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Every Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat · 8 AM–6 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 23, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Union Square, 17th St between Broadway & Park Ave South, Manhattan · official listing on grownyc.org · checked Oct 23
Farmers markets

Union Square Greenmarket

📍 Union Square, 17th St between Broadway & Park Ave South · Union Square, Manhattan
Free to walk in · produce is paid
Happening now
FRI, OCT 30 · 8 AM–7 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Children's Magical Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 28
Family & kids

Halloween Sprouting Justice Celebration

📍 Children's Magical Garden · Lower East Side, Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
Happening now
FRI, OCT 30 · 8 AM–10 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · registration required · kid-friendly · at The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village, Bryant Park, Manhattan · official listing on bryantpark.org · checked Oct 30
Fitness & wellness

The Rink at Bryant Park (free-admission ice skating)

📍 The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village, Bryant Park · Midtown, Manhattan
Free admission with your own skates (book a free timed slot online; released a week ahead)
Happening now
FRI, OCT 30 · 10 AM–7 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St, Manhattan · official listing on bfplny.com · checked Oct 27
Arts & culture

Canstruction: giant sculptures made of food cans

📍 Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Free admission · canned-food donations welcome
Happening now
FRI, OCT 30 · 10 AM–7 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan · official listing on grandcentralterminal.com · checked Oct 25
Fitness & wellness

NYC Marathon Experience at Grand Central

📍 Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central Terminal · Midtown, Manhattan
Free
Happening now
FRI, OCT 30 · 10 AM–5 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at 260 Sample Sale, 468 Broadway, Manhattan · official listing on 260samplesale.com · checked Oct 25
Sample sales

Spyder sample sale

📍 260 Sample Sale, 468 Broadway · SoHo, Manhattan
Free to enter; items for sale
Happening now
FRI, OCT 30 · 10 AM–5 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at 48 Ludlow St, Manhattan · official listing on saucony.com · checked Oct 28
Markets & pop-ups

Speedeasy by Saucony

📍 48 Ludlow St · 48 Ludlow St, New York, NY 10002, Manhattan
Free
Happening now
FRI, OCT 30 · 10 AM–5 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Greenfield Hall, Manhattan · official listing on naumburg.org · checked Oct 28
Markets & pop-ups

Naumburg Centennial Violin Competition: Semifinal

📍 Greenfield Hall · Greenfield Hall, Manhattan School of Music, 130 Claremont Avenue, New York, NY 10027
Free
Happening now
FRI, OCT 30 · 10 AM–7:30 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at 935 Broadway, Manhattan · official listing on flatironnomad.nyc · checked Oct 29
Markets & pop-ups

Halloween at Harry Potter Shop New York

📍 935 Broadway · 935 Broadway, New York, USA, Manhattan
Free
Happening now
FRI, OCT 30 · 10 AM–7 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at POP MART pop-up, Manhattan · official listing on eventbrite.com · checked Oct 26
Markets & pop-ups

SKULLPANDA “OFF MODE” pop-up experience

📍 POP MART pop-up · Meatpacking District, Manhattan
Free entry · shop optional
Happening now
FRI, OCT 30 · 10 AM–6 PM
66°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Outdoors at Faber Park Recreation Center (in Faber Pool and , Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Family & kids

Kids In Motion: Faber

📍 Outdoors at Faber Park Recreation Center (in Faber Pool and Park) · Faber Pool and Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Happening now
FRI, OCT 30 · 10:30 AM–12:30 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Surfside Community Garden, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 28
Family & kids

Pumpkin Patch Early Childhood Family Event

📍 Surfside Community Garden · Coney Island, Brooklyn
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
Happening now
FRI, OCT 30 · 11 AM–8 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bryant Park Winter Village, Manhattan · official listing on bryantpark.org · checked Oct 25
Markets & pop-ups

Holiday Shops at Bryant Park Winter Village

📍 Bryant Park Winter Village · Midtown, Manhattan
Free to browse
Happening now
FRI, OCT 30 · 11 AM–10 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Times Sq - 42 St, Manhattan · official listing on envoyevents.com · checked Oct 30
Markets & pop-ups

The Grand Ofrenda at Times Square

📍 Times Sq - 42 St · Times Sq - 42 St, New York, USA, Manhattan
Free
Happening now
Daily · 11 AM–10 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, 65 Bayard St, Manhattan · official listing on chinatownicecreamfactory.com · checked Oct 26
Food & giveaways

Chinatown Ice Cream Factory

📍 Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, 65 Bayard St · Chinatown, Manhattan
Free to walk in; scoops priced in store
Happening now
Daily · 11 AM–6 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Economy Candy, 108 Rivington St, Manhattan · official listing on economycandy.com · checked Oct 26
Food & giveaways

Economy Candy: old-school candy store since 1937

📍 Economy Candy, 108 Rivington St · Lower East Side, Manhattan
Free to walk in; candy priced in store
Happening now
Daily · 11 AM–7 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Japan Village, 934 3rd Ave, Brooklyn · official listing on japanvillage.com · checked Oct 26
Markets & pop-ups

Japan Village food hall in Industry City

📍 Japan Village, 934 3rd Ave · Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Free to walk in; food priced at stalls
Happening now
Daily · 11 AM–4 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · repeats, so you can go another time · at Raaka Chocolate, 58 Seabring St, Brooklyn · official listing on raakachocolate.com · checked Oct 26
Food & giveaways

Raaka Chocolate factory store in Red Hook

📍 Raaka Chocolate, 58 Seabring St · Red Hook, Brooklyn
Free to walk in; chocolate priced in store
Happening now
FRI, OCT 30 · 11 AM–4 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Sugar Hill Hope Garden, NYC · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Family & kids

Sugar Hill Hope Garden's 1st Apple Picking

📍 Sugar Hill Hope Garden · NYC
Free (NYC Parks event)
Happening now
FRI, OCT 30 · 11 AM–7 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at 260 Sample Sale, 148 Lafayette St, Manhattan · official listing on 260samplesale.com · checked Oct 29
Sample sales

3.1 Phillip Lim Sample Sale

📍 260 Sample Sale, 148 Lafayette St · SoHo, Manhattan
Free to enter; items for sale
Happening now
FRI, OCT 30 · 11 AM–7 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at 260 Sample Sale, 260 Fifth Ave, Manhattan · official listing on 260samplesale.com · checked Oct 29
Sample sales

Baccarat Sample Sale

📍 260 Sample Sale, 260 Fifth Ave · NoMad, Manhattan
Free to enter; items for sale
Happening now
FRI, OCT 30 · 11 AM–7 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at 260 Sample Sale, 261 Fifth Ave, Manhattan · official listing on 260samplesale.com · checked Oct 29
Sample sales

Marc Jacobs Sample Sale

📍 260 Sample Sale, 261 Fifth Ave · NoMad, Manhattan
Free to enter; items for sale
Happening now
Daily · 11 AM–7 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · repeats, so you can go another time · at Artists & Fleas, Chelsea Market, Manhattan · official listing on artistsandfleas.com · checked Oct 29
Markets & pop-ups

Artists & Fleas Chelsea Market

📍 Artists & Fleas, Chelsea Market · Chelsea, Manhattan
Free to enter; items for sale
Happening now
FRI, OCT 30 · 11 AM–10 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at 459 Court Street, Brooklyn · official listing on app.blackbird.xyz · checked Oct 30
Markets & pop-ups

Blackbird Pizza Party

📍 459 Court Street · 459 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Free

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🛍️ Unique shopsFree

Harry Potter New York

📍 935 Broadway, New York, NY 10010

Three floors of wands, robes and Butterbeer, plus paid VR experiences.

● Open now 10 AM–9 PM · Until 9 PM

🕑 Mon–Thu 10 AM–8 PM, Fri–Sat 10 AM–9 PM, Sun 10 AM–7 PM

Weekly hours
Mon10 AM–8 PM
Tue10 AM–8 PM
Wed10 AM–8 PM
Thu10 AM–8 PM
Fri10 AM–9 PM
Sat10 AM–9 PM
Sun10 AM–7 PM

⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1.5 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

Official site ↗
🛍️ Unique shopsFree

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 9 AM–midnight · Until midnight

🕑 Mon–Thu 10 AM–11 PM, Fri–Sun 9 AM–midnight

Weekly hours
Mon10 AM–11 PM
Tue10 AM–11 PM
Wed10 AM–11 PM
Thu10 AM–11 PM
Fri9 AM–midnight
Sat9 AM–midnight
Sun9 AM–midnight

⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

Official site ↗
🛍️ Unique shopsFree

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 10 AM–midnight · Until midnight

🕑 Daily 10 AM–midnight; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve

Weekly hours
Mon10 AM–midnight
Tue10 AM–midnight
Wed10 AM–midnight
Thu10 AM–midnight
Fri10 AM–midnight
Sat10 AM–midnight
Sun10 AM–midnight

⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

Official site ↗
🛍️ Unique shopsFree

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 10 AM–9 PM · Until 9 PM

🕑 Mon–Thu & Sun 10 AM–8 PM, Fri–Sat 10 AM–9 PM

Weekly hours
Mon10 AM–8 PM
Tue10 AM–8 PM
Wed10 AM–8 PM
Thu10 AM–8 PM
Fri10 AM–9 PM
Sat10 AM–9 PM
Sun10 AM–8 PM

⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

Official site ↗
🛍️ Unique shopsFree

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 10 AM–8 PM · Until 8 PM

🕑 Mon–Sat 10 AM–8 PM, Sun 11 AM–7 PM

Weekly hours
Mon10 AM–8 PM
Tue10 AM–8 PM
Wed10 AM–8 PM
Thu10 AM–8 PM
Fri10 AM–8 PM
Sat10 AM–8 PM
Sun11 AM–7 PM

⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

Official site ↗
🛍️ Unique shopsFree

FAO Schwarz

📍 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111

The classic toy store with the giant floor piano from "Big."

● Open now 10 AM–9 PM · Until 9 PM

🕑 Mon–Thu 10 AM–8 PM, Fri–Sun 10 AM–9 PM; closed Christmas

Weekly hours
Mon10 AM–8 PM
Tue10 AM–8 PM
Wed10 AM–8 PM
Thu10 AM–8 PM
Fri10 AM–9 PM
Sat10 AM–9 PM
Sun10 AM–9 PM

⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

Official site ↗
🛍️ Unique shopsFree

Disney Store Times Square

📍 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036

Disney's two-floor Times Square store.

● Open now 9 AM–9 PM · Until 9 PM

🕑 Daily 9 AM–9 PM

Weekly hours
Mon9 AM–9 PM
Tue9 AM–9 PM
Wed9 AM–9 PM
Thu9 AM–9 PM
Fri9 AM–9 PM
Sat9 AM–9 PM
Sun9 AM–9 PM

⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

Official site ↗
🛍️ Unique shopsFree

American Girl Place New York

📍 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10019

Doll store with a doll hair salon and a café.

● Open now 10 AM–6 PM · Until 6 PM

🕑 Mon–Fri 10 AM–6 PM, Sat 10 AM–7 PM; Sunday hours vary (check site)

Weekly hours
Mon10 AM–6 PM
Tue10 AM–6 PM
Wed10 AM–6 PM
Thu10 AM–6 PM
Fri10 AM–6 PM
Sat10 AM–7 PM
SunOpen

⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1.5 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

Official site ↗

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