The Best FREE Things to Do in Brooklyn

Free things to do in Brooklyn

Find upcoming events in your neighborhood

Find fun free things to do

Post an Event

Friday Sep. 5, 2025

911 NR Feed Flyer ENG

11 am – 2:30 pm

Volunteer New York! 15th Annual 9/11 Serve & Remember Days of Service: Meal Packing

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Monore University Athletic ComplexNew Rochelle

event-2025-08-01-FFF-CKnop-2048×1365

5 – 8 pm

Free First Fridays: Mariachi Music and Dance

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Hudson River Museum

7 pm

Movie Nights at the Nature Center on the Great Lawn

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Family
Film

Greenburgh Nature CenterGreenburgh

Saturday Sep. 6

READ to a Dog

11 am – noon

R.E.A.D. to a Dog

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

Arc Stages Open House 2025 Sq

11 am – 2 pm

Arc Stages Open House, Sept 6

Ages: All
Community
Dance
Family

Arc StagesPleasantville

event-2023-11-hike-the-hrm-2048×1365

11:30 am – 4 pm

“Hike the Hudson” Backpacks

Ages: All
Family
Free

Hudson River Museum

event-2023-11-hike-the-hrm-2048×1365

11:30 am – 4 pm

“Hike the Hudson” Backpack Activity

Ages: 5 – 8
Attractions
Family
Free

Hudson River Museum

event-2023-11-early-explorers-2048×1365

Noon – 4 pm

Early Explorers: Play Space

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Hudson River Museum

wf-calendar-Family-Art-Workshop-Thaumatropes-in-Spaaaaaace-2025-09

Noon – 4 pm

Family Art Workshop: Thaumatropes in Spaaaaaace!

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes
Family

Hudson River Museum

Sunday Sep. 7

10 am – 5 pm

SeptemberFest Street Fair

Main Street Nyack

event-2023-11-hike-the-hrm-2048×1365

11:30 am – 4 pm

“Hike the Hudson” Backpacks

Ages: All
Family
Free

Hudson River Museum

event-2023-11-hike-the-hrm-2048×1365

11:30 am – 4 pm

“Hike the Hudson” Backpack Activity

Ages: 5 – 8
Attractions
Family
Free

Hudson River Museum

event-2023-11-early-explorers-2048×1365

Noon – 4 pm

Early Explorers: Play Space

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Hudson River Museum

wf-calendar-Family-Art-Workshop-Thaumatropes-in-Spaaaaaace-2025-09

Noon – 4 pm

Family Art Workshop: Thaumatropes in Spaaaaaace!

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes
Family

Hudson River Museum

Thursday Sep. 11

Noon – 6 pm

9/11 Serve & Remember

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Westchester County CenterWestchester

Movie Night At Ridge Hill

7 pm

Movie Night At Ridge Hill

Ages: All
Caribbean
Family
Film

Friday Sep. 12

7 pm

Movie Nights at the Nature Center on the Great Lawn

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Family
Film

Greenburgh Nature CenterGreenburgh

Saturday Sep. 13

2025 Back-to-School Family Fun Walk at Sheldrake Environmental Center

10 – 11 am

Back-to-School Family Fun Walk

Ages: 5 – 12
Classes
Community
Family

Sheldrake Environmental CenterLarchmont

11 am – 4 pm

Spencer’s Additional Regiment Encampment

Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site

event-2023-11-hike-the-hrm-2048×1365

11:30 am – 4 pm

“Hike the Hudson” Backpacks

Ages: All
Family
Free

Hudson River Museum

event-2023-11-hike-the-hrm-2048×1365

11:30 am – 4 pm

“Hike the Hudson” Backpack Activity

Ages: 5 – 8
Attractions
Family
Free

Hudson River Museum

event-2023-11-early-explorers-2048×1365

Noon – 4 pm

Early Explorers: Play Space

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Hudson River Museum

Noon – 7 pm

Yonkers Riverfest 2025

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Yonkers Downtown BID

wf-calendar-Family-Art-Workshop-Thaumatropes-in-Spaaaaaace-2025-09

Noon – 4 pm

Family Art Workshop: Thaumatropes in Spaaaaaace!

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes
Family

Hudson River Museum

event-2025-09-13-video-workshop-2048×1552

1:30 – 3:30 pm

Video Workshop for Families

Ages: All
Classes
Family
Film

Hudson River Museum

Sunday Sep. 14

10 am – 5 pm

Suffern Street Fair

Suffern Street FairSuffern

September14Flea

10 am – 4 pm

Back-to-School Bash at the Hastings Flea

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Hastings-on-Hudson Metro-North Commuter LotHastings on Hudson

event-2023-11-hike-the-hrm-2048×1365

11:30 am – 4 pm

“Hike the Hudson” Backpacks

Ages: All
Family
Free

Hudson River Museum

event-2023-11-hike-the-hrm-2048×1365

11:30 am – 4 pm

“Hike the Hudson” Backpack Activity

Ages: 5 – 8
Attractions
Family
Free

Hudson River Museum

event-2023-11-early-explorers-2048×1365

Noon – 4 pm

Early Explorers: Play Space

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Hudson River Museum

wf-calendar-Family-Art-Workshop-Thaumatropes-in-Spaaaaaace-2025-09

Noon – 4 pm

Family Art Workshop: Thaumatropes in Spaaaaaace!

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes
Family

Hudson River Museum

Thursday Sep. 18

PMD_4471

4 – 9 pm

Adirondack Balloon Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Floyd Bennett Memorial Aiport

+ Export Events

More from Around NYC

Cakesbynerwan

A taste of Autumn: Western Queens embraces seasonal flavors

betmgm bonus code

BetMGM Bonus Code AMNY1500: Claim $150 Betting Bonus for TCU vs. UNC

Michael Seltzer, who co-founded Funders for LGBTQ issues and Funders Concerned About AIDS, died on July 31 at the age of 78.

Michael Seltzer, visionary in gay and AIDS philanthropy, has died at 78

NY: Thousands celebrate the West Indian Day Parade.

Mayor Eric Adams, NYPD Commissioner outline security measures for J’Ouvert and West Indian American Day Parade