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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Fri · Apr 24
5
4:00 pm

Board Games for Kids

McKinley Park, Meeting Room Library

FreeAges 5–12
5:30 pm

UNIQLO Friday Nights

Museum of Modern Art

Free w/ entry
5:30 pm

Drop-in Drawing

Museum of Modern Art

Ticket req’d
5:30 pm

Teen Night: Teen Scene

Hudson River Museum

Free w/ admission
7:00 pm

Fifteen-Minute Orientation for All

Museum of Modern Art

Ticket req’d
Sat · Apr 25
15
10:00 am

Art Cart

Woodhaven Library

Free
10:00 am

Spring Children’s Self-Directed Saturday Craft

East Flushing Library

FreeAges 0–5
10:00 am

Homework Help

Queens Village Library

FreeAges 6–11
10:00 am

Playtime

Clarendon, Meeting Room Library

FreeAges 0–5
10:00 am

Northwell Health Free Admission Day

Staten Island Children's Museum

Free w/ admissionAges 0–10
10:15 am

Sensory Friendly Storytime!

Seward Park Library

FreeAges 2–6
10:30 am

Life Connection: Learn Chinese Mandarin for Beginners

Flushing Library

Free
10:30 am

Brainy Babies [Arlington]

Arlington Library, Program Room

FreeAges 0–2
10:30 am

Saturday Morning Story Time

Fort Hamilton Library

FreeAges 0–2
10:30 am

Family Storytime

Hunts Point Library

Free
10:30 am

Family Storytime: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Little Ones

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

FreeAges 0–5
11:00 am

Family Play Time

East Elmhurst Library

Free
11:00 am

Saturday Craft Series

Langston Hughes Library

FreeAges 13–17
11:00 am

Family Storytime

Ridgewood Library

FreeAges 0–11
11:00 am

Chess for Kids

Bay Ridge Library, Meeting Room

FreeAges 5–12

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Last updated: March 30, 2026