As always, there's so much to do on a NYC weekend, including on this mid-October weekend, with a FREE block party at the Guggenheim Museum, the annual Korean Festival in Madison Square Park, the only corn maze in NYC, and so much more. All our events are family-friendly, and nearly everything is FREE. NYC on the Cheap is the only NYC website specializing in … [Read more...] about 51+ Free & Cheap Things to Do in NYC This Weekend
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UPDATE: More Juneteenth Events NYC 2021
Juneteenth marks the end of slavery in the United States in 1865, celebrated on June 19th by African Americans, and is a new national holiday in 2021, with more than a dozen Juneteenth events, including a national TV special with former President Obama, concerts, film screenings, including Selma, panel discussions, cooking classes and walking tours, and more. Here is our … [Read more...] about UPDATE: More Juneteenth Events NYC 2021
NYC Kids: Virtual Field Trips for Spring Semester
The Museum of the City of New York is offering virtual field trips for NYC students in grades K-12 for the spring semester, on such topics as women's suffrage and voting rights and the history of civil rights movement in NYC. The virtual field trips are available every weekday via Zoom, led by experienced museum educators, and are 45-60 minutes long. Get a FREE preview of … [Read more...] about NYC Kids: Virtual Field Trips for Spring Semester
NYC Free: Museum Day Admission Sept. 21
Get FREE admission to nearly 20 NYC museums, plus 1500 more in all 50 states, on one day only, next Sat., Sept. 21, for the 15th Annual Smithsonian Museum Day. You can't just walk in to any museum. You must download a special free admission ticket. Each free ticket is good for two people, for general admission, but does not include special exhibits or … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Museum Day Admission Sept. 21
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: Museum Mile Festival 2019
Save the date for the 41st Annual Museum Mile Festival, next Tuesday, June 11th, when Fifth Avenue from 82nd St. to 103rd Streets becomes NYC's biggest street fair, with music, food, activities for the kids, and FREE admission to the world-class museums that give Museum Mile its name. This year's participating institutions include: El Museo Del Barrio, Museum of the City of … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Museum Mile Festival 2019
Smithsonian Free Museum Day on 9/22/18
Save the date: More than 1,300 museums in all 50 states are offering FREE admission on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, for the 14th Annual Smithsonian Museum Day Live! event. Important - you can't just walk in to any museum. Museum Day Live free admission requires a special admission ticket, also free, which you can download starting August 15, 2018. The annual … [Read more...] about Smithsonian Free Museum Day on 9/22/18
NYC Free: Museum Mile Festival 2018
The 40th Annual Museum Mile Festival is tomorrow, turning Fifth Avenue from 82nd St. to 105th Streets into New York City's biggest block party, with music, food, activities for the kids, and more. The street fair is FREE, and so is FREE museum admission to ten world-class museums that give Museum Mile its name, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Jewish Museum, … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Museum Mile Festival 2018
NYC Honors MLK 50th Anniversary
April 4th marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., and there are several NYC special events and museum exhibits honoring his legacy, including his association with New York City. MLK 50th Anniversary Museum Exhibits King in New York This exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York traces the civil rights leader’s encounters with New … [Read more...] about NYC Honors MLK 50th Anniversary
NYC Free & Cheap Weekend Mar. 23-25, 2018
Your weekend plans begin here, with more than a dozen FREE and cheap things to do this first weekend of Spring and final weekend of March, including the March For Our Lives to protest gun violence in our schools, a panel of writers and educators discussing the tremendous achievements of feminist activism in New York City, and Luna Park opens for the season in Coney Island with … [Read more...] about NYC Free & Cheap Weekend Mar. 23-25, 2018
