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Free Registration required Photo: Hispanic Society Museum & Library Starts in 21m
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 Starts in 21m
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 5h 21m
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 5h 21m
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 6h 21m
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 Registration required Starts in 22h 21m
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–2 PM
59°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ 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
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Hudson River Museum, Greene Education Center · Yonkers, Westchester
Free for Westchester teens · registration via WYA
Free Photo: Margot Balboni via Poets House Starts in 1d 2h
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 2h
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 2h
SAT, NOV 7 · 2:30 PM–4 PM
63°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Warner Library, Room C, 121 North Broadway, Westchester · official listing on warnerlibrary.org · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Warner Library, Room C, 121 North Broadway · Tarrytown, Westchester
Free admission
Free to enter Starts in 1d 7h
SAT, NOV 7 · 7 PM–11 PM
49°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ 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
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 18th Ward Brewing (New Rochelle Taproom) · New Rochelle, Westchester
Free to enter · purchases optional · Free show; drinks for purchase
Free Registration required Illustration Starts in 1d 7h
SAT, NOV 7 · 7:30 PM–9 PM
52°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Rockland Center for the Arts, Nyack & Rockland · official listing on rocklandartcenter.org · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Rockland Center for the Arts · West Nyack, Nyack & Rockland
Free to the public; preregistration required by RoCA.
Free Photo: Valley Cottage Library Starts in 2d 1h
SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–3 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Valley Cottage, Nyack & Rockland · official listing on valleycottagelibrary.org · checked Oct 26
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Valley Cottage, Nyack & Rockland
Free
Free Limited spots Starts in 2d 2h
SUN, NOV 8 · 2 PM–4 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · limited spots · 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 to enter Photo: Smalls Jazz Club Starts in 2d 2h
SUN, NOV 8 · 2 PM–5:15 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at Smalls Jazz Club, Manhattan · official listing on smallslive.com · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Smalls Jazz Club · Manhattan
Free to enter · purchases optional · No cover charge per the official Smalls listing; drinks sold at the bar
Free Starts in 2d 2h
SUN, NOV 8 · 2 PM–3:30 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 4, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Grinton I. Will Library, Will Auditorium, 1500 Central Park , Westchester · official listing on ypl.org · checked Nov 4
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Grinton I. Will Library, Will Auditorium, 1500 Central Park Avenue · Yonkers, Westchester
Free; advance registration strongly encouraged. Seating is limited.
Pay what you wish Photo: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Starts in 2d 4h
Every Sun, Tue · 4 PM–5:30 PM
59°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 2d 6h
SUN, NOV 8 · FROM 6 PM
56°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Book Club Bar, Manhattan · official listing on bookclubbar.com · checked Nov 5
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Book Club Bar · East Village, Manhattan
Free
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