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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 18, 2024?

19 free events take place on Friday, October 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 October 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 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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19 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, October 18, 2024

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Park Walk | Forest Bathing


Reconnect with nature by participating in a guided Forest Bathing experience. Allow yourself to connect with the park in a way you never have before. The program includes a short, no more than a half-mile walk at a slow pace. Wear comfortable clothing and bring water, snacks, and a towel or cushion for sitting on the ground.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Park Walks, October 18, 2024, 10/18/2024, Forest Bathing

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
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Tours, October 18, 2024, 10/18/2024, NYC Walking Tours: A Variety of Neighborhoods - Choose One Tour Or Many

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 18, 2024, 10/18/2024, 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 18, 2024, 10/18/2024, Bach at Noon (In Person and Online)

Film | Madame Web (2024) with Dakota Johnson


New York City paramedic Cassandra Webb starts to show signs of clairvoyance. When she discovers new details about her past, she fights to protect three young women from a mysterious villain trying to kill them.  Director: S. J. Clarkson Cast: Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O'Connor, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, Emma Roberts, Adam Scott Dakota Johnson is an American actress. The daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, she made her film debut at age ten with a minor role in Crazy in Alabama (1999), directed by her then-stepfather Antonio Banderas, and also starring her mother. Johnson had her breakthrough playing the lead role of Anastasia Steele in the erotic Fifty Shades film series (2015-2018). In 2016, she received a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination and was featured in a Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Ages 18+
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Films, October 18, 2024, 10/18/2024, Madame Web (2024) with Dakota Johnson

City Walk | Architectural Tour of Midtown


A walking tour in the 34th Street district, focusing on the rich history of iconic buildings in the area. Learn more about the buildings that surround our city life!
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free
City Walks, October 18, 2024, 10/18/2024, Architectural Tour of Midtown

Workshop | Enjoy an afternoon of crafting and conversation


Bring your own project or choose something from a provided collection to work on during this freeform crafting workshop. The workshop will include materials for sewing, knitting, crochet, coloring, paper crafts, and puzzles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Workshops, October 18, 2024, 10/18/2024, Enjoy an afternoon of crafting and conversation

Museums | Arts and Cultural Heritage of Spain and Portugal: Goya, El Greco and Others - Guided Tour


Explore the best items this museum has on display with this guided tour. Paintings, sculptures, ceramics, antiquities, and more by world-famous artists.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Museumss, October 18, 2024, 10/18/2024, Arts and Cultural Heritage of Spain and Portugal: Goya, El Greco and Others - Guided Tour

Poetry Reading | 2 Poets Read from Their Work


Douglas Kearney and Ariana Reines read from their poetry.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Poetry Readings, October 18, 2024, 10/18/2024, 2 Poets Read from Their Work

Jazz | Jazz with Brazilian and Spanish Flair and Art Exhibitions at a Museum


The instrumental ensemble BeBimBop performs jazz infused with Brazilian and Spanish flair. Visitors also have access to the museum's fine art galleries with rare and noteworthy collections and a wide variety of exhibitions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
Free
Concerts, October 18, 2024, 10/18/2024, Jazz with Brazilian and Spanish Flair and Art Exhibitions at a Museum

Discussion | Petrarch: Literature, Visual Arts, Music


To honor Francesco Petrarch on the 650th anniversary of his death, this roundtable brings together a literary scholar, a visual artist, an art historian, and a music historian for an exploration of the artistic, musical, and cultural reception of Petrarch's Trionfi, the allegorical poem touching on love and death.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:30 pm
Free
Discussions, October 18, 2024, 10/18/2024, Petrarch: Literature, Visual Arts, Music

Movie in a Park | Monster-in-Law (2005): Meddling Relative Comedy, with Jane Fonda


Charlotte's love life is reduced to an endless string of disastrous blind dates--until she meets the perfect man, Kevin. Unfortunately, his merciless mother will do anything to destroy their relationship. Director: Robert Luketic Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Michael Vartan, Jane Fonda 101 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Movie in a Parks, October 18, 2024, 10/18/2024, Monster-in-Law (2005): Meddling Relative Comedy, with Jane Fonda

Lecture | Architecture and Micropolitics (in-person and online)


This talk seeks to dispel two widely held misconceptions: first, that architects are no longer central to the making of buildings and, second, that design is a linear process which begins with a fully formed architectural vision. Architect Farshid Moussavi argues that the temporality of architecture provides day-to-day practice with the potential to generate change. She proposes that we abandon determinism and embrace chance events and the subjective factors that influence practice in order to ground buildings in the micropolitics of everyday life. Speaker Farshid Moussavi is an internationally acclaimed architect, writer and educator.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lectures, October 18, 2024, 10/18/2024, Architecture and Micropolitics (in-person and online)
7:00 pm
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Concerts, October 18, 2024, 10/18/2024, Works by Debussy and More

Classical Music | Works by Dvorak and More for Violin, Viola, and Cello


Momenta Quartet (Emilie-Anne Gendron, Alex Shiozaki, violins; Stephanie Griffin, viola; Michael Haas, cello). Program Henry Cowell (1897-1965), String Quartet No. 4 “United” Timo Andres (b. 1985), Thrive on Routine Charles Ives (1874-1954), String Quartet No. 1 Dvorak (1841-1904), String Quintet in e-flat major Op. 97
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concerts, October 18, 2024, 10/18/2024, Works by Dvorak and More for Violin, Viola, and Cello

Classical Music | Works by Ravel, Brahms, and More for Piano and Cello


Olga Gurevich, piano; Jisoo Ok, cello. Program Ravel (1875-1937), Piano Trio in A Minor, M.67 Enrique Fernandez Arbos (1863-1939), Piezas Originales en Estilo Espanol, Op.1 Brahms (1833-1897), Hungarian Dance No.6 in D Major Myroslav Skoryk (1938-2020), Melodiya Florence Price (1887-1953), Adoration Paul Schoenfeld (b. 1947), Cafe Music
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free
Concerts, October 18, 2024, 10/18/2024, Works by Ravel, Brahms, and More for Piano and Cello

Movie in a Park | Colombiana (2011): Girl Becomes Assassin


A young girl in Bogotá witnesses her parents' murder and grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. Director: Olivier Megaton Stars: Zoe Saldana, Michael Vartan, Callum Blue 108 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Movie in a Parks, October 18, 2024, 10/18/2024, Colombiana (2011): Girl Becomes Assassin

Classical Music | Orchestral Works by Ravel and More


MSM Symphony Orchestra; George Manahan, Conductor; Po-Wei Ger, piano. Program Carlos Chavez (1899-1978), Symphony No. 2 (Sinfonia india) Ravel (1875-1937), Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major Robert Sirota (b. 1949), Symphony No. 1
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free
Concerts, October 18, 2024, 10/18/2024, Orchestral Works by Ravel and More

Symposium | Regardless of Frontiers: The First Amendment and the Exchange of Ideas Across Borders (in-person and online)


A symposium exploring the international border as a venue, justification, or pretext for censorship or surveillance will convene scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and activists for a symposium about surveillance and censorship and the changing role of the international border. Today, the U.S. government uses its authority over the border to justify the surveillance of social media, the interrogation of travelers about their political and religious views, the warrantless search of travelers’ laptops and cellphones, the imposition of limits on Americans’ right to engage with foreign speakers and to access foreign communications platforms, and the suspension of the constitutional rules that would ordinarily apply to the surveillance of Americans’ emails and telephone calls. Panelists will consider these practices and their implications from a range of perspectives, including theoretical, doctrinal, historical, and empirical.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:15 pm
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Symposiums, October 18, 2024, 10/18/2024, Regardless of Frontiers: The First Amendment and the Exchange of Ideas Across Borders (in-person and online)
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Musical | Award-Winning Comedy at One of the Major NYC Theaters

Regular Price: $64
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Performance | A Play About Resilience of the Human Spirit and More

Regular Price: $40
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Staged Reading | Tony Nominee in A Daring Play

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