The Best FREE Things to Do in NYC

Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

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Free things to do in NYC

Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

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Headshots Mini Sessions with Studio Day
A.MANO Brooklyn

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc
North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade Center

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Hilma af Klint: What Stands Behind the Flowers MAY 11 – SEPTEMBER 27, 2025
The Museum of Modern Art

Rosa Barba: The Ocean of One’s Pause MAY 3 – JULY 6, 2025
The Museum of Modern Art

Poster House Spring 2025 Capsule Exhibition: Copy/Paste/Print/Repeat: Mike King & the Art of the Gig Poster
Poster House

Van Gogh’s Flowers
New York Botanical Garden

Shaping American Art: A Celebration of the Art Students League of New York at 150
Arts Students League

Nature’s Persistence: Recent Work by Shelley Haven
Derfner Judaica Museum

TMS Makeup Shop NYC
Metropolitan Pavilion

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark
Welancora Gallery

Speakeasy, Die Softly: Immersive Murder Mystery Dinner Theater at Carmine’s
Carmine’s Italian Restaurant – Times Square

Smooth Voice Projections
Ripley Grier Studios

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