Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best free things to do in New York City on Sunday night, Sep 27: 14 picks, refreshed weekly.
14 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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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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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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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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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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Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynMilna Market pops up at Industry City with South Asian designers, jewelry, food and art — a day of desi small businesses under one Brooklyn roof.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynMilna Market pops up at Industry City with South Asian designers, jewelry, food and art — a day of desi small businesses under one Brooklyn roof.
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Element Brooklyn Gallery of Scent, South Street Seaport, ManhattanSniff 30 perfumery notes from touch-activated misters and leave with a Polaroid scent portrait at this free Front Street gallery near the Seaport.
Element Brooklyn Gallery of Scent, South Street Seaport, ManhattanSniff 30 perfumery notes from touch-activated misters and leave with a Polaroid scent portrait at this free Front Street gallery near the Seaport.
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La MaMa — The Downstairs, East Village, ManhattanUmbra Lab, Inc. · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLive Foley, tableaux vivants and camera work turn 18th-century Korean paintings by Shin Yun-bok into wordless theater at La MaMa, free.
La MaMa — The Downstairs, East Village, ManhattanUmbra Lab, Inc. · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLive Foley, tableaux vivants and camera work turn 18th-century Korean paintings by Shin Yun-bok into wordless theater at La MaMa, free.
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Ralph Ellison Plaza, Hamilton Heights, ManhattanDeans Charbal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLocal jazz musicians and vocalists jam beside Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man memorial on Riverside Drive at 150th Street — free.
Ralph Ellison Plaza, Hamilton Heights, ManhattanDeans Charbal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLocal jazz musicians and vocalists jam beside Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man memorial on Riverside Drive at 150th Street — free.
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Lever House, Midtown East, ManhattanFree sculpture, models and Akari lanterns fill the lobby and plaza of Bunshaft's 1952 landmark.
Lever House, Midtown East, ManhattanFree sculpture, models and Akari lanterns fill the lobby and plaza of Bunshaft's 1952 landmark.
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Bryant Park Upper Terrace, Midtown, ManhattanSeasider53 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA free upright piano on Bryant Park's Upper Terrace, with a rotating cast of ragtime, stride and boogie-woogie players behind the Bryant statue.
Bryant Park Upper Terrace, Midtown, ManhattanSeasider53 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA free upright piano on Bryant Park's Upper Terrace, with a rotating cast of ragtime, stride and boogie-woogie players behind the Bryant statue.
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