Arts & cultureFREE
📍 Merchant's House Museum
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 6:30 PM
Doors slam, floorboards creak, voices call into the dead of night. Venture into "Manhattan’s Most Haunted House" by flickering candlelight to hear chilling – and true – tales of decades of otherworldly activity in…
Official site ↗Tours & walks
📍 NoHo
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 6:30 PM
Candlelit tours of 'Manhattan's Most Haunted House', with true tales of decades of paranormal reports. Paid.
Official site ↗Arts & cultureFREE
📍 Battery Park City
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 10:00 AM
Architecture teams build larger-than-life sculptures from thousands of cans, all donated to City Harvest.
Official site ↗Arts & cultureFREE
📍 East Village
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 12:00 PM
A giant community ofrenda, Mexican marketplace, craft workshops, live music and Indigenous dance, outdoors in the East Village.
Official site ↗Arts & cultureFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 7:00 PM
A free Halloween event at Dyckman Marina, Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Arts & cultureFREE
📍 Midtown
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 12:00 PM
Try a free juggling lesson with equipment provided, or watch the Bryant Park Jugglers practice.
Official site ↗Arts & cultureFREE
📍 Midtown
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM
Try a free juggling lesson with equipment provided, or watch the Bryant Park Jugglers practice.
Official site ↗OutdoorsFREE
📍 Upper West Side
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 6:00 PM
Free public telescope viewing on Pier i on the Upper West Side waterfront.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 Chelsea
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM
Kiosk-to-kiosk trick-or-treating, caricature artists and Halloween movies on the Hudson.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 Seaport
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM
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 ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 2:00 PM
A free Halloween event at Harlem Valley Garden in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 3:00 PM
A free Halloween event at North Lawn, Morningside Park in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Tours & walksFREE
📍 Inwood Hill Park
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 4:00 PM
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 ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Cherry Tree Park
📅 Thu, Oct 29, 2:00 PM
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
📍 Cherry Tree Park
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 2:00 PM
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
📍 Cherry Tree Park
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM
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
📍 Columbus Park
📅 Thu, Oct 29, 2:00 PM
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
📍 Columbus Park
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 2:00 PM
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
📍 Columbus Park
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM
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
📍 Seward Park
📅 Thu, Oct 29, 2:00 PM
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
📍 Seward Park
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 2:00 PM
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
📍 Seward Park
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM
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
📍 Tompkins Square Park
📅 Thu, Oct 29, 2:00 PM
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
📍 Tompkins Square Park
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 2:00 PM
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
📍 Tompkins Square Park
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM
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
📍 Inwood Hill Park
📅 Sun, Nov 1, 11:00 AM
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
📍 Central Park
📅 Thu, Oct 29, 9:00 AM
New Dendrology is a group exhibition featuring eleven artists whose work contributes to the study of trees, offering new insight and connection between humans and their arboreal neighbors.
Official site ↗Arts & cultureFREE
📍 Central Park
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 9:00 AM
New Dendrology is a group exhibition featuring eleven artists whose work contributes to the study of trees, offering new insight and connection between humans and their arboreal neighbors.
Official site ↗Arts & cultureFREE
📍 Greenwich Village
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 7:00 PM
The country's biggest night parade: thousands in costume, giant puppets and bands marching up Sixth Avenue.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 Washington Square Park
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 1:00 PM
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 ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 Washington Square Park
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 1:00 PM
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
📍 25 11th Ave, New York, NY 10011
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM
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
📍 Meatpacking District
📅 Fri, Oct 16, 10:00 AM
Free walk-through pop-up from POP MART (maker of Labubu) with three immersive SKULLPANDA rooms.
Official site ↗Food & giveawaysFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 3:00 PM
A free Halloween event at Sugar Hill Hope Garden in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 3:00 PM
A free Halloween event at Edgecomb Avenue Garden Park Sanctuary in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 Chelsea
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM
Kids in costume can trick-or-treat through the Chelsea Market concourse all Halloween day.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 Midtown
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 4:00 PM
A late-afternoon Halloween treat stroll for kids in Bryant Park.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 Washington Heights
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 5:00 PM
Free annual Halloween parade in Washington Heights along Cabrini Boulevard.
Official site ↗Tours & walksFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Thu, Oct 29, 6:30 PM
A free event at Merchant's House Museum in Manhattan on Thursday, October 29, 18:30–22:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
📍 Brookfield Place, Vesey Street, New York, NY, USA
📅 Thu, Oct 29, 10:00 AM
A free event at Brookfield Place in Manhattan on Thursday, October 29, 10:00–19:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
📍 Vessel, Hudson Yards, New York, NY, USA
📅 Thu, Oct 29, 11:00 AM
A free event at Vessel in Manhattan on Thursday, October 29, 11:00–19:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Food & giveawaysFREE
📍 Chelsea
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 3:00 PM
Sample Indian snacks from Tasting India, an early Diwali celebration.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
📍 935 Broadway, New York, NY, USA
📅 Thu, Oct 29, 10:00 AM
A free event at 935 Broadway in Manhattan on Thursday, October 29, 10:00–19:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 Washington Heights
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 5:30 PM
Free Halloween mask-making with The Met Cloisters, then a Haunted Cottage evening in Fort Tryon Park.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
📍 75 9th Ave, New York, NY 10011
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 12:00 PM
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
📍 Manhattan
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 2:00 PM
A free Halloween event at Joseph Daniel Wilson Memorial Garden in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 East Harlem
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 12:00 PM
Free Halloween candy giveaway at Serenity Garden in the Lexington Houses community garden.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 Harlem
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM
Free Halloween festival at Harlem Grown with farm activities, crafts, a haunted tent, music and costumes.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 3:30 PM
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
📍 Midtown
📅 Wed, Oct 28, 11:00 AM
Rows of glass kiosks with makers, gifts and holiday food around the free Bryant Park rink.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 2:00 PM
A free event at Greeley Square Park in Manhattan on Friday, October 30, 14:00–15:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Tours & walksFREE
📍 Inwood
📅 Sun, Nov 1, 11:00 AM
Urban Park Rangers lead a walk through Inwood's tulip-tree forest and talk about its Lenape history.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
📍 Greenfield Hall, Manhattan School of Music, 130 Claremont Avenue, New York, NY 10027
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 10:00 AM
A free event at Greenfield Hall in Manhattan on Friday, October 30, 10:00–17:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Inwood Hill Park
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 8:45 AM
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
📍 Greenwich Village
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 1:00 PM
Free children’s Halloween parade in Greenwich Village with NYU and CB2.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
📍 Van Der Plas Gallery, Orchard Street, New York, NY, USA
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 3:00 PM
A free event at Van Der Plas Gallery in Manhattan on Friday, October 30, 15:00–17:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
📍 262 Mott Street, New York, NY, USA
📅 Thu, Oct 29, 10:00 AM
A free event at 262 Mott Street in Manhattan on Thursday, October 29, 10:00–19:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
📍 48 Ludlow St, New York, NY 10002
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 10:00 AM
A free event at 48 Ludlow St in Manhattan on Friday, October 30, 10:00–17:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Tours & walksFREE
📍 Dyckman House Museum
📅 Thu, Oct 29, 6:00 PM
A free event at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (in Dyckman House Museum) in Manhattan on Thursday, October 29, 18:00–20:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
📍 New York, NY, USA
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 6:00 PM
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 ↗Tours & walksFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Thu, Oct 29, 5:30 PM
A free event at The High Line in Manhattan on Thursday, October 29, 17:30–19:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
📍 213 Bowery, New York, NY 10002, USA
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 7:30 AM
A free event at 213 Bowery in Manhattan on Friday, October 30, 07:30–11:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Tours & walksFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Thu, Oct 29, 9:30 PM
A free event at Merchant's House Museum in Manhattan on Thursday, October 29, 21:30–23:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
📍 Times Sq - 42 St, New York, NY, USA
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 11:00 AM
A free event at Times Sq - 42 St in Manhattan on Friday, October 30, 11:00–22:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
📍 Sadie’s, Fulton Street, New York, NY, USA
📅 Thu, Oct 29, 5:30 PM
A free event at Sadie’s in Manhattan on Thursday, October 29, 17:30–20:30. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Financial District
Dine-in cinema at 28 Liberty with food served during the movie and a bar.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 SoHo
Classic downtown art-house cinema for independent and foreign films, with a café upstairs.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 East Village
An East Village archive and cinema for avant-garde, experimental and rare films in an old courthouse.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 PM
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 ↗other
📍 Manhattan
A restaurant on Avenue A in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: michelin (per its official site).
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Theater District
A Theater District jazz club named for Charlie Parker, with big bands, singers and dinner seating.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Greenwich Village
The famous Village jazz club with two sets most nights and late-night shows.
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
A restaurant on West 40th Street in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: rooftop (per its official site).
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Greenwich Village
AIA New York's storefront galleries with free architecture and design exhibitions, plus talks and events (some ticketed).
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 New York
A museum on West 83rd Street in New York. What sets it apart: interactive exhibits and programs built for kids ages 0–6 (per its official site).
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Greenwich Village
One of the city's oldest continuously running cinemas, showing indie films and documentaries.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Midtown
Escape rooms with themes from a museum heist to a space mission.
Official site ↗Arts & cultureFREE
📍 Upper West Side
📅 Sun, Nov 1, 6:00 PM
A free Day of the Dead night with a community ofrenda and a live son jarocho and cumbia set by Guachinangos.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Columbus Circle
Jazz at Lincoln Center's club with a view of Central Park behind the band.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Midtown
Escape rooms near Times Square with several themes.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Upper West Side
Home of the New York Film Festival, with daily screenings of new art-house releases and repertory series.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Greenwich Village
A nonprofit cinema on Houston Street screening independent premieres and classic film series.
Official site ↗Tours & walksFREE
📍 Midtown
📅 Mon, Nov 2, 11:00 AM
A staff-led 45-minute walk through Bryant Park's history, design and gardens.
Official site ↗Tours & walksFREE
📍 Midtown
📅 Mon, Nov 9, 11:00 AM
A staff-led 45-minute walk through Bryant Park's history, design and gardens.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Mon, Nov 9, 10:00 AM
The annual indoor holiday market inside Grand Central’s Vanderbilt Hall, with local makers selling gifts, jewelry and crafts through Christmas Eve.
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
A barbecue restaurant on West 26th Street in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: live music (per its official site).
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Greenwich Village
A Sixth Avenue art-house cinema with indie premieres, documentaries and cult midnight screenings.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 New York
A museum on Varick Street in New York. In its own words: “Learn about the life and legacy of Jackie Robinson through artifacts, historical imagery and multilayered storytelling.” (official site)
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Turtle Bay
Japanese art gallery near the UN, now showing Gen'ichirō Inokuma's NYC Salon (Oct 6, 2026–Jan 10, 2027). Free First Fridays 5–7 PM (Nov 6, Dec 4, Jan 8).
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Midtown
Escape rooms in Midtown, from beginner puzzles to scarier live-actor games.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Greenwich Village
A Bleecker Street venue on the site of the old Village Gate, mixing concerts, classical music and comedy.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 SoHo
SoHo museum dedicated to LGBTQIA+ art, with rotating exhibitions and a free digital guide.
Official site ↗music nightlife
📍 Chelsea
Improv theater and school with low-cost improv and sketch shows most nights.
Official site ↗other
📍 NoHo
An 1832 rowhouse with its original furnishings intact, home to one family for nearly 100 years and said to be haunted.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Lower East Side
A Lower East Side cinema showing 35mm repertory and new releases, with a bookshop and restaurant.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Harlem
The Harlem room where bebop was born, with live jazz and dinner.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Columbus Circle
A Columbus Circle museum of craft, art and design, with artist studios and a restaurant overlooking Central Park.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Chinatown
Museum of Chinese American history and culture, with exhibitions and public programs. NYC residents can pay what they wish in person with residency ID.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Battery Park City
Holocaust history museum with core exhibition The Holocaust: What Hate Can Do and Andy Goldsworthy's Garden of Stones. Free admission Thursdays 4–8 PM with an advance reservation.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 East Harlem
A Fifth Avenue museum about New York's past and present, with a film on the city's history and rotating exhibits.
Official site ↗other
📍 Central Park
A free summer classical series on the Naumburg Bandshell, the stone shell at the end of the Central Park Mall. It is one of the oldest outdoor concert series in the park.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Upper East Side
A Fifth Avenue mansion museum for German and Austrian art, home to Klimt's Woman in Gold and a Viennese café.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Midtown
A small gallery and shop inside Grand Central Terminal with exhibits on the city's subways and buses.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Upper West Side
New York's oldest museum, on Central Park West, covering American and city history, with Tiffany lamps and Hudson River School art.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Midtown
The city's last single-screen movie palace, by the Plaza, showing new releases and classic series.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Chelsea
The first museum in the United States dedicated to posters, with shows on design, advertising and propaganda.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Greenwich Village
Four-screen Village art house showing new independent and international films plus curated retrospectives, with a bar.
Official site ↗Tours & walksFREE
📍 Central Park
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 PM
A guided walk through the wooded ravine and streams of the North Woods.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Tribeca
Single-screen cinema in the basement of the Roxy Hotel, mostly 35mm classics and repertory, with a bar.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 West Village
A small West Village basement jazz club with sets late into the night and a friendly, musician-heavy crowd.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Upper West Side
Intimate Upper West Side jazz supper club with nightly sets.
Official site ↗other
📍 Central Park
City Parks Foundation's outdoor stage at Rumsey Playfield, where the summer season brings concerts in the park, from free shows to ticketed headliners, under the Central Park trees.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Lower East Side
Guided tours of restored Lower East Side tenement apartments that tell the real stories of immigrant families who lived there.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Tribeca
Cellar jazz bar under the Roxy Hotel with live music nightly.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 SoHo
A SoHo museum devoted to drawing, from old masters to contemporary artists.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Upper East Side
Museum Mile art museum of Jewish culture in a Fifth Avenue mansion. Admission is free on Saturdays and on Third Thursdays from 5–8 PM.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Battery Park City
Small museum about tall buildings: exhibitions on skyscraper history, engineering and NYC's skyline. General admission is listed as free.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 East Village
Movie theater inside a landmark 1926 Yiddish theater, with an ornate main auditorium.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 West Village
A basement jazz club open since 1935, where legends like Coltrane and Bill Evans recorded live albums. Two sets nightly.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Midtown
Large virtual reality arcade with dozens of experiences.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 East Village
Historic East Village concert hall with shows most nights.
Official site ↗Arts & cultureFREE
📍 Meatpacking
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 10:30 AM
Free all-day Whitney admission on the second Sunday of the month, with family programs. Timed tickets required.
Official site ↗tours walksFREE
📍 Civic Center
A memorial and visitor center honoring the free and enslaved Africans buried here in the 1600s–1700s.
Official site ↗markets shoppingFREE
📍 Rockefeller Center
Doll store with a doll hair salon and a café.
Official site ↗family kidsFREE
📍 Upper West Side
General admission is pay-what-you-wish for NY State residents with ID. Special exhibits cost extra.
Official site ↗markets shoppingFREE
📍 Midtown
The glass cube on 59th St, open 24 hours. Free Today at Apple sessions.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
📍 New York, NY, USA
📅 Wed, Nov 11, 10:00 AM
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 ↗arts culture
📍 Chelsea
Immersive digital art halls of waves, flowers and light projected floor to ceiling.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Chelsea Market
Room-sized digital art in an old boiler room under Chelsea Market. Now showing: Twilight Zone, an ocean show.
Official site ↗tours walksFREE
📍 All five boroughs
A free volunteer "greeter" shows you a neighborhood like a local. Request online in advance.
Official site ↗markets shoppingFREE
📍 Flatiron
NYC's classic kids' bookstore, with original illustration art and Oz rarities.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Manhattan
Manhattan escape rooms for groups.
Official site ↗arts cultureFREE
📍 Battery Park City
A glass atrium with 16 palm trees overlooking the Hudson marina. Free to enter.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
📍 Midtown
Midtown's lawn and reading room behind the library, with free programs most of the year.
Official site ↗fitness wellness
📍 Midtown
Skate in Midtown at Bryant Park's seasonal rink, where admission is free and you can bring your own skates or rent a pair. The 2026–27 season runs Oct 28 to Feb 28.
Official site ↗markets shoppingFREE
📍 Flatiron
A "family experience" toy store with a secret door and themed play areas.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
📍 Rockefeller Center, Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, USA
📅 Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 AM
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 ↗outdoorsFREE
📍 Yorkville
Two fenced runs along the East River, from E 84th to 89th Streets near East End Avenue.
Official site ↗tours walksFREE
📍 The Battery
An 1811 fort in The Battery. Walk in free; it is also where Statue of Liberty ferry tickets are sold.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
📍 Midtown to Harlem
843 acres of lawns, lakes, bridges and paths. Bethesda Terrace, Bow Bridge and the Ramble are free anytime.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
📍 Central Park
Dogs may run off-leash in designated areas early morning and late night; leash them 9 AM–9 PM. Some spots, like the Ramble and Conservatory Garden, are always leash-only.
Official site ↗family kids
📍 Central Park
Sea lions, penguins and snow leopards in the middle of Central Park. Sea lion and penguin feedings run through the day. Kids 2 and under free.
Official site ↗markets shoppingFREE
📍 Chelsea
A food hall in the old Nabisco factory. Free to browse; food is extra.
Official site ↗music nightlife
📍 Chelsea
Lanes plus a bar and music; a classic date.
Official site ↗music nightlife
📍 Chelsea
Play-focused night out: games, golf or pinball.
Official site ↗tours walks
📍 Hell's Kitchen
City views from up high (or on the water). Tickets are timed, so book a slot.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
📍 East Harlem
Central Park's only formal garden: Italian, French and English gardens behind a gilded gate.
Official site ↗markets shoppingFREE
📍 Times Square
Disney's two-floor Times Square store.
Official site ↗tours walks
📍 Hudson Yards
The highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere, with a glass floor 100 stories up. Oct 21–27, 2026 a McLaren Formula 1 show car is on display, with no separate surcharge found. Sunset slots sell out first.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Hudson Yards
An outdoor sky deck 100 floors up with a glass floor and views across Manhattan.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
📍 1 West 58th Street, New York, NY, USA
📅 Wed, Nov 4, 10:00 AM
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 ↗family kids
📍 Midtown
The 86th-floor open-air deck and museum floors. 102nd floor costs more.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Flatiron
Eight themed rooms, from a spy mission to a submarine, with unlimited hints. Book the whole room if you want it to be just the two of you.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Midtown
Private escape rooms near Rockefeller Center.
Official site ↗food giveawaysFREE
📍 Lower East Side
A city-run market hall since 1940 with 30+ vendors: Dominican produce, cheese, dumplings and free community events.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Garment District
Four private one-hour rooms, so your group never plays with strangers.
Official site ↗markets shoppingFREE
📍 Rockefeller Center
The classic toy store with the giant floor piano from "Big."
Official site ↗tours walksFREE
📍 Wall Street
Where George Washington took the oath of office. A National Park Service site with free entry.
Official site ↗drinks tastings
📍 Greenwich Village
A 3-hour walking tour with tastings at old-school Village shops, from pizza to cannoli, plus neighborhood history.
Official site ↗arts cultureFREE
📍 Tudor City
A 12-story glass-walled indoor garden, with a free art gallery next to it.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
📍 Hudson Heights
Heather Garden, cliffside views of the Hudson and free year-round programs from the park conservancy.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
📍 Hudson Heights
A fenced run on Margaret Corbin Drive. Combine it with a leashed walk through the park.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
📍 Roosevelt Island
A quiet granite memorial at the tip of Roosevelt Island with a head-on view of the UN.
Official site ↗Food & giveawaysFREE
📍 Chelsea
📅 Fri, Nov 6, 2:00 PM
Try Sun Yum XO sauce, made with wild-caught Louisiana dried shrimp.
Official site ↗tours walksFREE
📍 Morningside Heights
The largest mausoleum in North America, overlooking Riverside Park.
Official site ↗tours walksFREE
📍 Midtown
Free to walk in: the celestial ceiling, the Whispering Gallery and holiday displays. Guided tours cost extra.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
📍 Turtle Bay
A 25-foot waterfall and shaded terraces between two buildings.
Official site ↗arts cultureFREE
📍 Upper East Side
The spiral by Frank Lloyd Wright. Pay any amount in the late-afternoon window.
Official site ↗tours walksFREE
📍 Hamilton Heights
Alexander Hamilton's only home, in St. Nicholas Park.
Official site ↗markets shoppingFREE
📍 Flatiron
Three floors of wands, robes and Butterbeer, plus paid VR experiences.
Official site ↗arts cultureFREE
📍 Washington Heights
Goya, Velázquez and the Sorolla room uptown, always free.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
📍 West Side waterfront
Four miles of piers, bike paths and sunset views along the Hudson from Battery Park City to 59th St.
Official site ↗family kids
📍 Hell's Kitchen, Pier 86
An aircraft carrier with planes on deck, the space shuttle Enterprise and a submarine.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
📍 Inwood
Manhattan's last natural forest and salt marsh, with hilly trails at the island's northern tip.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
📍 Greenwich Village
A free, volunteer-run flower garden behind the old courthouse library. Last day this season: Fri Oct 30.
Official site ↗markets shoppingFREE
📍 Midtown
Big LEGO NYC builds, a Pick & Build wall and a minifigure factory.
Official site ↗music nightlife
📍 Chelsea Piers
40 lanes on the Hudson, plus an arcade and laser tag. Weeknight unlimited bowling is the best deal.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Financial District
Immersive art-and-technology rooms of light, sound and mirrors near the WTC.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Garment District
Private 60-minute rooms, so it's only your group. A cyberpunk room and a bank heist are the favorites.
Official site ↗arts cultureFREE
📍 Tribeca / Chinatown
A tiny museum of odd everyday objects in a former elevator shaft. Free; donations welcome.
Official site ↗arts cultureFREE
📍 Midtown
Free Friday nights for NY State residents. Reserve tickets ahead.
Official site ↗family kids
📍 Chelsea / Flatiron
Hands-on math exhibits, including a square-wheeled tricycle. Under 2 free.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
📍 New York, NY 10012
📅 Sat, Nov 7, 1:00 PM
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 ↗arts cultureFREE
📍 Upper East Side
Klimt's gold "Woman in Gold" portrait for free once a month. Expect a line.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
📍 New York, NY, USA
📅 Sat, Nov 7, 4:00 PM
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 ↗markets shoppingFREE
📍 Rockefeller Center
Nintendo's flagship store, with game demos and a display of vintage consoles.
Official site ↗tours walks
📍 Wall St / Pier 11 and other landings
The cheapest boat ride with a view after the free Staten Island Ferry. The East River route passes under three bridges between Wall St, Dumbo, Williamsburg and Long Island City.
Official site ↗Community resourcesFREE
📍 Flatiron to Midtown
📅 Wed, Nov 11, 12:30 PM
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
📍 Midtown
The lions, the Rose Main Reading Room (public visiting hour Mon–Sat 10–11 AM) and free docent tours.
Official site ↗family kids
📍 Financial District
The top of One World Trade Center, with a fast elevator ride and views of the whole harbor.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
📍 Midtown
A tiny pocket park with a 20-foot waterfall that drowns out traffic. The water is off in January.
Official site ↗markets shoppingFREE
📍 SoHo
An Asian-American emporium of lanterns, ceramics, slippers and snacks since 1971.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
📍 Chelsea, Hudson River Park
A free 2-acre rooftop lawn over the Hudson. Enter by the south gate, then take the stairs or elevator.
Official site ↗arts cultureFREE
📍 Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park
A free Public Art Fund sculpture at the southeast corner of Central Park.
Official site ↗OutdoorsFREE
📍 Hell's Kitchen
📅 Sat, Nov 7, 11:00 AM
Bring your own pumpkin and get 15 minutes to smash it with a bat, hammer or shovel on Pier 84.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
📍 Upper West Side
A long waterfront park from W 72nd to W 153rd St, good for walks and sunsets.
Official site ↗tours walks
📍 59th St & 2nd Ave ↔ Roosevelt Island
A cable-car ride over the East River to Roosevelt Island; pay with OMNY or a MetroCard.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Times Square
Full-body, free-roam VR for up to six people per room. You book a game for your group. Opened in October 2026.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 SoHo
A slime museum: hands-on slime bars, a slime-rain room and a DIY slime station.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Upper East Side
A well-known museum or garden worth a few hours.
Official site ↗tours walksFREE
📍 Whitehall Terminal
A free 25-minute harbor ride past the Statue of Liberty and the downtown skyline. Ride over and back.
Official site ↗tours walks
📍 Battery Park
City views from up high (or on the water). Tickets are timed, so book a slot.
Official site ↗markets shoppingFREE
📍 Union Square
"18 miles of books," plus the bargain carts outside.
Official site ↗arts cultureFREE
📍 Harlem
Free admission and family programs every Sunday at the new building on 125th St.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Midtown East
Mirrored rooms and glass ledges above Grand Central.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Midtown
Solve puzzles against the clock in a themed room.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Upper East Side
Old Masters (Vermeer, Rembrandt, Holbein) in a restored Gilded Age mansion. First Fridays turn it into a free evening out.
Official site ↗arts cultureFREE
📍 Upper East Side
Old Masters in a Gilded Age mansion, open late once a month.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
📍 3 Howard St, New York, NY, USA
📅 Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 AM
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 ↗arts cultureFREE
📍 Upper East Side
NY State residents pay any amount (min.
Official site ↗arts cultureFREE
📍 Murray Hill
J.P. Morgan's library (three tiers of books) is free on Friday evenings.
Official site ↗arts cultureFREE
📍 Financial District
Calatrava's white-ribbed station hall. Free to walk through and look up.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
📍 East Village
A busy fenced dog run near E 9th St and Avenue B, one of the city's best known.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Rockefeller Center
Open-air decks with the Empire State Building and Central Park both in view.
Official site ↗music nightlife
📍 East Village
Stand-up shows most nights. Expect a cover and usually a drink minimum.
Official site ↗food giveawaysFREE
📍 Grand Central
A food hall a block from Grand Central with pizza, tacos, sushi and a bar. Free Wi-Fi, free to sit.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
📍 Greenwich Village
A fenced run on the south side of the park, between MacDougal and Thompson Streets.
Official site ↗arts culture
📍 Meatpacking
A well-known museum or garden worth a few hours.
Official site ↗arts cultureFREE
📍 Meatpacking District
American art with terraces over the Hudson. Book free timed tickets ahead.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 3:00 PM
A free Halloween event at Abyssinian Tot Lot in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 Upper East Side
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 2:30 PM
The Upper East Side's biggest Halloween party: street fair, haunted maze and family frights on Litwin Field.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Highbridge Park
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM
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
📍 Thomas Jefferson Park
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM
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 ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 4:00 PM
A free Halloween event at Hamilton Fish Recreation Center, Hamilton Fish Park in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Fort Tryon Park
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 8:30 AM
Join us for a free, year-round "Fitness at the Fort" exercise program on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays!
Official site ↗Drinks & tastingsFREE
📍 Flatiron
📅 Thu, Oct 29, 5:00 PM
Walk-in free tastings at Flatiron Wines, no RSVP needed.
Official site ↗Drinks & tastingsFREE
📍 NoHo
📅 Mon, Oct 26, 6:00 PM
Astor Wines pours free in-store tastings of wines and spirits.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Chelsea Recreation Center
📅 Thu, Oct 29, 6:30 PM
This circuit training class combines both resistance and bodyweight exercises to provide you with a dynamic full body workout. Whether you are a beginner or know your way around the gym- this class for you! Come…
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 3:00 PM
A free Halloween event at Olgas El Gallo Community Garden in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Music & nightlifeFREE
📍 Meatpacking District
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM
Kick off Halloween weekend with DJ sets all night in the Whitney lobby during Free Friday Nights, with evening access to the galleries.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 12:00 PM
A free Halloween event at Morris-Jumel Community Garden in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Painting & craftsFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 3:00 PM
A free Halloween event at Family Community Garden in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Thomas Jefferson Park
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM
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
📍 Fort Tryon Park
📅 Thu, Oct 29, 2:00 PM
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
📍 Fort Tryon Park
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 2:00 PM
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
📍 Fort Tryon Park
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM
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
📍 Bloomingdale Playground
📅 Thu, Oct 29, 2:00 PM
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
📍 Bloomingdale Playground
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 2:00 PM
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
📍 Bloomingdale Playground
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM
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
📍 Samuel Seabury Playground
📅 Thu, Oct 29, 2:00 PM
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
📍 Samuel Seabury Playground
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 2:00 PM
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
📍 Samuel Seabury Playground
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM
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
📍 Sol Lain Plgd
📅 Thu, Oct 29, 2:00 PM
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
📍 Sol Lain Plgd
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 2:00 PM
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
📍 Sol Lain Plgd
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM
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
📍 Carmansville Playground
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM
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 ↗Music & nightlifeFREE
📍 Upper East Side
📅 Sun, Nov 1, 12:00 PM
Hear the finalists of the Naumburg Foundation’s centennial violin competition perform live.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Midtown
📅 Tue, Oct 27, 10:00 AM
An interactive walk through the five-borough marathon route, marking 50 years of the course.
Official site ↗Painting & craftsFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 3:00 PM
A free Halloween event at Brisas Del Caribe Garden in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Highbridge Park
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM
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
📍 Inwood Hill Park
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 10:00 AM
This welcoming, beginner-friendly running group uses walk/run intervals to help you gradually build your endurance and confidence. Each session increases the running time at a comfortable pace, helping you progress…
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 11:30 AM
Free bodyweight circuit training class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 10:00 AM
Free yoga en español (yoga in spanish) class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 9:00 AM
Free zumba gold® class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Sample salesFREE
📍 SoHo
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 10:00 AM
Discounted Spyder ski and outdoor apparel at a 260 Sample Sale pop-up.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 10:30 AM
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
📍 Constance Baker Motley Recreation Center
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 1:00 PM
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
📍 Highbridge Park
📅 Thu, Oct 29, 2:00 PM
Summer Sports Experience
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Highbridge Park
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 2:00 PM
Summer Sports Experience
Official site ↗OutdoorsFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 5:00 PM
A free Halloween event at Dance Room, Thomas Jefferson Park in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗OutdoorsFREE
📍 Randall's Island Park
📅 Sun, Nov 1, 10:00 AM
Compost with Big Reuse at Randall’s Island Urban Farm, weekly on Sundays!
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Washington Square Park
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 8:30 AM
Start your morning off balanced and refreshed with a free yoga class led by local yoga instructors Mariah and Frances in Garibaldi Plaza. Bring a yoga mat and water bottle.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 Washington Square Park
📅 Thu, Oct 29, 5:30 PM
A free event at Garibaldi Plaza (in Washington Square Park) in Manhattan on Thursday, October 29, 17:30–19:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 Harlem
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 12:00 PM
Free community Halloween celebration with crafts and games at Frank White Memorial Garden in Harlem.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 Lower East Side
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 8:00 AM
Free Halloween Open Street celebration on the Lower East Side with parade, theater, pumpkin and face painting, and family activities.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center
📅 Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM
A free event at West 59th St Lawn (in Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center) in Manhattan on Friday, October 30, 18:00–19:30. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Food & giveawaysFREE
📍 Harlem
📅 Sat, Oct 31, 12:00 PM
Free Halloween trick-or-treat giveaway at Harlem Roots Community Garden.
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
A bar on East Broadway in Manhattan. Open seven days, until 4 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: in business since 1916 (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
An Israeli and Mediterranean restaurant on Cleveland Place in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: michelin (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
An Indian restaurant on Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: in business since 1950 (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
A restaurant on Greenwich Street in Manhattan. Open 5 days a week. What sets it apart: james beard (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 Harlem
A Harlem soul food spot on 116th Street where dishes are named for notable Harlemites. Chicken and waffles is the order most people come for.
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
A diner on 7th Avenue in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: in business since 1964 (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
A pizzeria on Broadway in Manhattan. Open seven days, until 3 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: in business since 1930 (per its official site).
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Sun, Nov 1, 2:30 PM
A free Día de los Muertos gathering at Campos Community Garden in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗other
📍 Manhattan
A diner on Broadway in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: in business since 1980 (per its official site).
Official site ↗music nightlife
📍 Flatiron
Comedy club near Madison Square Park with stand-up and improv shows nightly.
Official site ↗other
📍 NoMad
A Korean tasting counter in NoMad, where each course comes with a card explaining its ingredients and story. Book well ahead.
Official site ↗other
📍 Lower East Side
Kenta Goto's Lower East Side bar, pairing Japanese-inspired cocktails with okonomiyaki and small bites.
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
A bar on 3rd Avenue in Manhattan. Open seven days, until 4 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: in business since 1987 (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 Manhattan
A French bistro on East 46th Street in Manhattan. Open 5 days a week. What sets it apart: speakeasy (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
A bar on East 10th Street in Manhattan. Open 3 days a week, until 4 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: speakeasy (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
An Italian restaurant on West 103rd Street in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: in business since 1979 (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
A French restaurant on West 70th Street in Manhattan, open since 1983. Open seven days. What sets it apart: in business since 1983 (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 Manhattan
A restaurant on 2nd Avenue in Manhattan. Open seven days, until 2 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: speakeasy (per its official site).
Official site ↗music nightlife
📍 Lower East Side
A Lower East Side underground venue for smart comedy, science talks and odd variety shows, with drinks and snacks.
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
A Chinese restaurant on East 37th Street in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: michelin and rooftop (per its official site).
Official site ↗music nightlife
📍 Koreatown
Koreatown karaoke with private rooms of every size, open late.
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
A restaurant on Clinton Street in Manhattan, open since 2001. Open seven days. What sets it apart: james beard (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 Manhattan
A steakhouse on East 58th Street in Manhattan. Open every day but Monday. What sets it apart: live jazz and live music (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 Manhattan
A restaurant on Allen Street in Manhattan. Open 5 days a week. What sets it apart: a tasting menu, michelin and james beard (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
A Mexican restaurant on Columbus Avenue in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: michelin (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
A restaurant on Pine Street in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: michelin (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 Manhattan
An Italian restaurant on Mulberry Street in Manhattan, family-run since 1993. Open seven days. What sets it apart: in business since 1993 (per its official site).
Official site ↗music nightlife
📍 Upper East Side
Comedy club founded by Rodney Dangerfield in 1969, with stand-up shows most nights.
Official site ↗other
📍 Manhattan
A bar on Central Park South in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: rooftop (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 Manhattan
An Italian restaurant on 2nd Avenue in Manhattan, open since 1983. Open seven days. What sets it apart: in business since 1983, live music, live jazz and a piano bar (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 Manhattan
A steakhouse on Beaver Street in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: in business since 1837 and burlesque (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 Manhattan
An Italian restaurant on 3rd Avenue in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: in business since 1985 (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 Manhattan
A bar on West 47th Street in Manhattan. Open every day but Monday. What sets it apart: burlesque (per its official site).
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 Hell's Kitchen
📅 Sat, Nov 7, 8:30 AM
A free space-exploration morning at the Intrepid for kids 3–18 with autism or sensory sensitivities and their families, before the museum opens.
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
A Mexican restaurant on Columbus Ave in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: in business since 1992 (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
A Chinese and Peruvian restaurant on Broadway in Manhattan, open since 1977. Open seven days. What sets it apart: in business since 1977 (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 Manhattan
A pub on Broadway in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: karaoke (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
An American restaurant on Pearl Street in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: a piano bar, live music and michelin (per its official site).
Official site ↗Sample salesFREE
📍 NoMad
📅 Tue, Nov 3, 11:00 AM
Markdowns on French ski and lifestyle label Fusalp. Run by 260 Sample Sale.
Official site ↗other
📍 Manhattan
A Chinese restaurant on Platt Street in Manhattan. Open seven days, until 2 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: in business since 1989 (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 Flatiron
A Flatiron dining room with a walk-in front tavern and a more formal back room, cooking seasonal American food in a warm, rustic space.
Official site ↗painting crafts
📍 Greenwich Village
Historic West Village ceramics center offering classes and workshops.
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
A Korean and American steakhouse on 8th Avenue in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: michelin, wood-fired cooking and a tasting menu (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
A sushi restaurant on East 48th Street in Manhattan. Open 5 days a week. What sets it apart: omakase (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
A bar on Water Street in Manhattan. Open 5 days a week. What sets it apart: rooftop and speakeasy (per its official site).
Official site ↗Music & nightlifeFREE
📍 Harlem
📅 Fri, Nov 6, 5:00 PM
Headphones-on dance party kicking off the holiday season at a Harlem rec center.
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📍 Morningside Heights
A cozy café across from the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, where students linger for hours over strudel, coffee and books.
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📍 New York
An Italian trattoria on Prince Street in Manhattan, with seafood on the menu. Open seven days. What sets it apart: in business since 1992 and wood-fired cooking (per its official site).
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📍 New York
A Japanese restaurant on Ludlow Street in Manhattan. Open every day but Monday. What sets it apart: in business since 1823 (per its official site).
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📍 New York
A bar on Bond Street in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: michelin (per its official site).
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📍 Manhattan
A pub on East 76th Street in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: in business since 1996 (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
A pub on West 39th Street in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: live music (per its official site).
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📍 Herald Square
A Herald Square chophouse open since 1885, famous for its mutton chop and ceilings lined with thousands of clay churchwarden pipes from past regulars.
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📍 East Village
A red-walled, Soviet-themed bar upstairs in an East Village building, known for its free literary reading series.
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📍 New York
A sushi restaurant on Columbus Avenue in Manhattan. Open every day but Tuesday. What sets it apart: omakase (per its official site).
Official site ↗painting crafts
📍 Chelsea
Chelsea pottery studio with wheel and hand-building classes, including one-night intros.
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📍 New York
A Thai restaurant on East 17th Street in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: michelin (per its official site).
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📍 Midtown
Eric Ripert's Midtown seafood restaurant, a refined dining room where fish is the star of tasting and prix-fixe menus. A true special-occasion spot.
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📍 Nolita
A coal-oven pizzeria on Spring Street that traces its license back to 1905. Whole pies only, with checkered tablecloths and a lot of New York pizza history.
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📍 New York
A restaurant on Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan. Open every day but Monday. What sets it apart: a tasting menu (per its official site).
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📍 East Village
A tiny East Village French bistro on First Avenue with candlelight, tightly packed tables and classics like duck confit late into the night.
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📍 New York
A pub on 3rd Avenue in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: in business since 1991 (per its official site).
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📍 New York
A Thai restaurant on East 1st Street in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: michelin (per its official site).
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📍 New York
A pub on East 7th Street in Manhattan. Open seven days, until 1 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: in business since 1854 (per its official site).
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
📍 Midtown
📅 Sat, Nov 7, 8:00 AM
Families welcome the Rockefeller Center tree as it arrives.
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
A bar on Ludlow Street in Manhattan. Open 3 days a week, until 4 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: in business since 1988 and live music (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 Manhattan
A bar on Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. Open seven days, until 4 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: a piano bar (per its official site).
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📍 Greenwich Village
A Greenwich Village tavern from 1937 reborn as a dark, buzzy bistro with caricature-lined walls, steak frites and a much-talked-about burger.
Official site ↗other
📍 Manhattan
A pub on Murray Street in Manhattan. Open seven days, until 2 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: speakeasy (per its official site).
Official site ↗music nightlife
📍 Koreatown
Koreatown karaoke rooms open until early morning.
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
A restaurant on 1st Avenue in Manhattan. Open 5 days a week. What sets it apart: a tasting menu (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 Manhattan
A bar on Avenue A in Manhattan. Open seven days, until 2 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: live music (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
A Mediterranean restaurant on West Broadway in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: michelin (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 Manhattan
An Italian restaurant on West Broadway in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: michelin (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 Manhattan
A restaurant on 2nd Avenue in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: michelin (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 Gramercy
A Gramercy tavern dating to 1864, where O. Henry is said to have written The Gift of the Magi in a booth.
Official site ↗other
📍 Chelsea
A Chelsea corner bar run by the McManus family since the 1930s, with wooden booths, old phone booths and pub food at friendly prices.
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
A pub on Bowery in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: in business since 1968 (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
An Irish bar on 8th Avenue in Manhattan. Open seven days, until 4 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: rooftop (per its official site).
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📍 New York
A restaurant on MacDougal Street in Manhattan. Open seven days, until 2 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: in business since 1996 (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 SoHo
A family-run French bistro in SoHo since 1975, with red booths, a chalkboard menu and a steak au poivre that keeps regulars coming back.
Official site ↗other
📍 Manhattan
A German pub on West 37th Street in Manhattan. Open seven days, until 1 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: beer hall and live music (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
An Italian restaurant on East 20th Street in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: michelin (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 Nolita
A family-run Italian spot on Mulberry Street in Nolita, known for thin, crisp tavern-style pies and red-sauce pastas, with a crowd that mixes old neighborhood regulars and newcomers.
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
A bar on 9th Avenue in Manhattan, open since 1933. Open seven days, until 4 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: in business since 1933 and speakeasy (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 Manhattan
A Russian restaurant on West 52nd Street in Manhattan. Open seven days, until 1 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: a piano bar and live music (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 Manhattan
A bar on East 85th Street in Manhattan. Open seven days, until 4 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: in business since 1979 and speakeasy (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 Manhattan
An Italian restaurant on East 86th Street in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: in business since 1985 (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
A Japanese restaurant on West 4th Street in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: in business since 1989 (per its official site).
Official site ↗Sample salesFREE
📍 SoHo
📅 Tue, Nov 3, 11:00 AM
Markdowns on SEA New York womenswear. Run by 260 Sample Sale.
Official site ↗other
📍 Manhattan
A seafood restaurant on Park Avenue South in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: rooftop (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
📍 New York
An Italian restaurant on West 75th Street in Manhattan. Open seven days. What sets it apart: michelin (per its official site).
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Mon, Nov 2, 7:00 PM
Free bodyweight circuit training class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Sat, Nov 7, 11:30 AM
Free bodyweight circuit training class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Mon, Nov 9, 7:00 PM
Free bodyweight circuit training class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Tue, Nov 10, 6:15 PM
Free bodyweight circuit training class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Mon, Nov 2, 7:00 PM
Free bodyweight power circuit class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Mon, Nov 9, 7:00 PM
Free bodyweight power circuit class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Mon, Nov 9, 6:30 PM
Free bollyx class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Tue, Nov 3, 4:30 PM
Free cardio dance class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Tue, Nov 10, 4:30 PM
Free cardio dance class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Mon, Nov 2, 5:00 PM
Free cardio sculpt class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Mon, Nov 9, 5:00 PM
Free cardio sculpt class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Tue, Nov 3, 6:00 PM
Free flow dance cardio class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Tue, Nov 10, 6:00 PM
Free flow dance cardio class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Mon, Nov 2, 6:00 PM
Free low impact bodyweight circuit training class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Mon, Nov 9, 6:00 PM
Free low impact bodyweight circuit training class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Wed, Nov 4, 5:45 PM
Free strong & balanced circuit training class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Tue, Nov 3, 6:00 PM
Free tone up tuesday class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Tue, Nov 10, 6:00 PM
Free tone up tuesday class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Tue, Nov 3, 6:00 PM
Free yoga class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Mon, Nov 2, 10:00 AM
Free yoga en español (yoga in spanish) class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Fri, Nov 6, 10:00 AM
Free yoga en español (yoga in spanish) class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Mon, Nov 9, 10:00 AM
Free yoga en español (yoga in spanish) class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Tue, Nov 10, 10:00 AM
Free yoga en español (yoga in spanish) class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Fri, Nov 6, 9:00 AM
Free zumba gold® class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
📍 Manhattan
📅 Mon, Nov 9, 6:00 PM
Free zumba gold® class from NYC Parks' Shape Up NYC program.
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