Free New York

Where in the world can you be entertained almost every day for free? Paris? Non. Munich? Nein. Moscow? Nyet.

How about New York City? Yes! All summer long there are lots of free things all over the City. Cost? Fuggedaboudit. Nothing! Zilch. Zero!

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Here are just some of the offerings this summer. For more information click on the links. Stay glued to this blog for more free stuff, like parades, street fairs, festivals and other good (FREE) stuff.

NBC's Today Show offers free concerts on most Friday mornings as part of their Toyota Concert Series. So far, here's what's scheduled:

• Friday, June 19 - Jonas Brothers
• Friday, June 26 - The Fray
• Friday, July 3 - Rob Thomas
• Friday, July 10 - Rascal Flatts
• Friday, July 17 - The All American Rejects
• Friday, July 24 - Katy Perry
• Friday, July 31 - Kings of Leon
• Friday, August 7 - Jason Mraz
• Friday, August 14 - Flo Rida
• Friday, August 21 - Natasha Bedingfield

ABC's Good Morning America features live concerts too in Central Park on Fridays as well:

• Friday, June 19 - Jamie Foxx
• Friday, June 26 - The cast of Broadway's HAIR
• Friday, July 3 - Brad Paisley
• Friday, July 17 - TBD
• Friday, July 24 - TBD
• Friday, July 31 - Kelly Clarkson
• Friday, Aug 7 - TBD
• Friday, Aug 14 - Kenny Chesney
• Friday, Aug 21 - Reba McEntire

Then there's Central Park Summerstage, with musical and dance events throughout the summer. Acts range from the Indigo Girls to the New York Pops.

Not to be outdone by the loads of free concerts happening all over town this summer, Lincoln Center steps up with its annual Out of Doors series from August 5-23. Music, dance, spoken word, and more from an array of cultures come to the open-air stage for a global celebration of the performing arts. Bring friends and family of all ages to Lincoln Center for a lively Out of Doors season, at a price everyone can afford—absolutely free. Building on Out of Doors roots as a street theater festival, starting with Asphalt Orchestra (August 5 through 9), street bands of all types and stripes will be on the march from 7 to 7:30 p.m., taking over the plazas of Lincoln Center on many evenings throughout the festival, and gathering exuberant crowds in their wake. In addition to Broadway Plaza (the new lower plaza in front of Alice Tully Hall), bands will visit and perform at a number of locations recently renovated as part of Lincoln Center's on-going Redevelopment Project, including the re-designed Revson Fountain on Josie Robertson Plaza and the new Barclays Capital Grove, the elegant, raised, seating area on the Hearst Plaza (formerly the North Plaza).

The New York Philharmonic presents their annual summer Concert in the Parks series throught the City's 5 boroughs.

Thursday afternoons brings Broadway in Bryant Park - the most popular musicals on and off Broadway perform their biggest hits in Bryant Park - for free between 12:30 and 1:30.