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Free to enter Registration required Kid-friendly Photo: Bryant Park Corporation (photo: Colin Miller) Happening now
SUN, NOV 1 · 8 AM–10 PM
51°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 Registration required Kid-friendly Photo: Eventbrite Happening now
SUN, NOV 1 · 9:30 AM–4 PM
51°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at East 93rd Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan · official listing on eventbrite.com · checked Oct 29
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 East 93rd Street & 1st Avenue · East 93rd Street & 1st Avenue, New York, USA, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 14m
SUN, NOV 1 · 10 AM–7 PM
54°F · 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 Illustration Starts in 14m
SUN, NOV 1 · 10 AM–1 PM
53°F · 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 Kid-friendly Photo: Envoy Events Starts in 1h 14m
SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–10 PM
56°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Times Sq - 42 St, Manhattan · official listing on envoyevents.com · checked Oct 31
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Times Sq - 42 St · Times Square, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Photo: Hudson Yards Starts in 1h 14m
SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–7 PM
56°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Vessel, Manhattan · official listing on hudsonyardsnewyork.com · checked Oct 29
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 Vessel · Vessel, Hudson Yards, New York, USA, Manhattan
Free
Free to enter Kid-friendly Starts in 1h 14m
Daily · 11 AM–10 PM
56°F · 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 1h 14m
Daily · 11 AM–6 PM
56°F · 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 Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 4h 44m
SUN, NOV 1 · 2:30 PM–6 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Campos Community Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Campos Community Garden · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free to enter Kid-friendly Starts in 22h 14m
Every Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat · 8 AM–6 PM
51°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 Kid-friendly Photo: NYC Parks Starts in 1d 1h
MON, NOV 2 · 11 AM–12 PM
63°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Le Carrousel in Bryant Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 30
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Le Carrousel in Bryant Park · Midtown, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Photo: The Plaza Hotel Starts in 3d 0h
WED, NOV 4 · 10 AM–4 PM
64°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at 1 West 58th Street, Manhattan · official listing on theplazanystore.com · checked Oct 28
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 1 West 58th Street · 1 West 58th Street, New York, USA, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Photo: NYC Parks Starts in 3d 1h
WED, NOV 4 · 11 AM–12 PM
67°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Le Carrousel in Bryant Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 30
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Le Carrousel in Bryant Park · Midtown, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 5d 22h
SAT, NOV 7 · 8 AM–12 PM
59°F · 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 5d 22h
SAT, NOV 7 · 8:30 AM–11 AM
59°F · 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 Illustration Starts in 6d 0h
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–1 PM
62°F · 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: 95th St. Compost Compound, Riverside Park Starts in 6d 0h
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–12 PM
63°F · 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 6d 0h
Every Sat · 10 AM–4 PM
62°F · 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 Starts in 6d 2h
SAT, NOV 7 · 12 PM–4 PM
64°F · 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 6d 2h
SAT, NOV 7 · 12 PM–4 PM
64°F · 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 Illustration Starts in 6d 3h
SAT, NOV 7 · 1 PM–3 PM
64°F · 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 Starts in 6d 3h
SAT, NOV 7 · 1 PM–6 PM
64°F · 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 6d 3h
SAT, NOV 7 · 1 PM–4 PM
65°F · 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 Illustration Starts in 1w 0d
SUN, NOV 8 · 10 AM–1 PM
✓ 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 Registration required Photo: Whitney Museum of American Art Starts in 1w 0d
SUN, NOV 8 · 10:30 AM–6 PM
✓ 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 Kid-friendly Photo: NYC Parks Starts in 1w 1d
MON, NOV 9 · 11 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Le Carrousel in Bryant Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 30
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Le Carrousel in Bryant Park · Midtown, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Photo: NYC Parks Starts in 1w 3d
WED, NOV 11 · 11 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Le Carrousel in Bryant Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 30
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Le Carrousel in Bryant Park · Midtown, Manhattan
Free
Free to enter Kid-friendly Starts in 1w 4d
THU, NOV 12 · 11 AM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · at Union Square Park (south end), Manhattan · official listing on urbanspacemarkets.com · checked Oct 29
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 Union Square Park (south end) · Union Square, Manhattan
Free to enter; items for sale
Free Kid-friendly Photo: The Juilliard School Starts in 1w 6d
SAT, NOV 14 · 6:30 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Morse Hall, The Juilliard School, Manhattan · official listing on juilliard.edu · checked Oct 30
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Morse Hall, The Juilliard School · Lincoln Square, Manhattan
Free; no tickets required
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 2w 2d
TUE, NOV 17 · 5 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at West 125th Street, Manhattan · official listing on neighbors.columbia.edu · checked Oct 28
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 West 125th Street · Harlem, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Limited spots Illustration Starts in 2w 5d
FRI, NOV 20 · 5 PM–9 PM
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at The Mall at Bay Plaza (Mall Village Courtyard), Bronx · official listing on mallatbayplaza.com · checked Nov 1
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 The Mall at Bay Plaza (Mall Village Courtyard) · Co-op City, Bronx
Free
Free Kid-friendly Limited spots Starts in 2w 6d
SUN, NOV 22 · 9 AM–7:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Duffy Square, Manhattan · official listing on tamagotchi-official.com · checked Oct 26
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 Duffy Square · Times Square, Manhattan
Free · giveaways while supplies last
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 3w 3d
THU, NOV 26 · 8:30 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Central Park West to Macy's Herald Square, Manhattan · official listing on macysinc.com · checked Oct 26
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Central Park West to Macy's Herald Square · Upper West Side to Herald Square, Manhattan
Free to watch from public viewing areas
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 3w 5d
FRI, NOV 27 · 10 AM–5 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Sam Bridge Nursery, 437 North St, Lower Connecticut · official listing on greenwichreindeerfestival.com · checked Oct 26
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Sam Bridge Nursery, 437 North St · Greenwich, CT
Free to attend; photos with Santa cost extra
Free to enter Kid-friendly Starts in 4w 2d
TUE, DEC 1 · 11 AM–7 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · at Columbus Circle (Central Park entrance), Manhattan · official listing on urbanspacemarkets.com · checked Oct 30
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 Columbus Circle (Central Park entrance) · Columbus Circle, Manhattan
Free to enter and browse; vendor gifts and food are extra
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 4w 3d
WED, DEC 2 · 4 PM–6 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Captain Roscoe Brown, PH.D. Plaza, Aqueduct Walk, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Captain Roscoe Brown, PH.D. Plaza, Aqueduct Walk · Bronx
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Seasonal special Illustration Starts in 4w 3d
WED, DEC 2 · 7 PM–10 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Rockefeller Center, Manhattan · official listing on rockefellercenter.com · checked Oct 26
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Rockefeller Center · Midtown, Manhattan
Free to watch; space is limited
Free Seasonal special Photo: NYSE Starts in 4w 4d
THU, DEC 3 · 3:30 PM–6:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · seasonal special · at New York Stock Exchange, Manhattan · official listing on nyse.com · checked Oct 25
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 New York Stock Exchange · Financial District, Manhattan
Free and open to the public.
Free Kid-friendly Seasonal special Photo: Madison Square Park Conservancy Starts in 4w 4d
THU, DEC 3 · 4:30 PM–5:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Madison Square Park, Manhattan · official listing on madisonsquarepark.org · checked Oct 25
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Madison Square Park · Flatiron, Manhattan
Free; no reservation needed.
Free Kid-friendly Photo: Weekly Shenanigans Starts in 4w 5d
FRI, DEC 4 · 4:15 PM–5:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Greenwich Town Hall, Lower Connecticut · official listing on weeklyshenanigans.com · checked Oct 26
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Greenwich Town Hall · Greenwich, CT
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 4w 5d
FRI, DEC 4 · 6 PM–9 PM
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Main Street, Lower Connecticut · official listing on chamber.inridgefield.com · checked Oct 28
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Main Street · Ridgefield, CT
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 4w 5d
FRI, DEC 4 · 6:30 PM–8:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at 3573 Bruckner Blvd, Bronx · official listing on zoodohospeghe.org · checked Oct 26
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 3573 Bruckner Blvd · Throggs Neck, Bronx
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 4w 6d
SAT, DEC 5 · 2 PM–5 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Tilley Pond Park, Lower Connecticut · official listing on darienct.gov · checked Oct 26
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Tilley Pond Park · Darien, CT
Free
Free Kid-friendly Photo: Belmont BID Starts in 4w 6d
SAT, DEC 5 · 4 PM–6 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Ciccarone Park, 2426 Hughes Ave, Bronx · official listing on bronxlittleitaly.com · checked Oct 26
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Ciccarone Park, 2426 Hughes Ave · Belmont, Bronx
Free
Free Photo: NYC Parks Starts in 4w 6d
SAT, DEC 5 · 4:30 PM–6 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at West Harlem Piers, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 West Harlem Piers · West Harlem, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 5w 0d
SUN, DEC 6 · 5 PM–7 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Landmark Square → Latham Park, Lower Connecticut · official listing on ctvisit.com · checked Oct 26
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Landmark Square → Latham Park · Stamford, CT
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 7w 0d
SUN, DEC 20 · 5 PM–6:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Van Cortlandt Park · Bronx
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Registration required Illustration Starts in 9w 2d
WED, JAN 6 · 9 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Park Ave, 106th–115th St, Manhattan · official listing on elmuseo.org · checked Oct 26
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Park Ave, 106th–115th St · East Harlem, Manhattan
Free
Questions How many listings are in this guide? 121 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.
