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FRI, OCT 30 · 9 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Powell Street Garden, NYC · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 28
Outdoors

Farm Stand

📍 Powell Street Garden · NYC
Free
Happening now
FRI, OCT 30 · 9 AM–12 PM
67°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Kissena Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 28
Outdoors

Kissena Park Forest Restoration

📍 Kissena Park · Queens
Free
Starts in 4h 19m
FRI, OCT 30 · 3:30 PM–6 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Walker Park Field House, Walker Park, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Outdoors

Wicked Walker Family Fun & Halloween Event

📍 Walker Park Field House, Walker Park · Staten Island
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Starts in 6h 49m
FRI, OCT 30 · 6 PM–10 PM
60°F · Clear
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Whitney Museum of American Art, Floor 1 Lobby, Manhattan · official listing on whitney.org · checked Oct 29
Music & nightlife

Halloween DJ Sets at the Whitney (Free Friday Night)

📍 Whitney Museum of American Art, Floor 1 Lobby · Meatpacking District, Manhattan
Free with Free Friday Nights admission · free timed ticket required
Starts in 21h 49m
SAT, OCT 31 · 9 AM–3 PM
50°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Powell Street Garden, NYC · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Outdoors

Farm Stand

📍 Powell Street Garden · NYC
Free (NYC Parks event)
Starts in 22h 49m
SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–12 PM
52°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Redwood Ave & Corbin Ave (in Siedenburg Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Outdoors

Siedenburg Park Trail Marker Installation

📍 Redwood Ave & Corbin Ave (in Siedenburg Park) · Siedenburg Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event) · registration may be required
Starts in 22h 49m
Every Sat · 10 AM–12 PM
53°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 30
Outdoors

Introduction to Birdwatching Outings in Prospect Park

📍 Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Completely free, no registration
Starts in 23h 4m
SAT, OCT 31 · 10:15 AM–11 AM
53°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Queens Public Library - Cambria Heights, NYC · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Fitness & wellness

R&B Beats Dance

📍 Queens Public Library - Cambria Heights · NYC
Free (NYC Parks event) · registration may be required
Starts in 23h 49m
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
54°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Greenbelt Nature Center, Blood Root Valley, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Outdoors

Halloween Hike to Heyerdahl Hill

📍 Greenbelt Nature Center, Blood Root Valley · Staten Island
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Starts in 23h 49m
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–8 PM
54°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · at South Street Seaport, Manhattan · official listing on theseaport.nyc · checked Oct 26
Family & kids

Halloween at the Seaport: Trick-or-Treating, Free Museum Day & Dog Costume Contest

📍 South Street Seaport · Seaport, Manhattan
Free museum admission and trick-or-treating; no ticket listed for the Haunted Fish Market
Starts in 23h 49m
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–3 PM
54°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Phoenix Community Garden, NYC · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Outdoors

Phoenix Community Garden Farm Stand

📍 Phoenix Community Garden · NYC
Free (NYC Parks event)
Starts in 1d 0h
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–1 PM
56°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Brooklyn Public Library - Bay Ridge, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Fitness & wellness

Shape Up NYC: Dance Fitness

📍 Brooklyn Public Library - Bay Ridge · Brooklyn
Free
Starts in 1d 2h
SAT, OCT 31 · 2 PM–3 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Oct 28
Music & nightlife

Free Halloween Piano Concert with Rob Schwimmer

📍 Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park · DUMBO, Brooklyn
Free admission; no tickets or reservations.
Starts in 1d 6h
SAT, OCT 31 · 6 PM–9 PM
57°F · Clear
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pier i (Riverside Park South), Manhattan · official listing on aaa.org · checked Oct 29
Outdoors

Free Stargazing at Pier i

📍 Pier i (Riverside Park South) · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Free (Amateur Astronomers Association public event)
Starts in 1d 22h
SUN, NOV 1 · 9 AM–3:30 PM
51°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Riverhead Bay Volkswagen, Long Island · official listing on livc.net · checked Oct 25
Cars & auto

Long Island VW Club All VW Show

📍 Riverhead Bay Volkswagen · Riverhead, Long Island
Free for spectators
Starts in 1d 22h
SUN, NOV 1 · 9 AM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Marathon course (miles 3–26), NYC · official listing on nyrr.org · checked Oct 27
Outdoors

Cheer on the TCS New York City Marathon

📍 Marathon course (miles 3–26) · All five boroughs, NYC
Free to watch
Starts in 1d 23h
SUN, NOV 1 · 10 AM–1 PM
53°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Outdoors

Winter Composting with Big Reuse

📍 Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park) · Randall's Island Park, Manhattan
Free (NYC Parks event) · registration may be required
Starts in 1d 23h
1st Sun · 10 AM–1:30 PM
54°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 30
Outdoors

Birdwatching: First Sunday Outings in Prospect Park

📍 Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Completely free, no registration
Starts in 2d 2h
SUN, NOV 1 · 12:30 PM–3 PM
60°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Snug Harbor Sustainability Center, Staten Island · official listing on snug-harbor.org · checked Oct 28
Outdoors

Environmental and Tree Stewardship at Snug Harbor

📍 Snug Harbor Sustainability Center · Livingston, Staten Island
Free; registration required.
Starts in 2d 2h
SUN, NOV 1 · 1 PM–3 PM
60°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Astoria Park, Queens · official listing on astoriaparkalliance.org · checked Oct 26
Outdoors

6th Annual Astoria Park Pumpkin Smash

📍 Astoria Park · Astoria, Queens
No admission price listed; public park event, bring your own pumpkin
Starts in 2d 3h
SUN, NOV 1 · 2 PM–3 PM
61°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Oct 28
Music & nightlife

Beethoven Piano Sonatas with Jeffrey Swann

📍 Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park · DUMBO, Brooklyn
Free admission; no tickets or reservations.
Starts in 2d 5h
SUN, NOV 1 · 4 PM–6 PM
61°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Poppa & Momma Jones Historical Garden, NYC · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Outdoors

Diversity Dining Under the Stars

📍 Poppa & Momma Jones Historical Garden · NYC
Free (NYC Parks event)
Starts in 3d 9h
MON, NOV 2 · 7:30 PM–9:30 PM
61°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Paul Hall, The Juilliard School, Manhattan · official listing on juilliard.edu · checked Oct 30
Music & nightlife

Juilliard Composition Concert (free)

📍 Paul Hall, The Juilliard School · Lincoln Square, Manhattan
Free; no tickets required
Starts in 4d 0h
TUE, NOV 3 · 11 AM–11:45 AM
63°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Sonia Sotomayor Community Center, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Fitness & wellness

Shape Up NYC: Latin Dance Fitness

📍 Sonia Sotomayor Community Center · Bronx
Free
Starts in 4d 6h
TUE, NOV 3 · 4:30 PM–5:30 PM
68°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Jackie Robinson Recreation Center, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Fitness & wellness

Shape Up NYC: Cardio Dance

📍 Jackie Robinson Recreation Center · Manhattan
Free
Starts in 4d 6h
TUE, NOV 3 · 5 PM–5:45 PM
66°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Queens Public Library - Corona, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Fitness & wellness

Shape Up NYC: Dance Fitness

📍 Queens Public Library - Corona · Queens
Free
Starts in 4d 7h
TUE, NOV 3 · 5:30 PM–7 PM
67°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Juilliard Station, Manhattan · official listing on juilliard.edu · checked Oct 30
Music & nightlife

Juilliard Rush Hour Performances (free)

📍 Juilliard Station · Lincoln Square, Manhattan
Free; no tickets required (first come, first served)
Starts in 4d 7h
TUE, NOV 3 · 6 PM–6:45 PM
65°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at NYPL- Bloomingdale Library, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Fitness & wellness

Shape Up NYC: Flow Dance Cardio

📍 NYPL- Bloomingdale Library · Manhattan
Free
Starts in 4d 23h
WED, NOV 4 · 10 AM–12 PM
62°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Freshkills Park, North Park, Staten Island · official listing on statenislandmuseum.org · checked Oct 30
Outdoors

Bird and Nature Walk at Freshkills Park North Park

📍 Freshkills Park, North Park · Travis–Chelsea, Staten Island
Free; donations welcome
Starts in 5d 5h
WED, NOV 4 · 3:30 PM–5:30 PM
67°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Lehman College Quadrangle, Bronx · official listing on nybg.org · checked Oct 29
Outdoors

Pumpkin Smash at Lehman College (NYBG)

📍 Lehman College Quadrangle · Bedford Park, Bronx
Free · no registration
Starts in 6d 23h
FRI, NOV 6 · 10 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Vermont Place Parking Lot (in Highland Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Outdoors

Restoration Fridays at Highland Park

📍 Vermont Place Parking Lot (in Highland Park) · Highland Park, Queens
Free (NYC Parks event) · registration may be required
Starts in 1w 0d
FRI, NOV 6 · 5 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pelham Fritz Recreation Center, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Music & nightlife

Holiday silent disco at Pelham Fritz

📍 Pelham Fritz Recreation Center · Harlem, Manhattan
Free
Starts in 1w 0d
1st Sat · 7:30 AM–8:30 AM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Picnic House area, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 30
Outdoors

FIDO Coffee Bark in Prospect Park

📍 Picnic House area, Prospect Park · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Completely free
Starts in 1w 0d
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–11 AM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at George Washington Carver High School for the Sciences, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Fitness & wellness

Shape Up NYC: Dance Fitness

📍 George Washington Carver High School for the Sciences · Queens
Free
Starts in 1w 0d
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Christ Church Pelham, Westchester · official listing on christchurchpelham.org · checked Oct 25
Cars & auto

Christ Church Pelham Classic Car Show

📍 Christ Church Pelham · Pelham Manor, Westchester
Starts in 1w 0d
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–1 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at George Seuffert, Sr. Bandshell (in Forest Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Outdoors

Bulb Planting at Forest Park

📍 George Seuffert, Sr. Bandshell (in Forest Park) · Forest Park, Queens
Free (NYC Parks event) · registration may be required
Starts in 1w 1d
SAT, NOV 7 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Pier 84, Hudson River Park, Manhattan · official listing on hudsonriverpark.org · checked Oct 26
Outdoors

Pumpkin Smash at Hudson River Park

📍 Pier 84, Hudson River Park · Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan
No price listed; public park event, bring your own pumpkin
Starts in 1w 1d
SAT, NOV 7 · 11 AM–5 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Lafayette Avenue outside BAM Rose Cinemas, Brooklyn · official listing on bam.org · checked Oct 29
Music & nightlife

Playback's Free Street Party Outside BAM

📍 Lafayette Avenue outside BAM Rose Cinemas · Fort Greene, Brooklyn
Free street-party admission; optional purchases and separately ticketed films extra.
Starts in 1w 1d
SAT, NOV 7 · 12 PM–12:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Snug Harbor Visitor Services Booth, Staten Island · official listing on snug-harbor.org · checked Oct 28
Outdoors

Tree Maintenance Workshop at Snug Harbor

📍 Snug Harbor Visitor Services Booth · Livingston, Staten Island
Free; registration required.
Starts in 1w 2d
SUN, NOV 8 · 12:30 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Snug Harbor Sustainability Center, Staten Island · official listing on snug-harbor.org · checked Oct 28
Outdoors

Environmental and Tree Stewardship at Snug Harbor

📍 Snug Harbor Sustainability Center · Livingston, Staten Island
Free; registration required.
Starts in 1w 2d
SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn · official listing on aaa.org · checked Oct 29
Outdoors

Free Solar Observing at Pioneer Works

📍 Pioneer Works · Red Hook, Brooklyn
Free (Amateur Astronomers Association public event)
Starts in 1w 3d
TUE, NOV 10 · 10 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Concrete Plant Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Outdoors

Tuesday Stewardship at the Foodway

📍 Concrete Plant Park, Bronx
Free (NYC Parks event) · registration may be required
Starts in 1w 4d
TUE, NOV 10 · 11 AM–11:45 AM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Sonia Sotomayor Community Center, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Fitness & wellness

Shape Up NYC: Latin Dance Fitness

📍 Sonia Sotomayor Community Center · Bronx
Free
Starts in 1w 4d
TUE, NOV 10 · 4:30 PM–5:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Jackie Robinson Recreation Center, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Fitness & wellness

Shape Up NYC: Cardio Dance

📍 Jackie Robinson Recreation Center · Manhattan
Free
Starts in 1w 4d
TUE, NOV 10 · 5 PM–5:45 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Queens Public Library - Corona, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Fitness & wellness

Shape Up NYC: Dance Fitness

📍 Queens Public Library - Corona · Queens
Free
Starts in 1w 4d
TUE, NOV 10 · 6 PM–6:45 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at NYPL- Bloomingdale Library, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Fitness & wellness

Shape Up NYC: Flow Dance Cardio

📍 NYPL- Bloomingdale Library · Manhattan
Free
Starts in 1w 4d
WED, NOV 11 · 10 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Pa, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Outdoors

Idlewild Park Forest Restoration

📍 Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park) · Idlewild Park, Queens
Free (NYC Parks event) · registration may be required
Starts in 2w 0d
FRI, NOV 13 · 5 PM–9 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn · official listing on aaa.org · checked Oct 30
Outdoors

Free Stargazing at Floyd Bennett Field

📍 Floyd Bennett Field · Marine Park, Brooklyn
Free (Amateur Astronomers Association public event)
Starts in 2w 0d
SAT, NOV 14 · 10 AM–11 AM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at George Washington Carver High School for the Sciences, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Fitness & wellness

Shape Up NYC: Dance Fitness

📍 George Washington Carver High School for the Sciences · Queens
Free
Starts in 2w 1d
SAT, NOV 14 · 12 PM–2 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at St. Nicholas Park (James Baldwin Lawn), Manhattan · official listing on aaa.org · checked Oct 29
Outdoors

Free Solar Observing at St. Nicholas Park

📍 St. Nicholas Park (James Baldwin Lawn) · Harlem, Manhattan
Free (Amateur Astronomers Association public event)
Starts in 2w 1d
SAT, NOV 14 · 6:30 PM–10 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Great Kills Park, Staten Island · official listing on aaa.org · checked Oct 29
Outdoors

Free Stargazing at Great Kills Park

📍 Great Kills Park · Great Kills, Staten Island
Free (Amateur Astronomers Association public event)
Starts in 2w 1d
SAT, NOV 14 · 6:30 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Morse Hall, The Juilliard School, Manhattan · official listing on juilliard.edu · checked Oct 30
Music & nightlife

Juilliard MAP Open Recital (free)

📍 Morse Hall, The Juilliard School · Lincoln Square, Manhattan
Free; no tickets required
Starts in 2w 2d
SUN, NOV 15 · 12:30 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Snug Harbor Sustainability Center, Staten Island · official listing on snug-harbor.org · checked Oct 28
Outdoors

Environmental and Tree Stewardship at Snug Harbor

📍 Snug Harbor Sustainability Center · Livingston, Staten Island
Free; registration required.
Starts in 2w 2d
SUN, NOV 15 · 6 PM–7:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Moore Homestead Playground (Broadway & Elmhurst Ave), Queens · official listing on aaa.org · checked Oct 30
Outdoors

Free Stargazing in Elmhurst

📍 Moore Homestead Playground (Broadway & Elmhurst Ave) · Elmhurst, Queens
Free (Amateur Astronomers Association public event)
Starts in 2w 2d
SUN, NOV 15 · 7 PM–10 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn · official listing on aaa.org · checked Oct 29
Outdoors

Free Stargazing at Pioneer Works

📍 Pioneer Works · Red Hook, Brooklyn
Free (Amateur Astronomers Association public event)
Starts in 2w 5d
WED, NOV 18 · 6 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Morse Hall, The Juilliard School, Manhattan · official listing on juilliard.edu · checked Oct 30
Music & nightlife

Juilliard Concerto Competition Finals (free)

📍 Morse Hall, The Juilliard School · Lincoln Square, Manhattan
Free; no tickets required
Starts in 2w 6d
THU, NOV 19 · 6 PM–9:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Brooklyn Museum Lobby, 1st Floor, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynmuseum.org · checked Oct 27
Music & nightlife

Salsa Party at the Brooklyn Museum

📍 Brooklyn Museum Lobby, 1st Floor · Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Free; registration encouraged
Starts in 3w 0d
FRI, NOV 20 · 5:30 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Parkchester Eastern Park, Bronx · official listing on aaa.org · checked Oct 29
Outdoors

Free Stargazing in Parkchester

📍 Parkchester Eastern Park · Parkchester, Bronx
Free (Amateur Astronomers Association public event)
Starts in 3w 1d
SAT, NOV 21 · 5 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Highbridge Park, Manhattan · official listing on aaa.org · checked Oct 29
Outdoors

Free Stargazing at Highbridge Park

📍 Highbridge Park · Washington Heights, Manhattan
Free (Amateur Astronomers Association public event)
Starts in 3w 2d
SUN, NOV 22 · 12:30 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Snug Harbor Sustainability Center, Staten Island · official listing on snug-harbor.org · checked Oct 28
Outdoors

Environmental and Tree Stewardship at Snug Harbor

📍 Snug Harbor Sustainability Center · Livingston, Staten Island
Free; registration required.
Starts in 3w 6d
FRI, NOV 27 · 10 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Alley Pond Adventure Course, Alley Pond Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Outdoors

Post-Thanksgiving Day Hike: The Alley Giant

📍 Alley Pond Adventure Course, Alley Pond Park · Queens
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Starts in 3w 6d
FRI, NOV 27 · 10 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Outdoors

Post-Thanksgiving Day Hike

📍 Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Van Cortlandt Park · Bronx
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Starts in 3w 6d
FRI, NOV 27 · 10 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Nevada Avenue Parking Lot, High Rock Park, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Outdoors

Post-Thanksgiving Day Hike

📍 Nevada Avenue Parking Lot, High Rock Park · Staten Island
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Starts in 4w 0d
FRI, NOV 27 · 12 PM–2 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Outdoors

Post-Thanksgiving Day Super Hike

📍 Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park · Brooklyn
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Starts in 4w 0d
FRI, NOV 27 · 1 PM–2:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Outdoors

Post-Thanksgiving Day Hike: Northern Manhattan Parks Super Hike

📍 Inwood Hill Park · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Starts in 5w 0d
FRI, DEC 4 · 5 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pelham Fritz Recreation Center, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Music & nightlife

Neon glow holiday silent disco

📍 Pelham Fritz Recreation Center · Harlem, Manhattan
Free
Starts in 6w 0d
SAT, DEC 12 · HOURS TBC
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · seasonal special · at Venues across Manhattan (posted the week before), Manhattan · official listing on santacon.nyc · checked Oct 26
Music & nightlife

SantaCon NYC

📍 Venues across Manhattan (posted the week before) · Manhattan
Some venues need an organizer pass; see official site
Starts in 6w 2d
SUN, DEC 13 · 12 PM–5 PM
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Fifth Avenue (7 blocks), Manhattan · official listing on 5thavenue.nyc · checked Oct 28
Outdoors

Fifth Avenue Holiday Open Streets

📍 Fifth Avenue (7 blocks) · Midtown, Manhattan
Free
Starts in 6w 2d
SUN, DEC 13 · 12:30 PM–2:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn · official listing on aaa.org · checked Oct 30
Outdoors

Free Solar Observing at Pioneer Works

📍 Pioneer Works · Red Hook, Brooklyn
Free (Amateur Astronomers Association public event)
Starts in 8w 1d
SAT, DEC 26 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Clove Lakes Park, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Outdoors

Holiday campfire & stories in Clove Lakes Park

📍 Clove Lakes Park · Sunnyside, Staten Island
Free
Starts in 8w 6d
THU, DEC 31 · 6 PM–12:30 AM (NEXT DAY)
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Times Square, Manhattan · official listing on timessquarealliance.org · checked Oct 28
Music & nightlife

Times Square New Year's Eve Ball Drop

📍 Times Square · Midtown, Manhattan
Free
Starts in 8w 6d
THU, DEC 31 · 10 PM–12:30 AM (NEXT DAY)
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Grand Army Plaza / Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 26
Music & nightlife

Prospect Park New Year's Eve Fireworks

📍 Grand Army Plaza / Prospect Park · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Free
Starts in 8w 6d
THU, DEC 31 · 11:30 PM–12:30 AM (NEXT DAY)
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Central Park, near 72nd St/Cherry Hill, Manhattan · official listing on centralpark.com · checked Oct 26
Outdoors

NYRR Midnight Run fireworks (spectator)

📍 Central Park, near 72nd St/Cherry Hill · Central Park, Manhattan
Free
Starts in 9w 0d
FRI, JAN 1 · 11 AM–1 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at W 100th St & Central Park West, Manhattan · official listing on away.mta.info · checked Oct 26
Outdoors

NYC Parks New Year's Day Super Hike – Central Park

📍 W 100th St & Central Park West · Central Park, Manhattan
Free
Starts in 9w 0d
FRI, JAN 1 · 12 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Coney Island Beach, Brooklyn · official listing on coneyislandpolarbearclub.com · checked Oct 28
Outdoors

Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge (spectating)

📍 Coney Island Beach · Coney Island, Brooklyn
Free
Anytime
✓ Verified Oct 23, 2026
Why this place: Free · at NYC parks, NYC · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 23
Outdoors

More fresh air. Less spending.

📍 NYC parks · All five boroughs, NYC
Select free listings · some programs require registration
Anytime
✓ Verified Oct 23, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Local parks and village events, Westchester · official listing on visitsleepyhollow.com · checked Oct 23
Outdoors

Take the scenic route up the Hudson.

📍 Local parks and village events · Tarrytown & Sleepy Hollow, Westchester
Source guide · select explicitly free events

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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. Last day this season: Fri Oct 30.

● Open now 10 AM–6 PM · Until 6 PM

🕑 Apr 1–Oct 30: Tue–Sun 10 AM–6 PM; closed Mondays and in the off-season

Weekly hours (in season)
MonClosed
Tue10 AM–6 PM
Wed10 AM–6 PM
Thu10 AM–6 PM
Fri10 AM–6 PM
Sat10 AM–6 PM
Sun10 AM–6 PM

⏱ Est. time spent: 15–45 min · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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🛍️ 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

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💎 Hidden & free gemsFree

Paley Park

📍 3 E 53rd St, New York, NY 10022

A tiny pocket park with a 20-foot waterfall that drowns out traffic. The water is off in January.

● Open now 8 AM–8 PM · Until 8 PM

🕑 Generally daily 8 AM–8 PM (winter hours may change; closed national holidays)

Weekly hours
Mon8 AM–8 PM
Tue8 AM–8 PM
Wed8 AM–8 PM
Thu8 AM–8 PM
Fri8 AM–8 PM
Sat8 AM–8 PM
Sun8 AM–8 PM

⏱ Est. time spent: 15–30 min · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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💎 Hidden & free gemsFree

Greenacre Park

📍 217 E 51st St, New York, NY 10022

A 25-foot waterfall and shaded terraces between two buildings.

● Open now 8 AM–6 PM · Until 6 PM

🕑 Daily 8 AM–6 PM, April–December (closed Jan–Mar)

Weekly hours (in season)
Mon8 AM–6 PM
Tue8 AM–6 PM
Wed8 AM–6 PM
Thu8 AM–6 PM
Fri8 AM–6 PM
Sat8 AM–6 PM
Sun8 AM–6 PM

⏱ Est. time spent: 15–30 min · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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💎 Hidden & free gemsFree

Tudor City Greens

📍 1 Tudor City Pl, New York, NY 10017

Two hidden gardens on a raised street above 42nd St, near the UN.

● Open today Open every day; times vary

🕑 Open daily, dawn to dusk (private-event closures possible)

Weekly hours
MonOpen
TueOpen
WedOpen
ThuOpen
FriOpen
SatOpen
SunOpen

⏱ Est. time spent: 15–45 min · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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