The Best FREE Things to Do in NYC

Free things to do in NYC

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Sunday Aug. 24, 2025

11 am – 12:30 pm

Kids Science

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

Thursday Aug. 28

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11 am – noon

Reading with New York Therapy Animals

Ages: 5 – 12
Animals
Art

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumUpper East Side

Saturday Sep. 20

11 am – 5 pm

Get Involved Literacy, Health, and Culture Celebration

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
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Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building PlazaNew York City

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