The Best FREE Things to Do in NYC

Free things to do in NYC

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Saturday May 17, 2025

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Painting to Migratory Birdsongs

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10 – 11:30 am

Young Herbalist Workshop

Ages: 5 – 12
Classes
Craft & DIY

Bartow-Pell Mansion MuseumBronx

10 am – noon

Super Seedlings

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

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10 am – 1 pm

South Shore Guidance Center’s Spring Fling Dog Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Community

Cow Meadow ParkFreeport

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Family Day

11 am – 4 pm

Family Day at Hudson Yards

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

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Noon – 5 pm

Queens International Children’s Festival 2025

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Jamaica Performing Arts CenterJamaica

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Noon – 4 pm

Living Well, Living Strong! Free Health Fest and Fun Beats! (Community Board 2 Health Fair)

Ages: 5 and up
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Dance

Fort Greene ParkBrooklyn

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Noon – 3 pm

Big Truck Day!

Ages: 5 – 8
Attractions
Community

Randall’s Island ParkBronx

5:17 Family Day HY

1 – 2 pm

Resonant Minds Family Concert

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

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1 – 4 pm

Family Program | Storytelling and Sea Adventures

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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1 – 2:30 pm

Interactive Nature Sculpture Installation

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

Downs Farm PreserveCutchogue

1 – 3 pm

Pond Crawlers

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

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