The Best FREE Things to Do in NYC

Free things to do in NYC

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Wednesday Sep. 3, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

Thursday Sep. 4

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

6 pm

Free Bowling for the new NFL Season

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Brooklyn BowlBrooklyn

8 pm

Movie Nights on the Overlook

Ages: All
Film
Free

Central Park Wollman RinkBrooklyn

Friday Sep. 5

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

2 – 4:45 pm

Fishing Frenzy Fridays

Ages: All
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park Penn PierBrooklyn

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4 – 6 pm

Community Science Fishing

Ages: All
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5Brooklyn

Saturday Sep. 6

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

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11 am – 2 pm

Free Books from the Brooklyn Book Bodega

Brooklyn Book BodegaBrooklyn

Bronx Community Paddle at Starlight Park

11 am – 3 pm

Community Paddle at Starlight Park

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Starlight ParkBronx

Noon – 9 pm

Brooklyn Army Terminal Summer Series Hispanic Heritage Celebration

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Brooklyn Army TerminalNYC

Sunday Sep. 7

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

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10 am – 3 pm

Brooklyn Dribble

Ages: All
Community
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 6 + 2 360 Furman Street Brooklyn, NY 11201Brooklyn

Monday Sep. 8

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

Tuesday Sep. 9

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

Moozika!

4 – 5 pm

Moozika!

Ages: 4 and under
Free
Music

Clinton Hill LibraryBrooklyn

Wednesday Sep. 10

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

Thursday Sep. 11

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

8 pm

Movie Nights on the Overlook

Ages: All
Film
Free

Central Park Wollman RinkBrooklyn

Friday Sep. 12

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

2 – 4:45 pm

Fishing Frenzy Fridays

Ages: All
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park Penn PierBrooklyn

Saturday Sep. 13

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

Brooklyn Explore Schools Back to School Rodeo

Noon – 3 pm

Explore Schools Back to School Rodeo

Ages: All
Community
Free

Back to School RodeoBrooklyn

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Noon – 4 pm

Free canoe rides in Greenpoint with North Brooklyn Community Boathouse (NBCB)!

Ages: 5 and up
Boating
Community

MASE ParkBrooklyn

Sunday Sep. 14

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

Art is Alive Flyer

All day

ASASE YAA CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES ITS NINTH ANNUAL ART IS ALIVE FESTIVAL

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Classes

Asase Yaa Cultural Arts FoundationBrooklyn

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10 am – 11 pm

Postpartum Yoga

Ages: All
Free

Domino ParkBrooklyn

Monday Sep. 15

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

Art is Alive Flyer

All day

ASASE YAA CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES ITS NINTH ANNUAL ART IS ALIVE FESTIVAL

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Classes

Asase Yaa Cultural Arts FoundationBrooklyn

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