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The Rink at Bryant Park (free-admission ice skating)
Canstruction: giant sculptures made of food cans
SKULLPANDA “OFF MODE” pop-up experience
Holiday Shops at Bryant Park Winter Village
The Grand Ofrenda at Times Square
Free Entry to Vessel and Edge for Runners
Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Japan Village food hall in Industry City
Artists & Fleas Chelsea Market
Bronx Medal Monday
Day of the Dead Family Celebration at Green-Wood
Free tastings at Flatiron Wines
Free wine & spirits tastings at Astor Wines
Big Lazy surf-noir trio at LunÀtico
Bowling Green Greenmarket
Bronx Borough Hall Greenmarket
Brooklyn Borough Hall Greenmarket
City Hall Greenmarket
Elmhurst Greenmarket
Fort Washington Greenmarket
Lincoln Hospital Greenmarket
Poe Park Greenmarket
Spyder sample sale
Veronica Beard Sample Sale
Election Day Nature Programs at Prospect Park Audubon Center
Fusalp sample sale
SEA New York sample sale
Economy Candy: old-school candy store since 1937
Raaka Chocolate factory store in Red Hook
El Hombrecito: Colombian Music and Visual Storytelling
I PLAY ROCKY Advance Screening
Election Night Watch Party at Union Hall (21+, free)
Union Square Greenmarket
Bartel-Pritchard Square Greenmarket (Wednesday)
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Greenmarket
Flushing Greenmarket
Mount Sinai Greenmarket
Rockefeller Center Greenmarket
Eloise at the Plaza Event
Bird and Nature Walk at Freshkills Park North Park
Grant's Tomb (General Grant National Memorial)
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Repertorio Español/Scaramouches Puppet Theatre
Senior Happy Hour
175th Street Greenmarket
Boro Park Greenmarket
Columbia Greenmarket
Tucker Square Greenmarket
Prospect Park Stroller Walk
Greenbelt Adult Hike - High Rock Park - Pouch Camp
Free tasting: Nusa Indonesian herbal drinks at Pearl River Mart Foods
Free Environmental Education Center Open Hours
97th Street Greenmarket
Corona Greenmarket
Parkchester Greenmarket
Magnetic Me’s Holiday Playhouse
Restoration Fridays at Highland Park
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)
Kiehl's Williamsburg grand opening weekend
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
4th Ave Sunset Park Greenmarket
57th Street Greenmarket
7th Ave Sunset Park Greenmarket
Abingdon Square Greenmarket
Bay Ridge Greenmarket
Fort Greene Greenmarket
Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket
Greenmarket at MoMA PS1
Inwood Greenmarket
McCarren Park Greenmarket
St. George Greenmarket
Staten Island Mall Greenmarket
Sunnyside Greenmarket
Tribeca Greenmarket
Meet the Tree Day (Rockefeller tree arrival)
Early Morning Opening: To the Stars! Space Exploration (sensory-friendly)
82nd Street Greenmarket
Every Play Counts, Every Player Matters
Volunteer Gardening at Tiemann Place in Riverside Park
Care Bears Meet the Tree Day
The Hormone Project with LOLA
Café Colmado test kitchen: taste a new release free
MoMA PS1 November Open House
Family Art Project: Raptors in Autumn Sky
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
Smorgasburg Williamsburg (Saturdays)
Artists & Fleas Williamsburg
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
Bronx River Foodway's 5th Annual Community Banquet
Indigenous Art Workshop with NAIC-NY
Exhibit: The Shirley Chisholm Way at Lefferts Historic House
Free Community Paddle at Concrete Plant Park
Nathan Fielder Look-Alike Contest
Family Time: Día de Muertos at The Bronx Museum
Environmental Education Center: Saturday Open Hours
Antiques Appraisal & Garden Party at Growing Good Community Garden
Diwali Lights Up Asia Society
Discovery Hike: Randall's Island Salt Marsh
The Lott House: Update Talk at Salt Marsh Nature Center
Free tasting: Nusa Indonesian herbal drinks (Saturday) at Pearl River Mart Foods
New Italian Cinema Events
Strange Confessions: Free Play Reading in Riverside Park
Carroll Gardens Greenmarket
Cortelyou Greenmarket
Domino Park Greenmarket
Forest Hills Greenmarket
Jackson Heights Greenmarket
79th Street Greenmarket
Bartel-Pritchard Square Greenmarket (Sunday)
Bensonhurst Greenmarket
Ruppert Park Greenmarket
Tompkins Square Greenmarket
Stuyvesant Town Greenmarket
Sleepy Hollow Street Fair
Family Art Project: Raptors in Autumn Sky
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
Faire & Flourish Holiday Market at Jody's Club Forest
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
Free tasting: Sun Yum XO Sauce (Sunday) at Pearl River Mart Foods
Grand Central Holiday Fair
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Zing! Kids Fitness
Tuesday Stewardship at the Foodway
Alice + Olivia Sample Sale
Rag & Bone Sample Sale
Isabel Marant Sample Sale
Free Evening Juggling Class at Bryant Park
NYC Veterans Day Parade
Art Week NYC
Idlewild Park Forest Restoration
Alex Crane Sample Sale
Proper Cloth Sample Sale
NYC Parks Girls Flag Football Festival
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Repertorio Español/Scaramouches Puppet Theatre
Senior Happy Hour
Storytime: Lenape and Corn
Union Square Holiday Market
Starting Seeds for Community Self-Sufficiency
Free Stargazing at Floyd Bennett Field
Beach & park clean-up at Conference House Park
Brooklyn Flea Holiday Market in Dumbo
Annual Leaf Lift Volunteer Day in Riverside Park
Falling for Nature Hike at Conference House Park
Roebling Rink Opening Day: Free Morning Skate Sessions
Roebling Rink Opening Day Celebration
Pearl River Food Truck Festival
Writing & Dramaturgy: A Bilingual Talk
Designing Women Market at The New York Historical
Discovery Hike: Waterfront Ecosystems at Bushwick Inlet Park
Behind the Smile: Animal Adaptations in Astoria Park
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
Recycling Holiday Scraps at Queens Farm — sold out
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
Cars & Tea @ Gatcha
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
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
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
Wedding Salon NYC November 16
Harlem Holiday Lights
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Magic with Lee Barrett
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
Mall at Bay Plaza Christmas Tree Lighting
Free Stargazing in Parkchester
Discovery Hike: Pond and Freshwater Ecology at Silver Lake Park
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
Falling for Nature Hike in Central Park
Living With Urban Coyotes in Claremont Park
Beginner Fishing at Baisley Pond Park
Greenbelt Natural History Hike with Dr. Eric W. Sanderson
Free tasting: KYUNU instant noodles at Pearl River Mart Foods
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)
Muscoot Farm Holiday Gift Market
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
Free tasting: Bad for Business Banana Ketchup at Pearl River Mart Foods
Patchogue Holiday Boat Parade (30th)
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Music with Andy & Suzanna
FOCKER IN-LAW Advance Screening
Santa's Mailbox in White Plains
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Magic with Looney Louie
100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Post-Thanksgiving Day Hike: The Alley Giant
Post-Thanksgiving Day Hike
Post-Thanksgiving Day Hike
Greenwich Reindeer Festival & Santa's Workshop
Post-Thanksgiving Day Super Hike
Post-Thanksgiving Day Hike: Northern Manhattan Parks Super Hike
Palmer Square Annual Tree Lighting
Northport Village Christmas Tree Lighting
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
Santa's Arrival & Lighting of the Morristown Green
5th Avenue Tree Lighting & Small Business Saturday in Park Slope
Manhasset Holiday Lighting Ceremony
Westfield Christmas Tree Lighting
Hiking Club: Split Rock in Pelham Bay Park
Discovery Hike: Marine Mammals at Rockaway Beach
FAD Market holiday pop-up at Empire Stores
Columbus Circle Holiday Market
Historic Downtown Jersey City Tree & Menorah Lighting
White Plains City Lights tree lighting
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
JC Library Holiday Tree Lighting
Greenwich Tree Lighting
Fort Greene Park Tree Lighting
Bayard Cutting Arboretum Holiday Tree Lighting
Mount Kisco Holiday Tree Lighting
Ridgefield Holiday Stroll
Zoodohos Peghe Church Christmas Tree Lighting
Stony Point Holiday Parade
Festival of Lights: Santa in the Park
Wave Hill Artisan Market
Snug Harbor Holiday Hop
Jersey City Happy Holiday Market
Sparkill Winter Wonderland
Dumbo Shop the Studios
Darien An Old Fashioned Holiday & Tree Lighting
Holiday Lights at Crawford Park
Woodside Holiday Tree Lighting
Bronx Little Italy Christmas Tree Lighting
Fort Lee Holiday Night Market
Holiday on the Hudson tree lighting
Nanuet Tree Lighting Festival
Yorktown Holiday Electric Lights Parade & Tree Lighting
Piermont Farmers Market (winter)
Birdwatching: First Sunday Outings in Prospect Park
Doggie Day Hike in Prospect Park
Main Street Pops Artisan Holiday Market
Festival of Lights: Chanukah
Astoria Park holiday festival & tree lighting
Bay Shore Holiday Spectacular & Tree Lighting
Tree Lighting at Argyle Park
Rye Holiday Bonfire & Sing Along
Stamford Heights & Lights
Long Beach Christmas Tree Lighting
Nyack Holiday Lights
Newark Museum of Art Community Day: Winter Wonderland
Sleepy Hollow–Tarrytown Winter Stroll
Free Stargazing at Floyd Bennett Field
Fifth Avenue Holiday Open Streets
Free Solar Observing at Pioneer Works
Astronomy: Geminids Meteor Shower at Van Cortlandt Park
Astronomy: Geminids Meteor Shower at Rockaway Beach
Ranger holiday tea time at Biddle House
Winter Solstice Campfire and Storytelling
Holiday campfire & stories in Clove Lakes Park
Astronomy: The Winter Sky in Inwood Hill Park
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
More fresh air. Less spending.
Take the scenic route up the Hudson.
Paid & ticketed events (54)
Museum of Ice Cream
Museum of Illusions
DarkRoom Screening & Salon at Nitehawk Prospect Park
Kahkow bean-to-bar chocolate factory tour + make your own bar
Truffle pasta making at the Urbani Truffle Lab
Two Miles A Day jazz sets at Bar Bayeux
JFK on 35mm at Nitehawk Prospect Park (8:50 PM)
Dan Weisselberg Trio late set at Ornithology Jazz Club
🗽 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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