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March 16, 2025. Free shows, concerts, movies, tours are New York (NYC) best kept secret! New York City never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment whether it's day or night, weekday or weekend, summer or winter, spring or fall, January or June, May or September. If you are looking for inexpensive things to do and where to go in Manhattan today, tonight, tomorrow, or any other time, or any other day of any week - you came to the right place: just click on any day on the calendar dispayed on the every page of our site and you will see how many events you can attend in Manhattan free of charge on that very day.

New York's cultural scene is at its busiest in October and March (and the same goes for free events, free things to do), but other months of the year still offer incredible amount of high quality, off the beaten path, unique free events, free things to do which will take your breath away! So if you looking for something to do in April or November, December or February, you will find tons of free things to do, free events to go to. (In June, July and August lots of those free events take place outdoors, of course).

So do not wot till tomorrow, start using these unique New York City opportunities today, March 16, 2025!

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Where else but in New York City can you listen to a world-class musician, discuss a book with a famous author, take a part in poetry reading, have a glass of wine at an art exhibition opening, and all that on the same day, and all that free of charge, and all of that on any day of the year, whether it's December or July, April or November!

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Free things to do, free events that take place in the City every day of the year are truly amazing. So if you're looking for something interesting to do today (March 16, 2025) or on any other day of the year don't miss those free-of-charge opportunities that only New York provides! You can find lots of high quality, off the beaten path, unique free events, free things to do which will take your breath away!

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In addition to providing information about free events, free things to do in New York, Club Free Time offers its members complimentary tickets to classical music concerts, dance performances and theater: when a producer wants that special buzz of the 'full house' - Club Free Time members are welcomed for their enthusiasm and sophistication!

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11 free things to do in New York City (NYC) today:
Sunday, March 16, 2025

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

Hike | Historic New York Park Hike

Take a hike around one of New York's greatest parks. Learn about the park's creation and the people who made it possible. Along with history the Rangers will help identify the trees and animals that make the park an oasis from city life

New York City, NY; NYC

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11:00 am
Free

Hikes, March 16, 2025, 03/16/2025, Historic New York Park Hike

Museums | Tiffany Glass and Other Exhibitions

The museum is dedicated to showcasing the history, art, and culture of its area with a permanent collection of 10,000 items. One of the exhibitions includes famous Tiffany's leaded glass objects and a valuable insight into the development of the inuctry in the US at the turn of the 20th century.

New York City, NY; NYC

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11:00 am
Pay-what-you-wish, reservation required

Museumss, March 16, 2025, 03/16/2025, Tiffany Glass and Other Exhibitions

Tour | Historic New York: Mount Morris Fire Watchtower

A prominent feature of the Park and its neighborhood, the historic Mount Morris Fire Watchtower serves as an important landmark for the Harlem community. Urban Park Rangers discuss the significance and history of this recently restored structure.

New York City, NY; NYC

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1:00 pm
Free

Tours, March 16, 2025, 03/16/2025, Historic New York: Mount Morris Fire Watchtower

**Performance | Lists of Promise: Theatrical and Aerial Performance**

New Stage Theatre Company presents a blended theatrical and aerial performance piece inspired by When God Was a Woman by Merlin Stone and created for the stage by Ildiko Nemeth and Lisa Giobbi with Marie Glancy O'Shea. This sharply humorous production looks at women's positions in society through historical, political, and mythological lenses. The lists that govern women's lives - past and present - serve as an organizing theme.

New York City, NY; NYC

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3:00 pm
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Performances, March 16, 2025, 03/16/2025, Lists of Promise: Theatrical and Aerial Performance

Opening Reception | Nour Mobarak: Recto Verso

Mobarak’s long established parallel investigations of organic and inorganic material resolutely shifts toward the latter category in this new body of work. Following a three-year commitment to developing and producing Dafne Phono, a large-scale sculptural installation based on the first opera ever written – recently presented at The Piraeus Municipal Theater, Greece, and MoMA, New York – “I wanted to do something that would allow me to just immerse myself back into the corporeal, into my body,” says the artist, “while also performing some kind of irreverent gesture… The impulse, the gesture is somewhat absurd, but then there's something deeply serious about just falling into complete exploration of form.” Simply put, the work also emerged as a reaction to the increasingly unsettling geopolitical situation of the world. “Every artistic action, every political gesture I could think of seemed to fall short confronted to the gravity of what is happening,” says Mobarak, so a direct bodily print as both the source and expressive content of a work has an unquestionable quality that felt appropriate.

New York City, NY; NYC

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3:00 pm
Free

Opening Receptions, March 16, 2025, 03/16/2025, Nour Mobarak: Recto Verso

Classical Music | The Complete Piano Works of Maurice Ravel: Sesquicentennial Celebration

Program: Serenade grotesque (1892-93) Menuet antique (1895) Pavane pour une infante defunte (1899) Jeux d'eau (1901) Menuet in C-Sharp Minor (1904) Sonatine (1903-05) Miroirs (1904-05) Gaspard de la nuit (1908) Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn (1909) Valses nobles et sentimentales (1911) A la maniere de... Borodine/Chabrier (1912-13) Prelude (1913) Le Tombeau de Couperin (1914-17) La Parade (1896) Performers: Coco Xu YingQi Wang Tongyu Wang Julia Hananel Helen Jiang Ruizhi Wang Daniel Eras Nicolas Salloum Aiden Seo Alex Tuchman Zhe Qiao Nicholaus Poelwijk Juan Vasquez

New York City, NY; NYC

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3:00 pm
Free

Concerts, March 16, 2025, 03/16/2025, The Complete Piano Works of Maurice Ravel: Sesquicentennial Celebration

Classical Music | Works by Women Composers Since the Age of Enlightenment

Enjoy works by women composers since the Age of Enlightenment, featuring Anna Tonna (mezzo), Laura Falzon (flute) and Olga Gurevich (piano). The program will include pieces by Anna Bon di Venezia, Pauline Viardot, Cecile Chaminade, Margaret Bonds, and others, as well as the world premiere by the living composer Margarita Zelenaia.

New York City, NY; NYC

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3:30 pm
Free

Concerts, March 16, 2025, 03/16/2025, Works by Women Composers Since the Age of Enlightenment

Classical Music | Serene organ meditations in an intimate venue (In Person AND Online)

Enjoy a program of hymns, anthems, and voluntaries for the organ.

New York City, NY; NYC

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4:00 pm
Free

Concerts, March 16, 2025, 03/16/2025, Serene organ meditations in an intimate venue (In Person AND Online)

Classical Music | Bach Vespers: Choir and Period Instrument Musicians

J.S. Bach's (1685-1750), BWV 1069 Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D Major. Robby Meese, conductor. After 55 years, hundreds of performances, and two Grammy nominations, Bach Vespers continues to present Bach's cantatas and other great Baroque and early music masterworks every month.

New York City, NY; NYC

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5:00 pm
Free

Concerts, March 16, 2025, 03/16/2025, Bach Vespers: Choir and Period Instrument Musicians

Museums | Historical and Modern Design Spanning Centuries

The museum is dedicated to showcasing the history, influence, and importance of design in everyday life. Housed in a historic mansion, the museum features a diverse collection of design objects, including decorative arts, architecture, graphic design, textiles, and industrial design. Free admission is daily 5 pm - 6 pm.

New York City, NY; NYC

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5:00 pm
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Museumss, March 16, 2025, 03/16/2025, Historical and Modern Design Spanning Centuries

Discussion | Education Reform in America with Expert Panelists (in-person and online)

Debate: Who decides the future of education? American education is in crisis, with plummeting test scores, teacher burnout, and growing inequality. An executive order from the White House reignites the debate: Should parents have more power to choose their children's schools, including private options funded by public dollars? School choice advocates argue that expanding options through vouchers, education savings accounts, and charter schools empowers families to find the best fit. Critics, however, warn that redirecting public funds to private education deepens inequities and doesn't consistently improve outcomes for all students. If school choice doesn't benefit everyone, is it worth the risk? Panel: - Robert Pondiscio, Senior Fellow at American Enterprise Institute and a school choice advocate; - Luis Huerta, Professor of Education and Public Policy at Columbia

New York City, NY; NYC

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7:00 pm
Free