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Free museum days, free nights and always-free galleries

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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.

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Starts in 17h 34m

Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–3:30 PM

54°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

Outdoors

Brooklyn Botanic Garden daytime pay-what-you-wish (through Jan 15)

📍 Brooklyn Botanic Garden · Prospect Heights, Brooklyn

Suggested donation · pay what you wish · Daytime admission pay-what-you-wish through January 15 while Lightscape is installed; evenings are separate paid Lightscape tickets

Starts in 4d 15h

Every Sat · 8 AM–3 PM

41°F · Slight Chance Light Rain

✓ 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

Farmers markets

Greenmarket at MoMA PS1

📍 MoMA PS1, Long Island City · Long Island City, Queens

Free to walk in · produce is paid

Starts in 4d 17h

SAT, NOV 14 · 10 AM–2 PM

44°F · Slight Chance Light Rain

✓ Verified Oct 23, 2026

Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 23

Volunteering

Beach & park clean-up at Conference House Park

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

Free

Sold out

SAT, NOV 14 · 11:30 AM–12:30 PM

46°F · Slight Chance Light Rain

✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026

Why this place: Free · registration required · at Queens County Farm Museum, Queens · official listing on queensfarm.org · checked Oct 27

Outdoors

Recycling Holiday Scraps at Queens Farm — sold out

📍 Queens County Farm Museum · Floral Park, Queens

Free · advance registration required · sold out

Starts in 4d 19h

SAT, NOV 14 · 11:30 AM–1 PM

46°F · Slight Chance Light Rain

✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Queens Museum, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Coro, Queens · official listing on queensmuseum.org · checked Nov 3

Family & kids

ArtAccess Museum Explorers for Children with Disabilities

📍 Queens Museum, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park · Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens

Free; advance registration advised. Capacity unconfirmed.

Starts in 4d 21h

SAT, NOV 14 · 2 PM–4 PM

47°F · Partly Sunny

✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Queens Museum, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Coro, Queens · official listing on queensmuseum.org · checked Nov 3

Family & kids

ArtAccess Open Studio for Teens and Adults with Disabilities

📍 Queens Museum, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park · Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens

Free; advance registration advised. Capacity unconfirmed.

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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.