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Free Things to Do with Kids in NYC Free family fun, no tickets required
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Free to enter Registration required Kid-friendly Photo: Bryant Park Corporation (photo: Colin Miller) Happening now
SAT, OCT 31 · 8 AM–10 PM
52°F · Mostly Clear
✓ 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
SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–9 PM
53°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Washington Street Open Street, Brooklyn · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 28
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Washington Street Open Street · DUMBO, Brooklyn
Free (per NYC DOT Trick-or-Streets listing)
Free Kid-friendly Photo: Wollman Rink NYC Happening now
Every Sat · 10 AM–9 PM
52°F · Mostly Clear
✓ 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 Happening now
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–9 PM
52°F · Mostly Clear
✓ 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 Photo: Envoy Events Happening now
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–10 PM
52°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Times Sq - 42 St, Manhattan · official listing on envoyevents.com · checked Oct 31
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Times Sq - 42 St · Times Square, Manhattan
Free
Free to enter Kid-friendly Happening now
Daily · 11 AM–10 PM
52°F · Mostly Clear
✓ 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 Kid-friendly Happening now
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–9 PM
53°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Berry Street Garden, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Berry Street Garden · Brooklyn
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free Kid-friendly Happening now
SAT, OCT 31 · 3:30 PM–9 PM
53°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Garden of Life, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Garden of Life · Bronx
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Free to enter Kid-friendly Happening now
SAT, OCT 31 · 4 PM–12 AM
51°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · at Queens Night Market (behind the New York Hall of Science), Queens · official listing on queensnightmarket.com · checked Oct 26
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 Queens Night Market (behind the New York Hall of Science) · Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Free entry; food sold by vendors
Free Happening now
SAT, OCT 31 · 5 PM–9 PM
53°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Waverly Avenue, DeKalb Ave to Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 30
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Waverly Avenue, DeKalb Ave to Willoughby Ave · Waverly Ave & DeKalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
Free
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 12h 24m
SUN, NOV 1 · 8 AM–5 PM
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Five-borough course, Staten Island to Central Park, NYC · official listing on nyrr.org · checked Oct 31
Fitness & wellness
＋ Add to planner 📍 Five-borough course, Staten Island to Central Park · All five boroughs, NYC
Free to watch
Free Registration required Kid-friendly Photo: Eventbrite Starts in 13h 54m
SUN, NOV 1 · 9:30 AM–4 PM
51°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 14h 24m
SUN, NOV 1 · 10 AM–7 PM
54°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St, Manhattan · official listing on bfplny.com · checked Oct 31
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Free admission · canned-food donations welcome
Free Starts in 14h 24m
SUN, NOV 1 · 10 AM–1 PM
53°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Wave Hill, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Wave Hill, Bronx
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Kid-friendly Registration required Photo: Queens Botanical Garden Starts in 15h 24m
SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–3 PM
56°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Queens Botanical Garden Compost Yard, Queens · official listing on queensbotanical.org · checked Oct 26
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Queens Botanical Garden Compost Yard · Flushing, Queens
Free if you bring your own pumpkin
Free Kid-friendly Photo: Hudson Yards Starts in 15h 24m
SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–7 PM
56°F · Mostly 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 15h 24m
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
＋ Add to planner 📍 Economy Candy, 108 Rivington St · Lower East Side, Manhattan
Free to walk in; candy priced in store
Free to enter Kid-friendly Starts in 15h 24m
Every Sun · 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 Breeze Hill, Prospect Park (enter at Lincoln Rd), Brooklyn · official listing on smorgasburg.com · checked Oct 26
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 Breeze Hill, Prospect Park (enter at Lincoln Rd) · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Free entry; food sold by vendors
Free to enter Kid-friendly Starts in 15h 24m
Daily · 11 AM–7 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 Japan Village, 934 3rd Ave, Brooklyn · official listing on japanvillage.com · checked Oct 26
Markets & pop-ups
＋ Add to planner 📍 Japan Village, 934 3rd Ave · Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Free to walk in; food priced at stalls
Free Registration required Kid-friendly Photo: Brooklyn FAM / Prospect Park Alliance Starts in 15h 24m
SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–4 PM
56°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Free, RSVP (food and drinks for purchase)
Free to enter Kid-friendly Starts in 15h 24m
SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–5 PM
56°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · at Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbowl.com · checked Oct 31
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Brooklyn Bowl · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Free to enter · purchases optional · No cover to enter; lanes, food and drinks are paid
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 16h 24m
Every Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
59°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 30
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Completely free
Kid-friendly Starts in 17h 24m
SUN, NOV 1 · 1 PM–3 PM
60°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Astoria Park, Queens · official listing on astoriaparkalliance.org · checked Oct 26
📍 Astoria Park · Astoria, Queens
No admission price listed; public park event, bring your own pumpkin
Free to enter Kid-friendly Photo: Explore Rockland / Bharatiya Kala Kendra Starts in 18h 24m
SUN, NOV 1 · 2 PM–7 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · at The Nyack Center, Nyack & Rockland · official listing on explorerocklandny.com · checked Oct 25
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 The Nyack Center · Nyack, Nyack & Rockland
Free admission · food and vendor purchases are optional
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 18h 24m
SUN, NOV 1 · 2 PM–6 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at 21 Beekman Avenue, Westchester · official listing on sleepyhollowny.gov · checked Oct 29
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 21 Beekman Avenue · Sleepy Hollow, Westchester
Free admission and face painting; optional food and craft purchases extra.
Free Starts in 18h 24m
SUN, NOV 1 · 2 PM–6 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Wanaqua Garden, NYC · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Family & kids
＋ Add to planner 📍 Wanaqua Garden · NYC
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Kid-friendly Starts in 18h 54m
SUN, NOV 1 · 2:30 PM–6 PM
61°F · 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? 127 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.
