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  • 2017 Free Community Day at the US Open Tennis Tournament

    Thursday, September 7, 2017 is Community Day at the US Open Tennis Tournament at Flushing Meadows in Queens.

    Entry is free beginning at noon. You’ll be able to watch men’s and women’s doubles matches, the men’s and women’s wheelchair competition matches, the US Open Juniors matches, and American Collegiate Invitational matches.

    It’s all free and open to the public.

    The event is held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens.

     

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  • The US Open Qualifying Tournament is Free and Open to the Public

    The Free Tournament before the Tournament

    See some of the best tennis players in the world compete at the US Open Qualifying Tournament at Flushing Meadows in Queens, free of charge.

    The qualifying tournament is held the week before the U.S. Open, in the same complex  (the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center) where the big tournament is held, and this qualifying tournament is free and open to the public. The tournament, which features 128 player fields for both men and women, determines who gets the last 16 men’s and women’s spots in the U.S. Open.

    The 2017 US Open Qualifying Tournament takes place Tuesday, August 22 through Friday, August 25 at Flushing Meadows.

    If you attend this free event, you’ll also have an opportunity to watch some of the top players practice in preparation for the Open. Practice courts are open for viewing Monday, August 21 – Sunday August 27.

    Here’s a good article about attending the qualifying tournament.

    Location

    The US Open Qualifying Tournament is held at the USTA Bille Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows in Queens.

    If you’re staying in Manhattan, you can take the subway to Flushing Meadow.

     

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  • Photoville – Free Photography Exhibit at Brooklyn Bridge Park

    A Free Photography Festival Housed in a Temporary Village of Shipping Containers

    Photoville returns to Brooklyn Bridge Park for its 6th year September 13th – 17th and 21st – 24th, 2017.

    This annual festival creates an unusual venue for photo exhibitions, workshops, panel discussions, and more by creating a temporary village out of over 50 shipping containers placed Brooklyn Bridge Park.

    In addition to the photography exhibits, activities, and events, there is a beer garden and Smorgasburg food vendors.

    Photoville spans two long weekends (Thurs – Sunday) and is open from noon to 10:00 p.m. most days. See the daily schedule.

    The event is free and open to the public.

    Location

    The Photoville container village is set up at Brooklyn Bridge Plaza in Brooklyn Bridge Park. This is the portion of the park that is directly under the span of the Brooklyn Bridge.

    Brooklyn Bridge Park is on the Brooklyn side of the East River. You can get there from Manhattan by subway, bus, or ferry. The NYC Ferry will take you right across the river from Pier 11 in Lower Manhattan to Brooklyn Bridge Park.

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  • The Seaport Music Festival

    Free Music Festival at South Street Seaport

    The free Seaport Music Festival returns to the NYC waterfront September 7th  – 10th, 2017.

    This year’s festival mark the 15th anniversary of the event, which was on hiatus from 2015 – 2016.

    The Seaport Music Festival is a free, all-ages event.

    Performers scheduled for the 2017 festival include Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, The Make-Up, Martin Rev, James Chance & the Contortions, Jean Grae, Azar Swan, Big Huge, The Dance Cartel, and more.

    The Seaport Festival is presented by the Village Voice and South Street Seaport Museum.

    Location

    The event takes place in South Street Seaport, along the Lower Manhattan waterfront.

    Dates

    The 2017 Seaport Music Festival is to be held September 7 – 10

    Visit the event website for updates and a full schedule.

     

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  • Discount Tickets for the New York Coffee Festival, October 13 – 15, 2017

    New York Coffee Festival Discount Tickets:

    Discount tickets for the New York Coffee Festival are available for $15 – $50 (regular full-price is $24 – $75). The $15.00 tickets are for general admission during one of the timed sessions. VIP single-day tickets are available for $29.00. A multi-day VIP ticket is available for $50.  See the ticket offer details.

    The discounted tickets are provided by Goldstar, a national provider of reduced price entertainment tickets.

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    About the New York Coffee Festival:

    The 2017 New York Coffee Festival takes place October 13 – 15.

    This year’s festival will be held at Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues.

    Festival attendees can enjoy unlimited free coffee, workshops and live music. Learn about the various different ways to make and brew coffee at home in the Lab, visit your favorite barista at the True Artisan Café, and get something to eat at the street food market.

    The event is broken down into several three-hour sessions. Saturday: Morning session: 9:30am-12:30pm; Afternoon session: 12:30pm-3:30pm; Late session: 3:30pm-6:30pm.  Sunday: Morning session: 9:30am-1:00pm;
    Afternoon session: 1:00pm-4:30pm.

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  • Global Citizen Free Concert in Central Park Sept 23, 2017

    Stevie Wonder, Green Day, The Killers, The Lumineers, and the Chainsmokers are headliners for a free ticketed festival on the Great Lawn in Central Park on September 23, 2017.

    The concert is part of a movement to encourage people to take action to end extreme poverty.

    Sets of tickets will be given away to people who sign up for the Global Citizen Movement and earn entries to the ticket drawing by taking certain actions to help end poverty.

    It’s all spelled out at the Global Citizen website.

    Other performers scheduled for the concert include Pharrell Williams, Big Sean, Andra Day, the Killers, the Lumineers and Alessia Cara.

     

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  • Space & Science Festival at the Intrepid Museum and Pier 86

    The 2017 Space and Science Festival takes place August 1 – 6 at Pier 86 and the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum.

    The event features special exhibits and presentations by NASA.

    Events held at Pier 86 (except for the Drones exhibition) are free. Most of the free activities at Pier 86 happen on the weekend, when there are displays and activities by NASA, Intrepid Education Zone, FIRST, Con Edison, Honeybee Robotics, Brooklyn Robot Foundry, LEGO, USA Today Network VR experience, Google’s Code Next, Space.com, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Jupiter Joe’s Sidewalk Astronomy, Kuiper Kat’s Astronomy, Sierra Nevada Corporation, Heinlein Prize Trust, Brooklyn Drones NYC and the Drone Racing League.

    Please visit the official event website for details and a full schedule of events.

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  • Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra Discounts

    Lincoln Center’s 2017 Mostly Mozart Festival takes place July 25 – August 20.

    The Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra performs a variety of music composed (mostly) by classical music superstar W. A. Mozart.

    Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra members come from all over the world to perform with this ensemble.

    In addition to the orchestra concerts, there are also opera and choral performances, and chamber ensemble concerts.

    The concerts are held at Lincoln Center.

     

    Discount Tickets:

    Goldstar has discounted tickets for many Mostly Mozart Festival performances.

    If you plan on attending multiple performances, the festival has a “buy more, save more” promotion that offers a 20% discount on three Festival Orchestra events or a 30% discount on four or more Festival Orchestra events.

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  • City of Water Day – Free Festival and Boat Tours

    Annual Waterfront Celebration

    The City of Water Day Festival is an annual Waterfront Alliance event that features a variety of free activities and boat tours in celebration of New York and New Jersey waterfront.

    The waterfront activities fair is held on Governors Island and free boat tours depart from various waterfront locations around the city. Partnering organizations will also hold City of Water Day events throughout the city. Take a look at the “In Your Neighborhood” section of the Waterfront Alliance’s website for details.

    The 2017 date for City of Water Day is Saturday, July 15th. The event runs from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m..

     

    Free Boat Rides

    A variety of companies and organizations offer free boat tours on City of Water Day. Rides are offered on all kinds of boats, such as ferries, tall ships, fire boats, and tugboats.

    If you want to take one of the free boat tours, you’ll need to reserve you tickets in advance. Boat tour reservations open in the end of June, so keep an eye on the Waterfront Alliance website for announcements.

    Although the boat tours are free, there is a refundable $5 reservation fee per passenger. If you show up and take the tour, the fee will be credited back to you. If you don’t check in for the tour, you’ll lose the reservation fee.

     

    Cardboard Boat Race

    One of the fun Governors Island activities is the cardboard boat race.

    Teams need to pre-register during the spring to compete, but if you’re not on one of the teams building a boat, you can still have fun watching the competition. The teams have two hours to build a boat out of cardboard, which they’ll then race on the waters off Governors Island. The races begin at 2:30. We like the part of the regulations that says, “Boats that disintegrate mid-race will be disqualified.”

     

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  • River to River Festival

    Lower Manhattan’s Summertime Arts Festival

    Each year in June the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council hosts a multiple-day arts festival featuring free dance, music, theater, and visual arts events at an assortment Lower Manhattan and Governors Island venues.

    River To River seeks to provide world-class free summer entertainment and to inspire residents, workers and visitors in the neighborhoods south of Chambers Street and at Governors Island by connecting them to the best of the arts, the creative process, unique places and each other.

    Night at the Museums, which provides free admission to Lower Manhattan museums and cultural sites, is also part of the River to River Festival.

    The dates for the 2017 River to River Festival is June 14 – 25 and includes over 100 performances and events.

    Visit the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council website for more information, including a full calendar of events.

     

    Location

    River to River Festival venues are located in Lower Manhattan and Governors Island.

    2017 venues include 28 Liberty Plaza, 192 Front Street, Winter Garden at Brookfield Place, City Hall Park, Federal Hall, Fulton Center, National Museum of the American Indian, Pier A Harbor House, South Street Seaport Museum, and Governors Island.

    Event venues may change from year-to-year.

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