Give us feedback

Choose your city

Not in NYC? Change city

GUIDE

Free Things to Do with Kids in NYC

Free family fun, no tickets required

🎯 Filters 4 5 listings

Find your thing

5listings
1

Whenpick one

2

Whereall areas · up to 3

4

Costpick any

+ More: who's going · indoor / outdoor ▾

Indoor / outdoor

Clear all

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.

150 verified listings right now. Updated automatically.

Happening now
Every Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 10 AM–5 PM
61°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynkids.org · checked Nov 10
Family & kids

Brooklyn Children's Museum

📍 Brooklyn Children's Museum · Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Paid. Official free admission Thursdays 2–5 PM. Last entry 4:50 PM.
Happening now
Daily · 11 AM–7 PM
61°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Japan Village, 934 3rd Ave, Brooklyn · official listing on japanvillage.com · checked Oct 26
Markets & pop-ups

Japan Village food hall in Industry City

📍 Japan Village, 934 3rd Ave · Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Free to walk in; food priced at stalls
Starts in 28m
WED, NOV 11 · 1 PM–3 PM
63°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Arts and Crafts Room (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Family & kids

Senior Happy Hour

📍 Arts and Crafts Room (in Blood Root Valley) · Blood Root Valley, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Starts in 1h 28m
Every Wed · 2 PM–4 PM
63°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Staten Island Zoo, Staten Island · official listing on statenislandzoo.org · checked Nov 11
Family & kids

Staten Island Zoo free Wednesday afternoons

📍 Staten Island Zoo · West Brighton, Staten Island
Free at the listed days and hours.

Questions

How many listings are in this guide?

150 verified listings right now. Updated automatically.

How are these listings checked?

Every listing links to the organizer's own page: the venue, the city agency or park, or the official ticket or RSVP page. We don't copy listings from other event sites.

Related guides