The Best FREE Things to Do in NYC

Free things to do in NYC

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Wednesday July 30, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

10 am – 5 pm

Kids Creative Corner

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

Touch A Truck_Photo Credit Emma Clark Library

10 am – noon

Touch-A-Truck

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Free

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

10 – 11 am

Summer Kids: Yogi Beans Children’s Yoga

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Hunter’s Point South ParkLong Island City

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10 am – noon

Young Naturalists

Ages: 5 – 12
Environment
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

3 – 6 pm

Ellie Day Skills & Drills Youth Basketball Clinic

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Free

Jackie Robinson Park PlaygroundBrooklyn

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