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Free to enter Registration required Kid-friendly Photo: Bryant Park Corporation (photo: Colin Miller) Starts in 6h 10m
TUE, NOV 3 · 8 AM–10 PM
52°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · registration required · kid-friendly · at The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village, Bryant Park, Manhattan · official listing on bryantpark.org · checked Oct 30
Fitness & wellness
＋ Add to planner 📍 The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village, Bryant Park · Midtown, Manhattan
Free admission with your own skates (book a free timed slot online; released a week ahead)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 8h 10m
TUE, NOV 3 · 10 AM–7 PM
60°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St, Manhattan · official listing on bfplny.com · checked Oct 31
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Free admission · canned-food donations welcome
Free to enter Kid-friendly Starts in 9h 10m
Daily · 11 AM–10 PM
64°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, 65 Bayard St, Manhattan · official listing on chinatownicecreamfactory.com · checked Oct 26
Food & giveaways
＋ Add to planner 📍 Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, 65 Bayard St · Chinatown, Manhattan
Free to walk in; scoops priced in store
Free to enter Kid-friendly Starts in 9h 10m
Daily · 11 AM–6 PM
64°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Economy Candy, 108 Rivington St, Manhattan · official listing on economycandy.com · checked Oct 26
Food & giveaways
＋ Add to planner 📍 Economy Candy, 108 Rivington St · Lower East Side, Manhattan
Free to walk in; candy priced in store
Free to enter Kid-friendly Starts in 9h 10m
Daily · 11 AM–7 PM
64°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Japan Village, 934 3rd Ave, Brooklyn · official listing on japanvillage.com · checked Oct 26
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 Japan Village, 934 3rd Ave · Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Free to walk in; food priced at stalls
Free to enter Kid-friendly Starts in 1d 6h
Every Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat · 8 AM–6 PM
56°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 23, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Union Square, 17th St between Broadway & Park Ave South, Manhattan · official listing on grownyc.org · checked Oct 23
Farmers markets
＋ Add to planner 📍 Union Square, 17th St between Broadway & Park Ave South · Union Square, Manhattan
Free to walk in · produce is paid
Free to enter Kid-friendly Starts in 3d 22h
NOV 7 – NOV 8
61°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · at Empire Stores, Brooklyn · official listing on fadmarket.co · checked Oct 27
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 Empire Stores · Dumbo, Brooklyn
Free admission · items for sale
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 4d 6h
SAT, NOV 7 · 8 AM–12 PM
59°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan · official listing on rockefellercenter.com · checked Oct 26
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Rockefeller Plaza · Midtown, Manhattan
Free
Free Starts in 4d 6h
SAT, NOV 7 · 8:30 AM–11 AM
59°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Intrepid Museum, Manhattan · official listing on intrepidmuseum.org · checked Oct 29
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Intrepid Museum · Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan
Free · advance registration required · for kids 3–18 with autism or sensory sensitivities + families
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 4d 7h
SAT, NOV 7 · 9 AM–3 PM
60°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Athletic Field (in Starlight Park), Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 1
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Athletic Field (in Starlight Park) · Starlight Park, Bronx
Free
Free Kid-friendly Registration required Illustration Starts in 4d 8h
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–6 PM
62°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at MoMA PS1, Queens · official listing on momaps1.org · checked Oct 28
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 Illustration Starts in 4d 8h
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–1 PM
62°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Wave Hill, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Wave Hill, Bronx
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Kid-friendly Photo: Prospect Park Alliance Starts in 4d 8h
Every Sat · 10 AM–12 PM
62°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 30
📍 Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Completely free, no registration
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 4d 8h
Every Sat · 10 AM–7 PM
62°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at DUMBO Archway, Brooklyn · official listing on dumbo.nyc · checked Oct 31
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 DUMBO Archway · DUMBO Archway, Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Free
Free Kid-friendly Photo: 95th St. Compost Compound, Riverside Park Starts in 4d 8h
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–12 PM
63°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at 95th St. Compost Compound, Riverside Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 31
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 95th St. Compost Compound, Riverside Park · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Free
Pay what you wish Kid-friendly Photo: Edgar Allan Poe Cottage Starts in 4d 8h
Every Sat · 10 AM–4 PM
62°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, Bronx · official listing on poecottage.org · checked Nov 1
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Edgar Allan Poe Cottage · Bronx
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; free with Culture Pass; no one turned away
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 4d 9h
SAT, NOV 7 · 11 AM–12 PM
64°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Lincoln Terrace Park, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 30
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Lincoln Terrace Park · Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Free
Pay what you wish Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 4d 9h
Every Sat · 11 AM–2 PM
64°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Wyckoff House Museum, Brooklyn · official listing on wyckoffmuseum.org · checked Nov 1
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Wyckoff House Museum · Brooklyn
Suggested donation · pay what you wish · Guided house tours by donation
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 4d 10h
SAT, NOV 7 · 12 PM–4 PM
64°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 23, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Bronx River House (in Starlight Park), Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 23
Painting & crafts
＋ Add to planner 📍 Bronx River House (in Starlight Park) · Starlight Park, Bronx
Free
Free Illustration Starts in 4d 10h
SAT, NOV 7 · 12 PM–4 PM
64°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bronx River House (in Starlight Park), Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Bronx River House (in Starlight Park) · Starlight Park, Bronx
Free (NYC Parks event) · registration may be required
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 4d 10h
Every Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
65°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 30
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Completely free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 4d 11h
SAT, NOV 7 · 1 PM–3 PM
65°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at The Bronx Museum, Bronx · official listing on bronxmuseum.org · checked Oct 27
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 The Bronx Museum · Concourse, Bronx
Free · drop-ins welcome · optional RSVP · organized groups require advance registration
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 4d 11h
SAT, NOV 7 · 1 PM–5 PM
66°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Environmental Education Center, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Oct 28
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Environmental Education Center, Brooklyn Bridge Park · DUMBO, Brooklyn
Free; drop-in.
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 4d 11h
SAT, NOV 7 · 1 PM–6 PM
65°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Growing Good Community Garden, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 30
Community resources
＋ Add to planner 📍 Growing Good Community Garden · Wakefield, Bronx
Free
Kid-friendly Photo: Asia Society Starts in 4d 11h
SAT, NOV 7 · 1 PM–4 PM
66°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Asia Society, Manhattan · official listing on asiasociety.org · checked Oct 30
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Asia Society · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 4d 11h
SAT, NOV 7 · 1:30 PM–2:30 PM
66°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Salt Marsh Nature Center, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 31
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Salt Marsh Nature Center · Marine Park, Brooklyn
Free
Free Illustration Starts in 5d 8h
SUN, NOV 8 · 10 AM–1 PM
56°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Wave Hill, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Wave Hill, Bronx
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Registration required Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 5d 8h
SUN, NOV 8 · 10 AM–11 AM
57°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Dongan Lawn, Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
📍 Dongan Lawn, Fort Tryon Park · Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan
Free · registration required · Free; reserve a spot
Free Kid-friendly Registration required Photo: Whitney Museum of American Art Starts in 5d 8h
SUN, NOV 8 · 10:30 AM–6 PM
57°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Whitney Museum of American Art, Manhattan · official listing on whitney.org · checked Oct 27
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Whitney Museum of American Art · Meatpacking, Manhattan
Free; timed tickets required
Free Illustration Starts in 5d 8h
SUN, NOV 8 · 10:30 AM–12 PM
57°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley) · Blood Root Valley, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event) · registration may be required
Free to enter Kid-friendly Starts in 5d 9h
Every Sun · 11 AM–6 PM
59°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Breeze Hill, Prospect Park (enter at Lincoln Rd), Brooklyn · official listing on smorgasburg.com · checked Oct 26
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 Breeze Hill, Prospect Park (enter at Lincoln Rd) · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Free entry; food sold by vendors
Free Kid-friendly Photo: NYC Parks Starts in 5d 11h
SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–4 PM
61°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Forest Park (Metropolitan Ave & Forest Park Drive), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 28
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Forest Park (Metropolitan Ave & Forest Park Drive) · Forest Park, Queens
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
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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.
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