Are you enjoying Daylight savings? I really enjoyed the extra hour of sleep on Sunday. For this week’s free NYC event list expect free floral arrangements, sound meditation, investing classes, freelancer/creator events, knitting, pop ups, panels, and women who travel meet up.
If you are looking for upcoming free NYC events in November 2019, please be sure to bookmark/pin my “Free NYC Events List November 2019” article, and to check periodically for updates.
Please note, times and things may change, so it is best to contact the event organizer for the latest updates. The event organizer can be found in the link in the title. Events may also fill up to capacity. In addition, promo codes may run out or expire, so please utilize while supplies last.
Pop-ups may occur in multiple dates, and to avoid repetition only a few dates were selected for this post.
For a list of standard free events, such as landmarks and museums please go here for a weekend guide. For a list of my 5 main resources for finding free events please go here.
Monday, 11/4/19
Investing: What Your Money Can Do for You (1:15pm-2:30pm)
What: Learn about investing towards goals, potential risks and rewards of different investments, and different asset types.
Where: Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL), Training Room 3(188 Madison Ave, New York, NY)
When: 1:15pm-2:30pm
Nearest Train: 6/ 33rd Street
RSVP: Walk in
Workshop on Whitman’s Letterpress Printing Techniques: November 4. (6:30pm-8:30pm)
What: As part of the exhibition, Walt Whitman’s Words The Center for Book Arts will be hosting a free Letterpress Workshop with artist Roni Gross. Participants will learn various printing techniques used by Walt Whitman.
Where: Center For Book Arts Inc (28 W 27th St, New York, NY)
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm
Nearest Train: R/W 28th St
RSVP: Required (link in title)
Women’s Health Talk with Aavia – NYC (6:30pm-8pm)
What: Get your “Oohs” and “Aahs” on women’s health in an intimate conversation with reproductive health psychiatrist Dr. Uma Lerner and the Aavia co-founders for Ooh and Aavia New York at Kindbody. Ask and learn about why you don’t operate on a 24-hour cycle and how to be the best version of yourself when your body is changing every day.RSVP as we have limited seating! We’ll have food, drinks, and some special offers
Where: Kindbody (102 5th Ave, New York, NY)
When: 6:30pm-8pm
Nearest Train: N/R/W/L/4/5/6 14 Street – Union Square
RSVP: Required (link in title)
Tuesday, 11/5/19
The Freshman Tour Pop Up & Concert: Doordash, Cup Noodles, Visible, Fuse TV (2pm-9pm)
What: The #FreshmanTour is taking over NYU with a one-day concert & pop up shop! Free entry, contests, food, and swag bags.
POP UP SHOP: 2pm – 7pm
Dope activation’s from: Cup Noodles, Doordash, Visible, StudentUniverse, Getaround, Fuse, and more.
CONCERT: 7:30pm – 9pm
Hear the new album from Zaena x Jason Maek before anyone else.
Where: Storefront (27 Greene St, New York, NY)
When: 2pm-9pm
Nearest Train: N/Q/R/W/6 Canal St
RSVP: Walk-in
Mutual Funds & ETFs (3:15pm-4:30pm)
What: Learn about the differences between mutual funds and ETFs for investing.
Where: Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL), Training Room 3(188 Madison Ave, New York, NY)
When: 3:15pm-4:30pm
Nearest Train: 6/ 33rd Street
RSVP: Walk in
Jackrabbit FREE Weekly Runs (6:30pm-8pm)
What: Join us every Tuesday evening throughout the year for our Free Jackrabbit Runs paced by local legand, Brandon Wei! The runs are usually casual, easy going 3-4miles from our Union Square location and back. We have water (sometimes hydration samples!), lockers and changing rooms! This event repeats each Tuesday October 15, 2019 – December 17, 2019.
Where: JackRabbit – Union Square (42 W 14th St New York, NY)
When: 6:30pm-8pm
Nearest Train: N/R/W/L/4/5/6 14 Street – Union Square
RSVP: Required (link in title)
Creator Conversations: Surviving the Steps to Six Figures (6:30pm-8:30pm)
What: Join Will Clanton (Founder & Managing Director of Precise MGMT) and learn how he survived starting his business.
What you’ll get from attending:
1) Free software & tools to grow your business
2) Business questions answered
3) Discover your main obstacles & first steps to overcoming them
4) Identify the best type of entity to set up for your business
Where: Fiverr Inc, Floor 2 (38 Greene St, New York, NY)
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm
Nearest Train: N/Q/R/W/6 Canal St
RSVP: Walk-in
Wednesday, 11/6/19
Introduction to REIT Investing (3pm-4:30pm)
What: Peter Creedon, CFP® provides an overview of REITs and explains the characteristics which drive their performance. He discusses how to evaluate them and how to allocate them within a diversified portfolio.
Where: Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL), Training Room 018 (188 Madison Ave, New York, NY)
When: 3pm-4:30pm
Nearest Train: 6/ 33rd Street
RSVP: Walk in
ba&sh x Then I Met You Launch Party (6pm-8pm)
What: Stop by to enjoy live demos on how to use Then I Met You’s products, as well as shop ba&sh’s new holiday collection. Champagne and small bites will be served.
Where: ba&sh (257 Elizabeth St, New York, NY)
When: 6pm-8pm
Nearest Train: R/W Prince St
RSVP: Required (link in title)
Brooklyn Freelancers Union SPARK: November Networking Hour (6:30pm-8:30pm)
What: Monthly on the first Wednesday of each month the Freelancers Union hosts meetups for freelancers by freelancers. Please bring your expertise, questions, and elevator pitches to the table to workshop and discuss. This month’s meetup is a November Networking Hour.
Where: Freelancers Union Hub/Made in New York Media Center (30 John St, Brooklyn, NY)
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm
Nearest Train: F/ York Street
RSVP: Required (link in title)
Thursday, 11/7/19
iMentor Presents: A Conversation with Best-Selling Author Paul Tough (6pm-8pm)
What: iMentor will host an intimate conversation with NY Times best-selling author Paul Tough about his new book, The Years That Matter Most: How College Makes or Breaks Us at Citi’s Auditorium. In the book Tough asks: Does college still work? Is the system designed just to protect the privileged and leave everyone else behind? Or can a college education today provide real opportunity to young Americans?
Where: Citi, Auditorium (388 Greenwich St, New York, NY)
When: 6pm-8pm
Nearest Train: A/C/E Canal St
RSVP: Required (link in title)
Women Who Travel Meetup: New York City (6:30pm-8:30pm)
What: This will be our 12th official Women Who Travel meetup, hosted by Condé Nast Traveler editors Megan Spurrell, Meredith Carey, and Lale Arikoglu. Swing by for a couple hours to meet us, and other like-minded women with a shared love of travel. Thank you to our friends at Guadeloupe Islands for sponsoring this event—and making sure we’ll all have their famous rum punch and Guadeloupe-inspired bites on hand throughout it,
Where: Good Behavior, MADE Hotel (44 W 29th St, New York, NY)
Nearest Train: R/W 28th St
RSVP: Required (link in title)
Man Repeller | EQ3 Present: “There’s No Place Like Home!” (7pm-9pm)
What: Man Repeller and New York’s new favorite home furnishings store, EQ3, join forces for a night of all things home, entertaining and cozy fun! Swing by the brand new EQ3 store on for an evening of mixology lessons, table-scaping tips, and a boat load of tricks to seize your space!
Where: EQ3 (116 7th Ave, New York, NY)
When: 7pm-9pm
Nearest Train: 1/18th St
RSVP: Required (link in title)
Friday, 11/8/19
Searching Bloomberg (limited to first 5) (11:15am-12:30pm)
What: Hands-on class demonstration for the Bloomberg menu driven system. Learn search methods for information on companies, how to retrieve market and economic data on Bloomberg and how to find securities that match investors’ criteria.
Where: Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL), Training Room 3(188 Madison Ave, New York, NY)
When: 11:15am-12:30pm
Nearest Train: 6/ 33rd Street
RSVP: Walk in
How to Save for Retirement (12pm-1:30pm)
What: Anora Gaudiano, CFP® explains why it’s important to plan for retirement, how best to do it and what vehicles to use.
Where: Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL), Training Room 018 (188 Madison Ave, New York, NY)
When: 12pm-1:30pm
Nearest Train: 6/ 33rd Street
RSVP: Walk in
ZAFUL Sustainable Fashion Panel (5:30pm-7pm)
What: For the panel, there will be 5 experts from the industry who come to share their valued sustainable fashion insight story.
– Amanda Munz: Founder, The Fashion Foundation
– ADAY
– Stephanie Benedetto: Co-Founder, Queen of Raw
– Bridgett Artise: Founder, Born Again Vintage
– Paige DeSorbo: A TV personality and fashion expert
– Autumn Samuels: President, New York University fashion’s club Fashion Business Association
Where: Studio Arte, Floor 17 (265 W 37th St, New York, NY)
When: 5:30pm-7pm
Nearest Train: A/C/E 34th St – Penn Station
RSVP: Required (link in title)
#GoldRush by Gold House: FREE Sound Meditation (6pm-8:30pm)
What: Just as musical instruments need periodic tuning, so do humans. Join Paul Kuhn and Dr. Erica Matluck from Seven Senses on a holistic healing journey. This workshop blends breath, vocal toning, guided imagery, and frequency to quiet the mind and open the heart.
Where: The Assemblage Park Avenue South (Sky Room), 3rd Floor (331 Park Ave S, New York, NY)
Nearest Train: 6/ 23rd St
RSVP: Required (link in title)
Innovators: Start-Ups Fueled by NASA Technology (7:30pm-10pm)
What: As NASA explores further and further into space, its innovations have impacted and transformed life on Earth. Join Steven González as he discusses the NASA roots of everyday innovations and how NASA continues to share technology with the world.
Where: Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Pier 86, W 46th St, New York, NY
When: 7:30pm-10pm
Nearest Train: C/E 50th St
RSVP: Required (link in title)
Saturday, 11/9/19
Fossil Pop-Up: Floral Arrangements & Meet Caila Quinn and Olivia Rink (1pm-3pm)
What: Come visit us at our holiday pop-up shop to receive FREE holiday floral arrangements and a chance to meet Caila Quinn and Olivia Rink (1pm-2pm)!
Where: (163 Mercer St, New York, NY)
When: 1pm-3pm
Nearest Train: R/W Prince Street
RSVP: Required (link in title)
Well Travelled Walking Tour: Soho (2:30pm-4pm)
What: Herschel Supply is excited to host a free walking tour made for explorers, design-lovers, visitors and locals alike. This event repeats every Saturday October 19, 2019 – December 28, 2019.
Tours to include:
-Free Herschel Supply Tote
-Gifts from Design Within Reach
Where: Herschel Supply: The Soho Pop-Up (462 Broadway New York, NY)
When: 2:30pm-4pm
Nearest Train: N/Q/R/W/6 Canal St
RSVP: Required (link in title)
In Conversation with Skin Inc Founder Sabrina Tan & Celebrity MUA Daniel Martin (4pm-5pm)
What: Join us for a special conversaton with Skin Inc Founder/CEO, Sabrina Tan, and celebrity makeup artist, Daniel Martin. The special Q&A will breakdown LED Light Therapy technology and Skin Inc’s customizable products including the My Daily Dose Serum, the Optimizer Voyage Tri-Light++ and the new Tri-Light Glasses. Complimentary Skin Inc Flash Facial’s available before and after the presentation from 3-4pm and 5-6pm. Reserve your Q&A seat by registering below and make a Skin Inc Flash Facial appointment by calling Nordstrom NYC at 212-843-5100.
Where: NORDSTROM NYC Flagship (225 W 57th St, New York, NY)
When: 4pm-5pm
Nearest Train: N/Q/R/W 57th Street
RSVP: Required (link in title)
Sunday, 11/10/19
Sunday Yoga with lululemon x Chelsea Market (9am-10am)
What: Join us for a complimentary 1-hour flow open to all-levels. Following class, there will be a complimentary treat from Manhattan Fruit Market. BYOM (bring your own mat) if possible. Limited mats provided by lululemon. This event repeats every Sunday until 12/29.
Where: Chelsea Market, The Local (75 9th Ave, New York, NY)
When: 9am-10am
Nearest Train: A/C/E/L 14th St
RSVP: Required (link in title)
NYC Recycles Day (11am-3pm)
What: Join us to celebrate with Recycling Games, Upcycling + Crafting, Bike Repair, Composting Demos, Touch-a-Truck, Trucks of Art Exhibition, and a GrowNYC Stop ‘N’ Swap® (clothing only).
Where: Union Square Park North Plaza (22 E 17th St, New York, NY)
When: 11am-3pm
Nearest Train: N/R/W/L/4/5/6 14 Street – Union Square
RSVP: Walk in
Quick knitted gifts party! (4pm-7pm)
What: A free, fun, casual evening of knitting. Come gain inspiration from the many quick-knit projects we’ve been discovering. Grab a free cocktail and let’s cast on a hat or cowl we can whip up in just a few hours!
Where: Argyle Yarn Shop (288 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, NY)
When: 4pm-7pm
Nearest Train: F/G 15 St – Prospect Park Station
RSVP: Required (link in title)