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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best free things to do in manhattan in New York City on Saturday night, Oct 3: 7 picks, refreshed weekly.
7 picks · checked Sep 28
Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central Terminal, Midtown East, ManhattanPonor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA walkable, life-size Monopoly board fills Vanderbilt Hall — roll giant dice, meet Mr. Monopoly, hunt the golden taffy. Free, three days only.
Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central Terminal, Midtown East, ManhattanPonor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA walkable, life-size Monopoly board fills Vanderbilt Hall — roll giant dice, meet Mr. Monopoly, hunt the golden taffy. Free, three days only.
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Gansevoort Plaza, Meatpacking District, ManhattanThe Village Trip festival's free outdoor concert, with Americana band The Slambovian Circus of Dreams.
Gansevoort Plaza, Meatpacking District, ManhattanThe Village Trip festival's free outdoor concert, with Americana band The Slambovian Circus of Dreams.
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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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The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Midtown, ManhattanMoMA stays open late with free entry for New York State residents, drop-in drawing, gallery talks and films in the theaters.
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Midtown, ManhattanMoMA stays open late with free entry for New York State residents, drop-in drawing, gallery talks and films in the theaters.
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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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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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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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