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Canstruction: giant sculptures made of food cans
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)
DUMBO First Thursdays Gallery Walk
Asilah Oui: Free Films at Anthology Film Archives
Rally Reading Series at Pete's Candy Store (21+)
Native Voices Karenna: two short operas at Cooper Union's Great Hall
New Museum Pay-What-You-Wish Thursday Nights
Union Square Greenmarket
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
NYSCI Free Community Hours (Fridays)
Gallery Kit: Drop-In Art-Making at the Noguchi Museum
Game On: Board Games at Dyker Library
Battle of Brooklyn Exhibition Tour at the Center for Brooklyn History
Eataly Caffè Upper West Side Grand Opening
Middle School Makerspace at Jamaica Bay Library
Kiehl's Williamsburg grand opening weekend
Open Tech Lab for Teens: 3D printing, robotics, VR (Queens Central Library)
DIY Fridays at Central Library Teen Tech Center
Whitney Free Friday Nights
Cooper Hewitt Pay What You Wish hour
Japan Society Gallery Free First Friday
MoMA UNIQLO Friday Nights (free for NY State residents)
Bronx Museum First Friday: Art in Action Winter Supply Drive
Dead Pete's Society poetry open mic (21+)
Collagraph Printing Workshop at the Whitney (Free Friday Night)
FAD Market fall pop-up in Dumbo
Meet the Tree Day (Rockefeller tree arrival)
Early Morning Opening: To the Stars! Space Exploration (sensory-friendly)
Queens Super Hike (15 miles)
Queens County Parks Super Hike
Every Play Counts, Every Player Matters
Free Stellar cooking demo at East New York Farmers Market
Ranger walk at Snug Harbor
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
Introduction to Birdwatching Outings in Prospect Park
Dumboween
Meet the Fleet at Riverside Park's Compost Compound
Edgar Allan Poe Cottage Weekend Visits
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
Artists & Fleas Williamsburg
Nature's Workshop: Fall Foliage Leaf Art in Lincoln Terrace Park
Saturday house tours at the Wyckoff House Museum
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
Family Time: Día de Muertos at The Bronx Museum
Environmental Education Center: Saturday Open Hours
Autumn Eco Crafts and Exploration
Native American Heritage Month: Indigenous Plant Practices
Create Your Own: Seasonal Door Sign
Antiques Appraisal & Garden Party at Growing Good Community Garden
Historical Walking Tour from the East 4th Street Community Garden
The People’s Money: Idea Generation Workshop
The Lott House: Update Talk at Salt Marsh Nature Center
Battle of Brooklyn Walking Tour
Poets House: In Memoriam Stephen Dobyns
International Board Games Month gaming day at Gravesend Library
Repurposeful Ancestry Lab Repair Café
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
Free Stellar cooking demo at Bushwick Farmers Market
Bryant Park sensory quiet skate mornings (Sundays)
Kid Birding in Fort Tryon Park
Union Square Autumn Fair
Whitney Free Second Sunday
The Owls of Staten Island
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
Fairy and Gnome Day
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
Guggenheim Pay What You Wish hours
Diwali In Manhattan
Grand Central Holiday Fair
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Free Bryant Park tour
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Zing! Kids Fitness
Teen DIY at Saratoga Teen Tech Center
Conversations in Tusculum: Richard Nelson play at Cooper Union
EBENEZER Advance Screening
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
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
Middle School Makerspace at Coney Island Library
Free Evening Juggling Class at Bryant Park
Bacon, Eggs & Toons: Free Animation Screening (21+)
Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa photography artist talk at Cooper Union
NYC Veterans Day Parade
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
Veterans Day Nature Programs at Prospect Park Audubon Center
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
NYC Parks Girls Flag Football Festival
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
Senior Happy Hour
Free Late-Night Wednesday at the Museum of the City of New York
TAG Heuer x Time+Tide: Exclusive Launch Party NYC
Storytime: Lenape and Corn
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
SING! SING! SING! Karaoke for Kids at Coney Island Library
Broadway Under The Stars
Chef Judy Joo book signing at Pearl River Mart Foods
Mark West lecture on pareidolia and form at Cooper Union
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
Library Lab: Free STEAM Activities for Ages 6–12
Neue Galerie free First Friday: 25th Anniversary Exhibition
The Library After Hours: Friday the 13th Edition
Free Stellar cooking demo at East New York Farmers Market
Beach & park clean-up at Conference House Park
Ranger walk at Conference House Park
Brooklyn Flea Holiday Market in Dumbo
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
ArtAccess Museum Explorers for Children with Disabilities
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 for Autism: Ensemble Mycelium
Stephanie Dinkins: Anchoring Home, public exhibition opening
ArtAccess Open Studio for Teens and Adults with Disabilities
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)
Pre-Thanksgiving Bird Walk in Prospect Park
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
Gobble Games Family Board Game Extravaganza
Ricitos and the Three Bears
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
Junior Volunteer Corps: Family Leaf Raking in Prospect Park
Battle of Fort Washington 250th Anniversary in Fort Tryon Park
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
Terence Tao: Six Math Essentials at Pioneer Works
Free late-night karaoke at Mood Ring (21+)
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Music with FunkyTown Playground
Creative Aging: Paper Doll Making at Belmont Library
Creative Writing Workshop at Brooklyn Public Library Central
Middle School Makerspace at Ryder Library
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
Lifelong Studio Printmaking: First Session for Adults 55+
Teen Time: Board Games and Cozy Crafts at Kings Bay Library
Middle School Makerspace: Bridges at Clarendon Library
Perler Bead Art at St. Agnes Library
Harlem Holiday Lights
Harlem Tree Lighting at Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Plaza
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
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Magic with Lee Barrett
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
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
Giving Thanks to Community at Success Garden
Free Third Thursday Evening at the Jewish Museum
Intermediate Chess Class at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library
Wayzgoose Holiday Kick Off at the Seaport Museum
Fresh Youth Initiatives Food Bank Mobile Pantry
Middle School Makerspace at Jamaica Bay Library
Teen Time: Board Games at Stone Avenue Library
DIY Fridays at Brooklyn Public Library Central Teen Tech
Mall at Bay Plaza Christmas Tree Lighting
Free Stellar cooking demo at Bushwick Farmers Market
Ranger hike from Forest Park's Overlook
Outdoor Skills Workshop: Hiking Basics in Bronx Park
Nature Scavenger Hunt at Seth Low Playground
Lehman Village East Harlem Food Bank Mobile Pantry
Beginner Fishing at Baisley Pond Park
Free tasting: KYUNU instant noodles at Pearl River Mart Foods
Queens Center 'Let It Glow' Tree Lighting
Tamagotchi Times Square Spectacular (30th anniversary)
Two Bridges Youth Market Stellar cooking demo
Outdoor Skills: Knot Tying in Travers Park
Magnetic Archery in Owl's Head Park
Native American Heritage Month: Walking Lenapehoking
Free Adult Printmaking Workshop at Queens Museum
Free late-night karaoke at Mood Ring (21+)
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Music with Andy & Suzanna
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
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Magic with Looney Louie
Food Bank Mobile Pantry free groceries in Flushing
Free Late-Night Wednesday at the Museum of the City of New York
100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Ranger walk in Springfield Park
Hidden Gems of Queens: Springfield Park Walk
5th Avenue Tree Lighting & Small Business Saturday in Park Slope
Ranger walk near Split Rock
Birding: Winter Birds at Fort Greene Park
FAD Market holiday pop-up at Empire Stores
Columbus Circle Holiday Market
Bryant Park Tree Lighting at Bank of America Winter Village
Holiday Tree Lighting
Springfield Park Christmas Tree Lighting
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting
CloseKnit at Noble Maritime
NYSE Tree Lighting
Dumbo Holiday Tree Lighting
Madison Square Park Holiday Tree Lighting
Grand Army Plaza (Brooklyn) Hanukkah menorah lightings
Neue Galerie free late-night admission
Fort Greene Park Tree Lighting
Community Tree Lighting at Historic Richmond Town
Zoodohos Peghe Church Christmas Tree Lighting
Festival of Lights: Santa in the Park
Snug Harbor Holiday Hop
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
Woodside Holiday Tree Lighting
Bronx Little Italy Christmas Tree Lighting
Holiday on the Hudson tree lighting
Birding: Winter Waterfowl at Baisley Pond Park
Birding: Winter Waterfowl at Central Park Reservoir
Discovery Hike: Winter Wildlife at Brower Park
Festival of Lights: Chanukah
Astoria Park holiday festival & tree lighting
Christmas Tree Lighting at Stuyvesant Square
Z100 All Access Lounge 2026
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
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
Ranger holiday tea time at Biddle House
Birding: Winter Birds at Bowne Park
Handmade nature ornaments workshop
Winter Solstice Campfire and Storytelling
Outdoor Skills: Animal Tracking in Prospect Park
Plants of the holiday season walk
Central Park Benches Highlights Hike
49th Annual Three Kings Day Parade
BAM 41st Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
2027 TCS New York City Marathon
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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.
○ 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 ↗M&M'S New York
📍 1600 Broadway, New York, NY 10019
Three floors and a wall of M&M's in every color.
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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.
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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.
● 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."
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Details Official site ↗Disney Store Times Square
📍 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036
Disney's two-floor Times Square store.
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