Free things to do with kids in NYC: story times, family days, parades, park programs and kid-friendly pop-ups. We only list events we’ve checked on the organizer’s own site, and the list updates itself as new ones are added.

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Starts in 1d 1h

Every Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat · 8 AM–6 PM

64°F · Light Rain

✓ Verified Oct 23, 2026

Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Union Square, 17th St between Broadway & Park Ave South, Manhattan · official listing on grownyc.org · checked Oct 23

Farmers markets

Union Square Greenmarket

📍 Union Square, 17th St between Broadway & Park Ave South · Union Square, Manhattan

Free to walk in · produce is paid

Starts in 2d 5h

SAT, NOV 7 · 12 PM–4 PM

64°F · Mostly Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 23, 2026

Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Bronx River House (in Starlight Park), Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 23

Painting & crafts

Traditional Indigenous crafts at Bronx River House

📍 Bronx River House (in Starlight Park) · Starlight Park, Bronx

Free

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