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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Sat · Apr 25
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2:00 pm

NARS Free Family Workshop

Sunset Park, Multipurpose Room B Library

FreeAges 4–8
2:00 pm

Planetarium Shows

Newark Museum of Art

Ticket req’dAges 5–12
2:00 pm

Pollinator Puppet Making with Esther Crow

Tremont Library

FreeAges 6–12
2:00 pm

New Canaan Nature Center: Endangered Species

Allerton Library

FreeAges 6–12
2:00 pm

Trailblazers: Put Together Poetry

Wakefield Library

FreeAges 6–12
2:00 pm

STEAM: Playdough Designs

Parkchester Library

FreeAges 6–12
2:00 pm

NYPL Green: DIY Bird Feeders

Melrose Library

FreeAges 6–12
2:00 pm

STEAM Time: Slime Lab

Eastchester Library

FreeAges 6–12
2:00 pm

NYPL Green Kid Series: Climate Change Bingo

Macomb's Bridge Library

FreeAges 6–12
2:00 pm

Family Storytime With Guitar

Pelham Bay Library

Free
2:30 pm

Chess Workshop

Central Library, Youth Wing

FreeAges 6–12
2:45 pm

Drawing Little and Big Art

Children's Museum of Manhattan

Free w/ admission
3:00 pm

Gilded Age Glenview: Historic Home Tour

Hudson River Museum

Ticket req’dRSVP required
3:00 pm

Saturday Storytime

Jamaica Bay, Meeting Room Library

FreeAges 0–5
3:00 pm

Game On

Highlawn, Meeting Room Library

Free
3:00 pm

Family Author Event: B is for Bibliophile

Brooklyn Heights Library, Multipurpose Room

FreeAges 5–12
3:00 pm

Planetarium Shows

Newark Museum of Art

Ticket req’dAges 5–12
3:00 pm

Meet the Author: Zain Bandali

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

FreeAges 6–12
3:30 pm

The Bubble Show

Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural Center

FreeAges 6–12
4:00 pm

Kids Interactive Poetry

Staten Island Children's Museum

Free w/ admissionAges 0–10

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Last updated: March 30, 2026