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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on September 30, 2022?

24 free events take place on Friday, September 30 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 September 30 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 September . 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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24 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, September 30, 2022

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

Editor's Picks

free events nyc Curtain Up Broadway Festival
free events nyc Michael Bay's Ambulance (2022): Action Thriller with Jake Gyllenhaal
free events nyc Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut's Journey
free events nyc Four Short Films by French Director Julie Gautier
free events nyc Symphony Orchestra: Stravinsky, R. Strauss and More
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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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8:30 am
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Tour | 13 Tours, All City Neighborhoods, Any Time Of The Day, Choose One Tour Or Many


These free tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows. SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights + DUMBO 3 Hour Lower Manhattan Harlem Chelsea and the High Line 6 Hour Downtown Combined Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Grand Central Terminal Graffiti and Street Art Tours World Trade Center
   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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Talk | Leaving the Hasidic Community: Reality Versus Popular Culture


What does the media get right in its portrayal of this insular community and those who leave it—and what does it exaggerate or miss? With Schneur Zalman Newfield, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York, and the author of Degrees of Separation: Identity Formation While Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Judaism. Newfield is also a host on the Jewish Studies channel of the New Books Network podcast.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Birdwatching | Fall Birdwatching


What birds live in your backyard? This birdwatching outing is fun for beginners, hobbyists, and lifelong birders alike. Explore the parks and see what makes this spot a hang-out for urban birds and marvelous migrators. Binoculars and field guides provided, or bring your own.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Lecture | Postcolonialism, Imperialism and the Global Turn to the Right (online)


The lecture will compare the very different cases of Putin's Russia, Erdogan's Turkey, Orban's Hungary and Modi's India to show how fantasies of imperial glory are used to justify the dismantling of democracy, as well as ethnonationalist projects in each of these cases. Speaker Arjun Appadurai is Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Max-Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle (Germany).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Juggling in the Park


Jugglers use the park throughout the year to provide free classes to the public. Stop by for 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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12:30 pm
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Jazz | Piano in the Park


New York City's finest ragtime, stride, and jazz pianists perform.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Book Discussion | Being There, Being Here: Palestinian Writings in the World


Arabic is unconditionally the national language of Palestinians, but for many it is no longer their mother-tongue. More than a century after the early waves of immigration to the Americas, and more than seven decades after the Nakba of 48, generations of Palestinians have grown up in a variety of different contexts within Israel-Palestine and the world at large. This ongoing scattered state has led to the proliferation of Palestinian culture as it is simultaneously growing in multiple directions, depending on geographical, political, and lingual contextualization. The Palestinian story no longer exists exclusively in Arabic. A new generation of Palestinian and Palestinian-descended writers and artists from both Latin and North America, Scandinavia, and Europe at large, as well as Israel-Palestine are bringing stories of their heritage and the Palestinian nation into a variety of languages such Spanish, Italian, English, Danish, and Hebrew—among so many other languages. Being There, Being Here is the product of an eight-year long journey in which Maurice Ebileeni explores how the Palestinian homeland is being imagined in multiple languages from a variety of positions both locally and globally. The book poses unsettling questions about this current situation and also looks to the future to speculate about how a Palestinian nation might still house the notion of home for an increasingly diverse Palestinian population.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Festival | Curtain Up Broadway Festival


Light the lights--the Curtain Up Broadway Festival has set a 2022 return. Set to be held September 30-October 2, the 3-day event will feature performances, a block party, and more, all culminating in a finale concert broadcast live on WABC featuring a host of Broadway favorites. A collaboration between Playbill, The Broadway League, and the Times Square Alliance, Curtain Up Broadway Festival is sponsored by Prudential Financial. Throughout the weekend, theatre fans will be able to visit a variety of interactive experiences, events, and intimate concerts, including sing-alongs, The Sing For Hope Piano, Playbill: The Game Show Live, an Alvin Ailey dance workshop and more. See link for the full schedule.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Film | Michael Bay's Ambulance (2022): Action Thriller with Jake Gyllenhaal


Two robbers steal an ambulance after their heist goes awry. Director: Michael Bay Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza Gonzalez. Rating R. Runtime: 2 hours, 16 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Classical Music | Orchestral Works by Haydn, Villa-Lobos and More


The Broadway Bach Ensemble; Klaudia Morelowska, Soprano; Emily Gehman, Mezzo-soprano; Michael F. Tietz, Conductor; Audrey J. Edelstein, Conductor Program Carl Nielsen Helios Overture Op. 17 Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 97 in C Major Hob. I/97 Gustav Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer) Heitor Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 Aria (Cantilena)
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Discussion | Performance Artist Discusses her Show Kate


The comedian and actress Kate Berlant will discuss her newest solo performance Kate (currently in the midst of a sold out run at the East Village’s Connelly Theatre). Topics of conversation may include performance art history, comedy, critique, gender, genre, and the politics of confession.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Lecture | Musical Rhythm and the Brain (online)


Learn why certain types of music make us move more than others. Musical rhythm has a remarkable capacity to move our minds and bodies. When we listen to “Blame it on the Boogie” by The Jacksons, it is difficult to refrain from tapping a foot or bobbing the head to the beat. This event will illustrate how the theory of predictive processing can help us understand how rhythm is processed and why we move to certain kinds of music more than others. Importantly, music is fundamentally a social phenomenon, in that we listen to, synchronize to, and make music together. This music interaction is typically based on agreeing on predictive structures such as meter or tonality. The speaker will discuss new studies showing how predictive coding can be applied to understand the dynamics involved in interpersonal synchronization using a minimal tapping paradigm, where two individuals are placed in separate rooms with headphones and EEG equipment and asked to tap together in different conditions. Speaker: Peter Vuust, Professor of Neuroscience, Aarhus University; Professor of Music, Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Birdwatching | Park Birding Tour


Spot a wonderful diversity of birds that visit the park during migratory season with guided tours by NYC Audubon. Located in the heart of Midtown, our park is a hotspot for avian visitors and birders alike. Past sightings include warblers, tanagers, vireos, thrushes, and even a Chuck-will’s-widow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Workshop | Bingo in the Park


BYO food and beverages to this all ages, free to enter, B-I-N-G-O night. A mix of music plays as the numbers roll out and each game winner receives a prize.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Book Discussion | Against the World: A Novel of Urban Living


A conversation with our writer-in-residence Jan Brandt and New York Times journalist, Andrew Conn about Brandt’s novel. Their conversation will also touch upon living and writing in Berlin and New York, urban life and how it translates to the page, and the concepts of belonging, identity and home.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Workshop/APD Homes: Architecture, Interiors and the Spaces Between


Since its founding by Andrew Kotchen and Matt Berman, Workshop/APD has perfected a unique amalgam of traditional warmth and contemporary simplicity. All of their projects, whether a modern yet cozy Manhattan pied-à-terre or a surprisingly streamlined Shingle Style compound in Nantucket, strike an exquisite balance between architectural brilliance and decorative expressiveness. The architecture and interior design Workshop/APD represent a cleanly tailored and brightly hued modernity, with all the embellishments of refined and luxurious decoration. In every project, high tech and hand finishing are applied to exquisite details and fine materials and finishes, resulting in one-of-a-kind designs that are meticulously crafted, inviting, and intentional.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut's Journey


Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise in conversation with former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino on Haise's new memoir. Following the talk, Haise and co-author Bill Moore, will do a book signing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Movie in a Park | Encanto (2021): Non-Magical in a Magical World


A Colombian teenage girl has to face the frustration of being the only member of her family without magical powers. Directors: Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Charise Castro Smith Stars: Stephanie Beatriz, María Cecilia Botero, John Leguizamo 102 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Screening | Four Short Films by French Director Julie Gautier


Showing: Narcisse (2022 U.S. Premiere), One Breath Around the World (2019), Ama (2018), Narcose (2014) Followed by a discussion and Q&A with director Julie Gautier and Gabri Christa, moderated by Shanny Peer
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
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Classical Music | Orchestral Works by Beethoven, Shostakovich (in-person and online)


The Mannes Orchestra; Kelly Ka Wai Lam and David Hayes, conductors Program Jiaying Li A Truce Within (World Premiere) Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony No. 5 in c minor, op. 67 Shostakovich (1906-1975) Symphony No. 6, in b minor, op. 54 Known for their bold and adventurous programming, the Mannes Orchestra has been hailed by The New York Times as an orchestra whose quality is "a revelation"," and for their "intensity of focus." Proof of up-to-date vaccination, including a booster when eligible, requied. Masks are required.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Classical Music | Symphony Orchestra: Stravinsky, R. Strauss and More


Symphony Orchestra, conducted by George Manahan, and guitarist Eduardo Gutterres perform works by Igor Stravinsky, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Carlos Simon, and Richard Strauss. Manahan served as Music Director of the New York City Opera for fourteen seasons. He has appeared with the Orchestra of St. Luke's, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, as well as the symphonies of San Francisco, Hollywood Bowl. Masks must be worn.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free
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