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This week · Wednesday 21 to Tuesday 27 October 2026

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🆓 This week’s trail

7 stops, from New York Botanical Garden on Wednesday to The Cooper Union on Tuesday. Every one of them free.

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Wednesday

Stop 1 of the week

New York Botanical Garden

FreeStop 1 · 10:00 AMCommunity Free WednesdaysNew York Botanical Garden · The BronxCommunity Free Wednesdays gives New York City residents free grounds admission to the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx all day on Wednesdays. Visitors who are not NYC residents get…

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10:30 AMFamily Story TimeMoMAFree 11:00 AMTiny ToursMuseum of the City of New YorkFree

Thursday

Stop 2 of the week

Central Park

FreeStop 2 · 9:00 AMNew Dendrology at the Arsenal GalleryCentral Park · MidtownNew 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…

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2:30 PMMeet Me at MoMA: Gallery Program for People with DementiaMoMAFree · register 2:00 PMCreate a DreambookCenter for Book ArtsFree · register

Friday

Stop 3 of the week

Prospect Park

FreeStop 3 · 9:00 AMMorning Birding at Prospect Park with Gabriel WillowProspect Park · Lower ManhattanTwo hours of autumn migration in Prospect Park with Gabriel Willow, free, on Friday mornings through September. NYC Bird Alliance runs hundreds of outings a year and the majority of them,…

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10:00 AMFree admission every FridayPoster HouseFree · register 5:30 PMUNIQLO Friday NightsMoMAFree · register

Saturday

Stop 4 of the week

MoMA

Free · registerStop 4 · 9:00 AMThe Impossible Book: Pamphlets as Sculptural ObjectsMoMA · MidtownA hands-on bookmaking workshop in MoMA's Creativity Lab on Floor 2, led by artist kathy wu and designed with the Center for Book Arts: you learn a three-hole pamphlet stitch, make a…

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10:00 AMFamily Art Project: Web WeaversWave HillFree · register 10:15 AMFamily Gallery Talks: People and CharactersMoMAFree · register

Sunday

Stop 5 of the week

Socrates Sculpture Park

Free · registerStop 5 · 10:00 AMYoga at Socrates with Astoria YogaSocrates Sculpture Park · Western QueensFree Sunday-morning vinyasa on the lawn at Socrates Sculpture Park, with the East River and the Manhattan skyline doing the scenery. No RSVP, all levels, bring a mat or a towel. The…

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10:00 AMFamily Art Project: Web WeaversWave HillFree · register 10:00 AMFamily Art Project: Web WeaversWave HillFree · register

Monday

Stop 6 of the week

Bryant Park

Free · registerStop 6 · 11:00 AMBryant Park ToursBryant Park · MidtownBryant Park Tours is a free guided walk through one of Midtown Manhattan's best-known public spaces, led by park staff every Monday at 11am, year-round and weather permitting. The tour…

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11:00 AMFree Bryant Park History Walking TourBryant ParkFree 3:00 PMWild Oyster SurveyRandall's Island ParkFree · register

Tuesday

Stop 7 of the week

The Cooper Union

Free · registerStop 7 · 6:00 PMAaron Gilbert: Alex Katz Chair in Painting Artist TalkThe Cooper Union · Lower ManhattanPainter Aaron Gilbert, Cooper Union's fall 2026 Alex Katz Chair in Painting, talks about his work. He paints close, everyday scenes set against the pressure of institutions and late…

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6:30 PMNew York Architecture & Design Publishing TodayThe Cooper UnionFree · register 6:30 PMPublic Art Fund Talks: Genesis BelangerThe Cooper UnionFree · register

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