50 Free Things to Do With NYC Kids in April
This April in New York City, we get ready for warmer weather and a lengthy list of FREE events and activities across all five boroughs.
Celebrate Easter with animals (balloon or otherwise), appreciate the outdoors on Earth Day, or get involved in the arts. Don't worry about April showers, there are plenty of flowers to enjoy before May, and there are numerous upcoming festivals and events so we can all enjoy the outdoors as skies clear and the days lengthen, including the Annual Shearing of the Heather Celebration, the Little League Season Opener Parade, Street Games, and the dragon-filled St. George Day.
Here are 50 FREE kid-friendly and family-friendly events to keep the whole brood busy this month—without breaking the bank.
Ice Theater New York (ITNY) skates into Rockefeller Center before the rink closes for the season. Photo courtesy of ITNY
Monday, April 1 - Saturday, April 6
The Bilingual Birdies celebrate language and culture with fun-filled live music and dance. Photo by Sarah Farzam
Sunday, April 7 - Saturday, April 13
Join the free community organization NYSoM for an egg hunt in the Target East Harlem Garden. Photo courtesy of NYSoM
Sunday, April 14 - Saturday, April 20
Enjoy your Spring Break with Prospect Park Alliance. Visit the park for family friendly activities at the Audubon Center and Lefferts Historic House. Photo courtesy of the Prospect Park Alliance
Sunday, April 21 - Saturday, April 27
Sunday, April 28-Tuesday, April 30
Rockefeller Plaza
49th Street 50th Streets and 5th and 6th Avenues
Manhattan, NY
National Museum of Mathematics
11 East 26th St
New York, NY 10010
Bryant Park
Between 40th and 42nd Streets & Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
New York, NY
The Armory Track & Field Center
216 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
West End Secondary School
227 West 61st St.
New York, NY 10023
Lincoln Center
61 West 62nd Street, David Rubenstein Atrium
New York, NY 10023
King Manor Museum
153rd Street and Jamaica Avenue Located in King Park
New York, NY 11432
Lefferts Historic House
Intersection Ocean & Flatbush Aves. and Empire Blvd.
Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn Central Library, Dweck Center
10 Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Heather Garden, Fort Tryon Park
Cabrini Boulevard & Ft. Washington Ave.
New York, NY
The Bandshell (in Prospect Park)
Seventh Avenue and Second St.
Brooklyn, NY
Old Stone House & Washington Park
336 3rd Street between 4th and 5th Avenues
Brooklyn, NY 11215
J. Hood Wright Recreations Center
351 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10033
Rodale Pleasant Park Community Garden
437 114 Street between Pleasant Ave & 1st Avenue
New York, NY 10029
Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve
2351 Veterans Rd W
Staten Island, NY 10309
The Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum
5816 Clarendon Road
New York, NY
Queensbridge Park
21 Street, Bridge Plaza, Vernon Boulevard, East River Enter at Vernon and 41st
Queens, NY
Easter Parade Route
FIfth Avenue between 49th and 57th Streets
New York, NY 10022
Brooklyn Central Library, Dweck Center
10 Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Thomas Jefferson Park
114th Street & First Avenue
New York, NY 10029
Manhattan's West Side
Broadway and Times Square to Union Square
New York, NY
Tompkinsville Park
Bay St., Victory Blvd.
Staten Island, NY 10301