74 Best Free Things To Do in NYC July 2024 with Kids
July is hot, but it's packed with cool FREE things to do in NYC for families, from Macy's 4th of July fireworks to City of Water Day and the BAAND Together Dance Fest. Shakespeare is rampant in the parks, including A Midsummer Night's Dream and Public Theater's Much Ado About Nothing. Fab fests include the Seaport Beach Fest, the downtown Math Fest, and Bastille Day!
Need more? We've found 100 FREE things to do in NYC this summer. Find more fun this month in our Summer Fun Guide for NYC Kids.
If an event catches your interest, click through to our listing for all the details, including addresses, times, and recommended ages. And keep in mind: Really cool things to do with kids often book up quickly, so register ASAP or plan to arrive early.
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Places featured in this article:
Clinton Cove Pier 96
Marcus Garvey Park Amphitheater
Central Park - Naumburg Bandshell
Prospect Park Long Meadow
Damrosch Park
Socrates Sculpture Park
Riverside Park Pier I
Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Riverside Park
Union Square Park
Archway under the Manhattan Bridge
Riverside Park Pier I
Coney Island Boardwalk
Bryant Park
Multiple locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn
Central Park Hans Christian Andersen Statue
Hunts Point Riverside Park
The Battery
Central Park
Various locations in NYC
Parks in all Five Boroughs
Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk
Prospect Park Audubon Center
P.S. 26 and Showplace Entertainment Center
Nathan’s Famous Restaurant
Seaport Square
On Board the Wavertree
Conference House Park - Great Lawn
West Side Community Garden
Multiple locations in Manhattan
Lincoln Center - David Geffen Hall
Pier 1 at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Asphalt Green
Pier 17, South Street Seaport
Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Riverside Park
The Whitney Museum of American Art
Madison Avenue from 59th to 63rd Streets
Lincoln Center - David Geffen Hall
Wyckoff Famhouse Museum
Playground 278
Riverside Park Pier I
Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Riverside Park
Intrepid Sea, Air, & Space Museum
Playground 278
Garden of Hope
The Skyscraper Museum
Astor Place