17th Annual Making Moves Dance Festival
Three nights of global dance traditions at Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, ten bucks at the door.
Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning↗
Free, or advertised at $30 or less. Check the source for fees and minimums.
Three nights of global dance traditions at Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, ten bucks at the door.
A bad martial arts movie, drinking games, trivia, and free pizza at a Bushwick bar arcade, which is genuinely the best deal on this list.
The filmmaker himself walks you into the Bronx of 1982 before a screening of the movie that put hip hop on screen.
Outdoor line dancing on the Williamsburg waterfront, boots optional but encouraged.
Italian opera under the trees in Central Park, and you don't have to know a single aria to show up.
A Tim Curry tribute night with drag and camp and probably at least one Rocky Horror moment, all in a tiny East Williamsburg bar.
Ragtime and stride on the Bryant Park piano, lunchtime, very civilized.
Free Molière in Prospect Park, performed lakeside by a company that actually knows what it's doing. Bring a blanket and stay for the whole thing.
Miles Okazaki plays all of Monk, on screen, for the first time — at Roulette.
Telescopes on the High Line after dark, with actual astronomers pointing things out for you. Free, no experience needed.
Dick Griffin playing "circularphonics" — his Rahsaan Roland Kirk–inspired method of sounding multiple horns at once — in a tiny Lower...
Molière's most subversive play, for free, on the grass at the Laceside in Prospect Park. Bring a blanket and a picnic.
Molière in the Park returns to the Prospect Park lakefront with Don Juan — full production, totally free, bring a blanket.
Jalopy, the Jazz Gallery, Sofar and friends take turns programming a free sunset set in the middle of Midtown — a real festival lineup...
Scholars nerd out about experimental notation, then the musicians actually play the scores. One night at Roulette.
Free Molière at Lakeside — Prospect Park's outdoor stage does Don Juan with a real company, no ticket required.
City Island Oyster Reef's free, family-friendly festival features environmental activities, live music, mural-making and food from local...
Local artists and craftspeople turn the Staten Island Museum lawn into an outdoor gallery. The art fair and museum admission are free....
Sixties rock and roll with Britpop swagger, played in a community garden off Avenue B for the LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival.
A two-year-old NYC rock band whose whole thing is energetic live shows, playing the LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival in a Lower East Side...
A free 5K in Marine Park with a Hispanic Heritage twist, wear your country's colors and meet the Canarsie running crew.
Molière's Don Juan, free, in Prospect Park — the kind of afternoon that makes September worth it.