63 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, July 29, 2017
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
The “Spirit of the Game” lives on. Enjoy drop-in, organized games of Ultimate Frisbee and learn why ...
more >> this is becoming a fast-growing sport all around the world.
8:00 am
free, no reservation required
This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for ...
more >> over 125 years, with spectacular views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The tour then moves on to a stroll of Brooklyn Heights, America’s and New York City’s first suburb. The tour then explores the neighborhood DUMBO before ending at the Fulton Ferry landing.
The 3-hour walking and subway tour covers the Financial District including Wall Street and the World ...
more >> Trade Center, SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. These are neighborhoods that simply can’t be fully appreciated from a bus. There will be one or two opportunities to sample tasty treats.
Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, ...
more >> however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all.
Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, ...
more >> food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments.
Join a Manhattan Street Art Tour and experience the Lower East Side - SoHo, NoHo, Nolita and Little Italy. ...
more >> The Lower East Side of Manhattan is a playground for street artists, Soho is known to be one of NYC first permit Joint Live-Work Quarters for artists and the area received landmark designation in 1973. Noho and Nolita’s street art is either hidden in courtyards or on the more prominent street art facades. Learn about the history of the art of many famous and unknown artist.
Paint in watercolor, or use pastels, chalk, and charcoal to capture the magical vistas of the Hudson ...
more >> River and the unique landscape. An artist/educator will help participants of all levels with instruction and critique. Art materials provided. Please note that this program is for adult participants (age 18 and up).
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Hear the story behind New York City's park in the sky. Weekly guided 75-minute walking tours led by knowledgeable ...
more >> volunteer guides will offer you an insider's perspective on the park's history, design, and landscape. Takes place Saturdays May 2 -October 31 2017.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Glide along the water while kayaking with the boathouse at the floating dock. Children under 18 must ...
more >> have an adult guardian present. All levels are welcome and no experience is necessary. Additional Rules for Kayaking: - Singles are for adults, or any kayaker with a parent/guardian present that is at least 14 years old. - Doubles are for one adult and no more than one child under 14 or paddler that needs assistance. - Please show up at least 1 hour before closing, as that is when the line closes and the last boats go out. - Weather permitting. Thursdays 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm and Saturdays 10 am - 3 pm, June 3 - August 26, 2017.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Children of all ages can enjoy a variety of activities ranging from face painting, giant foosball and ...
more >> Connect 4® games, a popsicle stand, mini LEGO® build stations, a photo booth, and live music and more.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Experience the joy of dance with dancers from the Limón Dance Company. Open to all levels.
New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Walk the Bronx River Greenway starting at the 233rd Street stop of the 2 line to Soundview Park and end ...
more >> up at the St. Lawrence Avenue stop of the 6 train. About 14 miles and 6 hours, moderate pace, mostly paved trails, some dirt paths, some hills. The walk will take you through Shoelace Park, into the Bronx River Forest and Bronx Park, across Pelham Parkway, into a free part of the Bronx Zoo for a close look at the river, past the Cross Bronx Expressway into Starlight Park, across Westchester Avenue to the Concrete Plant Park and under the Bruckner Expressway to Soundview Park. They will stop to eat lunch at a park just past Pelham Parkway; there are nearby delis, restaurants and fast food joints, or bring your own and eat in the park.
Veteran Donald Calliste leads a class to tone and define your core, lower back, and glutes combined with ...
more >> cardio exercises that will maximize your fat-burning potential. This event repeats every Saturday until September 30, 2017.
10:30 am
free, no reservation required
This open level Gentle Flow class, led by teacher Jess Cambronero, will begin with the postures and dialogue ...
more >> that introduce the physical theme of the class and set an intention for the practice. Students will move through a slower-paced vinyasa flow with postures integrated into the sequence. Classes will be sequenced in a way that leads the practitioner to stretch and strengthen the body gradually. Modifications to ease or advance a posture will be offered to students throughout the class, as well as thoughtful suggestions for alignment, technique, and self-inquiry. The closing asanas will focus on calming the body and mind, incorporating breathing techniques, body scans, and guided meditation. Please bring your own mat, as well as any props you wish to use, such as blankets or blocks.
10:30 am
free, no reservation required
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6 to 7 miles, easy hike on Brooklyn’s newest gem and see the exciting future of the parks along the ...
more >> East River. Drop-off available. Bring lunch/plenty water or buy there to eat at the Fairway café picnic area. Visit the Art Galleries, Apple Pie Café, and the Pier and continue through the Park, all very scenic. No smoking. Call to confirm 7/28 Friday evening 7-9 P.M. only.
10:30 am
$3 plus Metrocard
Learn the basics of Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and colony care in this hands-on workshop. Attending a TNR ...
more >> certification workshop is the first step to gain the knowledge and skills needed to help the feral and stray community cats in your garden. Upon completion of the workshop, you will become a Certified TNR Caretaker and be eligible for free or low-cost spay/neuter, trap loans, transportation for cats and traps, educational and networking events, newsletters, community outreach materials, and other services and support.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
On this east-west walk you will see some of the Park's most well-known landmarks, including Conservatory ...
more >> Water, Bethesda Terrace, the Lake, and Strawberry Fields. Route involves a few stairs. 90 minutes.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome ...
more >> to join in the fun. Equipment is provided.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Learn the fundamentals of computer programming with the popular language Python. This class will cover ...
more >> concepts fundamental to all programming languages and provide an introduction to coding more generally. Note that this is a two-part class, the first session will be from 11am - 1pm, the second from 2pm-4pm, with a one hour lunch break between. You must attend the first session in order to attend the second. You must be comfortable using a computer in order to code, especially typing. They highly recommend being able to type at least 20 words per minute.
Walk through Astoria Park and along the shoreline to Socrates Sculpture Park. Bring lunch and water. ...
more >> Call leader to confirm that walk is on.
Join Shape Up NYC for Zumba in the park. Dance in the sun and get fit with friends. Colorful outfits ...
more >> are encouraged! This event repeats every Saturday until Sept. 30, 2017.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
The Poetry Society of New York will once again invite attendees to come together for this free two-day ...
more >> festival to celebrate New York’s vibrant poetry community. The event will include over 75 poetry organizations and 250 poets on its main stages. Headliners include Aja Monet, Sapphire, Deborah Landau, and Patrick Phillips.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Stretch it out with this free beginner’s yoga class for Adults 19+ with the staff of the Chinatown ...
more >> YMCA. No experience is necessary. Wear loose fitted clothing. It is recommended not to eat two hours before the class. Please bring your own yoga mat and a block. Participants will be required to sign a waiver. July 22nd and 29th and August 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th, 2017
Steeped in artistic, political and progressively social history, Greenwich Village today remains a cultural ...
more >> melting pot. The ‘Village’ has been, and remains a bohemian capital, a center of the modern LGBT movement and one of the birthplaces of the ‘Beat’ and 60’s counter cultures. See for yourself the places where so much history has been made, and the places where today’s locals continue the Village vibe. Led by a licensed guide, the tour lasts about 90 minutes and features unique and interesting information on the various social, architectural and/or historic aspects of the neighborhood.
11:30 am
free, no reservation required
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Young Dancemakers Company is a unique summer ensemble of 17 ethnically diverse New York City teens, creating ...
more >> and performing their original choreography under the direction of founder and Bessie-award winner Alice Teirstein and music director William Catanzaro. Every year the ensemble also performs a dance by a noted choreographer, and this year they will appear in an excerpt from Jose Limon's "A Choreographic Offering," taught by Kristen Foote, a principal dancer with the Limon Dance Company. Performances end with the lively "Dance With Us," in which audience members with dancing feet are invited onto the stage to improvise with the dancers. Raindate: Sunday July 30th
12:00 pm
free, reservations recommended
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The park will be the site of Joe McPhee and Graham Lambkin’s sonic experimentations. The two Blank ...
more >> Forms artists will continue their joint venture into sonic creation in this weeklong residency. Multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee will lend his improvisational approach to the artistic vision of sound-composer Graham Lambkin in this time-tested expression of artistic collaboration.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The tour explores the social and political history of the Union Square neighborhood through discussions ...
more >> of the people, history, architecture, and forces that have shaped this community. You’ll hear how Union Square got its name, see where the legendary Tiffany & Co. once stood, and learn how to read the clock (yes, it’s a clock!) on “The Metronome” sculpture and so much more! This tour takes place every Saturday.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Stars: Meryl Streep, Cloris Leachman, Henry Dinhofer. Story of a schoolteacher's struggle to teach violin ...
more >> to inner city Harlem kids. 124 min.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Use this digital resource from NYPL's Schomburg Center to access essays, books, articles, maps, and illustrations ...
more >> telling the forgotten economic, political, social and moral story of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.
1:15 pm
free, no reservation required
New York City is a mecca for graffiti and street art, making it a very attractive playground for artists ...
more >> from around the world. Bushwick, in a working class district on the north side of Brooklyn adjacent to Williamsburg, has been attracting artists for some time now. The neighborhood has a fair collection of art studios and galleries, but it’s Bushwick’s industrial landscape that’s attracting the street artist. If you came looking for 1960′s Greenwich Village, you’ll find something brewing in Bushwick. Tour takes place Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
The 3-hour walking and subway tour covers the Financial District including Wall Street and the World ...
more >> Trade Center, SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. These are neighborhoods that simply can’t be fully appreciated from a bus. There will be one or two opportunities to sample tasty treats.
Stars: Rosario Dawson, Jeremy Davies, Alfred Molina. Beings with supernatural powers join together to ...
more >> fight against supernatural villains. This team of supernatural beings include John Constantine, Zatanna and Jason Blood also known as the demon Etrigan. 75 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson. A team of scientists explore an uncharted island ...
more >> in the Pacific, venturing into the domain of the mighty Kong, and must fight to escape a primal Eden. 118 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Have you ever wondered how your favorite K-Pop idols do their makeup? Join us for two special workshops ...
more >> on skincare and makeup tips and tricks. Youtube beauty guru Sydney Kim will introduce some of the most beloved K-Beauty products and popular K-pop idols' makeup styles. Everyone who joins will receive a free K-Beauty sample package.
Stars: Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Cameron Diaz. The Angels investigate a series of murders which occur ...
more >> after the theft of a witness protection profile database. 106 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Directed and original cut by Matt Engle, with performances by Samantha Cunha, Cassie DeMarco, Anthony ...
more >> Gabriele, Stefanie Harris, Germainne Lebron, Kat Peña, Hallie Samuels, Alexander Stene, Jenna Tanzola, and Chelsea Thiboutout. With costumes by Will Atkins and live music with Philip Santos Schaffer.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Travel from Grand Army Plaza, past the Pond and Gapstow Bridge, and stop at the Dairy on this trip through ...
more >> the southern Park highlights. Route involves moderate inclines and some stairs. 45 minutes.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Young Dancemakers Company is a unique summer ensemble of 17 ethnically diverse New York City teens, creating ...
more >> and performing their original choreography under the direction of founder and Bessie-award winner Alice Teirstein and music director William Catanzaro. Every year the ensemble also performs a dance by a noted choreographer, and this year they will appear in an excerpt from Jose Limon's "A Choreographic Offering," taught by Kristen Foote, a principal dancer with the Limon Dance Company. Performances end with the lively "Dance With Us," in which audience members with dancing feet are invited onto the stage to improvise with the dancers. Raindate: Sunday July 30th
2:00 pm
free, reservations recommended
The tour explores the social and political history of the Union Square neighborhood through discussions ...
more >> of the people, history, architecture, and forces that have shaped this community. You’ll hear how Union Square got its name, see where the legendary Tiffany & Co. once stood, and learn how to read the clock (yes, it’s a clock!) on “The Metronome” sculpture and so much more! This tour takes place every Saturday.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
A nostalgic look at Double Dutch through the eyes of passionate, young New Yorkers as they traversed ...
more >> the sport, and NYC, in their journey to the 1981 World Invitational Double Dutch Championship. 28 min. Stay after the film for a dynamic dialogue with members of the pioneering team featured in Pick Up Your Feet who helped propel female athletes and the New York City tradition of Double Dutch to the international stage while carving out a space for young urbanites of color in NYC and around the world.
3:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Corona Youth Music Project is a tuition-free music education program that promotes social inclusion in ...
more >> NYC. It follows the philosophy of El Sistema, a movement of social action through music that started in Venezuela in 1975: every child has the right to excel as a member of a musical ensemble.
4:30 pm
free, no reservation required
The park will be the site of Joe McPhee and Graham Lambkin’s sonic experimentations. The two Blank ...
more >> Forms artists will continue their joint venture into sonic creation in this weeklong residency. Multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee will lend his improvisational approach to the artistic vision of sound-composer Graham Lambkin in this time-tested expression of artistic collaboration.
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
A night of diverse music featuring folk and rock in tribal language, Taiwanese and Mandarin Fire Ex ...
more >> The fantastically frenetic sound of Taiwan’s premier pop punk ambassadors instantly takes you on a joyous voyage into bilingual, cross-cultural fun. Assembled in Kaohsiung, Taiwan at the turn of the century, Fire Extinguisher (shortened to Fire Ex) is led by frontman Sam, with Orio on guitar, and JC on bass (all high school pals). In 2012 they added a drummer, Ti Wu, who rounded out the quartet and added fast-paced, thumping percussion. Dadado Huang and Berry J Gifted with an extremely tender voice, Dadado Huang crafts melodic, touching songs that pull at heartstrings (even if you do not speak any Mandarin). The Taiwanese sensation in soft vocal tones and evocative acoustic guitar released his first full-length album in 2007, and received vast praise. His best-known track is “Shangrila,” which fans adore, not only for the dulcet quality of Huang’s voice, but for the lyrics which offer comfort in times of emotional duress. Sharing the stage with Huang is Berry J, another Taiwan based talent in singing and songwriting. Her soothing voice is can be found on three full length albums, as she weaves indie-pop with natural, peaceful sounds. After the release of her latest album, Berry J committed her efforts to musical production and the creation of a whole new band, Over the Hill, formed with her friends. Fans eagerly await their forthcoming melodic outputs and live shows. Sangpuy Sangpuy Katatepan Mavaliyw is a direct descendant of the native Pinuyumayan tribe of Taiwan, and generations of heritage can be heard in his uniquely cultivated voice. His greatest joy is indeed singing, and providing those who listen with a soothing cure for the embattled modern soul. His sound, and mind, are pure.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Figures dressed in white form a “living gallery” in this latest iteration of pioneering choreographer ...
more >> Heidi Latsky’s powerful performance installation. It features a range of performers, questioning ingrained expectations of who gets to be “onstage” and mainstream culture’s narrow definition of beauty. “For the choreographer Heidi Latsky, there are no unbeautiful bodies and no bodies incapable of dancing. In what some might call disability, she finds possibility.” – New York Times
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
The Hudson Warehouse presents Shakespeare's history play, directed by Nicholas Martin-Smith. July 27 ...
more >> – Aug 20, Thursday through Sunday nights.
6:30 pm
Pay-what-you-can admission policy
Artist Brandon Perdomo will host performers from NYC during a night of contemporary theater, dance, and ...
more >> music.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Following his father's early death and the loss of possessions in France young Henry VI comes to the ...
more >> throne, under the protection of the duke of Gloucester. July 27-August 12, 2017, Thursdays through Saturdays.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count ...
more >> she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The filmmaker excavates a buried conflict around her uncle Miguel, who died at a time when AIDS was synonymous ...
more >> with sin. As she searches for Miguel's partner decades later, the film — both a love story and a tribute — offers a cautionary tale of how faith can be used and abused in times of crisis. 77 min. Followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker and Executive Producer Esther Robinson, moderated by Cynthia Lopez, Executive Producer, Creative Consultant, Indie Media Strategist and Former NYC Film Commissioner & Co-Executive Producer, POV. Stick around for drinks and a toast to the film's PBS broadcast.
Editor's Pick
Hollaback are eager to share their bystander intervention training with a public invested in community ...
more >> building and culture change. Hollaback has worked for years on issues of sexual harassment and has long been at the forefront of nonviolent interventions to public harassment from cat calls to assault. In recent years they have included public harassment (including hate crimes) under the umbrella of our offerings as trainers. They will facilitate training that provides reflective strategies to assess your environment, deescalate and find organic points of engagement including the 5 D’s of Bystander Intervention.
Admiral T is one of the most celebrated dancehall artists of the French-speaking world, bringing his ...
more >> trademark radiance and positivity to every performance, including this one at the bandshell.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Efendi are back, headed by Scott Wilson playing his unique “Baglama Hydra”—a combination oud, saz, ...
more >> and bouzouki—perform music from Turkey, Armenia, Israel, and Greece. Wilson always shows up with a Belly Dancer, who charms the young and old alike. Great fun for the kids. Calling all blankets, picnic baskets, and candles to this sunset concert overlooking the Hudson River.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
A meditation on the cycle of extension, resolution, and return. The work exposes the natural state of ...
more >> the body and how it seeks inevitable but unknowable endings. Performed by Nigel Campbell, Kassandra Cruz, Amy Miller, Devin Oshiro and Brandon Welch. Music by Hildur Guðnadóttir
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Gibney Dance brings thier lower Manhatten performing arts center to the park. Join them for sunset performances ...
more >> on the river, class on the grass, and other dance happenings set against the Manhatten skyline. This event repeats every week on Saturday between 7/15/2017 and 7/29/2017.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Called the “heir to Dusty Springfield and Karen Carpenter” (Q Magazine), the British songstress delves ...
more >> into the timeless catalog of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Rumer’s honeyed vocals melt into lush arrangements by Bacharach’s former music director Rob Shirakbari, summoning the sun-dappled feel of ’70s AM radio on songs like “(They Long to Be) Close to You” and “What the World Needs Now is Love.” “She brings the heart and voice to make it soar...delicate and dreamy.” – Guardian (U.K.)
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
New York Ghost tours capture the spiritual side of the Big Apple through stories. famed explorers, native ...
more >> tribes, lost opportunities and political intrigue. With almost every step one takes through the West Village, one encounters the ghosts and spirits of New York City’s past. Every corner has its stories, every building has its haunted spirits.
It's all for one and one for all as D'Artagnan and the Musketeers fight to protect the ones they love ...
more >> from the revolting exploits of Cardinal Richelieu. A story of double crossings, kidnappings, and carefully-guarded secrets, complete with lavish fights and sweeping romance, The Three Musketeers reminds us that through strength, courage and unity, you can always defend what you believe in. Directed by Jenny Bennett, Choreographed by Tiffany Rea-Fisher, Fight Director: Manny Brown. July 7-30, 2017, Tuesdays through Sundays.
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required
New York is a skyscraper city and there is no better time to view Manhattan’s icons than after the ...
more >> sun sets and the lights go on. Fueled by competition and a dash of audacity, New York City is still producing one of mankind’s most remarkable skyline. NOTE** THIS TOUR SPENDS MUCH TIME INDOORS OR IN SUBWAYS AND GREAT FOR ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. Please note they do utilize the subway on this tour so you will need $5 for subway.
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The theater will transform into the most enchanted forest in all of theater in Shakespeare’s beloved ...
more >> comedy. When the merry sprite Puck meddles with a magical love potion, young lovers lost in the woods mysteriously find themselves infatuated with the wrong person in this hilarious, fairytale fantasia that proves the course of true love never did run smooth. Lear deBessonet, founder of The Public Theater’s groundbreaking Public Works program and Resident Director, brings her electric theatrical vision to the classic romance about the supernatural nature of love. July 11-15; July 17-22; July 24-29; July 31-August 6; August 8-13.
8:00 pm
Free tickets required