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Free Registration required Photo: Hispanic Society Museum & Library Happening now
Every Sun, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–5 PM
66°F · Heavy 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
Pay what you wish Happening now
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–6 PM
66°F · Heavy Rain
✓ 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 Starts in 4h 19m
FRI, NOV 6 · 5 PM–7 PM
64°F · Chance T-storms
✓ 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 4h 19m
Daily · 5 PM–6 PM
64°F · Chance T-storms
✓ 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 5h 19m
FRI, NOV 6 · 6 PM–8 PM
64°F · Chance T-storms
✓ 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 Illustration Starts in 22h 19m
SAT, NOV 7 · 11 AM–5 PM
62°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Lafayette Avenue outside BAM Rose Cinemas, Brooklyn · official listing on bam.org · checked Oct 29
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Lafayette Avenue outside BAM Rose Cinemas · Fort Greene, Brooklyn
Free street-party admission; optional purchases and separately ticketed films extra.
Free Photo: Margot Balboni via Poets House Starts in 1d 1h
SAT, NOV 7 · 2 PM–4 PM
62°F · Mostly 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 Starts in 1d 1h
SAT, NOV 7 · 2 PM–5 PM
62°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pearl River Mart Foods (Chelsea Market), Manhattan · official listing on pearlriver.com · checked Oct 31
Drinks & tastings
＋ Add to planner 📍 Pearl River Mart Foods (Chelsea Market) · Chelsea, Manhattan
Free
Free Starts in 1d 1h
SAT, NOV 7 · 2 PM–4 PM
62°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Flatbush Library, 22 Linden Boulevard, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Nov 5
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Flatbush Library, 22 Linden Boulevard · Flatbush, Brooklyn
Free adult workshop; RSVP requirement and capacity unconfirmed.
Free Illustration Starts in 1d 1h
SAT, NOV 7 · 2 PM–3 PM
62°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 6, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn · official listing on bargemusic.org · checked Nov 6
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park · Brooklyn Heights
Free admission; no tickets or reservations. Seating unconfirmed.
Free Photo: Wonderville Starts in 1d 1h
SAT, NOV 7 · 2:30 PM–5:30 PM
62°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Wonderville, Brooklyn · official listing on wonderville.nyc · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Wonderville · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free · 21+
Free Registration required Photo: Weeksville Heritage Center Starts in 1d 2h
SAT, NOV 7 · 3 PM–6 PM
62°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn · official listing on weeksvillesociety.org · checked Oct 30
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Weeksville Heritage Center · Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Free with RSVP
Free Photo: Saratoga Library Starts in 1d 2h
SAT, NOV 7 · 3 PM–4 PM
62°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Saratoga Library, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Nov 5
Painting & crafts
＋ Add to planner 📍 Saratoga Library · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Free
Free Photo: Pier 3, Brooklyn Bridge Park Starts in 1d 4h
SAT, NOV 7 · 5:30 PM–7 PM
57°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pier 3, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Nov 2
Painting & crafts
＋ Add to planner 📍 Pier 3, Brooklyn Bridge Park · Brooklyn Heights
Free
Pay what you wish Starts in 1d 5h
SAT, NOV 7 · FROM 6 PM
55°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn · official listing on petescandystore.com · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Pete's Candy Store · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; Free to attend; 21+; 21+
Free Starts in 1d 5h
SAT, NOV 7 · 6:30 PM–8 PM
55°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bushwick Comedy Club, Brooklyn · official listing on bushwickcomedy.com · checked Nov 5
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Bushwick Comedy Club · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free
Pay what you wish Photo: LunÀtico Starts in 1d 8h
SAT, NOV 7 · 9 PM–11:30 PM
52°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at LunÀtico, Brooklyn · official listing on barlunatico.com · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 LunÀtico · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; dinner and cocktails are paid separately.
Free Photo: House of Yes Starts in 1d 9h
SAT, NOV 7 · FROM 10 PM
52°F · Partly 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 Illustration Starts in 1d 9h
SAT, NOV 7 · 10:30 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
52°F · Partly 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 Photo: Public Records Starts in 1d 10h
SAT, NOV 7 · 11 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
52°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Public Records, Brooklyn · official listing on dice.fm · checked Oct 30
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Public Records · Gowanus, Brooklyn
Paid; 21+
Free Registration required Photo: Union Hall Starts in 1d 11h
SAT, NOV 7 · 11:59 PM–3 AM (NEXT DAY)
52°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Union Hall, Brooklyn · official listing on unionhallny.com · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Union Hall · Park Slope, Brooklyn
Free · registration required · Free with RSVP; 21+ with valid ID · 21+
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