Arts & cultureFREE
Canstruction: giant sculptures made of food cans
📍 Battery Park City
Architecture teams build larger-than-life sculptures from thousands of cans, all donated to City Harvest.
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Top things to do for visitors, each linked to its official source.
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New York City Metro Area
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Día de Muertos at Lincoln Center: Community Ofrenda + Guachinangos
📍 Upper West Side
A free Day of the Dead night with a community ofrenda and a live son jarocho and cumbia set by Guachinangos.
Official site ↗Arts & cultureFREE
Día de Muertos at St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery
📍 East Village
A giant community ofrenda, Mexican marketplace, craft workshops, live music and Indigenous dance, outdoors in the East Village.
Official site ↗Arts & cultureFREE
Dyckman Marina Movie Nights
📍 Manhattan
A free Halloween event at Dyckman Marina, Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Tours & walksFREE
Free Bryant Park tour
📍 Midtown
A staff-led 45-minute walk through Bryant Park's history, design and gardens.
Official site ↗Arts & cultureFREE
Free Saturday juggling in Bryant Park
📍 Midtown
Try a free juggling lesson with equipment provided, or watch the Bryant Park Jugglers practice.
Official site ↗OutdoorsFREE
Free Stargazing at Pier i
📍 Upper West Side
Free public telescope viewing on Pier i on the Upper West Side waterfront.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Halloween at Pier 57
📍 Chelsea
Kiosk-to-kiosk trick-or-treating, caricature artists and Halloween movies on the Hudson.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Halloween at the Seaport: Trick-or-Treating, Free Museum Day & Dog Costume Contest
📍 Seaport
A neighborhood-wide Halloween: free museum admission, trick-or-treating at about 30 Seaport businesses, and a Haunted Fish Market with a dog costume contest.
Official site ↗Tours & walksFREE
Inwood Hill Park After Dark Hike
📍 Inwood Hill Park
Join the Urban Park Rangers on a walk through Inwood Hill Park at night, where bats, bones, owls, and lore make for a perfect night hike.
Official site ↗Music & nightlifeFREE
Juilliard Composition Concert (free)
📍 Lincoln Square
Juilliard composition students premiere new works written in their studies. Free, no tickets; also livestreamed.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
Kids In Motion: Cherry Tree Park
📍 Cherry Tree Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Kids in Motion: Columbus Park
📍 Columbus Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
Kids in Motion: Seward Park
📍 Seward Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
Kids in Motion: Tompkins Square Park
📍 Tompkins Square Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…
Official site ↗Tours & walksFREE
Native American Heritage Month: Lenape History and Ethnobotany
📍 Inwood Hill Park
Explore the ancient tulip tree forest of Inwood Hill Park with the Urban Park Rangers and learn about the Lenape’s deep connection to this landscape. This short walk highlights rock shelters, cultural history, and…
Official site ↗Arts & cultureFREE
NYC Village Halloween Parade
📍 Greenwich Village
The country's biggest night parade: thousands in costume, giant puppets and bands marching up Sixth Avenue.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Park Open Studio
📍 Washington Square Park
Led by a local teaching artist, this drop-in class invites participants to explore creativity through hands-on artmaking under the shade of Scrabble Plaza’s trees. Past mediums have included plein-air drawing,…
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
Pier 57 Halloween Festivities
📍 25 11th Ave, New York, NY 10011
A free event at 25 11th Ave in Manhattan on Saturday, October 31, 11:00–20:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
SKULLPANDA “OFF MODE” pop-up experience
📍 Meatpacking District
Free walk-through pop-up from POP MART (maker of Labubu) with three immersive SKULLPANDA rooms.
Official site ↗Food & giveawaysFREE
Sugar Hill Hope Garden Annual Halloween Party Candy Giveaway
📍 Manhattan
A free Halloween event at Sugar Hill Hope Garden in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
The Rink at Bryant Park (free-admission ice skating)
📍 Midtown
Manhattan's free-admission ice rink in Bryant Park: bring your own skates for free, or rent a pair. Book a time slot online.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Trick or Treat at the Garden Gate
📍 Manhattan
A free Halloween event at Edgecomb Avenue Garden Park Sanctuary in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Trick-or-Treating at Chelsea Market
📍 Chelsea
Kids in costume can trick-or-treat through the Chelsea Market concourse all Halloween day.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
19th Annual Washington Heights Halloween Parade
📍 Washington Heights
Free annual Halloween parade in Washington Heights along Cabrini Boulevard.
Official site ↗Arts & cultureFREE
Día de Muertos Celebration with Guachinangos
📍 1887 Broadway, New York, NY 10023
Community ofrenda (bring copies of photos or notes; no food, candles or incense) and a son jarocho and cumbia set by Guachinangos. Free general admission, first come, first served.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
Free Entry to Vessel and Edge for Runners
📍 Vessel, Hudson Yards, New York, NY, USA
NYC Marathon runners get free entry to Vessel and Edge Oct 29–Nov 5 by showing a race bib or finisher medal.
Official site ↗Food & giveawaysFREE
Free tasting: Tasting India at Pearl River Mart Foods
📍 Chelsea
Sample Indian snacks from Tasting India, an early Diwali celebration.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
Halloween at Harry Potter Shop New York
📍 935 Broadway, New York, NY, USA
Halloween weekend at Harry Potter Shop New York (935 Broadway): costumed guests get a complimentary wizarding treat while supplies last.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
Halloween Movie Marathon at Chelsea Market
📍 75 9th Ave, New York, NY 10011
A free event at 75 9th Ave in Manhattan on Saturday, October 31, 12:00–20:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Halloween Party
📍 Manhattan
A free Halloween event at Joseph Daniel Wilson Memorial Garden in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Halloween Treat Giveaway at Serenity Garden
📍 East Harlem
Free Halloween candy giveaway at Serenity Garden in the Lexington Houses community garden.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Harlem Grown Halloween Festival
📍 Harlem
Free Halloween festival at Harlem Grown with farm activities, crafts, a haunted tent, music and costumes.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Hippo Playground Halloween Parade
📍 Manhattan
A free Halloween event at Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Riverside Park in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
Holiday Shops at Bryant Park Winter Village
📍 Midtown
Rows of glass kiosks with makers, gifts and holiday food around the free Bryant Park rink.
Official site ↗Tours & walksFREE
Lenape history walk in Inwood Hill Park
📍 Inwood
Urban Park Rangers lead a walk through Inwood's tulip-tree forest and talk about its Lenape history.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
Nanit New York City Marathon Parent Pit Stop
📍 East 93rd Street & 1st Avenue, New York, NY, USA
A free event at East 93rd Street & 1st Avenue in Manhattan on Sunday, November 1, 09:30–16:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
NYRR Open Run: Inwood Hill Park
📍 Inwood Hill Park
A free event at Seaman Avenue and Isham Street Entrance (in Inwood Hill Park) in Manhattan on Saturday, October 31, 08:45–10:30. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
NYU & CB2 Children’s Halloween Parade
📍 W 3rd St & LaGuardia Pl, New York, NY 10012
Kids’ costume parade in Greenwich Village. Street closure permitted to New York University and Manhattan Community Board 2 (NYC DOT Trick-or-Streets list); check the organizer for activities.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
NYU and CB2 Children’s Halloween Parade
📍 Greenwich Village
Free children’s Halloween parade in Greenwich Village with NYU and CB2.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
Spotify Presents Harryween
📍 New York, NY, USA
A free event at New York in Manhattan on Saturday, October 31, 18:00–21:30. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Strivers Row Halloween Festival
📍 W 139th St & Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York, NY 10030
Halloween festival on historic Strivers’ Row (W 138th St also closed 2:30–7:30 PM). Street closure permitted to Kings Court West 139th Street Block Association (NYC DOT Trick-or-Streets list); check the organizer for act
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
The Grand Ofrenda at Times Square
📍 Times Sq - 42 St, New York, NY, USA
A giant Day of the Dead ofrenda in the Times Square plaza (Broadway at 42nd–43rd St) with live music, storytelling and Mexican state showcases, Oct 30–Nov 2.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Artful Gatherings
📍 Manhattan
A free seasonal event at J. Hood Wright Recreation Center, J. Hood Wright Park in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Tours & walksFREE
Free Bryant Park tour
📍 Midtown
A staff-led 45-minute walk through Bryant Park's history, design and gardens.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
Grand Central Holiday Fair
📍 Manhattan
The annual indoor holiday market inside Grand Central’s Vanderbilt Hall, with local makers selling gifts, jewelry and crafts through Christmas Eve.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Repertorio Español/Scaramouches Puppet Theatre
📍 Midtown
Free kids' show at Le Carrousel in Bryant Park: Repertorio Español/Scaramouches Puppet Theatre. No tickets or reservations needed.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Repertorio Español/Scaramouches Puppet Theatre
📍 Midtown
Free kids' show at Le Carrousel in Bryant Park: Repertorio Español/Scaramouches Puppet Theatre. No tickets or reservations needed.
Official site ↗OutdoorsFREE
Leaf Peeping Hike in Central Park's North Woods
📍 Upper West Side
Free ranger-led fall foliage hike through Central Park's North Woods, waterfall included.
Official site ↗Arts & culture
Nerd Nite NYC: All About Sitting
📍 Lower East Side
Evening of three short, funny-but-informative talks: the history of deck chairs, what really happened to American mass transit, and recent world records you might be able to break.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
Qigong with Shyvonne at Harlem Roots Community Garden
📍 Harlem
Free qigong in a Harlem community garden: breathwork, light movement and gentle stretches to live music.
Official site ↗Tours & walksFREE
Ranger hike in Central Park's North Woods
📍 Central Park
A guided walk through the wooded ravine and streams of the North Woods.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
Union Square Holiday Market
📍 Union Square
Urbanspace's open-air holiday market returns to Union Square with nearly 200 vendors selling gifts, crafts and treats. Free to browse.
Official site ↗VolunteeringFREE
Volunteer Work Day: Flower Door Garden
📍 East Village
Lend a hand at Flower Door Garden on Avenue C (Loisaida Ave) in the East Village; tools are provided.
Official site ↗Arts & cultureFREE
Whitney Free Second Sunday
📍 Meatpacking
Free all-day Whitney admission on the second Sunday of the month, with family programs. Timed tickets required.
Official site ↗VolunteeringFREE
Winterization Workday at Gatehouse Garden
📍 Morningside Heights
Help put Gatehouse Garden to bed for winter: rake fall leaves and tidy beds at this Amsterdam Avenue community garden (yes, there are chickens).
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
Art Week NYC
📍 New York, NY, USA
A free event at New York in Manhattan on Wednesday, November 11, 10:00–21:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
Care Bears Meet the Tree Day
📍 Rockefeller Center, Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, USA
A free event at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan on Saturday, November 7, 10:00–13:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
Eloise at the Plaza Event
📍 1 West 58th Street, New York, NY, USA
A free event at 1 West 58th Street in Manhattan on Wednesday, November 4, 10:00–16:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Food & giveawaysFREE
Free tasting: Sun Yum XO Sauce at Pearl River Mart Foods
📍 Chelsea
Try Sun Yum XO sauce, made with wild-caught Louisiana dried shrimp.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
I PLAY ROCKY Advance Screening
📍 1998 Broadway, New York, NY, USA
A free event at 1998 Broadway in Manhattan on Tuesday, November 3, 18:00–21:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
Nathan Fielder Look-Alike Contest
📍 New York, NY 10012
A free event at New York in Manhattan on Saturday, November 7, 13:00–15:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
New Italian Cinema Events
📍 New York, NY, USA
A free event at New York in Manhattan on Saturday, November 7, 16:00–19:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Community resourcesFREE
NYC Veterans Day Parade on Fifth Avenue
📍 Flatiron to Midtown
The country's largest Veterans Day parade: 20,000+ marchers, 280+ units and 25+ floats up Fifth Avenue. Free to watch from the sidewalk.
Official site ↗Arts & cultureFREE
Poets House: In Memoriam Stephen Dobyns
📍 Battery Park City
Free afternoon of readings honoring poet and novelist Stephen Dobyns at Poets House in Battery Park City.
Official site ↗OutdoorsFREE
Pumpkin Smash at Hudson River Park
📍 Hell's Kitchen
Bring your own pumpkin and get 15 minutes to smash it with a bat, hammer or shovel on Pier 84.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
The Hormone Project with LOLA
📍 3 Howard St, New York, NY, USA
A free event at 3 Howard St in Manhattan on Saturday, November 7, 10:00–17:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
1st Annual Trick or Treat Fest
📍 Manhattan
A free Halloween event at Abyssinian Tot Lot in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Sample salesFREE
3.1 Phillip Lim Sample Sale
📍 SoHo
3.1 Phillip Lim sample sale run by 260 Sample Sale at 148 Lafayette St. Free to enter; deep discounts on the brand's goods.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Annual Community Dia de los Muertos Celebration
📍 Manhattan
A free Día de los Muertos gathering at Campos Community Garden in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Sample salesFREE
Baccarat Sample Sale
📍 NoMad
Baccarat sample sale run by 260 Sample Sale at 260 Fifth Ave. Free to enter; deep discounts on the brand's goods. Crystal glassware, barware and decor.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
Cardio Circuit Blast
📍 Thomas Jefferson Park
This high-energy total body workout will keep you moving with challenging yet fun bodyweight circuits. Cardio Circuit Blast is a heart-pumping, high-intensity class that is open to all levels and the perfect way to…
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
Forest Fitness
📍 Fort Tryon Park
Join us for a free, year-round "Fitness at the Fort" exercise program on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays!
Official site ↗Drinks & tastingsFREE
Free tastings at Flatiron Wines
📍 Flatiron
Walk-in free tastings at Flatiron Wines, no RSVP needed.
Official site ↗Drinks & tastingsFREE
Free wine & spirits tastings at Astor Wines
📍 NoHo
Astor Wines pours free in-store tastings of wines and spirits.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Halloween Fun
📍 Manhattan
A free Halloween event at Morris-Jumel Community Garden in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
Harlem Run: Monday Night Run
📍 Harlem
Free pacer-led group run or walk through Harlem, starting and ending at Marcus Garvey Park. Paces from 7 to 12 min/mile plus walk groups.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
Jesse Owens Track & Field Youth Program
📍 Thomas Jefferson Park
Join the Randall’s Island Park Alliance and City Parks Foundation for the Jesse Owens Track and Field Youth Program ! This free weekly program is available to youth ages 8-16 and enables participants to learn the…
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
Kids in Motion: Anne Loftus Playground
📍 Fort Tryon Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Kids In Motion: Bloomingdale Playground
📍 Bloomingdale Playground
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Kids in Motion: Samuel Seabury Playground
📍 Samuel Seabury Playground
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
Kids in Motion: Sol Lain Playground
📍 Sol Lain Plgd
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
Kids In Motions: Carmansville Playground
📍 Carmansville Playground
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos,…
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Music with Erin Lee
📍 Midtown
Free kids' show at Le Carrousel in Bryant Park: Music with Erin Lee. No tickets or reservations needed.
Official site ↗Sample salesFREE
Marc Jacobs Sample Sale
📍 NoMad
Marc Jacobs sample sale run by 260 Sample Sale at 261 Fifth Ave. Free to enter; deep discounts on the brand's goods.
Official site ↗Music & nightlifeFREE
Naumburg Centennial Violin Competition: Final Round
📍 Upper East Side
Hear the finalists of the Naumburg Foundation’s centennial violin competition perform live.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
Rise&Restore Circuit Training
📍 Highbridge Park
This circuit training class combines bodyweight resistance training and conditioning to provide you with a dynamic full body workout. Whether you are a beginner or looking for a challenge; this class for all fitness…
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
Shape Up NYC: Bodyweight Circuit Training
📍 Manhattan
Free bodyweight circuit training class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
Shape Up NYC: Bodyweight Circuit Training
📍 Manhattan
Free bodyweight circuit training class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
Shape Up NYC: Bodyweight Power Circuit
📍 Manhattan
Free bodyweight power circuit class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
Shape Up NYC: Cardio Sculpt
📍 Manhattan
Free cardio sculpt class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
Shape Up NYC: Low Impact Bodyweight Circuit Training
📍 Manhattan
Free low impact bodyweight circuit training class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
Shape Up NYC: Yoga en Español (Yoga in Spanish)
📍 Manhattan
Free yoga en español (yoga in spanish) class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Sample salesFREE
Spyder sample sale
📍 SoHo
Discounted Spyder ski and outdoor apparel at a 260 Sample Sale pop-up.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
STRONG Nation
📍 Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center
STRONG Nation combines body weight, muscle conditioning, cardio and plyometric training moves synced to original music that has been specifically designed to match every single move. Every squat, every lunge, every…
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
STRONG Nation
📍 Constance Baker Motley Recreation Center
STRONG Nation combines body weight, muscle conditioning, cardio and plyometric training moves synced to original music that has been specifically designed to match every single move. Every squat, every lunge, every…
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