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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on September 17, 2025?
22 free events take place on Wednesday, September 17 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 17 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.
Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on September 17, 2025?
22 free events take place on Wednesday, September 17 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 17 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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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!
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!
22 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, September 17, 2025
All events are free unless otherwise noted.Workshop | Combined Running & Yoga Class (All Levels Welcome)
Enjoy a class combining movement and recovery! Instructors will kick things off with a 2-mile run or walk along Manhattan’s West Side Highway. All paces welcomed. Post run, instructors will lead a 30-minute yoga flow specifically targeting hips, hamstrings, and quads. Perfect for all levels.
New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
Free
Free
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
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8:30 am
Free
Free
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
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10:00 am
Free
Free
Workshop | HIIT Workout in the Park
Enjoy high intensity interval training that involves alternating short bursts of intense exercise with periods of rest or low-intensity activity. For adults 18+
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
Free
Free
Concert | Soul, Blues & Showmanship
A force of soul and blues, this NYC icon and lead singer of the Original Blues Brothers Band brings fiery vocals, dynamic energy, and decades of history to the stage. A night of heartfelt, high-impact music from a Hall of Fame performer.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free
Free
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
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
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
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1:30 pm
Pay-What-You-Wish, reservation required
Pay-What-You-Wish, reservation required
Film | Ocean's Thirteen (2007): Heist Comedy with All Star Cast
Danny Ocean rounds up the boys for a third heist after casino owner Willy Bank double-crosses one of the original eleven Director: Steven Soderbergh Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy García, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Ellen Barkin, Al Pacino
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
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
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Gallery Talk | A Home for Art
Join a museum educator for a brief talk exploring how a historic mansion was transformed into a public art museum.
New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
Free
Free
Gallery Talk | A Home for Art
Join a museum educator for a brief talk exploring how a historic mansion was transformed into a public art museum.
New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
Free
Free
Book Club | Discuss the Novella Paul Celan & the Trans-Tibetan Angel by Yoko Tawada
Analyze and talk about Paul Celan & the Trans-Tibetan Angel by National Book Award winner Yoko Tawada, translated from German by Susan Bernofsky. Synopsis: Originally published in 2020, Tawada's latest is presciently set in a pandemic-emerging Berlin. Her protagonist initially refers to himself as “the patient,” struggling with leaving his “own four walls.” He reveals a name, Patrik, possibly necessary for interfacing with (select) others. He recently walked out of his job as a research assistant for a professor of German literature, a self-denying narcissist who is particularly and vocally contemptuous of poet Paul Celan’s work. That derision fueled Patrik’s interest in Celan, inspiring him to register for a Celan conference in Paris. The organizers’ query, What is your nationality?, asked in order to potentially secure funding for Patrik’s participation, sends him on a spiraling search for identity as the German-born son of immigrants. His (maybe) chance meeting with Leo-Eric Fu, a “Trans-Tibetan” (a “Celan word,” Patrik acknowledges), provides comforting friendship over language, literature, books, ancestors, and, of course, Celan.
New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
Free
Free
Party | Play Settlers of Catan: All Levels Welcome
Play one of the most popular board games in the world. Organizers welcome players of all levels to this social! These socials are limited to 16 players, with 2 rounds. Organizers ask that participants arrive 15 minutes early to sign up.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
Free
Free
Dance Performance | Salsa Celebration
Feel the heat with Sekou McMiller & Friends and the Palladium Mambo Band—a night of salsa music, dance lessons, and pure joy on the dance floor.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
Free
Free
Open Studios | As Above, So Below: Ritual Objects & Contemporary Art
A group exhibition exploring faith, remembrance, and transcendence through altar pieces, icons, and artworks that question how objects gain meaning and invoke the divine.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
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
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Sunset Yoga on the Hudson
Namaste! Unwind from the day with outdoor yoga. Immerse yourself in this meditative practice- surrounded by the Hudson’s peaceful aura. Strengthen the body and cultivate awareness in a relaxed environment as your instructor guides you through alignments and poses. All levels are welcome. Bringing your own mat is encouraged, as provided accessories are first come first serve.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Yoga in the Park with Expert Instructors
This yoga class is suitable for all levels. It's taught by Kim Copeland. Kim is an ordained reverend who has been teaching yoga for the last decade. Her wisdom talks, the sound of her voice, and the pace of her class keep her students coming back. In each class Kim invites you to connect to your truth and remember your sacred power. Please register for each class and bring your own mat (the park does not provide yoga mats). It's also recommended to bring water and a towel.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Author Reading | Award-Winning Poet Discusses His New Book, Seabeast
Organized as an alphabetical bestiary, Seabeast lyrically catalogues whale species by common name and behaviors, resulting in a poetic compendium that defies pathetic fallacy even as it sings the similarities between homo sapiens and the marine mammoths that have long captured our fascination. In his fifth full-length collection, writer Rajiv Mohabir winds together the threads of cetacean evolution, natural history, animal migration, and human culture and colonization as they concern the endurance of all species. In anthropomorphizing these complex mammals, Mohabir argues, we overwrite and erase their sublime difference and selfhood, their distinct and separate experience of embodiment; yet, in refusing to recognize the familiarities of whale behavior and social patterns, we subjugate these magnificent creatures, affirming a hierarchy that establishes anything inhuman as inherently less than human and enabling cruelty toward all manner of living things.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Author Reading | Bestselling Graphic Novelists DIscuss Their Works
Enjoy a conversation with graphic novel publishers Drawn + Quarterly featuring Tom Gauld, Lee Lai, and Mimi Pond. Physics for Cats by Tom Gauld Tom Gauld returns with Physics for Cats, his second collection of science-based cartoons for the New Scientist. Find out why every scientist worth their sodium chloride has a Tom Gauld cartoon taped to their electron microscope. This new batch of hilarious gags will be as important to every self-respecting scientist as a lab coat and goggles and oversize rubber gloves. Cannon by Lee Lai A LAMBDA Award winner and breakout fiction sensation returns with a darkly funny slice of friendship strife. In Cannon, Lee Lai’s much anticipated follow-up to the critically-acclaimed and award-winning Stone Fruit, the full palette of a nervous breakdown is just a slice of what Lai has on offer. As Cannon’s shoulders bend under the weight of an aging Gung-gung and an avoidant mother, Lai’s sharp sense of humor and sensitive eye produce a story that will hit readers with a smash. Do Admit: The Mitford Sisters and Me by Mimi Pond Born with pedigrees but without the pocketbooks to match, The Mitfords were certainly no strangers to lies, intrigue, or scandal. Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica, and Deborah. The sisters grew from cloistered turn-of-the-century country girls into debutantes who would marry into political influence—for better or worse. Is it any wonder that a young, working class Mimi in Southern California becomes enamored with The Mitfords’ downright fanciful rich-and-famous lifestyle? This charming, inventively cartooned, and lovingly researched biography captures the dramatic, over-the-top antics of high society’s strongest personalities as they rubbed elbows with some of history’s most infamous fascists and communists.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Rising Austrian Musicians Perform Schubert, J.S. Bach, & More
Attend an intimate evening of classical gems with rising Austrian stars Jeremias Fliedl, cello, and Kiron Atom Tellian, piano. Program J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Arioso Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano in A minor, D. 821 Arvo Part (*1935) Spiegel im Spiegel Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 19
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Orchestra Works by Beethoven, Stravinsky, & More (In Person AND Online!)
Manhattan School of Music's Symphony Orchestra performs pieces by composers of various musical eras. Program Susan Botti (1962-) Impetuosity Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827) Piano Concerto No. 2 Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Petrushka (1947 version)
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
Free
Free
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