6 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, January 1, 2022
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
This European inspired open-air market hosts artisan vendors from New York City and around the world. ...
more >> The holiday shops are housed in custom-designed kiosks. Open daily: 11 am-8 pm October 29 - January 2
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
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Experience the thundering delight of the largest carillon in the world ringing in the New Year from the ...
more >> tallest steeple in North America. On New Year's Day, the bells of the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon (named in honor of John D. Rockefeller's mother) will erupt into sound as Dr. Charles Semowich performs a concert themed to healing, hope, peace, and new beginnings. Standing over 392 feet high, the bell tower houses an impressive 74 bells - from the smallest at a mere 10 pounds to the largest at 20 tons. The 40,000-pound Bourdon bell remains the largest and heaviest tuned bell in the world. Together, the bells are said to weigh over 500,000 pounds! The belfry itself spans three floors, and is clad in a gothic style with Indiana limestone over a steel frame.
2:00 pm
free, registration required
Tatiana Daubek is joined by three of New York's top baroque soloists for an evening of virtuosic thrills. ...
more >> Cynthia Roberts, Aisslinn Nosky,and Alana Youssefian, bring their favorite concertos from Vivaldi's treasure trove.
5:00 pm
free, registration required,...
Twenty years after the events of Brooklyn, it is the spring of 1976 and the Irish expat Eilis Lacey is ...
more >> now married to Tony Fiorello with two teenage children and living on a cul-de-sac in Lindenhurst, Long Island, among Tony's parents and his brothers and their wives and children. The huge extended family lives together, works together, eats and plays together. One day, an Irishman comes to the door and tells Eilis that his wife is pregnant with Tony's child and that when the baby is born, he will not raise it but instead deposit it on Eilis's doorstep. Long Island is the story of what Eilis does--and what she refuses to do--in response to this stunning news. Colm Toibin speaks with Irish writer Caoilinn Hughes, who is currently a fellow at the The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers and publishes in 2024 her novel The Alternatives, a portrait of a family perched on our collective precipice.
7:00 pm
free, reservation required