Reminder that Bryant Park Movie Nights are back for the umpteenth season with another series of FREE outdoor screenings of films with connections to New York City. Once again, the screenings are on a gi-normous new 40-foot high-definition LED screen just off Sixth Avenue. Unlike pre-Pandemic years, when the free outdoor movies were Monday nights in June, July and August, … [Read more...] about Bryant Park Free Outdoor Movies Aug. 23 to Sept. 28
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NYC Homecoming Week FREE Concerts & Film Screenings
NYC Homecoming Week is a citywide celebration of NYC residents, with more than 100 events in all five boroughs, including FREE theater and dance performances, walking tours and more. With so many events, we've separated them into categories. This is the list of FREE concerts and movie screenings. It's an incredible collection of local, national and international … [Read more...] about NYC Homecoming Week FREE Concerts & Film Screenings
NYC Free: Pier I Picture Show Outdoor Movies on the Hudson
Free outdoor movies are back in Manhattan every Wednesday through Mid-August, and each one on the schedule celebrates New York City, with singing, dancing and laughter. The Pier I Picture Show series is part of the annual Summer on the Hudson festival of dozens of FREE events, including music and dance performances, environmental education programs for the kids, and more in … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Pier I Picture Show Outdoor Movies on the Hudson
Birding Tours with NYC Audubon Guides
A little birdie told us that FREE guided birding tours are back for Spring 2021, in Bryant Park and at Wave Hill. NYC is on the Atlantic Flyover route, and twice a year hundreds of thousands of birds travel through New York City, making their way north in the spring and south in the fall. To the delight of birders, many of these avian visitors stop to rest during their … [Read more...] about Birding Tours with NYC Audubon Guides
NYC Free & Cheap Things to Do January 20-31
Your budget probably is still recovering from the holidays, but fear not, because NYC is filled with FREE things to do every month, including the second half of the first month of 2020. Put these FREE and cheap events on your calendar for the last two weeks of January and save your money for the next holiday. Our list includes the annual Broadway Week two-for-one ticket … [Read more...] about NYC Free & Cheap Things to Do January 20-31
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 … [Read more...] about What to Do Free & Cheap Labor Day Weekend
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 … [Read more...] about NYC Free & Cheap Weekend July 18-21
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 … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Carnegie Hall Citywide Concerts
NYC Free: Outdoor Movies in Manhattan
Who says NYC has to be expensive? One of the great joys of summer in NYC is all the FREE events, including FREE outdoor movie screenings in NYC parks, gardens and other outdoor spaces. Here is a list of scheduled screenings in Manhattan, on different nights of the week, now through September. Unless otherwise noted, outdoor film screenings are at sunset or just … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Outdoor Movies in Manhattan
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 … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Best Things to Do This Week
