The Best FREE Things to Do in NYC

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Wednesday Sep. 27, 2023

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All day

Pumpkin Arch is Back at the Seaport

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Heineken RiverdeckManhattan

Thursday Sep. 28

All day

Watch Thursday Night Football on Hudson Yards’ 30-foot Big Screen

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

All day

Art in Focus: Dominique Fung at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Rockefeller Center PlazaManhattan

All day

FLOOD by Cristián Pietrapiana & Andrés Senra

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

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All day

The Rose of Versailles: Remembering Marie Jeanne Bertin

Art
Free

Garment DistrictNYC

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All day

Crypt Gallery at Dream Downtown Unveils “Weedman” Installation in Collaboration with Playboy and Slimesunday

The Gallery at Dream DowntownManhattan

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All day

Pumpkin Arch is Back at the Seaport

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Heineken RiverdeckManhattan

Manhattan Arsenal Gallery Mi Parque Mi Tierra

9 am

Arsenal Gallery: Mi Parque Mi Tierra

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Arsenal in Central ParkManhattan

10 am – 5 pm

The Giving Table at The Shops at Skyview

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

The Shops at SkyviewFlushing

10 am – 8 pm

The Giving Table at The Shops at Skyview

The Shops at Skyview CenterFlushing

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11 am – 6 pm

Parallel Horizons Exhibition

Art
Free

ChaShaMa’s 320 W 23rd StManhattan

Noon – 6 pm

Manhattan: Dusk to Dawn

Art
Free

Pleiades GalleryChelsea

Noon – 6 pm

J.Crew 40th Anniversary Seaport Activation

Art
Free

Pier 17Seaport

Drag Story Hour, May 2023, web, photo credit Winston Williams-Brooklyn Children’s Museum-003

3 – 4 pm

Drag Story Hour

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Sukkah Building

3 – 7 pm

Sukkah Building and Decorating, and Pizza

AshreynuAstoria

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6 – 7 pm

Dance Aerobics with Sweet Water Dance & Yoga

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

6 – 9 pm

Brooklyn DA’s Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration 2023

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Double Dutch

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square ParkManhattan

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6:30 – 7:30 pm

Expert Panel: High School Auditions & Portfolios + Q&A

Ages: All
Family
Free
Virtual

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7 – 10 pm

Karaoke Night at Kick Axe Throwing Brooklyn!

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7:30 – 9 pm

Free Thursday Night Comedy Show

Comedy
Free

Oppa BistroWest Village

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9 – 10:30 pm

DRULE Comedy!

Free
LGBTQ+

Fette SauBrooklyn

9 pm

DRULE Comedy

Comedy
Free

Fette SauBrooklyn

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