NYC - August Free/Cheap Events Preview - New York City

Rumble on the River at Pier 84 (44th Street)
Outdoor Boxing
on Manhattan's Spectacular Waterfront
Thursday, August 4 at 7:00 pm
Raindate: August 5

Here's a newly recurring event which should interest alot of New Yorkers! Amateur Boxing takes form underneath the Setting Sun. See who's got the best dukes and jabs! Brought forth by the Church Street Boxing Gym!

There'll also be cold Beer and a live DJ on hand.
Learn more about this and other events taking place at Hudson River Park.

Annual Nautica NYC Triathlon as presented by Toyota
Sunday, August 7, 2011

The public is invited to support more than 3,000 athletes -- including Olympians, elite triathletes, physically challenged athletes, and local New Yorkers -- as they dive into the Hudson River at 98th Street on Manhattan’s West Side for the Annual Nautica® New York City Triathlon, presented by Toyota, Sunday, August 7.  

The triathlon is comprised of three legs - swimming, cycling and running.  After viewing the first leg in the water, onlookers are encouraged to gather at the finish line in Central Park at Dead Road, (adjacent to the 72nd Street Bandshell).  They can also gather along 72nd Street to watch runners enter the Park

For more information the public can call 212-691-2200 or visit www.nyctri.com.  

Get more details at the official website.

15th Annual New York Ship & Model Boat Festival
Dates to come
Art of the High Seas: Build a Boat

So come on down and visit the following pages as well to learn more about this event and the surrounding area: South St. Seaport Museum Events Page on New Yorkled, Official Site, Main Seaport Pages.

Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in Flushing, Queens (FREE)
Saturday, August 13 - Sunday, August 14
at Meadows Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

The Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York, a multicultural celebration and sporting event is the largest festival of its kind in the US. With over 100 teams, encompassing more than 1000 participants from across the US and Canada competing for cash and prizes, this years festival will be notable for both its scale and fierce competition.

This much anticipated world-class, multi cultural event features two exciting days of Dragon Boat Racing, wonderful performances and an international food court.
Attendance is Free for the entire family - Come Rain or Shine. 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Please join us at the largest multi-cultural Festival in New York!! Visit the official site for additional information.

ANNUAL BLUES BBQ FESTIVAL
Sunday, August 21, 2011
at Hudson River Park
Location: Pier 54 at West 14th Street
Time: 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM

This one-day blues, barbeque and fireworks festival will feature five top blues bands, local BBQ restaurants serving their favorite recipes. This day is a given hit with locals and tourists alike. This year’s show promises another hot line-up!

Visit the Hudson River Park Events Page on New Yorkled to learn more about this and other events there.

Central Park Film Festival
August 23 - August 27

See the list of films which'll be showing at the landscape above Sheep Meadow and below 72nd Street.
CP Film Festivals Page on New Yorkled Magazine.

Visit as well the Film Festivals Page on New Yorkled for additional Screenings going on elsewhere in the city.

Shakespeare throughout New York City

• Shakespeare in the Park
• Shakespeare on the Run
• Shakespeare at Inwood Pk.
• Boomerang Theatre Company's Shakespeare

New Yorkled's own compilation of all those great free/cheap concerts in New York City.

From Chelsea Piers to the South Street Seaport, from various locations in Central Park to up and down the avenue here and there, from the Bronx to Brooklyn there's so much in the way of musical offerings which go on every year in NYC.

So hop aboard and join in on this ride that'll put shivers up your spine, hairs that'll stand at attention on your arm and those feet a'hoppin!

Come along and help New Yorkled in its Celebration of New York City! SO, in the meantime, visit the New Yorkled Free/Cheap Concerts page that's been updated with much more to come!