The Best FREE Things to Do in NYC

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Saturday May 31, 2025

YAI Central Park Challenge 2024

8 am – noon

Central Park Challenge

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Free

Central Park – Naumburg BandshellManhattan

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Barking up a Wave Hill Tree

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

10 am – noon

Super Seedlings

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

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10 am – noon

8th Annual Block Party at CMEE

Ages: 8 and under
Festivals
Free

CMEEBridgehampton

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

11 am – 3 pm

Pinkster Celebration at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Books & Readings

Dyckman Farmhouse MuseumInwood

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11 am – 2 pm

Zeta Charter School Open House Celebration

Ages: 5 – 8
Classes
Community

Zeta InwoodNew York, NY

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Noon – 2 pm

OPEN SPACES at The Watermill Center

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Environment

The Watermill CenterWater Mill

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Noon – 5 pm

Performathon 2025

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Craft & DIY

Bloomingdale School of MusicUpper West Side

Noon – 5 pm

Pride Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

1000 Richmond TerraceStaten Island

1 – 2:30 pm

Nature Open Mic

Ages: All
Free

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

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