The Best FREE Things to Do in NYC

Free things to do in NYC

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Sunday July 14, 2024

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Various

Free Kayaking

Ages: 5 and up
Boating
Community

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

Furby Wuz Here Map

All day

FURBY ‘Furry Objects’ Pop Up Across NYC

Ages: 5 – 8
Attractions
Community

Elizabeth Street GardenSoHo – Mid-Town

9 am – noon

NYRR Open Run: Conference House Park

Ages: All
Free

Conference House ParkStaten Island

Photo – Sweet Summer Scavenger Hunt, kids in general store

11 am – 4 pm

Sweet Summer Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
Games

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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2:30 – 3:30 pm

Alt Text as Poetry at the Whitney Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

The Whitney Museum of American ArtManhattan

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