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.

1803 events · Upcoming

Wed · Apr 22
2
5:30 pm

Forum on Contemporary Photography: Visions of America

Museum of Modern Art

Ticket req’d
7:00 pm

Writing Club: On Intimacy with Julián Delgado Lopera

Museum of Modern Art

Free w/ entryRSVP required
Thu · Apr 23
18
10:30 am

Sculptures in Step

Children's Museum of Manhattan

Free w/ admission
10:45 am

Little Movers: Toddler Time

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Free
11:30 am

Little Movers: Toddler Time

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Free
12:00 pm

French Club

Glen Oaks 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

Sculptures in Step

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

Kids Game On

Fort Hamilton, Meeting Room Library

FreeAges 6–12
2:30 pm

Meet Me at MoMA

Museum of Modern Art

Free w/ entryRSVP required
2:30 pm

Paw-some Beaded Bracelets

Long Island Children's Museum

Free w/ admissionAges 2–12
2:45 pm

Drawing Little and Big Art

Children's Museum of Manhattan

Free w/ admission
3:00 pm

QPL Homework Help

South Hollis Library

FreeAges 6–11
3:00 pm

Homework Help for Kids

Cambria Heights Library

FreeAges 6–11
3:00 pm

Kids Create

Arlington Library, Program Room

FreeAges 6–12
3:00 pm

Build with LEGO and DUPLO

Bay Ridge Library, Children's Program Room

FreeAges 5–12
3:00 pm

Game On!: Board Games

Gerritsen Beach Library

FreeAges 5–12
3:00 pm

Kids Create: Upcycled Suncatchers

Highlawn Library

FreeAges 3–12

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Last updated: March 30, 2026