Ongoing & Upcoming New York City Events
Every day, Nifty NYC lists lots of awesome free New York City events & cheap things to do. Some events happen on a regular basis, but we simply don’t have the time to re-list them every week. You will find those events here in addition to upcoming events you may want to RSVP, purchase tickets or prepare for in advance.
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Ongoing & Upcoming New York City Events – Listed By End Date
For more upcoming NYC events, check our calendar in the sidebar
5/24: Ultimate Memorial Day Weekend Party (Get 50% Off Tickets Now)
Through 5/25: video_dumbo 2013
Through 5/25: In Memory
Through 5/26: Free Bike Safety Classes
Through 5/26: Manolo Valdés’s Monumental Sculptures at The New York Botanical Garden
Through 5/27: Internet Week New York 2013
5/22 & 5/29: Bette Davis Ain’t For Sissies (Get Free Tickets Now)
5/14 & 5/31: The Great Greenwich Village Ghost Walk (Get 50% Off Tickets Now)
Through 5/31: Free Cat Adoption
Through 5/31: Mad. Sq. Eats 2013
Fridays Through 6/28: The Spring Cocktail War (Up to 75% Off Tickets)
Saturdays Through 10/26: Hester Street Fair 2013
Tuesdays Through 10/29: Free Stargazing on the High Line
Regularly Scheduled New York City Events & Things to Do
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Daily: Free Ping Pong in Bryant Park
Mondays: Broken Comedy at Bar Matchless
First & Third Mondays: Pub Quiz Trivia Night
Third Mondays: Free Game Night Comedy Show
Tuesdays: Free Stargazing on the High Line
Tuesdays: Free Movie Screenings at The Bodega in Brooklyn
Tuesdays: Dre Dre Bronx All Star Comedy Show
Tuesdays: Free Beer & Food at Bierkraft
Tuesdays: Free Juggling Lessons in Bryant Park
Tuesdays: Girls’ Night Out – Free Shots & Chocolate Covered Strawberries at Ayza Wine & Chocolate Bar
Tuesdays: Free Weekly Women’s SMASH Self-Defense Class
First Tuesdays: The Society for the Advancement of Social Studies – Fun Lectures & Booze!
First Tuesdays: Crappy Cinema Council
Second Tuesdays: Free Balloon Twisting Classes – Learn How to Make Balloon Animals
Third Tuesdays: The Slurring Bee
Wednesdays: Free Murray’s Cheese & Baguettes + Drink Specials
Wednesdays: 3rd Ward Drink N’ Draw with Beer & Live Models
Wednesdays & Sundays: Free Satsang at Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center
Third Thursdays: Church of Craft
Last Thursdays: Vegan Drinks NYC
Last Thursdays: Flicks with Sticks – Knit, Crochet & Watch Free Movies at Lion Brand Yarn Studio
Fridays: $5 Photography Classes at Brooklyn Creative
Fridays: Free Chinatown Food Tour
Fridays: Free Coworking at SoTechie Spaces
Second Fridays: Williamsburg Every 2:nd
Saturdays: Free Recording Classes
Saturdays: Free Film Screenings at Sony Wonder Technology Lab
First Saturdays: First Saturdays at the Brooklyn Museum
Sundays: Free Cooking Classes at Williams-Sonoma
Sundays: Cosmic Yoga Parties at Body Actualized Center with Raw Food, DJs and/or Live Music
Sundays: Free Gluten-Free Goodies from G-Free NYC
Sundays: Free Lower East Side Food Tours
Sundays: Free Flatiron Walking Tours
Sundays: Free Sustainably Sourced Coffee Tastings
We strive to make sure the information on Nifty NYC is as accurate as possible, but we’re only human and sometimes event details change. It’s wise to double-check information by calling or visiting the venue’s website before you go.
