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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on February 12, 2023?

18 free events take place on Sunday, February 12 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 February 12 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 February . 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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18 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, February 12, 2023

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

Editor's Picks

free events nyc 25th Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade and Festival
free events nyc this body is so impermanent... (2020): The Deepest of Human Experiences, Heightened by the Pandemic
free events nyc Two of the greatest Jewish voices on stage together: Bernard-Henri Levy and Natan Sharansky (online)
free events nyc Paris: Underpaid and Overworked
        

Birdwatching | Winter Birding


Explore the largest state park in New York City. This fairly new park was built on top of landfills and now supports a rich diversity of wildlife and habitat, including hawks, waterfowl, wetlands, and many tree and native grass species.
   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
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10:00 am
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Birdwatching | Birding: Winter Birds


Urban Park Rangers will guide you to the best viewing spots in New York City to see migratory winter birds. Birding programs are appropriate for all skill levels and beginners are welcome. Please bring your own binoculars. Discover the bird species that inhabit New York during the winter months.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Historic Flatiron-Nomad District Walking Tour


Join a professional guide 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. Rain or shine. Every Sunday at 11 am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free

Concert | All Types of Musical Acts Playing for Ukraine


Multiple artists from different genres join forces for a concert benefitting Ukraine. Laurie Anderson-John Zorn Duo: Laurie Anderson violin, voice; John Zorn alto sax. Brooklyn Rider: Johnny Gandelsman, violin; Colin Jacobsen, violin; Nicholas Cords, viola; Michael Nicolas, cello. Marc Ribot-Mary Halvorson Duo: Marc Ribot, guitar; Mary Halvorson, guitar. Ravi Coltrane Quartet: Ravi Coltrane, tenor sax; Adam Rogers, guitar; Dezron Douglas, bass; Kush Abadey, drums. Donations encouraged but not required. Proof of vaccination required. Wearing a mask is strongly recommended but not required.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Parade | 25th Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade and Festival


Chinatown's annual Lunar (Chinese) New Year Parade is back with dragon dancing, stunning outfits, martial art performers and more. After you've danced among the firecrackers, make sure to check out other fun things to do in the area.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Gallery Talk | DomesticanX: Exhibition Walkthrough


A gallery tour to explore and discuss the on-view exhibition that explores the concept of “domesticana,” first theorized by artist, scholar, and critic Amalia Mesa-Bains in the 1990.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Valentine Like a Sailor Workshop


Bring 19th century maritime craft tradition to your handmade Valentine. While you create your own special trinket for the holiday, learn about the unique history of Sailors’ Valentines—tokens of love and friendship. Historically, these small wooden boxes were given by seafarers to their wives, sweethearts, daughters, and loved ones when they returned from a long voyage. The small boxes open to reveal sentimental messages surrounded with intricate mosaics of shells and found objects arranged in exquisite geometric patterns and motifs such as hearts, anchors, and flowers. Using beads, buttons, and shells, families and friends of all ages are welcome to continue the tradition together.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | this body is so impermanent... (2020): The Deepest of Human Experiences, Heightened by the Pandemic


The Vimalakirti Sutra, a foundational scripture of Zen Buddhism from the first century CE, understands illness as a path of spiritual awakening. Inspired by this visionary sutra, five virtuosic and singular artists--master calligrapher Wang Dongling, devotional singer Ganavya, improvisatory dancer Michael Schumacher, cinematographer Yu Lik-wai, and director Peter Sellars--came together in the autumn of 2020 to create this work. The film explores the deepest of human experiences--health and mortality, spirituality and transcendence--all heightened by the pandemic. Filmed during the 2020 lock down in real-time via a specially created digital platform, with the artists collaborating remotely from Portland, Amsterdam, and Hangzhou, China, this work's purpose became all the more immediate as illness changed the world in a matter of months. The screening is followed by a talk with director Peter Sellars, Dr. Craig Blinderman, and Carol Becker
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
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City Walk | Bloomingdale Neighborhood Tour


Local historian Jim Mackin leads a mixed group of visitors to the city and resident New Yorkers on a one-of-a-kind, always interesting, walk around the historic Bloomingdale neighborhood.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Juan Francisco Elso: Por América: Exhibition Walkthrough


A gallery tour to explore and discuss the on-view exhibition that examines the brief yet significant career of the late Cuban artist Juan Francisco Elso (1956-1988).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Play | Paris: Underpaid and Overworked


In Eboni Booth's play, Emmie is one of the only black people living in Paris, Vermont, and she desperately needs a job. When she is hired at Berry's, a store off the interstate selling everything from baby carrots to lawnmowers, she begins to understand a new kind of isolation. A play about invisibility, being underpaid, and how it feels to work on your feet for ten hours a day. A student production.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free

Park Walk | How Animals Survive Winter in Fort Tryon Park (online)


Leslie Day, author of Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City and Field Guide to the Neighborhood Birds of New York City leads a virtual tour of how animals survive winter in Fort Tryon Park. Learn about our flying squirrels, songbirds, birds of prey, squirrels, raccoons, woodchucks and skunks, butterflies and moths, preying mantises, honeybees and bumblebees. Learn what animals migrate, what animals stay here, and how they survive frigid temperatures.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Discussion | Two of the greatest Jewish voices on stage together: Bernard-Henri Levy and Natan Sharansky (online)


Freedom and Tyranny: two of the greatest Jewish voices of the past half-century appear on stage together for the first time in what promises to be a significant public intellectual event. French philosopher, essayist, playwright, and filmmaker Bernard-Henri Levy joins heroic former Soviet prisoner of conscience Natan Sharansky to address and debate the most urgent questions of our moment, starting with Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine and ongoing U.S. engagement with Iran's tottering dictatorship as it pursues a nuclear bomb. Levy and Sharansky will offer their perspectives, then be joined by moderator David Samuels, the Literary Editor at Tablet.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free

Classical Music | Serene organ meditations in an intimate venue


Enjoy a program of hymns, anthems, and voluntaries for the organ.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Classical Music | Bach Vespers: Choir and Period Instrument Musicians


After 55 years, hundreds of performances, and two Grammy nominations, Bach Vespers continues to present Bach's cantatas and other great Baroque and early music masterworks every month.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Classical Music | Organ Recital in a Cathedral 


The largest Cathedral in the world presents organ scholar Samuel Kuffuor-Afriyie.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Classical Music | Organ Recital in a World-famous Church


James Wetzel, Organ. Program: Nicolaus Bruhns (1665-1697) Praeludium in E minor Johann Jakob Froberger (1616-1667) Hexachord Fantasia Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Sonata No. 5 in C, BWV 529 Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Prelude and Fugue in E Flat Major, Op. 99  Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) A Midsummer Night's Dream, Suite of Incidental Music, Op. 61
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:15 pm
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