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Canstruction: giant sculptures made of food cans
Free Entry to Vessel and Edge for Runners
Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Japan Village food hall in Industry City
Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 skyline lawns (free)
Staten Island Ferry scenic harbor ride (free, 24/7)
Brooklyn Heights Promenade skyline walk (free)
Little Island free Hudson River park walk (Pier 55)
Domino Park free East River waterfront walk (Williamsburg)
Union Square Greenmarket
Magnetic Me’s Holiday Playhouse
Restoration Fridays at Highland Park
Grant's Tomb (General Grant National Memorial)
Brooklyn Botanic Garden daytime pay-what-you-wish (through Jan 15)
Economy Candy: old-school candy store since 1937
Raaka Chocolate factory store in Red Hook
TGIF! Afterschool story and craft hour at Green-Wood
NYSCI Free Community Hours (Fridays)
Game On: Board Games at Dyker Library
Open Hours at Brooklyn Bridge Park Education Center
Eataly Caffè Upper West Side Grand Opening
Middle School Makerspace at Jamaica Bay Library
Open Tech Lab for Teens: 3D printing, robotics, VR (Queens Central Library)
Karaoke Tremendous at Union Hall (21+, free, midnight)
FAD Market fall pop-up in Dumbo
FIDO Coffee Bark in Prospect Park
Meet the Tree Day (Rockefeller tree arrival)
Early Morning Opening: To the Stars! Space Exploration (sensory-friendly)
Queens County Parks Super Hike
Every Play Counts, Every Player Matters
Volunteer Gardening at Tiemann Place in Riverside Park
12th Annual LIC Bulbfest at Gantry Plaza State Park
MoMA PS1 November Open House
Bulb Planting at Forest Park
Introduction to Birdwatching Outings in Prospect Park
Fall Foliage Bike Tour with the Urban Park Rangers
Birding: Fall Migration at Salt Marsh Nature Center
Dumboween
Meet the Fleet at Riverside Park's Compost Compound
Edgar Allan Poe Cottage Weekend Visits
Guided Nature Walk in Fort Tryon Park
Hello Kitty’s Birthday Party
Volunteer Workday at Preston Community Garden
Autumn CleanSweep: Jamaica Bay Park and Shoreline Cleanup
Nature's Workshop: Fall Foliage Leaf Art in Lincoln Terrace Park
Free Saturday Juggling at Bryant Park
Saturday house tours at the Wyckoff House Museum
Traditional Indigenous crafts at Bronx River House
Tree Maintenance Workshop at Snug Harbor
Indigenous Art Workshop with NAIC-NY
Exhibit: The Shirley Chisholm Way at Lefferts Historic House
Free Community Paddle at Concrete Plant Park
High Line Tour: From Freight to Flowers (Saturdays)
Family Time: Día de Muertos at The Bronx Museum
Environmental Education Center: Saturday Open Hours
Antiques Appraisal & Garden Party at Growing Good Community Garden
Discovery Hike: Randall's Island Salt Marsh
Brooklyn Bridge Park Education Center Open Hours (Weekends)
The People’s Money: Idea Generation Workshop
The Lott House: Update Talk at Salt Marsh Nature Center
International Board Games Month gaming day at Gravesend Library
The Walk: Umbilical City — Waters and Wetlands
Mosaic Lab Coding Workshop
Strange Confessions: Free Play Reading in Riverside Park
Bryant Park sensory quiet skate mornings (Sundays)
Kid Birding in Fort Tryon Park
Whitney Free Second Sunday
The Owls of Staten Island
Smorgasburg Prospect Park (Sundays)
Fantastic Fungi Mushroom ID Hike in Prospect Park
Environmental and Tree Stewardship at Snug Harbor
Fairy and Gnome Day
Free Solar Observing at Pioneer Works
Leaf Peeping Hike in Central Park's North Woods
Diwali In Manhattan
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Zing! Kids Fitness
Bryant Park Staff Walking Tours (Mondays)
STEAM + Stories = Adventure at West Farms Library
Astronomy on the Waterfront at Hunter's Point South Park
Tuesday Stewardship at the Foodway
Middle School Makerspace at Coney Island Library
Free Evening Juggling Class at Bryant Park
NYC Veterans Day Parade
Idlewild Park Forest Restoration
Veterans Day Nature Programs at Prospect Park Audubon Center
Wollman Rink Veterans Day free admission skate
NYC Parks Girls Flag Football Festival
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Repertorio Español/Scaramouches Puppet Theatre
Senior Happy Hour
Monthly Nature Exploration Hike at Inwood Hill Park
Storytime: Lenape and Corn
Trail Work Thursdays in Van Cortlandt Park
Union Square Holiday Market
SING! SING! SING! Karaoke for Kids at Coney Island Library
Broadway Under The Stars
Starting Seeds for Community Self-Sufficiency
Floodplain Forest Fridays Tree Planting in Van Cortlandt Park
Library Lab: Free STEAM Activities for Ages 6–12
Free Stargazing at Floyd Bennett Field
Pugsley Creek Park Forest Restoration
Beach & park clean-up at Conference House Park
Annual Leaf Lift Volunteer Day in Riverside Park
Falling for Nature Hike at Conference House Park
Astoria Park Leaf Fest Day One — Community Volunteer Day
Roebling Rink Opening Day: Free Morning Skate Sessions
Roebling Rink Opening Day Celebration
Discovery Hike: Waterfront Ecosystems at Bushwick Inlet Park
Behind the Smile: Animal Adaptations in Astoria Park
Outdoor Skills: Fire Building in Van Cortlandt Park
S.T.E.A.M Saturday: Sewing History at Lewis Latimer House
Grünsgiving
Recycling Holiday Scraps at Queens Farm — sold out
ArtAccess Museum Explorers for Children with Disabilities
Free Solar Observing at St. Nicholas Park
Día de los Hongos: Free Myco-Drawing and Mushroom Walk at Green-Wood
Holiday Vendor Market at the St. George Theatre
Sungazing with West Harlem Art Fund in St. Nicholas Park
Fire Cider Workshop at Randall's Island Urban Farm
Hiking Club Series: Sappy Trails in Riverdale Park
The Secret Lives of Insects in Highland Park
Outdoor Skills: Survival 101 in Morningside Park
Music for Autism: Ensemble Mycelium
ArtAccess Open Studio for Teens and Adults with Disabilities
Free Stargazing at Great Kills Park
Juilliard MAP Open Recital (free)
Pre-Thanksgiving Bird Walk in Prospect Park
Winter Composting with Big Reuse on Randall's Island
Winterization Workday at Gatehouse Garden
Autumn Leaves Story Time and Craft at Greenbelt Nature Center
Gobble Games Family Board Game Extravaganza
Ricitos and the Three Bears
Invasive Plant Removal and Native Planting at Fort Totten Park
Hiking Club: Hidden Hunter Island in Pelham Bay Park
Nature Detective Mystery Adventure in Brower Park
Audre Lorde Legacy Walk in Silver Lake Park
Calendula Salve Making Workshop at Vernon Garden
ArtAccess Museum Explorers for Children with Disabilities
Historic New York: Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument Tour
Environmental and Tree Stewardship at Snug Harbor
Designing and Managing Community Composting Spaces
Junior Volunteer Corps: Family Leaf Raking in Prospect Park
Fireside Meditation at Crotona Nature Center
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
Free Stargazing in Elmhurst
Free Stargazing at Pioneer Works
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Music with FunkyTown Playground
Middle School Makerspace at Ryder Library
Scratch Coding for Kids at Crown Heights Teen Tech Center
Blue Wave Beach & Park Cleanup at Conference House Park
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
Woodlawn Wednesdays Forest Restoration in Van Cortlandt Park
Team RIVER Volunteers on Randall's Island
Green-Wood on Wheels: Stroller-Friendly Tour
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Magic with Lee Barrett
Volunteer Workday at Fantasy Garden (Brownsville)
Fall Foliage Walk in Forest Park
Greenbelt Adult Hike: St. Francis Woodlands
Giving Thanks to Community at Success Garden
Nature Storytime at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Middle School Makerspace at Jamaica Bay Library
Teen Time: Board Games at Stone Avenue Library
Mall at Bay Plaza Christmas Tree Lighting
Free Stargazing in Parkchester
Discovery Hike: Pond and Freshwater Ecology at Silver Lake Park
Astoria Park Leaf Fest Day Two — Community Volunteer Day
Jones Woods Park Forest Restoration
Birding: Owls at Pelham Bay Park's Orchard Beach
Forest Park Super Hike with the Urban Park Rangers
Outdoor Skills Workshop: Hiking Basics in Bronx Park
Introduction to Fly Fishing at Allison Pond Park
Nature Scavenger Hunt at Seth Low Playground
Falling for Nature Hike in Central Park
Living With Urban Coyotes in Claremont Park
Beginner Fishing at Baisley Pond Park
Historic New York: Greenpoint Neighborhood History Walk
Greenbelt Natural History Hike with Dr. Eric W. Sanderson
Queens Center 'Let It Glow' Tree Lighting
Free Stargazing at Highbridge Park
Astronomy: Autumn Sky in Inwood Hill Park
Tamagotchi Times Square Spectacular (30th anniversary)
Birding: Fall Migration at Blue Heron Park
Autumn Mushroom ID Hike in Van Cortlandt Park
Magnetic Archery in Owl's Head Park
Nature Sketching Hike in Brookfield Park
Environmental and Tree Stewardship at Snug Harbor
Hibernation and Brumation Hike in Cunningham Park
Seal Exploration at Orchard Beach
Freedom Seekers: Stories by the Fire in Prospect Park
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Music with Andy & Suzanna
Team RIVER Volunteers on Randall's Island
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Magic with Looney Louie
100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Kissena Park Forest Restoration
Post-Thanksgiving Day Hike: The Alley Giant
Post-Thanksgiving Day Hike in Van Cortlandt Park
Post-Thanksgiving Day Hike in High Rock Park
Post-Thanksgiving Day Super Hike
Post-Thanksgiving Day Hike: Northern Manhattan Parks Super Hike
Hibernation Hike at Pelham Bay Park
Orienteering Fundamentals in the Staten Island Greenbelt
Hidden Gems of Queens: Springfield Park Walk
Gather Around the Campfire at Hunter's Point South Park
Historic New York: Mount Morris Fire Watchtower Open Access
5th Avenue Tree Lighting & Small Business Saturday in Park Slope
Grave Beginnings: Free Walking Tour of Green-Wood
Hiking Club: Split Rock in Pelham Bay Park
Birding: Winter Birds at Fort Greene Park
Discovery Hike: Marine Mammals at Rockaway Beach
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
NYSE Tree Lighting
Dumbo Holiday Tree Lighting
Madison Square Park Holiday Tree Lighting
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
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
Birdwatching: First Sunday Outings in Prospect Park
Doggie Day Hike in Prospect Park
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
Birding: Winter Waterfowl at Canarsie Park
Hiking Club: Cass Gallagher Trail at Van Cortlandt Park
Winter Tree ID Walk in St. Nicholas Park
Free Stargazing at Floyd Bennett Field
Fifth Avenue Holiday Open Streets
Free Solar Observing at Pioneer Works
Birding: Owls at Riverdale Park
Winter Tree ID Walk in Alley Pond Park
Astronomy: Geminids Meteor Shower at Van Cortlandt Park
Astronomy: Geminids Meteor Shower at Rockaway Beach
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
Winter Solstice Evergreen Tree ID Hike at Forest Park
Winter Solstice Campfire and Storytelling
Holiday campfire & stories in Clove Lakes Park
Outdoor Skills: Animal Tracking in Prospect 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
Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge (spectating)
NYC Parks New Year's Day Hike – Flushing Meadows
49th Annual Three Kings Day Parade
2027 TCS New York City Marathon
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Paid & ticketed events (26)
Museum of Ice Cream
Museum of Illusions
Proximity Exhibition
Family Art Project: Raptors in Autumn Sky
Central Park Woodland Walk: The North Woods
Proximity Exhibition
Diwali Lights Up Asia Society
Proximity Exhibition
🗽 Other places to go
Sloomoo Institute
📍 475 Broadway, New York, NY 10013
A slime museum: hands-on slime bars, a slime-rain room and a DIY slime station.
● Closed now
Details Official site ↗Museum of Illusions
📍 77 8th Ave, New York, NY 10014
Tilted rooms, infinity tunnels and photo illusions. Kids 4 and under free.
● Open now
Details Official site ↗SPYSCAPE
📍 928 8th Ave, New York, NY 10019
A spy museum with laser-maze and lie-detector challenges that profile your spy role.
● Open now
Details Official site ↗RiseNY
📍 160 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036
A NYC history museum that ends in a "flying" ride over the skyline.
● Closed now
Details Official site ↗Madame Tussauds New York
📍 234 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036
Wax celebrities, Marvel and pop-culture photo sets on 42nd St.
● Open today
Details Official site ↗MoMath (National Museum of Mathematics)
📍 635 Sixth Ave (at W 19th St), New York, NY 10011
Hands-on math exhibits, including a square-wheeled tricycle. Under 2 free.
● Closed now
Details Official site ↗Intrepid Museum
📍 Pier 86, W 46th St & 12th Ave, New York, NY 10036
An aircraft carrier with planes on deck, the space shuttle Enterprise and a submarine.
● Closed now
Details Official site ↗Edge at Hudson Yards
📍 30 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001
An outdoor sky deck 100 floors up with a glass floor and views across Manhattan.
● Open now
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