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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on May 14, 2025?

14 free events take place on Wednesday, May 14 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 May 14 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 May . 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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14 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, May 14, 2025

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Park Walk | Discover the History & Design of One of New York's Most Unique Park


Hear the story behind New York City's park in the sky: an insider's perspective on the park's history, design, and landscape.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Park Walks, May 14, 2025, 05/14/2025, Discover the History & Design of One of New York's Most Unique Park

Workshop | Figure Drawing in the Park


This event offers a unique setting to observe and sketch the human figure. Each week a model will strike short and long poses for participants to draw. An artist/ educator will offer constructive suggestions and critique. Drawing materials provided, and artists are encouraged to bring their own favorite media.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshops, May 14, 2025, 05/14/2025, Figure Drawing in the Park

Theater | The Imaginary Invalid: Moliere's Comedy-Ballet Starring Broadway Actor


Argan is ill. But is he? Argan is dying. But aren't we all? Argan wants absolute control. But is that ever achievable? After a series of upside down attempts to snap him out of it, a solution is found. But will it save him? The Imaginary Invalid is the last play that legendary French playwright Moliere wrote and was originally conceived as a Comedy-Ballet where theater, dance, and music are intertwined. It explores the fear of disease and the exploitation it breeds through infinitely humorous dialogue and in-your-face satire. This production will feature original choreography by FlexN dancer Cal Hunt, original music by cellist Johnathan Moore, and stars Tony and Olivier Award nominee Sahr Ngaujah. Director and Translator: Lucie Tiberghien Choreographer and Dancer: Cal Hunt Composer and Cellist: Johnathan Moore Cast: Dante Bonner, Mary Bacon, Rory Furey-King, Doron JePaul, Naomi Lorrain, Sahr Ngaujah, Shayvawn Webster
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theaters, May 14, 2025, 05/14/2025, The Imaginary Invalid: Moliere's Comedy-Ballet Starring Broadway Actor

City Walk | Annual Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk, Featuring 125+ Local Artists


This spring, Brooklyn will come alive with creativity with over 125 local artists exhibiting their work at 70 local businesses for the Annual Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk. This vibrant,self-guided, 1.5-mile art event will showcase the diverse talents of emerging and established artists at galleries, salons, boutiques, restaurants, and home decor shops. Attendees will have the opportunity to experience a diverse collection of art ranging from paintings, drawings, three-dimensional art, mixed media, and photography. While enjoying Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk, people are encouraged to take time to visit and support the local, small businesses and restaurants in the area. They can grab a cup of coffee for their stroll, sit and eat, pick up a unique gift, or a new spring outfit, and explore new services- all of which help to keep the businesses that make up the fabric of the neighborhood thriving.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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City Walks, May 14, 2025, 05/14/2025, Annual Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk, Featuring 125+ Local Artists

Concert | Piano in the Park: Ragtime, Classic Tin Pan Alley


A five, six, seven, eight… Come on down and swing along to the best ragtime, stride, and jazz the Big Apple has to offer. This performance features Todd Robbins! Ragtime, Classic Tin Pan Alley Todd Robbins is a New York City-based performer who plays ragtime and classic Tin Pan Alley, and is renowned for his work in Coney Island, off-Broadway, and as an author of several books. Whether a sideshow, magic, circus, jazz, or burlesque act, Todd is a master of popular entertainment and can be seen on YouTube, heard playing piano with Woody Allen's jazz band (he has recorded two albums with that group), or watched as host on the Investigation Discovery Channel’s new series, True Nightmares.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concerts, May 14, 2025, 05/14/2025, Piano in the Park:&nbsp;Ragtime, Classic Tin Pan Alley

Workshop | Adult Chorus Session Open to All


Directed by Church Street School of Music, the Downtown Beats adult chorus is open to all who love to sing! Learn contemporary and classic songs and perform at community events throughout the year.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshops, May 14, 2025, 05/14/2025, Adult Chorus Session Open to All

Classical Music | Choir Performs Johann Christoph Bach's Joyful Cantata


The Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestr will sing a cantata written by Johann Sebastian’s older cousin, Johann Christoph Bach. Likely performed at the wedding of Johann Sebastian’s older brother, Mein Freundin, du bist schön is based on love poetry from the Song of Songs.  Program Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703) Mein Freundin, du bist schön
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concerts, May 14, 2025, 05/14/2025, Choir Performs Johann Christoph Bach's&nbsp;Joyful Cantata

Concert | Pop-Up Music in the Park: Fiddle-Forward Fusion Band


An outdoor pop-up performance from one of NYC's best! Sedi Donka is a fiddle-forward fusion band blends Eastern European, Balkan, and Romani dance music with a convivial jazz aesthetic. Inspired by fiddling folk bands of Romania and Hungary, Sedi Donka will get you tapping your toes to odd-meters and singing along in a myriad of languages.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
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Concerts, May 14, 2025, 05/14/2025, Pop-Up Music in the Park: Fiddle-Forward Fusion Band

Book Club | Discussing the Poetry of National Book Award Winner Diane Seuss


In this Poetry Discussion meeting, the group will be reading Diane Seuss' 2024 poetry collection, Modern Poetry. This collection was: Finalist for the 2024 National Book Award for Poetry Winner of the 2024 Heartland Booksellers Award for Poetry A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2024 A New Yorker Essential Read of 2024 A Library Journal, Literary Hub, and Electric Literature Best Poetry Collection of 2024 Diane Seuss’s signature voice—audacious in its honesty, virtuosic in its artistry, outsider in its attitude—has become one of the most original in contemporary poetry. Her latest collection takes its title, Modern Poetry, from the first textbook Seuss encountered as a child and the first poetry course she took in college, as an enrapt but ill-equipped student, one who felt poetry was beyond her reach. Many of the poems make use of the forms and terms of musical and poetic craft—ballad, fugue, aria, refrain, coda—and contend with the works of writers overrepresented in textbooks and anthologies and those too often underrepresented.  Please bring your copy to the discussion; the group will be doing close readings and analysis of the poems. A PDF of the collection is available on the organizer's website.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Clubs, May 14, 2025, 05/14/2025, Discussing the Poetry of National Book Award Winner Diane Seuss

Party | Play Settlers of Catan: All Levels Welcome


Play one of the most popular board games in the world. Organizers welcome players of all levels to this social! These socials are limited to 16 players, with 2 rounds. Organizers ask that participants arrive 15 minutes early to sign up.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Afterlives of San Juan Hill: Lincoln Square/San Juan Hill Exhibition


In 1958, an emerging Puerto Rican community was displaced from the Lincoln Square and San Juan Hill neighborhoods to make way for the construction of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Utilizing never before seen archival documents, this exhibit delves into the larger Urban Renewal project and traces the process through which about 2,000 Puerto Ricans were displaced. These records invite the audience to reframe existing narratives of dispossession and development in New York City in the mid 20th century as well as highlight the individual stories of Lincoln Square residents during this pivotal time.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Receptions, May 14, 2025, 05/14/2025, Afterlives of San Juan Hill: Lincoln Square/San Juan Hill Exhibition

Dance Lesson | Dance Party: Afrofusion feat. Nkumu Katalay


At this event, attendees meet at the park to learn basic steps with expert instructors at 6pm. Afterwards, participants can test out their new moves to live music performed by a diverse selection of bands from 7pm-8:30pm. 6pm: Brazilian Samba and Forro Instruction with Flavia Barbosa and Luciana Da Silva 7pm: Live Dance Music with Bossa Brazil Band
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dance Lessons, May 14, 2025, 05/14/2025, Dance Party: Afrofusion feat. Nkumu Katalay

City Walk | Explore Historic Bloomingdale with Local Historian and Author


Discovery the history of the Upper West Side with renowned local historian Jim Mackin, who wrote the book New Yokrers of Manhattan's Upper West Side. Jim will lead a mixed group of tourists and city residents on a one-of-a-kind walk around the historic Bloomingdale neighborhood. Trust Jim to know where all the notables lived and share some fascinating, often little-known stories about them.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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City Walks, May 14, 2025, 05/14/2025, Explore Historic Bloomingdale with Local Historian and Author

Play | Reimagining of Iconic Existentialist Play: Six Characters in Search of an Author


This original adaptation/reimagining of Luigi Pirandello’s play, Six Characters in Search of an Author, was first conceived by author and director Nick Gabriel at the height of the CoVID-19 pandemic and further developed in response to the #metoo movement. Gabriel has recreated a version of this metatheatrical, Existentialist classic that is faithful to Pirandello’s original vision, while contemporizing the circumstances to reflect the current cultural zeitgeist. In his version, the stage is populated with a group of actors and a director who are rehearsing a play called The Rules of the Game. As the rehearsal begins, six characters appear at the stage door. These new characters are not characters in The Rules of the Game. They're characters in a different, unnamed, unfinished dramatic narrative and they demand that their stories be heard. Original Playwright: Luigi Pirandello Adapted and Directed by Nick Gabriel Cast: Meridian Anastasia, Sophia Chacon, Feras Halabi, Finn Mackimmie, Isabella Kaplan, Michael Reese Shald, Sam Trott, Kevin Wang In English.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Plays, May 14, 2025, 05/14/2025, Reimagining of Iconic Existentialist Play:&nbsp;Six Characters in Search of an Author
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