The Best FREE Things to Do in NYC

Free things to do in NYC

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Saturday Nov. 9, 2024

White Plains Road Farmers Market

9 am – 4 pm

White Plains Road Farmers Market & DOT NYC Open Streets

Ages: 5 – 8
Caribbean
Community

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

BrooklynBookBodega_ENYFarmersMarket

9 am – 3 pm

Brooklyn Book Bodega Book Giveaway

East New York FarmsBrooklyn

10 – 11 am

Whiz Kidz

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

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10 am – 1 pm

Rolling Out Autumn Landscapes

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community

Wave HillThe Bronx

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten Island MallStaten Island

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Secret Sirens

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

RSK picture

11 am – noon

Ready, Set, Kindergarten! @ Sheepshead Bay Library

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

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11 am – 11:30 pm

Storytime with Patrick Hulse: At Our Table

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Books Are Magic MontagueBrooklyn

11 am – 12:30 pm

Art on the Block NYC Family Collage Workshop

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Free

Art on the Block NYC Pop UpHarlem

JCPenney November Kids Zone Event

11 am – noon

JCPenney November Kids Zone Event

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Queens CenterQueens

Noon – 1 pm

Seaport Kids: Rebecca Walker Presents Time for Us

Ages: 5 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Mcnally Jackson SeaportManhattan

Crafternoon_Emma Clark Library

2 – 4 pm

Crafternoon

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Emma S. Clark Memorial LibrarySetauket

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2 – 4 pm

MOCACREATE: Totally Awesome Pop Art Lettering with Teaching Artist Yu Rong

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Museum of Chinese in AmericaChinatown

Crafternoon for Kids_Close Up Photo_2024

2 – 4 pm

Crafternoon for Kids

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

2:30 – 4:30 pm

McDonald’s Playground Youth Power Hours

Ages: 3 – 12
Free

Austin J. McDonald PlaygroundStaten Island

2:30 – 4:30 pm

De Matti Park Youth Power Hours

Ages: 3 – 12
Free

DeMatti ParkStaten Island

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