The Best FREE Things to Do in NYC

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Tuesday Aug. 12, 2025

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10:30 am

StoryTime with Cali Co Cat

Ages: 8 and under
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

Thursday Aug. 14

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2 – 4 pm

Back To School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Free

Neighborhood Care BensonhurstBensonhurst

Saturday Aug. 16

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10:30 am – 6:30 pm

ICP Community Day

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

International Center of PhotographyLower East Side

10:30 – 11:30 am

People Parks and Possibilities

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

FAD Market at Governors Island

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market at Governors Island

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

Govenors IslandManhattan

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2 – 4 pm

MoMA Family Art Making: Nature Drawings

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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2 – 4 pm

Family Art Hour: Image Transfer Collage and Exquisite Corpses

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

International Center of PhotographyLower East Side

Sunday Aug. 17

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10:30 am – noon

Poster Kids: Pass the Poster

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Free

Poster HouseChelsea

FAD Market at Governors Island

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market at Governors Island

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

Govenors IslandManhattan

Tuesday Aug. 19

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10:30 am

StoryTime with Cali Co Cat

Ages: 8 and under
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

Thursday Aug. 21

Diabetes 3 servlet

2 – 5:30 pm

Diabetes Wellness Day

Ages: All
Beauty
Classes

Neighborhood Care Fordham RdFordham Heights

Friday Aug. 22

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2 – 5 pm

Back to School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Free

Neighborhood Care Fordham RdBelmont

Tuesday Aug. 26

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10:30 am

StoryTime with Cali Co Cat

Ages: 8 and under
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

Saturday Aug. 30

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Turn Your School Green! Sustainable Architecture

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

Tuesday Sep. 2

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

Saturday Sep. 6

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10 – 11 am

Coquí Club: Hanging with Your Friends

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

El Museo del BarrioEast Harlem

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11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Coquí Club: Hanging with Your Friends

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

El Museo del BarrioEast Harlem

Tuesday Sep. 9

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

Tuesday Sep. 16

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

Saturday Sep. 20

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8 am – 5 pm

Family Program | ‘The Book of Morgan’

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

11 am – 5 pm

Get Involved Literacy, Health, and Culture Celebration

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building PlazaNew York City

Saturday Oct. 4

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11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumManhattan

Saturday Nov. 1

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11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

Sunday Nov. 9

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1 – 4 pm

Family Program | Songs and Stories

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

Saturday Dec. 6

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11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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