The Best FREE Things to Do in NYC

Free things to do in NYC

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Sunday Aug. 10, 2025

11 am – 12:30 pm

Delightful Wire Whisk Dragonflies

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

Monday Aug. 11

11 am – 1 pm

NYRP’s Back-To-School Backpack Bonanza – Westervelt Community Garden

Ages: All
Free

143 Westervelt AvenueStaten Island

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2 – 4 pm

MoMA Family Art Making: Nature Drawings

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

STEAM n’ Snacks

4 – 5 pm

STEAM n’ Snacks

Ages: 9 – 12
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

4 pm

Summer Adventure Dance Party with Bubbles The Silly Entertainer

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
Music

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

Tuesday Aug. 12

Bad Art Day (2160 x 1080 px)

2 – 3 pm

Bad Art Day

Ages: 9 – 12
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

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2 – 4 pm

Back to School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Free

Neighborhood Care FlushingNew York City

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4 – 5 pm

Jackbox Games

Ages: 9 and up
Free
Games

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Wednesday Aug. 13

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10 am – noon

Young Naturalists

Ages: 5 – 12
Environment
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

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Noon – 1 pm

Take Charge of Diabetes with Plant-Based Nutrition

Ages: 3 and up
Beauty
Classes

Neighborhood Care Fordham Rd, 254 E. Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458New York City

12:30 – 2:30 pm

Open House Meet & Greet with Chase from Paw Patrol

Ages: 3 – 12
Free

Max AdventuresBrooklyn

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2:30 – 3:30 pm

Meet & Greet with Spiderman

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions
Free

Max AdventuresBrooklyn

5 – 6 pm

Illustrated Ink Club

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Wednesday Night Lights Flyer

7 – 10 pm

Wednesday Night Lights

Ages: 9 and up
Free

Iron Point ParkFlanders

Thursday Aug. 14

11 am – 1 pm

Sensational Summer: Beautiful Beaded Suncatchers

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Environment

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

Norber Operation Safe Child Great Neck

1:30 – 3:30 pm

“Operation Safe Child” at the Great Neck Library

Ages: All
Community
Free

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community

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2 – 4 pm

Back To School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Free

Neighborhood Care BensonhurstBensonhurst

Pool Nights Flyer 2025

5 – 8 pm

Pool Nights at SYS

Ages: 9 – 12
Free

Southampton Youth ServicesSouthampton

7 – 9 pm

Sounds of Summer Concert Series: Arden Reign & Joan Caddell & the Midnight Choir

Ages: All
Free
Music

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

Friday Aug. 15

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Noon – 3 pm

Back to School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Free

Neighborhood Care East New York, 101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207, United StatesNew York City

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Noon – 3 pm

Junior Rangers

Ages: 9 and up
Environment
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

4 – 9 pm

Summer Fridays

Ages: All
Free

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

Saturday Aug. 16

10 – 11 am

Summer Kids: Snapology

Ages: 3 – 12
Free

Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

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10:30 am – 6:30 pm

ICP Community Day

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

International Center of PhotographyLower East Side

FAD Market at Governors Island

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market at Governors Island

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

Govenors IslandManhattan

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: The Power of the Sun

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

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1 – 6 pm

Long Island Oyster Jamboree

Ages: 5 – 12
Festivals
Free

Smith Point County ParkShirley

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community

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2 – 4 pm

MoMA Family Art Making: Nature Drawings

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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2 – 4 pm

Family Art Hour: Image Transfer Collage and Exquisite Corpses

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

International Center of PhotographyLower East Side

Sunday Aug. 17

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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