NYC Festival Weekend: MoMA PS1 50th Block Party, Earth Day in Union Square, and Street Fairs Take Over April 18–19

Your guide to NYC’s biggest festival weekend of the spring — PS1’s 50th anniversary block party in Long Island City, Earth Day in Union Square, Indieplaza at Rockefeller Center, street fairs on Columbus Circle and 6th Avenue, and more on April 18–19.
This Weekend in NYC: Art Fairs, Street Festivals, and Vintage Markets You Can’t Miss

From Artexpo at Pier 36 to the Brooklyn Print Fair, a vintage marketplace at Industry City, and the Court Street Fair in Carroll Gardens — NYC is packed with festivals and street events this weekend, April 11–12.
Free Events in NYC This Week: April 7–13, 2026

Your complete guide to the best free events happening in NYC April 7–13, 2026 — from cherry blossoms in Brooklyn to indie cinema at Lincoln Center, free museum nights, live jazz, and more.
Brooklyn on $50 a Day: A Realistic Budget Guide

A complete day in Brooklyn for $50 — free parks, cheap eats in the immigrant food corridors, free cultural programming, and the borough’s best experiences that cost nothing.
Free Art in Brooklyn: BRIC, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Street Art Trails

Brooklyn’s free art infrastructure is extensive — the Brooklyn Museum’s First Saturdays, BRIC arts center, the Bushwick Collective murals, and a gallery scene that’s primarily free admission.
Prospect Park Brooklyn: What Locals Know That Tourists Don’t

Prospect Park is 585 acres of free park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted — the Long Meadow, the lake, the free kayaking, and the less-crowded northern sections that most visitors never reach.
Brooklyn Bridge Park: The Complete Local’s Guide

Brooklyn Bridge Park is 85 acres of free East River waterfront with the best views of lower Manhattan available from Brooklyn. This guide covers every pier, every activity, and the best times to go.
Free Things to Do in Brooklyn: Parks, Culture, and Waterfront

Brooklyn has some of the best free cultural and outdoor infrastructure in New York — Brooklyn Bridge Park, Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Museum’s free nights, and the Bushwick Collective murals. This guide covers it all.
Free Things to Do in Harlem: Culture Without the Cover Charge

Harlem has one of the richest cultural landscapes in New York — and most of it is free. Here’s what to do in Harlem without spending a dollar, from historic landmarks to free museum nights to street culture that doesn’t cost anything.
Best Free Views in Manhattan Without Paying for an Observatory

One World Observatory costs $44. Top of the Rock costs $40. Here are the best elevated and panoramic views of Manhattan that cost nothing — some of them are better than what you’d pay for.