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

SUN, NOV 1 · 9 AM–3:30 PM

54°F · Mostly 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

Happening now

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

Happening now

SUN, NOV 1 · 9 AM–2 PM

54°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Bayside Historical Society (in Fort Totten Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Arts & culture

Experience Civil War Living History at Fort Totten

📍 Bayside Historical Society (in Fort Totten Park) · Fort Totten Park, Queens

Free (NYC Parks event) · registration may be required

Happening now

SUN, NOV 1 · 9:30 AM–4 PM

54°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at East 93rd Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan · official listing on eventbrite.com · checked Oct 29

Markets & pop-ups

Nanit New York City Marathon Parent Pit Stop

📍 East 93rd Street & 1st Avenue · East 93rd Street & 1st Avenue, New York, USA, Manhattan

Free

Happening now

SUN, NOV 1 · 10 AM–7 PM

54°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026

Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St, Manhattan · official listing on bfplny.com · checked Oct 31

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

SUN, NOV 1 · 10 AM–5 PM

54°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

SUN, NOV 1 · 10 AM–7 PM

54°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

SUN, NOV 1 · 10 AM–1 PM

53°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Wave Hill, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Family & kids

Family Art Project: Day of the Dead

📍 Wave Hill, Bronx

Free (NYC Parks event)

Happening now

SUN, NOV 1 · 10 AM–1 PM

54°F · 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

Happening now

1st Sun · 10 AM–1:30 PM

54°F · 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

PAID · NOT FREE

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Happening now

SUN, NOV 1 · 1 AM–5 PM

54°F · Mostly Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Paid (Paid) · at Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art (Building C) (in Snug H, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Family & kids

Proximity Exhibition

📍 Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art (Building C) (in Snug Harbor Cultural Center) · Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island

Paid: fee listed on the official NYC Parks page

Happening now

Daily · 9:30 AM–6:30 PM

54°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026

Why this place: Paid (from $34) · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Museum of Broadway, Manhattan · official listing on themuseumofbroadway.com · checked Oct 26

Arts & culture

The Museum of Broadway

📍 The Museum of Broadway · Times Square, Manhattan

Happening now

Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–6 PM

53°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026

Why this place: Paid (from $35) · seasonal special · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Everett Children's Adventure Garden, New York Botanical Gard, Bronx · official listing on nybg.org · checked Oct 26

Arts & culture

Día de los Muertos at the New York Botanical Garden

📍 Everett Children's Adventure Garden, New York Botanical Garden · Bedford Park, Bronx

The event page doesn't say which pass is required.

Happening now

Every Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–8:30 PM

54°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026

Why this place: Paid (from $39) · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Museum of Ice Cream, Manhattan · official listing on museumoficecream.com · checked Oct 26

Arts & culture

Museum of Ice Cream

📍 Museum of Ice Cream · SoHo, Manhattan

Happening now

Daily · 10 AM–10 PM

54°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026

Why this place: Paid ($35) · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Museum of Illusions New York, Manhattan · official listing on newyork.museumofillusions.us · checked Oct 26

Arts & culture

Museum of Illusions

📍 Museum of Illusions New York · West Village, Manhattan

4 and under free (official FAQ).

Starts in 42m

Daily · 11 AM–11 PM

56°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026

Why this place: Paid (from $32) · repeats, so you can go another time · at Museum of Sex, Manhattan · official listing on nytix.museumofsex.com · checked Oct 26

Arts & culture

Museum of Sex

📍 Museum of Sex · Flatiron, Manhattan

18+ only.

Starts in 42m

Every Fri, Sat, Sun · 11 AM–6 PM

56°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026

Why this place: Paid ($115) · registration required · repeats, so you can go another time · at Raaka Chocolate factory, 58 Seabring St, Brooklyn · official listing on raakachocolate.com · checked Oct 26

Food & giveaways

Bean-to-bar chocolate making class at Raaka

📍 Raaka Chocolate factory, 58 Seabring St · Red Hook, Brooklyn

Starts in 42m

SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–4 PM

56°F · Mostly Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Paid (from $10) · seasonal special · kid-friendly · at Queens County Farm Museum, Queens · official listing on queensfarm.org · checked Oct 29

Outdoors

Amazing Maize Maze: NYC's only corn maze (final day)

📍 Queens County Farm Museum · Glen Oaks / Floral Park, Queens

🗽 Other places to go · open-any-time spots, not dated listings

from$39.99

🎡 Unique attractionsTicketed

Sloomoo Institute

📍 475 Broadway, New York, NY 10013

A slime museum: hands-on slime bars, a slime-rain room and a DIY slime station.

● Open now 9 AM–6:30 PM · Until 6:30 PM

🕑 Mon–Thu 10 AM–5:30 PM, Fri 10 AM–7:30 PM, Sat 9 AM–7:30 PM, Sun 9 AM–6:30 PM

Weekly hours

Mon	10 AM–5:30 PM
Tue	10 AM–5:30 PM
Wed	10 AM–5:30 PM
Thu	10 AM–5:30 PM
Fri	10 AM–7:30 PM
Sat	9 AM–7:30 PM
Sun	9 AM–6:30 PM

⏱ Est. time spent: 1–1.5 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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from$32

🎡 Unique attractionsTicketed

Museum of Sex

📍 233 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10016

Adults-only (18+) exhibits plus the inflatable "Super Funland" rooms.

● Closed now 11 AM–11 PM · Opens today at 11 AM

🕑 Sun–Thu 11 AM–11 PM, Fri–Sat 11 AM–midnight

Weekly hours

Mon	11 AM–11 PM
Tue	11 AM–11 PM
Wed	11 AM–11 PM
Thu	11 AM–11 PM
Fri	11 AM–midnight
Sat	11 AM–midnight
Sun	11 AM–11 PM

⏱ Est. time spent: 1–2 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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$35

🎡 Unique attractionsTicketed

Museum of Illusions

📍 77 8th Ave, New York, NY 10014

Tilted rooms, infinity tunnels and photo illusions. Kids 4 and under free.

● Open now 10 AM–11 PM · Until 11 PM

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

Weekly hours

Mon	10 AM–10 PM
Tue	10 AM–10 PM
Wed	10 AM–10 PM
Thu	10 AM–10 PM
Fri	10 AM–11 PM
Sat	10 AM–11 PM
Sun	10 AM–11 PM

⏱ Est. time spent: 1–1.5 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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from$34

🎡 Unique attractionsTicketed

The Museum of Broadway

📍 145 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036

Costumes, set pieces and the history of Broadway shows. Last entry 90 min before close.

● Open now 9:30 AM–6:30 PM · Until 6:30 PM

🕑 Mon–Wed 9:30 AM–4 PM, Thu–Sun 9:30 AM–6:30 PM

Weekly hours

Mon	9:30 AM–4 PM
Tue	9:30 AM–4 PM
Wed	9:30 AM–4 PM
Thu	9:30 AM–6:30 PM
Fri	9:30 AM–6:30 PM
Sat	9:30 AM–6:30 PM
Sun	9:30 AM–6:30 PM

⏱ Est. time spent: 1.5–2 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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from$39

🎡 Unique attractionsTicketed

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 10 AM–8 PM · Until 8 PM

🕑 Sun–Thu 10 AM–8 PM, Fri–Sat 10 AM–10 PM

Weekly hours

Mon	10 AM–8 PM
Tue	10 AM–8 PM
Wed	10 AM–8 PM
Thu	10 AM–8 PM
Fri	10 AM–10 PM
Sat	10 AM–10 PM
Sun	10 AM–8 PM

⏱ Est. time spent: 1.5–2 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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from$38.50

🎡 Unique attractionsTicketed

RiseNY

📍 160 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036

A NYC history museum that ends in a "flying" ride over the skyline.

● Open now 10 AM–6 PM · Until 6 PM

🕑 Daily 10 AM; Sun–Thu until 6 PM, Fri–Sat until 8 PM

Weekly hours

Mon	10 AM–6 PM
Tue	10 AM–6 PM
Wed	10 AM–6 PM
Thu	10 AM–6 PM
Fri	10 AM–8 PM
Sat	10 AM–8 PM
Sun	10 AM–6 PM

⏱ Est. time spent: 1–1.5 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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$52

🎡 Unique attractionsTicketed

Mercer Labs

📍 21 Dey St, New York, NY 10007

Immersive art-and-technology rooms of light, sound and mirrors near the WTC.

● Open now 10 AM–8 PM · Until 8 PM

🕑 Sun–Thu 10 AM–8 PM, Fri–Sat 10 AM–10 PM

Weekly hours

Mon	10 AM–8 PM
Tue	10 AM–8 PM
Wed	10 AM–8 PM
Thu	10 AM–8 PM
Fri	10 AM–10 PM
Sat	10 AM–10 PM
Sun	10 AM–8 PM

⏱ Est. time spent: 1–2 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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from$34

🎡 Unique attractionsTicketed

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 Open every day; times vary

🕑 Open daily; hours vary by date (e.g. 10 AM–6/7 PM)

Weekly hours

Mon	Open
Tue	Open
Wed	Open
Thu	Open
Fri	Open
Sat	Open
Sun	Open

⏱ Est. time spent: 1–1.5 hrs · ✓ Checked 2026-10-26

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