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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on July 27, 2025?

24 free events take place on Sunday, July 27 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 July 27 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 July . 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 Sunday, July 27, 2025

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free events nyc Music in the Park: Emerging Saxophonist
free events nyc Music on the Water: String Music by Mozart and Beethoven
free events nyc Verdi's Greatest Hits with Wine and a Wink
free events nyc Henrik Ibsen's The Lady from the Sea on the Patio
free events nyc J. PERIOD Live Mixtape Recording
free events nyc Historic Dance Show Recreated with Dancers & Visual Arts
free events nyc Celebrating Black Women in Jazz with Broadway Performers
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Workshop | Tai Chi in the Park for All Fitness Levels


Join Silvana Pizzuti to learn and practice Tai Chi, a slow moving martial art with health benefits for all fitness levels. Space is limited, unreserved, and available on a first-come, first-served basis. If there is heavy rain at the time of the event, the event will be canceled.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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Workshops, July 27, 2025, 07/27/2025, Tai Chi in the Park for All Fitness Levels

Fair | Lively Summer Street Fair – Artisanal Goods & Global Eats


Celebrate community, creativity, and culture at this vibrant street fair! Discover a colorful mix of artisan goods, live entertainment, and educational activities. This lively outdoor event highlights the diversity and spirit of the neighborhood while supporting local nonprofits, merchant associations, and community organizations.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Fairs, July 27, 2025, 07/27/2025, Lively Summer Street Fair &ndash; Artisanal Goods & Global Eats

Park Walk | Guided Tour through Park on the Water


Docents lead a walking tour to learn about the history of the Brooklyn waterfront, the area's sustainable design and ecology, and how the park came to life!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Park Walks, July 27, 2025, 07/27/2025, Guided Tour through Park on the Water

Tour | Historical House of The Distinguished American President of the Early 20th Century


This historic site honors the early life of a renowned American figure. The restored brownstone reflects late 19th-century architecture and offers insights into the family's daily life. Learn about various exhibits and artifacts that showcase the cultural and historical context of the era, providing a glimpse into the formative years of this visionary leader-to-be. This guided tour is first-come, first-served. It may reach capacity before your desired tour time, so please be sure to arrive early. Tour duration: 45 minutes. This tour takes place at 11 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, and 3 pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free
Tours, July 27, 2025, 07/27/2025, Historical House of The Distinguished American President of the Early 20th Century

Workshop | Community Rowing Along the New York City Skyline


Get on the water this season with these community rowing sessions! Open to all and led by experienced coxswains, these outings take place in stable, traditional Whitehall gigs and offer a hands-on intro to rowing, teamwork, and river navigation. Sessions include orientation and group rowing excursions lasting 1–3 hours. Participants assist with launching and cleaning the boats. Life jackets are provided; a waiver is required. Bring water and sunscreen. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshops, July 27, 2025, 07/27/2025, Community Rowing Along the New York City Skyline

Dance Lesson | Family-Friendly Tap Workshop with Live Music


Brazilian tap dancer and choreographer Leonardo Sandoval leads  a family-friendly movement workshop with live music celebrating the Afro-diasporic roots of tap dance. While tap shoes are preferred, all shoes are welcome!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Dance Lessons, July 27, 2025, 07/27/2025, Family-Friendly Tap Workshop with Live Music

Party | Weekend-Long Book Swap


Bring a book, take a book! Have good condition books taking up too much room? Bring them down! Need something new to read this summer? Come and browse, and meet your neighbors!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Partys, July 27, 2025, 07/27/2025, Weekend-Long Book Swap

Workshop | Learn About Bee Identification with Entomologists


Join entomology researchers from Rutgers University for a hands-on workshop all about bees. Learn how to identify different bee species and gain insight into the vital role of native bees in local ecosystems.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshops, July 27, 2025, 07/27/2025, Learn About Bee Identification with Entomologists

Jazz | Let the Music Play in the Park: Local Jazz Artists


Berta Indeed presents “Let the Music Play”, a community jazz concert featuring an array of local musicians and vocalists. Seating is limited, unreserved, and available on a first-come, first-served basis. If there is heavy rain at the time of the event, the event will be canceled.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concerts, July 27, 2025, 07/27/2025, Let the Music Play in the Park: Local Jazz Artists

Performance | Mistaken Identities & Mayhem: Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors Outdoors


Enjoy an outdoor performance of Shakespeare’s uproarious farce The Comedy of Errors, directed by acclaimed fight choreographer Michael Hagins. Featuring classic Renaissance Commedia masks and high-energy staging, this tale of mistaken identities, sibling chaos, and unexpected reunions is a whirlwind of laughter, love, and theatrical flair. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Performances, July 27, 2025, 07/27/2025, Mistaken Identities & Mayhem:&nbsp;Shakespeare&rsquo;s Comedy of Errors Outdoors

Jazz | Music in the Park: Emerging Saxophonist


M. Alex Ramirez is a Colombian saxophonist, composer, producer, and educator. He was awarded third place in the Carinthian International Jazz Award Saxophone Competition in 2020. A recent graduate from NYU, M. Alex Ramirezregularly performs in venues all over the City.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free
Concerts, July 27, 2025, 07/27/2025, Music in the Park: Emerging Saxophonist

Classical Music | Music on the Water: String Music by Mozart and Beethoven


The Semplice Players (Salley Koo, violin, Chauncey Patterson, viola, Margo Shohl, viola, and Patrick Hopkins, cello) Program Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) String quintets (selections) Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827) String quartets, Op. 18 (selections)
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free
Concerts, July 27, 2025, 07/27/2025, Music on the Water: String Music by Mozart and Beethoven

Classical Music | Music on the Water: String Music by Mozart and Beethoven


The Semplice Players (Salley Koo, violin, Chauncey Patterson, viola, Margo Shohl, viola, and Patrick Hopkins, cello) Program Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) String quintets (selections) Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827) String quartets, Op. 18 (selections)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concerts, July 27, 2025, 07/27/2025, Music on the Water: String Music by Mozart and Beethoven

Museums | Historical and Modern Design Spanning Centuries


The museum is dedicated to showcasing the history, influence, and importance of design in everyday life. Housed in a historic mansion, the museum features a diverse collection of design objects, including decorative arts, architecture, graphic design, textiles, and industrial design.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Museumss, July 27, 2025, 07/27/2025, Historical and Modern Design Spanning Centuries

Opera | Verdi's Greatest Hits with Wine and a Wink


A one-night-only concert celebrating the music of Giuseppe Verdi, presented with playful flair. Enjoy highlights from Verdi's operas performed by talented vocalists in a spirited, vibrant atmosphere. A wine reception is included.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:30 pm
Free
Concerts, July 27, 2025, 07/27/2025, Verdi's Greatest Hits with Wine and a Wink
6:00 pm
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Performances, July 27, 2025, 07/27/2025, Burlesque Show

Concert | Music in the Park: Afrobeat, hip-hop, and Spoken Words


Femi Kuti started the band, the Positive Force, bringing his brand of Afrobeat that fuses funk, jazz, and highlife, around the world. In 2001, he collaborated with a number of US musicians on his album Fight to Win, including Common, Mos Def, and Jaguar Wright; in 2021, he released a two-album project with his son Made Kuti called Legacy+. His latest LP Journey Through Life balances the political themes that have defined his career with deeply personal reflections on family, life, and inner growth. Also performing is dead prez, the infamous hip-hop duo with an instantly recognizable hit ("Hip-Hop," famously used as the bed track on Chappelle's Show) and a legacy of calling out inequality and injustice throughout their career. Across three studio albums and a handful of mixtapes, they've championed militant social justice, self-determination, Pan-Africanism, and opposing corporate media. Cape Verdean singer and songwriter Elida Almeida, known for her viral single and album Nta Konsigui, will round out the evening. DJing between sets will be Rich Medina, the DJ, producer, spoken-word poet, archivist, and journalist who claims both the Rock Steady Crew and the Universal Zulu Nation and is a part of the DJ collective The Originals; in 2001 he created the "JUMP N FUNK", North America's original Afrobeat party series celebrating Fela Kuti and the cultural legacy of Afrobeat music. Nigerian poet Maryam Bukar Hassan, also known as Alhanislam.. Doors open at 5:00 pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concerts, July 27, 2025, 07/27/2025, Music in the Park: Afrobeat, hip-hop, and Spoken Words

Play | Henrik Ibsen's The Lady from the Sea on the Patio


Hudson Classical Theater Company is celebrating their 22nd season with the esciting show: The Lady from the Sea, a play by Henrik Ibsen. This play follows Ellida, the daughter of a lighthouse-keeper, who loves the sea. Although married, Ellida is restless and troubled by a former romantic attachment. When her former fiance shows up to fetch her, Ellida must choose between her former lover or her husband.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free
Plays, July 27, 2025, 07/27/2025, Henrik Ibsen's The Lady from the Sea  on the Patio

Concert | Vibrant Music on the Hudson: Afro-Columbian Rhythms


Enjoy live music from Rebolu,a high-energy Afro-Caribbean band rooted in the rich musical traditions of Colombia. The group blends traditional rhythms such as cumbia, bullerengue, gaita, and tambora with modern influences, creating an exhilarating and contemporary sound. Their music is a vibrant celebration of the African and Indigenous roots that shape Colombia's diverse musical landscape, offering a fresh yet deeply authentic experience that captivates audiences worldwide. With over 15 years of experience, Rebolu has performed at renowned festivals, cultural institutions, and venues across the U.S. and beyond, bringing their electrifying performances to diverse audiences. Their dynamic stage presence, masterful percussion, powerful vocals, and infectious melodies have made them a favorite among world music enthusiasts, earning them a reputation for delivering shows that are both energetic and deeply moving.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free
Concerts, July 27, 2025, 07/27/2025, Vibrant Music on the Hudson: Afro-Columbian Rhythms

Concert | J. PERIOD Live Mixtape Recording


Brooklyn DJ and producer J.PERIOD (The Hamilton Mixtape) is renowned for his "audio-biography" mixtapes--featuring icons like Nas, Q-Tip, De La Soul, Lauryn Hill, and The Roots--which have solidified his reputation as a top-tier producer, a trusted collaborator, and a groundbreaking musical historian. The Mixtape Assassin returns again in 2025 with a lineup of top billing Hip-Hop legends! Artists to be announced shortly. His long-running performance series J.PERIOD Live Mixtape transforms the traditional Hip-Hop stage show into a high-energy moment of record, captured live on stage in one take. J.PERIOD has electrified the sold-out New York crowd with performances from Hip-Hop icons, Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, KRS-One and Slick Rick. There are two ways to access this event: 1. General Admission, first-come first-served. Just show up! 2. Fast Track opening the Monday before the event at noon.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free
Concerts, July 27, 2025, 07/27/2025, J. PERIOD Live Mixtape Recording

Dance Performance | Historic Dance Show Recreated with Dancers & Visual Arts


The Jerome Robbins Dance Division at the Library for the Performing Arts preserves Elaine Summers' archive. In honor of the Library's 60th anniversary, organizers celebrate Summers during her centennial birth year with a recreation of her 2007 performance, Hidden Forest. The centennial performance of Hidden Forest incorporates eight dancers with musicians, composers, visual artists, and visual projections, which come from another intermedia piece by Summers. Hidden Forest is inspired by Dante's quote--"in the midst of the journey of life I came upon a dark forest, where the path was lost." Dancer, choreographer, and intermedia artist Elaine Summers was a major pioneer exploring the meeting of dance and film, melding the two into a seamless whole which she referred to as "intermedia." This recreation of Hidden Forest is directed by Frances Becker and assisted by the Artistic Estate of Elaine Summers. Seating is first-come first-served. Just show up!
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free
Dance Performances, July 27, 2025, 07/27/2025, Historic Dance Show Recreated with Dancers & Visual Arts

Dancing | Silent Disco: DMC National Champion DJ Perly


This event is NYC’s largest outdoor dance floor underneath our ten-foot disco ball.  The groundbreaking DJ Perly—Puerto Rican, Bronx-born turntablist, DJ, and producer—brings her passion, skills, and musical archive straight to your high-fidelity headphones. She is known for her dynamic performances that showcase her deep musical knowledge and ability to manipulate music with precision and flair. Perly has competed in over 20+ DJ battles and gained widespread recognition and made history in 2017 by becoming the first woman to win the DMC U.S. Finals DJ Battle, and again in 2022 becoming the first and only woman to win 2 DMC U.S. National titles. She's earned the title "Undisputed Queen of the 1's & 2's" by Hip-Hop legends Grandmaster Caz and Melle Mel; and she is also a proud member of the world-famous Heavy Hitters DJ Crew.  Don't miss an unforgettable night of Hip-Hop tracks delivered by the best! There are two ways to access this event: 1. General Admission, first-come first-served. Just show up! 2. Fast Track opening the Monday before the event at noon.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dancings, July 27, 2025, 07/27/2025, Silent Disco: DMC National Champion DJ Perly

Play | Memnon: New Play about the Trojan War


An exhilarating new epic resurrects the story of Memnon, the Ethiopian king and demigod who rides to Troy’s defense, through Will Power’s rhythmic verse, pulse-quickening choreography and music. Fresh from a celebrated debut at the Getty Villa, Memnon re-imagines a lost chapter of the Trojan War. Written by Will Power Directed by Carl Cofield In the event of rain, the start of the performance may be delayed; however, the performance will begin as soon as it is possible to do so.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Plays, July 27, 2025, 07/27/2025, Memnon: New Play about the Trojan War

Jazz | Celebrating Black Women in Jazz with Broadway Performers


Broadway luminaries Charity Angel Dawson, Aisha Jackson, and Jennie Harney-Fleming honor iconic Black female jazz singers who've shaped music history. Their voices breathe new life into beloved songs--celebrating the brilliance, power, and lasting influence of the legends who came before them. Cast: Aisha Jackson, Jennie Harney-Fleming and Charity Angel Dawson. Seating opens 30 minutes before showtime and is available on the grass or benches. Accessible seating is available. Please inform staff upon arrival if accommodations are needed.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 pm
Free
Concerts, July 27, 2025, 07/27/2025, Celebrating Black Women in Jazz with Broadway Performers
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