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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 3, 2024?

15 free events take place on Thursday, October 3 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 October 3 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 October . 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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15 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, October 3, 2024

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Tour | NYC Walking Tours: A Variety of Neighborhoods - Choose One Tour Or Many


These tours take place at various times. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows. See link for details: scroll down to find the daily scheduled tours at $4 (more costly tours are listed on top). Daily tours may include: Brooklyn Bridge SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Lower Manhattan Harlem Downtown Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Graffiti and Street Art Tours
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
$4
Tours, October 03, 2024, 10/03/2024, NYC Walking Tours: A Variety of Neighborhoods - Choose One Tour Or Many

Film | A Clockwork Orange (1971) Directed by Stanley Kubrick, Starring Malcolm McDowell


Alex DeLarge leads a violent gang in a futuristic England. After being arrested, Alex undergoes an experimental treatment to condition him against violence. When he's finally freed, he's left defenseless and becomes a victim himself. Director: Stanley Kubrick Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Adrienne Corri, Miriam Karlin Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and photographer. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, his films were nearly all adaptations of novels or short stories, spanning a number of genres and gaining recognition for their intense attention to detail, innovative cinematography, extensive set design, and dark humor. Malcolm McDowell is an English actor, who first became known for portraying Mick Travis in Lindsay Anderson's If.... (1968), a role he later reprised in O Lucky Man! (1973) and Britannia Hospital (1982). His performance in If.... prompted Stanley Kubrick to cast him as Alex in A Clockwork Orange (1971), the role for which McDowell became best known. For agest 18+
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free
Films, October 03, 2024, 10/03/2024, A Clockwork Orange (1971) Directed by Stanley Kubrick, Starring Malcolm McDowell

Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Get in a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They're a friendly group and open to drop-ins, even if you catch them outside of the regular juggling lessons. All skill levels welcome. Equipment is provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshops, October 03, 2024, 10/03/2024, Learn Juggling in the Park

Classical Music | Bach at Noon (In Person and Online)


Take a momentary respite from a busy day to enjoy a selection of organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach in an intimate venue.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Concerts, October 03, 2024, 10/03/2024, Bach at Noon (In Person and Online)

Concert | Piano in the Park


Come on by and tap your toes to The Big Apple's finest ragtime, stride, and jazz pianists around! Featuring special events and performances by distinguished musicians. Today's pianist: Brennen Ernst.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Concerts, October 03, 2024, 10/03/2024, Piano in the Park

Classical Music | Works by Dvorak and More for Violin, Viola, and Violoncello (In Person AND Online!)


Amelia Sie, violin; Vivian Mayers, violin; Jimmy Dranscak, viola; Chelsea Bernstein, violoncello, perform three centuries of American music written by composers of diverse backgrounds. Compositions by John Antes (1740-1811), Juana Ines de la Cruz (1648-1695), Dvorak (1841-1904), and others will be featured.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:15 pm
Free
Concerts, October 03, 2024, 10/03/2024, Works by Dvorak and More for Violin, Viola, and Violoncello (In Person AND Online!)

Film | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) with Paul Rudd


At the famous New York City firehouse of the original Ghostbusters, the Spengler family returns. After the family discovers an ancient artifact, and evil force is unleashed, and a group of new and old Ghostbusters must band together to save the world and their homes before a second ice age takes over. Director: Gil Kenan Cast: Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard Paul Rudd is an American actor. He has starred in Clueless (1995), Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), and more. He also played Ant-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with Ant-Man (2015) and most recently in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Films, October 03, 2024, 10/03/2024, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) with Paul Rudd

Lecture | The Art of the Current: Translation and Utopian Nationalism in Dostoevsky’s Diary of a Writer (in-person and online)


Chloe Kitzinger examines violent utopian nationalism while translating Diary of a Writer (1873–81).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lectures, October 03, 2024, 10/03/2024, The Art of the Current: Translation and Utopian Nationalism in Dostoevsky&rsquo;s Diary of a Writer&nbsp;(in-person and online)

Birdwatching | Fall Migration Birding Tour


Spot the wonderful diversity of birds that visit the park during migratory season, with guided tours led by environmental educator and urban naturalist Gabriel Willow. Located in the heart of Midtown, the park is a hotspot for avian visitors and birders alike. Past sightings include warblers, tanagers, vireos, thrushes, and even a Chuck-will’s-widow!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Birdwatchings, October 03, 2024, 10/03/2024, Fall Migration Birding Tour

Film | On the Adamant (2023): Documentary on Floating Psychiatric Hospital


This award-winning documentary follows patients and caregivers at a psychiatric centre with a unique floating structure located in the middle of the Seine river in central Paris. Director: Nicolas Philibert Stars: Mamadi Barri, Walid Benziane, Sabine Berlière 109 min. In French with English subtitles Followed by a Q&A with Lena Green and Shanny Peer
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Films, October 03, 2024, 10/03/2024, On the Adamant (2023): Documentary on Floating Psychiatric Hospital

Book Discussion | The Lions’ Den: Young Lawyer Takes On Homophobia (in-person and online)


Iris Mwanza discusses her new novel. Set in the 1990s in Mwanza’s native Zambia, The Lions’ Den is about fresh-from-the-village rookie lawyer, Grace, who is given her first pro bono case to try in court. Grace is set to defend a young queer dancer, Willbess ‘Bessy’ Mulenga, who has been arrested for offenses “against nature.” Presented with a freshly beaten client, Grace protests to the police and gets barred from accessing Bessy, who then disappears from the system—and the world—without a trace. As she fights for justice for Bessy, Grace must navigate a dangerous world of corrupt politicians, traditional beliefs, and deep-seated homophobia.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Book Discussions, October 03, 2024, 10/03/2024, The Lions&rsquo; Den: Young Lawyer Takes On Homophobia (in-person and online)

Book Discussion | The Position of Spoons and Other Intimacies: Essays


Deborah Levy provides observations on everything from lemons to Colette.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Book Discussions, October 03, 2024, 10/03/2024, The Position of Spoons and Other Intimacies: Essays

Book Discussion | In Praise of Mystery by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limon and Peter Sis (In Person AND Online!)


Ada Limon's poem "In Praise of Mystery" will be launched into space as an engraving on the Europa Clipper spacecraft this October. It has also been adapted into her debut picture book. The poem asks us what it means to explore beyond our known world and how the unknown can reflect us back to ourselves. Each page features Limon's words against a backdrop of the natural world sketched and painted by internationally acclaimed illustrator Peter Sis. The U.S. Poet Laureate and Caldecott honoree illustrator discuss their transcendent picture book.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free
Book Discussions, October 03, 2024, 10/03/2024, In Praise of Mystery by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limon and Peter Sis (In Person AND Online!)

Discussion | Writers in Conversation


Authors Charles Bock and T Kira Māhealani Madden talk with Darin Strauss. Charles Bock is the bestselling author of the novels Beautiful Children and Alice & Oliver, a memoir I Will Do Better: A Father’s Memoir of Heartbreak, Parenting, and Love, and a creative writing professor. T Kira Māhealani Madden is a Kānaka Maoli writer and a recipient of fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, Hedgebrook, Tin House, MacDowell, and Yaddo, she serves as the Founding Editor of No Tokens, a magazine of literature and art.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussions, October 03, 2024, 10/03/2024, Writers in Conversation

Musical | Sally: Reimagining of a 1921 Jerome Kern Musical


Sally is a reworking and reimagining of Jerome Kern’s forgotten 1921 gem that queries the iconic “rags to riches” story and examines the early American musical itself. Featuring a new book by playwriting student Meg Ledford and new orchestrations by composer Calvin Hitchcock, the show interrogates the American Dream as it seemed to be in the 1920s, from today’s vantage point. A student production.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Musicals, October 03, 2024, 10/03/2024, Sally: Reimagining of a 1921 Jerome Kern Musical
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to shows, concerts ... (CFT Deals!)

Musical | Award-Winning Comedy at One of the Major NYC Theaters

Regular Price: $64
CFT Member Price: $0.00

Performance | A Play About Resilience of the Human Spirit and More

Regular Price: $40
CFT Member Price: $0.00

Staged Reading | Tony Nominee in A Daring Play

Regular Price: $By invitation only
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