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Free to enter Kid-friendly Happening now
Every Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat · 8 AM–6 PM
46°F · 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 Registration required Kid-friendly Photo: Bryant Park Corporation (photo: Colin Miller) Happening now
SAT, OCT 31 · 8 AM–10 PM
46°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 1h 9m
SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–7 PM
50°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St, Manhattan · official listing on bfplny.com · checked Oct 27
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Free admission · canned-food donations welcome
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 1h 9m
SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–3 PM
50°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Harlem Grown (W 134th St farm), Manhattan · official listing on harlemgrown.org · checked Oct 27
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Harlem Grown (W 134th St farm) · Harlem, Manhattan
Free
Free Starts in 1h 9m
SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–6 PM
50°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Play Area (in Bloomingdale Playground), Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Play Area (in Bloomingdale Playground) · Bloomingdale Playground, Manhattan
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 1h 9m
SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–6 PM
50°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Samuel Seabury Playground, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Samuel Seabury Playground, Manhattan
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 1h 9m
SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–6 PM
50°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Columbus Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Columbus Park, Manhattan
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Kid-friendly Photo: Wollman Rink NYC Starts in 1h 9m
Every Sat · 10 AM–9 PM
50°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Wollman Rink, Manhattan · official listing on wollmanrinknyc.com · checked Oct 30
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 Wollman Rink · Wollman Rink, 5th Avenue, New York, USA, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 2h 9m
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–9 PM
52°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Chelsea Market, Manhattan · official listing on chelseamarket.com · checked Oct 25
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Chelsea Market · Chelsea, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 2h 9m
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–8 PM
52°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Market 57, Pier 57, Manhattan · official listing on pier57nyc.com · checked Oct 25
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Market 57, Pier 57 · Chelsea, Manhattan
Free · food for sale
Kid-friendly Free to enter Photo: The Seaport Starts in 2h 9m
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–8 PM
52°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · at South Street Seaport, Manhattan · official listing on theseaport.nyc · checked Oct 26
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 Photo: Envoy Events Starts in 2h 9m
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–10 PM
52°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Times Sq - 42 St, Manhattan · official listing on envoyevents.com · checked Oct 30
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 Times Sq - 42 St · Times Sq - 42 St, New York, USA, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Photo: Hudson Yards Starts in 2h 9m
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–7 PM
52°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 2h 9m
Daily · 11 AM–10 PM
52°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 2h 9m
Daily · 11 AM–6 PM
52°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 Starts in 3h 9m
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–6 PM
54°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Morris-Jumel Community Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Morris-Jumel Community Garden · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3h 9m
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–3 PM
54°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Harlem Roots Community Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 27
Food & giveaways
＋ Add to planner 📍 Harlem Roots Community Garden · Harlem, Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 3h 9m
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–4 PM
54°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Serenity Garden - NYCHA Lexington Houses Community Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 28
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Serenity Garden - NYCHA Lexington Houses Community Garden · East Harlem, Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 3h 9m
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–4 PM
54°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Frank White Memorial Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 28
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Frank White Memorial Garden · Harlem, Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 4h 9m
SAT, OCT 31 · 1 PM–4 PM
56°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at West 3rd Street, Manhattan · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 28
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 West 3rd Street · Greenwich Village, Manhattan
Free (per NYC DOT Trick-or-Streets listing)
Free Starts in 4h 9m
SAT, OCT 31 · 1 PM–3 PM
56°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Northwest Corner Seating Area (in Washington Square Park), Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Northwest Corner Seating Area (in Washington Square Park) · Washington Square Park, Manhattan
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 4h 9m
SAT, OCT 31 · 1 PM–4 PM
56°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at West 3rd Street, Mercer St to LaGuardia Pl, Manhattan · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 30
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 West 3rd Street, Mercer St to LaGuardia Pl · W 3rd St & LaGuardia Pl, New York, NY 10012, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 5h 9m
SAT, OCT 31 · 2 PM–4 PM
57°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Joseph Daniel Wilson Memorial Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Joseph Daniel Wilson Memorial Garden · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 6h 9m
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–6 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Abyssinian Tot Lot, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Abyssinian Tot Lot · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 6h 9m
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–8 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Sugar Hill Hope Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 26
Food & giveaways
＋ Add to planner 📍 Sugar Hill Hope Garden · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 6h 9m
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–6:30 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Edgecomb Avenue Garden Park Sanctuary, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Edgecomb Avenue Garden Park Sanctuary · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Illustration Starts in 6h 9m
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–7 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Mott Street, Canal St to Bayard St, Manhattan · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 30
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Mott Street, Canal St to Bayard St · Mott St & Canal St, New York, NY 10013, Manhattan
Free
Free Starts in 6h 9m
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–7 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at East 10th Street, 2nd Ave to 1st Ave, Manhattan · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 30
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 East 10th Street, 2nd Ave to 1st Ave · 155 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003, Manhattan
Free
Free Illustration Starts in 6h 9m
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–8 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at West 139th Street, Frederick Douglass to ACP Jr Blvds, Manhattan · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 30
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 West 139th Street, Frederick Douglass to ACP Jr Blvds · W 139th St & Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York, NY 10030, Manhattan
Free
Free Starts in 6h 9m
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–7 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bogardus Plaza, Hudson St (Reade to Chambers), Manhattan · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 30
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Bogardus Plaza, Hudson St (Reade to Chambers) · Hudson St & Chambers St, New York, NY 10013, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Photo: NYC Parks Starts in 6h 39m
SAT, OCT 31 · 3:30 PM–5:30 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Riverside Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Riverside Park · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 8h 9m
SAT, OCT 31 · 5 PM–6 PM
57°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Cabrini Boulevard, Manhattan · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 28
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Cabrini Boulevard · Washington Heights, Manhattan
Free (per NYC DOT Trick-or-Streets listing)
Free Registration required Kid-friendly Photo: Eventbrite Starts in 1d 1h
SUN, NOV 1 · 9:30 AM–4 PM
51°F · Mostly 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 1d 6h
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 Kid-friendly Photo: NYC Parks Starts in 2d 3h
MON, NOV 2 · 11 AM–12 PM
60°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 4d 2h
WED, NOV 4 · 10 AM–4 PM
63°F · Partly 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 4d 3h
WED, NOV 4 · 11 AM–12 PM
65°F · Partly 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 Starts in 1w 0d
SAT, NOV 7 · 8 AM–12 PM
✓ 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 1w 0d
SAT, NOV 7 · 8:30 AM–11 AM
✓ 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
Kid-friendly Photo: Hudson River Park Starts in 1w 0d
SAT, NOV 7 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Pier 84, Hudson River Park, Manhattan · official listing on hudsonriverpark.org · checked Oct 26
📍 Pier 84, Hudson River Park · Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan
No price listed; public park event, bring your own pumpkin
Kid-friendly Photo: Asia Society Starts in 1w 0d
SAT, NOV 7 · 1 PM–4 PM
✓ 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 1w 1d
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 Registration required Photo: Lower East Side Ecology Center Starts in 1w 1d
SUN, NOV 8 · 12 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at La Plaza Cultural Community Garden, Manhattan · official listing on lesecologycenter.org · checked Oct 26
Community resources
＋ Add to planner 📍 La Plaza Cultural Community Garden · East Village, Manhattan
Free, all ages
Free Kid-friendly Photo: NYC Parks Starts in 1w 2d
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 4d
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 5d
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 2w 0d
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 Starts in 2w 3d
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 Photo: nycforfree.co Starts in 3w 1d
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 Starts in 3w 5d
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 6d
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 Starts in 4w 0d
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 Starts in 4w 0d
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 3d
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
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 Seasonal special Starts in 4w 4d
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 5d
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 5d
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 5d
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 Photo: NYC Parks Starts in 5w 0d
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 6w 0d
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 Starts in 9w 4d
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
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