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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on August 17, 2014?

40 free events take place on Sunday, August 17 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 August 17 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 August . 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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40 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, August 17, 2014

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Workshop | Morning Tai Chi


Join Silvana Pizzuti to learn and practice Tai Chi, a slow moving martial art with health benefits for all fitness levels.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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Park Walk | Nature Walk in the Park


The Park brings attention to its vital role in creating one of the scarcest resources in all of Manhattan — wildlife habitat. Learn about the Park’s wildlife by joining experienced naturalists on guided nature walks along the Park’s esplanade. Please wear comfortable shoes and dress appropriately for the weather. Loud noises and barking tend to startle wildlife and reduce viewing opportunities - please be considerate and leave your dog at home.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Tour | Brooklyn All-in-One Tour


Brooklyn is New York City’s largest and most populous borough. Once a separate city from New York, Brooklyn still retains an independent streak and possesses an atmosphere quite unique from the island of Manhattan. And at roughly 70 square miles (180 sq. kilometers) it’s the city’s second largest borough. It’s so large, you could spend your whole trip to New York just here. If you want to get to know the Boogie Down, but you only have a short time to visit, then this is the Brooklyn tour for you.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Park Walk | Central Park Tour


Stroll through the park and tell the epic story of New York's green oasis. Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today amongst the world's most famous and beloved public parks. Originally intended to bring people of all walks of life together -- a people's park -- Central Park lives up to it's original designs. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Chess, Checkers and Board Games


Stop by to play some brain games like chess, checkers, and other board games. All Ages.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Grand Central Terminal Tour


For nearly 100 years, the Beaux-Arts beauty known as Grand Central Terminal (a.k.a Station) has been a testament to the ingenuity and ambition of a great city, impressing both travelers and visitors with it's wonderful architecture and pulsating vibe. It's history is a story of immense wealth, great engineering, a few accidents, a planned sabotage and one terrific ceiling, but most importantly a story of survival and rebirth.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Kayaking on the Hudson


Join the Manhattan Community Boathouse for a paddle on the Hudson! Their free walk-up kayaking program operates on a first-come, first-served basis and is suitable for people of all ages and athletic abilities. Kayaks, paddles, lifejackets and basic instructions are provided. All participants must sign a liability waiver and know how to swim.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy & Chinatown Tour


You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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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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Tour | Waterfront Orienteering Tour


Ahoy! Learn about NYC’s rich waterfront history during this nautically themed navigation tour. Develop basic orienteering skills using a compass and navigate the Chelsea waterfront. Explore the historic Lightship Frying Pan and other sites during this interactive adventure. Waterfront tours every 30 minutes, at 10am, 10:30am, 11am, and 11:30am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Flatiron District Walking Tour


Join professional guides on a 90-minute journey through this vibrant neighborhood, viewing some of the city’s most notable landmarks, including the New York Life Insurance Building, the MetLife Clock Tower, the Appellate Courthouse and the famous Flatiron Building.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Historic Orchard Street Tour


Take a historical three-hour journey through the Lower East Side and explore some of the rich history tracing the arrival of immigrants to modern times.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


Manhattan’s favorite artisan market is back for a fifth season of amazing vintage finds, artisan creations and delicious local food.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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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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Tour | The Brooklyn Waterfront Tour


Join docents on a tour to learn about the history of the Brooklyn waterfront, sustainable design, and how the park came to life.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Fishing in the Hudson River


Fishing in New York City? You bet! Each summer, the Park offers Big City Fishing to those eager to learn how to fish and learn more about the Hudson River environment. Beyond learning how to fish, the program also provides participants with a first-hand opportunity to learn about river ecology and the many fish species that can be found in the river. Participants can drop in a line and relax, or engage with environmental educators on such topics such as water quality, fish biology and more. Rods, reels, bait and instruction are provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: Material Histories: Artists in Residence 2013–14


Enjoy an interactive and informative tour led by a knowledgeable museum educator. Material Histories is the most recent in a series of exhibitions featuring work of Kevin Beasley (b. 1985), Bethany Collins (b. 1984) and Abigail DeVille (b. 1981), three emerging artists who have been awarded eleven-month residencies at the museum.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Tour | Tribeca-'The Newest Neighborhood in Town' Tour


Highlights: The "Ghostbusters" Firehouse, the former home of John Kennedy Jr., the former Mercantile Exchange Building, the Harrison Street Historic Homes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
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Film | Alfred Hitchcock's Family Plot (1976): Lighthearted Suspense


Starring: Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris, and William Devane. A phony psychic/con artist and her taxi driver/private investigator boyfriend who encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California. 120 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Bushwick Graffiti and Street Art Tour


New York City is a mecca for graffiti and street art, making it a very attractive playground for artists from around the world. Bushwick, in a working class district on the north side of Brooklyn adjacent to Williamsburg, has been attracting artists for some time now. The neighborhood has a fair collection of art studios and galleries, but it’s Bushwick’s industrial landscape that’s attracting the street artist. If you came looking for 1960′s Greenwich Village, you’ll find something brewing in Bushwick.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Eliot Rivera and the New York Boogaloo Orchestra


Eliot Rivera and the New York Boogaloo Orchestra combines old-school Afro-Cuban with today’s contemporary Salsa to create a unique sound that is sure to get your feet moving.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Tour | Harlem Tour


Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Park Walk | Heart of the Park Tour


On this east-west walk you will see some of the Park's most well-known landmarks, including Conservatory Water, Bethesda Terrace, the Lake, and Strawberry Fields. Route involves a few stairs. 90 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Jazz | Jazz at the Mansion


It’s that time of year again! The annual free jazz performance with Marjorie Eliot is this weekend. Join Eliot, the woman behind the legendary Harlem parlor concerts, and her impressive roster of very talented accompanists. Bring a blanket, some good food and great friends to enjoy this summer tradition out on the lawn. Scheduled performers are: Sedric Choukroun, saxophone; Gerald Hayes, saxophone; Paul Ruffner, saxophone; Nicholas Mauro, trumpet; Koichi Yoshihara, trumpet; Paul Beaudry, bass; Clay Herndon, drums; Lammott Cottman, clarinet; Vivian Ducat, flute; DFaye Anderson, poet; Rudel Drears, Music Director plus piano and vocals; Marjorie Eliot, Event Director plus piano.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Tour | Midtown Manhattan Tour


Arguably the world's most valuable, busiest and most crowded pieces of real estate, Midtown Manhattan is what most visitors think of when they think of New York City. Home to some of the city's most iconic architecture, from Gothic to Post-Modern and from Beaux-Arts to Art Deco (lots of Art Deco). it's not difficult to understand why. But just behind the massive facades, lie facinating histories just waiting to be unveiled.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Jazz | Vinny Valentino, Jazz Virtuoso Guitarist


Vinny Valentino plays some tasty licks on the line of George Benson with his own material. One reviewer said, “He doesn’t hide behind reconstituted Wes Montgomery licks like so many guitarists these days.”
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free

Concert | Harlem Family Day: Shine and the Moonbeams / Moona Luna / Kojo Odu Roney & Friends / B-Love's Hip Hop Jazzy Groove / DJ KS*360


Harlem Family Day is a day filled with the best in family music and dance. Presenting multiple musical genres including: Soul, Latin music celebrating Fania, Jazz performed by ten year old musical prodigy Kojo Odu Roney, and Hip-Hop inspired dance. Audiences will sing and dance all afternoon.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Workshop | Zumba Workout


Zumba with the Dodge YMCA fuses Latin and world music with aerobic interval training to sculpt the body and invigorate the soul. Fitness instructor Alma Bonilla’s classes are so much fun you’ll forget that you’re burning calories.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Tour | Brooklyn Heights Tour


Known as America's first suburb, Brooklyn Heights is truly a gem. Travel and Leisure named it one of America's top 10 most beautiful neighborhoods, and its beauty is rivaled only by its place in American history. These quaint, tree-lined streets have been the sites of Revolutionary War battles, abolitionist activism and have inspired numerous novelists. Visit a stop on the Underground Railroad, or the home of Truman Capote, where he penned Breakfast at Tiffany's and where Jackie Robinson signed with the Dodgers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Play Reading: One Night in the Valley by Tony Sportiello


This series presents sit-down readings of new and revisited scripts, generally followed by a moderated dramaturgical discussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Dance Performance | The 33rd Annual Downtown Dance Festival


The Downtown Dance Festival is one of lower Manhattan’s most highly anticipated summer events. Initiated in 1982 by Battery Dance Company, the Festival has thrilled audiences in the hundreds of thousands and showcased great dance companies from around the world as well as the best New York City has to offer. The Downtown Dance Festival is NYC’s longest-running dance festival. Tonight: 6pm: The Vanaver Caravan 7pm: In Situ Arts / Logan Frances Kruger & Adam H. Weinert; Mazzini Dance Collective; Battery Dance Company presenting choreography by Theo Ndindwa 7:45pm: Everybody Dance Now
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Screening | The Nuyorican Poets Cafe's 40th Anniversary Celebration


Over the last 40 years, the Nuyorican Poets Cafe has served as a home for groundbreaking works of poetry, music, theater and visual arts. A multicultural and multi-arts institution, the Cafe champions the use of spoken word and music as means of social empowerment for minority and underprivileged artists. DJ RAHSAAN is a NYC-born, Philadelphia-based world music DJ/producer. He has designed soundscapes for professional & underground theatre, fashion shows, avant-garde art exhibits, futurist hair salons, celebrity gatherings and theme-oriented restaurants. There will also be a screening of Our Latin Thing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Theater | Outdoor Theater: Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale


Hudson Warehouse presents their outdoor production of the Bard's play first performed in 1611. Although it was grouped among the comedies, some modern editors have relabeled the play as one of Shakespeare's late romances. Directed by Nicholas Martin-Smith.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Concert | Bellatrix!: A Soul Train Tribute to Women in Music


In homage to the women of soul music, SummerStage, ImageNation and Ubiquita Worldwide present Bellatrix!: A Soul Train Tribute to Women in Music. Dance, listen and watch as you celebrate the likes of Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, Nona Hendryx, Tina Turner, Celia Cruz and others. This fete kicks off with live performances by special guests Jamila Raegan, The Ki Ki Experience, Raye Six & Phyllisia Ross accompanied by backing band Winston's Crew Collective under the direction of bandleader Dannis Winston. The concert will be followed by a Soul Train Jam spun by the Ubiquita Sound System and a screening of the Academy Award winning film Twenty Feet From Stardom.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | WBLS 6th Annual R&B Fest: Musiq Soulchild


Philadelphia native Taalib Johnson, a.k.a. Musiq Soulchild, is a neo-soul and R&B artist whose unique style blends R&B, soul, funk, hip-hop, and rock, creating a sound unlike any other. Musiq Soulchild has had 2 platinum albums, 2 gold albums and 7 hit singles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Tour | 9/11 Memorial and Brooklyn Bridge Night Tour


A renaissance is taking place on the southern tip of Manhattan Island. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001, a concerted effort has been undertaken to redevelop this part of the city, with the redevelopment of the World Trade Center and the construction of the National September 11th Memorial and Museum. And from twilight into the night is the right time to pay a visit to this part of New York City. From the Memorial to the Woolworth Building, City Hall to the Brooklyn Bridge, some of the your most memorable experiences in the city await you.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Film | Documentary: Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren's The Dog (2014)


An intimate portrait of the vivacious John Wojtowicz, the inspiration behind Al Pacino's character in Sidney Lumet's Oscar-Nominated Dog Day Afternoon. The documentary captures the many sides of John Wojtowicz's larger-than-life persona: he is by turns lover, husband, soldier, activist, New Yorker, mama's boy and bank robber. 100 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Theater | Park Production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet


Presented by Pulse Theatre.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Theater | Shakespeare's King Lear, with Tony and Emmy Winner John Lithgow


Revenge, rage, grief and delusion thunder as John Lithgow takes the stage as one of theater’s great tragic heroes. Tony winner Daniel Sullivan directs Shakespeare’s classic drama about a King who loses everything—including his mind—when he disowns his favorite daughter, and finds himself betrayed in return.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Journey to the Stars


The Amateur Astronomers Association of NY will guide your eyes across the sky as you discover the wonders of the universe.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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