Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best free things to do in Central Park, Manhattan the weekend of Oct 9–12, 2026: 3 picks, refreshed weekly.
3 picks · checked Sep 15
Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanBronze, stone and concrete dogs on leashes take over the Central Park entrance at 60th and Fifth — Camille Henrot's first public show in New York.
Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanBronze, stone and concrete dogs on leashes take over the Central Park entrance at 60th and Fifth — Camille Henrot's first public show in New York.
King Jagiello Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanFree Sunday-afternoon social dancing on the plaza above Turtle Pond - swing, jump blues, hot jazz and cha chas, with lessons in the breaks.
King Jagiello Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanFree Sunday-afternoon social dancing on the plaza above Turtle Pond - swing, jump blues, hot jazz and cha chas, with lessons in the breaks.
The Arsenal Gallery, Central Park, Upper East Side / Central Park, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsStreet Tree Tarot readings and commitment ceremonies with trees headline eleven artists' tree-loving show inside Central Park's Arsenal.
The Arsenal Gallery, Central Park, Upper East Side / Central Park, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsStreet Tree Tarot readings and commitment ceremonies with trees headline eleven artists' tree-loving show inside Central Park's Arsenal.
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