The Best FREE Things to Do in NYC

Free things to do in NYC

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Friday Sep. 26, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

10:30 – 11:30 am

Shigeru Ban Builds a Better World

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

Jolly Roger Flag -Pic Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 7 pm

Zappos Pop-Up Shop

Ages: All
Community
Free

Zappos Pop-Up ShopBrooklyn

2 – 4:45 pm

Fishing Frenzy Fridays

Ages: All
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park Penn PierBrooklyn

3 – 6 pm

NYC Parks Presents: Skate It Easy

Ages: All
Community
Free

Caserta PlaygroundBronx

3 – 5 pm

Pickleball Open Class

Ages: All
Classes
Free

Gantry Plaza State Park – Handball CourtsLong Island City

5 – 7:30 pm

YMCA MS217 Family Bingo Night

Ages: All
Community
Free

J.H.S. 217 Robert A. Van WyckBriarwood

Manhattan Bingo

5:30 – 7 pm

Summer on the Hudson: Bingo!

Ages: All
Free
Games

West Harlem PiersManhattan

6 – 9 pm

Starlight Cinema: Free Movies in Van Cortlandt Park

Ages: 3 and up
Film
Free

Parade Ground in Van Cortlandt ParkBronx

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6 – 8 pm

Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards – 80’s Throwback with FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF

Ages: All
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

6 – 8 pm

Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

6 – 7:30 pm

The BCCO Gets WICKED! at the Old Stone House

Ages: All
Art
Free

JJ Byrne Playground @ Old Stone House & Washington ParkBrooklyn

6:15 pm

Movies in the Park: E.T. – The Extra Terrestrial

Ages: All
Community
Film

Conference House ParkStaten Island

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6:30 – 11 pm

Illumination NYC: Light Festival

Ages: All
Art
Dance

Wagner ParkBattery Park City

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6:30 – 11 pm

Illumination Light Art Festival

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Wagner ParkBattery Park City

Saturday Sep. 27

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

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8 am – 2 pm

A Walk on Water (AWOW) Surf Therapy Day in Rockaway Beach

Ages: All
Free
Special Needs

Rockaway BeachQueens

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

10 am – 6 pm

Woodside Fall Festival 2025

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Woodside Memorial ParkWoodside

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11 am

Atlantic Base Ball Club 19th Century Base Ball

The Smithtown Historical SocietySmithtown

Tim Broom Making as a William Sidney Mount Painting

11 am – 3:30 pm

Broom Making Demonstrations

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Southampton History MuseumSouthampton

Jolly Roger Flag -Pic Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

OEM square

11 am – 3 pm

FREE NYC Emergency Management Family Preparedness Day

Ages: 5 and up
Free

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

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11 – 11:45 am

Celebrate the Equinox with Sisa Pakari

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

National Museum of the American Indian New YorkManhattan

11 am – 7 pm

Zappos Pop-Up Shop

Ages: All
Community
Free

Zappos Pop-Up ShopBrooklyn

Magical GIrls Festival Eventbrite

11 am – 8 pm

Magical Girls Festival

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Craft & DIY

Japan Village at Industry CityBrooklyn

11 am – 8 pm

Egyptian Festival 2025

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Archangel Michael & Saint Mena Coptic Orthodox ChurchStaten Island

11 am – 5 pm

2025 Annual Raritan Bay Festival

Conference House ParkStaten Island

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