This is the third and final week of the annual Midsummer Night Swing, with dancing to live bands outdoors under the stars in Lincoln Center. It's another blockbuster week including Big Band, Tango and New Orleans Blues, and a FREE dance lesson for people with limited mobility, including seated versions of dances. As always, Midsummer Night Swing winds up with a special FREE dance for kids on … [Read more...]
Midsummer Night Swing Week Two
Get those dancing shoes shined up and ready. This is the second week of the annual three-week Midsummer Night Swing, with dancing to live bands outdoors under the stars in Lincoln Center. This is the 30th anniversary of Midsummer Night Swing, with another great rotating roster of local and international Swing, Salsa, Disco, Pop and R&B bands. Advance tickets are $18 with tickets at … [Read more...]
NYC Free & Cheap Weekend June 28-30
Your weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen FREE and cheap things to do this final June weekend, including the final weekend of the month-long NYC Pride events, dancing under the stars at Midsummer Night Swing, two fireworks displays to give us a head start on July 4th, and more. There's so much to see and do in NYC and never enough time to see and do it all. All events are FREE … [Read more...]
Midsummer Night Swing Week One
Get those dancing shoes ready. Midsummer Night Swing begins this week, with three weeks of dancing to live bands outdoors under the stars in Lincoln Center. This is the 30th anniversary of Midsummer Night Swing, with another great rotating roster of local and international Swing, Salsa, Disco, Pop and R&B bands. Week One includes Formell y Los Van Van, the legendary Cuban band … [Read more...]
Macy’s Fourth of July 2019 Fireworks Spectacular
Macy’s 4th of July fireworks returns to the East River for the fifth year in a row in 2019, with more than 3,000 shells and effects launched per minute. New this year, fireworks will be set off from the Brooklyn Bridge and from barges between Pier 17 at the South Street Seaport and South Ferry. Macy’s launched fireworks from the Brooklyn Bridge once before, in 2014. Last year the … [Read more...]
NYC Free & Cheap Weekend June 14-16
Your weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen FREE and cheap things to do this mid-June weekend that includes Father's Day, including your last chance to visit MOMA before it closes, and more. Nearly everything we suggest is FREE and family-friendly, so you can enjoy more NYC for less money. That's the NYC on the Cheap motto - get more NYC for less money. There's so much to see … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Best Things to Do This Week
As we tell you often here on NYC on the Cheap, cheap is good, free is better. Here are the best FREE things to see and do in New York City this week, including NY Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks, the Museum Mile festival, outdoor movies, events celebrating NYC Pride Week, and more. Our motto is get more NYC for less money with NYC on the Cheap. Let's hope the weather cooperates with … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Met Opera Summer Concerts
The Metropolitan Opera’s FREE annual concert series in New York City parks is one of the city’s most beloved summer traditions. It’s back for 2019 with six concerts, starting next week, one in each of NYC's five boroughs, plus the opening night at SummerStage in Central Park. Performers vary, as does the program of arias and duets from a variety of operas. Met Opera Summer Recital Series … [Read more...]
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