Happening now
Every Sat · 8 AM–3 PM
46°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · repeats, so you can go another time · at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, Queens · official listing on grownyc.org · checked Oct 25
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Free museum days, pay-what-you-wish nights and always-free galleries in New York City, from the big Manhattan institutions to borough favorites. Every listing below is checked against the museum’s own page, and the list refreshes on its own as new free days are announced.
Happening now
Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–3:30 PM
46°F · Partly 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 daytime pay-what-you-wish (through Jan 15)
Happening now
Every Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 10 AM–5 PM
46°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynkids.org · checked Nov 10
Brooklyn Children's Museum
Happening now
Daily · 10 AM–5 PM
46°F · Partly 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 grounds
Happening now
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 11 AM–6 PM
45°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)
Happening now
Every Sat · 11 AM–2 PM
46°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Wyckoff House Museum, Brooklyn · official listing on wyckoffmuseum.org · checked Nov 1
Saturday house tours at the Wyckoff House Museum
Happening now
SAT, NOV 14 · 11 AM–3 PM
46°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Lewis Latimer House Museum, Queens · official listing on lewislatimerhouse.org · checked Nov 2
S.T.E.A.M Saturday: Sewing History at Lewis Latimer House
Sold out
SAT, NOV 14 · 11:30 AM–12:30 PM
46°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Queens County Farm Museum, Queens · official listing on queensfarm.org · checked Oct 27
Recycling Holiday Scraps at Queens Farm — sold out
Happening now
SAT, NOV 14 · 11:30 AM–1 PM
46°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Queens Museum, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Coro, Queens · official listing on queensmuseum.org · checked Nov 3
ArtAccess Museum Explorers for Children with Disabilities
Happening now
Every Sun, Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–6 PM
46°F · Partly Sunny
✓ 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
MoMA PS1 (Free Admission)
Starts in 50m
Every Sun, Sat · 1 PM–4 PM
46°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at Museum of Bronx History, Bronx · official listing on bronxhistoricalsociety.org · checked Nov 11
Museum of Bronx History
Starts in 1h 50m
SAT, NOV 14 · 2 PM–4 PM
47°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Queens Museum, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Coro, Queens · official listing on queensmuseum.org · checked Nov 3
ArtAccess Open Studio for Teens and Adults with Disabilities
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How are these listings checked?
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