The Best FREE Things to Do on Staten Island

Free things to do on Staten Island

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Tuesday Sep. 30, 2025

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive Center

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

IKEA Secret Room Brooklyn

11 am – 7 pm

Discover the Secret Room at IKEA Brooklyn

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Free

IKEA BrooklynRed Hook

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6:30 – 8 pm

Expert Webinar: NYC High School Admissions Essays

Ages: 13 and up
Free
Virtual

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Wednesday Oct. 1

8 – 9 am

Power Hour at the Backyard at Hudson Yards: Extra Mile Run Club with Rhone

Ages: 13 and up
Free
Health & Fitness

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

Stories & Crafts

10:30 – 11:15 am

Stories & Crafts

Ages: 3 – 4
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

101 Dalmatians Movie & Craft

10:30 am – noon

101 Dalmatians Movie & Craft

Ages: 8 and under
Books & Readings
Community

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

IKEA Secret Room Brooklyn

11 am – 7 pm

Discover the Secret Room at IKEA Brooklyn

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Free

IKEA BrooklynRed Hook

3 pm

Double Dutch Dreamz: Wednesday Wonders

Ages: All
Free
Games

Abolitionist Place

3 – 5 pm

Pickleball Open Class

Ages: All
Classes
Free

Gantry Plaza State Park – Handball CourtsLong Island City

Builders Club

5 – 7 pm

Builders Club

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

Thursday Oct. 2

10 am

Tot Time!

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Rainbow Playground at Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

Brooklyn Prospect Park Stroller Walk

10 am

Prospect Park Stroller Walk

Ages: 2 and under
Community
Free

Prospect Park Audubon Center

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11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterSuffolk

IKEA Secret Room Brooklyn

11 am – 7 pm

Discover the Secret Room at IKEA Brooklyn

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Free

IKEA BrooklynRed Hook

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11 am – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Free

IKEA House Warming

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean

Dongan Hills Library

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4 – 5 pm

Yom Kippur Family Service

Ages: 8 and under
Free
Holiday

Congregation Sons of Israel, Briarcliff ManorBriarcliff Manor

6:30 – 8 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square Park

Friday Oct. 3

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

Playtime Storytime

10:30 – 11:15 am

Playtime Storytime

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

Jolly Roger Flag -Pic Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterSuffolk

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11 am – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Free

IKEA House Warming

3 – 5 pm

Pickleball Open Class

Ages: All
Classes
Free

Gantry Plaza State Park – Handball CourtsLong Island City

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4 – 6 pm

Community Science Fishing

Ages: All
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5

Jenga

4 – 5 pm

Giant Game Night @ the Village Branch

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
Games

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library Village Branch85 Main Street, Haverstraw, NY 10927

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5 – 8 pm

Free First Fridays: Gilded Age Music and Fashion

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Hudson River Museum

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6 – 8 pm

Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards – Comedy Night with GROWN UPS

Ages: All
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

6 – 8 pm

Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & Gardens

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