The Best FREE Things to Do in NYC

Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

Juneteenth Family Celebration – A Kickoff to the 5th Annual Juneteenth Freedom Festival!

Snug Harbor Cultural CenterStaten Island

Juneteenth at Riverdale Neighborhood House

Riverdale Neighborhood HouseBronx

Storytime and Celebration: Kortney Nash reads ‘Tell Me About Juneteenth’

Lofty Pigeon BooksBrooklyn

FREE JUNETEENTH CONCERT

Barretto Point Park AmphitheaterBronx, NY

Juneteenth Black Music and Dance Celebration

Richard Rogers Amphitheater at Marcus Garvey ParkHarlem

Juneteenth Celebration

Ages: All
Caribbean
Family
Free

The Van Cortlandt House MuseumBronx

Brooklyn Artist Jonathan Blum Celebrates 60th Birthday with Retrospective at Arts Gowanus

Free

Gowanus

Keiko Niimura’s, “Resonating in Harmony with Nature and Japanese Culture”

Art
Free

First Street GalleryChelsea

Live at the Archway: Cleo Reed | Billie Elise

Art
Free

DUMBO ArchwayBrooklyn

Billy Allen + The Pollies (Free Show) at The Rockaway Hotel

Free
Music

The Rockaway Hotel + SpaRockaway Park

Divination Exchange Party! Give Readings & Get Readings!

Barrow’s Intense Tasting RoomBrooklyn

Landline Comedy at Wild East Brewing

Comedy
Free

Wild East BrewingBrooklyn

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Free things to do in NYC

Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

Roots: Two Day Marathon Screening

Juneteenth Family Trolley Tour

Juneteenth in Brower Park

Juneteenth Jubilee in Coney Island

Juneteenth Family Celebration – A Kickoff to the 5th Annual Juneteenth Freedom Festival!

Juneteenth at Riverdale Neighborhood House

Storytime and Celebration: Kortney Nash reads ‘Tell Me About Juneteenth’

FREE JUNETEENTH CONCERT

Juneteenth Black Music and Dance Celebration

Juneteenth Celebration

Brooklyn Artist Jonathan Blum Celebrates 60th Birthday with Retrospective at Arts Gowanus

Keiko Niimura’s, “Resonating in Harmony with Nature and Japanese Culture”

Live at the Archway: Cleo Reed | Billie Elise

Billy Allen + The Pollies (Free Show) at The Rockaway Hotel

Divination Exchange Party! Give Readings & Get Readings!

Landline Comedy at Wild East Brewing

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