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Spyder sample sale
SKULLPANDA “OFF MODE” pop-up experience
Veronica Beard Sample Sale
Grand Central Food Festival Series
Fusalp sample sale
SEA New York sample sale
Holiday Shops at Bryant Park Winter Village
Free Entry to Vessel and Edge for Runners
Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Economy Candy: old-school candy store since 1937
Artists & Fleas Chelsea Market
Hispanic Society Museum & Library (Free Admission)
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art (Suggested Donation)
The Museum at FIT (Always Free, Open Until 8 PM Wed–Fri)
Cooper Hewitt Pay What You Wish hour
Juilliard Rush Hour Performances (free)
Asilah Oui: Free Films at Anthology Film Archives
Native Voices Karenna: two short operas at Cooper Union's Great Hall
New Museum Pay-What-You-Wish Thursday Nights
Free Fridays at Poster House
Hamilton Grange Free Ranger-Led House Tours
Friday late hours at the Studio Museum in Harlem
The Maison L’Occitane Holiday House
Free tasting: Sun Yum XO Sauce at Pearl River Mart Foods
Eataly Caffè Upper West Side Grand Opening
Holiday silent disco at Pelham Fritz
Whitney Free Friday Nights
Japan Society Gallery Free First Friday
Louis Vuitton First Friday at The Frick Collection
MoMA UNIQLO Friday Nights (free for NY State residents)
Why We Play: Sport, Art and Youth Identity at the Whitney
Collagraph Printing Workshop at the Whitney (Free Friday Night)
Care Bears Meet the Tree Day
The Hormone Project with LOLA
Café Colmado test kitchen: taste a new release free
Midtown West Fair on Eighth Avenue
Hello Kitty’s Birthday Party
RoC x Reforming Pilates Flatiron Townhouse
IQBAR NYC Pop-Up
Nathan Fielder Look-Alike Contest
Poets House: In Memoriam Stephen Dobyns
New Italian Cinema Events
Union Square Autumn Fair
Whitney Free Second Sunday
Ranger hike in Central Park's North Woods
Ruby Kisses X Aokō Matcha Pop-Up
Sunday afternoon jam at Smalls with Ryo Sasaki Quartet
Guggenheim Pay What You Wish hours
Diwali In Manhattan
Grand Central Holiday Fair
Free Bryant Park tour
Conversations in Tusculum: Richard Nelson play at Cooper Union
EBENEZER Advance Screening
SharkNinja IRL: The Hair Edit
Alice + Olivia Sample Sale
Rag & Bone Sample Sale
Isabel Marant Sample Sale
Shape Up NYC: Cardio Dance
Free Evening Juggling Class at Bryant Park
Shape Up NYC: Flow Dance Cardio
Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa photography artist talk at Cooper Union
Vinyl After Hours at Mezzrow on Tuesday Nov 10 (no cover)
Art Week NYC
Free Wednesdays at the Museum of the City of New York
Tiger Sisters Library Café
Alex Crane Sample Sale
Proper Cloth Sample Sale
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Repertorio Español/Scaramouches Puppet Theatre
Grey Art Museum Late Wednesdays (NYU)
Officine Générale Sample Sale at 468 Broadway
Free Late-Night Wednesday at the Museum of the City of New York
TAG Heuer x Time+Tide: Exclusive Launch Party NYC
Coffee Cart-esia
Financial Community Fall Fair
Union Square Holiday Market
Broadway Under The Stars
Chef Judy Joo book signing at Pearl River Mart Foods
Mark West lecture on pareidolia and form at Cooper Union
Vinyl After Hours at Mezzrow on Thursday Nov 12 (no cover)
Adult Crafternoon: Cyanotype Bookmarks at Battery Park City Library
Food Bank Mobile Pantry free groceries at Chinatown YMCA Beacon
Neue Galerie free First Friday: 25th Anniversary Exhibition
The Library After Hours: Friday the 13th Edition
NYC Tourist Day Street Fair
Coding Together Mini Hackathon at the Intrepid Museum
Writing & Dramaturgy: A Bilingual Talk
Designing Women Market at The New York Historical
Rose's Pineapple Shorts pop-up at Pearl River Mart Foods
Grünsgiving
Fire Cider Workshop at Randall's Island Urban Farm
Music and Creativity at Lincoln Center
Poets House: Verge Books launch of The Tablets by Armand Schwerner
Juilliard MAP Open Recital (free)
Thanksgiving Celebration Street Fair on Sixth Avenue
Nature's Workshop: Natural Inks and Dyes in Inwood Hill Park
Comedy Mob Open Mic at New York Comedy Club East Village
Wedding Salon NYC November 16
Monday Night Jazz at The Back Room (free entry)
Free Stellar cooking demo at Grassroots Farmers Market
Nili Lotan Sample Sale at 260 LaFA
Rudsak Sample Sale at 260 NoMad
Perler Bead Art at St. Agnes Library
Sean Lally architecture lecture at Cooper Union
No Kid Hungry Give Back Bodega
JOHN ELLIOTT Sample Sale at 468 Broadway
RAINS Sample Sale at 468 Broadway
At the Hearth: Make a Pinch Pot with Greenwich House Pottery
Juilliard Concerto Competition Finals (free)
Comfy Classical at Dyckman Farmhouse
In the Room: David Hume Kennerly at Cooper Union's Great Hall
Free Third Thursday Evening at the Jewish Museum
Comedy Mob Presents: The Lineup at New York Comedy Club Midtown
Intermediate Chess Class at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library
Wayzgoose Holiday Kick Off at the Seaport Museum
Fresh Youth Initiatives Food Bank Mobile Pantry
Lehman Village East Harlem Food Bank Mobile Pantry
Free tasting: KYUNU instant noodles at Pearl River Mart Foods
Tamagotchi Times Square Spectacular (30th anniversary)
Two Bridges Youth Market Stellar cooking demo
Native American Heritage Month: Walking Lenapehoking
Comedy Mob Open Mic at New York Comedy Club East Village
FOCKER IN-LAW Advance Screening
Thanksgiving Bazaar at Grand Bazaar NYC
Free Late-Night Wednesday at the Museum of the City of New York
Columbus Circle Holiday Market
Neon glow holiday silent disco
Neue Galerie free late-night admission
Birding: Winter Waterfowl at Central Park Reservoir
Z100 All Access Lounge 2026
SantaCon NYC
Winter Wreath Workshop
🗽 Other places to go
Jefferson Market Garden
📍 Greenwich Ave between Sixth Ave & W 10th St, New York, NY 10011
A free, volunteer-run flower garden behind the old courthouse library, open to visitors April through October.
○ Closed for the season
Details Official site ↗Harry Potter New York
📍 935 Broadway, New York, NY 10010
Three floors of wands, robes and Butterbeer, plus paid VR experiences.
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Details Official site ↗LEGO Store Fifth Avenue
📍 636 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10020
Big LEGO NYC builds, a Pick & Build wall and a minifigure factory.
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Details Official site ↗Nintendo New York
📍 10 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020
Nintendo's flagship store, with game demos and a display of vintage consoles.
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Details Official site ↗FAO Schwarz
📍 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111
The classic toy store with the giant floor piano from "Big."
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Details Official site ↗CAMP Flatiron
📍 110 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10011
A "family experience" toy store with a secret door and themed play areas.
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Details Official site ↗Books of Wonder
📍 42 W 17th St, New York, NY 10011
NYC's classic kids' bookstore, with original illustration art and Oz rarities.
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Details Official site ↗Strand Bookstore
📍 828 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
"18 miles of books," plus the bargain carts outside.
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