Regal Entertainment Group offers free admission to the 10am G & PG rated films on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the nine week festival. Check for your local theater.

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NY Public Library Reading Program is offered in every library branch in the city.  This program provides free activies to children including  Story Time for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers as well as film screenings, arts & crafts, chess, and a summer reading celebration program to encourage literacy.

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This series showcases weeks of underground movies and emerging bands outside hosted by IFC.  Some films are free and these films are shown on different NYC rooftops with great views.

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The Metropolitan Opera offers free summer events in parks of NYC and New Jersey.

This year, the company will present a six-performance series of recitals in the parks of all five boroughs for the Summer Recital Series.  Performances include Tony Award winner Paulo Szot and opera singers Lisette Oropesa and Alek Shrader with accompaniment by pianist Vlad Iftinca. Actor/conductor Damon Gupton will host several of the concerts. All performances are free and no tickets are required, except for the concert at SummerStage. For information on how to obtain free SummerStage tickets, please visit their website beginning June 1.

Starting August 29, the Met will present its first-ever Summer HD Festival, featuring screenings of ten productions from the company’s Peabody and Emmy Award-winning Live in HD series. The HD productions will be shown in Lincoln Center Plaza on consecutive nights—for free.  Start times will range from 7:30pm to 8:00pm.  The screenings are free with no tickets required; 2800 seats will be available each night on a first-come, first served basis. There are no rain dates.

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River Flicks shows free popular films and includes free popcorn!

Pier 54 on Wednesdays shows movies for “grown-ups” which are generally rated PG-13 and R. These movies are your favorite blockbusters from 2008!

Pier 46 on Fridays shows family-oriented films which are generally rated G or PG. These movies are new and classic films for the whole family!

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Actually it’s pool-less. The concerts have now been moved to the Williamsburg waterfront, just a few blocks from McCarren Park Pool. This is because the $50 million makeover of McCarren Pool was approved to turn it from a concert venue back into a swimming pool by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

To guarantee admission please RSVP online.  One of the most popular and exciting free events all summer long.  You are not permitted to bring chairs, bicycles, food/drink, or professional video/photography equipment. This year will include the popular slide-n-slide and dodgeball games as well as a few surprises to be announced.

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