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.

84 verified listings right now. Updated automatically.

Starts in 11h 35m

SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–3 PM

56°F · Mostly Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026

Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Queens Botanical Garden Compost Yard, Queens · official listing on queensbotanical.org · checked Oct 26

Family & kids

Pumpkin Smash at Queens Botanical Garden

📍 Queens Botanical Garden Compost Yard · Flushing, Queens

Free if you bring your own pumpkin

Starts in 11h 35m

Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 11 AM–6 PM

56°F · Mostly Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026

Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx · official listing on bronxmuseum.org · checked Oct 31

Arts & culture

Bronx Museum of the Arts (Always Free)

📍 Bronx Museum of the Arts · Bronx

Free

Starts in 16h 35m

SUN, NOV 1 · 4 PM–6 PM

61°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Museum of the Moving Image, Kaufman Courtyard, Queens · official listing on movingimage.org · checked Oct 29

Arts & culture

Day of the Dead at Museum of the Moving Image

📍 Museum of the Moving Image, Kaufman Courtyard · Astoria, Queens

Free admission

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