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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on January 18, 2025?

26 free events take place on Saturday, January 18 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 18 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 18, 2025

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Workshop | Rise and Shine Yoga (online)


Start your day with a guided meditation and gentle yoga flow. Sync mindful movement with breathing through a variety of poses (asanas) that will certainly awaken your mind, body and senses. All levels welcomed. Modifications will be offered.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshops, January 18, 2025, 01/18/2025, Rise and Shine Yoga (online)

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
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Workshops, January 18, 2025, 01/18/2025, Cardio Circuit Blast Workout

Workshop | Walking Workout


This walking program will help you move your body and connect with others in your community! The program will start with a group warm-up led by a Shape Up NYC instructor, followed by a walking workout appropriate for all levels and paces, and ending with a cool down and stretch.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshops, January 18, 2025, 01/18/2025, Walking Workout

Workshop | Cardio Sculpt Workout


This high energy exercise class consists of functional and body weight strength exercises paired with cardio to get your heart pumping! Cardio Sculpt is taught to music and open to all levels. The goal of this class is to exercise your body and have fun doing it! Please bring a mat! Instructor: Genell Chappel
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshops, January 18, 2025, 01/18/2025, Cardio Sculpt Workout

Museums | Family Fun at a Historical Site: Make Your Own Ship Flag


Enjoy interactive activities and engagement stations for visitors of all ages. Make your own signal flag swags and discver how ships used to communicate with each other with vibrant flags of various patterns, shapes, and colors at sea. You can also browse galleries and learn about ships, life at sea and more. Sat, Sun from Jan 4- Jan 26, from 11am to 4:30pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
$1, registration required
Museumss, January 18, 2025, 01/18/2025, Family Fun at a Historical Site: Make Your Own Ship Flag

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
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Museumss, January 18, 2025, 01/18/2025, Jewish History: Centuries of Art

Workshop | Bodyweight Circuit Training


This circuit training class combines bodyweight resistance training and conditioning to provide you with a dynamic full-body workout. Whether you are a beginner who wants to learn proper form or know your way around the gym and looking for a challenge, this class is for you. Come engage in exercises that target all muscle groups and will get your heart pumping. Instructor: Rachel Prozeller
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Workshops, January 18, 2025, 01/18/2025, Bodyweight Circuit Training

Workshop | Origami Meetup


OMG NYC (Origami Meetup Group! New York City) is a group for people to come together and share in the beautiful art of Origami - an ancient art of folding various mediums, most commonly paper. The word comes from the combination of the Japanese verb oru (to fold) and the noun kami (paper). Other materials often folded are fabric, wire mesh, sheet metal, tissue, thin plastic, cardboard, and straws.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Workshops, January 18, 2025, 01/18/2025, Origami Meetup

Birdwatching | Birding: Winter Waterfowl


Urban Park Rangers will guide you to the best viewing spots in New York City to see winter waterfowl. Birding programs are an all-inclusive safe space and appropriate for all skill levels and beginners are welcome. Spot some of the migratory waterfowl that spend the winter with us.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free
Birdwatchings, January 18, 2025, 01/18/2025, Birding: Winter Waterfowl

Workshop | Hula Hoop Aerobics


This creative and fun workout fuses high-energy dance aerobics with hula hoops. Hoops are available for loaning. Participants must bring waist belts (waist trainers). Instructor: Lisa Brown
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshops, January 18, 2025, 01/18/2025, Hula Hoop Aerobics

Dance Performance | Lunar New Year Performances


Enjoy traditional lion dances and ribbon dance performances from The New York Chinese Cultural Center. Start times: 1pm, 3pm and 5pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free
Dance Performances, January 18, 2025, 01/18/2025, Lunar New Year Performances

Workshop | STRONG Nation Workout


STRONG Nation combines body weight, muscle conditioning, cardio and plyometric training moves synced to original music that has been specifically designed to match every single move. Every squat, every lunge, every burpee is driven by the music, helping you make it to that last rep, and maybe even five more. Mats are available for those who need one. Instructor: Melissa Perez
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshops, January 18, 2025, 01/18/2025, STRONG Nation Workout

Film | Chicago (2002) with Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, and Lucy Liu


Velma, a nightclub sensation, murders her cheating husband. Billy Flynn, Chicago's slickest lawyer, is set to defend her, but he also takes on the case of Roxie, which becomes a media circus of headlines. This leads the two women into a fight for public fame and celebrity. Director: Rob Marshall Cast: Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, John C. Reilly, Lucy Liu, Colm Feore Renee Zellweger is an American actress and the recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. Catherine Zeta-Jones is a Welsh actress recognized for her versatility. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Tony Award. Richard Gere is an American actor who came to prominence with his role in the film American Gigolo (1980), which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol. Gere's other films include An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), The Cotton Club (1984), No Mercy (1986), Pretty Woman (1990), and more. For portraying Billy Flynn in the musical Chicago (2002), he won a Golden Globe Award. Queen Latifah is an American rapper, singer, and actress who has received various accolades, including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a nomination for an Academy Award. In 2006, she became the first hip hop artist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Lucy Liu is an American actress who has starred in the television series Ally McBeal (1998-2002), in two Charlie's Angels films (2000 and 2003), and in the crime-drama series Elementary (2012-2019), as well as in films Payback (1999), Shanghai Noon (2000), Chicago (2002), Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003), Lucky Number Slevin (2006), and more. She has received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free
Films, January 18, 2025, 01/18/2025, Chicago (2002) with Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, and Lucy Liu

Film | Julie and Julia (2009) Directed by Nora Ephron, Starring Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, and Stanley Tucci


Julie Powell is frustrated with her soul-killing job, so she embarks on a daring project. She sets out to prepare the 524 recipesfound in Julia Childs' famous cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking. The film intertwines Julia's story with the true story of how Julia Child conquered French cuisine with passion and fearlessness. Director: Nora Ephron Cast: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina, Linda Emond Nora Ephron was an American journalist, writer, and filmmaker best known for writing and directing romantic comedy films. She received numerous accolades including a British Academy Film Award as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award and three Writers Guild of America Awards. Meryl Streep is an American actress often described as "the best actress of her generation." Streep is known for her versatility and accent adaptability and has received numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over four decades, including a record 21 Academy Award nominations, winning three, and a record 33 Golden Globe Award nominations, winning eight. Amy Adams is an American actress known for both her comedic and dramatic roles. She has been featured three times in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actresses. She has received various accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, and has been nominated for six Academy Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Stanley Tucci is an American actor who has played a wide variety of roles ranging from menacing to sophisticated. Tucci has earned numerous accolades, including six Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Tony Award.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free
Films, January 18, 2025, 01/18/2025, Julie and Julia (2009) Directed by Nora Ephron, Starring Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, and Stanley Tucci

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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Workshops, January 18, 2025, 01/18/2025, Saturday Games Social

Master Class | Chamber Music Masterclass with Members of Grammy-Winning Quartet


Master Class with Domenic Salerni and Andrew Yee from the two-time, Grammy-winning, Attacca Quartet Instructors/Guest Artists will work with individual students and ensembles in front of an audience. All are welcome to attend/observe. About the Artists Cellist Andrew Yee has been praised by the London Telegraph as “spellbindingly virtuosic.” They are a founding member of the internationally acclaimed Attacca Quartet who have released several albums to Critical acclaim. Their newest recording of the string quartets of Caroline Shaw won a Grammy for best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble performance. Violinist Domenic Salerni is active as a chamber musician, composer and arranger, and freelance musician. As the newest member of the Grammy Award-winning Attacca Quartet, he looks forward to a full season of international concerts and tours ranging from Japan to Germany England to Brazil.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concerts, January 18, 2025, 01/18/2025, Chamber Music Masterclass with Members of Grammy-Winning Quartet

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
4:00 pm
$1 min pay-what-you-wish,...
Museumss, January 18, 2025, 01/18/2025, Art from All Over The World: Modern and Contemporary

Book Discussion | Author Talk: Getting Your Writing Goals Accomplished


A special author talk event featuring two local, Brazilian, female authors, Larissa Rinaldi (City Echoes: Lessons from New York) and  Ladyane Lima (The Waves We Ride). These authors have made their dreams come true by having their own books published, and will be on hand to tell their stories and talk about how they got their writing goals accomplished. A meet and greet with the authors will take place after their presentation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussions, January 18, 2025, 01/18/2025, Author Talk: Getting Your Writing Goals Accomplished

Museums | Folk Art Tour: Ornamentation, Vibrant Drawings and Over 100 Handmade Gameboards


Join the tour to explore the art of the Shakers from the mid-19th century: colorful intricate ornamentation representing celestial imagery, vibrant drawings and much more. Another exhibition contains about 100 handmade gameboards, including chess, Parcheesi, checkers, Monopoly, Chutes and Ladders crafted between the mid-19 and early-20 centuries. The Shakers are a religious community founded in the 18th century in England. They are known for their unique beliefs, which include celibacy, communal living, and a strong emphasis on craftsmanship and simplicity. They are also recognized for their distinctive style of furniture and architecture, as well as their vibrant music and dance traditions. In the early 20th century, there were about 12 Shaker communities in the US and as of 2019, there is only one active Shaker village remaining, located in Maine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Museumss, January 18, 2025, 01/18/2025, Folk Art Tour: Ornamentation, Vibrant Drawings and Over 100 Handmade Gameboards

Concert | Honoring MLK: Spirituals, Iconic Works, and Uplifting Anthems


Young People's Chorus of New York City, under the direction of Francisco J. Nunez Artist, the Harvard Glee Club, led by Andrew Clark, and acclaimed baritone, Lester Lynch, honor Dr. King's legacy through music. They will perform powerful spirituals, iconic pieces, and uplifting anthems, including "MLK" by U2 and "Lift Every Voice and Sing."
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free
Concerts, January 18, 2025, 01/18/2025, Honoring MLK: Spirituals, Iconic Works, and Uplifting Anthems

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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Concerts, January 18, 2025, 01/18/2025, Serene organ meditations in an intimate venue (In Person AND Online)

Play | Trifles: Midwest Murder Mystery


Set in the Midwest in the early 20th century, Susan Glaspell's play is a murder mystery that offers a thought-provoking exploration of women's rights. The Unscene Theatre Company presents this heartfelt production, followed by a talkback with specials guests.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Plays, January 18, 2025, 01/18/2025, Trifles: Midwest Murder Mystery

Play | Ophelia's Ocean: A Play Inspired by Hamlet


The year is 2080. Human society is loveless and emotionless, and Samantha, a poet intrigued by the mystery of Shakespeare's Hamlet, excavates the past to seek the truth about her father's death. Written and Directed by Maya M. Workman Music by Reggie Workman Cast: Mary Chang, Ayana Workman, Jakeem Dante Powell, Justin Hofstad, Nicole Spinnler With a musical ensemble featuring Reggie Workman, bass/composer; Hanna Inui, piano/music director; Elijah Thomas, flute), Timothy Anguloa, drums/percussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free
Plays, January 18, 2025, 01/18/2025, Ophelia's Ocean: A Play Inspired by Hamlet

Dance Performance | Many Happy Returns: A Dance Version of a Memory Play


With movement and language, Monica Bill Barnes and Robbie Saenz de Viteri create a shared character, a woman in the middle of her life who moves with total clarity but can't stop revealing the doubt she's desperate to dance over. It's a hilarious, heartwarming look back at who we thought we were and a communal search for solace in who we've become.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dance Performances, January 18, 2025, 01/18/2025, Many Happy Returns: A Dance Version of a Memory Play

Concert | Creatives in Motion: Emerging Korean Artists


Designed to showcase emerging Korean artists and foster connections with local artists and audiences in New York, the event will feature promising talents from the Korea National University of Arts, the program includes exhibitions, performances by six artist teams and networking opportunities. PROGRAM III by Hammer "K.R.U.S.H!" is an abbreviation of "Korean Rhymes Uniting Strings Harmony," which means a harmonious combination of Korean traditional rhythms and string instruments. Geomungo, Korea's representative string instrument, and percussion instruments that best reveal the joy, anger, sorrow and sorrow of our ancestors met to maximize the beauty of the intersection, and it also contains the meaning of crushed out prejudice against Korean traditional music. 1. Geomungo-nori - 10 minutes Samulnori originally means a play of four instruments 'samul' (kkwaenggwari gong, janggu drum, buk drum and jing gong). But what if the geomungo is accompanied by this samulnori? It presents intense and exciting performances by exchanging various beats of samulnori with the geomungo. 2. Bring to the boil - 7 minutes Celtic music refers to songs and performances of ethnic styles such as Ireland and Scotland, and it can be said that whistle performance and Enya's songs belong to them. These countries and Korea form a consensus on the emotion of 'Han', and this emotion can be felt in common in music. It was newly arranged with a traditional Korean instrument composition using the song of the Celtic band belt-bring to the foil as a motif. 3. Another Ego - 6 minutes It explores the duality of another me, that is, the ego. It tries to express a resonant sound between the endless universe and one's inner self. The melody of the geomungo captures our own emotions, and the rhythm that resembles the mysterious order of the universe symbolizes dialogue with another ego. "Alter ego" is a song about the two egos of performers who yearn for freedom while searching for the middle at the boundary between the music I want to do and the music the public wants.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concerts, January 18, 2025, 01/18/2025, Creatives in Motion: Emerging Korean Artists

Classical Music | Cello Works by Rachmaninoff and More (In Person AND Online!)


Jackie Hager, Cello. Program Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762), Sonata No. 3 for Violoncello and Basso Continuo in C Major Jean-Baptiste Masse (1700-1757), Sonata No. 1 for Violoncello and Continuo in E Minor Rachmaninoff (1873-1943), Sonata for Cello and Piano in G Minor Please arrive 30-60 minutes in advance of the performance to sign in to building and receive your visitor badge.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:30 pm
Free
Concerts, January 18, 2025, 01/18/2025, Cello Works by Rachmaninoff and More (In Person AND Online!)
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