Free School-Age Events in NYC (Ages 5–12)

Free events for school-age kids (ages 5–12) happening in NYC this week — workshops, science programs, performances and more.

1314 events · Upcoming

Fri · Apr 17
20
11:00 am

Story and Play

Red Hook Interim Library

Free
12:30 pm

QPL Baby: New Mamas Virtual Support Group

Virtual Library

Free
1:00 pm

Walk-In! Workshop: Woven Landscapes

Staten Island Children's Museum

Free w/ admissionAges 0–10
1:00 pm

Gilded Age Glenview: Historic Home Tour

Hudson River Museum

Ticket req’dRSVP required
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

Paw-some Beaded Bracelets

Long Island Children's Museum

Free w/ admissionAges 2–12
2:45 pm

Garden of Produce Sensory Bin

Children's Museum of Manhattan

Free w/ admission
3:00 pm

QPL Homework Help

South Hollis Library

FreeAges 6–11
3:00 pm

East New York Reads Homework Help

Cypress Hills Library

FreeAges 5–12
3:00 pm

Highlights Tour of Modern Women / Modern Vision

Hudson River Museum

Ticket req’d
3:00 pm

Planetarium Shows

Newark Museum of Art

Ticket req’dAges 5–12
3:00 pm

Kids Game On

DeKalb Library

FreeAges 6–13
3:30 pm

Kids Create: Fabric

Brower Park Library

FreeAges 6–12
3:30 pm

Kids Create

New Utrecht, J Meeting Room Library

FreeAges 5–12
3:30 pm

Kids Create

Brooklyn Heights Library, Craft Room

FreeAges 5–12
4:00 pm

Kids Create

Coney Island, Meeting Room 2 Library

FreeAges 5–12
4:00 pm

Play & Create: Presented by Extreme Kids and Crew

Gerritsen Beach Library

FreeAges 5–12
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

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Last updated: March 27, 2026