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Holiday Shops at Bryant Park Winter Village
Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Little Island free Hudson River park walk (Pier 55)
Union Square Greenmarket
Canstruction: giant sculptures made of food cans
Spyder sample sale
SKULLPANDA “OFF MODE” pop-up experience
Veronica Beard Sample Sale
Grant's Tomb (General Grant National Memorial)
Fusalp sample sale
SEA New York sample sale
Economy Candy: old-school candy store since 1937
Artists & Fleas Chelsea Market
The Maison L’Occitane Holiday House
Free tasting: Sun Yum XO Sauce at Pearl River Mart Foods
Eataly Caffè Upper West Side Grand Opening
Collagraph Printing Workshop at the Whitney (Free Friday Night)
Meet the Tree Day (Rockefeller tree arrival)
Early Morning Opening: To the Stars! Space Exploration (sensory-friendly)
Volunteer Gardening at Tiemann Place in Riverside Park
Care Bears Meet the Tree Day
The Hormone Project with LOLA
Meet the Fleet at Riverside Park's Compost Compound
Guided Nature Walk in Fort Tryon Park
Midtown West Fair on Eighth Avenue
Hello Kitty’s Birthday Party
RoC x Reforming Pilates Flatiron Townhouse
Free Saturday Juggling at Bryant Park
High Line Tour: From Freight to Flowers (Saturdays)
IQBAR NYC Pop-Up
Nathan Fielder Look-Alike Contest
Discovery Hike: Randall's Island Salt Marsh
New Italian Cinema Events
Strange Confessions: Free Play Reading in Riverside Park
Bryant Park sensory quiet skate mornings (Sundays)
Kid Birding in Fort Tryon Park
Union Square Autumn Fair
Whitney Free Second Sunday
Leaf Peeping Hike in Central Park's North Woods
Ruby Kisses X Aokō Matcha Pop-Up
Diwali In Manhattan
Grand Central Holiday Fair
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Zing! Kids Fitness
Bryant Park Staff Walking Tours (Mondays)
EBENEZER Advance Screening
SharkNinja IRL: The Hair Edit
Alice + Olivia Sample Sale
Rag & Bone Sample Sale
Isabel Marant Sample Sale
Free Evening Juggling Class at Bryant Park
Art Week NYC
Tiger Sisters Library Café
Wollman Rink Veterans Day free admission skate
Alex Crane Sample Sale
Proper Cloth Sample Sale
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Repertorio Español/Scaramouches Puppet Theatre
Officine Générale Sample Sale at 468 Broadway
Monthly Nature Exploration Hike at Inwood Hill Park
TAG Heuer x Time+Tide: Exclusive Launch Party NYC
Coffee Cart-esia
Financial Community Fall Fair
Union Square Holiday Market
Broadway Under The Stars
Mark West lecture on pareidolia and form at Cooper Union
Adult Crafternoon: Cyanotype Bookmarks at Battery Park City Library
Food Bank Mobile Pantry free groceries at Chinatown YMCA Beacon
The Library After Hours: Friday the 13th Edition
Annual Leaf Lift Volunteer Day in Riverside Park
NYC Tourist Day Street Fair
Café Colmado test kitchen: taste a new release free
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
Free Solar Observing at St. Nicholas Park
Sungazing with West Harlem Art Fund in St. Nicholas Park
Fire Cider Workshop at Randall's Island Urban Farm
Outdoor Skills: Survival 101 in Morningside Park
Juilliard MAP Open Recital (free)
Winter Composting with Big Reuse on Randall's Island
Thanksgiving Celebration Street Fair on Sixth Avenue
Winterization Workday at Gatehouse Garden
Battle of Fort Washington 250th Anniversary in Fort Tryon Park
Nature's Workshop: Natural Inks and Dyes in Inwood Hill Park
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Music with FunkyTown Playground
Wedding Salon NYC November 16
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
Harlem Holiday Lights
Harlem Tree Lighting at Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Plaza
Team RIVER Volunteers on Randall's Island
No Kid Hungry Give Back Bodega
JOHN ELLIOTT Sample Sale at 468 Broadway
RAINS Sample Sale at 468 Broadway
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Magic with Lee Barrett
At the Hearth: Make a Pinch Pot with Greenwich House Pottery
Comfy Classical at Dyckman Farmhouse
Intermediate Chess Class at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library
Fresh Youth Initiatives Food Bank Mobile Pantry
Lehman Village East Harlem Food Bank Mobile Pantry
Falling for Nature Hike in Central Park
Free tasting: KYUNU instant noodles at Pearl River Mart Foods
Free Stargazing at Highbridge Park
Astronomy: Autumn Sky in Inwood Hill Park
Tamagotchi Times Square Spectacular (30th anniversary)
Two Bridges Youth Market Stellar cooking demo
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Music with Andy & Suzanna
FOCKER IN-LAW Advance Screening
Thanksgiving Bazaar at Grand Bazaar NYC
Team RIVER Volunteers on Randall's Island
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Magic with Looney Louie
100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Post-Thanksgiving Day Hike: Northern Manhattan Parks Super Hike
Historic New York: Mount Morris Fire Watchtower Open Access
Columbus Circle Holiday Market
Bryant Park Tree Lighting at Bank of America Winter Village
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting
NYSE Tree Lighting
Madison Square Park Holiday Tree Lighting
Historic New York: Marcus Garvey Park Highlights Walk
Holiday on the Hudson tree lighting
Birding: Winter Waterfowl at Central Park Reservoir
Christmas Tree Lighting at Stuyvesant Square
Z100 All Access Lounge 2026
Winter Wreath Workshop
Winter Tree ID Walk in St. Nicholas Park
Fifth Avenue Holiday Open Streets
Birding: Bald Eagle Watch in Inwood Hill Park
Astronomy: The Winter Sky in Inwood Hill Park
Central Park Benches Highlights Hike
NYRR Midnight Run fireworks (spectator)
NYC Parks New Year's Day Super Hike – Central Park
49th Annual Three Kings Day Parade
🗽 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.
● Open now
Details Official site ↗M&M'S New York
📍 1600 Broadway, New York, NY 10019
Three floors and a wall of M&M's in every color.
● Open now
Details Official site ↗Hershey's Chocolate World Times Square
📍 20 Times Square (701 Seventh Ave), New York, NY 10036
Make-your-own candy bars, giant Reese's and s'mores.
● Open now
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.
● Open now
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.
● Open now
Details Official site ↗FAO Schwarz
📍 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111
The classic toy store with the giant floor piano from "Big."
● Open now
Details Official site ↗Disney Store Times Square
📍 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036
Disney's two-floor Times Square store.
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