The Best FREE Things to Do in NYC

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Saturday June 21, 2025

10 am – noon

Super Seedlings

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

10 am – 4 pm

FREE Community Day & Health Fair

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Free

215-32 Jamaica Avenue Queens Village NYQueens Village

10 am – 6 pm

Get ready for New York’s hottest Anime/TCG Marketplace Expo — Card Clash Expo!

Ages: 5 and up
Community
En Español

Samanea MallWestbury

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10 am – 5 pm

Amazon Juneteenth Free Day

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions
Free

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

Miolina with Kids 3

10:30 – 11:30 am

Family Program: Concrete Works for the Concrete Jungle

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
Music

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

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11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Free June Family Activity Weekends

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

South Street Seaport MuseumManhattan

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11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Announces Free June Family Activity Weekends

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

LIC

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11 – 11:30 am

Puppets in the Park!

Ages: 12 and under
Environment
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

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11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Caribbean Heritage Month

Ages: All
Art
Caribbean

5816 Clarendon RoadBrooklyn

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11 am – 4 pm

MLB Pitch, Hit & Run

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Kienle Memorial Field at Fireman’s ParkLindenhurst

FAD Market at Governors Island

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market at Governors Island

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

Govenors IslandManhattan

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11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Creative Critters

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Art

5816 Clarendon RoadBrooklyn

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11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Caribbean Heritage Month

Ages: All
Art
Caribbean

Wyckoff House MuseumBrooklyn

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Noon – 6 pm

Verizon Arcade Unplugged Pop-Up

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Games

1255 Hempstead Tpke, Uniondale, NY 11553Long Island

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2 – 3:30 pm

Animating Puppets

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Art on the Block NYCUpper West Side

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2 – 2:30 pm

Puppets in the Park!

Ages: 12 and under
Environment
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

3 – 4 pm

Lighthouse Ladie NY Launch at Book Of Wonder

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Book of WonderUnion Square

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