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Today’s Events
MCA Day 2016: Celebrating the Life of Adam Yauch
2016 Coney Is. Sand Sculpting Contest
Rooftop Films 2016 Closing Night of Short Films
2016 Hudson River Park Blues BBQ Festival
2016 Fort Greene Summer Literary Festival
FlameCon 2016: NYC’S QUEER COMIC CON (Through Sunday, August 21)
Greenpoint Tree Walk + Doodling
Pier 5 Field Day with Hooping & Potato Sack Races
2016 H.P. Lovecraft Birthday Celebration
H.P. Lovecraft Birthday Brooklyn Guided Tour
2016 Sunset Park Health Empowerment Celebration with Fitness Classes, Rock Climbing & More
FlyNYC 2016 Kite Fest with Saw Lady & More
Vintage Baseball on Governors Island
NYC Rock 'n' Roll Scavenger Hunt
It's A Guy Thing with Aparna Nancherla & Anna Drezen
Party Like It’s 1999: Summer Edition
See free & cheap NYC events for tomorrow, Sunday, August 21 (more added later today).
Trending: free films, concerts, Shakespeare, fitness & wellness classes
Ending Today
Car-Free Summer Streets 2016 with Zipline, Giant Water Slide & More (Saturdays Through August 20)
Free Coffee All Week (Through Saturday, August 20)
2016 Battery Dance Festival (Through Saturday, August 20)
Ongoing
See more ongoing & upcoming NYC events
Free Admission to the Museum of the City of New York + Free Breakfast
Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial 2016 (Through Sunday, August 21)
Two Huge Orchid Sculptures by Isa Genzken Rise Over Central Park (Through Sunday, August 21)
Staten Island Unlimited 2016 Photography Triennial (Through Wednesday, August 31)
'Wanderlust' on the High Line Explores Journeys We Make (Through March 2017)
'Disguise: Masks and Global African Art' at Brooklyn Museum (Through Sunday, September 18)
A 'Psycho'-Inspired House Perches on the Met's Rooftop Garden (Through Monday, October 31)
Free Weekday Piano Concerts in Bryant Park
Manus x Machina: Fashion In the Age of Technology (Through Monday, September 2)
Socrates Sculpture Park Celebrates 30 Years with 'LANDMARK' Exhibition (Through Sunday, August 28)
FLOW.16 Exhibition + Free Tours (Through Saturday, October 29)
40-Foot 'Big Bling' Sculpture Inhabits Madison Sq. Park (Through Sunday, January 8)
'Uniformity' Uniform Exhibit at the Museum at FIT (Through Saturday, November 19)
Classic Arcade Games on Display at MoMI (Through Sunday, October 9)
SONIC CITY: New York's Innovative Musical Instrument Makers (Through Sunday, September 18)
$12 Speedboat Rides in New York Harbor (Through Labor Day)
Free NYC Beaches Are Open in Every Borough
Free Places to BBQ in All Five Boroughs
Free Public Kayaking in Manhattan
Governors Island is Open for 2016 with Even More to See (Through Sunday, September 25)
Jeffrey Deitch-Curated Murals on Display at Coney Island
Free Mini Golf on Governors Island
Discounted Admission to the Museum of Sex
Free Tickets to Dueling Pianos NYC (Through Friday, August 26)
'Alexander Hamilton: Striver, Statesman, Scoundrel' (Through Saturday, December 31)
Free Outdoor Pools in All 5 Boroughs
Cheap NYC Street Art Walking Tours (Through Sunday, August 28)
Free Statue of Liberty Cruises (Through Wednesday, August 31)
'diane arbus: in the beginning' Features Never-Before-Seen Photographs (Through Sunday, November 27)
Influence of the AIDS Crisis on American Art (Through Sunday, September 25)
2016 Queens World Film Festival Encores (Through Thursday, August 25)
The Sharing Movement's Impact on NYC's Future (Through Friday, September 2)
'The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe' Off-Broadway (Through Wednesday, August 31)
Free Brooklyn Sights & Landmarks Cruises (Through Wednesday, August 31)
Super Cheap Roller Skating in Prospect Park (Through Friday, September 30)
'Othello' in Riverside Park (Through Friday, August 21)
2016 Harlem Week (Through Saturday, August 27)
2016 Bronx Salsa Fest (Through Sunday, August 28)
2016 Caribbean Jerk & Reggae Fest (Through Saturday, September 3)
$12 Brunch & More Restaurant Deals During Dine in Brooklyn 2016 (Through Monday, August 22)
2016 UNFringed Festival (Through Sunday, August 21)
Cutting Edge Playhouse: Emerging Playwrights Competition (Through Sunday, September 4)
FringeNYC 2016 (Through Sunday, August 28)
2016 Harlem Havana Music Festival (Through Sunday, August 21)
2016 Battle of Brooklyn Week (Through Sunday, August 28)
2016 MoRUS Community Garden Film Fest (Through Sunday, August 21)
Double Feature Screenings with Films From Hollywood's Golden Age (Through Tuesday, September 13)
Failure, Imperfection & Destruction at Flux Factory (Through Sunday, September 11)
Kartemquin Films Docs at MoMI (Through Sunday, August 28)
Free Hudson & East River Cruises (Through Wednesday, August 31)
Hangry Garden 2016 Pop-Up Food Oasis with Art, Games & More (Through Sunday, October 30)
2016 MoMA PS1 Warm-Ups (Saturdays Through August 27)
Free Rowing on Prospect Park Lake (Saturdays Through August 27)
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