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Free Registration required Photo: Whitney Museum of American Art Happening now
Every Fri · 5 PM–10 PM
55°F · Mostly Clear
✓ 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
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Whitney Museum of American Art · Meatpacking, Manhattan
Free; timed tickets required
Free Happening now
FRI, OCT 30 · 6 PM–10 PM
55°F · Mostly 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
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Whitney Museum of American Art, Floor 1 Lobby · Meatpacking District, Manhattan
Free with Free Friday Nights admission · free timed ticket required
Free Happening now
FRI, OCT 30 · 6:30 PM–10 PM
55°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Merchant's House Museum, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Merchant's House Museum, Manhattan
Free (NYC Parks event) · registration may be required
Free Starts in 13h 8m
SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–3 PM
50°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 14h 8m
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–3 PM
52°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 15h 8m
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–4 PM
54°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Pay what you wish Photo: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Starts in 20h 8m
Daily · 5 PM–6 PM
58°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
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Pay what you wish 5–6 PM daily; 18 & under free anytime
Free Starts in 1d 15h
SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–3 PM
56°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 1d 16h
SUN, NOV 1 · 12 PM–4 PM
58°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 2d 14h
MON, NOV 2 · 10 AM–3 PM
57°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 2d 15h
MON, NOV 2 · 11 AM–3 PM
60°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 3d 14h
TUE, NOV 3 · 10 AM–3 PM
60°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 3d 15h
TUE, NOV 3 · 11 AM–3 PM
63°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 3d 15h
TUE, NOV 3 · 11 AM–3 PM
63°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Illustration Starts in 3d 15h
TUE, NOV 3 · 11 AM–3 PM
63°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 4d 14h
WED, NOV 4 · 10 AM–3 PM
62°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 4d 15h
WED, NOV 4 · 11 AM–3 PM
64°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Illustration Starts in 4d 15h
WED, NOV 4 · 11 AM–3 PM
64°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 4d 15h
WED, NOV 4 · 11 AM–3 PM
64°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Illustration Starts in 5d 14h
THU, NOV 5 · 10 AM–3 PM
64°F · Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 5d 15h
THU, NOV 5 · 11 AM–3 PM
65°F · Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 5d 15h
THU, NOV 5 · 11 AM–3 PM
65°F · Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 5d 15h
THU, NOV 5 · 11 AM–3 PM
65°F · Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 6d 14h
FRI, NOV 6 · 10 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 6d 15h
FRI, NOV 6 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 6d 15h
FRI, NOV 6 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 6d 15h
FRI, NOV 6 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 1w 0d
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 1w 0d
SAT, NOV 7 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 1w 0d
SAT, NOV 7 · 12 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Illustration Starts in 1w 1d
SUN, NOV 8 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 1w 1d
SUN, NOV 8 · 12 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 1w 2d
MON, NOV 9 · 10 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 1w 2d
MON, NOV 9 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 1w 3d
TUE, NOV 10 · 10 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 1w 3d
TUE, NOV 10 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 1w 3d
TUE, NOV 10 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 1w 3d
TUE, NOV 10 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 1w 4d
WED, NOV 11 · 10 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Illustration Starts in 1w 4d
WED, NOV 11 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 1w 4d
WED, NOV 11 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 1w 4d
WED, NOV 11 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 1w 5d
THU, NOV 12 · 10 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Illustration Starts in 1w 5d
THU, NOV 12 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 1w 5d
THU, NOV 12 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Illustration Starts in 1w 5d
THU, NOV 12 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Registration required 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
Painting & crafts
＋ Add to planner 📍 Fairfield University Art Museum · Fairfield, CT
Free
Free Photo: Nicholas Lea Bruno via Staten Island Museum Starts in 2w 0d
SAT, NOV 14 · 2 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, Staten Island · official listing on statenislandmuseum.org · checked Oct 30
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor · Snug Harbor, Staten Island
Free; registration recommended, donations welcome
Free 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
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Dyckman Farmhouse Museum · Inwood, Manhattan
Free; advance registration required because space is limited
Seasonal special Photo: The Seaport 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
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 South Street Seaport Museum · Seaport, Manhattan
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Questions How many listings are in this guide? 83 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.
