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The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
37 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, November 4, 2026
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Workshop | Autumn Indoor Yoga
Yoga instructor Meg SantaMaria leads a morning practice. Suitable for all fitness levels. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring your own mat.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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9:30 am
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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.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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10:00 am
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Workshop | Free-Form Watercolor Paint & Sip
Create your own art on watercolor paper while enjoying some coffee or tea! This is not a painting class, you are free to paint whatever you wish. All materials provided, limited to 10 participants. First come, first served.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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11:00 am
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Museums | Wednesday at a Unique Art Museum
Candid, genuine, and unexpected, this is New York City's only museum dedicated to folk & self-taught artists. The Museum celebrates the creativity of individuals whose singular talents have been refined largely through personal experience rather than formal artistic training. The museum's collection includes more than seven thousand works of art from four centuries and nearly every continent--from compelling portraits and dazzling quilts to powerful works by living artists in a variety of mediums. From critically acclaimed exhibitions and publications to inspiring educational programs and robust community outreach, the museum's mission is to be the leading forum shaping the understanding and appreciation of folk and self-taught art across time and place.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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11:30 am
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Workshop | Learn to Juggle in the Park
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.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Tour | New York City Hall Guided Tour
One of the oldest continuously used city halls in the nation that still houses its original governmental functions, New York's City Hall is considered one of the finest architectural achievements of its period. Constructed from 1803 to 1812, the building was an early expression of the City's cosmopolitanism. City Hall is a designated New York City landmark, and its rotunda is also a designated interior landmark. Note: When registering, choose the "Individual Tour" option.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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12:00 pm
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free, registration required...
Concert | Wide-Ranging Music Acts in the Park
This weekly program features a variety of artists ranging from psychedelic rock to opera to soca and classical. All ages welcome!
Manhattan, New York, NY
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12:00 pm
free, RSVP recommended
free, RSVP recommended
Classical Music | Organ Works by J.S. Bach in a Beautiful Church (In Person AND Online!)
Take a momentary respite from a busy day to enjoy a selection of organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach in an intimate venue.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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12:20 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Classical Music | Art Songs Performed by Juilliard Musicians
An afternoon of works featuring musicians from the Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts and Collaborative Piano Department.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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1:00 pm
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free, no reservation required
Classical Music | Bach's Italian Muses: Orchestral Works by Vivaldi & More
Johann Sebastian Bach was surrounded by a vast world of music, and his arrangements of dazzling Italian concertos illustrate how significant a source of inspiration those pieces were for his own string music. In this program, the Trinity Baroque Orchestra performs work from some of Bach's great Italian influences, including Antonio Vivaldi. Led by Avi Stein, organ.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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1:00 pm
free, RSVP required
free, RSVP required
Concert | Weekly Outdoor Bagpipe Tribute: Honoring 9/11 Lives and Legacies
A moving weekly bagpipe tribute honors those who lost their lives on 9/11, as well as individuals affected by the lasting health impacts of that day. The tribute begins with a performance near a symbolic column preserved from the site, followed by a second performance in a nearby outdoor space.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Film | The Karate Kid (1984): Martial Arts Drama
Having recently relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles, Daniel becomes the target of a gang of Cobra Kai dojo students. When Mr. Miyagi saves him with expert karate skills, Daniel convinces him to to teach him to defend himself. Director: John G. Avildsen Cast: Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Elisabeth Shue
Manhattan, New York, NY
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2:00 pm
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free, registration required
Park Walk | Photo Walk with Hudson River Views & Historic Architecture
Escape the pace of the city and attend a relaxing photo walk through the beautiful landscapes of this Manhattan park. With its winding paths, sweeping Hudson River views, lush gardens, and historic architecture, the park offers endless opportunities to create compelling photographs. Explore how to photograph landscapes, details, textures, light, and everyday moments in a natural setting. Along the way, organizers will share tips on composition, working with available light, and making stronger images by utilizing foreground and background elements. Whether you're looking to practice your photography skills or simply enjoy a creative afternoon outdoors, this photowalk is a great opportunity to slow down, explore, and make meaningful images in one of New York City's most scenic parks. Photo gear will not be provided. Please arrive early, as there is no planned route, and the group will be leaving promptly at 3pm.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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3:00 pm
free, registration required
free, registration required
Discussion | Live Conversation with Winners of 2026 Humanities Prizes
Each year the American Council of Learned Societies recognizes and rewards the authors and publishers of exceptional, innovative, and open humanities scholarship. Open access publishing offers exciting new opportunities for scholars to share their research with wider audiences. This event will feature a live conversation with winners of the 2026 prizes, which are awarded in the categories of Anthropology, Environmental Humanities, History, Literary/Media Studies, Multimodal, and Political Science. Conversations will be moderated by Beth Daley, Executive Editor of the nonprofit news website The Conversation. This year’s winners are:
Anthropology | Mal-Nutrition: Maternal Health Science and the Reproduction of Harm by Emily Yates-Doerr (University of California Press, 2024)
Environmental Humanities | Ecological States: Politics of Science and Nature in Urbanizing China by Jesse Rodenbiker (Cornell University Press, 2023)
History | Abortion Pills: US History and Politics by Carrie Baker (Amherst College Press, 2024)
Literary/Media Studies | Twining: Critical and Creative Approaches to Hypertext Narratives by Anastasia Salter and Stuart Moulthrop (Amherst College Press, 2021)
Multimodal | Deaf Mobility Studies: Exploring International Networks, Tourism, and Migration by Annelies Kusters, Erin Moriarty, Amandine le Maire, Sanchayeeta Iyer, and Steven Emery (Gallaudet University Press, 2024)
Political Science | Renegotiating Patriarchy: Gender, Agency, and the Bangladesh Paradox by Naila Kabeer (LSE Press, 2024)
Manhattan, New York, NY
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4:00 pm
free, registration required
free, registration required
Tour | Discovering Sculptures Built with Unconventional Objects
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.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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5:30 pm
free, RSVP required
free, RSVP required
Classical Music | Double Bass Works by J.S. Bach, Bottesini, & More (In Person AND Online!)
Nicholas David Payne, double bass. Program: York Bowen (1884-1961) (arr. Nicholas Payne) Viola Sonata No 1 in C Minor Op 18 J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Cello Suite No. 3 in A Major, BWV 1009 Eduard Tubin (1905-1982) Concerto for Double Bass Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889) Gran Duo Concertante
Manhattan, New York, NY
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5:30 pm
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Classical Music | Works by J.S. Bach, Cesar Franck, & More for Violin & Piano
Yinbo Wang, violin, Taketo Kataoka, piano, and Daisy Sun, piano. Program: J.S. Bach (1685-1750) English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808 Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931) Sonata for Solo Violin No. 6 in E Major, Op 27, No. 6 Zhang Zhao (1964-) Pi Huang César Franck (1822-1890) Violin Sonata in A Major
Manhattan, New York, NY
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5:30 pm
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free, no reservation required
Workshop | Zumba Rhythms Workout in the Park
Participants dance, sweat, and have a great time with friends and fellow Zumba enthusiasts. No experience is required, just come with a positive attitude and be ready to move your body to the rhythm of the music. Weather permitting. Please arrive 10 minutes before class begins.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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5:30 pm
free, registration required
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Galleries | Brooklyn Rail Launch Party
Celebrate the launch of the magazine's November issue at this art gallery, on the occasion of Bosco Sodi’s exhibition Verdigris, featured in the November issue. The issue features interviews with Sodi, Taryn Simon, Sable Elyse Smith, and Susan Jane Walp, “The Best (Hope For)” by Guest Critic Adrian Dannatt, along with numerous reviews, essays, and meditations. The event will feature remarks from Sodi, Rail Managing Editor Charles Schultz, Publisher Phong H. Bui, and gallery co-founder Nicholas Olney. Refreshments will be provided.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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free, no reservation required
Opening Reception | Journey into Clarity: Solo Exhibition of Organic Sculptural Forms
An opening reception to celebrate new work by artist Tith Kanitha (b. 1987, lives and works in Phnom Penh, Cambodia). This will be Tith’s first solo institutional presentation in the United States and her New York debut. Journey into Clarity will feature Tith’s celebrated organic sculptural forms. In her practice, Tith coils steel wire by hand around a thin copper steel rod and shapes the malleable lengths into porous abstractions that oscillate between line and mass. Each sculpture, made without preparatory drawings, takes shape through patient, iterative gestures. Slow and methodical, her embodied technique is a meditation on Cambodia’s past and present, refusing to resolve the questions that history leaves open.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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free, RSVP required
Party | Board Games Meet-Up
This event features a variety of board games, including Scrabble, Chess, Boggle, Bananagrams, Scattergories, and more! Bring a friend or join on your own--all levels are welcome. Studies have shown that playing board games can have positive effects on your mental, emotional, and physical health, including: o Improving memory and focus o Enhancing critical thinking skills o Making connections o Reducing stress (and screen time!)
Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Galleries | Exhibit on Historical Czechoslovakia Travel Posters Closing Reception (with Complimentary Drinks)
Explore Czech and Slovak travel posters with curator Nicholas Lowry at this closing tour, with stories, conversation, and drinks. From castles and spa towns to mountain resorts, original posters from Lowry’s collection reveal how Czechoslovakia invited the world to visit. Lowry will share the stories behind selected designs and explore what they reveal about the country’s changing cultural and political landscape. Whether it’s your first visit or a final look, enjoy an evening of art and conversation with complimentary drinks.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Journalists Share Their Books on Boundary-Breaking Art & the Ongoing Fight To Defend Creative Freedom
Martha Wilson and Anne Turyn present two groundbreaking publications documenting 1970s-1980s New York Avant-Garde performance and bookmaking. Artist and Franklin Furnace founder Martha Wilson will discuss her new book, Back to the Present: 50 Years of Free Expression with Franklin Furnace, a 50th-anniversary celebration of the legendary arts institution Franklin Furnace. This visually rich volume captures five decades of boundary-breaking art and the ongoing fight to defend creative freedom. Further, it chronicles stories by individuals from arts groups across the U.S.A. who also fought in the Culture Wars of the Reagan 80s. Anne Turyn, a New York-based fine art photographer, will share Top Stories, a prose periodical that she edited and published from 1978 to 1991. Over the course of twenty-nine issues, it served as a pivotal platform for experimental fiction and art through single-artist issues and two anthologies. Primarily featuring female artists, though in Turyn’s words a few men “crept in as collaborators."
Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Minds behind Storied Architecture Studio Share Their Book, JSa: Built in Mexico City (+ Signing)
A conversation with Aisha Ballesteros, Benedikt Fahlbusch, and Javier Sanchez, partners and principals of JSa, to celebrate their new book, a comprehensive overview of the firm's most prominent projects that helped it become one of Mexico City's leading architectural practices. The conversation will be followed by a signing.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Quiet Reading Meet Up
Bring a book or check one out of the library to read to yourself for one hour. After that, spend an hour socializing with those around you!
Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Film | Sorda (2025): Spanish Drama
Ángela a deaf woman and Héctor, her hearing partner, are expecting their first child. They are a couple in love, full of the excitement and all the questions that first parents have. However, Angela’s pregnancy triggers fears about motherhood and how she will be able to communicate with her daughter. When the baby is born, they have to wait a few months to know if she can hear or not. Angela can’t help feeling bouts of jealousy, and insecurity: she's not sure whether she would like her child to be hearing or deaf. Héctor is almost certain that the child will be able to hear. Director: Eva Libertad Cast: Miriam Garlo, Álvaro Cervantes, Elena Irureta
Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Multidimensional Artist Discusses the Work of Pioneer in Minimalist Art Space
Jordan Wolfson discusses the work of Donald Judd. Jordan Wolfson began his practice as a video artist, his recent work spans animatronics, robotics, virtual reality, holography, digital animation, and innovative sculpture. Contrasting physical, virtual, and imaginary realms, he examines the projection of internal impulses onto constructed selves and scenarios. As part of a generation that redefined artistic possibilities through emerging digital media, he uses technology to probe difficult, often controversial themes underlying American culture and contemporary society, offering a raw and immersive exploration of human vulnerabilities.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:30 pm
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Poetry Reading | Poetry & Music: Ilya Kaminsky Reads His Award-Winning Work
Experience words and music from around the globe. This salon will feature a reading by poet Ilya Kaminsky, accompanied by singer Carrie Erving and cellist Chris Loxley. A printout will be available for attendees to follow along with Kaminsky's poetry during the reading. Following the reading, Kaminsky will be interviewed by event host Patricio Ferrari. Ilya Kaminsky was born in Odessa, former Soviet Union, in 1977, and arrived to the US in 1993, when his family was granted asylum by the government. He is the author of Deaf Republic and Dancing In Odessa and co-editor and co-translator of many other books. His work was a finalist for the National Book Award and won the Los Angeles Times Book Award, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, the National Jewish Book Award, the Whiting Award, the American Academy of Arts and Letters' Metcalf Award, and Poetry magazine's Levinson Prize, and was also shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award, Neustadt International Literature Prize, and T.S. Eliot Prize (UK). He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Lannan Fellowship, an Academy of American Poets' Fellowship, and an NEA Fellowship.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:30 pm
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Screening | 4 Short Artist Films: East Meets West
A screening showcasing a selection of artist films, by Cici Wu, Tang Kwok Hin, Chan Hau Chun, and Simon Liu, that extend Form, Shadow, Motion: Selections from the Burger Collection, Hong Kong's shared historical, poetic, and philosophical concerns, with Hong Kong and New York as twin points of reference and Eastern thought and Western philosophy as its guiding frameworks.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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7:00 pm
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7:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Emerging Photographers Share Their Work of Self-Discovery
Alicia Hansen, photographer and founder and CEO of NYC Salt, discusses the mission and impact of the nonprofit arts organization. Founded by Hansen in 2005 as an after-school program in Washington Heights, NYC Salt engages, inspires, and empowers New York City youth through photography instruction, mentorship, and college-preparatory guidance. Hansen will explore how the camera serves as a catalyst for self-discovery and career opportunity. The event will feature students and alumni presenting their work, showing how these emerging photographers use the lens to cultivate agency, belonging, and identity while documenting their families, communities, and cultures.
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7:30 pm
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Classical Music | Chamber Works by Tchaikovsky & Brahms
NYU Chamber Orchestra. Program: Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Romeo and Juliet Overture Brahms (1833-1897) Serenade No. 1 in D Major
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8:00 pm
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Classical Music | Piano Works by Brahms & More (In Person AND Online!)
Xindi Wang, piano. Program: Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951) Sonata Tragica in C Minor, Op. 39, No. 5 John Corigliano (1938-) Étude Fantasy Johann Brahms (1833-1897) 7 Fantasien, Op. 116
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