Free events in New York

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SummerStage: Afro-Latinas — Susana Baca / Luedji Luna ft. Liniker / Lady G / Mai-Elka Prado

Sun 26 Jul, 17:30 · Rumsey Playfield, Central Park (East 71st Street and East Drive), Manhattan, New York

Listed as FREE by the organiser. An optional paid 'SummerStage Member for a Day' premium-access upgrade exists, but general admission is free.

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via Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage · Checked 25 Jul 2026

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Late-Night Summer Wednesday at the Museum of the City of New York

Wed 29 Jul, 17:00 · Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street, New York, NY 10029, New York

Free entry on Wednesdays until 9pm. No residency or membership restriction stated. Note the Museum closes at 5pm on Wednesday 5 August, so late hours do not apply that date.

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via Museum of the City of New York · Checked 25 Jul 2026

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SummerStage: Julieta Venegas / Lasso / Micro TDH / DJ Anamaria Sayre

Wed 29 Jul, 18:00 · Rumsey Playfield, Central Park (East 71st Street and East Drive), Manhattan, New York

Listed as FREE by the organiser. An optional paid premium-access upgrade is offered, but standard entry is free.

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via Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage · Checked 25 Jul 2026

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Uptown Bounce: House x Disco

Thu 30 Jul, 18:00 · Museum of the City of New York, South Terrace, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street, New York, NY 10029, New York

Free. Reservations have closed; guests are admitted on a first come, first-served basis.

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via Museum of the City of New York · Checked 25 Jul 2026

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Free Friday Night at the Whitney Museum

Fri 31 Jul, 17:00 · Whitney Museum of American Art, 99 Gansevoort Street, New York, NY 10014, New York

'Admission to the Whitney is free for all visitors every Friday evening from 5–10 pm.' No residency, student or membership restriction. Though admission is free, tickets are required and capacity is limited.

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via Whitney Museum of American Art · Checked 25 Jul 2026

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Free Friday Evening at The Morgan Library & Museum

Fri 31 Jul, 17:00 · The Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016, New York

'You can enjoy free access to our galleries' during Free Friday Evenings, 5–8 pm. No residency or membership restriction. Reservations are required.

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via The Morgan Library & Museum · Checked 25 Jul 2026

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BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!: CARRTOONS & Hailé Supreme + Sofía Valdés + Julia Zivic

Fri 31 Jul, 18:00 · Lena Horne Bandshell, Prospect Park, 141 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, NY 11215, New York

Listed as free of charge by BRIC. A few separately advertised Celebrate Brooklyn! benefit concerts are ticketed — this one is not.

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via BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival · Checked 25 Jul 2026

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NYC Summer Streets 2026

Sat 1 Aug, 07:00 · Manhattan route: Lafayette St / Park Ave from Brooklyn Bridge to E 110th St, then E 110th St and Broadway north to Dyckman St, Inwood, New York

Participation is free and open to all; no registration required to join the car-free streets. Individual partner activities (such as the NYRR 5K on 1 Aug) have their own separate sign-up.

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via NYC Department of Transportation · Checked 25 Jul 2026

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First Saturday: Where Brooklyn Meets the Caribbean

Sat 1 Aug, 17:00 · Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238, New York

Free, and includes Museum general admission; registration recommended but walk-ins welcome, first come first served. A separate $30 ticket is required for the 'Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses' exhibition only.

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via Brooklyn Museum · Checked 25 Jul 2026

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Summer for the City: globalFEST — Elida Almeida, Sinkane, Saha Gnawa

Sat 1 Aug, 18:00 · The Dance Floor, Lincoln Center campus, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, New York

Listed as FREE by Lincoln Center. Note that many other Summer for the City events are 'choose-what-you-pay' rather than free — this one is explicitly free.

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via Lincoln Center — Summer for the City · Checked 25 Jul 2026

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Summer for the City: Street Dance Takeover — Beats, Battles and Breaking

Sun 2 Aug, 14:00 · David Geffen Hall and The Dance Floor, Lincoln Center, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, New York

Listed as FREE by Lincoln Center, general admission.

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via Lincoln Center — Summer for the City · Checked 25 Jul 2026

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Naumburg Orchestral Concerts: Nosky's Baroque Band

Tue 4 Aug, 19:30 · Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park Mall (mid-park near 72nd Street), New York, New York

Free; seating is free and on a first-come, first-served basis. No tickets required.

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via Naumburg Orchestral Concerts · Checked 25 Jul 2026

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BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!: globalFEST — DakhaBrakha, Yeison Landero, Sally Baby's Silver Dollars, Sunju Park

Fri 7 Aug, 17:00 · Lena Horne Bandshell, Prospect Park, 141 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, NY 11215, New York

Listed as free of charge by BRIC.

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via BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival · Checked 25 Jul 2026

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Free Second Sunday at the Whitney Museum

Sun 9 Aug, 10:30 · Whitney Museum of American Art, 99 Gansevoort Street, New York, NY 10014, New York

Admission is free for all visitors all day on the second Sunday of every month. No residency, student or membership restriction. Tickets are required and capacity is limited.

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via Whitney Museum of American Art · Checked 25 Jul 2026

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