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Studios and galleries throughout Bushwick, Bushwick, BrooklynThe All-Nite Images · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBushwick, Brooklyn
Brooklyn's largest open-studios festival: hundreds of Bushwick studios, galleries and creative spaces open their doors free all weekend.
Studios and galleries throughout Bushwick, Bushwick, BrooklynThe All-Nite Images · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBrooklyn's largest open-studios festival: hundreds of Bushwick studios, galleries and creative spaces open their doors free all weekend.
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New York Hall of Science (field behind the museum), Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Corona, QueensCorona, Queens
Seventy-plus vendors from 30-odd countries fire up behind the New York Hall of Science as the night market opens its fall run - free to walk in.
New York Hall of Science (field behind the museum), Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Corona, QueensSeventy-plus vendors from 30-odd countries fire up behind the New York Hall of Science as the night market opens its fall run - free to walk in.
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Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park, DUMBO, BrooklynWgreaves · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDUMBO, Brooklyn
Climb aboard Betsy, a 1931 double-decker and a 1959 Fishbowl bus parked under the Brooklyn Bridge at the Transit Museum's free Bus Festival.
Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park, DUMBO, BrooklynWgreaves · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsClimb aboard Betsy, a 1931 double-decker and a 1959 Fishbowl bus parked under the Brooklyn Bridge at the Transit Museum's free Bus Festival.
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Lewis Latimer House Museum, Flushing, QueensDaniel Schwen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFlushing, Queens
A free party at the Black inventor's Flushing house museum, with dance and STEAM stations.
Lewis Latimer House Museum, Flushing, QueensDaniel Schwen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA free party at the Black inventor's Flushing house museum, with dance and STEAM stations.
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Van Cortlandt Park: House Museum Lawn, BronxVan Cortlandt Park: House Museum Lawn, Bronx
Banjo, fiddle and Ghanaian drums meet on the Van Cortlandt House Museum lawn in a free concert presented by Van Cortlandt Park Alliance.
Van Cortlandt Park: House Museum Lawn, BronxBanjo, fiddle and Ghanaian drums meet on the Van Cortlandt House Museum lawn in a free concert presented by Van Cortlandt Park Alliance.
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The Drawing Center, SoHo, ManhattanEdward Lamson Henry · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsSoHo, Manhattan
Asmaa Walton's 800-volume Black Art Library takes over The Drawing Center's bookstore as a free reading room. Closes Sunday.
The Drawing Center, SoHo, ManhattanEdward Lamson Henry · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsAsmaa Walton's 800-volume Black Art Library takes over The Drawing Center's bookstore as a free reading room. Closes Sunday.
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Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMeatpacking District, Manhattan
DJ April Hunt, founder of the Mixtape platform, spins in the Whitney lobby during Free Friday Nights, with the galleries and terraces open free.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDJ April Hunt, founder of the Mixtape platform, spins in the Whitney lobby during Free Friday Nights, with the galleries and terraces open free.
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Staten Island Children's Museum, Snug Harbor, Livingston, Staten IslandEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLivingston, Staten Island
The Staten Island Children's Museum reopens after its fall fix-up with free entry, a bounce house, balloon art and Ready Girl activities.
Staten Island Children's Museum, Snug Harbor, Livingston, Staten IslandEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Staten Island Children's Museum reopens after its fall fix-up with free entry, a bounce house, balloon art and Ready Girl activities.
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Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanMeatpacking District, Manhattan
An Ailey Extension teacher leads a free Afro-Latin dance class in the Whitney's theater, open to all ages and levels during Free Friday Nights.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanAn Ailey Extension teacher leads a free Afro-Latin dance class in the Whitney's theater, open to all ages and levels during Free Friday Nights.
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The Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanHarlem, Manhattan
Harlem's museum for artists of African descent opens free every Sunday with storytime, drop-in art-making and educator-led family tours.
The Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanHarlem's museum for artists of African descent opens free every Sunday with storytime, drop-in art-making and educator-led family tours.
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Element Brooklyn Gallery of Scent, South Street Seaport, ManhattanSouth Street Seaport, Manhattan
Sniff 30 perfumery notes from touch-activated misters and leave with a Polaroid scent portrait at this free Front Street gallery near the Seaport.
Element Brooklyn Gallery of Scent, South Street Seaport, ManhattanSniff 30 perfumery notes from touch-activated misters and leave with a Polaroid scent portrait at this free Front Street gallery near the Seaport.
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Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre East Lawn, Central Park, Upper West Side, ManhattanUpper West Side, Manhattan
City Parks Foundation's free PuppetMobile retells Pinocchio as a NYC kid's robot buddy, with hand-carved marionettes on the lawn in Central Park.
Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre East Lawn, Central Park, Upper West Side, ManhattanCity Parks Foundation's free PuppetMobile retells Pinocchio as a NYC kid's robot buddy, with hand-carved marionettes on the lawn in Central Park.
Add to calendarStumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best indoor things to do in New York City the weekend of Sep 18–20, 2026: 12 picks, refreshed weekly.
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