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SKULLPANDA “OFF MODE” pop-up experience
Veronica Beard Sample Sale
Holiday Shops at Bryant Park Winter Village
Free Entry to Vessel and Edge for Runners
Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Japan Village food hall in Industry City
Artists & Fleas Chelsea Market
The Museum at FIT (Always Free, Open Until 8 PM Wed–Fri)
Juilliard Rush Hour Performances (free)
DUMBO First Thursdays Gallery Walk
Asilah Oui: Free Films at Anthology Film Archives
Rally Reading Series at Pete's Candy Store (21+)
Red Parry NYC vs. Wonderville Street Fighter Tournament (21+)
Native Voices Karenna: two short operas at Cooper Union's Great Hall
New Museum Pay-What-You-Wish Thursday Nights
Demon Time improvised sketch night at Brooklyn Comedy Collective (21+)
J. Walter Hawkes & Friends play Bennie Green at LunÀtico
Karaoke Thursday at The Rabbit Hole, Astoria (21+)
Lounge Sessions at SILO (free with RSVP, 21+)
Mousse T. at Public Records (21+)
Free First Friday at the Noguchi Museum
Spyder sample sale
Magnetic Me’s Holiday Playhouse
Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Free Fridays at Poster House
Hamilton Grange Free Ranger-Led House Tours
Fusalp sample sale
SEA New York sample sale
Economy Candy: old-school candy store since 1937
Raaka Chocolate factory store in Red Hook
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
Friday late hours at the Studio Museum in Harlem
Bronx Museum of the Arts (Always Free)
The Maison L’Occitane Holiday House
Hispanic Society Museum & Library (Free Admission)
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art (Suggested Donation)
Free tasting: Sun Yum XO Sauce at Pearl River Mart Foods
TGIF! Afterschool story and craft hour at Green-Wood
Gallery Kit: Drop-In Art-Making at the Noguchi Museum
Battle of Brooklyn Exhibition Tour at the Center for Brooklyn History
Eataly Caffè Upper West Side Grand Opening
Kiehl's Williamsburg grand opening weekend
DIY Fridays at Central Library Teen Tech Center
Holiday silent disco at Pelham Fritz
Whitney Free Friday Nights
Cooper Hewitt Pay What You Wish hour
Japan Society Gallery Free First Friday
Louis Vuitton First Friday at The Frick Collection
MoMA UNIQLO Friday Nights (free for NY State residents)
Bronx Museum First Friday: Art in Action Winter Supply Drive
Bushwick Comedy Club Friday Night Open Mic
Why We Play: Sport, Art and Youth Identity at the Whitney
Dead Pete's Society poetry open mic (21+)
Collagraph Printing Workshop at the Whitney (Free Friday Night)
Chatroom: OSGEMEOS (free with RSVP, 21+)
Reginald Chapman's Chaphouse at LunÀtico
House of Grooves: Eli Escobar All Night (21+)
FAD Market fall pop-up in Dumbo
Queens Super Hike (15 miles)
Queens County Parks Super Hike
Free Stellar cooking demo at East New York Farmers Market
Ranger walk at Snug Harbor
Shape Up NYC: Dance Fitness
Care Bears Meet the Tree Day
The Hormone Project with LOLA
MoMA PS1 November Open House
Staten Island North Shore Parks Super Hike
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Dumboween
Midtown West Fair on Eighth Avenue
Hello Kitty’s Birthday Party
RoC x Reforming Pilates Flatiron Townhouse
MadeWell Store Opening
Smorgasburg Williamsburg (Saturdays)
Queens Fiber Arts Festival
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Playback's Free Street Party Outside BAM
Artists & Fleas Williamsburg
Nature's Workshop: Fall Foliage Leaf Art in Lincoln Terrace Park
Traditional Indigenous crafts at Bronx River House
Tree Maintenance Workshop at Snug Harbor
Bronx River Foodway's 5th Annual Community Banquet
Indigenous Art Workshop with NAIC-NY
5th Annual Community Banquet
Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House Museum
Exhibit: The Shirley Chisholm Way at Lefferts Historic House
Food Bank Mobile Pantry free groceries at Mount Hope Playground
IQBAR NYC Pop-Up
Nathan Fielder Look-Alike Contest
Autumn Eco Crafts and Exploration
Native American Heritage Month: Indigenous Plant Practices
Create Your Own: Seasonal Door Sign
Historical Walking Tour from the East 4th Street Community Garden
The People’s Money: Idea Generation Workshop
Battle of Brooklyn Walking Tour
Poets House: In Memoriam Stephen Dobyns
Repurposeful Ancestry Lab Repair Café
Dragon Dance: free Pokémon Champions tournament at Wonderville (21+)
Before It's Gone: Archive to Survive book launch and panel
Ephemeral Light: Artist Talk with Ira Merritt at Poe Cottage
Mosaic Lab Coding Workshop
New Italian Cinema Events
Nature Journaling: Nature After Dark at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Bright Five tech salon at Pete's Candy Store (21+)
Bushwick Comedy Club Saturday Night Open Mic
Anant Pradhan with Larry McDonald (Jamaican jazz) at LunÀtico
Scorpio Stings with Junior Sanchez (21+)
Flava D + Made to Order at Elsewhere (21+)
Benji B, Louise Chen, Hidden Spheres and more at Public Records (21+)
Young Adult Friction indie + alt dance party at Union Hall (21+)
Free Stellar cooking demo at Bushwick Farmers Market
Union Square Autumn Fair
Whitney Free Second Sunday
Ranger walk at Soundview Park
Ranger hike in Forest Park
Smorgasburg Prospect Park (Sundays)
Fall Foliage Hike
Native American Heritage Month: Lenape Folktales
Outdoor Skills: Orienteering and Geocaching Hike
Fall Foliage Tree ID Hike
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House Museum
Native American Heritage Month: Early Food Traditions at the Old Stone House
Second Sundays Free Open House at Pioneer Works
Faire & Flourish Holiday Market at Jody's Club Forest
Community Event with ALSO: Ride, Eat, Meet People
Ranger hike in Central Park's North Woods
Historic New York: Vanderbilt Motor Parkway
Nature's Workshop: Create Your Own Nature Field Guide
Artist Talk with Cecile Chong and Alexander Zev
Second Sunday Castle Tours
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
Sunday music open mic at Pete's Candy Store (21+)
Nightmusic Acoustic Series: Blue Jay at Book Club Bar (free)
Wonderville Karaoke (21+)
Yacouba Sissoko & Siya (Malian kora) at LunÀtico
Grand Central Holiday Fair
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Free Bryant Park tour
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Teen DIY at Saratoga Teen Tech Center
STEAM + Stories = Adventure at West Farms Library
Civic Crash Course talk at Public Records (free RSVP, 21+)
Conversations in Tusculum: Richard Nelson play at Cooper Union
The Variety Show Variety Party at Wonderville (21+)
EBENEZER Advance Screening
Rant Comedy Open Mic at Mood Ring (21+)
Bushwick Comedy Club Monday Night Open Mic
Free late-night karaoke at Mood Ring (21+)
Free Stellar cooking demo at Lincoln Hospital Greenmarket
SharkNinja IRL: The Hair Edit
Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Alice + Olivia Sample Sale
Shape Up NYC: Latin Dance Fitness
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
Rag & Bone Sample Sale
Isabel Marant Sample Sale
Shape Up NYC: Cardio Dance
Shape Up NYC: Dance Fitness
Free Evening Juggling Class at Bryant Park
Shape Up NYC: Flow Dance Cardio
Shape Up NYC: Soca Sweat Dance Fitness
Bushwick Comedy Club Tuesday Night Open Mic
Bacon, Eggs & Toons: Free Animation Screening (21+)
Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa photography artist talk at Cooper Union
AAA Lecture: Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment
Vinyl After Hours at Mezzrow on Tuesday Nov 10 (no cover)
Art Week NYC
Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Free Wednesdays at the Museum of the City of New York
Tiger Sisters Library Café
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
Boogie Down Service Project
Alex Crane Sample Sale
Proper Cloth Sample Sale
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Repertorio Español/Scaramouches Puppet Theatre
Grey Art Museum Late Wednesdays (NYU)
VA Medical Center Bronx Food Bank Mobile Pantry
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
Bushwick Comedy Club Wednesday Night Open Mic
Coffee Cart-esia
Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Financial Community Fall Fair
Wave Hill Free Thursdays (Hudson River gardens)
Craft & Chill
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
Union Square Holiday Market
Kieran Soundview Food Bank Mobile Pantry
Health & Wellness Resource Workshop
Public Gallery Tour
Broadway Under The Stars
Chef Judy Joo book signing at Pearl River Mart Foods
Shape Up NYC: Dance Fitness Fiesta
Mark West lecture on pareidolia and form at Cooper Union
Bushwick Comedy Club Thursday Night Open Mic
Catch-Up Comedy free open mic at Acoustik Garden Lounge
Vinyl After Hours at Mezzrow on Thursday Nov 12 (no cover)
Free Stellar cooking demo at Bedford Health Center
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
Live Music by Emily A. Sprague and LEYA at Whitney Free Friday Night
The Library After Hours: Friday the 13th Edition
DURATIONS festival club night: Dasha Rush, Decoder and more at Public Records (21+)
Rhythm in Ritual by Xeno Collective (21+)
Inner Sin: Henrik Schwarz Live (21+)
Cut Copy (DJ set) at Elsewhere (21+)
Free Play Night: Jake Korolev + stjarnafaen at Wonderville (21+)
Free Stellar cooking demo at East New York Farmers Market
Ranger walk at Conference House Park
Brooklyn Flea Holiday Market in Dumbo
Shape Up NYC: Dance Fitness
NYC Tourist Day Street Fair
Café Colmado test kitchen: taste a new release free
Roebling Rink Opening Day: Free Morning Skate Sessions
Roebling Rink Opening Day Celebration
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
Outdoor Skills: Fire Building in Van Cortlandt Park
S.T.E.A.M Saturday: Sewing History at Lewis Latimer House
Grünsgiving
PS/IS 218 Highbridge Food Bank Mobile Pantry
Día de los Hongos: Free Myco-Drawing and Mushroom Walk at Green-Wood
Holiday Vendor Market at the St. George Theatre
Fall foliage hike in Prospect Park
Ranger walk in Riverdale Park
Fire Cider Workshop at Randall's Island Urban Farm
Music and Creativity at Lincoln Center
Stephanie Dinkins: Anchoring Home, public exhibition opening
Hot Five Centennial Listening Session, Part 3
Poets House: Verge Books launch of The Tablets by Armand Schwerner
Poetry Writing Workshop at Brooklyn Public Library Central
Cars & Tea @ Gatcha
Juilliard MAP Open Recital (free)
Smash Bash Vol. 28 Super Smash Bros. Night at Wonderville (21+)
Ridgewood Rendezvous Drag Show at Cassette (21+)
Full Throttle: Mha Iri (21+)
X-Coast (open to close) at Elsewhere (21+)
Free Stellar cooking demo at Bushwick Farmers Market
Thanksgiving Celebration Street Fair on Sixth Avenue
Autumn Leaves Story Time and Craft at Greenbelt Nature Center
Ranger walk on Hunter Island
Community Archiving Day at Queens Museum
Calendula Salve Making Workshop at Vernon Garden
ArtAccess Museum Explorers for Children with Disabilities
Nature's Workshop: Bird Friendly Windows in Kissena Park
Nature's Workshop: Natural Inks and Dyes in Inwood Hill Park
ArtAccess Open Studio for Teens and Adults with Disabilities
Comedy Mob Open Mic at New York Comedy Club East Village
Terence Tao: Six Math Essentials at Pioneer Works
Free late-night karaoke at Mood Ring (21+)
Creative Aging: Paper Doll Making at Belmont Library
Creative Writing Workshop at Brooklyn Public Library Central
Scratch Coding for Kids at Crown Heights Teen Tech Center
Wedding Salon NYC November 16
Monday Night Jazz at The Back Room (free entry)
Free late-night karaoke at Mood Ring (21+)
Free Stellar cooking demo at Grassroots Farmers Market
Nili Lotan Sample Sale at 260 LaFA
Rudsak Sample Sale at 260 NoMad
Lifelong Studio Printmaking: First Session for Adults 55+
Teen Time: Board Games and Cozy Crafts at Kings Bay Library
Perler Bead Art at St. Agnes Library
Sean Lally architecture lecture at Cooper Union
Eiffel Tower Mic free 21+ open mic at Brooklyn Comedy Collective
No Kid Hungry Give Back Bodega
JOHN ELLIOTT Sample Sale at 468 Broadway
RAINS Sample Sale at 468 Broadway
Informal Creative Writing for Adults at Mosholu Library
At the Hearth: Make a Pinch Pot with Greenwich House Pottery
STEM Night: AI in Action at New York Hall of Science
Juilliard Concerto Competition Finals (free)
Comfy Classical at Dyckman Farmhouse
Life Drawing Class at Brooklyn Public Library Central
Noguchi Talks: Alanna Heiss and Martin Puryear
In the Room: David Hume Kennerly at Cooper Union's Great Hall
Free Stellar cooking demo at Brownsville Health Center
Fortune Society Melrose Food Bank Mobile Pantry
Free Third Thursday Evening at the Jewish Museum
Salsa Party at the Brooklyn 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
Discostan with Omid Walizadeh and Mansaf Mama at Public Records (21+)
Fresh Youth Initiatives Food Bank Mobile Pantry
DIY Fridays at Brooklyn Public Library Central Teen Tech
Club Massive: Jungle Is Hardcore at Wonderville (21+)
FUTCH: Queer Women's Dance Party (21+)
Free Stellar cooking demo at Bushwick Farmers Market
Ranger hike from Forest Park's Overlook
Outdoor Skills Workshop: Hiking Basics in Bronx Park
Lehman Village East Harlem Food Bank Mobile Pantry
Free tasting: KYUNU instant noodles at Pearl River Mart Foods
Sinéad, ketia, Bennet and more at Public Records (21+)
Tamagotchi Times Square Spectacular (30th anniversary)
Two Bridges Youth Market Stellar cooking demo
Outdoor Skills: Knot Tying in Travers Park
Native American Heritage Month: Walking Lenapehoking
Free Adult Printmaking Workshop at Queens Museum
Comedy Mob Open Mic at New York Comedy Club East Village
Free late-night karaoke at Mood Ring (21+)
Creative Aging: Paper Doll Making at Belmont Library (session 2)
FOCKER IN-LAW Advance Screening
Thanksgiving Bazaar at Grand Bazaar NYC
Agatha House Longwood Food Bank Mobile Pantry
Wonderville Last-Tuesday PLAYTEST (21+)
Food Bank Mobile Pantry free groceries in Flushing
Free Late-Night Wednesday at the Museum of the City of New York
Ranger walk in Springfield Park
Hidden Gems of Queens: Springfield Park Walk
The Donut Lounge at Wonderville (21+)
Curiouser & Curiouser with Felix Da Housecat (21+)
DICKAPPOINTMENT Invites TROMAC (21+)
Cinthie, Amir Alexander and more at Public Records (21+)
Afrobeat Nights NYC at The Sultan Room (21+)
Ranger walk near Split Rock
Birding: Winter Birds at Fort Greene Park
FAD Market holiday pop-up at Empire Stores
Robot Karaoke at Wonderville (21+)
Columbus Circle Holiday Market
Pay What You Wish evening at the Museum of Arts and Design
CloseKnit at Noble Maritime
Grand Army Plaza (Brooklyn) Hanukkah menorah lightings
Neon glow holiday silent disco
Neue Galerie free late-night admission
Bronx Museum First Friday: Winter Holiday Market
Birding: All About Crows at Crotona Park
Dumbo Shop the Studios
Beginner Birding at Highland Park
Winter Tree ID Walk at McCarren Park
Historic New York: Marcus Garvey Park Highlights Walk
Birding: Winter Waterfowl at Baisley Pond Park
Birding: Winter Waterfowl at Central Park Reservoir
Discovery Hike: Winter Wildlife at Brower Park
Z100 All Access Lounge 2026
SantaCon NYC
Birding: Winter Waterfowl at Canarsie Park
Hiking Club: Cass Gallagher Trail at Van Cortlandt Park
Winter Wreath Workshop
Winter Tree ID Walk in St. Nicholas Park
Birding: Owls at Riverdale Park
Winter Tree ID Walk in Alley Pond Park
Wonderville Karaoke (21+)
Elf on the Shelf kids' craft at Oak Ridge
Wave Hill Winter Solstice Wishes
Birding: Bald Eagle Watch in Inwood Hill Park
Hiking Club: John Muir Trail in Van Cortlandt Park
Birding: Winter Birds at Bowne Park
Handmade nature ornaments workshop
Outdoor Skills: Animal Tracking in Prospect Park
Plants of the holiday season walk
Central Park Benches Highlights Hike
Prospect Park New Year's Eve Fireworks
BAM 41st Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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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.
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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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