The Best FREE Things to Do in NYC

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Saturday April 12, 2025

11 am – 6 pm

2025 Orient Beach State Park Spring Egg Hunt

Ages: 8 and under
Easter
Free

Orient Beach State ParkOrient

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 – 2 pm

Senator Roxanne Persaud’s SD-19 Easter Egg Hunt

Ages: 3 – 12
Caribbean
Easter

Canarsie ParkBrooklyn

1 – 3 pm

Eggstravaganza Concert & Egg Hunt

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Community

Shore Road ParkBrooklyn

Sunday April 13

9 am – 5 pm

The East Midtown Easter Egg Hunt 2025

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Easter

All Around East MidtownEast Midtown

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Flora and Fauna Mosaics

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

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

Monday April 14

9 am – 5 pm

The East Midtown Easter Egg Hunt 2025

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Easter

All Around East MidtownEast Midtown

1 – 2 pm

Kids Week: All About Fungus

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

Tuesday April 15

9 am – 5 pm

The East Midtown Easter Egg Hunt 2025

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Easter

All Around East MidtownEast Midtown

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

11 am – noon

Kids Week: All About Turtles

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Blue Heron Nature CenterStaten Island

11 am – 12:30 pm

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park (Hendrix Creek Patio)Brooklyn

4 – 5:30 pm

Easter Egg Hunt Egg-Stravaganza

Ages: 8 and under
Easter
Free

Stew Leonard’s FarmingdaleFarmingdale

Wednesday April 16

9 am – 5 pm

The East Midtown Easter Egg Hunt 2025

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Easter

All Around East MidtownEast Midtown

10 am – noon

Spring Spectactular

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Craft & DIY

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

11 am – 2 pm

City Access NY Presents: Beeping Egg Hunt

Ages: All
Easter
Free

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical GardenStaten Island

1 – 2 pm

Kids Week: Kids Science Fair

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Blue Heron Nature CenterStaten Island

Thursday April 17

9 am – 5 pm

The East Midtown Easter Egg Hunt 2025

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Easter

All Around East MidtownEast Midtown

dinosaur egg hunt

10 am – 4 pm

Dino Egg Hunt

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Craft & DIY

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

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 – noon

Kids Week: Ranger Games

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Walker ParkStaten Island

Manhattan Earth Day 2025 Festival

Noon – 6 pm

Earth Day 2025 Festival

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Environment

Union SquareManhattan

Friday April 18

9 am – 5 pm

The East Midtown Easter Egg Hunt 2025

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Easter

All Around East MidtownEast Midtown

dinosaur egg hunt

10 am – 4 pm

Dino Egg Hunt

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Craft & DIY

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

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

Noon – 3 pm

Walker Park Spring Festival

Ages: 12 and under
Easter
Festivals

Walker ParkStaten Island

Noon – 4:30 pm

Easter Egg Hunt Bash at Port Richmond!

Ages: All
Easter
Free

Port Richmond LibraryStaten Island

Family Game Night_1

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Family Game Night

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Free

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Saturday April 19

9 am – 5 pm

The East Midtown Easter Egg Hunt 2025

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Easter

All Around East MidtownEast Midtown

dinosaur egg hunt

10 am – 4 pm

Dino Egg Hunt

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Craft & DIY

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

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