free things to do in New York City
Free events for Wednesday, 10/29/25
<

October 2025

>
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
   1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031 
Free Events, Free Things to Do in New York City!  Read More

Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 29, 2025?

28 free events take place on Wednesday, October 29 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 29 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.
Join the Club!

Go!
The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.

So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!

28 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, October 29, 2025

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Workshop | Outdoor Tai Chi for All Ages


Improve balance, strength, and focus through gentle exercises. The sights and sounds of the harbor provide a serene background for the ancient flowing postures.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
8:30 am
Free
Workshops, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, Outdoor Tai Chi for All Ages

Workshop | Autumn Indoor Yoga


Yoga instructor Meg SantaMaria leads a morning practice. Suitable for all fitness levels. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring your own mat.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
9:30 am
Free
Workshops, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, Autumn Indoor Yoga

Workshop | Figure Drawing in the Park


This event offers a unique setting to observe and sketch the human figure. Each week a model will strike short and long poses for participants to draw. An artist/ educator will offer constructive suggestions and critique. Drawing materials provided, and artists are encouraged to bring their own favorite media.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
10:00 am
Free
Workshops, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, Figure Drawing in the Park

Master Class | Learn the Ins-and-Outs of Flute Mastery in Orchestral Performance


Prize-winning flautist Samuel Coles--Principal Flute in the Philharmonia Orchestra and educator at the Royal Academy of Music in London--provides his expertise in the fine details of great flute playing in the context of orchestral performance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
10:00 am
Free
Concerts, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, Learn the Ins-and-Outs of&nbsp;Flute Mastery in Orchestral Performance

Museums | New York City: History, Architecture, Social Movements, Cultural Diversity


This museum holds over 1,5 million artifacts, including photographs, paintings, decorative arts, costumes, and documents that tell the story of New York's development and its inhabitants. Explore the galleries and discover the rich history and vibrant culture of New York City!
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
10:00 am
Free
Museumss, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, New York City: History, Architecture, Social Movements, Cultural Diversity

Museums | Live from the Archive: Celia Cruz Letters, Diaspora Stories & More


This isn't your typical museum visit. Step into a live, interactive archive experience where nearly 50 years of Harlem, Caribbean, and African Diaspora history are being uncovered, in real time. Archivists are actively unboxing and cataloging cultural treasures, and visitors are invited to witness (and even take part in) the process. Some discoveries include a personal letter from a Latin music legend, rare conference recordings, and never-before-seen photographs from international gatherings. Chat with archivists, share stories, and engage with the living history of a vibrant community.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
11:00 am
Free
Museumss, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, Live from the Archive: Celia Cruz Letters, Diaspora Stories & More

Classical Music | Serene Organ Meditations in Intimate Venue


Enjoy a program of hymns, anthems, and voluntaries for the organ.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
12:02 pm
Free
Concerts, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, Serene Organ Meditations in Intimate Venue

Concert | Weekly Bagpipe Tribute: Honoring 9/11 Lives and Legacies


A moving weekly bagpipe tribute honors those who lost their lives on 9/11, as well as individuals affected by the lasting health impacts of that day. The tribute begins with a performance near a symbolic column preserved from the site, followed by a second performance in a nearby outdoor space.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
1:00 pm
Free
Concerts, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, Weekly Bagpipe Tribute: Honoring 9/11 Lives and Legacies

Museums | Afternoon in a Magnificent Small Museum


Internationally recognized as a premier museum and research center, this museum is known for its distinguished Old Master paintings and outstanding examples of European sculpture and decorative arts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
1:30 pm
Pay-What-You-Wish, reservation required
Museumss, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, Afternoon in a Magnificent Small Museum

Film | The Omen (1976): Classic Supernatural Horror Film


A U.S. diplomat secretly adopts a baby boy after his son dies at birth and slowly begins to realize that the child is the Antichrist when death and destruction follow in his wake. Director: Richard Donner Cast: Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
2:00 pm
Free
Films, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, The Omen (1976): Classic Supernatural Horror Film

Workshop | Outdoor Landscape Art Class


Artists of all skill levels can be inspired by park surroundings to create with drawing materials, pastels, and watercolors. Embolden your artwork amidst the flower-filled and seasonally evolving palette of verdant gardens. An artist/educator will provide ideas and instruction. Materials provided, and artists are encouraged to bring their own favorite media.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
2:00 pm
Free
Workshops, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, Outdoor Landscape Art Class

Workshop | Art of Portrait Photography & Camera Demo


Acclaimed photographer Mark Mann hosts an exclusive session on the Art of the Portrait. Known worldwide for his striking images of cultural icons, world leaders, and Hollywood's elite, Mark brings decades of experience in capturing authenticity and presence through his lens. In this event, he will demonstrate his approach to light while using the Mark Mann Signature Kit by Harlowe. A tool designed to shape mood, depth, and cinematic character with ease. Attendees will gain rare insight into how one of today's most celebrated photographers transforms simple moments into timeless protraits through the power of intentional light.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
4:00 pm
Free
Workshops, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, Art of Portrait Photography & Camera Demo

Workshop | Learn Chess Fundamentals


In this hands-on workshop led by NYC Chess Connections, participants will learn the fundamentals of chess, from how each piece moves to recognizing and executing basic checkmate patterns. Perfect for beginners, with plenty of opportunities for questions and interactive play. Please arrive 15 minutes early.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
4:00 pm
Free
Workshops, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, Learn Chess Fundamentals

Concert | "Sparkling" Broadway & Carnegie Hall Musician Exhibits Genre-Defying Artistry


Composer, pianist, and singer-songwriter Natalie Tenenbaum brings her genre-defying artistry to the stage. A Juilliard graduate and frequent performer at Carnegie Hall, SXSW, and Broadway, Tenenbaum moves fluidly between classical, jazz, pop, and experimental soundscapes. She has premiered works worldwide, collaborated with artists including Lang Lang, Pentatonix, and David Byrne, and created arrangements for Broadway's Mean Girls. Her recent albums--Duos/Solos and Standard Repertoire Vol. 1--reimagine everything from Bach to Stravinsky through her post-classical lens. The New York Times has praised her performances as "sparkling... consistently invigorating."
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
Free
Concerts, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, "Sparkling" Broadway & Carnegie Hall Musician Exhibits Genre-Defying Artistry

Workshop | Evening Rowing Along the New York City Skyline


Open to all and led by experienced coxswains, these outings take place in stable, traditional Whitehall gigs, offering a hands-on introduction 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. Bring water and sunscreen. Life jackets are provided; a waiver is required for participation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
5:00 pm
Free
Workshops, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, Evening Rowing Along the New York City Skyline

Workshop | FInancial Wellness Session: Homebuying


Buying a home can be exciting and stressful at the same time, especially for the first-time homebuyer. Here are some tips to help you through a complicated process.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
5:00 pm
Free
Workshops, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, FInancial Wellness Session: Homebuying

Workshop | Outdoor Hip Hop Class


Get ready to pop, lock, and groove with our high-energy outdoor Hip Hop dance class led by Go Hard Dance! Please arrive 15 minutes early.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
5:00 pm
$5, registration required
Workshops, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, Outdoor Hip Hop Class

Party | Board Games Meet-Up


Play a variety of board games, including Scrabble, Chess, Boggle, Bananagrams, Scattergories, and more! Bring a friend or join on your own--all levels are welcome. Studies have shown that playing board games can have positive effects on your mental, emotional, and physical health, including: o Improving memory and focus o Enhancing critical thinking skills o Making connections o Reducing stress (and screen time!)
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:00 pm
Free
Partys, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, Board Games Meet-Up

Workshop | Make Your Own Reflection Bottle


Design your own Illuminated reflection bottle using words, colors, and light inspired by your personal moments in Central Park. Reflect, create, and take home your glowing keepsake. No previous art-making experience needed. Open to all ages and skill levels. All materials provided. Please arrive 15 minutes early.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:00 pm
$5, registration required
Workshops, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, Make Your Own Reflection Bottle

Book Discussion | Quiet Reading Meet Up


Bring a book or check one out of the library to read to yourself for one hour. After that, spend an hour socializing with those around you!
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:00 pm
Free
Book Discussions, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, Quiet Reading Meet Up

Talk | The Darkness of Grimm Fairytales & How To Share Them with Children


The old German fairy tales are weird, and scary, and bloody. They feature murder and threats of incest and child abuse. So should we share them with kids today? Or are they a relic of a time that is (thankfully) long gone? And if we share them with kids today, how should we do that? Is there something useful in these weird, bloody, grim old tales? Adam Gidwitz, the author of A Tale Dark & Grimm and its companions, producer of the animated Netflix adaptation, and creator of the award-winning podcast Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest, discusses the best—and the grimmest!—elements of the old German fairy tales, especially those by the Brothers Grimm and Franz Xaver von Schönwerth, and he’ll discuss the ethics, and his method, of adapting these tales for kids. *Followed by a light reception
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:00 pm
Free
Talks, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, The Darkness of Grimm Fairytales & How To Share Them with Children

Classical Music | Yarn/Wire Quartet Performs Contemporary Works


The adventurous piano/percussion quartet Yarn/Wire celebrates its 20th anniversary with a special concert, collaborating with Craig Taborn, piano.   Program: Craig Taborn new work Enno Poppe Feld   Enjoy a free drink at this concert, then mingle with the musicians and fellow concertgoers after the show.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:00 pm
Free
Concerts, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, Yarn/Wire Quartet Performs Contemporary Works

Screening | All We Imagine as Light (2024): Drama Film Exploring Friendship & Sisterhood in Mumbai


Centering on two roommates who also work together in a city hospital—head nurse Prabha and recent hire Anu—plus their coworker, cook Parvaty, this film alights on moments of connection and heartache, hope and disappointment. Prabha, her husband from an arranged marriage living in faraway Germany, is courted by a doctor at her hospital; Anu carries on a romance with a Muslim man, which she must keep a secret from her strict Hindu family; Parvaty finds herself dealing with a sudden eviction from her apartment. Kapadia captures the bustle of the metropolis and the open-air tranquility of a seaside village with equal radiance, articulated by her superb actresses and by the camera with a lyrical naturalism that occasionally drifts into dreamlike incandescence. All We Imagine as Light is a soulful study of the transformative power of friendship and sisterhood, in all its complexities and richness. Director: Payal Kapadia Cast: Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam, Hridhu Haroon
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:30 pm
Free
Screenings, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, All We Imagine as Light (2024): Drama Film Exploring Friendship & Sisterhood in Mumbai

Discussion | Artist Thaddeus Mosley & Curator Talk about Mosley's New Sculpture Exhibition


Artist Thaddeus Mosley and Public Art Fund Assistant Curator Jenée Daria Strand are in conversation about Touching the Earth, Mosley’s first public art exhibition in New York City, on view at City Hall Park through November. The exhibition features eight bronzes recently cast from wood sculptures Mosley created between 1996 and 2021. In this conversation, Mosley will reflect on the conceptual framework behind Touching the Earth, his improvisational studio practice, and the ways his lifelong engagement with form and material has shaped one of the most significant bodies of work in contemporary sculpture. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:30 pm
Free
Discussions, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, Artist&nbsp;Thaddeus Mosley & Curator Talk about Mosley's New Sculpture Exhibition

Discussion | Experts Talk about AI Accountability & Public Interest


Data & Society Executive Director Janet Haven hosts a critical discussion about AI accountability and the public interest, featuring professor Charlton McIlwain, journalist Julia Angwin, and civic technologist Catherine Bracy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:30 pm
Free
Discussions, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, Experts Talk about AI Accountability & Public Interest

Screening | German Vampire FIlms:  Jonathan (1970) and Tenderness of the Wolves (1973)


This Halloween season, enjoy a selection of vampire films curated by Deutsche Kinemathek as part of their “Wild, Weird, Bloody. German Genre Films of the 70s” retrospective. Vampires and mortals are welcome to join for a special double bill of Hans W. Geißendörfer’s Jonathan (1970), followed by Ulli Lommel’s Tenderness of the Wolves (1973).  Hans W. Geissendörfer, Jonathan A political parable of Germany’s 1960s protest movement, Jonathan is set in an undefined past, when a vampire count ruled a small city and its surrounding lands. The bloodlusty count and his followers target the young, so a group of students plans a revolution, choosing Jonathan as their leader. He ventures to the castle on a reconnaissance mission, but his journey is disrupted by violent obstacles—an amuse-bouche compared to the bloody excesses that await him in the count’s abode.  Ulli Lommel, Tenderness of the Wolves In a post-war German city, Haarmann, a seasoned criminal, is recruited as a police informant. He uses the cover this position affords him to prey on young boys, luring them into his garret before killing them with a bite to the neck and turning their bodies into sausages. Everyone in town loves Haarmann’s meats, from black marketeers to the police inspector, but the tide turns when a nosy neighbor starts putting two and two together.  Both films are in German with English subtitles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
7:00 pm
Free
Screenings, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, German Vampire FIlms:&nbsp; Jonathan (1970) and Tenderness of the Wolves (1973)

Concert | Original Sounds with Powerhouse Group, Femme Jam


A first-of-its-kind, Femme Jam (Miranda Joan, Melissa McMillan, Alita Moses, and Camille Trust) embodies the essence of female leadership as disruptors of New York City's male-dominated music scene. Backed by their house band, the four co-founders of Femme present a show of original music that shares a glimpse into the origins of their collective--friendship and the joy of singing--while showcasing the powerhouse talent of women collaborating and leading the charge. With an impressive list of performance credits, the four artists have worked with the likes of Hozier, Shawn Mendes, The Killers, Jacob Collier, Kylie Minogue, Allen Stone, Resistance Revival Chorus, Cynthia Erivo, Thomas Rhett, and others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
7:00 pm
Free
Concerts, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, Original Sounds with Powerhouse Group, Femme Jam

Tour | Weekly Social Skate Through the City


Join a NYC tradition dating back to 1996! Every Wednesday night from April through October, skaters gather for a fun, social ride through the city streets. All skill levels welcome--just bring your skates and good vibes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
8:00 pm
Free
Tours, October 29, 2025, 10/29/2025, Weekly Social Skate Through the City
Complimentary Tickets

to shows, concerts ... (CFT Deals!)

Play | Broadway Actor in a Play About a Towering Figure in Media

Regular Price: $59
CFT Member Price: $0.00

Concert | Iconic Rock Band's Guitarist at a Legendary Jazz Club

Regular Price: $75
CFT Member Price: $0.00
Join the Club!

Go!