Tomatoes (1991):&nbsp;American Southern Gothic Comedy-Drama

Party | Make New Friends Playing Board Games Outdoors


Organizers bring a wider selection of board games to the Games Cart at this event, with games like Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne, Catan, King of Tokyo and more. Not sure what to play? The Games Hosts can help you find the perfect game and match up players!
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
Free
Partys, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, Make New Friends Playing Board Games Outdoors

Talk | El Museo del Barrio-Featured Artist Discusses Her Craft & Career


Enjoy a talk with Gaby Collins-Fernandez, an artist living and working in New York City. Her work has been shown in the US and internationally, including institutionally at the Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, and El Museo del Barrio, NY. Her work has been discussed in publications such as The Brooklyn Rail and artcritical, and on the video interview series, Gorky's Granddaughter. She is a recipient of residencies at Yaddo (Saratoga Springs, NY), The Marble House Project (Dorset, VT), and a 2013 Rema Hort Mann Foundation Emerging Art Award. Collins-Fernandez is also a writer whose texts have appeared in Cultured Magazine, The Miami Rail, and The Brooklyn Rail. She is a founder and publisher of the annual magazine Precog, and a co-director of the artist-run art and music initiative BombPop!Up.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talks, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, El Museo del Barrio-Featured Artist Discusses Her Craft & Career

Workshop | Learn to Juggle, All Skill Levels Welcome


This juggling class is ideal for a quick lesson, an extended practice session, or just enjoy watching jugglers 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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Workshops, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, Learn to Juggle, All Skill Levels Welcome

Book Discussion | NYT Bestelling Authors Explore Cultural Heritage & Community Ties through Queer Storytelling (In Person AND Online!)


This Pride month, enjoy an evening of conversation about queer storytelling, featuring authors Jade Song, Zee Carlstrom, and Julián Delgado Lopera in dialogue with Jacob Aplaca.   Rather than treating queerness only as an identity category or secondary theme, these writers take queerness as a starting point for exploring cultural heritage and community ties. Centering novels like Song's Chlorine, Lopera's Fiebre Tropical, and Carlstrom's Make sure you die screaming, this conversation will consider how themes of political struggle, regional identity, and generational trauma take on new meaning when subject to the queer gaze of storytellers and readers alike. The panel will be followed by a live performance by Krystofer Maison, exploring queer stories in song!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussions, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, NYT Bestelling Authors Explore Cultural Heritage & Community Ties through Queer Storytelling (In Person AND Online!)

Park Walk | Discover the History & Design of One of New York's Most Unique Parks


Hear the story behind New York City's park in the sky: an insider's perspective on the park's history, design, and landscape. Note: Spots are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Park Walks, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, Discover the History & Design of One of New York's Most Unique Parks

Party | Play Bridge in a Stress-Free Environment


The card game of Bridge requires four people to play: two teams of two people. Join the group with your bridge partner, or you will be matched with someone to play as a pair. If you would like to learn how to play bridge, organizers can offer some instruction, and you can observe others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Partys, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, Play Bridge in a Stress-Free Environment

Workshop | HIIT Workout on the Pier


NYC’s best trainers bring the energy with a HIIT workout that builds endurance and leaves you feeling energized. Please note that participants should bring their own water bottle to class.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshops, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, HIIT Workout on the Pier

Workshop | Mat Pilates for Movement and Flexibility (Outdoors)


A strengthening and lengthening exercise that focuses on conditioning your core muscles while also training your arms and legs. This class incorporates key Pilates principles such as postural alignment, breathing, strength, controlled movement and flexibility. This class is perfect for all levels. Bring your own mat.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshops, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, Mat Pilates for Movement and Flexibility (Outdoors)

Workshop | Origami Group Meet-Up


This event is for people to come together and share in the beautiful art of Origami--an ancient art of folding various mediums, most commonly paper. The word comes from the combination of the Japanese verb oru (to fold) and the noun kami (paper). Other materials often folded are fabric, wire mesh, sheet metal, tissue, thin plastic, cardboard, and straws.This group meets to teach each other new models and share paper, books, and tips. This meeting is free and open to all level of folders from beginner to advanced. There will be free paper available to share. You may choose to bring your own paper and books and just show up and fold! If you have models you would like to learn, or teach, let the organizers know, and they will try our best to accommodate.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshops, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, Origami Group Meet-Up

Park Walk | Walk along the East River: Learn about History, Architecture, & Ecology


Experienced park docents lead a walking tour to explore the history of the Brooklyn waterfront, the area's sustainable design and ecology, and how the park came to life!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Park Walks, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, Walk along the East River: Learn about History, Architecture, & Ecology

Talk | Photographer Discusses His Work on Family History & LGBTQIA+ Pride


Enjoy a talk with Tom P. Ashe, a photographer, educator, consultant, author, and the chair of MPS Digital Photography, where he has been teaching photography, color management, and digital printmaking for over 22 years. Tom has been working in photography and education for over 35 years, including positions with Polaroid and Eastman Kodak. His consulting clients have included X-Rite, The MAC Group, AdoramaPix/Printique, and the photographers Arnold Newman and Andrew Eccles. He has been a guest lecturer at MIT, Yale University, Northeastern University, and the Association of International Photographic Arts Dealers. He was elected to the board of the Society for Photographic Education in 2025. Tom has written articles for Photo District News, Popular Photography, and in 2014, Focal Press released his book Color Management & Quality Output. His personal photography and research explore family history and LGBTQIA+ pride.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talks, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, Photographer Discusses His Work on Family History & LGBTQIA+ Pride

Play | Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Live in the Park


The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, directed by Stephen Burdman, is presented outdoors in a free, open-air production. The play examines the fragile balance between loyalty and ambition as a group of senators conspires to prevent a feared tyranny, only to unleash unrest and instability. As alliances fracture and public tensions rise, Shakespeare's exploration of power, persuasion, and responsibility unfolds with striking contemporary relevance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Plays, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Live in the Park

Classical Music | Music in the Bandshell: Contemporary Orchestral Works by Paul Simon, Samuel Barber, & More


The Knights orchestral collective, with violinist Tessa Lark. Program: Christina Courtin (1984-) Rhapsody on Being Giant Proof Lisa Bielawa (1968-) Violin Concerto No. 2: Pulse Samuel Barber (1910-1981) Adagio for Strings Caroline Shaw (1982-) The Mountain that Loved a Bird Paul Simon (1941-) (arr. Colin Jacobsen) American Tune
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Concerts, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, Music in the Bandshell: Contemporary Orchestral Works by Paul Simon, Samuel Barber, & More

Author Reading | GQ Bustle Contributor Shares Her New Novel, The Very Definition of Love


A reading and conversation with Sophia Benoit, author of The Very Definition of Love, with Sarah MacLean. Bridgerton meets Emily Henry in this fresh take on regency romance about a wallflower writing a dictionary of bawdy slang who arranges her own marriage to the ultimate instructor: the town rake.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Readings, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, GQ&nbsp; &&nbsp;Bustle Contributor Shares Her New Novel,&nbsp;The Very Definition of Love

Concert | Grammy-Nominated Musicians Performs Ensemble Jazz, Afro-Caribbean, & Middle Eastern Music in the Park


Itai Kriss and Telavana Ensemble perform a fusion of jazz, Afro-Caribbean, and Middle Eastern music. Itai Kriss, a Grammy-nominated recording artist praised by Jazzwax as "one of the most exciting new flutist-composers" on the scene, commands a variety of musical genres with an eclectic style. Limited seating is available; lawn chairs are recommended.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free
Concerts, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, Grammy-Nominated Musicians Performs Ensemble Jazz, Afro-Caribbean, & Middle Eastern Music in the Park

Play | Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet: Broadway & Film Actors in a Timeless Tale of Starcrossed Lovers (Sign Language)


Never was there a story of more woe, or more romance, than the Bard’s timeless tale of two young lovers from warring families. As the Montagues and Capulets are torn apart by ideology and simmering violence spills into the streets of the border town of Verona, Romeo and Juliet dare to defy a world determined to keep them apart. In this bold new staging, the play unfolds in English, but Romeo and Juliet speak to one another in Spanish, a language reserved only for their shared world. Don’t miss this thrilling new production, essential viewing for lovers of Shakespeare, theater, and the enduring power of love itself. Written by William Shakespeare Directed by Saheem Ali Cast: Ra'Mya Latiah Aikens, Sergio Mauritz Ang (TV: Crutch, Law & Order: SVU), Daniel Bravo Hernández (Broadway: Romeo + Juliet), Reece dos Santos, Caleb Joshua Eberhardt (Broadway: An Enemy of the People, Choir Boy), Glenn Fleshler (Broadway: Good Night, and Good Luck, Death of a Salesman, Arcadia, Guys and Dolls, Spring Awakening; Film: Joker, A Most Violent Year; TV: Billions, Barry, True Detective, Boardwalk Empire), Francis Jue (Tony, Outer Critics Circle, Lucille Lortel, and Obie Awards for Yellow Face)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Plays, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet: Broadway & Film Actors in a Timeless Tale of Starcrossed Lovers (Sign Language)
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Concerts, June 23, 2026, 06/23/2026, Master Blues Guitarist at a Legendary Venue

Workshop | Stargazing in the Park


Immerse yourself in the wonders of the night sky. The friendly team from the Amateur Astronomers Association will be there with high-powered telescopes, ready to reveal the secrets of the cosmos. From sunset to 30 minutes before park closure. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Play | Broadway Actors in a Play by a Legendary Playwright

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Classical Music | A Choral Journey of Light and Hope at a Landmark Venue

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