The Best FREE Things to Do on Staten Island

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Saturday Aug. 23, 2025

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Pride Center of SI Back To School Event

Ages: All
Free

Pride Center of Staten Island

10:30 am

Pollinator Gardens Monitoring and TLC

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Greenbelt Nature Center

11 am – 2 pm

Kids Business Fair

All Saints Church Staten IslandWillowbrook

Tuesday Aug. 26

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive Center

7 – 9 pm

Triva Tuesdays At Dave & Busters S.I.

Dave & Busters Saten Island

8:30 – 10 pm

Movies Under the Stars: Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

Ages: All
Film
Free

Wednesday Aug. 27

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10 am – noon

Young Naturalists

Ages: 5 – 12
Environment
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive Center

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Noon – 1 pm

EmblemHealth Webinar: Pediatric Health

Ages: 3 and up
Beauty
Classes

Virtual via Zoom

Thursday Aug. 28

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean

Dongan Hills Library

Sunday Aug. 31

1 – 3 pm

Art in the Park: Suncatchers

Ages: All
Art
Environment

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterCharleston

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3 – 7 pm

Fairest of All – Vendor Market – Forest Avenue

Ages: All
Free
Markets

Parking Lot of Kings Arms Diner

Tuesday Sep. 2

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive Center

Thursday Sep. 4

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean

Dongan Hills Library

Friday Sep. 5

3 – 4 pm

Art and Meditation in The Chinese Scholar’s Garden

Ages: 5 and up
Free

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden

Sunday Sep. 7

Fall Harvest Festival

11 am – 2 pm

FREE Fall Harvest Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Tuesday Sep. 9

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive Center

Thursday Sep. 11

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean

Dongan Hills Library

Sunday Sep. 14

10:45 am – noon

Tkiya New Year Jam

Ages: 8 and under
Community
Free

Commonpoint Queens

11 am – 5 pm

Ridgewood Fall Art & Craft Street Fair

Ages: All
Free
Markets

East Ridgewood Ave.

Pardade 7

Noon – 2 pm

La Colmena’s Annual Mexican Independence Day Parade

La ColmenaPort Richmond

Tuesday Sep. 16

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive Center

Thursday Sep. 18

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean

Dongan Hills Library

Saturday Sep. 20

11 am – 7 pm

The Westerleigh Folk Festival

Westerleigh Park

Noon – 4 pm

Allendale Festival Day

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Allendale Festival DayAllendale

4 – 5 pm

Button and Jewelry Making Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Free

Dongan Hills Library

Tuesday Sep. 23

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive Center

Thursday Sep. 25

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean

Dongan Hills Library

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