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

Today3Tomorrow×This weekend13📅 Pick dates
2

Whereall areas · up to 3

New York City10📍 ManhattanBrooklyn2Queens1Bronx↗Staten Island1Lower New York↗Long Island↗Westchester & Rockland↗📍 Lower Connecticut📍 New Jersey

That's 3 areas, the max. Tap one to swap it.

3

Whatpick as many as you like

🍕 Food & giveaways2🧘 Fitness & wellness1🧸 Family & kids1🥕 Farmers markets1
4

Costpick any

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

Who's goingpick one

🧸 Kids5👨‍👩‍👧 Family (all ages)5

Indoor / outdoor

🌤️ Outdoor3

Access

🚇 Transit directions1
Clear all
FreePaid
Manhattan ×Lower Connecticut ×New Jersey ×Tomorrow ×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.

148 verified listings right now. Updated automatically.

Starts in 5h 6m
TUE, NOV 10 · 8 AM–10 PM
47°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · registration required · kid-friendly · at The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village, Bryant Park, Manhattan · official listing on bryantpark.org · checked Oct 30
Fitness & wellness

The Rink at Bryant Park (free-admission ice skating)

📍 The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village, Bryant Park · Midtown, Manhattan
Free admission with your own skates (book a free timed slot online; released a week ahead)
Starts in 8h 6m
Daily · 11 AM–10 PM
56°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, 65 Bayard St, Manhattan · official listing on chinatownicecreamfactory.com · checked Oct 26
Food & giveaways

Chinatown Ice Cream Factory

📍 Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, 65 Bayard St · Chinatown, Manhattan
Free to walk in; scoops priced in store
Starts in 8h 6m
Daily · 11 AM–6 PM
56°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Economy Candy, 108 Rivington St, Manhattan · official listing on economycandy.com · checked Oct 26
Food & giveaways

Economy Candy: old-school candy store since 1937

📍 Economy Candy, 108 Rivington St · Lower East Side, Manhattan
Free to walk in; candy priced in store
Starts in 1d 5h
Every Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat · 8 AM–6 PM
50°F · Sunny
✓ 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

Questions

How many listings are in this guide?

148 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