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Free and Inexpensive New York Festivals. How to Get Free Admission to Festivals in New York by Helping Out.

Free Festivals and Street Fairs

EventGuide New York List of annual festivals and events

ILoveNewYork New York State official tourism site -- searchable by a wide variety of criteria by regions and date. Useful for locating events, festivals, etc.

New York City Street Fairs

Annual New York Events

Bike New York "... The Five Boro Bike Tour began in 1976 as a program of American Youth Hostels....The largest recreational cycling event in the U.S.... thousands of recreational cyclists, fitness enthusiasts, families and friends from around the globe will join together in lower Manhattan to kick-off the 42 mile Tour through New York City’s five boroughs....Bike New York added a second Ride in 2002, The Twin Lights Ride, to make riding opportunities outside the city available.... In 2004 Bike New York added The Harlem Valley Rail Ride, a July ride beginning and ending in Millerton, New York, in northern Dutchess County."

New York Gypsy Festival "...aims to offer a broad perspective on various cultures and musical genres in a city that's considered at the crossroads of many cultures... the festival will highlight local and international talent of gypsy (Romani) music." Takes place in Late October, Early November at The Roxy, Symphony Space and various downtown clubs in NYC,

Free Festivals in New York

Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors "...A free festival with something for everyone, Lincoln Center Out of Doors presents over 100 different events: world music, internationally acclaimed dance, cutting-edge performances, special events, cool jazz, and fun for kids. With performances representing cultures from all over the world..." Takes place end of August each year. Join My Lincoln Center and receive advance notice of this event.

New York's Hong Kong's Dragon Boat Festival "...Held each year in August, the action-packed event features races of long, sleek dragon boats that slice through the waters at breathtaking speed as paddles fly, drums beat wildly and spectators cheer. Activities for the entire family including on stage cultural performances, sponsor booths & arts & crafts. FOOD- is such an integral part of the Festival experience. Several very special sponsors have come on board with plans for some exciting food related events, from sampling and cooking demonstrations to a Dumpling Eating Challenge.... Each dragon boat holds a crew of 18 or more men and women sitting side by side, with a person to steer the boat at the rudder and a drummer whose beat sets the pace for the crew. Traditional Dragon boats, measure some 38 feet long. The slim teakwood and fiberglass racers are decorated in brilliant Chinese colors with a hand-painted dragon’s head at the prow and a flashy tail at the stern...."

NY Solarfest

New York Street Fairs and Happenings

CityParks Puppets "... one of the only traveling puppet theaters in the country, brings Swedish Cottage productions and puppet making workshops to all corners of the city, free of charge. Traveling the five boroughs of the city in a “puppetmobile” equipped with stage and staff of professional puppeteers, we bring entertainment to 70,000 children and families each year. Performances are held in parks, playgrounds, recreation centers and beaches in summer and inside public schools during the school year. Marionette shows are followed by puppet making workshops where children learn about the art of marionette puppetry and create their own puppets...."

New York Dance Festivals

New York Butoh Festival "... celebrates the origins and international evolution of butoh in a series of performances, workshops, films and lectures. Butoh is a contemporary dance form that emerged in Japan and is now created worldwide. Fusing the traditional with the avant-garde, complex choreography with complete improvisation, wild physicality with meditative stillness, butoh defies easy definition and embraces paradox... Everyone involved in the New York Butoh Festival has donated their time and effort to make this festival possible. We still are in need of more help!.. "

International Dance Festival "...The most exciting and diverse dance festival NYC has to offer!
Celebrating the emerging dance artist from NYC and around the world...."

New York Flamenco Festival "... New York’s annual flamenco celebration comes to town with over 60 dancers, vocalists and guitarists direct from Spain. From flamenco puro to contemporary innovations, these five nights of mesmerizing flamenco will feature renowned artists from Andalucia, the cradle of flamenco, and Madrid." Second week February. See also Flamenco Festival's Website

New York Art Festivals

American Crafts Festival "... Free Admission. Two Big Weekends. 400 Juried craft displays selected from every region of the United States. Continuous entertainment, craft demonstrations, exotic and natural foods...." Takes place at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts    64th St at Columbus Ave., Manhattan

New York Design Fair Benefits ALS Schedule of other NY based Art Fairs

New York Music Festivals

Annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival "... The influence and inspiration that Charlie Parker bestowed upon his fellow musicians and listeners was so profound that its effects are still being felt strongly today. His rhythmic and harmonic inventions, partly responsible for the creation of bebop, can be heard coming from the instruments of musicians around the world. Each year the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival assembles some of the finest musicians in the world who reflect Parker’s musical individuality and genius, to promote appreciation for this highly influential and world-renowned artist. The two days of concerts take place in the neighborhoods where Parker himself lived and worked...." Festival is sponsored by the City Parks Foundation, held in toward the end of August, and is free to the public. Biographical information about Charlie "Bird" Parker

JVC Jazz Festival

Mostly Mozart Festival "For 40 years, the world-famous Mostly Mozart Festival has been a New York summertime favorite. Appealing to audiences of all ages, from the casual listener to the classical music aficionado, Mostly Mozart celebrates the music of Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Haydn and other Classical and Baroque favorites in a dazzling array of vocal, instrumental and dance works. Well-known as a showcase for both world-renowned performers and promising young artists, the Mostly Mozart Festival is especially popular for its informal, friendly atmosphere.

New York Festival of Song

Zlatne Uste Golden Festival Celebration of the sounds, dances, colors, flavors of the Balkans... and beyond"

Free Festival Admittance by Helping Out

FringeNYC "The New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC) is the largest multi-arts festival in North America, with more than 200 companies from all over the world performing for 16 days in more than 20 venues... that's a total of more than 1300 performances.... Volunteering for FringeNYC is the only way to see FREE SHOWS! There are three different short-term volunteer positions, and each of them offers a "work a shift, see a show" opportunity. For each two-hour shift you volunteer with FringeNYC, you'll receive a Volunteer Voucher - good for a ticket to any FringeNYC performance!"

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