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THU, OCT 29 · 6 PM–8 PM
67°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (in Dyckman House Museum), Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 28
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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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THU, OCT 29 · 6:30 PM–10 PM
67°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Merchant's House Museum, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 28
Candlelight Ghost Tours
Starts in 2h 45m
THU, OCT 29 · 9:30 PM–11 PM
62°F · Clear
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Merchant's House Museum, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 28
Super Spooky Candlelight Ghost Tours with Paranormal Investigator Dan Sturges
Starts in 19h 15m
FRI, OCT 30 · 2 PM–3:30 PM
67°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at The Long Island Museum, Long Island · official listing on longislandmuseum.org · checked Oct 25
Stitch & Chit-Ch(at)
Starts in 22h 15m
Every Fri · 5 PM–10 PM
63°F · Sunny
✓ 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 22h 15m
Daily · 5 PM–6 PM
63°F · 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 23h 15m
FRI, OCT 30 · 6 PM–10 PM
62°F · Clear
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Whitney Museum of American Art, Floor 1 Lobby, Manhattan · official listing on whitney.org · checked Oct 29
Halloween DJ Sets at the Whitney (Free Friday Night)
Starts in 23h 45m
FRI, OCT 30 · 6:30 PM–10 PM
62°F · Clear
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Merchant's House Museum, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Candlelight Ghost Tours
Starts in 1d 16h
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–8 PM
55°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · at South Street Seaport, Manhattan · official listing on theseaport.nyc · checked Oct 26
Halloween at the Seaport: Trick-or-Treating, Free Museum Day & Dog Costume Contest
Starts in 5d 17h
WED, NOV 4 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
64°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 1w 1d
SAT, NOV 7 · 8:30 AM–11 AM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Intrepid Museum, Manhattan · official listing on intrepidmuseum.org · checked Oct 29
Early Morning Opening: To the Stars! Space Exploration (sensory-friendly)
Starts in 1w 2d
SUN, NOV 8 · 10:30 AM–6 PM
✓ 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
Sold out
THU, NOV 12 · 6 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 24, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn · official listing on bbg.org · checked Oct 24
Starting Seeds for Community Self-Sufficiency
Starts in 2w 0d
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 2w 1d
SAT, NOV 14 · 11 AM–5 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at The New York Historical, Smith Gallery, Manhattan · official listing on shop.nyhistory.org · checked Oct 26
Designing Women Market at The New York Historical
Starts in 3w 0d
THU, NOV 19 · 6 PM–9:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Brooklyn Museum Lobby, 1st Floor, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynmuseum.org · checked Oct 27
Salsa Party at the Brooklyn Museum
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How many listings are in this guide?
86 verified listings right now. Updated automatically.
How are these listings checked?
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.