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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 21, 2024?

23 free events take place on Monday, October 21 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 October 21 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 October . 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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23 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, October 21, 2024

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

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, October 21, 2024, 10/21/2024, NYC Walking Tours: A Variety of Neighborhoods - Choose One Tour Or Many

Workshop | Morning Meditation


Start your day by balancing your mind, body, and spirit during instructor guided meditation. This renowned practice lowers blood pressure, reduces stress, and strengthens the immune system.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:45 am
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Workshops, October 21, 2024, 10/21/2024, Morning Meditation

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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12:00 pm
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Workshops, October 21, 2024, 10/21/2024, Learn Juggling in the Park

Jazz | An Afternoon of Jazz


Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Latin Experience.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
Concerts, October 21, 2024, 10/21/2024, An Afternoon of Jazz

Master Class | Cello Master Class


Cello Master Class with Hannah Roberts
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concerts, October 21, 2024, 10/21/2024, Cello Master Class

Workshop | Creative Writing Workshop


A weekly writing session led by Jon Curley.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshops, October 21, 2024, 10/21/2024, Creative Writing Workshop

Other | Community Plant Exchange


Meet other plant enthusiasts for a free plant swap. Share tips, advice, and plants in this community event. Tips for success: Please bring only pest-free plants. If your plants are in containers, please be sure they are in containers that you are ready to give away or exchange. Rooted cuttings may be brought in a sealed plastic bag wrapped in a moist paper towel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
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Others, October 21, 2024, 10/21/2024, Community Plant Exchange

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, October 21, 2024, 10/21/2024, Art from All Over The World: Modern and Contemporary

Other | Live Trivia Hour: Jeopardy! Edition


Do you like comic books, graphic novels, anime, manga and video games? Come test your knowledge and join the Live Trivia Hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Others, October 21, 2024, 10/21/2024, Live Trivia Hour: Jeopardy! Edition

Book Discussion | Experimental Histories: Interpolation and the Medieval British Past (in-person and online)


Author Hannah Weaver explores the medieval practice of interpolation—taking material from one text and putting into another—which is often categorized as akin to forgery and pseudepigraphy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussions, October 21, 2024, 10/21/2024, Experimental Histories: Interpolation and the Medieval British Past&nbsp;(in-person and online)

Museums | Remembrance, Reflection and Resilience


A place of commemoration: exhibition, artifacts, photographs, stories and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:30 pm
Free
Museumss, October 21, 2024, 10/21/2024, Remembrance, Reflection and Resilience

Film | Biography Full of Blood: Chechen Leader's Hidden Past


This is an investigative film about unknown episodes in the biography of Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya. After the screening, director Roman Badanin will talk about filming, the current situation in Chechnya, and other current events related to Russia.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Films, October 21, 2024, 10/21/2024, Biography Full of Blood: Chechen Leader's Hidden Past

Film | Chess of the Wind (1976): Iranian drama


The heirs to a family fortune vie for control of their recently-deceased matriarch’s estate, but they are ensnared by their own greed, violence, and betrayal. Director: Mohammad Reza Aslani Cast: Fakhri Khorvash, Mohamad Ali Keshavarz, Akbar Zanjanpour, Shohreh Aghdashloo
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Films, October 21, 2024, 10/21/2024, Chess of the Wind (1976): Iranian drama

Book Discussion | Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde


Alexis Pauline Gumbs's bold, innovative biography that offers a new understanding of the life, work, and enduring impact of Audre Lorde.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussions, October 21, 2024, 10/21/2024, Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde

Dance Lesson | Bollywood Nights


Mix traditional Bollywood and Bhangra with other diverse styles from around the world in this colorful Midtown Bollywood class!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Dance Lessons, October 21, 2024, 10/21/2024, Bollywood Nights

Discussion | Celebrating AAPI Broadway Stories from 1950-1990


Celebrating Broadway stories involving Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander artists, this event features conversations with Baayork Lee, Lori Tan Chinn, and others, and a peek at archival footage. Registration required.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussions, October 21, 2024, 10/21/2024, Celebrating AAPI Broadway Stories from 1950-1990

Concert | Soul Cover Band from the Bronx


A concert by the beloved Morrisania Band Project. Returning for their third performance, Morrisania Band Project will deliver an exciting show as part of their 2024 Soul Odyssey concert series. Featuring songstress Elissa Carmona, come see why they’ve been voted Best Cover Band in the Bronx for two years running!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concerts, October 21, 2024, 10/21/2024, Soul Cover Band from the Bronx

Book Discussion | Alfred Dreyfus: The Man at the Center of the Affair


Maurice Samuels'  insightful new biography of the central figure in the Dreyfus Affair focuses on the man himself and is based on newly accessible documents.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussions, October 21, 2024, 10/21/2024, Alfred Dreyfus: The Man at the Center of the Affair

Discussion | Immigration and Voting Rights History with Columbia University Professors (online)


Explore the significance of immigration and Black history in order to understand American democracy. The historians will go over different points of time exposing how immigration restriction is often twinned with voting restriction of African Americans. Panel: - Jelani Cobb, Dean of the Columbia University School of Journalism; - Mae Ngai, Professor of History at Columbia University; - Tenement Museum President Annie Polland
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussions, October 21, 2024, 10/21/2024, Immigration and Voting Rights History with Columbia University Professors (online)

Dance Performance | Dance Works-in-Progress


A high visibility low-tech forum for experimentation, emerging ideas, and works-in-progress held in the Fall and Spring seasons. Artists are selected by a rotating committee of peer artists. With: Jace Weyant, Crackhead Barney
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dance Performances, October 21, 2024, 10/21/2024, Dance Works-in-Progress

Book Discussion | The Choices Women Make


Four female authors will be in conversation about the choices women make in their books and in the world at large. Moderating will be author Susan Shapiro Barash, writer of several titles on women’s issues, who will be joined by Deborah Serra (Lost in Thought), Diane Parrish (Something Better), and Janet Sherlund (Abandoned at Birth: Searching for the Arms That Once Held Me). Books will be available for signing and purchase after the conclusion of the talk.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussions, October 21, 2024, 10/21/2024, The Choices Women Make

Classical Music | Piano Works by Beethoven, Bach, Chopin, Haydn


Program: The C Major Prelude from J.S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2 Ludwig van Beethoven's Sonata in C, Op. 2, No. 3 Unsuk Chin's Etude No. 1, "In C" Franz Joseph Haydn's Sonata in C Minor Suzanne Sorkin's story, silence, sinew (2024) Fr?d?ric Chopin's Mazurka in C Minor, Op. 56, No. 3, and Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1 P?ter Wolf's Jazz Prelude in C Minor, "Sneaker."
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free
Concerts, October 21, 2024, 10/21/2024, Piano Works by Beethoven, Bach, Chopin, Haydn

Classical Music | Percussion Ensemble (In Person AND Online!)


Percussion Ensemble; Daniel Druckman, Director. Program Amy Beth Kirsten (b. 1972), may the devil take me John Liberatore, Three Disclaimers Andy Akiho (b. 1979), Pillar IV Jo Kondo (b. 1947), Under the Umbrella 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, October 21, 2024, 10/21/2024, Percussion Ensemble&nbsp;(In Person AND Online!)
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Classical Music | Piano Works by Chopin, J.S. Bach and More at a Landmark Venue

Regular Price: $65
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Musical | Award-Winning Comedy at One of the Major NYC Theaters

Regular Price: $64
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