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Daily · 10 AM–5 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Queens County Farm Museum, Queens · official listing on queensfarm.org · checked Nov 10
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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 17h 29m
THU, NOV 12 · 10 AM–2 PM
60°F · Chance Rain Showers
✓ 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
Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
Starts in 17h 29m
Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–3:30 PM
61°F · Chance Rain Showers
✓ 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 17h 29m
Every Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 10 AM–4 PM
55°F · Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Trailside Nature Museum, Westchester · official listing on parks.westchestercountyny.gov · checked Nov 11
Trailside Nature Museum at Ward Pound Ridge
Sold out
THU, NOV 12 · 6 PM–8 PM
54°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ 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 1d 2h
Every Thu · 7 PM–9 PM
53°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at New Museum, Manhattan · official listing on newmuseum.org · checked Nov 3
New Museum Pay-What-You-Wish Thursday Nights
Starts in 1d 17h
FRI, NOV 13 · 10 AM–6 PM
45°F · Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · at New York Transit Museum Grand Central Gallery and Store, Manhattan · official listing on nytransitmuseum.org · checked Nov 10
New York Transit Museum Holiday Train Show 2026
Starts in 2d 18h
SAT, NOV 14 · 11 AM–5 PM
46°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at The New York Historical, Smith Gallery, Manhattan · official listing on shop.nyhistory.org · checked Oct 26
Designing Women Market at The New York Historical
Sold out
SAT, NOV 14 · 11:30 AM–12:30 PM
48°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Queens County Farm Museum, Queens · official listing on queensfarm.org · checked Oct 27
Recycling Holiday Scraps at Queens Farm — sold out
Starts in 1w 2d
SAT, NOV 21 · 1 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, Staten Island · official listing on statenislandmuseum.org · checked Nov 2
Family History Month: Transcribe-a-thon at the Staten Island Museum
Starts in 3w 3d
SUN, DEC 6 · 12 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Hallockville Museum Farm, Long Island · official listing on hallockville.org · checked Nov 7
Holidays at Hallockville
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