Free Museums in NYC

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.

84 verified listings right now. Updated automatically.

Free to enter

Starts in 1d 2h

Every Sat · 8 AM–3 PM

46°F · 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

Farmers markets

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Greenmarket at MoMA PS1

📍 MoMA PS1, Long Island City · Long Island City, Queens

Free to walk in · produce is paid

FreeKid-friendlyRegistration requiredPhoto: Queens Botanical Garden

Starts in 2d 6h

SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–3 PM

57°F · Mostly Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026

Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Queens Botanical Garden Compost Yard, Queens · official listing on queensbotanical.org · checked Oct 26

Family & kids

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Pumpkin Smash at Queens Botanical Garden

📍 Queens Botanical Garden Compost Yard · Flushing, Queens

Free if you bring your own pumpkin

Free

Starts in 2d 11h

SUN, NOV 1 · 4 PM–6 PM

60°F · Mostly Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Museum of the Moving Image, Kaufman Courtyard, Queens · official listing on movingimage.org · checked Oct 29

Arts & culture

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Day of the Dead at Museum of the Moving Image

📍 Museum of the Moving Image, Kaufman Courtyard · Astoria, Queens

Free admission

FreeFree

Starts in 2d 11h

SUN, NOV 1 · 4 PM–6 PM

60°F · Mostly Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Museum of the Moving Image, Kaufman Courtyard, Queens · official listing on movingimage.org · checked Oct 30

Arts & culture

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Day of the Dead at Museum of the Moving Image

📍 Museum of the Moving Image, Kaufman Courtyard · 36-01 35th Ave, Astoria, NY 11106, Queens

Free