The Best FREE Things to Do on Long Island

Free things to do on Long Island

Find events happening today in your neighborhood

Find fun free things to do

Post an Event

Tuesday Nov. 19, 2024

11 am – noon

Lapsit Storytime: Baby Space

Ages: 2 and under
Books & Readings
Family
Free

St. George Library CenterStaten Island

Friday Nov. 22

afterwork fridays nyc

All day

Afterwork Fridays at Doha Bar Lounge in Astoria Queens

Doha Bar LoungeLong Island City

20240913_he_WSP-YesChef-exhibition_0460_212794

Midnight – 8 pm

Yes, Chef

Free

WSAFinancial District

Brookfield Place_Winter Garden Atrium_2015 (1)

All day

Holiday Under the Palms at Brookfield Place

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

Screenshot 2024-10-17 at 12.10.41 PM

8 am – 10 pm

The Lodge at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free

Bryant ParkNew York City

Screenshot 2024-10-17 at 3.15.54 PM

8 am – 10 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Bryant ParkNew York City

Screenshot 2024-10-17 at 2.35.03 PM

8 am – 10 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
Markets

Bryant ParkNew York City

9 am – 5 pm

Lighted Earth

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design GalleryFlatiron

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

McDonald’s Tiny Tots

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Austin J. McDonald PlaygroundStaten Island

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

De Matti Park Tiny Tot Program

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

De Matti ParkStaten Island

Lemieux_Boots on the Ground_17811 view2 hr

Noon – 6 pm

Past as Prologue: A Historical Acknowledgment, Part I of II

Art
Free

National Academy of DesignChelsea

2 – 3:30 pm

Kid’s Gaming: Thanksgiving Bingo

Ages: All
Family
Free
Games

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

2:30 – 4:30 pm

McDonald’s Playground Youth Power Hours

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Free

Austin J. McDonald PlaygroundStaten Island

2:30 – 4:30 pm

De Matti Park Youth Power Hours

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Free

DeMatti ParkStaten Island

3 – 5 pm

Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

3 – 5 pm

Open Hours at Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

3:30 – 4:15 pm

Kids Lego Masters

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Charleston LibraryStaten Island

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Cultural Origami Paper Crane Craft Presented by Staten Island Tech in Partnership with the Dongan Hills Library

Ages: 9 – 12
Family
Free

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

5 – 10 pm

FREE FRIDAY NIGHTS

Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American Art

large_24_FF_WebGraphicMockup_FINAL_V3

5 – 10 pm

Free Friday Nights

Free

The Whitney Museum of American Art

5 pm

7th Annual Tree Light Event

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

5 pm

All-American Christmas Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

MxNow_Event_Image_Fandango_Jarocho_Newyorkino

6:30 – 8:30 pm

Mexico Now Festival: Fandango Jarocho Newyorkino

Chelsea FactoryChelsea

7 – 8 pm

Lyons Recreation Center Game On Teen Night

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Free
Games

Lyons Pool Recreation CenterStaten Island

+ Export Events

More from Around Long Island

Photo1_Sarah_Abramowitz_headshot_2024

Long Island Press

Zucker School of Medicine Student Publishes Research in JAMA Highlighting Inconsistencies of Genetic Markers for Predicting Heart Disease

Farmingdale, N.Y.: Strain Stars, Long Island's first state-approved recreational cannabis dispensary on July 7, 2023 in Farmingdale, New York

Strain Stars Cannabis Dispensary Opens in Riverhead Black Friday

Sagaponack

Behind the Hedges

‘Iconic’ Sagaponack Estate on the Ocean Asks $85M

Brownstone houses in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York City, USA

Op-Ed | A model for Brooklyn’s housing future