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Seasonal special from $29Happening now
Every Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 9:30 AM–6:30 PM
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 The Museum of Broadway · Times Square, Manhattan
Seasonal special Kid-friendly Photo: New York Botanical Garden from $35Happening now
Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–6 PM
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Everett Children's Adventure Garden, New York Botanical Garden · Bedford Park, Bronx
The event page doesn't say which pass is required.
Seasonal special Kid-friendly from $39Happening now
Every Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–8:30 PM
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Museum of Ice Cream · SoHo, Manhattan
Seasonal special Kid-friendly from $28Happening now
Every Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–10 PM
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Museum of Illusions New York · West Village, Manhattan
4 and under free (official FAQ).
Seasonal special from $32Starts in 9m
Every Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 11 AM–11 PM
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Museum of Sex · Flatiron, Manhattan
18+ only.
Pay what you wish Photo: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Starts in 6h 9m
Every Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 5 PM–6 PM
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Pay what you wish 5–6 PM daily; 18 & under free anytime
Free Free Illustration Starts in 1d 7h
THU, OCT 29 · 6 PM–8 PM
Tours & walks
＋ Add to planner 📍 Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (in Dyckman House Museum) · Dyckman House Museum, Manhattan
Free
Free Free Starts in 1d 7h
THU, OCT 29 · 6:30 PM–10 PM
Tours & walks
＋ Add to planner 📍 Merchant's House Museum · Manhattan
Free
Free Free Starts in 1d 10h
THU, OCT 29 · 9:30 PM–11 PM
Tours & walks
＋ Add to planner 📍 Merchant's House Museum · Manhattan
Free
Free Registration required Photo: Whitney Museum of American Art Starts in 2d 6h
Every Fri · 5 PM–10 PM
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Whitney Museum of American Art · Meatpacking, Manhattan
Free; timed tickets required
Free to enter Starts in 2d 21h
Every Sat · 8 AM–3 PM
Farmers markets
＋ Add to planner 📍 MoMA PS1, Long Island City · Long Island City, Queens
Free to walk in · produce is paid
Kid-friendly Free to enter Photo: The Seaport Starts in 3d 0h
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–8 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 South Street Seaport · Seaport, Manhattan
Free museum admission and trick-or-treating; no ticket listed for the Haunted Fish Market
Free Kid-friendly Registration required Photo: Queens Botanical Garden Starts in 4d 1h
SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–3 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Queens Botanical Garden Compost Yard · Flushing, Queens
Free if you bring your own pumpkin
Free Registration required Limited spots Starts in 1w 0d
WED, NOV 4 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 The Long Island Museum, Art Museum · Stony Brook, Long Island
Free program for individuals living with dementia and care partners · registration required
Free Photo: The Noguchi Museum Starts in 1w 2d
1st Fri · 10 AM–5 PM
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 The Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33rd Rd · Long Island City, Queens
Free admission · no reservation needed
Free Starts in 1w 2d
FRI, NOV 6 · 5 PM–8 PM
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Hudson River Museum, Hudson Room · Yonkers, Westchester
Free admission · optional cash bar
Free Starts in 1w 2d
FRI, NOV 6 · 5:30 PM–7:30 PM
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Hudson River Museum lobby · Yonkers, Westchester
Free · drop-in workshop
Free Registration required Starts in 1w 3d
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–2 PM
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Hudson River Museum, Greene Education Center · Yonkers, Westchester
Free for Westchester teens · registration via WYA
Free Kid-friendly Registration required Illustration Starts in 1w 3d
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–6 PM
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 MoMA PS1 · Long Island City, Queens
Free admission and programs; separate RSVPs required for selected activities. Optional purchases extra.
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 1w 3d
SAT, NOV 7 · 1 PM–3 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 The Bronx Museum · Concourse, Bronx
Free · drop-ins welcome · optional RSVP · organized groups require advance registration
Free Kid-friendly Registration required Photo: Whitney Museum of American Art Starts in 1w 4d
SUN, NOV 8 · 10:30 AM–6 PM
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Whitney Museum of American Art · Meatpacking, Manhattan
Free; timed tickets required
Free Registration required Limited spots Photo: Brooklyn Botanic Garden Sold out
THU, NOV 12 · 6 PM–8 PM
📍 Brooklyn Botanic Garden · Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Free · registration closed
Free Starts in 2w 2d
FRI, NOV 13 · 2 PM–3:30 PM
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 The Long Island Museum Studio · Stony Brook, Long Island
Free program · no registration required · ages 12+
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 2w 3d
SAT, NOV 14 · 10 AM–2 PM
Volunteering
＋ Add to planner 📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Tottenville, Staten Island
Free
Free Registration required Illustration Sold out
SAT, NOV 14 · 11:30 AM–12:30 PM
📍 Queens County Farm Museum · Floral Park, Queens
Free · advance registration required · sold out
Free Starts in 2w 4d
SUN, NOV 15 · 11 AM–4 PM
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Queens Museum, New York City Building · Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Free event; optional books and zines cost extra.
Seasonal special Photo: Brooklyn Botanic Garden from $24Starts in 3w 1d
NOV 20 – JAN 3
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Brooklyn Botanic Garden · Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Seasonal special Illustration $37 Starts in 3w 5d
MON, NOV 23 · 10 AM–5:30 PM
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 American Museum of Natural History · Upper West Side, Manhattan
NY State residents pay what you wish.
Seasonal special Photo: Hudson River Museum $15 Starts in 4w 2d
FRI, NOV 27 · 12 PM–4 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Hudson River Museum · Yonkers, Westchester
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 6w 3d
SAT, DEC 12 · 12 PM–5 PM
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Newark Museum of Art · Newark, New Jersey
Free
