The Best FREE Things to Do in NYC

Free things to do in NYC

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

Ages: All
Free
Special Needs

Rockaway BeachQueens

Woodside Fall Festival 2025

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Woodside Memorial ParkWoodside

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Celebrate the Equinox with Sisa Pakari

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

National Museum of the American Indian New YorkManhattan

Tim Broom Making as a William Sidney Mount Painting

Broom Making Demonstrations

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Southampton History MuseumSouthampton

OEM square

FREE NYC Emergency Management Family Preparedness Day

Ages: 5 and up
Free

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

Magical GIrls Festival Eventbrite

Magical Girls Festival

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Craft & DIY

Japan Village at Industry CityBrooklyn

Egyptian Festival 2025

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Archangel Michael & Saint Mena Coptic Orthodox ChurchStaten Island

2025 Annual Raritan Bay Festival

Conference House ParkStaten Island

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Family Dance & Community Engagement Workshop

Ages: All
Dance
Free

L’Alliance New YorkUES

Calpulli Mexican Dance Company

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Sunset Park LibraryBrooklyn

45th Annual GreenThumb Harvest Fair

Herbert Von King ParkBrooklyn

¡WEPA! Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

El PuenteBrooklyn

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Fall KidsFest

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Bronx Terminal MarketBronx

Poseidon’s Parade 2025

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Rockaway Beach BoardwalkFar Rockaway

BARK Live

BARK Live Presents: The Farmer’s Barket

Ages: All
Animals
Community

Domino ParkBrooklyn

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Strum, Pluck, Bow & Play: 10th Anniversary Music Exploration Festival

Ages: 3 – 12
Free
Music

Ripley Grier StudiosMidtown

Little Makers Club: Nazca Lines Craft for Hispanic Heritage Month

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Macomb’s Bridge LibraryManhattan

Valley Stream Centennial Parade & Community Block Party

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Village Green Lawn Valley StreamValley Stream

Firetruck 2024 (1)

Tunnel 2 Towers North Shore Kids Walk/Stroller-thon

Ages: 3 – 8
Free
Fundraisers

Gemelli’s North Gourmet Market – Parking Lot Starting LineGlen Head

Build a Birdfeeder

Ages: All
Classes
Craft & DIY

Juniper North Playground in Juniper Valley ParkMiddle Village

Wading River- Shoreham Chamber of Commerce Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

Craft Fair 2019

Wading River Shoreham Chamber Fall Festival at The Shoppes

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

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Harvest Festival

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

Harlem Girls in Sports Day

Ages: 9 – 12
Free
Games

679 Riverside Drive at West 145th Street, New York, NY, 10031Manhattan

Community CareFest 2025

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Hostos Community CollegeBronx

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Making Moves: Community Art Party

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Dance

The High Line 14th Street PassageChelsea

Dance Theatre of Harlem Open House: From Harlem, For Harlem and Beyond!

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY
Dance

Dance Theatre of HarlemHarlem

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Watercolor Magic

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Free

Art on the Block NYCUpper West Side

Pokémon TCG Meetup (4)

The Lantern Theatre presents: WHAT A SURPRISE!!!

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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Tour the Historic Thomas Dodge Homestead, c. 1721

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Create: Thomas Dodge HomesteadPort Washington

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Fall and Flourish Market by Faire and Flourish

Ages: All
Free
Markets

4WillowStaten Island

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“Stand Clear of the Closing Doors, Please” – A bilingual performance for families

Domino ParkBrooklyn

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