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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 25, 2024?

31 free events take place on Friday, October 25 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 25 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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31 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, October 25, 2024

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Workshop | Tai Chi


Improve balance, strength and focus through gentle exercises. The sights and sounds of the river provide a serene background for the ancient flowing postures.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshops, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, Tai Chi

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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Tours, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, NYC Walking Tours: A Variety of Neighborhoods - Choose One Tour Or Many

Symposium | Africa's Fashion Diaspora Symposium


The event will explore key histories, networks, and industries led by Black designers who are actively shaping fashion culture. Scholars and designers illustrate the breadth and depth of diasporic fashion networks, from the African continent to South America and the United States. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Symposiums, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, Africa's Fashion Diaspora Symposium

Workshop | Adult Zumba


Featuring easy-to-follow Latin dance choreography. Work on your balance, coordination and range of motion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshops, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, Adult Zumba

Museums | Asian Art and Culture Museum


The museum features a diverse collection of artworks, including traditional and contemporary pieces from various Asian cultures. 2 pm: guided tour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free
Museumss, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, Asian Art and Culture Museum

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, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, 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, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, Learn Juggling in the Park

Classical Music | Bach at Noon (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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concerts, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, Bach at Noon (In Person and Online)

Film | Imaginary (2024): horror


Jessica and her family move back into her childhood home, and soon, Alice, her youngest stepdaughter, finds a stuffed bear named Chauncey. As time goes on, Alice’s behavior becomes a cause for concern, and soon, Jessica realizes that Chauncey is much more than just a stuffed bear. Director: Jeff Wadlow Cast: DeWanda Wise, Tom Payne, Taegen Burns, Pyper Braun, Veronica Falcon Ages 18+
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Films, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, Imaginary (2024): horror

Film | The Dead Zone (1983) Directed by David Cronenberg, Starring Christopher Walken and Martin Sheen


When Johnny Smith awakens from a coma caused by a car accident, he finds that years have passed, and he now has psychic abilities. Heartbroken that his girlfriend has moved on with her life, Johnny also must contend with his unsettling powers, which allow him to see a person's future with a mere touch. After shaking the hand of aspiring politician Greg Stillson, Johnny sees the danger presented by the candidate's rise and resolves to kill him. Director: David Cronenberg Cast: Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Herbert Lom, Anthony Zerbe, Colleen Dewhurst, Martin Sheen David Cronenberg is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a principal originator of the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infectious diseases, and the intertwining of the psychological, physical, and technological. Cronenberg is best known for exploring these themes through sci-fi horror films such as Shivers (1975), Scanners (1981), Videodrome (1983) and The Fly (1986), though he has also directed dramas, psychological thrillers and gangster films. Christopher Walken is an American actor. Prolific in film, dance, television, and on stage, Walken is the recipient of numerous accolades. He has earned an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards. His films have grossed more than $1.6 billion in the United States alone. Martin Sheen is an American actor. In a career spanning six decades he has received numerous accolades including three Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free
Films, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, The Dead Zone (1983) Directed by  David Cronenberg, Starring Christopher Walken and Martin Sheen

Museums | Folk Art: Ornamentation, Vibrant Drawings and Over 100 Handmade Gameboards - Tour


Join the tour to explore the art of the Shakers from the mid-19th century: colorful intricate ornamentation representing celestial imagery, vibrant drawings and much more. Another exhibition contains about 100 handmade gameboards, including chess, Parcheesi, checkers, Monopoly, Chutes and Ladders crafted between the mid-19 and early-20 centuries. The Shakers are a religious community founded in the 18th century in England. They are known for their unique beliefs, which include celibacy, communal living, and a strong emphasis on craftsmanship and simplicity. They are also recognized for their distinctive style of furniture and architecture, as well as their vibrant music and dance traditions. In the early 20th century, there were about 12 Shaker communities in the US and as of 2019, there is only one active Shaker village remaining, located in Maine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Museumss, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, Folk Art: Ornamentation, Vibrant Drawings and Over 100 Handmade Gameboards - Tour

Film | A Haunting in Venice (2023) with Tina Fey and Michelle Yeoh


Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the world's most glamorous city, Poirot reluctantly attends a seance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. He soons gets thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets when one of the guests is murdered. Director: Kenneth Branagh Cast: Kyle Allen, Kenneth Branagh, Camille Cottin, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Jude Hill, Ali Khan, Emma Laird, Kelly Reilly, Riccardo Scamarcio, Michelle Yeoh Tina Fey is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. Fey was a cast member and head writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1997 to 2006. After her departure from SNL, she created the NBC sitcom 30 Rock (2006-2013, 2020) and the Netflix sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015-2020), the former of which she also starred in. Fey is also known for her work in film, including Mean Girls (2004), Baby Mama (2008), Date Night (2010), and more. Michelle Yeoh is a Malaysian actress. Yeoh played supporting roles in the romantic comedies Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and Last Christmas (2019), as well as in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) and the television series Star Trek: Discovery (2017-2020). For her starring role as an overwhelmed mother navigating the multiverse in Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first Asian to win the category, and the first Malaysian to win an Academy Award. She has since starred in the action comedy series The Brothers Sun (2024).
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Films, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, A Haunting in Venice (2023) with Tina Fey and Michelle Yeoh

Workshop | Enjoy an afternoon of crafting and conversation


Bring your own project or choose something from a provided collection to work on during this freeform crafting workshop. The workshop will include materials for sewing, knitting, crochet, coloring, paper crafts, and puzzles.
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Workshops, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, Enjoy an afternoon of crafting and conversation

Film | Knock at the Cabin (2023) Directed by M. Night Shyamalan


A young girl and her parents are taken hostage by four armed strangers while vacationing at a remote cabin in the woods. The strangers demand they make an unthinkable choice to stop the apocalypse. Confused, scared and with limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost. Director: M. Night Shyamalan Cast: Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Kristen Cui, Abby Quinn, Rupert Grint M. Night Shyamalan is an Indian-American film director, producer and screenwriter whose films often employ supernatural plots and twist endings. His early films include Praying with Anger (1992) and Wide Awake (1998) before his breakthrough film The Sixth Sense (1999), which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. He then released Unbreakable (2000), Signs (2002) and The Village (2004).
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Films, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, Knock at the Cabin (2023) Directed by&nbsp;M. Night Shyamalan

Book Discussion | You Get What You Pay For: Essays


Dubbed a voice of her generation, poet and writer, Morgan Parker has spent much of her adulthood in therapy, trying to square the resonance of her writing with the alienation she feels in nearly every aspect of life, from her lifelong singleness to a battle with depression. She traces this loneliness to an inability to feel truly safe with others and a historic hyperawareness stemming from the effects of slavery.
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Book Discussions, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, You Get What You Pay For: Essays

Museums | American History, Artifact Collections and Some Laughs in Between


Enjoy a stroll through galleries of an extensive collection of American art, learn about the history of New York and the USA. You can also catch a stand up comedy show from 6 pm to 7 pm. Last admission is at 7 pm.
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Museumss, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, American History, Artifact Collections and Some Laughs in Between

Jazz | Jazz with Brazilian and Spanish Flair and Art Exhibitions at a Museum


The instrumental ensemble BeBimBop performs jazz infused with Brazilian and Spanish flair. Visitors also have access to the museum's fine art galleries with rare and noteworthy collections and a wide variety of exhibitions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
Free
Concerts, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, Jazz with Brazilian and Spanish Flair and Art Exhibitions at a Museum

Museums | Modern Art: From The 19th Century to the Present Day


Experience the exhibits in the museum galleries which include paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, films, videos, and much more.
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Museumss, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, Modern Art: From The 19th Century to the Present Day

Book Discussion | Talking to the Dead: Kate and Maggie Fox and the Rise of Spiritualism


Author Barbara Weisberg tells the story of spiritualism in the late-1800's America. She disects Kate and Maggie Fox, sisters who faked  communication with the dead and came clean forty years later.  
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Book Discussions, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, Talking to the Dead: Kate and Maggie Fox and the Rise of Spiritualism

Movie in a Park | The Witches (2020): Supernatural Comedy with Anne Hathaway and Octavia Spencer


A young boy and his grandmother have a run-in with a coven of witches and their leader. Director: Robert Zemeckis Stars: Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci 106 min.
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Movie in a Parks, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, The Witches (2020): Supernatural Comedy with Anne Hathaway and Octavia Spencer

Film | Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation (1974): Psychological Thriller with Gene Hackman


A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered. Director: Francis Ford Coppola Stars: Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield 113 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Films, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation (1974): Psychological Thriller with Gene Hackman

Film | Attica (1974): The Infamous Prison Riot


In 1971, inmates at Attica State Prison seized control of D-yard and took 35 hostages after peaceful efforts for reforms failed. This film investigates the rebellion and its bloody suppression, revealing institutionalized injustices, sanctioned dishonesty, and abuses of power. Director: Cinda Firestone 80 min.      
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Films, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, Attica (1974): The Infamous Prison Riot

Book Discussion | Prisoners of Shothik Itihash: Versions of History


Naeem Mohaiemen’s book is about the power-pleasing mania for enforcing “shothik itihash” (correct history). His invitation was to think about the history being churned out of universities and publishing houses.
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Book Discussions, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, Prisoners of Shothik Itihash: Versions of History

Gallery Talk | Just Wear It: Nike, Hip-Hop, & Fashion (online)


The new exhibition, Just Frame It! How Nike Turned Sports Stars into Superheroes, examines Nike’s huge impact on sports culture. Assistant Curator of Collections Espranza Humphrey will talk with curator Elena Romero about Nike’s broader influence in the worlds of hip-hop, fashion, and pop culture. Questions encouraged.
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Classical Music | Flute Works


Alejandro Escuer, flute; Carla Lopez Speciale, sporano. Program Gabriela Ortiz (b. 1964). New Work for flute, voice, and electronics Jacob TV (b. 1951), Billie Alejandro Escuer (b. 1963), Dreaming the End of War Manuel Rocha Iturbide (b. 1963), Semi no Koe Gonzalo Macias (b. 1958), Maquin-Son Jorge Verdin (1965-2024), Maquinaria
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Concerts, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, Flute Works

Film | Fright Night at the Museum: Sci-Fi and Horror Films Rooted in Folklore


Supernatural films (for mature audiences): Sikumi A hunter ventures with his dog team onto the icy Arctic Ocean in pursuit of seals and becomes an eyewitness to a murder. Director: Andrew Okpeaha MacLean (Inupiaq), USA, 2008, 15 min. In Inupiaq with English subtitles. Unborn Biru To provide for her daughter and ensure their survival, a pregnant widow steals silver from a corpse. The cursed silver brings about dire consequences for everyone involved, including the unborn child. Director: Inga Elin Marakatt (Sami), Norway, 2023, 19 min. In Northern Sami with English subtitles. File under Miscellaneous Determined to assimilate into the dominant culture, a spiritually worn and impoverished Mi'kmaq man visits a medical clinic for a procedure to remove his red skin. Director: Jeff Barnaby (Mi'kmaq), Canada, 2010, 8 min. In English and Mi'kmaq with English subtitles. Teine Sa An ambitious young artist, driven to make her new exhibition a success, unknowingly enters the realm of the ancient spirit Telesa, guardian of the old traditions, when she accidentally desecrates a sacred family heirloom. Director: Mario Faumui (Samoa), Samoa, 2021, 12 min. Taumanu (Reclaim) In 1929 New Zealand, a parcel is delivered to a colonial manor house and enigmatic Maori twins arrive to reclaim what is inside. Director: Taratoa Stappard (Ngati Toa, Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Tuwharetoa), New Zealand, 2022, 22 min. In English and Maori with English subtitles. and more
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Films, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, Fright Night at the Museum: Sci-Fi and Horror Films Rooted in Folklore

Classical Music | Works by J.S. Bach and More for Clarinet and Piano


Danny Mui, clarinet and bass clarinet; Magda Garandza, clarinet; Weiwei Zhai, piano. Program Ruth Gipps (1921-1999), Prelude op. 51 J.S. Bach (1685-1750), Suite I in G major, BWV 1007 Robert Muczynski (1929-2010), Time Pieces op. 43 Michele Mangani (b. 1966), Concertpiece for two clarinets and piano
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Concerts, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, Works by J.S. Bach and More for Clarinet and Piano

Classical Music | (Un)Silent Film: Dracula in Concert: film classic and the acclaimed Philip Glass score


The acclaimed Philip Glass score to Tod Browning's 1931 film classic, Dracula, originally composed for the Kronos Quartet, will be performed live to film by the Orange Road Quartet, with guest conductor Michael Riesman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Concerts, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, (Un)Silent Film: Dracula in Concert: film classic and the acclaimed Philip Glass score

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
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City Walks, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, Dazzling Lights! Immersive Experience by the Waterfront

Classical Music | Orchestral Works by Tchaikovsky and More


MSM Symphony Orchestra; Mei-Ann Chen, Conductor. Program James Stephenson (b. 1969), Fanfare for Democracy Joan Tower (b. 1938), Fanfare for the Uncommon Women, No. 6 Elsa Barraine (1910-1999), Symphony No. 2 Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 ("Pathetique")
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Concerts, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, Orchestral Works by Tchaikovsky and More

Classical Music | Orchestral Works by Tchaikovsky and More


MSM Symphony Orchestra; Mei-Ann Chen, Conductor. Program James Stephenson (b. 1969), Fanfare for Democracy Joan Tower (b. 1938), Fanfare for the Uncommon Women, No. 6 Elsa Barraine (1910-1999), Symphony No. 2 Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 (“Pathetique“)
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Concerts, October 25, 2024, 10/25/2024, Orchestral Works by&nbsp;Tchaikovsky and More
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