Submitted by Rosalind Muggeridge on Sun, 09/01/2019 - 10:00am Best Free Things to Do with Kids in New York City, September 2019Ready for fall, but still savoring summer? September packs plenty of summer fun, with Labor Day weekend events plus the final few concerts and outdoor movies of the summer. This month also marks the kickoff of fall festivals around NYC, with faves like the Atlantic Antic, the Breukelen County Fair, and the sweet NYC Honey Fest. The FREE family fun doesn't stop there: September brings rope courses, arts workshops, and unicycling fun for New York City kids. Read on for over 50 FREE things to do this September in New York City, including events in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. Find more top events in our September GoList, or our always-packed daily NYC event calendar. Since NYC schools kick off this month, get a jump on fall planning with our NYC Day Trips Guide or Family Travel Guide. Free Labor Day Weekend Events Japan Performing Arts FestivalSaturday, August 31 – Governors Island West Indian American Day Junior Carnival ParadeSaturday, August 3 1 – Crown Heights, Brooklyn 10th Annual NYC Unicycle FestivalSaturday, August 31-Sunday, September 1 – Governors Island Kayaking & Canoeing at Hallets CoveSunday, September 1 – Long Island City, Queens Harlem Meer Performance FestivalSunday, September 1 – Harlem 27th Annual Running of the Great North River Tugboat Race & Competition Sunday, September 1 – Hell's Kitchen West Indian American Day Carnival 2019Monday, September 2 – Crown Heights, Brooklyn Labor Day in Prospect ParkMonday, September 2 – Prospect Park, Brooklyn Free Events Tuesday, September 3 – Sunday, September 8 Cool Pools NYC: Media Education at Douglass and DeGraw PoolWednesday, September 4 – Gowanus, Brooklyn Downtown Brooklyn Arts FestivalWednesday September 4- Friday, September 6 – Downtown Brooklyn Kids Yoga with Sacred Sounds YogaWednesdays and Thursdays, September 4 - September 19 – Greenwich Village Tot Time Wednesdays: Nature, Stories, and CraftsWednesdays, September 4 - October 23 – Long Island City, Queens Hudson RiverKids: ChelseaThursday, September 5 – Chelsea Coastal CleanupFriday, September 6 – Brooklyn Bridge Park Wings, Wands & Woodlands: Fairy WorkshopSaturday, September 7 – Randall's Island Socrates Sculpture Park: Saturday Sculpture WorkshopsSaturdays, September 7 - September 14 – Long Island City, Queens KayakingSaturdays, September 7 - September 28 – Dumbo, Brooklyn Taste of History: Apple ButterSaturdays and Sundays, September 7 - September 29 – Prospect Park, Brooklyn Art on the FarmSaturdays and Sundays, September 7 - October 20 – Randall's Island Children's Museum of the Arts: Free Art Island OutpostSaturdays and Sundays, September 7 - October 27 – Governors Island West Side County FairSunday, September 8 – Upper West Side Outdoor Movie Night on Randall's IslandSunday, September 8 – Randall's Island Alley Pond Adventure Rope Course Public SundaysSundays, September 8 - October 27 – Alley Park, Queens Morningside Lights: IslandSaturday, September 14 - Saturday, September 21 – Upper West Side Free Events Monday, September 9 — Sunday, September 15 Seaport CinemaMonday, September 9 – South Street Seaport Bubble34Wednesdays, September 11 - September 25 – Midtown Parade of MolesThursday, September 12 – Greenwich Village Ibi Zoboi & Rita Williams-GarciaThursday, September 12 – Fort Greene, Brooklyn The 93rd Annual Feast of San GennaroThursday, September 12 - Sunday, September 22 —Little Italy Kids Fest: Circus in the CircleFriday, September 13 – Gramercy Kids Fest: Stages in the SquareSaturday, September 14 – Madison Square Park NYC Honey FestSaturday, September 14 – Rockaway, Queens Brooklyn United Back-to-School Day at Albee SquareSaturday, September 14 – Downtown Brooklyn The Rock and Roll Playhouse at Rockefeller CenterSaturday, September 14 – Midtown ACT 2nd Annual Free Family Outdoor Movie NightSaturday, September 14 – Upper West Side Fishing ClinicsSaturday, September 14 – Brooklyn Bridge Park KoKo NYCSaturday, September 14 - Sunday, September 15 – Governors Island Sunday Social on Montague StreetSunday, September 15 – Brooklyn Heights One Crown Heights Neighborhood FestivalSunday, September 15 – Crown Heights, Brooklyn Boogie on the BoulevardSunday, September 15 – the Bronx Free Events Monday, September 16 – Sunday, September 22 Smithsonian Museum Day Live 2019Saturday, September 21 – Citywide B'rook'lyn Chess FestivalSaturday, September 21 – Crown Heights, Brooklyn Kite Flight for PeaceSaturday, September 21 – Roosevelt Island SchoolFest 2019Saturday, September 21 – Greenpoint, Brooklyn Future Saturdays Family Day: Sustainable SeptemberSaturday, September 21 – Fort Greene, Brooklyn Brooklyn Book Festival Children's Day Saturday, September 21 – Downtown Brooklyn Flatbush FrolicSunday, September 22 – Flatbush, Brooklyn Fall Family DaySunday, September 22 – Upper West Side Brooklyn Book Festival: Festival Day and Literary MarketplaceSunday, September 22 – Downtown Brooklyn Free Events Monday, September 23 – Monday, September 30 Fall Family NightFriday, September 27 – Gramercy Puzzling with Pentominoes, with Vince MatskoFriday, September 27 – Gramercy 53rd Annual Ragamuffin ParadeSaturday, September 28 – Bay Ridge, Brooklyn 8th Annual Breukelen Country FairSaturday, September 28 – Canarsie, Brooklyn Submerge: NYC Marine Science FestivalSaturday, September 28 – Tribeca 45th Annual Atlantic AnticSunday, September 29 – Atlantic Avenue from Prospect Heights to Brooklyn Heights Kwame Alexander & Denene MillnerMonday September, 30 – Fort Greene, Brooklyn Fairs & FestivalsFall ActivitiesFree ActivitiesNew York City
