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JUST OUTSIDE NYC
Just outside NYC Free things to do in the Lower New York (Long Island, Westchester, Rockland) and New Jersey near NYC.
Lower New York: Long Island (Nassau and western Suffolk), southern Westchester and Rockland — Yonkers, New Rochelle, White Plains, Nyack, Garden City and nearby · New Jersey (near NYC): Hudson, Bergen and Essex counties — Jersey City, Hoboken, Weehawken, Fort Lee, Paramus, East Rutherford and nearby. Mostly within about 25 miles of Midtown; seasonal specials further out are tagged.
Want paid things to do out here? Paid: Lower New York Paid: New Jersey Always-free places nearby
Free Kid-friendly ♡
Starts in 10h 47m
SUN, OCT 25 · 1 PM–4 PM
Family & kids
📍 Stony Brook · Long Island
Free for everyone. Nonperishable-food donation encouraged but optional.
Free to enter ♡
Starts in 3d 13h
WED, OCT 28 · 4 PM–7 PM
Music & nightlife
📍 Hoboken · New Jersey
Free to enter · food and drinks at the host restaurant are optional purchases
Free to enter ♡
Starts in 3d 14h
WED, OCT 28 · 5 PM–7 PM
Music & nightlife
📍 Hoboken · New Jersey
Free to enter · optional purchases are separate
Free ♡
Starts in 5d 11h
FRI, OCT 30 · 2 PM–3:30 PM
Painting & crafts
📍 Stony Brook · Long Island
Free · no registration required · bring your own project materials
Free to enter Kid-friendly ♡
Starts in 6d 9h
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–4 PM
Family & kids
📍 Stony Brook · Long Island
Free to enter · shopping and food purchases are optional
Residents only Community resource ♡
Starts in 6d 9h
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–3 PM
Community resources
📍 Jersey City · New Jersey
Residents only: free for Jersey City residents with proof of residency (utility bill or driver's license). Quantity not stated.
Residents only Community resource ♡
Starts in 6d 9h
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–3 PM
Community resources
📍 Jersey City · New Jersey
Residents only: free for Jersey City residents with proof of residency (utility bill or driver's license). Quantity not stated.
Free to enter Kid-friendly ♡
Starts in 1w 0d
SUN, NOV 1 · 2 PM–7 PM
Arts & culture
📍 Nyack · Nyack & Rockland
Free admission · food and vendor purchases are optional
Free Community resource Availability unconfirmed ♡
Starts in 1w 3d
WED, NOV 4 · 4 PM–6 PM
Community resources
📍 Elizabeth · New Jersey
Free rabies vaccination for pets · availability unconfirmed (no capacity or supply published)
Residents only Community resource ♡
Starts in 1w 6d
SAT, NOV 7 · 12 PM–3 PM
Community resources
📍 Jersey City · New Jersey
Residents only: free for Jersey City residents with proof of residency (utility bill or driver's license). Quantity not stated.
Residents only Community resource ♡
Starts in 1w 6d
SAT, NOV 7 · 12 PM–3 PM
Community resources
📍 Jersey City · New Jersey
Residents only: free for Jersey City residents with proof of residency (utility bill or driver's license). Quantity not stated.
Residents only Community resource ♡
Starts in 2w 6d
SAT, NOV 14 · 12 PM–3 PM
Community resources
📍 Jersey City · New Jersey
Residents only: free for Jersey City residents with proof of residency (utility bill or driver's license). Quantity not stated.
Residents only Community resource ♡
Starts in 2w 6d
SAT, NOV 14 · 12 PM–3 PM
Community resources
📍 Jersey City · New Jersey
Residents only: free for Jersey City residents with proof of residency (utility bill or driver's license). Quantity not stated.
Residents only Community resource ♡
Starts in 3w 6d
SAT, NOV 21 · 12 PM–3 PM
Community resources
📍 Jersey City · New Jersey
Residents only: free for Jersey City residents with proof of residency (utility bill or driver's license). Quantity not stated.
Free ♡
Anytime
Arts & culture
📍 Nyack · Nyack & Rockland
Source guide · check cost, registration & eligibility
Free ♡
Anytime
Outdoors
📍 Tarrytown & Sleepy Hollow · Westchester
Source guide · select explicitly free events
