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.

3125 events · Upcoming

Mon · Apr 20
3
4:00 pm

Kids Explore - Open Craft Time

McKinley Park, Meeting Room Library

FreeAges 6–12
4:00 pm

Kids Coding: Block Coding (ages 7 -13)

Virtual Library (Virtual)

FreeRSVP requiredAges 7–13
4:00 pm

NYPL Green: Ecosystem in a Jar

Hamilton Grange Library

FreeAges 6–12
Tue · Apr 21
17
10:00 am

Music and Movement

Long Island Children's Museum

Free w/ admissionAge 5
10:30 am

Stomp, Clap and Sing with Suzi Shelton

Central Library, Dweck Center

FreeAges 10–12
11:00 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby Space

St. George Library Center

FreeAges 0–1
11:00 am

South Beach Playdate!

South Beach Library

FreeAges 0–3
11:00 am

Lapsit Storytime - Baby and Me

Battery Park City Library

FreeAges 0–1
11:00 am

Virtual Family Storytime

53rd Street Library

FreeAges 0–5
1:00 pm

Read and Play

Flatlands Library

FreeAge 5
1:15 pm

Babies & Books

Dyker Library

FreeAges 0–2
2:30 pm

Paw-some Beaded Bracelets

Long Island Children's Museum

Free w/ admissionAges 2–12
3:00 pm

Afterschool Playtime

Bay Ridge Library, Children's Program Room

FreeAges 0–5
3:00 pm

QPL Homework Help

South Hollis Library

FreeAges 6–11
3:00 pm

Afternoon Storytime

Peninsula Library

FreeAges 0–5
3:00 pm

Homework Help for Kids

Cambria Heights Library

FreeAges 6–11
3:00 pm

Advanced Arts and Crafts-Ages 7-12

Fort Hamilton, Meeting Room Library

FreeAges 7–12
3:00 pm

Kids Create!

Greenpoint Library

FreeAges 5–12
3:00 pm

Kids Tech Time

McKinley Park, Meeting Room Library

FreeAges 5–12
3:00 pm

Trailblazers: Make a Team Jersey

Spuyten Duyvil Library

FreeAges 6–12

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Last updated: April 1, 2026