The Best FREE Things to Do in NYC

Tuesday April 15, 2025

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

3:30 – 4:15 pm

Pet Rabbit 101

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Free

Quogue Library IncQuogue

4 – 5:30 pm

Easter Egg Hunt Egg-Stravaganza

Ages: 8 and under
Easter
Free

Stew Leonard’s FarmingdaleFarmingdale

4 – 5 pm

Squeegee Painting

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

April 15 2025 – FB Event Cover – East Hampton Library

5:30 – 6:30 pm

Probate, Taxes and Asset Protection 101

Ages: All
Classes
Community

East Hampton LibraryEast Hampton

Wednesday April 16

All day

The Museum of Modern Art Presents- Projects: Marlon Mullen

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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

10 am – noon

Spring Spectacular (For families with babies – 6th graders)

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

11 am – 1 pm

Coffee, Conversation, & Coloring With The Cops

Ages: All
Easter
Free

Smith Haven MallLake Grove

1 – 2 pm

Kids Week: Kids Science Fair

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Blue Heron Nature CenterStaten Island

3:30 – 5 pm

Explore the Future of Farming with Aquaponics

Ages: 9 – 12
Environment
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

3:30 – 4:15 pm

3D Printing Innovators

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Quogue Library IncQuogue

6 – 7:30 pm

Minecraft Club

Ages: 9 – 12
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Thursday April 17

All day

The Museum of Modern Art Presents- Projects: Marlon Mullen

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

9 am – 5 pm

The East Midtown Easter Egg Hunt 2025

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Easter

All Around East MidtownEast Midtown

10 am – 4 pm

Dino Egg Hunt

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Craft & DIY

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

10 – 11 am

Tot Time

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

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10:30 – 11 am

Storytime for Tots

Ages: 2 and under
Art
Books & Readings

Museum of the City of New YorkManhattan

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

Noon – 6 pm

Earth Day 2025 Festival

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Environment

Union SquareManhattan

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Noon – 6 pm

Earth Day Festival NYC AND Virtual Global Stage

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Union SquareEast 17th Street and Park Avenue South

Noon – 6 pm

Earth Day Festival

Ages: 5 – 8
Environment
Free

Union SquareManhattan

long live long island shipwrecks (800 x 451 px)

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Long Live Long Island: Long Island’s Shipwrecks

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

Friday April 18

All day

The Museum of Modern Art Presents- Projects: Marlon Mullen

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

9 am – 5 pm

The East Midtown Easter Egg Hunt 2025

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Easter

All Around East MidtownEast Midtown

10 am – 4 pm

Dino Egg Hunt

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Craft & DIY

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

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

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