The Best FREE Things to Do in NYC

Free things to do in NYC

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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

Chamber of Mothers “Mothers United Tour” Bus Experience

Free

Foley SquareCivic Center

Fishing at the Gantries

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Gantry Plaza State Park – Pier 4Long Island City

People Parks and Possibilities

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

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ICP Community Day

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

International Center of PhotographyLower East Side

Farmhouse Family Day: The Power of the Sun

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

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Summertime Splash Bash

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

Museum on Wheels: East New York

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

Success Community GardenBrooklyn

Community Paddle at Starlight Park

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Starlight ParkBronx

OtherWorlds Fair

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Govenors IslandManhattan

2nd Annual Bronx Bookworm Book Festival

Ages: 8 and under
Books & Readings
Family
Festivals

Morrison PlazaBronx

Games and Crafts in the Park with KIPP NYC

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Crotona ParkBronx

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Randall’s Island Park: Taste of the Farm

Randall’s Island Urban FarmRandall’s Island

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Jamaica|Jamaica Exhibition Opening Party with VP Records and King Manor Museum

King Manor MuseumJamaica

District 31’s Family Reunion

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Brookville ParkRosedale

Summer in the City

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

West 135th Street from St. Nicholas Avenue – Adam Clayton Powell Jr. BlvdHarlem

Bronx Jam

NYC Parks Presents: Next Generation Jam

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park and Recreation CenterBronx

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Family Art Hour: Image Transfer Collage and Exquisite Corpses

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

International Center of PhotographyLower East Side

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Hindu Lamp Ceremony

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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Big Summer August GetDown

Ages: All
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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Performances at Hunter’s Point South Park LIC

Hunter’s Point South ParkLong Island City

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Rooftop Films How Deep is Your Love

Film
Free

Brooklyn Army TerminalNYC

New York City Circus Festival

Bryant Park Picnic Performances Presented by Bank of America: New York City Circus Festival

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

Bryant ParkManhattan

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Brooklyn Musical Legends Reunite for One Night Show

Free
LGBTQ+

Sunset StoopBrooklyn

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Old Fulton Street PlazaBrooklyn, NY

Vinyasa on a Vessel

South Street Seaport Museum Announces Vinyasa on a Vessel

Free

South Street Seaport MuseumManhattan

Stewardship and Seed Bomb Creation Hike

Ages: All
Family
Free

Blue Heron Nature CenterStaten Island

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Poster Kids: Pass the Poster

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Family
Free

Poster HouseChelsea

Pirate Park Family Adventure Day

Pirate ParkStaten Island

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India Day Parade

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

India day ParadeManhattan

Harlem Week NYC Children’s Festival

Howard Bennett PlaygroundHarlem

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One Crown Heights

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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