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Free Happening now
Daily · 12 AM–11:59 PM
53°F · Clear
✓ 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
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＋ 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 · Clear
✓ 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
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＋ Add to planner 📍 West 22nd Street between 10th & 11th Avenues · Chelsea, Manhattan
Free
Free Photo: Gansevoort Peninsula, Hudson River Park Happening now
Daily · 6 AM–11:59 PM
53°F · Clear
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Gansevoort Peninsula, Hudson River Park, Manhattan · official listing on hudsonriverpark.org · checked Nov 10
📍 Gansevoort Peninsula, Hudson River Park · Meatpacking District, Manhattan
Free
Free Starts in 6h 25m
Daily · 6 AM–10 PM
49°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Carl Schurz Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 10
📍 Carl Schurz Park · Yorkville, Manhattan
Free
Free Photo: Fort Wadsworth, Gateway National Recreation Area Starts in 6h 25m
Daily · 6 AM–9 PM
45°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Fort Wadsworth, Gateway National Recreation Area, Staten Island · official listing on nps.gov · checked Nov 10
📍 Fort Wadsworth, Gateway National Recreation Area · Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island
Free
Free Starts in 6h 25m
Daily · 6 AM–10 PM
49°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Heather Garden, Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 10
📍 Heather Garden, Fort Tryon Park · Hudson Heights, Manhattan
Free
Free Starts in 6h 25m
Daily · 6 AM–10 PM
49°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Little Red Lighthouse, Fort Washington Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 10
📍 Little Red Lighthouse, Fort Washington Park · Washington Heights, Manhattan
Free
Free Illustration Starts in 6h 25m
Daily · 6 AM–10 PM
49°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Mount Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 10
📍 Mount Prospect Park · Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Free
Free Illustration Starts in 6h 25m
Daily · 6 AM–10 PM
49°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Owl's Head Park, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 10
📍 Owl's Head Park · Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Free
Free Starts in 6h 25m
Daily · 6 AM–10 PM
49°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Bennett Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 10
📍 Bennett Park · Washington Heights, Manhattan
Free
Free Illustration Starts in 6h 25m
Daily · 6 AM–10 PM
45°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Conference House Park, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 10
📍 Conference House Park · Tottenville, Staten Island
Free
Free Starts in 6h 25m
Daily · 6 AM–10 PM
49°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Fort Totten Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 10
📍 Fort Totten Park · Bay Terrace, Queens
Free
Free Illustration Starts in 6h 25m
Daily · 6 AM–10 PM
49°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Astoria Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 10
📍 Astoria Park · Astoria, Queens
Free
Free Starts in 8h 25m
Daily · 8 AM–4 PM
51°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Brooklyn Army Terminal, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynarmyterminal.com · checked Nov 10
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＋ Add to planner 📍 Brooklyn Army Terminal · Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Free
Free Illustration Starts in 8h 25m
Daily · 8 AM–8 PM
51°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at National September 11 Memorial, Manhattan · official listing on 911memorial.org · checked Nov 10
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＋ Add to planner 📍 National September 11 Memorial · Financial District, Manhattan
Free
Free Photo: General Grant National Memorial Starts in 10h 25m
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–4 PM
55°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at General Grant National Memorial, Manhattan · official listing on nps.gov · checked Nov 1
📍 General Grant National Memorial · Manhattan
Free
Pay what you wish Photo: Brooklyn Botanic Garden Starts in 10h 25m
Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–3:30 PM
56°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn · official listing on bbg.org · checked Nov 5
📍 Brooklyn Botanic Garden · Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Suggested donation · pay what you wish · Daytime admission pay-what-you-wish through January 15 while Lightscape is installed; evenings are separate paid Lightscape tickets
Free Photo: Pratt Institute Brooklyn Campus Starts in 10h 25m
Daily · 10 AM–4 PM
56°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Pratt Institute Brooklyn Campus, Brooklyn · official listing on pratt.edu · checked Nov 10
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＋ Add to planner 📍 Pratt Institute Brooklyn Campus · Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
Free
Free Photo: Belvedere Castle Starts in 10h 25m
Daily · 10 AM–5 PM
55°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Belvedere Castle, Manhattan · official listing on centralparknyc.org · checked Nov 10
📍 Belvedere Castle · Central Park, Manhattan
Free
Free to enter Photo: Museum at Eldridge Street Starts in 10h 25m
Every Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 10 AM–5 PM
55°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · repeats, so you can go another time · at Museum at Eldridge Street, Manhattan · official listing on eldridgestreet.org · checked Nov 10
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＋ Add to planner 📍 Museum at Eldridge Street · Lower East Side, Manhattan
Paid; children under 5 free. Official pay-what-you-wish admission Mondays and Fridays.
Free Photo: Queens County Farm Museum Starts in 10h 25m
Daily · 10 AM–5 PM
56°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Queens County Farm Museum, Queens · official listing on queensfarm.org · checked Nov 10
📍 Queens County Farm Museum · Floral Park, Queens
Free
Free Starts in 10h 25m
Every Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–5 PM
56°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn · official listing on weeksvillesociety.org · checked Nov 10
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＋ Add to planner 📍 Weeksville Heritage Center · Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Free
Free Photo: Bronx Museum of the Arts Starts in 11h 25m
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
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＋ Add to planner 📍 Bronx Museum of the Arts · Bronx
Free
Free to enter Starts in 11h 25m
Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 11 AM–5 PM
57°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · repeats, so you can go another time · at Bard Graduate Center Gallery, Manhattan · official listing on bgc.bard.edu · checked Nov 10
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＋ Add to planner 📍 Bard Graduate Center Gallery · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Paid. Friday admission waived 11 AM–8 PM. Complimentary: members, Culture Pass, hardship, AAM/ICOM/NARM.
Free to enter Photo: Housing Works Bookstore Starts in 11h 25m
Daily · 11 AM–5 PM
57°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · repeats, so you can go another time · at Housing Works Bookstore, Manhattan · official listing on shop.housingworks.org · checked Nov 10
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＋ Add to planner 📍 Housing Works Bookstore · SoHo, Manhattan
Free to enter · purchases optional · Browsing is free; cafe drinks and food are paid. Net proceeds support Housing Works HIV/AIDS services.
Free Photo: White Columns Starts in 11h 25m
Every Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 11 AM–6 PM
57°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at White Columns, Manhattan · official listing on whitecolumns.org · checked Nov 10
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＋ Add to planner 📍 White Columns · West Village, Manhattan
Free
Pay what you wish Photo: Staten Island Museum Starts in 11h 25m
Every Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 11 AM–5 PM
57°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at Staten Island Museum, Staten Island · official listing on statenislandmuseum.org · checked Nov 10
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＋ Add to planner 📍 Staten Island Museum · Livingston, Staten Island
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; members free. Last entry 4:45 PM.
Pay what you wish Starts in 12h 25m
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–6 PM
59°F · 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
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＋ Add to planner 📍 Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art · Manhattan
Suggested donation; pay what you wish
Pay what you wish Starts in 12h 25m
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–5 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Noble Maritime Collection, Staten Island · official listing on noblemaritime.org · checked Nov 10
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＋ Add to planner 📍 The Noble Maritime Collection · Livingston, Staten Island
Suggested donation · pay what you wish · Pay-what-you-wish; donation optional. Members, children under 10, and care partners are free. SNAP visitors are not asked to donate.
Free Starts in 12h 25m
Every Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–6 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Drawing Center, Manhattan · official listing on drawingcenter.org · checked Nov 10
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 The Drawing Center · SoHo, Manhattan
Free
Free Illustration Starts in 12h 25m
Every Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–4 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Nicholas Roerich Museum, Manhattan · official listing on roerich.org · checked Nov 10
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＋ Add to planner 📍 Nicholas Roerich Museum · Morningside Heights, Manhattan
Free
Free Photo: Smack Mellon Starts in 12h 25m
Every Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–6 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Smack Mellon, Brooklyn · official listing on smackmellon.org · checked Nov 10
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＋ Add to planner 📍 Smack Mellon · DUMBO, Brooklyn
Free
Free Photo: Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 Starts in 15h 25m
Daily · 3 PM–8 PM
62°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Nov 3
📍 Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 · Brooklyn
Free
Free Photo: Staten Island Ferry (St. George Terminal) Starts in 15h 25m
Daily · 3 PM–7 PM
62°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Staten Island Ferry (St. George Terminal), Staten Island · official listing on siferry.com · checked Nov 3
📍 Staten Island Ferry (St. George Terminal) · Staten Island
Free
Free Starts in 15h 25m
Daily · 3 PM–8 PM
62°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Brooklyn Heights Promenade, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 3
📍 Brooklyn Heights Promenade · Brooklyn Heights
Free
Free Photo: Little Island Starts in 15h 25m
Daily · 3 PM–9 PM
61°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Little Island, Manhattan · official listing on littleisland.org · checked Nov 5
📍 Little Island · Meatpacking / West Village, Manhattan
Free
Free Starts in 15h 55m
Daily · 3:30 PM–6 PM
62°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Hunter's Point South Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 7
📍 Hunter's Point South Park · Long Island City, Queens
Free
Free Photo: Domino Park Starts in 16h 25m
Daily · 4 PM–11 PM
61°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Domino Park, Brooklyn · official listing on dominopark.com · checked Nov 5
📍 Domino Park · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Free
Pay what you wish Photo: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Starts in 17h 25m
Daily · 5 PM–6 PM
59°F · Partly 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
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＋ 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 Registration required Photo: Hispanic Society Museum & Library Starts in 1d 12h
Every Sun, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–5 PM
57°F · 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
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＋ Add to planner 📍 Hispanic Society Museum & Library · Manhattan
Free; registration required; Free with a reserved ticket
Free Registration required Photo: MoMA PS1 Starts in 1d 12h
Every Sun, Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–6 PM
59°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ 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
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＋ 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.
Pay what you wish Starts in 1d 12h
Every Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–5 PM
57°F · Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at National Jazz Museum in Harlem, Manhattan · official listing on jmih.org · checked Nov 10
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＋ Add to planner 📍 National Jazz Museum in Harlem · Harlem, Manhattan
Suggested donation; pay what you wish.
Free to enter Photo: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Starts in 2d 12h
Every Fri, Sat · 12 PM–4 PM
47°F · Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · repeats, so you can go another time · at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, Manhattan · official listing on dyckmanfarmhouse.org · checked Nov 10
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＋ Add to planner 📍 Dyckman Farmhouse Museum · Inwood, Manhattan
Paid; children under 3 free. Inwood and Washington Heights residents free with a valid local address. Grounds and garden always free.
Free Starts in 3d 7h
Every Sun, Sat · 7 AM–11 AM
38°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 6, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Governors Island Trust Ferry, Manhattan · official listing on govisland.com · checked Nov 6
📍 Governors Island Trust Ferry · Battery Maritime Building / Governors Island, Manhattan
Free at the listed days and hours; Free Trust ferry Sat/Sun before 11 AM
Free Kid-friendly Photo: Prospect Park Alliance Starts in 3d 10h
Every Sat · 10 AM–12 PM
45°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 30
📍 Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Completely free, no registration
Free Starts in 3d 10h
SAT, NOV 14 · 10 AM–11:30 AM
44°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Park Visitor Center, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
📍 Conference House Park Visitor Center · Tottenville, Staten Island
Free
Free Registration required Illustration Starts in 3d 10h
SAT, NOV 14 · 10 AM–1 PM
45°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 6, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Fort Greene Park Visitor Center, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 6
📍 Fort Greene Park Visitor Center · Fort Greene, Brooklyn
Free · registration required · Free; register on the Fort Greene Park Conservancy event page
Free Illustration Starts in 3d 10h
Every Sat · 10 AM–12 PM
45°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Prospect Park Audubon Center, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Nov 7
📍 Prospect Park Audubon Center · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Free
Free Registration required Illustration Starts in 3d 10h
SAT, NOV 14 · 10 AM–1 PM
45°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, Queens · official listing on nycbirdalliance.app.neoncrm.com · checked Nov 7
📍 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center · Broad Channel, Queens
Free · registration required · Free; register in advance
Free Registration required Photo: Intrepid Museum Starts in 3d 10h
SAT, NOV 14 · 10:30 AM–4:30 PM
45°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Intrepid Museum, Manhattan · official listing on intrepidmuseum.org · checked Nov 2
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＋ Add to planner 📍 Intrepid Museum · Manhattan
Free · registration required · Free with registration
Free Registration required Starts in 3d 11h
SAT, NOV 14 · 11 AM–12 PM
46°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Bushwick Inlet Park (Lawn Area), Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 31
📍 Bushwick Inlet Park (Lawn Area) · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Free · registration required · Free
Free Starts in 3d 11h
SAT, NOV 14 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
46°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Astoria Park (Hoyt Ave North & 19th St), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
📍 Astoria Park (Hoyt Ave North & 19th St) · Astoria, Queens
Free
Free to enter Starts in 3d 11h
SAT, NOV 14 · 11 AM–3 PM
46°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ 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
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＋ Add to planner 📍 Pearl River Mart Foods (Chelsea Market) · Chelsea, Manhattan
Free to enter · purchases optional · Free to visit; pastries available for purchase
Free Starts in 3d 11h
SAT, NOV 14 · 11 AM–12 PM
45°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
📍 Van Cortlandt Nature Center · Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
Free
Free to enter Photo: Chinese Scholar's Garden, Snug Harbor Starts in 3d 11h
Every Sun, Sat · 11 AM–4 PM
46°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · repeats, so you can go another time · at Chinese Scholar's Garden, Snug Harbor, Staten Island · official listing on snug-harbor.org · checked Nov 10
📍 Chinese Scholar's Garden, Snug Harbor · Livingston, Staten Island
Paid; free under 6, military, and members. SI residents free first Friday with proof of address.
Free Registration required Illustration Sold out
SAT, NOV 14 · 11:30 AM–12:30 PM
46°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Queens County Farm Museum, Queens · official listing on queensfarm.org · checked Oct 27
📍 Queens County Farm Museum · Floral Park, Queens
Free · advance registration required · sold out
Free Starts in 3d 12h
SAT, NOV 14 · 12 PM–2 PM
47°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at St. Nicholas Park (James Baldwin Lawn), Manhattan · official listing on aaa.org · checked Oct 29
📍 St. Nicholas Park (James Baldwin Lawn) · Harlem, Manhattan
Free (Amateur Astronomers Association public event)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 12h
Every Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
47°F · Slight 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
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＋ Add to planner 📍 Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Completely free
Free Starts in 3d 12h
SAT, NOV 14 · 12 PM–2 PM
47°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at West 135th Street Plaza, St. Nicholas Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
📍 West 135th Street Plaza, St. Nicholas Park · St. Nicholas Park, Manhattan
Free
Free Photo: The High Line Starts in 3d 12h
Every Sat · 12 PM–1:30 PM
47°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at The High Line, Manhattan · official listing on thehighline.org · checked Nov 5
📍 The High Line · Meatpacking District, Manhattan
Free
Free Illustration Starts in 3d 13h
SAT, NOV 14 · 1 PM–2 PM
47°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Riverdale Park (Palisade Ave & Spaulding Ln), Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
📍 Riverdale Park (Palisade Ave & Spaulding Ln) · Riverdale, Bronx
Free
Free Illustration Starts in 3d 13h
SAT, NOV 14 · 1 PM–2 PM
48°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Highland Park (Vermont Place parking lot), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
📍 Highland Park (Vermont Place parking lot) · Highland Park, Queens
Free
Free Starts in 3d 13h
SAT, NOV 14 · 1 PM–2 PM
48°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Morningside Park (W 114th St & Morningside Dr), Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
📍 Morningside Park (W 114th St & Morningside Dr) · Morningside Park, Manhattan
Free
Free Photo: Environmental Education Center Starts in 3d 13h
Every Sun, Sat · 1 PM–5 PM
48°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Environmental Education Center, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Nov 2
📍 Environmental Education Center · DUMBO, Brooklyn
Free
Free Photo: Nicholas Lea Bruno via Staten Island Museum Starts in 3d 14h
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
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＋ Add to planner 📍 Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor · Snug Harbor, Staten Island
Free; registration recommended, donations welcome
Free Starts in 3d 14h
SAT, NOV 14 · 2:30 PM–4 PM
48°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Louis Armstrong Center (Jerry's Place), Queens · official listing on louisarmstronghouse.org · checked Oct 30
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＋ 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 3d 15h
SAT, NOV 14 · 3 PM–5:30 PM
48°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
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＋ Add to planner 📍 Poets House · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Completely free
Free Registration required Photo: Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library Starts in 3d 15h
SAT, NOV 14 · 3 PM–4:15 PM
48°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ 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
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＋ Add to planner 📍 Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library · Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Free · registration required
Free Photo: Amateur Astronomers Association Starts in 3d 18h
SAT, NOV 14 · 6:30 PM–10 PM
44°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Great Kills Park, Staten Island · official listing on aaa.org · checked Oct 29
📍 Great Kills Park · Great Kills, Staten Island
Free (Amateur Astronomers Association public event)
Free Starts in 3d 20h
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
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＋ Add to planner 📍 Great Kills Park · Great Kills, Staten Island
Free
Free Illustration Starts in 4d 11h
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
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＋ Add to planner 📍 Queens Museum, New York City Building · Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Free event; optional books and zines cost extra.
Free Illustration Starts in 4d 11h
SUN, NOV 15 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
48°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Fort Totten Park Visitors Center, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
📍 Fort Totten Park Visitors Center · Fort Totten Park, Queens
Free
Free Starts in 4d 11h
SUN, NOV 15 · 11 AM–12 PM
48°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at North Picnic Area, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
📍 North Picnic Area, Pelham Bay Park · Pelham Bay Park, Bronx
Free
Free Starts in 4d 11h
SUN, NOV 15 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
48°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Brower Park Lawn, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
📍 Brower Park Lawn · Brower Park, Brooklyn
Free
Free Starts in 4d 11h
SUN, NOV 15 · 11 AM–11:30 AM
49°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Silver Lake Park, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
📍 Silver Lake Park, Staten Island
Free
Free Kid-friendly Registration required Starts in 4d 11h
SUN, NOV 15 · 11:30 AM–1 PM
48°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ 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
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＋ 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 Starts in 4d 12h
SUN, NOV 15 · 12 PM–1:30 PM
49°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Fort Greene Park Visitor Center, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
📍 Fort Greene Park Visitor Center · Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn
Free
Free Registration required Starts in 4d 12h
SUN, NOV 15 · 12 PM–1:30 PM
50°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 6, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Eton Place Parking Lot, Willowbrook Park, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 6
📍 Eton Place Parking Lot, Willowbrook Park · Willowbrook, Staten Island
Free · registration required · Free; registration required (registration is currently closed)
Free Registration required Illustration Starts in 4d 12h
SUN, NOV 15 · 12:30 PM–3 PM
50°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Snug Harbor Sustainability Center, Staten Island · official listing on snug-harbor.org · checked Oct 31
📍 Snug Harbor Sustainability Center · Livingston, Staten Island
Free; registration required.
Free Registration required Illustration Starts in 4d 13h
SUN, NOV 15 · 1 PM–3 PM
50°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Snug Harbor, Building P lobby, Staten Island · official listing on snug-harbor.org · checked Oct 31
📍 Snug Harbor, Building P lobby · Livingston, Staten Island
Free; registration required.
Free Starts in 4d 13h
SUN, NOV 15 · 1 PM–2 PM
50°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Crotona Nature Center, Crotona Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 31
📍 Crotona Nature Center, Crotona Park · Crotona Park, Bronx
Free
Free Illustration Starts in 4d 13h
SUN, NOV 15 · 1 PM–2:30 PM
50°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Kissena Park (164th St & Lithonia Ave), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
📍 Kissena Park (164th St & Lithonia Ave) · Kissena Park, Queens
Free
Free Illustration Starts in 4d 13h
SUN, NOV 15 · 1 PM–2 PM
50°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Inwood Hill Park (W 218th St & Indian Rd), Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
📍 Inwood Hill Park (W 218th St & Indian Rd) · Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan
Free
Free Illustration Starts in 4d 13h
SUN, NOV 15 · 1 PM–3:30 PM
50°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
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＋ 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 4d 14h
SUN, NOV 15 · 2 PM–4 PM
50°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
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＋ 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.
Pay what you wish Photo: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Starts in 4d 16h
Every Sun, Tue · 4 PM–5:30 PM
50°F · Mostly 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
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＋ 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 4d 16h
Every Sun · 4 PM–5 PM
50°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, Queens · official listing on nps.gov · checked Nov 5
📍 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center · Broad Channel, Queens
Free
Free Starts in 4d 18h
SUN, NOV 15 · 6 PM–7:30 PM
47°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Moore Homestead Playground (Broadway & Elmhurst Ave), Queens · official listing on aaa.org · checked Oct 30
📍 Moore Homestead Playground (Broadway & Elmhurst Ave) · Elmhurst, Queens
Free (Amateur Astronomers Association public event)
Illustration Starts in 4d 19h
SUN, NOV 15 · 7 PM–10 PM
46°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn · official listing on aaa.org · checked Oct 29
📍 Pioneer Works · Red Hook, Brooklyn
Free (Amateur Astronomers Association public event)
Free Registration required Photo: Pioneer Works Starts in 4d 19h
SUN, NOV 15 · FROM 7 PM
46°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn · official listing on pioneerworks.org · checked Nov 1
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＋ 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 4d 21h
SUN, NOV 15 · 9 PM–2 AM (NEXT DAY)
44°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at Mood Ring, Brooklyn · official listing on moodringnyc.club · checked Nov 5
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＋ Add to planner 📍 Mood Ring · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free to enter · purchases optional · Free to sing and enter; full bar service. 21+ with ID · 21+
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