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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 27, 2025?

23 free events take place on Sunday, April 27 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 27 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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23 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, April 27, 2025

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

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free events nyc Showcase on Resilience and Hope (Dance, Classical Choral Works, Theater Tunes, and More)
free events nyc Cello and Piano Works by Brahms, Schubert and More
free events nyc Internationally Renowned Organist Recital in Iconic Venue
free events nyc Film Screening with Live Orchestra
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Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Fairs, April 27, 2025, 04/27/2025, Street Fair

Festival | Tulip Festival in Community Garden


The Tulip Festival is a tradition more than 30 years old, with members gathering to plant the front of the garden with tulip bulbs on an annual basis.Visitors can view and learn about 100 different varieties of tulips. Multiple visits are encouraged. This event day is an "Information Day," where garden members will speak with visitors to give info about the tulips and the garden.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free
Festivals, April 27, 2025, 04/27/2025, Tulip Festival in Community Garden

Workshop | Over, Under, Through: Parkour Basics


A 6-week series to learn the basics of parkour. Build your strength, agility, coordination, and mobility with fun drills, partner exercises, and games to learn jumping, vaulting, swinging, and how to put it all together. Have a blast while getting strong!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free
Workshops, April 27, 2025, 04/27/2025, Over, Under, Through: Parkour Basics

Fair | Book Fair Celebrating Independent Publishing


This book fair celebrates independent publishing, cultivating communities, and the many activities in between. The event brings together the work of local publishers, community builders, designers and artists.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Fairs, April 27, 2025, 04/27/2025, Book Fair Celebrating Independent Publishing

Staged Reading | Broadway Actors Perform New York Times Readings


Broadway actors exhibit short vignettes based on the popular and often hilarious New York Times Saturday section. Seating is limited. Standing room available (you may bring a folding chair).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Staged Readings, April 27, 2025, 04/27/2025, Broadway Actors Perform New York Times Readings
2:00 pm
Regular: $32
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Plays, April 27, 2025, 04/27/2025, A Play Set in a Haunted House
2:00 pm
Regular: $30
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Plays, April 27, 2025, 04/27/2025, Broadway Actors in a Drama: Generations in Conflict

Play | Classic Shakespeare Comedy: A Midsummer Night's Dream


This play is an enchanting journey of love, mischief, and magic under the stars! Don’t miss this whimsical adventure! Directed by Diane Dowling
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Plays, April 27, 2025, 04/27/2025, Classic Shakespeare Comedy: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Classical Music | Music on the Water: Award-Winning String Musicians Perform Works of Bach, Beethoven, and Dvorak


Carnegie Hall’s first Isaac Stern Award-recipient Mark Peskanov, violin, Nicholas Tzavaras, cello, and NPR-featured Rita Sloan, piano, perform pieces from iconic Baroque, Classical, and Romantic composers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concerts, April 27, 2025, 04/27/2025, Music on the Water: Award-Winning String&nbsp;Musicians Perform Works of Bach, Beethoven, and Dvorak

Performance | Showcase on Resilience and Hope (Dance, Classical Choral Works, Theater Tunes, and More)


In this spring showcase, emerging artists of New York City from the Dorill Initiative, Borough of Manhattan Community College, and Manhattan School of Music are spotlit in this exhibition of creative expression. The performers will present dance, spoken-word poetry, classical choral works, and beloved theater tunes related to the themes of resilience and hope. Registration for this free event is highly recommended as seating is limited. We suggest arriving 45 minutes before the start time. Admission is first-come, first-served, with ticket holders receiving priority (although not guaranteed entrance if the venue reaches capacity).
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free
Performances, April 27, 2025, 04/27/2025, Showcase on Resilience and Hope (Dance, Classical Choral Works, Theater Tunes, and More)
2:00 pm
Regular: $30
Member: $0
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Concerts, April 27, 2025, 04/27/2025, World-Famous Opera
2:30 pm
Regular: $30
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Concerts, April 27, 2025, 04/27/2025, Mozart's Masterpiece

Jazz | 'Rising Star Vibraphonist' Joins Ensemble for Sunday Afternoon Jazz


"The jazz world can get stuck in a battle between the head and the heart, but rarely do you find an improviser like Patricia Brennan [whose] music seems to exist in a realm outside the body, but stays loaded with feeling." - Giovanni Russonello, The New York Times This jazz concert features Patricia Brennan, alongside Columbia University Jazz Ensembles. Mexican born vibraphonist, marimbist, improviser and composer Patricia Brennan "has been widely feted as one of the instrument's newer leaders," observed The New York City Jazz Record. She's won the rising star vibraphonist award from Downbeat magazine's 70th (2022) and 72nd (2024) Critics Poll and was listed #4 vibraphonist of the year on the 71st (2023) & 72nd (2024) Critics Poll.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free
Concerts, April 27, 2025, 04/27/2025, 'Rising Star Vibraphonist' Joins Ensemble for Sunday Afternoon Jazz

Play | Now Circa Then: Time-Traveling Comedy


Step into the past--and maybe fall in love--in Now Circa Then, a delightful time-traveling comedy from playwright Carly Mensch! Two young Tenement Museum re-enactors find their unlikely romance going hilariously off the rails as history, identity, and ambition collide.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Plays, April 27, 2025, 04/27/2025, Now Circa Then: Time-Traveling Comedy

Classical Music | Cello and Piano Works by Brahms, Schubert and More


Zach Mo, piano, and Isabel Fairbanks, cello. Program William Bolcom Capriccio for Cello and Piano Johannes Brahms Sonata in E minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 38 Franz Schubert A Selection of Songs, arranged for Cello and Piano
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free
Concerts, April 27, 2025, 04/27/2025, Cello and Piano Works by Brahms, Schubert and More

Classical Music | Chamber Music by J. S. Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and More in Iconic Venue (In Person AND Online!)


Columbia Back Society performs its Spring Concert, featuring works by famous composers of various musical periods . Program J.S. Bach (1685-1750) BWV 243: Magnificat, nos. 1, 11, 12 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594) Missa Papae Marcelli, Kyrie Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Symphony no. 41 "Jupiter", mvmt. 1 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) All-night Vigil, Kathisma Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Symphonic Dances, mvmt. 1 Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Piano Concerto no. 2, mvmt. 2 Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) The Bells, mvmt. 1
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concerts, April 27, 2025, 04/27/2025, Chamber Music by J. S. Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and More in Iconic Venue (In Person AND Online!)

Classical Music | Internationally Renowned Organist Recital in Iconic Venue


Eugeniusz Wawrzyniak, organist at Belgium's Notre Dame de Misericorde church who has made two solo albums, will perform a recital in a beautiful, storied venue.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free
Concerts, April 27, 2025, 04/27/2025, Internationally Renowned Organist Recital in Iconic Venue

Play | New Original Play: Nowhere on Land is Mine


Sharvani postpones her looming graduation and arranged marriage by returning to her ancestral village under the guise of thesis research. Guided by the ghost of India's youngest freedom fighter, Sharvani becomes the letter-writing scribe for the village women, whose comedic, heartfelt tales reveal the subjective and contradictory nature of what it means to be independent. Playwright: Srujanee Mishra
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:30 pm
Free
Plays, April 27, 2025, 04/27/2025, New Original Play: Nowhere on Land is Mine

Classical Music | Music on the Water: Award-Winning String Musicians Perform Works of Bach, Beethoven, and Dvorak


Carnegie Hall’s first Isaac Stern Award-recipient Mark Peskanov, violin, Nicholas Tzavaras, cello, and NPR-featured Rita Sloan, piano, perform pieces from iconic Baroque, Classical, and Romantic composers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concerts, April 27, 2025, 04/27/2025, Music on the Water: Award-Winning String&nbsp;Musicians Perform Works of Bach, Beethoven, and Dvorak
7:00 pm
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Plays, April 27, 2025, 04/27/2025, High-Stakes Play

Screening | Film Screening with Live Orchestra


This event is a live-to-picture performance of Jose Maria Velasco Maidana's 1930 silent film masterpiece, Wara Wara, the only surviving work from Bolivia's silent film era. This captivating "superproduction" tells the tale of a forbidden romance between an Inca princess and a Spanish conquistador, and is accompanied here by the world premiere of an original orchestral score, co-composed by NYU's Screen Scoring Program. Performed by the NYU Contemporary Music Ensemble, this new score stays historically faithful to the film and era, celebrating the vibrant sounds, innovative rhythms, and rich cultural traditions of Latin America.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free
Screenings, April 27, 2025, 04/27/2025, Film Screening with Live Orchestra

Play | New Original Play: Nowhere on Land is Mine


Sharvani postpones her looming graduation and arranged marriage by returning to her ancestral village under the guise of thesis research. Guided by the ghost of India’s youngest freedom fighter, Sharvani becomes the letter-writing scribe for the village women, whose comedic, heartfelt tales reveal the subjective and contradictory nature of what it means to be independent. Playwright: Srujanee Mishra
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Plays, April 27, 2025, 04/27/2025, New Original Play:&nbsp;Nowhere on Land is Mine
8:30 pm
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Concerts, April 27, 2025, 04/27/2025, Top Billboard Charting Guitarist at Renowned Jazz Club
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Dance Performance | Modern Ballet

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Play | Broadway Actors in a Drama, Directed by Tony Nominee

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