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.

87 verified listings right now. Updated automatically.

Starts in 5d 4h

SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–2 PM

60°F · Chance Light Rain

✓ 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

Arts & culture

Teen sculpture workshop: Arts and Activism

📍 Hudson River Museum, Greene Education Center · Yonkers, Westchester

Free for Westchester teens · registration via WYA

Starts in 5d 4h

SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–3 PM

62°F · Chance Light Rain

✓ 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

Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776

📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island

Free (NYC Parks event)

Starts in 5d 5h

SAT, NOV 7 · 11 AM–4 PM

64°F · Chance Light Rain

✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026

Why this place: Free · at King Manor Museum, Queens · official listing on eventbrite.com · checked Oct 28

Arts & culture

Queens Fiber Arts Festival

📍 King Manor Museum · Jamaica, Queens

Free general admission; optional purchases extra. Workshop costs and RSVP requirements unconfirmed.

Starts in 5d 5h

SAT, NOV 7 · 11 AM–3 PM

64°F · Chance Light Rain

✓ 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

Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden

📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island

Free (NYC Parks event)

Starts in 5d 6h

SAT, NOV 7 · 12 PM–4 PM

65°F · Chance Light Rain

✓ 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

Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House Museum

📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island

Free (NYC Parks event)

Starts in 6d 5h

SUN, NOV 8 · 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

Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden

📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island

Free (NYC Parks event)

Starts in 6d 6h

SUN, NOV 8 · 12 PM–4 PM

62°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

Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House Museum

📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island

Free (NYC Parks event)

Questions

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87 verified listings right now. Updated automatically.

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