Starts in 1d 6h
FRI, OCT 30 · 2 PM–3:30 PM
69°F · Sunny
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Why this place: Free · at The Long Island Museum, Long Island · official listing on longislandmuseum.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 6d 4h
WED, NOV 4 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
62°F · Chance Rain Showers
✓ 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
FRI, NOV 6 · 5 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Hudson River Museum, Hudson Room, Westchester · official listing on hrm.org · checked Oct 26
Free First Friday: America in Motion
Starts in 1w 1d
FRI, NOV 6 · 5:30 PM–7:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Hudson River Museum lobby, Westchester · official listing on hrm.org · checked Oct 26
Stop In and Sketch at the Hudson River Museum
Starts in 1w 2d
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–2 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Hudson River Museum, Greene Education Center, Westchester · official listing on hrm.org · checked Oct 26
Teen sculpture workshop: Arts and Activism
Starts in 1w 2d
SAT, NOV 7 · 1 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at The Bronx Museum, Bronx · official listing on bronxmuseum.org · checked Oct 27
Family Time: Día de Muertos at The Bronx Museum
Starts in 2w 1d
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 2d
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 6w 2d
SAT, DEC 12 · 12 PM–5 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Newark Museum of Art, New Jersey · official listing on newarkmuseumart.org · checked Oct 26
Newark Museum of Art Community Day: Winter Wonderland
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