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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on August 31, 2024?

19 free events take place on Saturday, August 31 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 31 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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19 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, August 31, 2024

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

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free events nyc NYC Walking Tours: A Variety of Neighborhoods - Choose One Tour Or Many
free events nyc NYC Unicycle Festival
free events nyc Internationally Acclaimed Mark Morris Dance Group Headlines Extraordinary Lineup of Ballet and Modern Dance Companies
free events nyc Metropolitan Opera in HD: Bizet's Carmen (outdoors)
        

Birdwatching | Birding Tour


A walk through birding hotspots in the park, led by Field Staff. Learn and build a birding community! Open to birders of all ages and experience.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 am
Free

Workshop | Rooftop Yoga


Sputnik Yoga presents yoga sessions throughout the entire summer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
Free

Tour | NYC Walking Tours: A Variety of Neighborhoods - Choose One Tour Or Many


These tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows. See link for details. Scroll down to the middle of the page to find the daily (and almost daily) scheduled tours. Tours: SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown 3 Hour Lower Manhattan Harlem 6 Hour Downtown Combined Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Graffiti and Street Art Tours
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:30 am
$0-$4

Dance Lesson | Moves with Limon Dance - Outdoors


Led by dancers from the world-renowned Limon Dance Company, this free modern dance class is open to all levels and ages. Join us Saturday mornings this summer and revel in the joy of dance!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Park Walk | Park Tour: From Freight to Flowers


Hear the story behind New York City's park in the sky: an insider's perspective on the park's history, design, and landscape.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

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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Birdwatching | Accessible Birding


The park commands sweeping views of the Palisades and the Hudson River from soaring cliffs of bedrock in northern Manhattan. Past encounters include a variety of birds such as Bald Eagles and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. The park’s 67 acres are accessible to birders of all abilities and disabilities. Accessible-friendly routes including many well-paved walkways are suitable for birders with strollers, carriages, wheelchairs, walkers, canes, etc. Accessibility is enhanced by birding guide and educator Alexandra Wang (Avian Alex), M.S. Ed., who offers augmentative and alternative communication pamphlets, Braille pamphlets and plush birds for an inclusive birding tour.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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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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11:00 am
Free

Workshop | Shape Up NYC Dance Fitness


Shape Up NYC offers free fitness classes to help New Yorkers get and stay fit.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Shape Up NYC Dance Fitness - Outdoors


A fitness class to help New Yorkers get and stay fit.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Festival | NYC Unicycle Festival


From novices to aficionados, the NYC Unicycle Festival welcomes all interested to the largest one-wheel festival in the Northeast. The two-day festival will see dozens of one-wheeled riders and observers partake in free outdoor activities in this end-of-summer tradition. Free and open to all, activities will include learn-to-ride classes, unicycle basketball, performances, demonstrations, workshops and circus style fun for everyone!
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Contemporary Games Social - Outdoors


Play your favorite contemporary board games every Saturday afternoon. Featured games include but are not limited to Chameleon, Wavelength, Avalon, Parade, Splendor, Century Spice Road, Mountain Goats, No Thanks, Codenames, Werewords, Spyfall, Azul, Letter Jam, Dixit, In Kahootz, and Captain Sonar. A new game will be selected each week.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free

Opening Reception | Jevi­joe Vitug: In the Real Time


Jevi­joe Vitug's show delv­es into invis­i­ble nar­ra­tives cen­ter­ing on Indige­nous wis­dom, migrant labor, and tech­nol­o­gy. Jevi­joe Vitug is a Philip­pine-born visu­al artist and com­mu­ni­ty col­lab­o­ra­tor. His work address­es per­cep­tion in rela­tion to the con­cepts of invis­i­bil­i­ty and vis­i­bil­i­ty in Indige­nous cul­ture and con­tem­po­rary dig­i­tal cul­ture. He has pre­sent­ed projects in New York, the Philip­pines, Den­mark, Italy, and Sin­ga­pore and has received awards and grants, includ­ing the Foun­da­tion for Con­tem­po­rary Arts Grant and the Queens Muse­um Jerome Foun­da­tion Fellowship.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Birdwatching | Island Birds Tour


Nearly 240 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 birdlife the island has to offer. Binoculars are available to borrow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Festival | OperaCades!: Performances, Games and More on the Pier


Opera on Tap brings a family-friendly, immersive opera experience with performances, games, and other amusements.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
Free

Festival | Cinemusic: A Music and Film Festival in a Historic Harlem Park


A two-day music and film festival featuring  live performances, DJs, and a marketplace. 6:00 p.m. | Pre-Show Performances 8:00 p.m. | Screening of Hal King
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Internationally Acclaimed Mark Morris Dance Group Headlines Extraordinary Lineup of Ballet and Modern Dance Companies


Founded in New York City in 1980 by artistic director and choreographer Mark Morris, the Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) has been called "the preeminent modern dance organization of our time" (Yo-Yo Ma), its members receiving "highest praise for their technical aplomb, their musicality, and their sheer human authenticity." (Bloomberg News). Live music and community engagement are vital components of the Dance Group, which has toured with its own musicians, the Music Ensemble, since 1996. The Dance Group provides educational opportunities in dance and music to people of all ages and abilities while on tour internationally and at home at the Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn, NY. Blacks in Ballet (BIB) was created from the initiative of Brazilian dancers Ingrid Silva, Ruan Galdino and F?bio Mariano. With the purpose of discovering, disseminating and valuing beautiful black bodies in dance, they created the platform on social media to reaffirm that black classical dancers exist. BIB elevates examples of black dance professionals who were references in the history of dance, highlighting those important names, as well as current dancers and future talents. There are many black dancers from different nationalities with beautiful stories that can inspire many other people. The aim of the founding trio is to make more people aware of the success stories and normalize diversity in the dance world. Reed Luplau was born in Perth, Australia, and started dancing at 18 months at his mother's studio, Jody Marshall Dance Company. Before graduating from The Australian Ballet School, Luplau was invited by then Artistic Directors Graeme Murphy & Janet Vernon to join the Sydney Dance Company (SDC), where he performed and choreographed for five years. Since relocating to New York City, Luplau has performed for Stephen Petronio Company, Aszure Barton & Artists, and Lar Lubovitch Dance Company. Luplau's theater credits include the original Broadway casts of both Moulin Rouge! The Musical and Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, among others. Luplau's film and television work include the role of Theo in Alan Brown's Five Dances, HALSTON, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Fosse/Verdon, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Performance | Music and Performance Art in the Park


A week of music and performance art curated by Standing On The Corner.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Screening | Metropolitan Opera in HD: Bizet's Carmen (outdoors)


In her Met debut, acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell reinvigorates the classic story of deadly passion with a staging that moves the action to the present day, amid a band of human traffickers. Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina leads a powerhouse quartet of stars in the touchstone role of the irresistible title character, alongside tenor Piotr Becza?a as Carmen's lover Don Jose, soprano Angel Blue as the devoted Micaela, and bass-baritone Kyle Ketelsen as the swaggering Escamillo. Daniele Rustioni conducts Bizet's heart-pounding score. This performance is from January 27, 2024.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free
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