Free things to do in New York

Events the organizers list as free, Mon Oct 26 – Sun Nov 1.

Mon Oct 26

AAPI Broadway Stories: Conversation with Broadway Veterans, The 5+ Vanguard
Talk · History · 6 PM · Lincoln Center
Beginner Salsa - BK
Class · Salsa & Bachata · 6 PM · Williamsburg
Agent Builder Mixer w/ 1Password x Dust
Talk · AI · 6 PM – 9 PM · Midtown West
Broadway legend Ted Chapin in candid conversation with Daniel Okrent
Talk · Arts Career · 6:30 PM · Union Square
Spine Chillers Horror Book Club - THE CITY WE BECAME
Book Club · 7 PM · Williamsburg
The Reckoning: Selected Scenes and Conversation by Dash Arts
Theater · Ukraine S War · 7 PM · Lower East Side

Tue Oct 27

Salt Lot Volunteer Composting
Volunteering · Composting · 10 AM – 1 PM · Red Hook
Silent Writing Happy Hour
Writing Group · 5:15 PM · Williamsburg
Universal Language of Jazz: America’s Pioneer Artform Across Disciplines
Talk · Jazz · 6 PM · Lincoln Center
The Writing Group - Halloween Horror Special!
Writing Group · 6 PM – 9 PM · West Village
Queer and Spooky Paint and Sip
Art Class · Halloween · Sold out · 6 PM · Times Square
Five Dollar Drink Specials at Drag Show Happy Hour
Drag & Burlesque · 6 PM – 10 PM · East Village

Wed Oct 28

Martha Graham: The Mother of Psychological Dance Gallery Tour
Tour · Martha Graham · 11 AM · Lincoln Center
Jazz at One: Jazz House Collective
Concert · Jazz · 1 PM · Financial District
Strictly Critical x The Art Students League
Talk · Art · 6 PM · Central Park
Trivia night @ The Little Bookshop
Trivia · Halloween · 6:30 PM · Williamsburg
Trivia Night at Mommy's
Trivia · 7 PM · Williamsburg
Open House at Fat Cat Fab Lab
Meetup · Projects · 7 PM · West Village

Thu Oct 29

AI/ML Lecture & Networking @ Intuit
Talk · AI · Sold out · 5 PM – 8 PM · Greenwich Village
Puzzle Meetup at Olly
Meetup · Puzzles · 5:30 PM – 9 PM · Hudson Yards
Comedy Mob Presents: The Lineup
Stand-up · 6 PM · Kips Bay
Leo Bar Happy Hour
Happy Hour · Drinks · 6 PM · Upper East Side
Thursday Trivia Night!
Trivia · 6:30 PM · Alphabet City
An Archival Séance: The Critical Record with Marina Otero Verzier
Talk · History · 7 PM · Boerum Hill

Fri Oct 30

Longevity Breakfast Club
Meetup · Longevity · 8 AM · Central Park
AWS AI Launchpad for Builders
Class · AI · 10 AM – 3 PM · Midtown West
Sake Tasting: Hakkaisan Brewery
Tasting · Sake · 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Chelsea
Monk Fridays: Tea, Chat & Meditation
Meetup · Meditation · 6 PM · Dharma Drum Meditation Center
Dirty Laundry Stand Up 005
Stand-up · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Williamsburg
MORE Opera Presents an Evening of Verdi Requiem Excerpts
Concert · Classical · 7:30 PM · Midtown West

Sat Oct 31

New York Flyers Run Club - Saturday Morning Group Run
Run Club · 7 AM · Upper West Side
Living Color: Plant based dyes workshop
Craft Workshop · Plant Based Dyes · 1 PM · Green Oasis Community Garden
EA NYC Vegan Dim Sum
Dinner · Vegan Dim Sum · 1 PM · Chinatown
New Classics Film Series: Ghostbusters
Film · Ghostbusters · 1 PM · Lincoln Center
Time as Construct with Florencio Noceti
Talk · David Lamelas · 2 PM · Tribeca
M(or)e secret than madness: Chamber Music Halloween Bash on Gov Island
Concert · Classical · 2 PM · Governors Island

Sun Nov 1

Street Tree Care in Astoria
Volunteering · Street Trees · 10 AM · Astoria
Bend @ Trends - Elevated Yoga
Yoga & Pilates · 11 AM · Long Island City
Astoria Philosophy Book Club: Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition (Parts 4–6)
Book Club · Philosophy · 1 PM · Astoria
FOREST BATHING
Meditation · 1 PM · Battery Park City
Absence/Presence: 30 Years of Day Without Art Book Launch
Books & Readings · Art Activism · 2 PM · Nolita
Open Tabletop RPG Night
Game Night · Tabletop Rpgs · 6 PM – 9 PM · Bushwick
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