NY Free Events Guide

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May 11, 2011 - 10:05pm — Admin

Enjoy A Free Admission at The MoMA

Date:

Fridays; 4-8pm

Category:

Art

Cost:

Free

Just show up on Friday from 4pm-8pm and you can bypass the standard $20 admission fee!

January 7, 2012 - 1:51pm — Admin

Free Music Fridays at the American Folk Art Museum

Date:

Every Friday, 5:30pm

Category:

Music

Cost:

Free

Every Friday, from 5:30 to 7:30pm, the American Folk Art Museum invites the public in to relax with live music provided by notable NYC musicians. Visitors are also welcome to peruse the institution's collections. The museum, which always offers free admission, recently moved from West 53rd Street to a new home at 2 Lincoln Square.

May 28, 2011 - 10:09am — Admin

Whitney Museum of American Art Free Fridays

Date:

Fridays; 1pm-9pm

Category:

Art

Cost:

Free

Admission is pay-what-you-wish on Fridays, 6–9 pm. The Whitney maintains one of the world's foremost collections of 20th-century American art.

May 19, 2011 - 4:23pm — Admin

New York City Critical Mass

Date:

Ongoing - Last Friday of every month.

Category:

Activism

Cost:

Free

Critical Mass is a spontaneous celebration of what our streets could look like. The last Friday of the month, every month, 7:00 p.m.

November 10, 2011 - 9:49pm — Admin

Crossroads of New York Walking Tour

Date:

Ongoing, Saturdays 2pm

Category:

Tours

Cost:

Free

USP teamed with Big Onion Walking Tours to create a free, 90-minute walking tour Saturdays at 2 PM entitled Union Square: Crossroads of New York. The tour departs from the Abraham Lincoln Statue located along the 16th Street transverse.

May 12, 2011 - 12:09am — Admin

Pay What You Wish At The Guggenheim

Date:

Saturdays; 5:45pm

Category:

Art

Cost:

Free

Get your friends out and into some art culture. Free Guggenheim entry every Saturday from 5:45pm-7:45pm

January 7, 2012 - 2:02pm — Admin

Free Tuesdays at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Date:

Ongoing Tues, Nov 8-Mar 11

Category:

Outdoor

Cost:

Free

Every Tuesday, enjoy free admission to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Stop by before March 11 to admire the fall foliageand seasonal gardens. Visitors can also explore special exhibitions like Native New Yorkers, a garden-wide trail that highlights local floras (and the faunas that call them home);