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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on January 12, 2014?

19 free events take place on Sunday, January 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 January 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 January . 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 Sunday, January 12, 2014

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

Editor's Picks

free events nyc Flatiron District Walking Tour
free events nyc Scones in the Studio: An Open House
free events nyc The New York Mandolin Ensemble
free events nyc Workshop: Montemezzi
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Tour | Queens Waterfront Walk, Part 1


12 to 13 miles. Walk the Queens waterfront from Long Island City to Flushing; at least as much of it as they can get to. Pass Socrates Sculpture Park, Steinway mansion, and Lent-Riker-Smith homestead (circa 1654). Important: bring water and lunch. Food and water not available where we will have lunch.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
$3

Park Walk | Central Park Tour


Stroll through the park and tell the epic story of New York's green oasis. Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today amongst the world's most famous and beloved public parks. Originally intended to bring people of all walks of life together -- a people's park -- Central Park lives up to it's original designs. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Tour | Flatiron District Walking Tour


Join professional guides 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free

Tour | Southern Park Welcome Tour


Travel from Grand Army Plaza, past the Pond and Gapstow Bridge, and stop at the Dairy on this trip through the southern Park highlights. Route involves moderate inclines and some stairs. 45-minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Park Walk | A Park for the People Tour


Urban Park Rangers specialize in interpretation of historic turning points, both natural and man-made, in our city’s long history. On this walking tour explore America's first park. Learn about the famous landscape architects Olmsted and Vaux and how their Greensward plan revolutionized modern park design.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Tour | Inside the Cathedral Tour


Explore the newly cleaned Cathedral. Highlights: The Great Rose Window, The Pilgrim’s Pavement, The Chapel of the Tongues, The Stained Glass Windows, The Historic Parapet, Monument to Firefighters.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Scones in the Studio: An Open House


Creative New Yorkers wanted! You made a New Year’s resolution to bring some more culture and activity into your life – but now what? How do you decide what to do? Here's the answer. Come to Scones in the Studio, a FREE open house, and sample art, music and dance classes. It’s a chance to unleash your creativity and explore new ways of expressing yourself. You can find out about jewelry-making, hula dancing, singing Broadway and cabaret tunes, oil painting, throwing clay on a wheel, music recording and production and much more. Plus, they're offering scones, coffee and tea. Meet instructors, have a nosh and discover your next passion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Film | Howard Hawks' His Girl Friday (1940): Classy Romantic Comedy


Starring Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy. Newspaper editor Walter Burns is in love with Hildy Johnson, his star reporter and ex-wife. Walter will do anything and everything to prevent her from marrying her soon-to-be-husband Bruce Baldwin. Meanwhile, Walter and Hildy capture an escaped convict for an exclusive scoop. 92 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Midtown Manhattan Tour


Arguably the world's most valuable, busiest and most crowded pieces of real estate, Midtown Manhattan is what most visitors think of when they think of New York City. Home to some of the city's most iconic architecture, from Gothic to Post-Modern and from Beaux-Arts to Art Deco (lots of Art Deco). it's not difficult to understand why. But just behind the massive facades, lie facinating histories just waiting to be unveiled.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free

Concert | The New York Mandolin Ensemble


Original works and music from around the world featuring the Mandolin family of instruments.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
$5 suggested donation

Concert | Mann String Quartet Institute Final Concert


North America’s most promising young string quartets and special guests, personally chosen by Robert Mann, will take part in a series of master classes to be taught by Mann.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Concert | New Year Celebration: Music by Composers from Europe and the US


The event will feature the North/South Chamber Orchestra performing four recent compositions for strings by composers Ada Gentile, Max Lifchitz, Tudor Dominik Maican and Margarita Zelenaia.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Sean Jackson, Organist


Sean Jackson is one of Barbados’ most distinguished émigré classical musicians, and has performed internationally. He began his music studies at the age of five and by the age of eleven had won his first gold medal in his country’s National Independence Festival of Creative Arts. He has performed as guest organist with the New York Youth Symphony at Carnegie Hall, was featured artist in the International Concert Series at Trinity, Wall Street, and offered a solo concert at the Washington National Cathedral.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Sunday Afternoon Organ Meditation


The program features the great repertoire of the Organ on the 101 rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor & Boody Organ Builders.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Discussion | Workshop: Montemezzi


A discussion on the music of Italo Montemezzi with selected scenes performed from his opera, L'amore dei tre re. This workshop is followed by a reception.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free

Theater | One-Man Show: Bill Bowers' It Goes Without Saying


It Goes Without Saying takes the audience for a scenic tour of Bill Bowers' life thus far: from growing up gay in Montana to his outrageous jobs as a performer to the whirlwind of Broadway and studying with Marcel Marceau. This award-winning play is an autobiographical tour-de-force.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
Free

Concert | Organ Works by Bach


Program: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Sonata in D major Johann Sebastian Bach Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV 684 Naji Hakim Homage à Igor Stravinski With: Simon Leach, organist.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:15 pm
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Staged Reading | Play Reading: Timothy and Scrooge by Allan Knee


By Workshop playwrights. This series presents sit-down readings of new and revisited scripts, generally followed by a moderated dramaturgical discussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Film | Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson's American Promise (2013): 2 Private School Journeys


American Promise spans 13 years as Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson, middle-class African-American parents in Brooklyn, turn their cameras on their son, Idris, and his best friend, Seun, who make their way through one of the most prestigious private schools in the country. Chronicling the boys' divergent paths from kindergarten through high school graduation at Manhattan's Dalton School, this provocative, intimate documentary presents complicated truths about America's struggle to come of age on issues of race, class and opportunity. 142 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
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Musical | A Heart-Warming Musical

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Classical Music | Piano Works by Robert Schumann

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Concert | Rock Concert at NYC's Renowned Jazz Club

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