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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on September 22, 2024?

33 free events take place on Sunday, September 22 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 September 22 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 September . 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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33 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, September 22, 2024

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

Editor's Picks

free events nyc Brooklyn Waterfront Walk
free events nyc Island Walking Tour
free events nyc Kayaking on the Hudson!
free events nyc Jazz in the Park
free events nyc Picnic: William Inge's Classic Play
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Conference | Climate Justice Summit: People Deliver


This summit is a powerful convening of climate justice leaders from around the world, focusing on global collaboration and knowledge exchange. This summit aims to catalyze global collaboration to drive progress on climate justice. Discussions will feature frontline communities, land defenders, international policymakers, researchers, funders, and BIPOC climate justice leaders.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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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 Combined Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Graffiti and Street Art Tours
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
$4

Fair | Climate Science Fair: Workshops, Exhibits, Food, Fun


Emerson Collective’s Climate Science Fair returns. This year’s three-day fair will be a weekend of curiosity and experimentation, exploring the possibilities of our collective climate future. See link for full details.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Park Walk | Brooklyn Waterfront Walk


A docent-led walking tour of the park! Immerse yourself in the breathtaking scenery whilst learning about the history of the Brooklyn waterfront, the park's sustainable design, and how the park came to life.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:30 am
Free

Museums | Family Day at a Seaport: Games, Galleries, Ships


Family weekends at this museum offer a range of activities indoors and outdoors: explore traditional games, walk through galleries or go aboard a ship or two. Not for children under 3.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free

Dance Lesson | A Celebration of African Diasporic Dance -- Outdoors


BAM DanceAfrica leads this outdoor session.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Festival | Art Fair: Handmade Goods, Crafts, Music, Poetry Reading


12 pm: concert by the New York String Society and Statue of Liberty Band 1:30 pm: poetry recital and open mic session
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Festival | Brooklyn Book Festival Day (online)


The Brooklyn Book Festival's online events feature readings and discussions of nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and more. See link for details on events.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Discussion | Her Power, Their Future: Women Empowering Their Communities (online)


Learn from Pakistani American women who have created an organization, app, or support group dedicated to providing solutions facing women and youth. They wanted more than existing options and developed impactful structures to empower others. Host Amina Akram is a co-founder and CEO of Ouraan, an ed-tech company that brings friends and families closer together using technology and literary content.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Park Walk | Island Walking Tour


Look into the past of the Island and learn about its excit-ing trans-for-ma-tion and future. In this walk-ing tour led by volunteer guides, you'll explore the Island's historic district and new 43-acre park. Tours exam-ine how his-toric preser-va-tion, inno-v-a-tive design, and envi-ron-men-tal stew-ard-ship make the Island what it is today: one of the most unique pub-lic places in New York City. The tour route is approximately 1 mile on paved, wheelchair accessible paths. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:45 pm
Free

Forum | Does Reading Holocaust Literature Strengthen Human Rights? (in-person and online)


This event asks scholars of Holocaust literature and human rights proponents to consider the parallels between Holocaust literature and human rights, and the role literature can have in promoting a better world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Kayaking on the Hudson!


Enjoy a kayaking session - an exhilarating escape on the water. Must sign a waiver. Participants must be at least 18 years old and know how to swim. Participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Be sure to allow time for waiting in line: first-come, first-served (last admission is at 5:30PM)
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Jazz | Prohibition Era's Jazz in the Garden


Baby Soda jazz band's sound is influenced by the 30's swing era and New Orleans jazz as well as gospel and blues. Instrumentation: trumpet, trombone, clarinet, banjo, one string box bass.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Sun Gazing


The Amateur Astronomers Association help you observe sunspots and solar prominences through safe telescopes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Jazz | Jazz All Day in the Garden


1:30 pm: Aakash Mittal Awaz Trio (reeds, percussion, bass, drums) 2:30 pm: Ingrid Laubrock (woodwinds, drums) 3:30 pm. L.I.P (dance and drum) 4:30 pm. Amirtha Kidambi (vocals, saxes/woodwinds, bass, drums)
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:30 pm
Free

Film | Royal Cafe (2016): Tibetan Exiles in Paris


This film explores the lives of Tibetan exiles in Paris, dreaming, planning, reflecting alone and with each other at a coffee house called Royal Cafe. The characters are "far from the usual Tibetan stereotypes and reveals them as simply men and women all married by their own desires, disappointments, and loneliness." Directed by Tenzin Dazel 40 minutes Post-screening discussant: Debashree Mukherjee, Assistant Professor in the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies, and the Center for Comparative Media
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Jazz | Jazz in the Park


Berta Indeed presents "Let the Music Play", community jazz concerts featuring an array of local musicians and vocalists.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Talk | Train Talks: The History of Penn Station


In its 114-year history, Penn Station has seen its share of transformations, including Madison Square Garden and the recent opening of Moynihan Hall. While remaining the busiest Amtrak station in the country, its primary function has evolved to accommodate shorter-distance commutes to the bedroom communities of Long Island and New Jersey. Transit historian Andy Sparberg will give an open air talk.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Jazz | Improvisational Jazz: Sax and Flutes


The Beyond Flute Group plays imaginative jazz created in the moment. Each musician has an opportunity to perform solos as well as in an ensemble. Members: Cheryl Pyle (flute/alto flute), Michael Eaton (soprano sax), Gene Coleman (bass flute/piccolo), Sylvain Leroux (flute/fula flute)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Discussion | Legacies: Tibetan Filmmaker Roundtable


A roundtable discussion with Tibetan filmmakers Tenzin Sedon, Jigme Trinley, and Tenzin Dazel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Live Music in the Garden


Featured musicians: Paul Spring Justin Dean Thomas
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 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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Workshop | Writing Workshop


Beginner to Advanced, All Ages, All Genres!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Book Discussion | If You Can’t Say It with Words, Say It with Chicken: New Cookbook


The stomach is not only the way to the heart. In a humorous way, the cookbook by Gabriele Edlbauer and Julia S. Goodman, two artists living and working in Vienna, addresses complex feelings and hard truths through chicken recipes. Similar to Engagement Chicken, published by US cookbook author Ina Garten, the 18 recipes in this book are designed to help readers communicate emotionally difficult announcements. In developing the book, the authors were inspired by their very different cultural backgrounds.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
$5

Dance Performance | Bridge Matter/The Reach: Outdoor Dance Work


The first installation of a new large-scale dance work: Bridge Matter/The Reach. A dance of echos, listening, how we bridge the cracks between us and the company’s extraordinary ability to bring new life into an environment. This new work, placed in a historic NYC location, is a moment to be shared with our friends old and new, leading audiences along pathways, waterways and bridge views with gorgeous dancing and the live music of Grammy and Obie Award winning musician, Johnny Butler.  Bridge Matter/The Reach is a second collaboration with the research of geoscientist Dr. Missy Eppes and her colleagues, studying how our shifting climate is affecting even the bedrock of our earth.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Park Walk | Nature Walk by the Water: Learn About Ecosystem, History, Birds and More


This nature tour of the park will focus on the restored tidal marsh ecosystem, with some ecological history of NYC weaved in. Learn about the great potential these habitats have both as an oasis for migrating birds and how they serve as buffers from storms and sea level rise, and increase the resiliency of our waterfront and neighborhoods. Please make sure you arrive 5-10 minutes before the start time.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Concert | Zimbabwe Music on Traditional Instruments Outdoors


Maputi group brings the sound of Zimbabwe using violin and traditional instruments. Members: Nora Balaban & Susan Rapalee: mbira (similar to a xylophone but with wooden bars) and vocals; Rima Fand: violin and vocals; Isabel Thompson: hosho (a percussion instrument); Sylvain Leroux: qromatica, Fula flute, and vocals.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Classical Music | Organ Music by J.S. Bach and More at a Beautiful Church


Clara Gerdes, organ. Program J.S. Bach (1685-1750), Trio Sonata no. 2 in D Minor, BWV 527 Louis Vierne (1870-1937), Troisieme symphonie pour grand orgue, Op. 28 Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933), Trois Impressions, Op. 72 Herbert Howells (1892-1983), Paean, from ‘Six Pieces for Organ’ 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:15 pm
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Concert | Latin Music and Dance: Boogaloo, Son, Boleros, Flamenco and More


6:00 pm: Kiki & The Fellas give a high-energy show blending boogaloo, son, cha-cha-cha and boleros with elements of improvisation. 7:00 pm: Marta & Spiritu Gitano 7:30 pm: Cana y Cadencia - flamenco. 8 pm: Isabel Estrada-Jamison
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Film | Beba (2021): Documentary on Staring Down Ancestry


A stunning self-portrait, tough, raw, stubborn, and powerful, Beba stares down the curses of her ancestry, probing the psychic wounds she has inherited, while simultaneously embracing the vastness of her multitudes. Director: Rebeca Huntt 79 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Play | Picnic: William Inge's Classic Play


A stranger's arrival in a Kansas town upends the lives of its residents. A student production.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free
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