The Best FREE Things to Do in NYC

Free things to do in NYC

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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

Back to School Festival

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Food & Drink

BensonhurstBrooklyn

Color Splash Endless Summer Bash (For families with children up to 5th grade)

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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Color Splash Endless Summer Bash (Families with children up to 5th grade)

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Craft & DIY

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Applebee’s Grand Reopening in Bronx Terminal Market

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

Applebee’s Bronx Terminal MarketBronx

NYU Langone Back-to-School Resource Fair

Ages: All
Community
Free

Martin Luther PlaygroundBrooklyn

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EmblemHealth Webinar: Pediatric Health

Ages: 3 and up
Beauty
Classes

Virtual via ZoomVirtual

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Reading with New York Therapy Animals

Ages: 5 – 12
Animals
Art

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumUpper East Side

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Back To School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Free

Neighborhood Care ElmhurstNew York City

Movie Nights on the Overlook

Ages: All
Film
Free

Central Park Wollman RinkBrooklyn

Magic by Myron Magic Show

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Gerritsen Beach LibraryBrooklyn

Family Night with Dragonfly Cares and Long Island Ducks Baseball

Fairfield Properties BallparkCentral Islip

Read Aloud in the Park August 30th!

Prospect Park, Long MeadowBrooklyn

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End of Summer Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Holy Trinity Orthodox Church of East MeadowEast Meadow

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Nature Scavenger Hunt (Cutchogue)

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Craft & DIY

Downs Farm PreserveCutchogue

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Turn Your School Green! Sustainable Architecture

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

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Fire Island Sand Castle Competition

Ages: 5 and up
Festivals
Free

Beach at Robins RestRobins Rest

30th – Anime and Manga Drawing

Anime and Manga Drawing with Emma

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Classes

Quogue Library IncQuogue

Launch Field Day & Picnic-Winnie’s Way Candle Cafe: Long Islands First Mobile Candle Cafe

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

Martin Bunky Reid ParkWestbury

30th – The Differents Concert

“The Differents” Concert

Ages: All
Free
Music

Quogue Library IncQuogue

Art in the Park: Suncatchers

Ages: All
Art
Environment

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

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Fairest of All – Vendor Market – Forest Avenue

Ages: All
Free
Markets

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Touch Tank

Ages: 3 and up
Animals
En Español

Jones Beach Energy and Nature CenterWantagh

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Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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New York City Opera: Carmen in Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Music

Bryant ParkManhattan

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Keeping Your Trust Healthy

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Hampton Bays LibraryHampton Bays

First Friday September

POSTER HOUSE PRESENTS FREE FIRST DAY ON SEPTEMBER 5

Ages: All
Free

Poster HouseManhattan

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Upon This Ground: Beadwork with Savannah LeCornu presented by BHM and Ma’s House

Ages: All
Art
Classes

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

Art and Meditation in The Chinese Scholar’s Garden

Ages: 5 and up
Free

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical GardenStaten Island

Starlight Cinema: Free Movies in Van Cortlandt Park

Ages: 3 and up
Film
Free

Parade Ground in Van Cortlandt ParkBronx

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ASL-interpreted Shabbat Morning Service

Ages: All
Community
Free

Town & Village SynagogueEast Village

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Touch a Truck

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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