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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on February 5, 2025?
25 free events take place on Wednesday, February 5 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 5 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.
Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on February 5, 2025?
25 free events take place on Wednesday, February 5 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 5 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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The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
25 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, February 5, 2025
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Workshop | Boot Camp Workout in the Park
An early-morning core body Boot Camp. Rotations through exercises like crunches, planks, push-ups, burpees, and mountain climbers ensure a mixture of cardio and strength training that will keep you coming back, and seeing results. No equipment necessary; smiles and high fives welcome.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 am
Free
Free
Museums | New York City: History, Architecture, Social Movements, Cultural Diversity
This museum holds over 1,5 million artifacts, including photographs, paintings, decorative arts, costumes, and documents that tell the story of New York's development and its inhabitants. Explore the galleries and discover the rich history and vibrant culture of New York City!
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free
Free
Book Discussion | Kafka's Last Trial: The Case of a Literary Legacy (online)
Author Benjamin Balint on the international struggle to preserve Franz Kafka’s literary legacy. Balint will discuss the legal, ethical, and political dilemmas of a writer whose last wish was betrayed by his closest friend; a wrenching escape from Nazi invaders as the gates of Europe closed; a love affair between exiles stranded in Tel Aviv, and two countries whose obsessions with overcoming the traumas of the past came to a head in Israel’s Supreme Court.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free
Free
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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12:00 pm
Free
Free
Tour | Tour of New York City Hall
One of the oldest continuously used City Halls in the nation that still houses its original governmental functions, New York's City Hall is considered one of the finest architectural achievements of its period. Constructed from 1803 to 1812, the building was an early expression of the City's cosmopolitanism. City Hall is a designated New York City landmark, and its rotunda is a designated interior landmark as well.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Bach at Noon (In Person and Online)
Take a momentary respite from a busy day to enjoy a selection of organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach in an intimate venue.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
Free
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Downtown Beats Chorus
Directed by Church Street School of Music, the Downtown Beats adult chorus is open to all who love to sing! Learn contemporary and classic songs and perform at community events throughout the year.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
Film | Hotel Rwanda (2004) with Don Cheadle and Joaquin Phoenix
Hutu Paul Rusesabagina is the manager of the Hotel des Mille Collines in Rwanda. He lives happily with his Tutsi wife and their three children until one day, Hutu military forces begin an ethnic cleansing campaign against the Tutsi minority. Paul begins to allow refugees to take shelter in his hotel, and when the UN pulls out of the region, he alone must protect the refugees from the Rwandan genocide. Director: Terry George Cast: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix, Nick Nolte Don Cheadle is an American actor known for his roles in film and television. He has received multiple accolades including two Golden Globe Awards, two Grammy Awards, and a Tony Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and 11 Primetime Emmy Awards. Joaquin Phoenix is an American actor known for playing dark and unconventional characters in independent films and period dramas. He has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, The New York Times named him one of the greatest actors of the 21st century.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Figure Drawing
Challenge your artistic skills by drawing the human figure. Each week a model will strike short and long poses for participants to draw. Artists/ educators will offer constructive suggestions and critique. Materials provided, and artists are encouraged to bring their own favorite media.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Discussion | Syria and Lebanon: Threats and Opportunities (online)
Explore the impact of shifting power dynamics in Syria and Lebanon on Israel’s security and future. The fall of the Assad regime in Syria and Hezbollah’s weakening grip in Lebanon, coupled with the establishment of a new government there, signal a possible turning point in the region. Could these developments pave the way for change among Israel’s most challenging neighbors? Join AJU President Jeffrey Herbst and the American Friends of the Israel Intelligence Heritage and Commemoration Center for an insightful panel featuring some of Israel’s top intelligence experts and important media commentators. Together, they’ll explore how these shifting dynamics in the Middle East could impact Israel’s security, diplomacy, and future.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Discussion | Ancestral Connection in Art (online)
This conversation will explore how material acts as a vessel for memory and ancestral connection in the work of fellows from the fourth cohort of the Latinx Artist Fellowship, M. Jenea Sanchez and Gabriela Muñoz (Fronterizx Collective), Charo Oquet, and Gadiel Rivera Herrera. The artists will discuss how they use materiality to engage with their homelands and spiritual cosmologies.
New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | In Defense of Partisanship: History and Reform of Congress
Historian Julian Zelizer will discuss his new book with Jonathan Alter. In Defense of Partisanship imagines what partisanship might look like if we put into place important reforms. Through a sweeping history of Congress since the Founding, Zelizer offers a way forward. Some are simple—repeal the filibuster, restore the campaign-finance rules undone by the Citizens United decision—while others are more revolutionary—increase the size of the House of Representatives. These reforms, which focus on enabling political parties to speak more forcefully and clearly for American citizens, have the potential to pay respect the deep differences that divide us while simultaneously creating more opportunities for collaboration, cooperation, and consensus.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
Free
Free
Discussion | The Inquisitive Eater: A Conversation with New York Times Food Writer Ligaya Mishan
Ligaya Mishan is a food columnist for The New York Times Magazine and a writer at large for T magazine. Her work has also been featured in The New Yorker and The New York Review of Books. Her essays have been included in Best American anthologies for food, travel, and magazine writing. Mishan has been a finalist for the James Beard Awards, the National Magazine Awards, and the IACP Food Writing Awards.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | Mary Mattingly: Holding Water
This exhibition of new artwork is a living archive of the physical--geological and bodily--experiences and processes of water in our local watershed and waterways. This exhibition of Mary Mattingly’s new artwork builds on her long-term research and experiences of water ecosystems. In addition, the collaborative project with Chloe Smolarski When Home Leaves You, offers visitors the opportunity to record their experiences with water and flooding around New York City. Mary Mattingly’s work has been shown at museums including: the International Center of Photography, New York; the Palais de Tokyo, Paris; the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, NY; the New York Public Library; the Fairfield University Art Museum, CT. Curated by Katherine Carl, Ph.D. Thanks to Earth and Environmental Sciences, Social Practice CUNY, New Media Lab, and DesignTex/Steelcase.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Discussion | The Expanse of Radical Arts
Visionary dancer and multimedia artist Edisa Weeks and legendary performer Nona Hendryx have an inspiring conversation on the future of art, activism, and radical storytelling. Exploring the intersection of pedagogy as praxis, this dynamic discussion will delve into how art can be both a transformative educational tool and a powerful agent of social change. Moderated by Gayle Fekete, Professor of Professional Practice.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | The Met Curator, Art History Professor and British Artist Discuss Lubaina Himid: Make Do and Mend
Lubaina Himid: Make Do and Mend - a publication launch, corresponding with the final week of the artist's solo exhibition. British artist and a key figure in the Black Arts Movement, Lubaina Himid is known for her bold, colorful paintings and installations. She explores themes of race, identity, and history. David Breslin (Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art), Christina Knight, PhD (Assistant Professor of Art History and the Mellon Assistant Professor of Global Racial Justice at Rutgers University) will join the discussion.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | Humans in Shackles: An Atlantic History of Slavery by Ana Lucia Araujo
Author and professor Ana Lucia Araujo discusses her new book, Humans in Shackles: An Atlantic History of Slavery, with fellow scholar Herman L. Bennett. During the era of the Atlantic slave trade, more than twelve million enslaved Africans were forcibly transported to the Americas in cramped, inhumane conditions. Many of them died on the way, and those who survived had to endure further suffering in the violent conditions that met them onshore. Covering more than three hundred years, Humans in Shackles grapples with this history by foregrounding the lived experience of enslaved people in tracing the long, complex history of slavery in the Americas. Based on twenty years of research, this book not only serves as a comprehensive history; it also expands that history by providing a truly transnational account that emphasizes the central role of Brazil in the Atlantic slave trade. Additionally, it is deeply informed by African history and shows how African practices and traditions survived and persisted in the Americas among communities of enslaved people. Drawing on primary sources including travel accounts, pamphlets, newspaper articles, slave narratives, and visual sources such as artworks and artifacts, Araujo illuminates the social, cultural, and religious lives of enslaved people working in plantations and urban areas, building families and cultivating affective ties, congregating and re-creating their cultures, and organizing rebellions. Humans in Shackles puts the lived experiences of enslaved peoples at the center of the story and investigates the heavy impact these atrocities have had on the current wealth disparity of the Americas and rampant anti-Black racism.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Discussion | Show Boat: A Conversation on the Groundbreaking 1927 Musical
Professor Laurence Maslon and Professor Michael Dinwiddie have a conversation on the history, significance, and legacy of Show Boat. The 1927 musical with a score by Jerome Kern, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, based on Edna Ferber’s 1926 novel, is universally recognized by scholars of American theater and musical theater as a seminal text and a groundbreaking (and popular) addition to the Broadway canon. The musical was groundbreaking in its use of narrative, race, American culture, gender politics, and epic storytelling back in 1927.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Talk | In Piazza: The Role Played by Italian Public Squares
A "walk" with Craig Whitaker through the public squares of Italy that shaped its culture and were shaped by it in return. Whitaker is the author of Architecture and the American Dream.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Lecture | Mercedes Matter and Rosemarie Beck: Significant Figures in the Abstract Expressionist Movement (in-person and online)
Join a lecture about two prominent artists: Mercedes Matter (1913-2001) was an American painter and key figure in the abstract expressionist movement, known for her dynamic compositions and exploration of abstraction. She also founded the New York Studio School in 1964, influencing a new generation of artists through her teaching and mentorship. Rosemarie Beck (1923-2003) was an American painter whose work combined abstract expressionism with figurative elements, often exploring themes of the human figure and emotional experience. She was a prominent feminist artist who blended symbolic imagery with psychological depth, contributing significantly to the New York art scene.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | Cervantine Blackness: Black Identities in Cervantes' Works
This roundtable is an exploration into the depths of Miguel de Cervantes’ portrayal of Black Africans and sub-Saharan Africa, through a dialogue with Nicholas R. Jones’s latest scholarly work, Cervantine Blackness (Penn State UP, 2024). Jones, known for his multi-awarded book Staging Habla de Negros: Radical Performances of the African Diaspora in Early Modern Spain, which has significantly transformed the discourse on Blackness within early modern Iberian and broader Hispanic studies, will serve as the respondent. With Cervantine Blackness, Jones challenges entrenched paradigms and inviting a reevaluation of the complexities surrounding Black identities in Cervantes’s literary corpus. Participants: Eva María Copeland (Dickinson College) David Sterling Brown (Trinity College) Monica Styles (Howard University) Aurélie Vialette (Yale University) Emily Wilbourne (Graduate Center/Queens C, CUNY) Respondent: Nicholas R. Jones (Yale) Moderated by: Víctor Sierra Matute (Baruch, CUNY)
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
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Classical Music | Concerto Competition
The Final Round of The George and Elizabeth Gregory Concerto Competition for the 2024-2025 academic year is open to the public. The finalists will perform their entire pieces, and the winners will be announced live by the panel of judges. In addition to a public performance with the Mannes Orchestra on Friday, February 28, the first-prize winner will receive a financial award of $4,000. The two runners-up alternates will also be announced, each receiving $500.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
Free
Lecture | Invasive Insects and Their Impact on Agriculture
Invasive species such as the spotted lanternfly, brown marmorated stink bug, and emerald ash borer are disrupting ecosystems, endangering crops, and posing challenges to farmers both locally and globally. Hosted by Anne Nielsen, Extension Specialist in the Department of Entomology at Rutgers University. For ages 21+.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
Free
Talk | See the Change You Want to Be: 60 Years of Art, Advocacy, and Collaboration
An exclusive evening of never-been-told-before stories with Diana Ayton-Shenker offering a behind-the-scenes glimpse into nearly 60 years of art, advocacy, and experimental collaborations around the world and back again. Drawing from the legacy of Leonardo, the 501(c)3 creative think tank, and the lessons of her own creative journey, Diana will share insight and foresight into the key pivot points facing humankind today. Together, we will explore novel strategies to unlock creativity and unleash imagination to build, embrace and embody better futures collectively and individually. Through shared narratives, visualization and interactive engagement, participants will come away inspired to not only be the change you want to see in the world, but empowered to see the change you want to be.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
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