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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on May 29, 2016?

30 free events take place on Sunday, May 29 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 May 29 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 May . 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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30 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, May 29, 2016

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

Editor's Picks

free events nyc Riverside Drive-'Luxury and Elegance Along the Hudson' Tour
free events nyc Outdoor Art Exhibit - Spring Show 2016
free events nyc The 21st Annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts
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Workshop | Tai Chi in the Park


Join Silvana Pizzuti to learn and practice Tai Chi, a slow moving martial art with health benefits for all fitness levels. Takes place Sundays, May 1-August 14.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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City Walk | Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo Tour


This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for 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. This tour takes place every day at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Park Walk | Central Park Tour - Lower Section


Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today among the world's most famous and beloved public parks. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find something to enjoy in Central Park.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Downtown Manhattan 3-Hour Tour


The 3-hour walking and subway tour covers the Financial District including Wall Street and the World 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 opportuniti​es to sample tasty treats.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Lower Manhattan, Chinatown, Little Italy and SoHo Tour


A multi-neighborhood tour of the Lower Manhattan area. The tour begins on Wall Street, where you will see the New York Stock Exchange and Trinity Church before moving on the the World Trade Center and City Hall. We then move on by subway to visit the largest Chinatown in the United States. Following Chinatown, the tour will continue on through Little Italy and on to SoHo.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Tour


You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown.
   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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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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Lecture | Democracy Spring


Democracy Spring is a mass nonviolent action to win a real democracy that works for people. Organizer Kai Newkirk will share his story and the story of this movement with us. Kai Newkirk is the organizer, co-founder and national coordinator of 99Rise. 99Rise is the nonviolent, mass movement and network of activists and organizers who are dedicated to ending corruption and reclaiming democracy from the domination of big money. He lives in Los Angeles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Festival | Family Fun Day


The Family Fun Day celebrates the season’s opening and the Island’s playful nature and free-range attitude. Improvise with Story Pirates, be amazed and inspired by Mario the Magician and his inventions, show off your mad dance moves to Grammy-winning Tim Kubart and the Space Cadets, march with Shinbone Alley Stilt Band, hone your art skills with Children’s Museum of the Arts, make puppets with Lisa Abbatomarco, learn about forts with National Park Service rangers, become a compost pro with Earth Matter, paint birdhouses to house Governors Island hatchlings and let your giggles and your belly laughs flood the park. All performances and activities are family-friendly and open to the public.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Flatiron District Walking Tour


Join professional guides 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. This tour repeats every Sunday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Riverside Drive-'Luxury and Elegance Along the Hudson' Tour


Highlights: Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Villa Julia, Pomander Walk, Riverside Park, Statue of Joan of Arc, former home of Babe Ruth, locations from "The Odd Couple" movie.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
$20...

Park Walk | Waterfront Walks: Guided Park Tours


Join docents on a tour to learn about the history of the Brooklyn waterfront, the park's sustainable design, and how the park came to life. The tour takes place Sundays from April 17 to October 30.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Explore Castle Williams Tour


Castle Williams, the centerpiece of the system of fortifications designed to guard New York City just prior to the War of 1812, was long off-limits to the public. After an extensive rehabilitation project in 2011, the National Park Service opened the Castle to the general public for the first time in the fort's 200-year history. Tours of the Castle take visitors through all three levels and the roof run every hour on the half hour. Tours are approximately 30 minutes in length and require a free ticket. Tickets are available one hour before each tour begins, and may be picked up inside the Castle. Visitors are advised that tours require climbing three flights of stairs. The Castle's upper floors are not handicap-accessible.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Other | Outdoor Art Exhibit - Spring Show 2016


Now in its 84th year, the Outdoor Art Exhibit will hold its annual spring show. The show features exciting new and veteran exhibitors in all categories of fine arts and fine crafts, both traditional and contemporary. Oils and watercolors, pastels and acrylics, graphics, photography and sculpture make up the fine arts group. The crafts include such specialties as jewelry, ceramics, wood, fiber and. mixed media. Each exhibit consists of an individual artist or artisan showing their own original work.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

Fair | Street Fair and Outdoor Market


Fun for the whole family, including live music, a celebration the culture of El Barrio, live kitchen demos, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Awesome Asana Yoga


Certified yoga instructor Chelsea Best conducts Awesome Asana Yoga, an open-level Vinyasa class designed to accommodate beginners and experts alike. All are welcome, and mats, if you haven’t one, are provided. This class takes place Saturdays and Sundays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$5

Classical Music | The Grammy-winning Parker Quartet performs contemporary classical music


Inspiring performances, luminous sound and exceptional musicianship are the hallmarks of the Grammy-Award-winning Parker Quartet (Daniel Chong and Ying Xue, violins; Jessica Bodner, viola, Kee-Hyun Kim, cello). Renowned for their dynamic, compelling interpretations, expansive colors, and varied repertoire ranging from classical to romantic to new music, the group has rapidly distinguished itself as one of the preeminent ensembles of its generation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Tour | Bushwick Graffiti and Street Art Tour


New York City is a mecca for graffiti and street art, making it a very attractive playground for artists 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Harlem Tour


Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, 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. This tour takes place Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays at 2pm, and Saturdays at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Morningside Heights-'Cultural Delights' Tour


Highlights: Grants Tomb, Riverside Church, Campus of Columbia University, St. John the Divine Cathedral, Barnard College, The Peace Fountain, The Grave of the Amiable Child.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Tour


You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown.
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2:00 pm
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Play | Much Ado About Nothing: A 20th-Century Version of Shakespeare's Beloved Comedy


The Drilling Company's Shakespeare in the Parking Lot ensemble presents Much Ado about Nothing set in the Post-World War I Suffragette movement.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free

Classical Music | Sunday Afternoon Organ Meditation


The program features the great repertoire of the organ on the 101-rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor and Boody Organ Builders. The Organ Meditation takes place every Sunday from Sept. 13, 2015 to May 29, 2016.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Classical Music | Works by Bartók, Brahms, Liszt, Monti


With: David Pedraza, viola Annya Nizhegorodsteva, piano
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
Free

Festival | The 21st Annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts


Hundreds of performers will converge downtown in a three-day entertainment event encompassing music, drama, dance, poetry, comedy, cabaret, theater, film and the visual arts. Takes place May 27-29.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Concert | Sunday Organ Recital


Organist: Angela Kraft Cross
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Jazz | The New York Jazzharmonic Trio


With: Jay Rattman, sax; Chris Ziemba, keyboard; Ron Wasserman, bass. Special guests: Jim Saporito, drums; Harrison Hollingsworth, bassoon.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Theater | Shakespeare in the Park: The Taming of the Shrew, an All-Female Production


The New York Times called Phyllida Lloyd’s all-female production of Henry IV “a celebration of the metamorphic wonder of live stage acting.” This summer, the Tony nominated director turns Shakespeare’s zany comedy of the sexes The Taming the Shrew on its head, with an all-female cast and a bold new take. With Olivier nominee Cush Jumbo and Tony and Olivier winner Janet McTeer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Play | Drama with Broadway Actors

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Play | A Play with Tony Nominated Director

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