Get aboard the Comp Train to get FREE tickets to shows and concerts, sports events, foodie and art events, party cruises and more, in New York City and in cities nationwide. If you don't live in NYC or aren't visiting soon, there are Comp Train freebies to shows and events nationwide, including nearby Philadelphia and Boston, plus Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Denver, Chicago and more … [Read more...]
Global Citizen Festival 2019 in Central Park
There's still time to get FREE tickets to the Global Citizen Festival, NYC's biggest annual outdoor concert, with a blockbuster line-up including Pharrell Williams, Alicia Keys, Carole King, One Republic, Ben Platt and Queen with Adam Lambert. Hugh Jackman returns as host for the sixth year. Global Citizen Festival 2019 is Saturday, Sept.28, in Central Park. It blends great music with … [Read more...]
What to Do Free & Cheap Labor Day Weekend
Your weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen FREE and cheap things to do this three-day Labor Day Weekend. Four days if you start today. There is FREE opera at the Met Opera Summer HD Festival, FREE Shakespeare in Bryant Park, the FREE annual North River Tugboat Race, street fairs and festivals celebrating the cultures of the Caribbean, Brazil, Japan and Indonesia, and a lot … [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...]
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 Car Free Weekend: Summer Streets Aug. 17
The final NYC Summer Streets program of 2019 is Sat., Aug. 17, your last chance to enjoy seven miles of Manhattan streets off limits to motorized traffic, for the exclusive use of bicyclists, joggers and walkers. The car-free streets are one long street fair, with music and dance performances, playgrounds for the kids, a gigantic water slide, climbing wall, free bike rentals, a popular zipline, … [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: Uptown Bounce Dance Parties
Uptown Bounce returns for four Wednesdays starting next week, when two NYC museums partner up for FREE music, including music performances, dance lessons, museum admission, gallery talks, and more. The two museums are The Museum of the City of New York and El Museo del Barrio, neighbors at Fifth Avenue and 104th Streets, at the top of Museum Mile. Uptown Bounce outdoor events are being held … [Read more...]
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