Your Free Weekend in NYC — July 24–26, 2026 (Archived)
This is the archived Weekend Guide originally published for July 24–26, 2026. The events below have concluded — see the latest Weekend Guide for what's on this weekend.
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These twelve featured events were free to attend and verified for the weekend of Friday, July 24 through Sunday, July 26, 2026.
1. City of Water Day
Waterfront festival celebrating New York Harbor with free boat rides, kayaking, waterfront tours, and family programming at sites across the five boroughs.
2. Maccabi House at SummerStage
Free SummerStage concert at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park (Manhattan) — global music showcase.
3. Afro-Latinas at SummerStage
Free SummerStage concert celebrating Afro-Latina artists at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park (Manhattan).
4. Chinese Arts Week — Silent Disco
Free silent-disco and cultural programming as part of Chinese Arts Week in Manhattan.
5. Summer Streets NYC
NYC DOT's car-free Saturday on Park Avenue — walk, bike, skate seven miles from the Brooklyn Bridge to 72nd Street.
6. BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!
Free performing-arts festival at the Lena Horne Bandshell, Prospect Park (Brooklyn).
7. Bryant Park Picnic Performances
Free evening performances (jazz, opera, dance) on the Bryant Park Upper Terrace (Manhattan).
8. Lincoln Center Summer for the City
Free concerts, silent discos, and social dance nights at Damrosch Park and Josie Robertson Plaza (Manhattan).
9. Coney Island Friday Night Fireworks
Free fireworks over the Atlantic from the Coney Island Boardwalk (Brooklyn), 9:30 PM Friday.
10. Queens Night Market
90+ international food vendors and live performances at the New York Hall of Science, Corona (Queens), Saturday evening.
11. Summer on the Hudson
NYC Parks' summer series at Riverside Park (Manhattan) — sunset yoga, salsa lessons, waterfront concerts.
12. Smorgasburg
America's largest weekly open-air food market — Saturday at Marsha P. Johnson State Park, Williamsburg; Sunday at Prospect Park (Brooklyn).
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This guide is preserved as part of our Weekend Guides archive. For this weekend's lineup, visit /weekend-guides.