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Free Happening now
Daily · 12 AM–11:59 PM
53°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 8, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Triangular pedestrian island, Broadway between 45th & 46th S, Manhattan · official listing on diaart.org · checked Nov 8
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Triangular pedestrian island, Broadway between 45th & 46th Streets · Times Square, Manhattan
Free
Free Happening now
Daily · 12 AM–11:59 PM
53°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 8, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at West 22nd Street between 10th & 11th Avenues, Manhattan · official listing on diaart.org · checked Nov 8
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 West 22nd Street between 10th & 11th Avenues · Chelsea, Manhattan
Free
Pay what you wish Photo: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Starts in 5h 12m
Every Sun, Tue · 4 PM–5:30 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Manhattan · official listing on guggenheim.org · checked Oct 31
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum · Manhattan
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; Pay what you wish Tuesdays and Sundays 4–5:30 pm
Free Starts in 6h 12m
TUE, NOV 10 · 5 PM–7 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Flatiron Wines & Spirits, Manhattan · official listing on nyc.flatiron-wines.com · checked Oct 25
Drinks & tastings
＋ Add to planner 📍 Flatiron Wines & Spirits · Flatiron, Manhattan
Free
Pay what you wish Photo: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Starts in 6h 12m
Daily · 5 PM–6 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Manhattan · official listing on cooperhewitt.org · checked Oct 27
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Pay what you wish 5–6 PM daily; 18 & under free anytime
Free Starts in 7h 12m
TUE, NOV 10 · 6 PM–8 PM
58°F · Clear
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Astor Wines & Spirits, Manhattan · official listing on astorwines.com · checked Oct 25
Drinks & tastings
＋ Add to planner 📍 Astor Wines & Spirits · NoHo, Manhattan
Free
Free Photo: Bronx Museum of the Arts Starts in 1d 0h
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 11 AM–6 PM
57°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx · official listing on bronxmuseum.org · checked Oct 31
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Bronx Museum of the Arts · Bronx
Free
Pay what you wish Starts in 1d 1h
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–6 PM
59°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, Manhattan · official listing on leslielohman.org · checked Nov 1
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art · Manhattan
Suggested donation; pay what you wish
Free Registration required Photo: Hispanic Society Museum & Library Starts in 2d 1h
Every Sun, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–5 PM
58°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · repeats, so you can go another time · at Hispanic Society Museum & Library, Manhattan · official listing on hispanicsociety.org · checked Nov 1
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Hispanic Society Museum & Library · Manhattan
Free; registration required; Free with a reserved ticket
Free Registration required Photo: MoMA PS1 Starts in 2d 1h
Every Sun, Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–6 PM
59°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 6, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · repeats, so you can go another time · at MoMA PS1, Queens · official listing on momaps1.org · checked Nov 6
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 MoMA PS1 · Long Island City, Queens
Free · registration required · Free admission for all; reserve tickets on the official visit page. Closed Tue, Wed, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day. Saturday opens 10 AM.
Free Registration required Photo: The DL Starts in 3d 11h
Every Fri, Sat · 10 PM–11:59 PM
43°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · repeats, so you can go another time · at The DL, Manhattan · official listing on thedl-nyc.com · checked Nov 7
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 The DL · Lower East Side, Manhattan
Free · registration required · Many weekend nights list free RSVP entry; drinks and VIP tables are paid—check the official calendar for each night · 21+
Free Registration required Limited spots Photo: Roebling Rink, Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park Starts in 3d 23h
SAT, NOV 14 · 10:30 AM–2 PM
45°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Roebling Rink, Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge , Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Oct 31
Painting & crafts
＋ Add to planner 📍 Roebling Rink, Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park · DUMBO, Brooklyn
Free · registration required · Free admission for the 10:30 AM-12 PM and 12:30-2 PM sessions with a free ticket, while supplies last. Later opening-day sessions follow regular rink ticketing.
Free Registration required Photo: Intrepid Museum Starts in 3d 23h
SAT, NOV 14 · 10:30 AM–4:30 PM
45°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Intrepid Museum, Manhattan · official listing on intrepidmuseum.org · checked Nov 2
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Intrepid Museum · Manhattan
Free · registration required · Free with registration
Free to enter Starts in 4d 0h
SAT, NOV 14 · 11 AM–3 PM
46°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at Pearl River Mart Foods (Chelsea Market), Manhattan · official listing on pearlriver.com · checked Nov 2
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Pearl River Mart Foods (Chelsea Market) · Chelsea, Manhattan
Free to enter · purchases optional · Free to visit; pastries available for purchase
Free Registration required Photo: The Green-House at Green-Wood Cemetery Starts in 4d 1h
SAT, NOV 14 · 12 PM–2 PM
47°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at The Green-House at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn · official listing on green-wood.com · checked Nov 1
Painting & crafts
＋ Add to planner 📍 The Green-House at Green-Wood Cemetery · Brooklyn
Free · registration required · Free with RSVP
Free Registration required Starts in 4d 1h
SAT, NOV 14 · FROM 12 PM
47°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 8, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at The Venue on Music Row at Hard Rock Hotel New York, Manhattan · official listing on nycomedyfestival.com · checked Nov 8
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 The Venue on Music Row at Hard Rock Hotel New York · Midtown, Manhattan
Free · registration required · Free NBC100 festival event; RSVP required
Free Registration required Photo: Randall's Island Urban Farm Starts in 4d 2h
SAT, NOV 14 · 1 PM–3 PM
47°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Randall's Island Urban Farm, Manhattan · official listing on randallsisland.org · checked Nov 1
Painting & crafts
＋ Add to planner 📍 Randall's Island Urban Farm · Manhattan
Free · registration required · Free; registration required
Free Starts in 4d 2h
SAT, NOV 14 · 1 PM–2 PM
47°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Karen and Richard LeFrak Lobby, David Geffen Hall, 10 Lincol, Manhattan · official listing on lincolncenter.org · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Karen and Richard LeFrak Lobby, David Geffen Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza · Lincoln Square, Manhattan
Free general admission, first-come, first-served; optional Fast Track reservation.
Free Photo: Nicholas Lea Bruno via Staten Island Museum Starts in 4d 3h
SAT, NOV 14 · 2 PM–4 PM
48°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, Staten Island · official listing on statenislandmuseum.org · checked Oct 30
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor · Snug Harbor, Staten Island
Free; registration recommended, donations welcome
Free Registration required Illustration Starts in 4d 3h
SAT, NOV 14 · 2 PM–4 PM
47°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Queensbridge Library Tech Lab, Queens · official listing on queenslibrary.org · checked Nov 3
Painting & crafts
＋ Add to planner 📍 Queensbridge Library Tech Lab · Long Island City, Queens
Free · registration required · Free; library card login to register; teens
Free Starts in 4d 3h
SAT, NOV 14 · 2 PM–3 PM
47°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
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5 · Brooklyn
Free admission; no tickets or reservations
Free Starts in 4d 3h
SAT, NOV 14 · 2:30 PM–4 PM
47°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Louis Armstrong Center (Jerry's Place), Queens · official listing on louisarmstronghouse.org · checked Oct 30
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Louis Armstrong Center (Jerry's Place) · Corona, Queens
Free; reserve a free ticket through the museum's ticketing page
Free Photo: Poets House Starts in 4d 4h
SAT, NOV 14 · 3 PM–5:30 PM
47°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Poets House, Manhattan · official listing on poetshouse.org · checked Oct 30
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Poets House · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Completely free
Free Registration required Photo: Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library Starts in 4d 4h
SAT, NOV 14 · 3 PM–4:15 PM
47°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Nov 2
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library · Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Free · registration required
Free Starts in 4d 9h
SAT, NOV 14 · 8 PM–11 PM
41°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Great Kills Park, Staten Island · official listing on brooklyn.kidsoutandabout.com · checked Nov 7
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Great Kills Park · Great Kills, Staten Island
Free
Free to enter Starts in 4d 10h
SAT, NOV 14 · 9 PM–1 AM (NEXT DAY)
43°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at Wonderville, Brooklyn · official listing on wonderville.nyc · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Wonderville · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid; Free to attend; 21+
Free Registration required Photo: Cassette Starts in 4d 11h
SAT, NOV 14 · 10 PM–2 AM (NEXT DAY)
42°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Cassette, Queens · official listing on dice.fm · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Cassette · Ridgewood, Queens
Free · registration required · Free DICE ticket; tips for performers encouraged. 21+. · 21+
Free Photo: House of Yes Starts in 4d 11h
SAT, NOV 14 · FROM 10 PM
43°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · at House of Yes, Brooklyn · official listing on calendar.houseofyes.org · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 House of Yes · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid · tickets on the House of Yes site · 21+
Free Starts in 4d 11h
SAT, NOV 14 · 10:30 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
43°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Elsewhere, Brooklyn · official listing on elsewhere.club · checked Oct 30
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Elsewhere · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid; 21+
Free Illustration Starts in 5d 0h
SUN, NOV 15 · 11 AM–4 PM
48°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Queens Museum, New York City Building, Queens · official listing on queensmuseum.org · checked Oct 28
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Queens Museum, New York City Building · Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Free event; optional books and zines cost extra.
Free Starts in 5d 0h
SUN, NOV 15 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
48°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
Painting & crafts
＋ Add to planner 📍 T & T Vernon Block Association Garden · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Free
Free Registration required Starts in 5d 1h
SUN, NOV 15 · FROM 12 PM
50°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 8, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at The Venue on Music Row at Hard Rock Hotel New York, Manhattan · official listing on nycomedyfestival.com · checked Nov 8
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 The Venue on Music Row at Hard Rock Hotel New York · Midtown, Manhattan
Free · registration required · Free NBC100 festival showcase; RSVP required
Free Illustration Starts in 5d 2h
SUN, NOV 15 · 1 PM–3:30 PM
51°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 9, 2026
Why this place: Free · at David Rubenstein Atrium, 1887 Broadway, Manhattan · official listing on lincolncenter.org · checked Nov 9
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 David Rubenstein Atrium, 1887 Broadway · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Free; first-come general admission; optional Fast Track
Free Registration required Starts in 5d 3h
SUN, NOV 15 · 2 PM–4 PM
51°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Queens Museum, New York City Building, Queens · official listing on queensmuseum.org · checked Nov 1
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Queens Museum, New York City Building · Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Free ArtAccess program; RSVP recommended on the dated listing. Register in advance to arrange participation.
Free Illustration Starts in 5d 3h
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
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5 · Brooklyn
Free admission; no tickets or reservations
Free to enter Photo: New York Comedy Club East Village Starts in 5d 6h
SUN, NOV 15 · 5:30 PM–7 PM
50°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at New York Comedy Club East Village, Manhattan · official listing on newyorkcomedyclub.com · checked Nov 5
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 New York Comedy Club East Village · East Village, Manhattan
Free to enter · purchases optional · FREE show with one item minimum, per New York Comedy Club listing
Free Registration required Photo: Pioneer Works Starts in 5d 8h
SUN, NOV 15 · FROM 7 PM
47°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn · official listing on pioneerworks.org · checked Nov 1
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Pioneer Works · Red Hook, Brooklyn
Free · registration required · Free with RSVP; seating first-come, first-served
Free to enter Photo: Mood Ring Starts in 5d 10h
SUN, NOV 15 · 9 PM–2 AM (NEXT DAY)
45°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at Mood Ring, Brooklyn · official listing on moodringnyc.club · checked Nov 5
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Mood Ring · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free to enter · purchases optional · Free to sing and enter; full bar service. 21+ with ID · 21+
Free to enter Starts in 5d 11h
SUN, NOV 15 · FROM 10 PM
43°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 8, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at The Stonewall Inn, Manhattan · official listing on thestonewallinnnyc.com · checked Nov 8
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 The Stonewall Inn · West Village, Manhattan
Free to enter · purchases optional · No cover listed on the official site; drinks sold at the bar. 21+ with physical ID · 21+
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