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Free Photo: Brooklyn Bridge Park - Pier 1
Starts in 4h 49m
Daily · 6 AM–11:59 PM
47°F · Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Brooklyn Bridge Park - Pier 1, Brooklyn · official listing on publicartfund.org · checked Nov 11
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📍 Brooklyn Bridge Park - Pier 1 · Brooklyn Heights
Free
Free Registration required Limited spots Photo: Roebling Rink, Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park
Starts in 1d 9h
SAT, NOV 14 · 10:30 AM–2 PM
43°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 12, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Roebling Rink, Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge , Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Nov 12
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📍 Roebling Rink, Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park · DUMBO, Brooklyn
Free admission with a ticket for the 10:30 AM and 12:30 PM sessions. Remaining free tickets are unconfirmed. A fee applies if you rent skates. Later sessions have regular pricing.
Free
Starts in 1d 12h
SAT, NOV 14 · 2 PM–3 PM
48°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5, Brooklyn · official listing on bargemusic.org · checked Nov 7
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📍 Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5 · Brooklyn
Free admission; no tickets or reservations
Free
Starts in 2d 9h
SUN, NOV 15 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
49°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · at T & T Vernon Block Association Garden, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 5
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📍 T & T Vernon Block Association Garden · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Free
Free Illustration
Starts in 2d 12h
SUN, NOV 15 · 2 PM–3 PM
51°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5, Brooklyn · official listing on bargemusic.org · checked Nov 7
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📍 Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5 · Brooklyn
Free admission; no tickets or reservations
Free
Starts in 1w 1d
SAT, NOV 21 · 2 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5, Brooklyn · official listing on bargemusic.org · checked Nov 7
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📍 Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5 · Brooklyn
Free admission; no tickets or reservations
Free
Starts in 1w 2d
SUN, NOV 22 · 11 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Travers Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 1
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📍 Travers Park · Jackson Heights, Queens
Free
Free
Starts in 1w 2d
SUN, NOV 22 · 2 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5, Brooklyn · official listing on bargemusic.org · checked Nov 7
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📍 Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5 · Brooklyn
Free admission; no tickets or reservations
Free Photo: Sunset Park Library
Starts in 1w 4d
TUE, NOV 24 · 6 PM–7 PM
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Sunset Park Library, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Nov 11
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📍 Sunset Park Library · Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Free
Free
Starts in 2w 1d
SAT, NOV 28 · 2 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Nov 8, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5, Brooklyn · official listing on bargemusic.org · checked Nov 8
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📍 Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5 · Brooklyn
Free admission; no tickets or reservations
Free Illustration
Starts in 2w 2d
SUN, NOV 29 · 2 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Nov 8, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5, Brooklyn · official listing on bargemusic.org · checked Nov 8
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📍 Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5 · Brooklyn
Free admission; no tickets or reservations
Free Photo: NYC Tourism + Conventions
Starts in 3w 0d
FRI, DEC 4 · 4 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn · official listing on nyctourism.com · checked Oct 26
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📍 Grand Army Plaza · Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Free
Free
Starts in 3w 1d
SAT, DEC 5 · 2 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Nov 9, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5, Brooklyn · official listing on bargemusic.org · checked Nov 9
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📍 Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5 · Brooklyn
Free admission; no tickets or reservations
Free Illustration
Starts in 3w 2d
SUN, DEC 6 · 2 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Nov 9, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5, Brooklyn · official listing on bargemusic.org · checked Nov 9
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📍 Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5 · Brooklyn
Free admission; no tickets or reservations
Free Photo: NYC Parks
Starts in 4w 4d
TUE, DEC 15 · 3 PM–4:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Oak Ridge, Forest Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
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📍 Oak Ridge, Forest Park · Woodhaven, Queens
Free
Free
Starts in 5w 1d
SAT, DEC 19 · 2 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn · official listing on bargemusic.org · checked Nov 11
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📍 Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park · Brooklyn Heights
Free admission; no tickets or reservations required
Free
Starts in 6w 1d
SAT, DEC 26 · 11 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Crotona Nature Center, Crotona Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 7
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📍 Crotona Nature Center, Crotona Park · Crotona Park, Bronx
Free
Free Photo: Prospect Park Alliance
Starts in 6w 6d
THU, DEC 31 · 10 PM–12:30 AM (NEXT DAY)
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Grand Army Plaza / Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 26
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📍 Grand Army Plaza / Prospect Park · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Free
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