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TUE, NOV 3 · 10 AM–7 PM
69°F · Partly Sunny
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Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St, Manhattan · official listing on bfplny.com · checked Oct 31
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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.
Happening now
TUE, NOV 3 · 10 AM–2 PM
66°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
Happening now
TUE, NOV 3 · 10 AM–3 PM
66°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Happening now
TUE, NOV 3 · 11 AM–3 PM
66°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Happening now
TUE, NOV 3 · 11 AM–3 PM
66°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
Happening now
TUE, NOV 3 · 11 AM–3 PM
66°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
Starts in 3h 32m
Every Sun, Tue · 4 PM–5:30 PM
72°F · Partly 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
Guggenheim Pay What You Wish hours
Starts in 4h 32m
Daily · 5 PM–6 PM
69°F · Mostly 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
Cooper Hewitt Pay What You Wish hour
Starts in 21h 32m
WED, NOV 4 · 10 AM–2 PM
64°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
Starts in 21h 32m
WED, NOV 4 · 10 AM–3 PM
64°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Starts in 21h 32m
Every Wed · 10 AM–9 PM
64°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Museum of the City of New York, Manhattan · official listing on mcny.org · checked Oct 31
Free Wednesdays at the Museum of the City of New York
Starts in 21h 32m
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–4 PM
64°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Hamilton Grange National Memorial, Manhattan · official listing on nps.gov · checked Nov 1
Hamilton Grange Free Ranger-Led House Tours
Starts in 22h 32m
WED, NOV 4 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
68°F · Partly 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 22h 32m
WED, NOV 4 · 11 AM–3 PM
68°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Starts in 22h 32m
WED, NOV 4 · 11 AM–3 PM
68°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
Starts in 22h 32m
WED, NOV 4 · 11 AM–3 PM
68°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
Starts in 22h 32m
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 11 AM–6 PM
69°F · Partly 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
Bronx Museum of the Arts (Always Free)
Starts in 22h 32m
Every Wed · 11 AM–8 PM
67°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at Grey Art Museum, New York University, Manhattan · official listing on greyartmuseum.nyu.edu · checked Nov 1
Grey Art Museum Late Wednesdays (NYU)
Starts in 23h 32m
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–6 PM
71°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
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art (Suggested Donation)
Starts in 23h 32m
Every Wed, Thu, Fri · 12 PM–8 PM
71°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Museum at FIT, Manhattan · official listing on fitnyc.edu · checked Nov 2
The Museum at FIT (Always Free, Open Until 8 PM Wed–Fri)
Starts in 1d 4h
WED, NOV 4 · 5 PM–8 PM
68°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), Manhattan · official listing on madmuseum.org · checked Oct 31
Pay What You Wish evening at the Museum of Arts and Design
Starts in 1d 4h
WED, NOV 4 · 5 PM–9 PM
68°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at Museum of the City of New York, Manhattan · official listing on mcny.org · checked Nov 2
Free Wednesday Nights at the Museum of the City of New York
Starts in 1d 21h
THU, NOV 5 · 10 AM–2 PM
68°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
Starts in 1d 21h
THU, NOV 5 · 10 AM–3 PM
68°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Starts in 1d 22h
THU, NOV 5 · 11 AM–1 PM
71°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at High Rock Park, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Ranger hike at High Rock Park
Starts in 1d 22h
THU, NOV 5 · 11 AM–3 PM
71°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Starts in 1d 22h
THU, NOV 5 · 11 AM–3 PM
71°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
Starts in 1d 22h
THU, NOV 5 · 11 AM–3 PM
71°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
Starts in 1d 23h
Every Sun, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–5 PM
72°F · Chance Rain Showers
✓ 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
Hispanic Society Museum & Library (Free Admission)
Starts in 2d 1h
THU, NOV 5 · 2 PM–2:45 PM
72°F · Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Wave Hill, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Public Gallery Tour
Starts in 2d 6h
THU, NOV 5 · 7 PM–8 PM
68°F · Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Anthology Film Archives, Manhattan · official listing on bronxmuseum.org · checked Oct 31
Asilah Oui: Free Films at Anthology Film Archives
Starts in 2d 6h
THU, NOV 5 · FROM 7 PM
66°F · Chance Rain Showers
✓ 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
Rally Reading Series at Pete's Candy Store (21+)
Starts in 2d 6h
THU, NOV 5 · 7 PM–8:30 PM
68°F · Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at The Cooper Union, The Great Hall, Manhattan · official listing on cooper.edu · checked Nov 1
Native Voices Karenna: two short operas at Cooper Union's Great Hall
Starts in 2d 6h
Every Thu · 7 PM–9 PM
68°F · Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at New Museum, Manhattan · official listing on newmuseum.org · checked Nov 3
New Museum Pay-What-You-Wish Thursday Nights
Starts in 2d 21h
1st Fri · 10 AM–5 PM
68°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33rd Rd, Queens · official listing on noguchi.org · checked Nov 3
Free First Friday at the Noguchi Museum
Starts in 2d 21h
FRI, NOV 6 · 10 AM–2 PM
67°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
Starts in 2d 21h
FRI, NOV 6 · 10 AM–3 PM
67°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Starts in 2d 21h
Every Fri · 10 AM–9 PM
65°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Poster House, Manhattan · official listing on posterhouse.org · checked Oct 31
Free Fridays at Poster House
Starts in 2d 22h
FRI, NOV 6 · 11 AM–3 PM
69°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Starts in 2d 22h
FRI, NOV 6 · 11 AM–3 PM
69°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
Starts in 2d 22h
FRI, NOV 6 · 11 AM–3 PM
69°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
Starts in 2d 22h
Every Fri · 11 AM–9 PM
67°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Studio Museum in Harlem, Manhattan · official listing on studiomuseum.org · checked Oct 31
Friday late hours at the Studio Museum in Harlem
Starts in 3d 2h
FRI, NOV 6 · 3 PM–4 PM
68°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Center for Brooklyn History, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Nov 2
Battle of Brooklyn Exhibition Tour at the Center for Brooklyn History
Starts in 3d 4h
FRI, NOV 6 · 5 PM–8 PM
64°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ 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 3d 4h
Every Fri · 5 PM–10 PM
66°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · repeats, so you can go another time · at Whitney Museum of American Art, Manhattan · official listing on whitney.org · checked Oct 27
Whitney Free Friday Nights
Starts in 3d 4h
FRI, NOV 6 · 5 PM–7 PM
66°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Japan Society, Manhattan · official listing on japansociety.org · checked Nov 1
Japan Society Gallery Free First Friday
Starts in 3d 5h
FRI, NOV 6 · 5:30 PM–7:30 PM
64°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ 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 3d 6h
FRI, NOV 6 · FROM 7 PM
65°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn · official listing on petescandystore.com · checked Nov 1
Dead Pete's Society poetry open mic (21+)
Starts in 3d 20h
SAT, NOV 7 · 9 AM–3 PM
62°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Queens Super Hike (15 miles)
Starts in 3d 20h
SAT, NOV 7 · 9 AM–3 PM
62°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Unisphere (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Queens County Parks Super Hike
Starts in 3d 21h
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–12 PM
60°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Snug Harbor, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Ranger walk at Snug Harbor
Starts in 3d 21h
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 3d 21h
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–6 PM
63°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at MoMA PS1, Queens · official listing on momaps1.org · checked Oct 28
MoMA PS1 November Open House
Starts in 3d 21h
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–12 PM
60°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Staten Island North Shore Parks Super Hike
Starts in 3d 21h
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–3 PM
60°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Starts in 3d 22h
SAT, NOV 7 · 11 AM–4 PM
64°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at King Manor Museum, Queens · official listing on eventbrite.com · checked Oct 28
Queens Fiber Arts Festival
Starts in 3d 22h
SAT, NOV 7 · 11 AM–3 PM
62°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Starts in 3d 23h
SAT, NOV 7 · 12 PM–4 PM
62°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Concrete Plant Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
5th Annual Community Banquet
Starts in 3d 23h
SAT, NOV 7 · 12 PM–4 PM
63°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House Museum
Starts in 3d 23h
Every Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
64°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 30
Exhibit: The Shirley Chisholm Way at Lefferts Historic House
Starts in 4d 0h
SAT, NOV 7 · 1 PM–2 PM
65°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Juniper South Playground (in Juniper Valley Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Autumn Eco Crafts and Exploration
Starts in 4d 0h
SAT, NOV 7 · 1 PM–2:30 PM
63°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park), Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Native American Heritage Month: Indigenous Plant Practices
Starts in 4d 0h
SAT, NOV 7 · 1 PM–2 PM
65°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · at East Fourth Street Community Garden, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 31
Historical Walking Tour from the East 4th Street Community Garden
Starts in 4d 1h
SAT, NOV 7 · 2 PM–3:30 PM
65°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 30
Battle of Brooklyn Walking Tour
Starts in 4d 1h
SAT, NOV 7 · 2 PM–4 PM
66°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Poets House, Manhattan · official listing on poetshouse.org · checked Oct 30
Poets House: In Memoriam Stephen Dobyns
Starts in 4d 2h
SAT, NOV 7 · 3 PM–6 PM
65°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn · official listing on weeksvillesociety.org · checked Oct 30
Before It's Gone: Archive to Survive book launch and panel
Starts in 4d 2h
SAT, NOV 7 · FROM 3 PM
65°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, Bronx · official listing on poecottage.org · checked Nov 2
Ephemeral Light: Artist Talk with Ira Merritt at Poe Cottage
Starts in 4d 22h
SUN, NOV 8 · 10:30 AM–6 PM
56°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Whitney Museum of American Art, Manhattan · official listing on whitney.org · checked Oct 27
Whitney Free Second Sunday
Starts in 4d 22h
SUN, NOV 8 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
57°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Soundview Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Ranger walk at Soundview Park
Starts in 4d 22h
SUN, NOV 8 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
58°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Forest Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Ranger hike in Forest Park
Starts in 4d 22h
SUN, NOV 8 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
57°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Lafayette Avenue and Colgate Avenue (in Soundview Park), Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Fall Foliage Hike
Starts in 4d 22h
SUN, NOV 8 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
58°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Native American Heritage Month: Lenape Folktales
Starts in 4d 22h
SUN, NOV 8 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
58°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Lawn Area (in Seaside Wildlife Nature Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Outdoor Skills: Orienteering and Geocaching Hike
Starts in 4d 22h
SUN, NOV 8 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
58°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Myrtle Avenue and Park Lane South (in Forest Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Fall Foliage Tree ID Hike
Starts in 4d 22h
SUN, NOV 8 · 11 AM–3 PM
58°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Starts in 4d 23h
SUN, NOV 8 · 12 PM–4 PM
58°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House Museum
Starts in 4d 23h
SUN, NOV 8 · 12 PM–1:30 PM
60°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Old Stone House, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 30
Native American Heritage Month: Early Food Traditions at the Old Stone House
Starts in 4d 23h
SUN, NOV 8 · 12 PM–6 PM
60°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn · official listing on pioneerworks.org · checked Nov 1
Second Sundays Free Open House at Pioneer Works
Starts in 5d 0h
SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–2:30 PM
61°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Central Park North Woods, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Ranger hike in Central Park's North Woods
Starts in 5d 0h
SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–3 PM
58°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ 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 5d 0h
SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–2 PM
60°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at 73rd Avenue and Hollis Hills Terrace (in Cunningham Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Historic New York: Vanderbilt Motor Parkway
Starts in 5d 0h
SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–2:30 PM
60°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at David Dinkins Circle (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park),Ederl, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Artist Talk with Cecile Chong and Alexander Zev
Starts in 5d 0h
SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–3 PM
60°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bayside Historical Society (in Fort Totten Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Second Sunday Castle Tours
Starts in 5d 21h
MON, NOV 9 · 10 AM–3 PM
53°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Starts in 5d 22h
MON, NOV 9 · 11 AM–11:45 AM
56°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bryant Park, Manhattan · official listing on bryantpark.org · checked Oct 25
Free Bryant Park tour
Starts in 5d 22h
MON, NOV 9 · 11 AM–3 PM
55°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Starts in 6d 6h
MON, NOV 9 · 7 PM–9 PM
55°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at The Cooper Union, The Great Hall, Manhattan · official listing on cooper.edu · checked Nov 1
Conversations in Tusculum: Richard Nelson play at Cooper Union
Starts in 6d 21h
TUE, NOV 10 · 10 AM–2 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
Starts in 6d 21h
TUE, NOV 10 · 10 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Starts in 6d 22h
TUE, NOV 10 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Starts in 6d 22h
TUE, NOV 10 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
Starts in 6d 22h
TUE, NOV 10 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
Starts in 1w 0d
TUE, NOV 10 · 7 PM–11 PM
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Wonderville, Brooklyn · official listing on wonderville.nyc · checked Nov 1
Bacon, Eggs & Toons: Free Animation Screening (21+)
Starts in 1w 0d
TUE, NOV 10 · 7 PM–8:30 PM
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at The Cooper Union, Foundation Building Room 215, Manhattan · official listing on cooper.edu · checked Nov 1
Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa photography artist talk at Cooper Union
Starts in 1w 0d
TUE, NOV 10 · 7 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Online via Zoom, hosted by Warner Library, Westchester · official listing on warnerlibrary.org · checked Nov 2
Thrifting 101: Free Online Workshop
Starts in 1w 0d
WED, NOV 11 · 10 AM–2 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
Starts in 1w 0d
WED, NOV 11 · 10 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Starts in 1w 0d
WED, NOV 11 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Starts in 1w 0d
WED, NOV 11 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
Starts in 1w 0d
WED, NOV 11 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
Starts in 1w 1d
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 1d
THU, NOV 12 · 10 AM–2 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
Starts in 1w 1d
THU, NOV 12 · 10 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Starts in 1w 1d
THU, NOV 12 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Starts in 1w 1d
THU, NOV 12 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
Starts in 1w 1d
THU, NOV 12 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
Starts in 1w 2d
THU, NOV 12 · 2 PM–2:45 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Wave Hill, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Public Gallery Tour
Starts in 1w 2d
THU, NOV 12 · 5:30 PM–7 PM
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at Pearl River Mart Foods (Chelsea Market), Manhattan · official listing on pearlriver.com · checked Oct 31
Chef Judy Joo book signing at Pearl River Mart Foods
Starts in 1w 3d
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 3d
FRI, NOV 13 · 5 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Neue Galerie New York, Manhattan · official listing on neuegalerie.org · checked Oct 31
Neue Galerie free First Friday: 25th Anniversary Exhibition
Starts in 1w 3d
SAT, NOV 14 · 10 AM–11:30 AM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Park, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Ranger walk at Conference House Park
Starts in 1w 3d
SAT, NOV 14 · 10:30 AM–4:30 PM
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Intrepid Museum, Manhattan · official listing on intrepidmuseum.org · checked Nov 2
Coding Together Mini Hackathon at the Intrepid Museum
Starts in 1w 3d
SAT, NOV 14 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ 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
Rose's Pineapple Shorts pop-up at Pearl River Mart Foods
Starts in 1w 4d
SAT, NOV 14 · 1 PM–2:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Prospect Park Picnic House, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Fall foliage hike in Prospect Park
Starts in 1w 4d
SAT, NOV 14 · 1 PM–2 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Riverdale Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Ranger walk in Riverdale Park
Starts in 1w 4d
SAT, NOV 14 · 2 PM–4 PM
✓ 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
Stephanie Dinkins: Anchoring Home, public exhibition opening
Starts in 1w 4d
SAT, NOV 14 · 2:30 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Louis Armstrong Center (Jerry's Place), Queens · official listing on louisarmstronghouse.org · checked Oct 30
Hot Five Centennial Listening Session, Part 3
Starts in 1w 4d
SAT, NOV 14 · 3 PM–5:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Poets House, Manhattan · official listing on poetshouse.org · checked Oct 30
Poets House: Verge Books launch of The Tablets by Armand Schwerner
Starts in 1w 4d
SAT, NOV 14 · 3 PM–4:15 PM
✓ 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
Poetry Writing Workshop at Brooklyn Public Library Central
Starts in 1w 4d
SUN, NOV 15 · 11 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pelham Bay Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Ranger walk on Hunter Island
Starts in 1w 4d
SUN, NOV 15 · 11 AM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Queens Museum, New York City Building, Queens · official listing on queensmuseum.org · checked Oct 28
Community Archiving Day at Queens Museum
Starts in 1w 4d
SUN, NOV 15 · 11:30 AM–1 PM
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Queens Museum, New York City Building, Queens · official listing on queensmuseum.org · checked Nov 1
ArtAccess Museum Explorers for Children with Disabilities
Starts in 1w 5d
SUN, NOV 15 · 2 PM–4 PM
✓ 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
ArtAccess Open Studio for Teens and Adults with Disabilities
Starts in 1w 5d
SUN, NOV 15 · FROM 7 PM
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn · official listing on pioneerworks.org · checked Nov 1
Terence Tao: Six Math Essentials at Pioneer Works
Starts in 1w 6d
MON, NOV 16 · 3 PM–5 PM
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Nov 2
Creative Writing Workshop at Brooklyn Public Library Central
Starts in 2w 0d
TUE, NOV 17 · 2 PM–5 PM
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at The Bronx Museum, Bronx · official listing on bronxmuseum.org · checked Nov 2
Lifelong Studio Printmaking: First Session for Adults 55+
Starts in 2w 0d
TUE, NOV 17 · 6:30 PM–8:30 PM
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at The Cooper Union, Room 315F, Manhattan · official listing on cooper.edu · checked Nov 1
Sean Lally architecture lecture at Cooper Union
Starts in 2w 1d
WED, NOV 18 · 5:30 PM–7:30 PM
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at New York Hall of Science (NYSCI), Queens · official listing on nysci.org · checked Nov 2
STEM Night: AI in Action at New York Hall of Science
Starts in 2w 1d
WED, NOV 18 · 6 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, Manhattan · official listing on dyckmanfarmhouse.org · checked Oct 30
Comfy Classical at Dyckman Farmhouse
Starts in 2w 1d
WED, NOV 18 · 6 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at The Noguchi Museum, Queens · official listing on noguchi.org · checked Nov 2
Noguchi Talks: Alanna Heiss and Martin Puryear
Starts in 2w 1d
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 1d
WED, NOV 18 · 7 PM–8:30 PM
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at The Cooper Union Great Hall (Foundation Building), Manhattan · official listing on cooper.edu · checked Nov 1
In the Room: David Hume Kennerly at Cooper Union's Great Hall
Starts in 2w 2d
THU, NOV 19 · 5 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · at The Jewish Museum, Manhattan · official listing on thejewishmuseum.org · checked Oct 31
Free Third Thursday Evening at the Jewish Museum
Starts in 2w 2d
THU, NOV 19 · 7 PM–9 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · seasonal special · at South Street Seaport Museum, Manhattan · official listing on theseaport.nyc · checked Oct 30
Wayzgoose Holiday Kick Off at the Seaport Museum
Starts in 2w 3d
SAT, NOV 21 · 11 AM–1 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Forest Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Ranger hike from Forest Park's Overlook
Starts in 2w 5d
SUN, NOV 22 · 1 PM–2:30 PM
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 1
Native American Heritage Month: Walking Lenapehoking
Starts in 2w 5d
SUN, NOV 22 · 2 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Queens Museum, New York City Building, Queens · official listing on queensmuseum.org · checked Oct 31
Free Adult Printmaking Workshop at Queens Museum
Starts in 3w 3d
SAT, NOV 28 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Springfield Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Ranger walk in Springfield Park
Starts in 3w 4d
SUN, NOV 29 · 11 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pelham Bay Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Ranger walk near Split Rock
Starts in 4w 3d
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
Grand Army Plaza (Brooklyn) Hanukkah menorah lightings
Starts in 4w 3d
FRI, DEC 4 · 5 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Neue Galerie, Manhattan · official listing on neuegalerie.org · checked Oct 26
Neue Galerie free late-night admission
Starts in 4w 3d
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 4d
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 6w 2d
THU, DEC 17 · 4 PM–6:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Wave Hill, Bronx · official listing on wavehill.org · checked Oct 26
Wave Hill Winter Solstice Wishes
Starts in 7w 5d
SUN, DEC 27 · 1 PM–2 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Salt Marsh Nature Center, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Plants of the holiday season walk
Starts in 10w 5d
MON, JAN 18 · 10:30 AM–12:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn · official listing on bam.org · checked Oct 26
BAM 41st Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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