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Once again this year, many national restaurant chains are offering free meals to Veterans and Active Duty service members on Veterans Day 2026, Wednesday, Nov. 11. Most of the deals are dine-in only, and all require proof of service, including a military ID, DD-214, VA card or veteran designation on a driver’s license. Here’s the
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Get FREE admission to more than 250 museums, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens and other cultural institutions on the first Saturday and and Sunday of every month, via the nationwide Museums on Us program. The program is a perk for holders of a Bank of America or Merrill credit card or debit card. Just present
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This is a great time to be in NYC, for fall foliage in parks and gardens, FREE ice skating in NYC parks, the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree arrives, the 100th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and other holiday happenings begin – and more. It all helps make New York City the greatest city on the planet
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Since our mental health is connected to our physical well-being, these FREE fitness apps will help motivate you at home or on the road. They offer exercises including yoga, measure your walks and hikes, and meditation to help you sleep more restfully when day is done.
Sept. 11th is a somber date in NYC – and in much of the world – as the anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. In 2026, it is especially somber as the 25th anniversary of the day that changed us forever. A week of free events in NYC remember and honor
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Cancer patients and their caregivers can get free hotel rooms if they must travel far from home for treatment. The largest free hotel room program is the partnership between the hotel chain Extended Stay America and the American Cancer Society. Since the Keys of Hope program launched in 2013, the hotel chain has donated more
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July 4th 2026 is the 250th birthday of the United States, and New York City is celebrating in a big way, with multiple FREE events including fireworks, a parade of tall-masted sailing ships, special Times Square ball drops, concerts, museum admission and more. Here is your complete guide to FREE Independence Day and 250th America
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Reminder that the National Park Service has changed the days for free admission in 2026, dropping Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth and adding President Trump’s birthday. Other traditional free admission days remain, including Presidents Day (Monday, Feb. 16) , Memorial Day, Independence Day, Constitution Day, Veterans Day, President Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday (Oct. 27)
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CBS announced recently that the popular and multi-award-winning The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is being cancelled in May 2026. Here’s how to get tickets before the show goes off the air after a decade, on May 21, 2026. Tickets to shows taped in NYC are FREE. Anybody who wants to sell you tickets to
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The best late night TV shows are taped in New York City, and tickets are FREE. Here’s how to get tickets to The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, including for standby tickets.