Free Kids Activities in NYC

Looking for free things to do with kids in New York City? Browse hundreds of free activities — from library storytimes and museum workshops to park programs and community events.

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11:00 am

Story Play

Coney Island, Meeting Room 2 Library

FreeAges 0–5
11:00 am

Playtime

Gerritsen Beach, Small Program Room Library

FreeAges 0–5
11:00 am

Babies & Books

Homecrest Library

FreeAges 0–5
11:00 am

Jamaica Bay Brainy Babies

Jamaica Bay, Meeting Room Library

FreeAges 0–2
11:00 am

Brainy Babies @ Ryder

Ryder, Meeting Room Library

FreeAges 0–2
11:00 am

Story Play

Washington Irving, Auditorium Library

FreeAges 0–5
11:00 am

The Baby Meetup!

Hunts Point Library

FreeAges 0–4
11:00 am

Open Play

Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library

FreeAges 0–5
11:00 am

Open Play

Countee Cullen Library, Story Hour Room

FreeAges 0–5
11:00 am

Toddler Time

Kings Highway Library

FreeAge 18
11:00 am

Brainy Babies Flatlands

Homecrest Library

FreeAges 0–2
11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

FreeAges 0–1
11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Babies and Books

53rd Street Library

FreeAges 0–1
12:00 pm

NYPL Green: Make a mini garden!

Bronx Library Center

FreeAges 6–12
1:00 pm

Toddler Time

Flatlands Library

FreeAges 0–2
1:30 pm

American Sign Language for Beginners

Langston Hughes Library

Free
2:30 pm

Recording Studio for Teens

Cambria Heights Library

FreeAges 13–17
2:30 pm

Ready, Set, Kindergarten!

Saratoga, Meeting Room Library

FreeRSVP requiredAges 3–5
3:00 pm

🎨Express Yourself: Teen Arts & Crafts

Long Island City Library

FreeAges 13–17
3:00 pm

Innovation Stations

Peninsula Library

FreeAges 13–17

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Last updated: April 1, 2026