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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on August 4, 2019?

26 free events take place on Sunday, August 4 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 4 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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26 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, August 4, 2019

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

Editor's Picks

free events nyc 13 Tours, All City Neighborhoods, Any Time Of The Day, Choose One Tour Or Many
free events nyc Harlem Meer Performance Festival: Feel-Good Guinean Dance Music
free events nyc Works For Organ By J. S. Bach And More
free events nyc Corinne Bailey Rae: Grammy-Winning R&B Star
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Workshop | Tai Chi Workshop


Join Silvana Pizzuti to learn and practice Tai Chi, a slow-moving martial art with health benefits for all fitness levels. Wear comfortable clothes and sunscreen. Every Sunday through August 11, 2019
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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Tour | River Nature Walk


Learn about the park’s wildlife by joining knowledgeable naturalists on guided nature walks along the park’s esplanade. Don’t forget to take photos! Sundays, June 2-September 22, 2019
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Festival | The 29th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival


On the big stage, a multicultural program with professional musicians, dancers and singers will be entertaining all.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Tour | 13 Tours, All City Neighborhoods, Any Time Of The Day, Choose One Tour Or Many


These free tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows. SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights + DUMBO 3 Hour Lower Manhattan Harlem Chelsea and the High Line 6 Hour Downtown Combined Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Grand Central Terminal Graffiti and Street Art Tours World Trade Center
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
Free

Workshop | Kayaking Workshop


Glide along the water while kayaking. Children under 18 must have an adult guardian present. All levels are welcome and no experience is necessary. Paddle on a sit-on-top kayak in the East River. Saturdays and Sundays through August 31, 2019
   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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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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10:00 am
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Workshop | Yoga Sundays


Please be sure to bring your own yoga mat. With Active Spaces and volunteer Katy Nelson. Sundays, August 4-September 29, 2019
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Workshop | Big City Fishing


Adults and kids aged 5+ learn how to fish while engaging with trained environmental educators about river science topics. They provide the rods, reels and instruction. Sundays, July 7-August 25, 2019
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Flatiron District Walking Tour


A journey through the 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. Tour guides: Miriam Berman, historian and the author of Madison Square: The Park and Its Celebrated Landmarks and New York in Words and Images, a book of New York postcards. Fred Cookinham, historian, author of The Age of Rand: Imagining an Objectivist Future World. Mike Kaback, a native New Yorker, has an unquenchable enthusiasm for everything about this city. No advance registration is required. This tour repeats every Sunday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Governors Island Official Walking Tour


Look into the past of Governors Island and talk about its exciting transformation and future! In this one-hour walking tour, they will examine how historic preservation, innovative design and environmental stewardship make the Island what it is today - one of the most unique public spaces in New York City. Walking tours begin at the Governors Island Welcome Center at Soissons Landing and are hosted by the Friends of Governors Island. All tours are weather permitting. Tour times: 11:30am, 1:30pm and 3:30pm
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Workshop | Tejal Yoga


Tejal Yoga is back, overlooking the Fountain, the blooming Bosque, and majestic Lady Liberty for open-level yoga practice. Bring your own mat. No additional music other than sounds of the park and nature. No props or towels provided. Sundays, June 2-September 29, 2019
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Workshop | Community Rowing


Village Community Boathouse provides free, no experience necessary Community Rowing on the Hudson River. After a brief orientation, participants will be split into crews with an experienced coxswain to steer the boat and a mixture of experienced and new rowers. The boats, Whitehall Gigs, are stable, traditional working boats for four rowers and a coxswain. Please note: Rows will last between one and three hours, dependent on weather, tides, and destination. Participants are expected to help launch, retrieve, and clean the boats each session. Community rowing is open to all, although some physical agility is required. The focus of the program is teamwork and recreation in a safe and respectful environment. Each participant must sign a waiver. Life jackets are provided. Expect to be out in the hot sun for several hours - bring water and sunscreen! Sundays, May 26-October 27, 2019
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Garden Pollinators Tour


Author and NYC naturalist Leslie Day leads a pollinator walk in the Garden. Watch and learn about the honeybees and our native butterflies, moths, bees, and maybe a hummingbird or two as they gather nectar from flower to flower and help pollinate the plants in the garden.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Play | Arlington: A Love Story


In a dystopian future, alone in a tower, Isla dreams of a new world and waits for her number to be called. A Young Woman finally understands her own horrifying fate, while a Young Man faces a stark decision. Evocative of Orwell's 1984, Enda Walsh's play uses dance, video and poetry to take an elegiac look at the ways we resist isolation and entrapment. Presented by NYC School of Drama.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Harlem Meer Performance Festival: Feel-Good Guinean Dance Music


Founded in 2005 in New York City by griot-guitarist Mamady Kouyate, Mandingo Ambassadors performs music that makes you feel good! As a veteran of the great orchestras of the golden age of Guinean dance bands, Mamady is a living library of musical science inherited from his ancestors and from a half-century of experience as an arranger, bandleader, accompanist, and soloist. The Harlem Meer Performance Festival brings the best local talent to the park! Enjoy a variety of performances featuring multicultural music and dance, family-friendly entertainment, and more while admiring the lakeside views. All ages are welcome.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Tour | Southern Park Welcome Tour


An introduction to some of the southern Park highlights, including Grand Army Plaza, the Pond, Gapstow Bridge, Wollman Rink, Chess and Checkers House, and the Dairy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Artist Talk: 13BC: Fatal Act


Join the founding members of 13BC for a talk and walk-through of Fatal Act. The exhibition concerns the ongoing legacy of atomic warfare and military testing in the United States, spanning histories of conflict, toxicity, and the images made to celebrate or contest this legacy. In particular, it expands outwards from the unlikely correspondence between Günther Anders, a German anti-nuclear activist and philosopher who fixated on technology’s capacity to outpace any human intention, and U.S. Air Force pilot Claude Eatherly, whose "all clear" weather report precipitated the bombing of Hiroshima and whose botched robberies after the war landed him in and out of jail and psychiatric care. Departing from an unrealized Bob Hope biopic of Eatherly’s life story, Fatal Act works within the negative space of this incomplete project to at once refuse the iconic images of military spectacle and carry out a different work of memory.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Classical Music | Works For Organ By J. S. Bach And More


Program Gordon Young (1919-1998) Prelude in Classic Style Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier Charles Callahan (b. 1951) Thanksgiving Suite Robert Lau (b. 1943) Psalm Sonata No. 2 Louis Vierne (1870-1937) 24 Pieces en Style Libre Raymond H. Haan (b. 1938) Three Lyric Solos for Organ David German (b. 1954) Festive Trumpet Tune Organist Michael Sowa has served as a church musician for the past fifteen years. He currently serves as organist and director of music at Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish, Pittston, PA, assistant organist at Saint Peter's R.C. Cathedral in Scranton, PA, and coordinator of liturgical music at Marywood University in Scranton, PA. He studied organ with Canon Mark Laubach. He is a member and past dean of the Pennsylvania Northeast Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. He also serves as a planner and presenter for the chapter's "Pedals, Pipes, and Pizza" educational programs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:15 pm
Free

Concert | Chill on the Hill String Concert


Enjoy a concert performed by Sterling Strings, a diverse group who have been featured at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Merkin Hall, The Tonight Show, Broadway/Off-Broadway shows, as well as other concert venues around the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Discussion | Why Aren’t There More Women on Festival Stages?


Did you know that women made up less than 30% of the biggest multi-genre festivals line-ups in 2018 and some festivals still have no female headliners? Keychange is an international campaign for better gender equality at festivals. Come and find out more from its founder and panelists from SIM São Paulo, the largest music convention in Latin America.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Jazz | Jazz in the Park


Come listen to jazz under the trees and watch the sun set behind the clouds. Since arriving in NYC, trumpeter Alex Nguyen has been establishing himself for his distinctive lyrical and melodic style. The Savannah, Georgia native has performed extensively on trumpet as a bandleader and sideman with some of the world’s finest up-and-coming and veteran jazz musicians. Nguyen has appeared at notable New York City venues such as Birdland, Kitano, Iridium, Mezzrow, Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Museum, and has had the opportunity to perform throughout Europe, Asia, and the United States. He is the winner of the International Trumpet Guild Jazz Competition, and Jamey Aebersold Award for Artistry at the National Trumpet Competition. Sundays, August 4-25, 2019  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Play | The Merry Wives of Windsor: Shakespeare in the Borscht Belt


Mistress Page and Mistress Ford conspire to humiliate Shakespeare's much loved character, Sir John Falstaff, set against the backdrop of a 1960s resort hotel in the "Borscht Belt." Presented by Hudson Warehouse. Thursdays through Sundays, August 1-25, 2019
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Festival | Arte Pa' Mi Gente / Arts For All Festival


This outdoor festival will celebrate the rich cultural history of Puerto Rican Plena, a form of traditional folk music and dance native to Puerto Rico. This year's festivities will include live music, theater, film, food, artisanal vendors and more. The festival showcases Puerto Rican culture and the intersections of Latin American identity through various artistic mediums.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Concert | Corinne Bailey Rae: Grammy-Winning R&B Star


Corinne Bailey Rae's brand of soulful R&B has won her multiple Grammy and MOBO awards; gentle music with heart and nuance, over the past decade she's written about love and intuition as her soul-jazz sound has evolved. The Guardian named her latest studio album The Heart Speaks in Whispers "the best R&B of 2016"; It was also featured on President Barack Obama's summer playlist. She's joined by the American singer Jose James, who wields a rich baritone and blends modern jazz, with cross-generational references that dabble in traditional and contemporary jazz and soul.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Concert | desi:NOW: South Asian Identity Through the Arts


Growing up between cultures, first and second-generation immigrants of the Indian subcontinent have been creating a space for self-expression that acknowledges their hyphenated identities as Desis outside of South Asia. This is an exciting and growing lineup of genre-bending creatives defining modern South Asian-American identity through the arts, including the international powerhouse Punjabi singer G. Sidhu; crystalline-voiced singer-songwriter and Television Academy honoree Rianjali; rap, R&B, and hip-hop artists Taizu, Rolex Rasathy, and Robin Dey; plus Desi and hip-hop beats from DJ Sharad and performances by IMGE Dance, SA Grooves, and Project Convergence that fuse Indian classical and traditional dance with hip-hop, tap, and more.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Theater | Family Theater Showcase

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Dance Performance | High-Energy Dance by Acclaimed Choreographer

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