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...]
Where to Beat the Heat
Heat and humidity getting you down? Short of parking yourself on top of a block of ice, here's how to beat the heat at NYC parks, outdoor pools and beaches, for FREE, and stay cool without heating up your budget. Where to find spray showers in NYC Parks In general, spray showers operate on days when the temperature hits 80 degrees or higher, so you can cool down while having a blast. This NYC … [Read more...]
NYC Free & Cheap Weekend August 9-11
Your weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen FREE and cheap things to do this mid-August weekend, including the FREE Roots of American Music performances at Lincoln Center, car-free Summer Streets, the 37th annual Dominican Day Parade, 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 and family-friendly, unless otherwise … [Read more...]
NYC Free & Cheap Weekend July 26-28
Your weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen FREE and cheap things to do this final weekend of July weekend, including FREE outdoor music and dance performances at Lincoln Center, NYC Restaurant Week 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 and family-friendly, unless otherwise noted. The NYC on the Cheap motto … [Read more...]
NYC Free & Cheap Weekend July 18-21
Your weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen FREE and cheap things to do this mid-July weekend, including celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing and the big OZY Fest in Central Park. There's so much to see and do in NYC and never enough time to see and do it all. All events are FREE and family-friendly, unless otherwise noted. The NYC on the Cheap … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Carnegie Hall Citywide Concerts
Start your weekend with FREE concerts in Bryant Park. Carnegie Hall Citywide returns today, kicking off five free Friday concerts featuring top classical, folk, Afro-Brazilian, Latin, Celtic, funk, and gospel artists. The first four concerts are 90 minutes, and the final one is a fabulous four-hour extravaganza. On Mondays, there are FREE outdoor movie screenings in Bryant … [Read more...]
NYC Free: City of Water Day Events
The annual City of Water Day celebrates the 1,600 miles of shoreline around New York City with a full day of FREE family-friendly events in all five boroughs, and beyond. Tour a tugboat, row a boat, identify fish and other wildlife, learn to kayak, join a coastal cleanup, participate in science experiments, lean to fish, learn about the organizations that protect our water and waterways, and … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Manhattanhenge is July 11/12
Manhattanhenge is when the sun sets directly through the center of Manhattan cross streets, lighting both the north and south sides. Manhattanhenge is just four times a year, when the sun is directly in line with the street grid. It happens twice in the end of May, and we all get a second chance in mid-July. Reminder that your last chance for Manhattanhenge 2019 is this week, July 11 and … [Read more...]
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