Free events in New York

A citywide festival that unlocks doors to hundreds of historic buildings, hidden architectural gems, rooftops, and private urban landscapes for guided exploration.

Line-up: Local architects, historians, landscape designers, urban preservationists

A three-day citywide festival opening doors to hundreds of landmark buildings, hidden architectural treasures, and infrastructure facilities across New York City.

An annual citywide architecture and design festival providing behind-the-scenes access and guided walking tours of historic landmarks, rooftops, and infrastructure sites.

Line-up: Local architects, Urban planners, Historians, Site directors +1

An annual citywide architectural festival offering behind-the-scenes access to over 300 restricted sites, historic landmarks, and creative spaces across New York City.

An annual citywide festival opening doors to over 300 historical, architectural, and industrial sites across NYC, offering guided access to private gardens, landmark skyscrapers, active infrastructure, and creative workspaces.

A citywide festival opening doors to over 300 architectural marvels, hidden infrastructural spaces, rooftops, and historic landmarks across the five boroughs.

A waterfront autumn celebration for families, offering live music, arts and crafts, pumpkin decorating, lawn games, and hands-on nature activities.

Line-up: Local musical acts, storytellers, face painters, environmental educators

Waterfront fall celebration featuring a mini pumpkin patch, live children's music, arts and crafts, lawn games, storytelling, and environmental activities for kids.

The world's largest Halloween dog costume parade brings hundreds of extravagantly costumed pups and thousands of spectators to the East Village.

A pop-up marketplace taking over Brooklyn Brewery’s Williamsburg facility, highlighting hand-crafted goods, art, and accessories alongside local craft beer.

A curated seasonal market showcasing fashion, jewelry, home goods, artwork, and handcrafted gifts from dozens of regional makers.

Line-up: Independent designers, craft artisans, local artists

A curated seasonal pop-up market taking place inside St. Paul's in Cobble Hill, showcasing handcrafted fashion, jewelry, home decor, and artisanal items from NYC makers.

A seasonal curated pop-up market taking over a historical Cobble Hill church to showcase indie design, art, fashion, and handcrafted goods.

A seasonal pop-up market showcasing hand-crafted jewelry, apparel, home goods, artwork, and locally made treats from over 50 regional makers.

FAD Market brings its curated fashion, art, and design pop-up marketplace to Cobble Hill, featuring handmade clothing, jewelry, tableware, artwork, and artisanal food from local independent creatives.

A unique social half-marathon where 100 selected runners complete a 13.1-mile course stopping at 10 iconic bakeries and finishing with a seated pastry course.

Line-up: Radio Bakery, La Cabra, Librae Bakery, From Lucie +1

Bryant Park transforms into a winter wonderland featuring an open-air European-style holiday market, street food stalls, and a free-admission ice skating rink.

New York's iconic nighttime Halloween spectacle brings massive giant puppets, brass bands, and thousands of costumed marchers up 6th Avenue.

New York's iconic spooky night celebration features gigantic handmade puppets, live brass bands, and thousands of creatively costumed participants processing through Greenwich Village.

New York's iconic nighttime Halloween spectacle fills the streets of Greenwich Village with giant puppetry, live brass bands, creative floats, and costumed marchers.

The nation’s largest public Halloween celebration takes over Sixth Avenue with giant puppets, live marching bands, dancers, and thousands of costumed participants parading through Greenwich Village.

New York City's flagship marathon brings nearly 60,000 runners and millions of cheering spectators together across an iconic 26.2-mile course spanning all five boroughs to the finish line in Central Park.

Over 50,000 runners cross the finish line in Central Park after running through all five boroughs in New York City's premier annual athletic event and street festival.

The world's largest marathon draws tens of thousands of runners through all five boroughs, supported by millions of cheering spectators along the course.

FAD Market takes over DUMBO's historic Empire Stores waterfront complex for a autumn pop-up market featuring handcrafted goods and local art.

A vibrant waterfront makers' market held inside DUMBO's historic brick Empire Stores building along the East River.

Manhattan’s premier open-air holiday market opens for the festive season, hosting over 150 wooden booths selling handcrafted gifts, holiday decor, artisan jewelry, hot drinks, and seasonal foods.

The historic 100th edition of New York's iconic holiday parade features massive giant character balloons, elaborate floats, live performances, and marching bands marching through Midtown Manhattan.

Celebrating its centennial milestone, this world-famous parade features larger-than-life character balloons, elaborate floats, musical performances, and marching bands moving down Manhattan.

An open-air waterfront beer garden celebrating Oktoberfest with oversized steins, traditional German food, seasonal decor, and views of the Brooklyn Bridge.

An open-air waterfront beer garden with iconic river views serving German brews, giant pretzels, and bratwursts.

One of Brooklyn’s most celebrated outdoor markets offers a selection of vintage apparel, antiques, handmade goods, and collectibles beneath the Manhattan Bridge archway.