See ten nights of FREE Metropolitan Opera performances on a giant screen in Lincoln Center Plaza, starting this weekend. This 11th anniversary Met Opera Summer HD Festival features ten performances from the Met’s Live in HD series of cinema and TV transmissions, including such favorites as Aida and Carmen. As always, the series begins with the screening of a film about opera. … [Read more...]
Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Free Concerts & Events
All that jazz! The annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival begins this weekend, honoring the legendary music pioneer with a ten days of FREE concerts, films about jazz and more, in NYC parks and other locations including the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. Concerts include both contemporaries of Charlie Parker and young jazz musicians from the USA, Africa and the Caribbean continuing the art … [Read more...]
Best of the Week Reads on NYC on the Cheap
You've been busy this week. So here is our weekend round-up of the top stories on NYC on the Cheap, in case you missed anything. It's about saving money and enjoying NYC with free museum admission, free and cheap tickets to events, and other freebies and deals. You are such a frugal bunch of followers. Get more NYC for less money with NYCOTC. That's our motto and we're sticking to it. … [Read more...]
100 Things to Do in NYC Before You Die
What to do in NYC on Saturday Morning: Watch NYC on the Cheap Editor Evelyn Kanter on Today in New York, on WNBC-TV, talking about my new guidebook and the great things to do in NYC any time of the year. The segment is scheduled around 6:20am, Sat., August 17. Watch live, or set your DVR. And if you miss it, 100 Things to Do in New York City Before You Die, is a great guide … [Read more...]
Broadway Week 2-for-1 Tickets on Sale
Save money on Broadway shows during Broadway Week 2019, with half-price tickets to top musicals and dramas. This is your annual ppportunity to get BOGO tickets to nearly two dozen shows, including Aladdin, The Lion King, Frozen, Tootsie and Beautiful: The Carol King Musical Tickets go on sale Wednesday, Aug. 14, for performances Sept. 3-16, and the most popular shows to sell out … [Read more...]
How to Score Saturday Night Live (SNL) Tickets
Saturday Night Live continues to have blockbuster ratings, thanks to poking fun at the people and events making daily news headlines, and tickets to the tapings are a hot commodity. Here's how to score tickets to Saturday Night Live (SNL). Tickets to the SNL tapings are FREE, but are available only during August for dates through the entire season, which begins in September. Tickets to … [Read more...]
Best Free Things to Do in NYC in August
There are a gazilion FREE and cheap things to do in NYC any time of year, especially in summer, including in August. There are plenty of outdoor movies and concerts, including the annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, Harlem Week events, car-free Summer Streets weekends, the annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival and so much more. Our list is family-friendly, too. Get more NYC … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Museum Admission First Weekend of the Month
Saving your money for a fall or winter vacation? Then take advantage of FREE museum admission on the first full weekend of each month and on the first Thursday, Friday and Saturday of each month. Add these "firsts" to add to your monthly NYC "to do" list, and enjoy FREE museum admission this first full weekend of the new month in New York City. FREE admission year-round at these … [Read more...]
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