# @nyc_forfree on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DS-LZbkjUn8
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38470016-nyc-forfree-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-01T14:34:24.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Rebeka @ NYC for FREE (@nyc_forfree) — https://gondola.cc/nyc_forfree

## Caption

January for Free: Top Free Events in NYC

Happy new year and start to 2026!

1️⃣ Holiday Nostalgia Rides (January 4): Ride aboard vintage train cars and celebrate the magic of NYC during the holidays in the 1930s @nytransitmuseum

2️⃣ Three Kings Day (January 6): Parades, live music and more in El Barrio (w/ @ElMuseo), @EssexMarket & more

3️⃣ World’s Largest Ice Skating Lesson at @wollmanrinknyc Rink (January 10): Wollman Rink is attempting the Guinness World Record for the Largest Skating Lesson

4️⃣ @MoMAPS1: Now Free for All (starting Jan 1): Celebrating its 50th anniversary, MoMA PS1 is now NYC’s  largest free museum (LIC, Queens)

5️⃣Ice Skate for Free in NYC (Various dates & times)
@BryantParknyc: free w/ your own skates
@brooklynbridgepark Roebling Rink: limited free admission for NYers at each weekday session
@WollmanRinknyc: Free admission via CulturePass, Jan 19 for teachers

+ New Year’s Day Polar Bear Plunge (1)

@nycparks Mulchfest (1-11): Drop off your trees and take home wood chips at your local parks 

@netflix People We Meet on Vacation Summer Dome (10-11): Escape the winter in a free summer dome pop-up

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (19): Free events, talks, performances, stay tuned

& so much more! 

Follow NYC for FREE for free things to do every day!

#nycforfree #january2026

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