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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.

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Happening now
Daily · 10 AM–5 PM
63°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
Outdoors

Queens County Farm Museum grounds

📍 Queens County Farm Museum · Floral Park, Queens
Free
Happening now
Every Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 10 AM–4 PM
60°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · repeats, so you can go another time · at Trailside Nature Museum, Westchester · official listing on parks.westchestergov.com · checked Nov 11
Arts & culture

Trailside Nature Museum in Cross River

📍 Trailside Nature Museum · Cross River, Westchester
Paid · Official: no additional museum admission; park pass not required.
Happening now
Every Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 10 AM–4 PM
60°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Trailside Nature Museum, Westchester · official listing on parks.westchestercountyny.gov · checked Nov 11
Outdoors

Trailside Nature Museum at Ward Pound Ridge

📍 Trailside Nature Museum · Cross River, Westchester
Free
Starts in 5d 18h
Every Tue · 9:30 AM–12 PM
42°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · repeats, so you can go another time · at Queens Botanical Garden Farm, Queens · official listing on queensbotanical.org · checked Oct 29
Volunteering

Farm Community Volunteer Days at Queens Botanical Garden

📍 Queens Botanical Garden Farm · Flushing, Queens
Volunteer program (no fee listed); sign-up required

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