Starts in 6h 48m
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–2 PM
58°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ 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
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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 6h 48m
Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–3:30 PM
61°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn · official listing on bbg.org · checked Nov 5
Brooklyn Botanic Garden daytime pay-what-you-wish (through Jan 15)
Starts in 7h 48m
Every Sat · 11 AM–2 PM
62°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Wyckoff House Museum, Brooklyn · official listing on wyckoffmuseum.org · checked Nov 1
Saturday house tours at the Wyckoff House Museum
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THU, NOV 12 · 6 PM–8 PM
52°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ 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 6d 10h
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 1w 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 1w 5d
THU, NOV 19 · 6 PM–9 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
Starts in 2w 5d
THU, NOV 26 · 2 PM–5 PM
✓ Verified Nov 6, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynkids.org · checked Nov 6
Community Access Thursdays at Brooklyn Children's Museum (Thanksgiving)
Starts in 3w 6d
FRI, DEC 4 · 9 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum in Pelham Bay Park, Westchester · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 7
Tree and Shrub Planting in Pelham Bay Park (Dec 4)
Starts in 4w 1d
SUN, DEC 6 · 12 PM–5 PM
✓ Verified Nov 4, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Long Island · official listing on longislandmuseum.org · checked Nov 4
Long Island Museum Winter Open House
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