The Best FREE Things to Do in NYC

Free things to do in NYC

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Saturday Sep. 13, 2025

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2 – 4 pm

Crafternoon for Kids

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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2 – 4 pm

Crafternoon (Ages 3 – 11)

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Sunday Sep. 14

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

10 am – noon

Downtown Rosh HaShanah Palooza

Ages: 8 and under
Community
Free

Hebrew Union CollegeManhattan

10:45 am – noon

Tkiya New Year Jam

Ages: 8 and under
Community
Free

Commonpoint QueensForest Hills

Jolly Roger Flag – Image Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Monday Sep. 15

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Tuesday Sep. 16

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

Wednesday Sep. 17

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Thursday Sep. 18

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Jolly Roger Flag – Image Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

1:30 – 3 pm

Latin American Weaving Basics

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Craft & DIY

Jones Beach Energy and Nature CenterWantagh

Friday Sep. 19

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Jolly Roger Flag – Image Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Saturday Sep. 20

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

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8 am – 5 pm

Family Program | ‘The Book of Morgan’

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

Jolly Roger Flag – Image Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 5 pm

Get Involved Literacy, Health, and Culture Celebration

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building PlazaNew York City

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11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Soil Studies

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

11 am – 7 pm

The Westerleigh Folk Festival

Westerleigh ParkStaten Island

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11 am – 6 pm

Jim Henson Birthday Celebration 2025

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Film

Museum of the Moving ImageAstoria, NY

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Noon – 5 pm

Kew Gardens Community Arts Day 2025

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Art

Kew Gardens Business DistrictKew Gardens

Sunday Sep. 21

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Jolly Roger Flag – Image Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 6 pm

Jim Henson Birthday Celebration 2025

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Film

Museum of the Moving ImageAstoria, NY

Monday Sep. 22

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

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