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SUN, NOV 1 · 2 PM–7 PM
60°F · Sunny
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Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · at The Nyack Center, Nyack & Rockland · official listing on explorerocklandny.com · checked Oct 25
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Free and cheap date ideas in NYC: gallery nights, free concerts, walking tours, tastings and markets worth wandering. Pair any of these with a walk and you’ve got a night out. For paid ideas, see Date night.
Starts in 3d 6h
WED, NOV 4 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
66°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at The Long Island Museum, Art Museum, Long Island · official listing on longislandmuseum.org · checked Oct 25
Mornings@LIM: Enduring Hearts gallery visit
Starts in 5d 12h
FRI, NOV 6 · 5 PM–8 PM
66°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Hudson River Museum, Hudson Room, Westchester · official listing on hrm.org · checked Oct 26
Free First Friday: America in Motion
Starts in 5d 12h
FRI, NOV 6 · 5:30 PM–7:30 PM
66°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Hudson River Museum lobby, Westchester · official listing on hrm.org · checked Oct 26
Stop In and Sketch at the Hudson River Museum
Starts in 6d 5h
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–2 PM
59°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Hudson River Museum, Greene Education Center, Westchester · official listing on hrm.org · checked Oct 26
Teen sculpture workshop: Arts and Activism
Starts in 6d 14h
SAT, NOV 7 · 7 PM–11 PM
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at 18th Ward Brewing (New Rochelle Taproom), Westchester · official listing on 18thwardbrewing.com · checked Oct 31
Free live music: Joe DiOrio at 18th Ward Brewing New Rochelle
Starts in 1w 0d
SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Valley Cottage, Nyack & Rockland · official listing on valleycottagelibrary.org · checked Oct 26
Art in Public Places 40th Anniversary Celebration
Starts in 1w 3d
WED, NOV 11 · 7 PM–8:15 PM
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Online via Zoom, Nyack & Rockland · official listing on artscouncilofrockland.org · checked Oct 28
Structure, Status, and Strategy: Business Entities for Creatives
Starts in 1w 5d
FRI, NOV 13 · 2 PM–3:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at The Long Island Museum Studio, Long Island · official listing on longislandmuseum.org · checked Oct 25
Stitch & Chit-Ch(at) at the Long Island Museum
Starts in 1w 6d
SAT, NOV 14 · 12:30 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Fairfield University Art Museum, Lower Connecticut · official listing on events.fairfield.edu · checked Oct 26
Fairfield University Art Museum Family Day
Starts in 2w 3d
WED, NOV 18 · 7 PM–8:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Online via Zoom, Long Island · official listing on longislandmuseum.org · checked Oct 29
Stealing America: Free Virtual Lecture with Linford D. Fisher
Starts in 2w 5d
FRI, NOV 20 · 7 PM–11 PM
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at 18th Ward Brewing (New Rochelle Taproom), Westchester · official listing on 18thwardbrewing.com · checked Oct 31
Free live music: Tim Brown at 18th Ward Brewing New Rochelle
Starts in 4w 6d
SAT, DEC 5 · 11 AM–5 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Village of Port Jefferson, Long Island · official listing on portjeffarts.org · checked Oct 26
Port Jefferson Charles Dickens Festival
Starts in 4w 6d
SAT, DEC 5 · 5 PM–6:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pleasantville, Westchester · official listing on shalompcs.com · checked Oct 26
Pleasantville Public Menorah Lighting
Starts in 5w 0d
SUN, DEC 6 · 2 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Port Jefferson Free Library, Long Island · official listing on portjeff.librarycalendar.com · checked Oct 26
Dickens Festival Carols & Crafts
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