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.

3093 events · Upcoming

Sun · Apr 19
15
12:00 pm

Family Art Workshop: Paper Flowers for Spring

Hudson River Museum

Ticket req’d
12:00 pm

Early Explorers

Hudson River Museum

Ticket req’d
12:30 pm

Legends of the Night Sky: Perseus and Andromeda

Hudson River Museum

Ticket req’dRSVP required
1:00 pm

Gilded Age Glenview: Historic Home Tour

Hudson River Museum

Ticket req’dRSVP required
1:00 pm

Planetarium Shows

Newark Museum of Art

Ticket req’dAges 5–12
1:00 pm

April Family

Newark Museum of Art

Free w/ admission
2:00 pm

Seed to Sky Collage

Children's Museum of Manhattan

Free w/ admission
2:00 pm

Planetarium Shows

Newark Museum of Art

Ticket req’dAges 5–12
2:30 pm

Sunday Family Storytime

Grand Concourse Library

FreeAges 0–5
2:30 pm

Family Storytime

Kingsbridge Library

FreeAges 0–3
2:45 pm

Garden of Produce Sensory Bin

Children's Museum of Manhattan

Free w/ admission
3:00 pm

Chess Club for Kids with Chess Chevra

Far Rockaway Library

FreeAges 6–11
3:00 pm

Gilded Age Glenview: Historic Home Tour

Hudson River Museum

Ticket req’dRSVP required
3:00 pm

Planetarium Shows

Newark Museum of Art

Ticket req’dAges 5–12
4:00 pm

Cumbe Center for African Dance

Staten Island Children's Museum

Free w/ admissionAges 0–10
Mon · Apr 20
5
9:00 am

Patron Week: Exhibition Spotlight of Marcel Duchamp

Museum of Modern Art

Ticket req’d
10:00 am

Member Monday

Brooklyn Children's Museum

Ticket req’dAges 0–8
10:15 am

Movement Monday

Douglaston/Little Neck Library

FreeAges 0–5
10:15 am

Toddler Time

Hunters Point Library

FreeAges 0–5
10:30 am

Duplo for Kids

Dyker Library, Auditorium

FreeAges 0–5

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Last updated: April 4, 2026