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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 24, 2025?

18 free events take place on Thursday, April 24 in New York City. Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides! Exciting, high quality, unique and off the beaten path free events and free things to do take place in New York today, tonight, tomorrow and each day of the year, any time of the day: whether it's a weekday or a weekend, day or night, morning or evening or afternoon, December or July, April or November! These events will take your breath away!

New York City (NYC) never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment. Check out April 24 and see for yourself. Summer or Winter, Spring or Fall! Just click on any day of the calendar above and you'll find most inspiring and entertaining free events to go to and free things to do on each day of April . Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides!

Some events take place all year long: same day of the week, same time there are there for you to take advantage of. One of the oldest free weekly events in Manhattan is Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen, which happen at noon every Tuesday. Another example of an event that you can attend all year round on weekdays is Federal Reserve Bank Tour, which takes place every week day at 1 pm (but advanced reservations are required). You can take at least 13 free tours every day of the year, except the New Year Day, July 4th, and the Christmas Day. If you are classical music afficionado, you can spend whole day in New York going from one free classical concert to another. If you love theater, then New York gives you an option to attend plays and musicals free of charge, or at deep discount. You just need to have information about it. And we are here to make that information available to you.
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18 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, April 24, 2025

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Park Walk | Earth Month Nature Walk


Take a stroll with outdoor educator Marieke Bender through the park and explore our connection to the great outdoors! See what makes our parks an important refuge for humans, animals, and plants, and search for signs of Spring along the Hudson River.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Park Walks, April 24, 2025, 04/24/2025, Earth Month Nature Walk

Discussion | Israel on Our Minds with Ambassador Ido Aharoni (in-person and online)


Even those of us who follow the news from Israeli regularly are left with more questions than insight: How should we think about Israel security in the face of a rapidly changing Middle East? What is the government doing in response to the worldwide condemnation of the Jewish State . . . and what could it do? Has the Start-Up Nation sputtered out? Can the breach between the religious and the secular populations be healed — and how? Does the Israeli government take the concerns and opinions of the Jewish diaspora seriously enough? Should it? With so many questions — and so much confusion — they have recruited the ideal person to pull back the curtain on the complicated situation: an Israel diplomat, university professor, writer and investor, Ido Aharoni.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussions, April 24, 2025, 04/24/2025, Israel on Our Minds with Ambassador Ido Aharoni (in-person and online)

Book Discussion | Reds in Blue: UNESCO, World Governance, and the Soviet Internationalist Imagination


Louis Porter's book investigates Soviet relations with UNESCO to present a novel way of thinking about the role of the United Nations in the Soviet experience of the Cold War. Drawing on unused archival material, the book examines the forgotten stories of Soviet citizens who contributed to the nuts-and-bolts operations of world governance. These unexamined dimensions of everyday participation in the UN’s bureaucracy, conferences, publications, and technical assistance show the body’s importance for a group of Soviet “one-worlders,” who used the UN to imagine and work for a better world amidst the realities of the Cold War.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Book Discussions, April 24, 2025, 04/24/2025, Reds in Blue: UNESCO, World Governance, and the Soviet Internationalist Imagination

Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Get in a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They're a friendly group and open to drop-ins, even if you catch them outside of the regular juggling lessons. All skill levels welcome. Equipment is provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshops, April 24, 2025, 04/24/2025, Learn Juggling in the Park

Talk | A Talk with Retired Harvard President Lawrence Bacow (online)


Julie Salamon sits down with retired Harvard President Lawrence Bacow. Bacow served as the 29th President of Harvard University from 2018 until 2023. Widely recognized as one of higher education’s most respected leaders, Bacow’s tenure at Harvard was marked by the creation of a range of academic initiatives, advocacy for public service and immigration, diversity and access to opportunity, and steady leadership of the university through the COVID-19 pandemic. From 2011 to 2014, he served as President- in-Residence in the Higher Education Program at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talks, April 24, 2025, 04/24/2025, A Talk with Retired Harvard President Lawrence Bacow (online)

Workshop | Fiber Art Crafts Studio


A fun afternoon of creativity and camaraderie. Bring your projects, which can include—but are not limited to—knitting, crocheting, embroidery and small-loom weaving.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshops, April 24, 2025, 04/24/2025, Fiber Art Crafts Studio

Classical Music | Folk May Day Works Performed on Period Instruments (In Person AND Online!)


Chivalrous Crickets, a band of musicians, singers, composers, and arrangers, focuses on exhibiting traditional English, Celtic, and American folk, and early (Baroque) European art music. During this concert, they will be highlighting songs, ballads, and tunes from the British Isles, Irish, and American folk and early music traditions related to May Day, featuring now-uncommon instruments to express the uniqueness of the works.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concerts, April 24, 2025, 04/24/2025, Folk May Day Works Performed on Period Instruments (In Person AND Online!)

Museums | Film and Television Industry: History, Artifacts, Interactive Displays


This museum is dedicated to the art, history, and technology of film, television, and digital media. It houses a diverse collection of industry related objects, including cameras, scripts, costumes, production materials, as well as interactive displays, and themed installations.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Museumss, April 24, 2025, 04/24/2025, Film and Television Industry: History, Artifacts, Interactive Displays

Jazz | Jazz Quintet: "Majestic Presence" - DownBeat


Saxophonist and composer Ray Blue has released 6 albums and has shared the stage or studio with Alicia Keys, the Sun Ra Arkestra and many others. He has performed internationally at festivals in Cape Town, Zanzibar, Hartford, Dublin, Macao, and Beijing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free
Concerts, April 24, 2025, 04/24/2025, Jazz Quintet: "Majestic Presence" - DownBeat

Workshop | Mah Jongg & More


A dedicated group of adult American Mah Jongg enthusiasts for friendly and informal games, or try your hand at other card and board games. Make friends and catch up with neighbors. Sets, cards, and games provided, or bring your own.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshops, April 24, 2025, 04/24/2025, Mah Jongg & More

Museums | Tour of Historical House of The Distinguished American President of the Early 20th Century


This historic site honors the early life of a renowned American figure. The restored brownstone reflects late 19th-century architecture and offers insights into the family's daily life. Learn about various exhibits and artifacts that showcase the cultural and historical context of the era, providing a glimpse into the formative years of this visionary leader-to-be. First-come, first-served; this guided tour may reach capacity before your desired tour time, so please be sure to arrive early. Tour duration: 45 minutes. This tour takes place at 11 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, and 3 pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Museumss, April 24, 2025, 04/24/2025, Tour of Historical House of The Distinguished American President of the Early 20th Century

Birdwatching | Evening Birding Tour


Discover the surprising diversity of birds that call the park home during migratory season, with guided tours led by environmental educator and urban naturalist Gabriel Willow. The park is a hotspot for avian visitors and birders alike. Past sightings include warblers, tanagers, vireos, thrushes, and even a Chuck-will's-widow!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Birdwatchings, April 24, 2025, 04/24/2025, Evening Birding Tour

Museums | Photography: From the Early 19th Century to Today


This renowned institution hosts a variety of exhibitions showcasing the work of both established and emerging photographers. The collections encompass the full range of the photographic medium, including the first techniques of the early 19th-century to modern technology and digital displays. Last entry is at 7:15 pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Museumss, April 24, 2025, 04/24/2025, Photography: From the Early 19th Century to Today

Lecture | Say It with Flowers – Oriental Style: Semiotics, Botany and Affection in 19th Century Germany


No Valentine’s Day goes by without countless billboards and online ads from floral companies urging us – and with the same success every year – to ‘say it with flowers’. Apparently, we still attribute to flowers a latent ability to ‘say’ things felt to defy verbal articulation on account of their coming ‘straight from the heart’. The lecture traces our persistent trust in flowers as a medium for expressing the ineffable back to what was known in the 19 th century as the “Oriental Language of Flowers”, a then ubiquitous practice of communicating through ‘talking’ bouquets. Analysis shows that the principles underlying this practice (and the wealth of popular writings on the subject) were largely the result of the workings of a contemporary dispositif that combined botany, semiotics and hermeneutics with concepts of eroticism and affect poetics in an attempt to overcome a veritable language crisis. The Language of Flowers not only played an important part in the shaping of the still prevalent idea that the ‘flowery language’ of lyrical poetry was the natural vehicle of implied, hidden meanings, and the genre itself practically tantamount to oblique speech, but also inspired the notion that “symbols” could act as somehow universal signs. The lecture aims to explore the interconnections between these phenomena and to shed light on the vital role played by oriental topoi, scenarios, and export products in this particular context. Light reception to follow
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lectures, April 24, 2025, 04/24/2025, Say It with Flowers &ndash; Oriental Style: Semiotics, Botany and Affection in 19th Century Germany

Reading | Fiction New Salon: Katie Kitamura


A reading by Katie Kitamura followed by a conversation/Q&A with Tess Gunty, and reception/signing. Katie Kitamura’s latest novel is Audition, forthcoming in April 2025 from Riverhead Books (USA) and Fern Press (UK). Her previous novell is Intimacies. One of The New York Times’ 10 Best Books of 2021, it was longlisted for the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award, and was a finalist for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize. It was also one of Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2021. In France, it won the Prix Litteraire Lucien Barriere, was a finalist for the Grand Prix de l’Heroine, and was longlisted for the Prix Fragonard. Her third novel, A Separation, was a finalist for the Premio von Rezzori and a New York Times Notable Book. She is also the author of Gone To The Forest and The Longshot, both finalists for the New York Public Library’s Young Lions Fiction Award. Her work has been translated into 21 languages and is being adapted for film and television. She is a recipient of the Rome Prize in Literature, as well as fellowships from the Lannan, Santa Maddalena, and Jan Michalski foundations. Katie has written for publications including The New York Times Book Review, The Guardian, Granta, BOMB, Triple Canopy, and Frieze. She teaches in the creative writing program at New York University.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Readings, April 24, 2025, 04/24/2025, Fiction New Salon: Katie Kitamura

Concert | Vocalist Blends Jazz, Soul and Hip-Hop


Formerly active as an Americana artist under his given name, Juwan Elcock turned his keen eye for detail and storytelling prowess toward a new signature sound as Blk Odyssy—a style informed by D'Angelo, Kendrick Lamar, Funkadelic, and swinging jazz. Born in Plainfield, NJ, and now based in Austin, TX, Blk Odyssy reached nearly 290,000 listeners with a January 2024 appearance on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts series, fronting an 11-piece band as he brought to life the urgent messages and relaxed grooves from his 2021 LP, BLK VINTAGE.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concerts, April 24, 2025, 04/24/2025, Vocalist Blends Jazz, Soul and Hip-Hop

Classical Music | An Evening of Sonatas: Mozart, Brahms, Prokofiev


Duo works for violin and piano and flute and piano performed by students in the collaborative piano department and their instrumental partners Program: Mozart Sonata for violin and piano in G major, K. 301 Prokofiev Sonata for flute and piano in D major, Op. 94 Brahms Sonata for violin and piano in G major, Op. 78
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concerts, April 24, 2025, 04/24/2025, An Evening of Sonatas: Mozart, Brahms, Prokofiev
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Concerts, April 24, 2025, 04/24/2025, World-Famous Opera - Tragic Love Story
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Musical | A Musical with Broadway Actors and Choreographer

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Theater | Storytelling at its Best from Far Away

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