The Best FREE Things to Do in NYC

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Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month: S.T.E.A.M. Loteria & Piñata Party

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
History & Culture

125th Street LibraryBronx

Nick the Balloonatic!

Ages: All
Free

Rafferty Triangle ParkLong Island City

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Help Connect Families to Free Family Literacy Program in Western Queens- via Riis Settlement Ravenswood Cornerstone

Ages: All
Free

Ravenswood Community Learning CenterAstoria

October 7 2025 – FB Cover – Riverhead Free Library

Medicare and Medicaid

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Riverhead Free LibraryRiverhead

Homework Help

Homework Help

Ages: 5 and up
Books & Readings
Community

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

October 8 2025 – FB Cover – Montauk Library

Planning for the Future: How New Tax Laws Could Affect Your Estate

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Montauk LibraryMontauk

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Bookmarked: A Current Fiction Book Discussion

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

Pineapple Improv – TV Show Filming

Ages: 9 and up
Comedy
Free

Zeam StudiosManhattan

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Women’s EXPO

Ages: All
Community
Expo

Middle Country Public LibraryCentereach

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Lunch & Learn: Fear City

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Lights Out at the Museum – Pic Only

Lights Out at the Museum

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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Twilight Zone Unpacked: The Monsters on Maple Street

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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“The First Science from the Vera Rubin Observatory” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)

Ages: 9 and up
Caribbean
Community

Hamptons Observatory with Suffolk County Community College (online)East Hampton

Two Puppets, Two Cultures!

Ages: All
En Español
Free

Washington Irving LibraryBushwick

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Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards – New York Night with RENT

Ages: All
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

All day

Vita Coco x Montauk General

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

Sommwhere – RivingtonManhattan

Morning at the Museum 2

Morning at the Museum

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Free

Suffolk County Vanderbilt MuseumCenterport

STEM•X Festival 2025

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Cradle of Aviation MuseumGarden City

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Street Tree Care with Church-Flatbush Community Alliance

Ages: All
Community
Free

738 Flatbush AveBrooklyn

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Free Family Fun: 26th Annual Celebration of the Long Pond Greenbelt

Ages: 5 – 12
Environment
Free

South Fork Natural History Museum (SoFo)Bridgehampton

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Inventions of the Renaissance Family Workshop at the Science Museum of Long Island

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Free

Science Museum Of Long IslandManhasset

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Montauk Chamber of Commerce Fall Fest Weekend

Montauk Town GreenMontauk

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Watch a 19th Century Base Ball Game

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Fort Totten Soccer FieldsFort Totten

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Harvest Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

11-11 Fall In

“Fall In”: WWII Basic Training Experience

Ages: 13 and up
Free
History & Culture

Southampton History MuseumSouthampton

30th Annual Panamanian Parade

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Panamanian ParadeBrooklyn

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Dancing with Julia

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Brooklyn Public Library — Central LibraryBrooklyn

Movie and Snacks Corpse Bride

Movie & Snacks: Corpse Bride

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Film

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

Hispanic Heritage Month: Day of the Dead Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Free

Queens Public Library – BriarwoodBriarwood

Rising NYRR at the NYRR Staten Island Half

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

SIUH Community Park Staten Island Ferry Hawk StadiumStaten island

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