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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on August 14, 2021?

43 free events take place on Saturday, August 14 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 14 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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43 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, August 14, 2021

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Classical Music | Organ Works by Dupre (virtual, streaming until Sep 18)


As the year 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of the foremost French organ virtuoso of his time and heir to the great tradition of French Romantic organ Marcel Dupre, organist Jeremy Filsell performs his complete works for organ over nine recitals.  The first six recitals in this series, which were performed earlier this year, are available for streaming through September 18, 2021.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 am
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Fair | Flea Market: Antiques, Vintage Goods, Food Vendors


Search for hidden gems as you browse antiques, vintage goods, architectural salvage and collectibles. There is also a selection of food vendors and a bar. Face covering is required. The fair takes place rain or shine, each Sat and Sun 8 am - 5 pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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Workshop | Pilates Workshop


These classes improve flexibility and build strength, while remaining low-impact. Open to all fitness levels. Saturdays, June 19-October 2, 2021.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Dance Lesson | Fan Dancing Workshop


Explore this traditional Chinese folk dance with Margaret Yuen, an instructor from the Red Silk Dancers. Tuesdays and Saturdays, July 17-August 28, 2021
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Workshop | Saturday Yoga


Classes of Vinyasa Yoga - a series of flowing poses linked to awareness of the breath - with instructor Jennifer Batson. Classes are designed for all experience levels. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and bring a mat or a towel. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, class size is limited to 36 students who must remain six feet apart while practicing. Spots are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Masks are required for entry to the park but can be removed during the class session as participants are spaced at least six feet apart. Session 1: 9:30 - 10:30am Session 2: 11am - 12pm Weather permitting Saturdays, May 22 - September 18, 2021.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Workshop | Beach Yoga


Instructor Sonia leads yoga practice combining meditation and movement. Bring sunscreen, yoga mat, water, towel, yoga blocks, and yoga strap. Saturdays. June 19, 2021-August 28, 2021
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Drawing in the Park


The park is a special place in spring, and what better time than Saturday mornings to practice your art! Participants are expected to bring their own drawing and painting supplies, including drawing boards and containers of water if they are planning to paint. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Garment District: Fashion, Immigrants, Child Labor, Triangle Factory Fire, Gangsters


Walk the streets of the Garment District with your tour guide Mike Kaback. Topics included: - Your guide's personal experiences in the fashion industry/district over the last half century: changes in fashion through the years; - Immigrants and the growth of the NYC apparel industry: factories and workers; visit into several factories over the years; - The Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire of 1911: unions and gangsters; - How the Garment District of today relocated to its current location: Fashion Ave and The Fashion Walk of Fame; - A look into the future of the garment industry.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
Free

Workshop | Kayaking


Glide along the water while kayaking this summer! All levels are welcome. Children under 18 must have an adult guardian present. Saturdays, June 5-September 25, 2021
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Dance Lesson | Moves with Limón Dance


Experience the joy of movement and dance. Led by dancers from the world-renowned Limón Dance Company, this modern dance class is open to all levels and ages. Revel in the joy of dance! Saturdays, July 10-September 25, 2021.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Fair | Waterfront Market: Music, Food, Antiques, Clothing, Roller Skating


The market offers food, shopping, family-friendly activities and entertainment: music, accessories, clothing, jewelry, pet supplies, beauty products, pottery and much more. Every Sat and Sun, 10 am - 5 pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
Free

Festival | 16th Annual Shorebird Festival


A celebration of Jamaica Bay's shorebirds. August is the perfect time to explore the diversity and abundance of NYC's shorebirds. This year the festival will include guided bird walks and activities outside of the visitor center. With expert guides and family-friendly walks, this festival will be fun for everyone.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free

Workshop | Dance Fitness Class


A free dance fitness class. This class is good for participants of all fitness levels. Saturdays, July 3-October 16, 2021
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Making Inks from Plants


Make inks using organic pigments found in the garden that were planted in the spring. They’ll also be making drawing and writing implements from materials found in the park to test the inks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Market: Food Vendors, Collectables, Decor Items and More


Shop for antiques, decor items, sustainable and vintage clothing, collectible objects and more. In addition, food vendors will offer brunch and lunch options. Each Sat 11 am - 6 pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Art Workshop


Roll up your sleeves and express yourself through art. All are invited to our drop-in workshops, where you can paint, draw, sculpt, and more. They’ll provide everything you need. You just need to bring your creativity.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Improv Class for All in a Park


The class is for anyone and everyone with no or tons of experience. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Festival | Summer City Fashion Show


A full day of activities. The event will include performances from local, national and international artists, the highly anticipated adult urban fashion show, vaccination and health testing stations and hundreds of food vendors, arts & crafts, music, jewelry, hats, sculptors, corporate exhibitors, and games. \
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Play | Critical Care, or Rehearsing for a Nurse: Street Theater


A play about a young lady named Rose, who is studying to be a nurse. She takes a job in a nursing home so that she will be able to pay her tuition, books, and living expenses. But COVID-19 rears its ugly head, and Rose has a big fight on her hands, to help to save her city and her own future as a pediatric nurse. In this beautiful story, the old and the new, the old and the young, all come together, to assure us that this pandemic will end, and together, we shall survive.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Birdwatching | Island Bird Walk


Meet the birds of Governors Island with one of their expert guides. Over 220 bird species have been spotted on the island, which provides excellent habitat all year round. Whether you’re an expert birder or a beginner, these tours will help you discover all of the bird life the island has to offer. Binoculars are available to borrow. Limited to 10. Saturdays, July 3-October 30, 2021 (except July 17)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Performances by Queens-Based Dance Companies


Enjoy a wide variety of dancing in a beautiful park setting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Play | So Sad, So Sexy: The Unstable Woman Trope


Drawing inspiration from contemporary Internet culture and narratives around mental illness, as well as accounts of Victorian insane asylums and 1940s-era celebrity scandals, So Sad, So Sexy is a devised play exploring Western culture’s ongoing fascination with, and misrepresentation of, depressed and unstable women. Through the overlapping stories of three characters--Lucy, a Victorian-era asylum patient; Madeline, a Film Noir starlet, and Izzy, a modern-day “Internet sad girl”--the piece crosses time and circumstance to reflect the parallels between each period’s approach to mental health, gender politics, and the personal and collective identities we create.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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City Walk | Battery Park City: 'Green Guidelines', Teardrop Park and More


The tour covers the north residential neighborhood of Battery Park City, built mostly after 2001 to mandatory "green guidelines." It was developed in several phases, beginning with Stuyvesant High School at the northeast edge and the esplanade and Rockefeller Park along the Hudson. A diagonal avenue lined with apartment buildings creates one face of the neighborhood, while the inner courts of the large blocks are connected by the delightful Teardrop Park, designed by experts in sustainability, soil toxicity, and waterfront infrastructure, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates. Explore this small park which concentrates landscape architecture into a miniature world. Tour duration is around 60 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free

Performance | Famous Theater Company: Shakespeare-Inspired Performances


Breaking traditional theatrical molds, this acclaimed theater company invites people to gather in public venues and play a role in creating each show. It will offer the audience an opportunity to participate in a kind of narrative that speaks to the collective and individual resilience, healing, and joy in this long-awaited moment to be together again.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Concert | 3 Surf Music Bands


Instrumental twang & reverb on the beach! 5pm Commercial Interruption (CT) 6:30 Wiped Out (NY) 8pm TarantinosNYC (NY)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Concert | Outdoor Live Concert


Featuring a singer-songwriter from Canada and a jazz/indie rock brass band based out of Brooklyn.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Dance Connecting Us All


Dance from a Brooklyn-based non profit organization who spiritually connects the community through performances, education and cultural programing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Tap Dancer and Musicmaker


This event pairs a tap dancer with a vocalist/musician. Performance lasts 45 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | 3 Live Music Acts in a Trendy Neighborhood


Enjoy outdoor live music on the cobblestones from three different acts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Play | The Count of Monte Cristo: Adaptation of Dumas' Classic Novel


The Count Of Monte Cristo is one of the greatest tales of betrayal, adventure, and revenge the world has ever known. When the dashing and guileless Edmond Dantes is betrayed by his best friend and wrongly imprisoned, he becomes consumed by thoughts of vengeance. After a miraculous escape, he transforms himself into the mysterious and wealthy Count of Monte Cristo, insinuates himself into the French nobility, and puts his cunning plan of revenge in action. Directed by Nicholas Martin-Smith Written by Susane Lee, adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas. July 29th - August 22nd, Thur through Sun at 6:30 pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Play | Under Woodside: A Typical Day in Queens


What’s a typical day in Queens? A new poetic prose play ponders this question. Sunnyside resident Juliann Lavallee’s newest work, Under Woodside, uses inspiration from the 1954 Dylan Thomas poem "Under Milk Wood" to depict a single day within a few borough blocks. Directed by Bryna Kearney, Under Woodside feels like a long-awaited, post-Covid group hug. It strives to capture NYC’s flavor in a way that resonates with natives, transplants, and vacationers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | Burt Bacharach Reimagined by an Award-Winning Jazz Saxophonist (in-person and livestream)


Camille Thurman is a composer, vocalist, saxophonist, bandleader, and unique interpreter of the jazz tradition. Thurman has toured with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, led by nine-time Grammy winner Wynton Marsalis, and has performed at Dizzy's Club, Alice Tully Hall, the Kennedy Center. This evening, Thurman and her quartet present a program of reimagined Burt Bacharach hits. Considered one of the most important composers of 20th-century pop music, Bacharach has released nearly 50 top-ten hits, blending jazz, soul, bossa nova, and pop styles into a distinctive new sound. Seating is first-come, first-served. Doors open at 5:30 pm. Proof of full vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test with government-issued photo ID is required; otherwise you can be seated in "distanced" pre-set chairs area.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Dance Performance | Dance Festival (virtual)


With companies from China, Luxembourg, India, the United States, Lebanon, and France.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | Jazz and Comedy


As Frank Zappa famously asked, does humor belong in music? You'll find the answer to be a resounding "yes" at this intersection of songs and stand-up. Please note: They recommend arriving 20 minutes before the performance, and will begin seating standby guests 5 minutes before start time. While they'll do their best to accommodate as many guests as possible, they cannot guarantee admission.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | New Jazz Works in Honor of COVID-19 Victims


To commemorate and acknowledge the immense impact COVID-19 has had on the Jazz community, four local artists to create new works meant to honor their beloved fellow musicians we lost to the pandemic. Each artist will premiere a new piece created with this intention as part of their set.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Classical Music | Taiwanese Piano Stars Play Schubert, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff (virtual)


Award-winning artist, curator, and educator Ching-Yun Hu is joined by two rising Taiwanese piano stars, Natasha Wu and Yao-Wen Chang in a program of piano classics by Schubert, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, and Taiwan's own Tyzen Hsiao.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Musical | The Drowsy Chaperone: A Loving Jazz Age Send-Up (livestream)


When a die-hard theatre fan plays his favorite cast album, the characters come to life in this hilarious musical farce. Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving send-up of the Jazz Age musical, featuring one show-stopping song and dance number after another. A college production.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Play | Twelfth Night: Shakespeare's Comedic Love Triangle


Love flows freely in the Kingdom of Illyria — and confusion runs rampant – after a society woman lands ashore in a shipwreck. Shakespeare’s play follows a comedic love triangle full of mistaken identity and unrequited love, as nobles and servants navigate twisted, gender-bending paths. A Woodside-based theater company is presenting this play.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Comedy Club | Comedy Evening


Comedy Evening is a completely free comedy show in the heart of the Village featuring comedians who have appeared on Comedy Central, TruTV, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Play | Merry Wives: Shakespeare Adaptation in the Park


Set in South Harlem, amidst a vibrant and eclectic community of West African immigrants, This adaptation of The Merry Wives of Windsor is a New York story about tricks of the heart, performed in the heart of the city. A raucous spinoff featuring the Bard's most beloved comic characters, this hilarious farce tells the story of the trickster Falstaff and the wily wives who outwit him in a new celebration of Black joy, laughter, and vitality. NOTE: Tickets are available only through a digital lottery. Seats are not guaranteed. See below for details.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Brian Stokes Mitchell, Tony Award-Winning Actor and Singer


Welcome back Broadway's favorite leading man when he returns with an evening of song. Stokes, whose velvet baritone has been captivating Broadway audiences since the 1990s, will perform a wide range of songs, contemporary as well as favorites from the American songbook and Broadway, to celebrate our finally moving forward from the shadows of this pandemic. Accompanied by a trio of musicians led by music director Tedd Firth. Please note: They recommend arriving 20 minutes before the performance, and will begin seating standby guests 5 minutes before start time. While they'll do their best to accommodate as many guests as possible, they cannot guarantee admission.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Movie in a Park | Marvel's Blade Anime: 3 Episodes of the Animated Series


Blade is the legendary half-vampire, half-human vampire hunter. In this anime series, Blade is tracking Deacon Frost, a very powerful and influential vampire who killed his mother and who heads Existence, a secretive vampire organization that operates in Southeast Asia. Shown with Safiya Songhai’s short documentary Moses Pie, which features Chadwick Boseman’s work with children at the Schomburg Center.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Concert | A Black Trans Pride: Music and Dance


Intimate, healing music and dance performances honors, celebrates, and remembers Black trans femmes. Accompanied by a live DJ. Performance runs 45 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:15 pm
Free
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