The Best FREE Things to Do in NYC

Wednesday May 7, 2025

All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

Painting by Amrit Khurana – Whispers In Bloom

All day

Perceptions of Sentience – Art Exhibition by artists with autism from around the globe

Art
Free

United Nations Visitors LobbyManhattan

9 am – 5 pm

Perceptions of Sentience

Art
Free

United NationsEast Side Midtown

10 am – 9 pm

Macy’s Flower Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Macy’s Herald SquareManhattan

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Nature’s Persistence: Recent Work by Shelley Haven

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

11 am – noon

Walker’s Tiny Groovers

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free
Music

Walker ParkStaten Island

11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausBrooklyn

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBrooklyn

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11 am – 6 pm

Keeblers Iconic Hollow Tree in NYC

301 6th AvenueManhattan

1 – 7 pm

The Space In Between

Art
Free

All Street GalleryEast village

3:30 – 5 pm

Explore the Future of Farming with Aquaponics

Ages: 9 – 12
Environment
Family
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

4 – 7 pm

The Honest Kitchen’s Feed Them The Best Pop Up

Ages: All
Animals
Family
Free

Naturepedic ManhattanManhattan

6:30 – 8:30 pm

2025 Sally Henderson Lecture on Green Design: Yatin Pandya

New York School of Interior DesignUpper East Side, 70 East 70th Street New York, NY, 10021

6:30 pm

Knick’s Round 2 Game 2 Watch Party

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Knicks Plaza at Plaza33Manhattan

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Free things to do in NYC

Wednesday May 7, 2025

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Perceptions of Sentience – Art Exhibition by artists with autism from around the globe

Perceptions of Sentience

Macy’s Flower Show

Nature’s Persistence: Recent Work by Shelley Haven

Walker’s Tiny Groovers

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Keeblers Iconic Hollow Tree in NYC

The Space In Between

Explore the Future of Farming with Aquaponics

The Honest Kitchen’s Feed Them The Best Pop Up

2025 Sally Henderson Lecture on Green Design: Yatin Pandya

Knick’s Round 2 Game 2 Watch Party

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Poster House

Celebrate Women’s History Month with the Nasty Women of Fidi Walking Tour
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GRN RM CMDY

Marble Community Gospel Choir to Perform ‘Praise Ye the Lord’ at Marble Church
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