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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on February 8, 2025?
26 free events take place on Saturday, February 8 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 8 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 8, 2025?
26 free events take place on Saturday, February 8 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 8 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!
26 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, February 8, 2025
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Workshop | Cardio Circuit Blast Workout
This high-energy total body workout will keep you moving with challenging yet fun bodyweight circuits. Cardio Circuit Blast is a heart-pumping, high-intensity class that is open to all levels and the perfect way to increase your overall endurance.
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free
Free
Hike | Winter Tree ID Hike
Winter is the best time to test your tree identification skills. Come learn all about the trees that make up the greenbelt. Why they are so important to us and what makes each of them unique.
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
Free
Free
Museums | Family Fun at a Historical Site: Valentine Like a Sailor
Enjoy interactive activities and engagement stations for visitors of all ages. Incorporate 19th-century maritime craft traditions into your handmade Valentine's Day cards and unique trinkets for the holiday. You will also learn the history of Sailors' Valentines--symbols of love and friendship. You can also browse galleries and learn about ships, life at sea and more.
New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
$1, registration required
$1, registration required
Museums | Jewish History: Centuries of Art
As one of the largest collections of art in Jewish culture globally, the venue features an extensive array of historical Jewish artifacts as well as modern and contemporary art.
New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free
Free
Festival | Ice Sculpture Show
Ten artists will be paired with a professional ice carver from Okamoto Studio during the free public event, where visitors are invited to witness this real-time ice carving from 12 to 2 p.m. and enjoy an awards ceremony and ice sculpture installation from 2 to 3p.m. — including the audience-voted“People’s Choice” award. The event will include ice carving workshops from Okamoto Studio, crafts from Red Hook Art Project, live music from disco-infused Afrofuturist funk duo The Illustrious Blacks, and a special performance by NYC-based all-women, trans, and non-binary drumline Fogo Azul.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | Churchill's Citadel: Chartwell and the Gatherings Before the Storm (online)
In the 1930s, amidst an impending crisis in Europe, Winston Churchill found himself out of government and with little power. In these years, Chartwell, his country home in Kent, became the headquarters of his campaign against Nazi Germany. He invited trusted advisors and informants, including Albert Einstein and T. E. Lawrence, who could strengthen his hand as he worked tirelessly to sound the alarm at the prospect of war. Katherine Carter tells the extraordinary story of the remarkable but little known meetings that took place behind closed doors at Chartwell. From household names to political leaders, diplomats to spies, Carter reveals a fascinating cast of characters, each of whom made their mark on Churchill’s thinking and political strategy. With Chartwell as his base, Churchill gathered intelligence about Germany’s preparations for war—and, in doing so, put himself in a position to change the course of history.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | Policing White Supremacy: The Enemy Within
A former FBI agent's urgent call for law enforcement to prioritize far-right violence and end tolerance for police racism In Policing White Supremacy, former FBI agent Mike German, who worked undercover in white supremacist and militia groups, issues a wake-up call about law enforcement's dangerously lax approach to far-right violence. Despite over a hundred deadly acts by far-right militants since the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, and the far right's attempts to obstruct transfer of power to a duly elected president on January 6, the FBI continues to deprioritize investigations into white supremacist violence, instead targeting marginalized groups such as environmentalists and Black Lives Matter. In 2005, for example, the FBI labeled eco-terrorists as the top domestic threat, despite not a single fatal attack in the United States. Noting that the FBI does not even compile accurate national data on white supremacist violence, German also exposes the continuing tolerance of overt racism in law enforcement, and police membership in white supremacist organizations. The threat these officers pose became clear when at least twenty-eight current and former law enforcement officials were alleged to have participated in the 2021 Capitol breach. With chapters on "The Rise of the Proud Boys," "A New Approach to Policing Hate Crimes," and "Policing the Police," Policing White Supremacy shows how the lack of transparency and accountability in federal, state, and local law enforcement has eroded public trust and undermined democracy. "Law Enforcement's Role in Resisting White Supremacy" points the way forward to a future where far-right violence is recognized and addressed as the true threat it presents to our country.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | The Essential Jill Johnston Reader: Critic and Activist's Writing
Nearly every week during the 1970s – on the night The Village Voice hit newsstands – clusters of women gathered on the newspaper’s steps, eagerly awaiting the latest column by dance critic-turned-lesbian-feminist provocateur Jill Johnston. In the decade prior Johnston had been the writer who chronicled the emergence of postmodern dance in New York, particularly the West Village’s Judson Church movement, and by the seventies she had become the most prominent voice of lesbian feminism, especially in the wake of her 1973 book, Lesbian Nation. Though many of her fans still treasure her published writing, searching out dog-eared copies of her 1971 Marmalade Me, Johnston’s prolific writing has been mostly unavailable and underexamined for decades. In recent years, Johnston has staged a return: her writing has appeared in a new collection, academic and popular writers have rediscovered her, and artists in the US and abroad have made art inspired by her writing and lesbian celebrity. This event honors Jill Johnston’s commitment to experimentation in all things writing, lesbianism, and life – through performance, conversations, film, and more.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Exhibition Drawing Workshop
Illustrator and teaching artist Joan Chiverton leads an afternoon of sketching in the galleries in conjunction with the exhibition Madinat al-Zahra: The Radiant Capital of Islamic Spain. Develop your drawing skills and discover a new way of seeing the exhibit, as you sketch masterpieces and other objects. Following a brief introduction and tutorial, Chiverton will circulate the galleries and provide individual coaching, if desired. All skill levels are welcome, from beginner to advanced. Participants should bring their own drawing pad or paper with a board, but they will have paper on hand if necessary. Gallery specific pencils will be provided.
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
Film | Thomasine and Bushrod (1974): Western
Set in New Mexico during the years 1912-1915, a fictional black Bonnie and Clyde-type race through the Southwest, shooting lawmen and sharing the riches with poor Blacks, whites, and Indians alike. Director: Gordon Parks Jr. Cast: Max Julien, Vonetta McGee, Glynn Turman, George Murdock
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Dance Performance | Sankofa Celebration: Voices: Past, Present and Future
A showcase embracing the principle of Sankofa and uplifting the voices, artistry, and scholarship of the African Diaspora. "Sankofa," represented by the image of a colorful bird, is derived from the Akan language in Ghana. Its meaning stems from a West African proverb that states, "it is not taboo to go back and fetch what you forgot." Sankofa encourages us to learn from the past to inform the future, reaching back to move forward, lifting as we climb. Moving forwards, knowledge of the past must never be forgotten.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Saturday Games Social
They play all types of games, but lean a little towards social deduction and lighter games. Social Deduction games sometimes get a little tense.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Hike | Seal Exploration Hike
New York City is home to an amazing abundance of wildlife. Urban Park Rangers will guide you to the best wildlife viewing spots in the urban jungle. Winter is an amazing time of year to observe seals in the Long Island Sound. You may be surprised by what looks like a rock in the distance, is actually a healthy seal.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Museums | Tour - Arts and Cultural Heritage of Spain and Portugal: Goya, El Greco and Others
Explore the best items this museum has on display with this guided tour. Paintings, sculptures, ceramics, antiquities, and more by world-famous artists.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Screening | Silent Clowns Film Showcase: Forgotten Clowns, 35mm Rarities
This salute to some very funny comics who have gotten lost in the shuffle with the passage of time is from the collection of the Library of Congress. The headliners are Neal Burns in Inoculating Hubby (1916) and Charles Arling in Too Much Parcel Post (1913). The team of Pokes & Jabs star in DEVILED CRABS (1917), as well as Marcel Perez in You're Next (1919). Rounding out the bill are Wanda Wiley in Queen of Aces (1925) and Charley Chase in Dog Shy (1926). The Silent Clowns Film Series is New York's longest-running regularly scheduled silent film showcase. The programming reaches the serious film buff by including rarely-screened titles and rare prints, yet it also introduces kids and new audiences to the classics of the silent screen. Screenings feature live piano accompaniment by MoMA's Ben Model, with an introduction and Q&A by film historians Model and Steve Massa. Registration required.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | Lynne Mayocole: Sum of It: A Retrospective
A decades-encompassing retrospective exhibition by New York City artist Lynne Mayocole. The show, which features works from a variety of installation-based series, represents different periods and moments in the artist’s life. “Sum” of those moments are joyful, some are sad, most are peculiar, and all come together as Mayocole’s life long expression of creativity. Lynne Mayocole is a sculptor currently residing in Manhattan. Born into a family of artists, the daughter of a sculptor who studied with Archipenko and a violinist who toured Europe before the Second World War, Mayocole studied at the Art Students’ League and Columbia University. She completed her BA cum laude at Mt. Holyoke, and her MA at Teachers College, which retains one of Mayocole’s pieces in its collection. Mayocole worked as an assistant to Nat Kaz, and worked with Tony Padavano at Columbia.
New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free
Free
Gallery Talk | Artist Talk: Past/Present
An engaging conversation with Toots Zynsky as she reflects on the evolution of her work—from early experiments in video and performance to her groundbreaking exploration of color and the development of glass thread techniques. Her signature undulating forms blur the boundary between glass and fiber, embodying the material’s dual nature as both solid and liquid. Zynsky will share insights into her process, technique, and philosophy of making, followed by a Q&A.
New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free
Free
Museums | Art from All Over The World: Modern and Contemporary
Discover a vast collection of art from a diverse range of countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Russia, France, Spain, Japan, India, United States and more.
New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Poetry Showcase
Community reading hosted by poet Bea Gates.
New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Serene organ meditations in an intimate venue (In Person AND Online)
Enjoy a program of hymns, anthems, and voluntaries for the organ.
New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | My Amazing Friends: Group Show
Kim Hastreiter, best known as the co-founder of the beloved Paper magazine, has spent her entire five-decade career identifying, participating in, documenting, and helping to create explosive cultural movements that began in downtown New York City and quickly spread throughout the world. She has also amassed a vast and iconoclastic collection of amazing stuff. Her new book Stuff: A New York Life of Cultural Chaos chronicles an extraordinary slice of history and the people who defined it, using Hastreiter’s singular edit of her amazing art, fashion, design, photography, books, and ephemera as a lens.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | Distorted Mind on Paintings
Although Sof'ya Shpurova's paintings aim to distance themselves from conceptualism, her titles are themselves works of conceptual art. Sof'ya, driven by both personal and conceptual motivations, remains captivated by images tied to madness, the distorted mind, and the conflict between sanity and insanity.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Talk | Artist Talk: Joan Jonas
Artist Joan Jonas will share reflections on her recent work, creative practice, and extraordinary career. Introduced by Sarah Cole, Dean of the School of the Arts. Joan Jonas (b. 1936, New York, NY) is a world-renowned artist whose work encompasses a wide range of media including video, performance, installation, sound, text, and sculpture. Jonas' experiments and productions in the late 1960s and early 1970s continue to be crucial to the development of many contemporary art genres, from performance and video to conceptual art and theatre. Since 1968, her practice has explored ways of seeing, the rhythms of rituals, and the authority of objects and gestures.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Concert | Safe Space: Experimental Sounds and Queering Barriers
A composer and multi-instrumentalist best known as a master of the violin, the Texas-born/Brooklyn-based Darian Donovan Thomas regularly sits in and tours with a diverse roster of major jazz, classical, and rock artists including So Percussion, Moses Sumney, Arooj Aftab, Dawn Richard, L'Rain, and the Wild Up ensemble. Unsurprisingly, major elements of Thomas's musicality include a devout interest in queering barriers between genres and a boisterous zeal for intersectional uplift across culture and melody. His Safe Space project serves as an IRL manifestation of his kaleidoscopic and introspective double album on New Amsterdam Records, A Room with Many Doors, which I Care If You Listen dubbed "a monumental feat of collaboration." Thomas is joined by a roster of experimental sound luminaries including trombonist Kalia Vandever, Mike Haldeman on guitar, and electronic musician Phong Tran.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
Free
Free
Talk | The Infinite Palette of Mathematical Art
David Reimann, Visiting Professor for Mathematical Outreach, takes you on a journey through the history of his mathematical artwork and teaching career. Plan to stay afterwards to mingle and enjoy mathematically-inclined company. David Reimann shares his lifelong love of mathematics through his visual art. Mathematical elements such as symmetry, geometry, and numbers are common themes in his work. Using a wide range of media, David creates patterns that convey messages on multiple levels and scales. He frequently gives talks and exhibits his original art at both the Joint Mathematics Meetings and the Bridges Conference, the largest international conference on mathematical art. David has provided original cover art for Mathematics Magazine, a publication of the Mathematical Association of America, during the five years spanning January 2015 through December 2020.
New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
Free
Free
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