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Every Sat · 8 AM–3 PM
48°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
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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.
Starts in 1h 27m
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–8 PM
52°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 1h 27m
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–2 PM
52°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Queens Museum; separate waterfront walk meeting point via re, Queens · official listing on queensmuseum.org · checked Oct 30
SaturBAY: A Free Halloween Celebration of Flushing Waterways
Starts in 7h 27m
Daily · 5 PM–6 PM
57°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 1d 2h
SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–3 PM
56°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
Pumpkin Smash at Queens Botanical Garden
Starts in 1d 7h
SUN, NOV 1 · 4 PM–6 PM
60°F · 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
Day of the Dead at Museum of the Moving Image
Starts in 1d 7h
SUN, NOV 1 · 4 PM–6 PM
60°F · 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
Day of the Dead at Museum of the Moving Image
Starts in 3d 0h
Every Tue · 9:30 AM–12 PM
57°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 6d 1h
1st Fri · 10 AM–5 PM
63°F · Rain Showers Likely
✓ Verified Oct 23, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33rd Rd, Queens · official listing on noguchi.org · checked Oct 23
Free First Friday at the Noguchi Museum
Starts in 6d 8h
Every Fri · 5 PM–10 PM
67°F · Chance Rain Showers
✓ 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 6d 23h
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 0d
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–6 PM
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at MoMA PS1, Queens · official listing on momaps1.org · checked Oct 28
MoMA PS1 November Open House
Starts in 1w 0d
SAT, NOV 7 · 11 AM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at King Manor Museum, Queens · official listing on eventbrite.com · checked Oct 28
Queens Fiber Arts Festival
Starts in 1w 1d
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
Starts in 2w 0d
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
Sold out
SAT, NOV 14 · 11:30 AM–12:30 PM
✓ 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 2w 0d
SAT, NOV 14 · 12:30 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Fairfield University Art Museum, Lower Connecticut · official listing on events.fairfield.edu · checked Oct 26
Fairfield University Art Museum Family Day
Starts in 2w 1d
SUN, NOV 15 · 11 AM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Queens Museum, New York City Building, Queens · official listing on queensmuseum.org · checked Oct 28
Community Archiving Day at Queens Museum
Starts in 2w 4d
WED, NOV 18 · 6 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, Manhattan · official listing on dyckmanfarmhouse.org · checked Oct 30
Comfy Classical at Dyckman Farmhouse
Starts in 2w 5d
THU, NOV 19 · 7 PM–9 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · seasonal special · at South Street Seaport Museum, Manhattan · official listing on theseaport.nyc · checked Oct 30
Wayzgoose Holiday Kick Off at the Seaport Museum
Starts in 3w 1d
SUN, NOV 22 · 2 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Queens Museum, New York City Building, Queens · official listing on queensmuseum.org · checked Oct 31
Free Adult Printmaking Workshop at Queens Museum
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