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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on November 2, 2024?

27 free events take place on Saturday, November 2 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 November 2 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 November . 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 Saturday, November 2, 2024

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

Editor's Picks

free events nyc Dia de los Muertos Celebration: Music, Dance Performances, Art-Making, and More
free events nyc 50 Forward: "The Future Is...": Short Films
free events nyc 11th Reel China Biennial
free events nyc Dazzling Lights! Immersive Experience by the Waterfront
free events nyc Lyrics from Lockdown: One-Man Show Brings 40 Characters to Life
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Tour | NYC Walking Tours: A Variety of Neighborhoods - Choose One Tour Or Many


These tours take place at various times. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows. See link for details: scroll down to find the daily scheduled tours at $4 (more costly tours are listed on top). Daily tours may include: Brooklyn Bridge SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Lower Manhattan Harlem Downtown Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Graffiti and Street Art Tours
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Tours, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, NYC Walking Tours: A Variety of Neighborhoods - Choose One Tour Or Many

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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Fairs, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, Street Fair

Tour | Canstruction 2024 Guided Tour


Take a tour of the beloved Canstruction exhibition, which challenges teams of architects, engineers, and contractors to build large-scale sculptures made entirely out of unopened cans of food which are later donated to City Harvest to help feed those in need.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Tours, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, Canstruction 2024 Guided Tour

Festival | Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration: Honoring Ancestors, Aztec Dance, Crafts


Join the celebration of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) to honoring our ancestors and remember those who are gone. Learn about an ofrenda (altar) and take the opportunity to honor a loved one that has passed with a note. Family-friendly activities include paper artcrafts making marigolds and butterfly masks. Aztec dance group Cetiliztli Nauhcampa will perform traditional dances (at 12 PM and 3 PM).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Festivals, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration: Honoring Ancestors, Aztec Dance, Crafts

Museums | Jewish History: Centuries of Art


As one of the largest collections of art in Jewish culture globally, the venue features an extensive array of historical Jewish artifacts as well as modern and contemporary art.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free
Museumss, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, Jewish History: Centuries of Art

Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Get in a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them 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, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, Learn Juggling in the Park

Screening | Watch Football on a Big Outdoor Screen


Ohio State vs. Penn State
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Screenings, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, Watch Football on a Big Outdoor Screen

Gallery Talk | Energies: Exhibition Tour


An international group exhibition that includes influential historic artworks alongside contemporary positions and new commissions that address ecological affordances and effects, social formations, and political arrangements attached to energy past and present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Gallery Talks, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, Energies: Exhibition Tour

Hike | Brooklyn Neighborhood Hike


Walk along the city streets to Marine Park and also visit the nearby Salt Marsh Preserve and Visitor Center. After make your way to Sheepshead Bay, with its scenic waterfront and many shops and restaurants.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:45 pm
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Hikes, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, Brooklyn Neighborhood Hike

Book Discussion | Operation Husky: The Canadian Invasion of Sicily, July 10–August 7, 1943 (online)


On July 10, 1943, twenty thousand Canadian soldiers joined two great Allied armies on the beaches of southern Sicily for Operation Husky-the first western Allied thrust to win a toehold inside Hitler's Fortress Europe. Guarding the renowned Eighth Army's left flank, Ist Canadian Infantry Division and Ist Canadian Army Tank Brigade struck out from the sand into the island's rugged interior. In searing heat, these untried troops clashed in ever-intensifying battle to wrest towering mountains and ancient hill towns away from the elite veterans of Germany's Hermann Göring and Ist Parachute divisions. When Eighth Army's main drive up Sicily's eastern coast stalled, General Montgomery ordered the Canadians to save the day by turning the German left flank. The fighting reached a fever pitch as the Canadians struggled to break through a series of German defensive lines. Celebrated military historian Mark Zuehlke vividly recreates this little-known campaign, which became the Canadian Army's first triumph of World War II.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussions, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, Operation Husky: The Canadian Invasion of Sicily, July 10&ndash;August 7, 1943 (online)

Festival | Dia de los Muertos Celebration: Music, Dance Performances, Art-Making, and More


Join the celebration of this cultural tradition with a day packed with dance and music performances, art crafts, face painting, a communal altar, and more! Bring the entire family and dive into the beauty of Dia de los Muertos! Various dance companies will perform.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free
Festivals, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, Dia de los Muertos Celebration: Music, Dance Performances, Art-Making, and More

Screening | 11th Reel China Biennial


This three-day event brings works by veteran Chinese filmmakers along with diaspora and emerging voices. Documentaries, animations, dramas, and more. This showing: The River That Holds My Hand (Chen Jianhang, 2023, 34min.) Drolma (Tamding Tsering, 2024, 20min.)
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:30 pm
Free
Screenings, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, 11th Reel China Biennial

Fair | Booktok Book Swap: Romance


Finished with your latest Romance read? Come swap your book for a new favorite at this Romance themed Book swap! Book Swap Rules: 1. Romance novels preferred. Romantasy or Fiction with romantic subplots are also allowed. 2. Bring new, gently used, or good condition books. Damaged or dirty books will not be accepted. 3. Participants can bring up to 3 items to swap. 4. Participants who drop off books can take unlimited books. 5. Patrons who do not bring items to swap are limited to taking 2 books. Please note: Books brought to this event are for swapping with other patrons.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Fairs, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, Booktok Book Swap: Romance

Film | Dr. No (1962) with Sean Connery


Agent 007 and Dr. No, a scientific genius who wants to destroy the U.S. space program, battle in this first film of the James Bond saga. In Jamaica, Bond meets the beautiful Honey Ryder, and he confronts the evil villain at his secret island headquarters. Director: Terence Young Cast: Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman, Jack Lord, Anthony Dawson, Zena Marshall, John Kitzmiller, Eunice Gayson, Bernard Lee Sean Connery was a Scottish actor who was the first to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond on film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983. Over the span of his career, Connery received numerous accolades. For his role in The Untouchables (1987) he received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free
Films, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, Dr. No (1962) with Sean Connery

Poetry Reading | Song of the Ground Jay: Poems by Iranian Women, 1960-2023


Editor Mojdeh Bahar introduces readers to the poems of 104 Iranian women during the past sixty years. Focusing mainly on poets writing today, this expanded edition of Song of the Ground Jay engages with a very diverse array of Iranian women’s voices that includes the full spectrum of aesthetic sensibilities—with varying styles, tones, and themes, painting a dynamic and cohesive portrait of modern Persian poetry by women.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Poetry Readings, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, Song of the Ground Jay: Poems by Iranian Women, 1960-2023

Play | The Ruminants: Life with the Animals


With only weeks left in her senior year, Bekka wonders if she has done enough to impact animal rights at her university. As the president of Animal Rights Now (ARN), she has organized numerous protests, but nothing seems to change. Determined to leave her mark, she plans a bold action that no one can ignore. But what will the cost be for those who join her and the animals she tries to help? This world premiere is a production that explores protest, privilege, and the lasting effects of one's actions. Written by Dipti Bramhandkar
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Plays, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, The Ruminants: Life with the Animals

Screening | 11th Reel China Biennial


This three-day event brings works by veteran Chinese filmmakers along with diaspora and emerging voices. Documentaries, animations, dramas, and more. This showing: Baya (Ji Dan, 2023, 180min.) Q & A with filmmaker
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free
Screenings, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, 11th Reel China Biennial

Screening | 50 Forward: "The Future Is...": Short Films


Celebrate the community, artworkers, and artists that have made these 50 years so fabulous. 50+ artists created short films in response to the prompt "The Future Is...."
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free
Screenings, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, 50 Forward: "The Future Is...": Short Films

Screening | Watch Football on a Big Outdoor Screen


Florida vs. Georgia
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Screenings, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, Watch Football on a Big Outdoor Screen

Opening Reception | Prince of the Far Rainbow: Exploration of Color 


Alteronce Gumby's collection showcases his new abstract paintings that include his "moonwalker", "rainbow" and 'falling rainbow" creations. The artist continues his intense exploration of color and the way it shapes our experience of the world. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Receptions, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, Prince of the Far Rainbow: Exploration of Color&nbsp;

Museums | Art from All Over The World: Modern and Contemporary


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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Museumss, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, Art from All Over The World: Modern and Contemporary

Classical Music | Serene organ meditations in an intimate venue (In Person AND Online)


Enjoy a program of hymns, anthems, and voluntaries for the organ.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concerts, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, Serene organ meditations in an intimate venue (In Person AND Online)

Opening Reception | In Nature's Realm: Black and White Photography


In Nature's Realm is inspired by the Czech composer Antonin Dvorak's musical tapestry of the same name. In the spring of 1891, he started creating a set of three concert overtures which were originally known by their collective title, Nature, Life and Love. Featured artists: Nacho Cremona, Aashish Chandratreya, Carla Pivonski, Joe Dinki, John Mazlish, Jesse Streinz, Joe O'Neill, Volodymyr Demkiv, Paola Peli, Gianni Civile, Marybel Elfar, Milan Furtado
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Opening Receptions, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, In Nature's Realm: Black and White Photography

Play | The Ruminants: Life with the Animals


With only weeks left in her senior year, Bekka wonders if she has done enough to impact animal rights at her university. As the president of Animal Rights Now (ARN), she has organized numerous protests, but nothing seems to change. Determined to leave her mark, she plans a bold action that no one can ignore. But what will the cost be for those who join her and the animals she tries to help? This world premiere is a production that explores protest, privilege, and the lasting effects of one's actions. Written by Dipti Bramhandkar
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Plays, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, The Ruminants: Life with the Animals

City Walk | Dazzling Lights! Immersive Experience by the Waterfront


Spanning across six acres, this Illuminating display features an array of 18,750 lowlight, fiber-optic stemmed spheres that illuminate with a slow subtle change of hue. Guests are immersed in the installation as they walk a winding path through the ethereal painted landscape framed by the city's iconic skyline and the waterfront.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free
City Walks, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, Dazzling Lights! Immersive Experience by the Waterfront

Performance | Lyrics from Lockdown: One-Man Show Brings 40 Characters to Life


This event tells two true stories of wrongful incarceration, through the lens of a dysfunctional Caribbean immigrant family in Brooklyn. Fusing theater, comedy, spoken word poetry, Hip-Hop, blues, and calypso performed with the accompaniment of a live band and video DJ, this one-man show brings 40 characters to life.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free
Performances, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, Lyrics from Lockdown: One-Man Show Brings 40 Characters to Life

Classical Music | Viola Works by J.S. Bach, Schubert, and More (In Person AND Online!)


Daniel Simmons, Viola. Program J.S. Bach (1685-1750), Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 Christian Colberg, Viola Concerto William Grant Still (1895-1978), Carmela for Viola and Piano Schubert (1797-1828), Violin Sonata in D Major, D.384 Please arrive 30-60 minutes in advance of the performance to sign in to the building and receive your visitor badge.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concerts, November 02, 2024, 11/02/2024, Viola Works by J.S. Bach,&nbsp;Schubert, and More&nbsp;(In Person AND Online!)
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Musical | A Heart-Warming Musical

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Play | A Dark Comedy with Broadway Actors

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Classical Music | Piano Works by Robert Schumann

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