The Best FREE Things to Do in NYC

Free things to do in NYC

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Sunday Aug. 31, 2025

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

9 am – 4 pm

Bronx Park East Farmers Market

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

2045 Bronx Park EastBronx

10 am – noon

Adventure Course Free Public Sunday Program

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Alley Pond Adventure CourseOakland Gardens

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11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Queens

Manhattan Unicycle Fest

Noon – 5 pm

16th Annual NYC Unicycle Festival at Hudson River Park

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Pier 76 at Hudson River ParkManhattan

Noon – 5 pm

Bronx Summer Concert Series

Ages: All
Community
Free

Co-op City Section 5 GreenwayBronx

1 – 3 pm

Art in the Park: Suncatchers

Ages: All
Art
Environment

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

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3 – 7 pm

Fairest of All – Vendor Market – Forest Avenue

Ages: All
Free
Markets

Parking Lot of Kings Arms DinerStaten Islnd

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4 – 11 pm

The 52nd Great Feast of Mother Cabrini

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

Suffolk County Community CollegeBrentwood

Monday Sep. 1

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10 am – 1 pm

Touch Tank

Ages: 3 and up
Animals
En Español

Jones Beach Energy and Nature CenterWantagh

tokyo drift

4 – 9:30 pm

The 52nd Great Feast of Mother Cabrini

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

Suffolk County Community CollegeBrentwood

Tuesday Sep. 2

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

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10 – 11 am

Bryant Park Yoga Presented by Halara

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

11 am – 12:30 pm

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Craft & DIY
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park (Hendrix Creek Patio)Brooklyn

11 am – noon

CityParks PuppetMobile: Pippi Longstocking

Ages: All
Free
Theater

Walter Ward PlaygroundHoward Beach

Wednesday Sep. 3

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

11 am – noon

Garden Explorers

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

Noon – 1:30 pm

Lincoln Square BID’s “Summer Jazz Sensations” Lunchtime Concert Series

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

Dante Park, 64th Street and BroadwayManhattan

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Noon – 5 pm

Haffen Park Back to School Concert & Giveaway

Haffen ParkBronx, New York

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6 – 7 pm

Bryant Park Yoga Presented by Halara

Bryant ParkManhattan

Thursday Sep. 4

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

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10 am – noon

Percussion Playground

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

10 am

Tot Time!

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Rainbow Playground at Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

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

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