The Best FREE Things to Do on Staten Island

Free things to do on Staten Island

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Friday Sep. 5, 2025

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

Sunday Sep. 14

10:45 am – noon

Tkiya New Year Jam

Ages: 8 and under
Community
Free

Commonpoint Queens

Saturday Sep. 20

11 am – 7 pm

The Westerleigh Folk Festival

Westerleigh Park

Saturday Sep. 27

OEM square

11 am – 3 pm

FREE NYC Emergency Management Family Preparedness Day

Ages: 5 and up
Free

Staten Island Children’s MuseumRandall Manor

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