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Free Photo: General Grant National Memorial Happening now
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–4 PM
59°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at General Grant National Memorial, Manhattan · official listing on nps.gov · checked Nov 1
📍 General Grant National Memorial · Manhattan
Free
Free Photo: Little Island Starts in 3h 20m
Daily · 3 PM–9 PM
62°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Little Island, Manhattan · official listing on littleisland.org · checked Nov 5
📍 Little Island · Meatpacking / West Village, Manhattan
Free
Free Starts in 19h 20m
Every Sun, Sat · 7 AM–11 AM
49°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 6, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Governors Island Trust Ferry, Manhattan · official listing on govisland.com · checked Nov 6
📍 Governors Island Trust Ferry · Battery Maritime Building / Governors Island, Manhattan
Free at the listed days and hours; Free Trust ferry Sat/Sun before 11 AM
Free Registration required Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 22h 20m
SUN, NOV 8 · 10 AM–11 AM
55°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Dongan Lawn, Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
📍 Dongan Lawn, Fort Tryon Park · Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan
Free · registration required · Free; reserve a spot
Free Illustration Starts in 23h 20m
SUN, NOV 8 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Soundview Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Tours & walks
＋ Add to planner 📍 Soundview Park · Soundview, Bronx
Free
Free Starts in 23h 20m
SUN, NOV 8 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Forest Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Tours & walks
＋ Add to planner 📍 Forest Park · Woodhaven, Queens
Free
Free Starts in 23h 20m
SUN, NOV 8 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Lafayette Avenue and Colgate Avenue (in Soundview Park), Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Tours & walks
＋ Add to planner 📍 Lafayette Avenue and Colgate Avenue (in Soundview Park) · Soundview Park, Bronx
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Illustration Starts in 23h 20m
SUN, NOV 8 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Myrtle Avenue and Park Lane South (in Forest Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Tours & walks
＋ Add to planner 📍 Myrtle Avenue and Park Lane South (in Forest Park) · Forest Park, Queens
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Illustration Starts in 1d 1h
SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–2:30 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Central Park North Woods, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Tours & walks
＋ Add to planner 📍 Central Park North Woods · Central Park, Manhattan
Free
Free Illustration Starts in 1d 1h
SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–2 PM
62°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at 73rd Avenue and Hollis Hills Terrace (in Cunningham Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 73rd Avenue and Hollis Hills Terrace (in Cunningham Park) · Cunningham Park, Queens
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Illustration Starts in 1d 1h
SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–2 PM
63°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park), Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Painting & crafts
＋ Add to planner 📍 Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park) · Crotona Park, Bronx
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 1d 1h
SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–2:30 PM
62°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at David Dinkins Circle (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park),Ederl, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 David Dinkins Circle (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park),Ederle Terrace Lawn · Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 1d 1h
SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–3 PM
62°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bayside Historical Society (in Fort Totten Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Bayside Historical Society (in Fort Totten Park) · Fort Totten Park, Queens
Free (NYC Parks event) · registration may be required
Free Starts in 1d 1h
SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–2:30 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Central Park (meet at W 100th St & Central Park West), Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 30
📍 Central Park (meet at W 100th St & Central Park West) · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Free
Free Starts in 1d 4h
Every Sun · 4 PM–5 PM
64°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, Queens · official listing on nps.gov · checked Nov 5
📍 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center · Broad Channel, Queens
Free
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