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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
60°F · Mostly 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 Happening now
SUN, NOV 1 · 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 Kid-friendly Photo: Envoy Events Happening now
SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–10 PM
60°F · Mostly 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 Happening now
SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–7 PM
60°F · Mostly 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 Happening now
Daily · 11 AM–10 PM
60°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 Happening now
Daily · 11 AM–6 PM
60°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 Kid-friendly Illustration Happening now
SUN, NOV 1 · 2:30 PM–6 PM
60°F · Mostly 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 14h 53m
Every Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat · 8 AM–6 PM
53°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 17h 53m
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 2d 16h
WED, NOV 4 · 10 AM–4 PM
65°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 2d 17h
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 Registration required Kid-friendly Photo: New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) Starts in 4d 20h
Every Fri · 2 PM–5 PM
68°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · repeats, so you can go another time · at New York Hall of Science (NYSCI), Queens · official listing on nysci.org · checked Nov 1
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) · Corona, Queens
Free · registration required · Free; reserve tickets from 10 AM the same day
Free Illustration Starts in 4d 22h
FRI, NOV 6 · 4 PM–5 PM
68°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Queens Public Library, Central Library Teen Center, Queens · official listing on queenslibrary.org · checked Oct 29
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Queens Public Library, Central Library Teen Center · Jamaica, Queens
Free · ages 13–19 · no registration
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 5d 14h
SAT, NOV 7 · 8 AM–12 PM
58°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 15h
SAT, NOV 7 · 8:30 AM–11 AM
58°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 Kid-friendly Registration required Illustration Starts in 5d 16h
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–6 PM
62°F · 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 Kid-friendly Photo: 95th St. Compost Compound, Riverside Park Starts in 5d 16h
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–12 PM
62°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
Kid-friendly Photo: Asia Society Starts in 5d 19h
SAT, NOV 7 · 1 PM–4 PM
63°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 Registration required Photo: Whitney Museum of American Art Starts in 6d 17h
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 6d 19h
SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–4 PM
✓ 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)
Free Kid-friendly Photo: NYC Parks Starts in 1w 0d
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 Illustration Starts in 1w 2d
WED, NOV 11 · 11 AM–2 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Beach 32nd Street Football Field (Rockaway Beach), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 30
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Beach 32nd Street Football Field (Rockaway Beach) · Far Rockaway, Queens
Free (ages 14 and under)
Free Kid-friendly Photo: NYC Parks Starts in 1w 2d
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 3d
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 Registration required Starts in 1w 6d
SUN, NOV 15 · 11:30 AM–1 PM
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Queens Museum, New York City Building, Queens · official listing on queensmuseum.org · checked Nov 1
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Queens Museum, New York City Building · Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Free ArtAccess program; RSVP recommended on the dated listing. Register in advance to arrange participation.
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 2w 1d
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 Illustration Starts in 2w 5d
SAT, NOV 21 · 5 PM–7 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Queens Center mall, Level 3, Queens · official listing on shopqueenscenter.com · checked Oct 26
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Queens Center mall, Level 3 · Elmhurst, Queens
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 4d
FRI, NOV 27 · 5 PM–6 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Palmer Square, New Jersey · official listing on princetonol.com · checked Oct 26
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Palmer Square · Princeton, New Jersey
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 3w 5d
SAT, NOV 28 · 4 PM–6 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Morristown Green, New Jersey · official listing on morristown-nj.org · checked Oct 26
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Morristown Green · Morristown, New Jersey
Free to attend; photos with Santa cost extra
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 3w 5d
SAT, NOV 28 · 5 PM–7 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Downtown Westfield, New Jersey · official listing on westfieldnj.gov · checked Oct 26
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Downtown Westfield · Westfield, New Jersey
Free
Free to enter Kid-friendly Starts in 4w 1d
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 1d
TUE, DEC 1 · 5 PM–7:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Newark Ave pedestrian plaza, New Jersey · official listing on jcdowntown.org · checked Oct 26
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Newark Ave pedestrian plaza · Jersey City, New Jersey
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 4w 3d
WED, DEC 2 · 6 PM–7:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Springfield Park, 184th St & 146th Rd, Queens · official listing on volunteersforspringfieldpark.org · checked Oct 26
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Springfield Park, 184th St & 146th Rd · Springfield Gardens, Queens
Free
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 3d
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 3d
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: Jersey City Free Public Library Starts in 4w 4d
THU, DEC 3 · 6 PM–7:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at West Bergen branch, New Jersey · official listing on jclibrary.libcal.com · checked Oct 26
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 West Bergen branch · Jersey City, New Jersey
Free
Free Kid-friendly Photo: Woodside on the Move Starts in 4w 5d
SAT, DEC 5 · HOURS TBC
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Sohncke Square, Queens · official listing on woodsideonthemove.org · checked Oct 26
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Sohncke Square · Woodside, Queens
Free
Free Photo: NYC Parks Starts in 4w 5d
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 Illustration Starts in 4w 6d
SUN, DEC 6 · 3 PM–5 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Astoria Park Great Lawn, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Astoria Park Great Lawn · Astoria, Queens
Free
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 5w 5d
SAT, DEC 12 · 12 PM–5 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Newark Museum of Art, New Jersey · official listing on newarkmuseumart.org · checked Oct 26
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Newark Museum of Art · Newark, New Jersey
Free
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? 118 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.
