The Best FREE Things to Do on Staten Island

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Sunday Aug. 24, 2025

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge Park

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

9 am – 4 pm

Bronx Park East Farmers Market

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

2045 Bronx Park EastPelham Parkway

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Free

banksy museumSoho

10 am – 1 pm

Battle of Brooklyn and The Meaning of Freedom: Family Afternoon

Green-Wood Cemetery

10 am – 5 pm

Nesconset Day 2025

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Nesconset GazeboNesconset

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10 am – 5 pm

Summer Festival

Ages: 8 and under
Free
Open Houses

NY Kids Club Park Slope-GowanusPark Slope-Gowanus

Ad for volenteer day

11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

Ages: All
Classes
Community

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11 am – 7 pm

Sunday Fundays at Cross County Center Summer Fest 2025

Ages: All
Free

Cross County Center

11 am – 12:30 pm

Kids Science

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

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11:30 am – 4 pm

“Hike the Hudson” Backpacks

Ages: All
Free

Hudson River Museum

Free Kayaking

Noon – 3:30 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn Heights

Noon – 1:30 pm

Weekend Kids

Ages: All
Free

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Noon – 4 pm

Early Explorers: Play Space

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Hudson River Museum

Noon – 2 pm

Back to School Bash: Supplies, Smiles, and Style

Ages: All
Free

Green Acres MallValley Stream

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Noon – 6 pm

Bridgehampton Art Affair

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

The Corwith HouseBridgehampton

Noon – 3 pm

Barkfest On Third: Last Howl of Summer

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Food & Drink

Third Avenue between Bruckner Blvd & 134th StMott Haven

Noon – 6 pm

Muslim Heritage Festival

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Kensico Dam Plaza

Noon – 4 pm

Huntington Prepares for the Battle of Brooklyn

Huntington Arsenal & Village GreenHuntington

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2 – 3 pm

Tour the Historic Thomas Dodge Homestead, c. 1721

Ages: 3 and up
Free
History & Culture

Create: Thomas Dodge HomesteadPort Washington

2 – 4 pm

An Afternoon with Stan Smith

P.C. Richard & SonUpper West Side

3 – 4:30 pm

Sondheim’s Greatest Hits — Port Washington Play Troupe presents Broadway on Manhasset Bay under the Stars

Ages: All
Free
Music

John Philip Sousa Memorial Band Shell Sunset Park / Main Street Port Washington 11050Port Washington

tokyo drift

4 – 10 pm

The 52nd Great Feast of Mother Cabrini

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

Suffolk County Community CollegeBrentwood

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