Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best free things to do in New York City on Sunday, Sep 27: 75 picks, refreshed weekly.
75 picks · checked Sep 21
Atlantic Avenue, Boerum Hill, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBrooklyn's biggest street festival turns 51: six free hours of live music, beer gardens and food.
Atlantic Avenue, Boerum Hill, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBrooklyn's biggest street festival turns 51: six free hours of live music, beer gardens and food.
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Brooklyn Borough Hall and Columbus Park, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynHarrison Leong · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsColson Whitehead, Marlon James and Douglas Stuart headline 60+ free panels across Borough Hall and Columbus Park — NYC's biggest book day.
Brooklyn Borough Hall and Columbus Park, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynHarrison Leong · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsColson Whitehead, Marlon James and Douglas Stuart headline 60+ free panels across Borough Hall and Columbus Park — NYC's biggest book day.
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Rockefeller Center Plaza, Midtown, ManhattanCj Hendry's felt-flower market fills Rockefeller Plaza with blooms native to NYC and every guest walks out with one free — four days only.
Rockefeller Center Plaza, Midtown, ManhattanCj Hendry's felt-flower market fills Rockefeller Plaza with blooms native to NYC and every guest walks out with one free — four days only.
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American Academy of Arts and Letters, Washington Heights, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Final Fantasy artist's first New York institutional solo show: a Pandora frieze of drawings, free at Audubon Terrace from opening day.
American Academy of Arts and Letters, Washington Heights, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Final Fantasy artist's first New York institutional solo show: a Pandora frieze of drawings, free at Audubon Terrace from opening day.
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Culture Lab LIC, Long Island City, QueensFree outdoor concerts in Culture Lab's Long Island City lot - two or three bands a night and the season closes this weekend.
Culture Lab LIC, Long Island City, QueensFree outdoor concerts in Culture Lab's Long Island City lot - two or three bands a night and the season closes this weekend.
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LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMoliere's most subversive comedy plays open-air at Lakeside with live cello, a five-actor cast and a Labor Day curtain that costs nothing.
LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMoliere's most subversive comedy plays open-air at Lakeside with live cello, a five-actor cast and a Labor Day curtain that costs nothing.
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LMCC Arts Center at Governors Island, Governors Island, ManhattanAerial paintings of shrinking coastlines and Arctic icebergs fill LMCC's free Governors Island gallery — the final days to catch them.
LMCC Arts Center at Governors Island, Governors Island, ManhattanAerial paintings of shrinking coastlines and Arctic icebergs fill LMCC's free Governors Island gallery — the final days to catch them.
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The Drawing Center, SoHo, ManhattanEdward Lamson Henry · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsAsmaa Walton's 800-volume Black Art Library takes over The Drawing Center's bookstore as a free reading room. Closes Sunday.
The Drawing Center, SoHo, ManhattanEdward Lamson Henry · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsAsmaa Walton's 800-volume Black Art Library takes over The Drawing Center's bookstore as a free reading room. Closes Sunday.
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Venues citywide, Citywide, ManhattanNew York City Public Schools Press Office · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe world's largest climate event takes over NYC — hundreds of talks, exhibits and pop-ups citywide as global leaders and CEOs fly in.
Venues citywide, Citywide, ManhattanNew York City Public Schools Press Office · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe world's largest climate event takes over NYC — hundreds of talks, exhibits and pop-ups citywide as global leaders and CEOs fly in.
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Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, Astoria, QueensSteins and schnitzel in NYC's oldest beer garden, run by Astoria's Czech benevolent society since 1910, for Oktoberfest's free final weekend.
Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, Astoria, QueensSteins and schnitzel in NYC's oldest beer garden, run by Astoria's Czech benevolent society since 1910, for Oktoberfest's free final weekend.
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Hauser & Wirth, 542 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanWikipettanko · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsKorean icon Lee Bul fills Hauser & Wirth with major new sculptures — cyborg bodies and glittering future ruins probing technology, nature and history.
Hauser & Wirth, 542 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanWikipettanko · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsKorean icon Lee Bul fills Hauser & Wirth with major new sculptures — cyborg bodies and glittering future ruins probing technology, nature and history.
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NYC Parks (citywide), All five boroughs, CitywideU.S. Army 353CAG by Staff Sgt. Emilie Lenglain · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsOver 300 free screenings light up park lawns in all five boroughs, from Encanto to Lilo & Stitch and they start when the sun goes down.
NYC Parks (citywide), All five boroughs, CitywideU.S. Army 353CAG by Staff Sgt. Emilie Lenglain · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsOver 300 free screenings light up park lawns in all five boroughs, from Encanto to Lilo & Stitch and they start when the sun goes down.
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City Hall Park, Civic Center, ManhattanNielsoncaetanosalmeron · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsConcrete birds pluck pennies from the City Hall Park fountain and two bronze Lady Justices preside — Genesis Belanger's first big public show.
City Hall Park, Civic Center, ManhattanNielsoncaetanosalmeron · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsConcrete birds pluck pennies from the City Hall Park fountain and two bronze Lady Justices preside — Genesis Belanger's first big public show.
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Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanBronze, stone and concrete dogs on leashes take over the Central Park entrance at 60th and Fifth — Camille Henrot's first public show in New York.
Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanBronze, stone and concrete dogs on leashes take over the Central Park entrance at 60th and Fifth — Camille Henrot's first public show in New York.
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Van Cortlandt Park Parade Ground, Van Cortlandt Park, BronxHugo L. González · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsVan Cortlandt Park Alliance opens its fall outdoor movie season on the Parade Ground with a free screening of Babe. Music and movie-themed crafts start at 5:30 p.m., with the film at last light.
Van Cortlandt Park Parade Ground, Van Cortlandt Park, BronxHugo L. González · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsVan Cortlandt Park Alliance opens its fall outdoor movie season on the Parade Ground with a free screening of Babe. Music and movie-themed crafts start at 5:30 p.m., with the film at last light.
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King Jagiello Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanFree Sunday-afternoon social dancing on the plaza above Turtle Pond - swing, jump blues, hot jazz and cha chas, with lessons in the breaks.
King Jagiello Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanFree Sunday-afternoon social dancing on the plaza above Turtle Pond - swing, jump blues, hot jazz and cha chas, with lessons in the breaks.
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Flushing, QueensDaniel Schwen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDragon and lion dance troupes parade a closed Main Street through downtown Flushing, free to watch.
Flushing, QueensDaniel Schwen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDragon and lion dance troupes parade a closed Main Street through downtown Flushing, free to watch.
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Jackson Heights, QueensDeans Charbal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFloats, bands and dance groups fill 37th Avenue from 69th to 89th Street in a free parade.
Jackson Heights, QueensDeans Charbal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFloats, bands and dance groups fill 37th Avenue from 69th to 89th Street in a free parade.
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Sunset Park, BrooklynBrooklyn's Chinatown closes ten blocks of Eighth Avenue for a free Mid-Autumn street parade.
Sunset Park, BrooklynBrooklyn's Chinatown closes ten blocks of Eighth Avenue for a free Mid-Autumn street parade.
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Bay Ridge, BrooklynBay Ridge's biggest street fair closes Third Avenue for local merchants, food and live music, free.
Bay Ridge, BrooklynBay Ridge's biggest street fair closes Third Avenue for local merchants, food and live music, free.
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MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA 22-ton wall of rubble from a Ciudad Juárez home anchors Teresa Margolles's first large US museum show, free across PS1's third floor.
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA 22-ton wall of rubble from a Ciudad Juárez home anchors Teresa Margolles's first large US museum show, free across PS1's third floor.
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The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThirty works of digital and analog information design in MoMA's street-level gallery, which is free and open to the public.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThirty works of digital and analog information design in MoMA's street-level gallery, which is free and open to the public.
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Loreley Beer Garden, Lower East Side, ManhattanLiter steins, liter boots, pig roasts and twelve kinds of sausage fill Loreley's heated LES beer garden for a six-week Oktoberfest, no cover.
Loreley Beer Garden, Lower East Side, ManhattanLiter steins, liter boots, pig roasts and twelve kinds of sausage fill Loreley's heated LES beer garden for a six-week Oktoberfest, no cover.
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Upper East Side, ManhattanLexington closes to cars from 79th to 96th Street for seventeen blocks of free neighborhood fair.
Upper East Side, ManhattanLexington closes to cars from 79th to 96th Street for seventeen blocks of free neighborhood fair.
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