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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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Daily · 10 AM–5 PM
61°F · 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
Starts in 17h 55m
Every Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 10 AM–4 PM
55°F · Chance Rain Showers
✓ 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
Trailside Nature Museum at Ward Pound Ridge
Starts in 2d 15h
Every Sat · 8 AM–3 PM
41°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ 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
Greenmarket at MoMA PS1
Sold out
SAT, NOV 14 · 11:30 AM–12:30 PM
48°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
Starts in 2d 19h
SAT, NOV 14 · 11:30 AM–1 PM
48°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
Starts in 2d 21h
SAT, NOV 14 · 2 PM–4 PM
49°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
Starts in 5d 17h
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
Farm Community Volunteer Days at Queens Botanical Garden
Starts in 3w 1d
FRI, DEC 4 · 9 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum in Pelham Bay Park, Westchester · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 7
Tree and Shrub Planting in Pelham Bay Park (Dec 4)
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106 verified listings right now. Updated automatically.
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Every listing links to the organizer's own page: the venue, the city agency or park, or the official ticket or RSVP page. We don't copy listings from other event sites.















