The Best FREE Things to Do on Staten Island

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Thursday Dec. 26, 2024

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

McDonald’s Tiny Tots

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Austin J. McDonald PlaygroundWest Brighton

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

De Matti Park Tiny Tot Program

Ages: 4 and under
Free

De Matti ParkRosebank

Courtesy of Hudson Yards 7

10 am – 8 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsHudson Yards

10:30 – 11:15 am

Kwanzaa Storytime

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Brower Park Library

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Secret Sirens

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterSuffolk

STARSCAPE

11 am – 7 pm

STARSCAPE

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Genesis HouseMeatpacking District

11 am – 3 pm

Kwanzaa at the African Burial Ground National Monument

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

African Burial Ground National Monument

11 am – noon

Survival Skills for Kids

Ages: All
Free

Fort Greene Park Visitor Center

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Noon – 4 pm

Family Art Workshop: Fashion Designer for a Day

Ages: All
Art
Free

Hudson River Museum

Noon – 4 pm

Winter Recess in Prospect Park

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Prospect Park Audubon Center

1 – 2 pm

Animal Tracking Scat-venger Hunt for Kids

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Crotona Nature Center in Crotona Park

1 – 6 pm

Habari Gani: We Winning

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Major R. Owens Health & Wellness Community Center

1 – 2:30 pm

Tree Cookie Creations for Kids

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Free

Al Oerter Recreation Center

2:30 – 4:30 pm

De Matti Park Youth Power Hours

Ages: 3 – 12
Free

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Game Hour @ Sheepshead Bay Library

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
Games

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BaySheepshead Bay

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Free

Dongan Hills Library

4 – 5 pm

Light up: Montauk Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Free

Montauk Village GreenMontauk

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4 pm

Giant Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

The Bell Monument at Bell Tower Park

Chess picture

4 – 5 pm

Chess with Vladimir Mazo

Ages: All
Free
Games

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BaySheepshead Bay

4:30 – 8 pm

Grand Holiday Illumination 2024

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Untermyer Gardens

4:30 pm

Giant Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Free

LIRR Valley StreamValley Stream

5 – 7 pm

Builder’s Club

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

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6 – 8 pm

Cross County Center Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Free

Cross County CenterYonkers

6 pm

Lighting of Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah

Ages: All
Community
Free

Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah

6 – 8 pm

Light Up the Night: 14Y’s Downtown Chanukah Celebration

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Friday Dec. 27

All day

The Museum of Modern Art Presents- Projects: Marlon Mullen

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Museum of Modern Art

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8 am – 10 pm

The Lodge at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkMidtown

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8 am – 10 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Bryant ParkMidtown

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8 am – 10 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Markets

Bryant ParkMidtown

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

McDonald’s Tiny Tots

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Austin J. McDonald PlaygroundWest Brighton

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

De Matti Park Tiny Tot Program

Ages: 4 and under
Free

De Matti ParkRosebank

Courtesy of Hudson Yards 7

10 am – 8 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsHudson Yards

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