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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on January 27, 2024?

26 free events take place on Saturday, January 27 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 27 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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26 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, January 27, 2024

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

Editor's Picks

free events nyc Winter Blast: A Day of Native Games
free events nyc Lunar New Year Performances: Lion Dances and Ribbon Twirling
free events nyc Interviews with the creators of Broadway Shows Harmony, Prayer for the French Republic, and Here There Are Blueberries
free events nyc Nightmare Alley (2021) Directed by Guillermo del Toro, Starring Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, and More
free events nyc Grammy-Nominated Acoustic Duo
free events nyc Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber Celebrates 25 Years of "Never Playing a Song the Same Way Twice"
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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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Hike | Trivia Under The Trees Hike


Love quiz games? Love nature? You can have both! This is a quiz game hike through the picturesque trails of the park, asking fun-filled questions along the way that touch on park history, ecology, and everything in between  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Gallery Talk | Caminantes: Documenting Migration by Foot


What compels individuals to embark on grueling journeys by foot? How can art and scholarship collaborate to convey a more comprehensive understanding of the migratory experience? Curator Fabiola R. Delgado will moderate a conversation between artists Ronald Pizzoferrato, Erick Moreno Superlano, Francisco Llinás and Dr. Irina Troconis about the intricate dynamics of migration and agency in documenting the current Venezuelan phenomenon of "Caminantes" (walkers) –people currently traversing neighboring and distant countries by foot. This dialogue highlights the urgency of capturing the essence of these events and delves into the significance of preserving the narratives among some of the most marginalized individuals that take part of this migratory process. Nearly 8 million Venezuelans have left their country in the last decade (over a quarter of its population) making it one of the largest contemporary migration crises in the world. According to 2023 reports, it is estimated that 6,000 people leave Venezuela by foot everyday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Festival | Winter Blast: A Day of Native Games


Warm up on a cold winter's day playing Native games from across the Western Hemisphere. Amanda Attla (Athabascan Yup'ik), a coach and judge for the World Eskimo Indian Olympics, teaches games of mental and physical skill. Challenge yourself to a game of Inuit yo-yo, ring and pin, konane (Hawaiian checkers), Inuit high kick, and more. Then take a break to work on your dance moves by learning the hula with Kaimana Chee (Native Hawaiian).
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

Gallery Talk | Delcy Morelos: El abrazo: Artist Walkthrough


Artist-led tour of Delcy Morelos’s exhibition—the artist’s first solo presentation in the United States.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Book Discussion | Enemy Sighted: The Story of the Battle of Britain Bunker and the World’s First Integrated Air Defence System (online)


Dilip Amin's book is the story of the world’s first integrated air defense system and how the coalition of Hurricanes and Spitfires, Fighter Command’s Operations Rooms and Sector Stations, Radar Stations, Observer Corps posts, anti-aircraft gun and searchlight batteries, and balloon barrages, stood resolutely in the way of Operation Seelöwe, Hitler’s plan for invading Britain in the Summer of 1940.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Something Beautiful: Reframing La Coleccion


A tour to explore and discuss the on-view sections of the exhibition, the gallery's most ambitious presentation of its unique, complex, and culturally diverse permanent collection in over two decades. Start times: 1pm, 2:30pm
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Jerome Robbins' West Side Story (1961): Musical Won 10 Oscars


Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy. Directors: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise Stars: Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, Richard Beymer 153 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Lunar New Year Performances: Lion Dances and Ribbon Twirling


Commemorate the Year of the Dragon and enjoy traditional lion dances and ribbon twirling performances from The New York Chinese Cultural Center. Start times: 1pm, 3pm and 5pm
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Workshop | SharQui: The Bellydance Workout


In a SharQui class, you’ll learn new moves and combinations in flow. You’ll gradually build up to more complex movements starting with the very basics! If you can walk in place, you can belly dance with SharQui. This class is taught to music with easy-to-follow steps that will surely get your heart pumping. Instructor: Kaitlin Hines-Vargas
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Hike | Winter Tree ID Hike


Trees have a special place in our environment. Join us for a hike of Pelham Bay Park in search of different tree species and learn some ways to identify these trees during the changing season.    
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Discussion | Interviews with the creators of Broadway Shows Harmony, Prayer for the French Republic, and Here There Are Blueberries


The National Jewish Theater Foundation Holocaust Theater International Initiative commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day with an event that highlights the creative process behind current New York's Holocaust-related theater. Producer, director, and writer Arnold Mittelman interviews the creators of current shows such as Harmony, Prayer for the French Republic, and Here There Are Blueberries. This program illuminates how artists use a variety of source material to create unique works that impact audiences and combat hate and antisemitism. Registration required.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:30 pm
Free

Film | Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) with Robin Williams, Sally Field, and Pierce Brosnan


Troubled that he has little access to his children, divorced Daniel Hillard hatches an elaborate plan. With help from his creative brother Frank, he dresses as an older British woman and convinces his ex-wife, Miranda, to hire him as a nanny. "Mrs. Doubtfire" wins over the children and helps Daniel become a better parent -- but when both Daniel and his nanny persona must meet different parties at the same restaurant, his secrets may be exposed. Director: Chris Columbus Cast: Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein, Robert Prosky Robin Williams was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and comedies alike, he is regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time. He received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and five Grammy Awards. Sally Field is an American actress. Known for her extensive work on screen and stage, she has received many accolades throughout her career spanning over five decades, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and three Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for a Tony Award and two British Academy Film Awards. She was presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2014, the National Medal of Arts in 2014, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2019, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2023. Pierce Brosnan is an Irish actor and film producer. He is best known as the fifth actor to play secret agent James Bond in the Bond film series, starring in four films from 1995 to 2002 (GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day) and in multiple video games.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Film | Nightmare Alley (2021) Directed by Guillermo del Toro, Starring Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, and More


In 1940s New York, down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle endears himself to a clairvoyant and her mentalist husband at a traveling carnival. Using newly acquired knowledge, Carlisle crafts a golden ticket to success by swindling the elite and wealthy. Hoping for a big score, he soon hatches a scheme to con a dangerous tycoon with help from a mysterious psychologist who might be his most formidable opponent yet. Director: Guillermo del Toro Cast: Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Mary Steenburgen, David Strathairn Guillermo del Toro is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and makeup artist. A recipient of three Academy Awards and three BAFTA Awards, his work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales and horror, with an effort to infuse visual or poetic beauty in the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. He is also known for his use of insectile and religious imagery, his themes of Catholicism, anti-fascism, and celebrating imperfection, underworld motifs, practical special effects, and dominant amber lighting. Bradley Cooper is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and two Grammy Awards, in addition to nominations for nine Academy Awards, nine Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award. Cooper appeared on the Forbes Celebrity 100 three times and on Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2015. His films have grossed $11 billion worldwide and he has placed four times in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actors. Cate Blanchett is an Australian actor and producer. Regarded as one of the best performers of her generation, she is recognised for her versatility across independent films, blockbusters, and theatre. She has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, four British Academy Film Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for a Tony Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Toni Collette is an Australian actress and producer. Known for her work in television and independent films, she has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and five AACTA Awards, with nominations for an Academy Award and a Tony Award.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Collage Making


Artists Elizabeth Renstrom and Chelsey Pettyjohn host a collage making workshop using pages and images of three issues of a fictional magazine titled Yummy (Teen Edition)—which Renstrom created in collaboration with designer Elena Foraker and writer Coralie Kraft—as source materials.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Meet the Artists


Many of the gallery's artists will be available to talk about their work – their methods, their message and their passion
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Discussion | Parlando Orchestra Conductor in Conversation with Emmy-Winning Writer and a Performance


Be part of the audience for a "Person Place Thing" radio show taping hosted by three-time Emmy-winning writer Randy Cohen with special guest Ian Niederhoffer, music director of Parlando. The event will also feature live musical performances by select Parlando performers. Praised for his elegance and dynamism on the podium, Ian Niederhoffer -- the winner of three prizes at the 2021 Khachaturian International Conducting is a confident and expressive communicator of music, context, and ideas. Niederhoffer founded Parlando in 2019, which, through inventive programming, brings intimate and accessible orchestral experiences to wider audiences. "Ian Niederhoffer makes good on [Parlando's] motto: 'Every concert tells a story'," praised The New York Times in December 2023 about Parlando. Person Place Thing is an interview show based on the idea that people are particularly engaging when they speak not directly about themselves, but about something they care about. Guests talk about one person, one place, and one thing that are important to them. The result: surprising stories from great speakers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
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Workshop | Soil Compositions: Earth as Art Material


Drawing on her own relationship to soil as an architect and artist, Diana Mangaser identifies soil as a creative and generative material that shapes our surroundings. Mangaser will lead a material-focused workshop in which participants create their own unique soil compositions by selecting from an array of aggregates. As a primer for developing a deeper understanding of soil, the workshop imagines each material contributing its specific character to a personal soil structure that reflects the maker’s identity in some way. Once the soil compositions are created, participants will set them into a solid form that can both stand alone and contribute to the building of a collective structure. In this process of making, Mangaser poses questions for us to consider: What is soil? What is our relationship to soil and in what ways does it reflect on how we build our contemporary life?  Participants will be asked to use organic materials during the program.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Jazz | Flexible, Kid-Friendly Jazz Ensemble


Swing Makes You Sing! is an award-winning program on a mission to uplift, connect, and spread the joy of jazz music to kids ages 2 to 102. The flexible ensemble explores key elements of jazz – the blues, swing, improvisation and self-expression – featuring movement as a way to experience jazz music. Swing Makes You Sing! delivers exhilarating shows inviting young audiences to a rowdy, joyous party.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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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
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Classical Music | Piano Works by J.S. Bach, Chopin, Mozart, and More


The pianists of PWP Vermont Pro (Walter Aparicio, Raj Bhimani, Rosemary Caviglia, Carol Flamm Reingold, Pokie Huang, Eunbi Kim, Alexandra Saraceno, Nina Yenik, Lisa Yui and Silvia Zehn) perform works by J.S. Bach, Bartok, Beethoven, Chopin, Michael Coonrod, Debussy, Fred Hersch, Joseph Kosma, Tania Leon, Mozart, Jaime Mendoza Nava and Victor Young.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Play | Madwomen Unplugged: Rip-Roaring New Comedy


In this new comedy by Sandra Tsing Loh, Annabelle Gurwitch (TBS Dinner and a Movie), Clea Lewis (Ellen), Meredith Scott Lynn (Legally Blonde), and Maggie Wheeler (Friends) literally take stands (in music and opinion) in 75 minutes of rip-roaring hilarity.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Omnicide II: Mania, Doom, and the Future-in-Deception


In Jason Bahbak Mohaghegh's book, in which conceptual elaboration, storytelling, and poetics are fused in the infernal heat of the desert, the cycle of Omnicide is closed with a philosophy of doom and deception, plunging headlong into the inevitable, the fatal, and the infinite. There are certain games which can only be played at the end of worlds: their stakes are impossibly higher; their rules are unique to the collapse of all things. The author will be joined by fellow philosopher Reza Negarestani for a sequence of spirited reflections on those apocalyptic poetries of the Middle East found throughout the book—calling up the voices of Adonis, Joyce Mansour, Forugh Farrokhzad, Ibrahim al-Koni, Mahmoud Darwish, and Ahmad Shamlu.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Grammy-Nominated Acoustic Duo


Deep from the corners of the Pan-American repertoire, Argentine vocalist Sofia Rei and Peruvian bassist Jorge Roeder delve into the hidden gems of the lore. With uncanny skills and gripping emotive range, they bring songs to life in this all-acoustic duo setting. These Grammy nominated musicians revisit compositions by iconic writers such as Noel Rosa, Pixinguinha, Nicomedes Santa Cruz, Chabuca Granda and Thelonious Monk.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Concert | Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber Celebrates 25 Years of "Never Playing a Song the Same Way Twice"


Welcome to a two-night event kicking off a righteous celebration of Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber's 25th year of "never playing a song the same way once." Burnt Sugar was formed in 1999 as a territory band, a neo-tribal thang, a community hang, a society music guild aspiring to the condition of all that is molten, glacial, racial, spacial, oceanic, mythic, antiphonal, and telepathic. The SmokeHouse vibe is all of that. As always, Burnt Sugar gives tribute to Maestro Lawrence 'Butch' Morris (1947-2013) for showing them the way and to Gregory Stephen 'Ionman' Tate (1957-2021) for creating the BSAC sonic spaceship, with gratitude to Jared Michael Nickerson who continues to steer them through a many-splendored celestial realm of cosmic noise and riddim. On the menu is a tasty lineup of BSAC family-led bands, each with their own caramelized flavor. Whatever suits you, the Burnt Sugar SmokeHouse is serving it up, free for the people. Come get some! Burnt Sugar Baby!!!
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Talk | In the Shadows of Grandeur: Unearthing the "Little People" and Hidden Narratives in the Story of the Stone (online)


On November 15th, 2023, CCTV of China launched an illuminating lecture series titled "Little People in the Story of the Stone," featuring Prof. Tian Chongxue as the distinguished speaker, drawing insights from his book A Close Examination of Peripheral Characters in the Story of the Stone. With decades of dedicated scholarship devoted to the rich tapestry of this Chinese classic, Prof. Tian embarks on an exploration centered around 23 peripheral characters. Through this lens, he unveils the intricacies of the Story of the Stone, meticulously mapping the individual emotional odysseys and destinies of these "little people." In doing so, he masterfully reconstructs the poetic ambiance, emotional depths, and spiritual nuances embedded within this timeless classic. Prof. Tian will narrate the captivating stories of these peripheral characters and delve into their indispensable roles within the grand narrative of the Story of the Stone.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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