GOOD TIMES. ZERO DOLLARS. ☀ FIVE BOROUGHS. AND A LITTLE BEYOND. ☀ ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES. ☀ GOOD TIMES. ZERO DOLLARS. ☀ FIVE BOROUGHS. AND A LITTLE BEYOND. ☀ ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES. ☀ GOOD TIMES. ZERO DOLLARS. ☀ FIVE BOROUGHS. AND A LITTLE BEYOND. ☀ ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES. ☀ GOOD TIMES. ZERO DOLLARS. ☀ FIVE BOROUGHS. AND A LITTLE BEYOND. ☀ ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES. ☀
GUIDE
Free Things to Do with Kids in NYC Free family fun, no tickets required
🎯 Filters 2 34 listings
Find your thing 34listings ✕ 1
Whenpick one Pick a day · tap one day, or a start day and an end day
S M T W T F S
2
Whereall areas · up to 3 3
Whatpick as many as you like ＋ More: who's going · indoor / outdoor · access ▾ 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.
224 verified listings right now. Updated automatically.
Free to enter Kid-friendly Happening now
Every Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat · 8 AM–6 PM
66°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
＋ Add to planner 📍 Union Square, 17th St between Broadway & Park Ave South · Union Square, Manhattan
Free to walk in · produce is paid
Free to enter Registration required Kid-friendly Photo: Bryant Park Corporation (photo: Colin Miller) Happening now
FRI, OCT 30 · 8 AM–10 PM
66°F · Sunny
✓ 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
＋ Add to planner 📍 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)
Free Kid-friendly Happening now
FRI, OCT 30 · 10 AM–7 PM
66°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St, Manhattan · official listing on bfplny.com · checked Oct 27
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Free admission · canned-food donations welcome
Free Kid-friendly Photo: Envoy Events Starts in 19m
FRI, OCT 30 · 11 AM–10 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Times Sq - 42 St, Manhattan · official listing on envoyevents.com · checked Oct 30
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 Times Sq - 42 St · Times Sq - 42 St, New York, USA, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Photo: Hudson Yards Starts in 19m
FRI, OCT 30 · 11 AM–7 PM
68°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Vessel, Manhattan · official listing on hudsonyardsnewyork.com · checked Oct 29
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 Vessel · Vessel, Hudson Yards, New York, USA, Manhattan
Free
Free to enter Kid-friendly Starts in 19m
Daily · 11 AM–10 PM
68°F · 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
＋ Add to planner 📍 Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, 65 Bayard St · Chinatown, Manhattan
Free to walk in; scoops priced in store
Free to enter Kid-friendly Starts in 19m
Daily · 11 AM–6 PM
68°F · 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
＋ Add to planner 📍 Economy Candy, 108 Rivington St · Lower East Side, Manhattan
Free to walk in; candy priced in store
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 23h 19m
SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–3 PM
52°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Harlem Grown (W 134th St farm), Manhattan · official listing on harlemgrown.org · checked Oct 27
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Harlem Grown (W 134th St farm) · Harlem, Manhattan
Free
Free Starts in 23h 19m
SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–6 PM
52°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Play Area (in Bloomingdale Playground), Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Play Area (in Bloomingdale Playground) · Bloomingdale Playground, Manhattan
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 23h 19m
SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–6 PM
52°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Samuel Seabury Playground, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Samuel Seabury Playground, Manhattan
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 23h 19m
SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–6 PM
52°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Columbus Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Columbus Park, Manhattan
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Kid-friendly Photo: Wollman Rink NYC Starts in 23h 19m
Every Sat · 10 AM–9 PM
52°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Wollman Rink, Manhattan · official listing on wollmanrinknyc.com · checked Oct 30
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 Wollman Rink · Wollman Rink, 5th Avenue, New York, USA, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 1d 0h
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–9 PM
54°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Chelsea Market, Manhattan · official listing on chelseamarket.com · checked Oct 25
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Chelsea Market · Chelsea, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 1d 0h
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–8 PM
54°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Market 57, Pier 57, Manhattan · official listing on pier57nyc.com · checked Oct 25
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Market 57, Pier 57 · Chelsea, Manhattan
Free · food for sale
Kid-friendly Free to enter Photo: The Seaport Starts in 1d 0h
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–8 PM
54°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · at South Street Seaport, Manhattan · official listing on theseaport.nyc · checked Oct 26
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 South Street Seaport · Seaport, Manhattan
Free museum admission and trick-or-treating; no ticket listed for the Haunted Fish Market
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 1d 1h
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–6 PM
56°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Morris-Jumel Community Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Morris-Jumel Community Garden · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 1d 1h
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–3 PM
56°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Harlem Roots Community Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 27
Food & giveaways
＋ Add to planner 📍 Harlem Roots Community Garden · Harlem, Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 1d 1h
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–4 PM
56°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Serenity Garden - NYCHA Lexington Houses Community Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 28
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Serenity Garden - NYCHA Lexington Houses Community Garden · East Harlem, Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
Free Kid-friendly Illustration Starts in 1d 1h
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–4 PM
56°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Frank White Memorial Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 28
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Frank White Memorial Garden · Harlem, Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 1d 2h
SAT, OCT 31 · 1 PM–4 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at West 3rd Street, Manhattan · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 28
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 West 3rd Street · Greenwich Village, Manhattan
Free (per NYC DOT Trick-or-Streets listing)
Free Starts in 1d 2h
SAT, OCT 31 · 1 PM–3 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Northwest Corner Seating Area (in Washington Square Park), Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Northwest Corner Seating Area (in Washington Square Park) · Washington Square Park, Manhattan
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Starts in 1d 2h
SAT, OCT 31 · 1 PM–4 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at West 3rd Street, Mercer St to LaGuardia Pl, Manhattan · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 30
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 West 3rd Street, Mercer St to LaGuardia Pl · W 3rd St & LaGuardia Pl, New York, NY 10012, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 1d 3h
SAT, OCT 31 · 2 PM–4 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Joseph Daniel Wilson Memorial Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Joseph Daniel Wilson Memorial Garden · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 1d 4h
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–6 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Abyssinian Tot Lot, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Abyssinian Tot Lot · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 1d 4h
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–8 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Sugar Hill Hope Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 26
Food & giveaways
＋ Add to planner 📍 Sugar Hill Hope Garden · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 1d 4h
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–6:30 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Edgecomb Avenue Garden Park Sanctuary, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Edgecomb Avenue Garden Park Sanctuary · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Illustration Starts in 1d 4h
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–7 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Mott Street, Canal St to Bayard St, Manhattan · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 30
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Mott Street, Canal St to Bayard St · Mott St & Canal St, New York, NY 10013, Manhattan
Free
Free Starts in 1d 4h
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–7 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at East 10th Street, 2nd Ave to 1st Ave, Manhattan · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 30
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 East 10th Street, 2nd Ave to 1st Ave · 155 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003, Manhattan
Free
Free Illustration Starts in 1d 4h
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–8 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at West 139th Street, Frederick Douglass to ACP Jr Blvds, Manhattan · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 30
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 West 139th Street, Frederick Douglass to ACP Jr Blvds · W 139th St & Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York, NY 10030, Manhattan
Free
Free Starts in 1d 4h
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–7 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bogardus Plaza, Hudson St (Reade to Chambers), Manhattan · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 30
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Bogardus Plaza, Hudson St (Reade to Chambers) · Hudson St & Chambers St, New York, NY 10013, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Photo: NYC Parks Starts in 1d 4h
SAT, OCT 31 · 3:30 PM–5:30 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Riverside Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Riverside Park · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 1d 6h
SAT, OCT 31 · 5 PM–6 PM
59°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Cabrini Boulevard, Manhattan · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 28
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Cabrini Boulevard · Washington Heights, Manhattan
Free (per NYC DOT Trick-or-Streets listing)
Free Registration required Kid-friendly Photo: Eventbrite Starts in 1d 23h
SUN, NOV 1 · 9:30 AM–4 PM
49°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at East 93rd Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan · official listing on eventbrite.com · checked Oct 29
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 East 93rd Street & 1st Avenue · East 93rd Street & 1st Avenue, New York, USA, Manhattan
Free
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 2d 4h
SUN, NOV 1 · 2:30 PM–6 PM
62°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Campos Community Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Campos Community Garden · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Questions How many listings are in this guide? 224 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.
