Free Activities in April 2025: Best Things To Do in NYC

The Big Umbrella Festival welcomes kids, teens, and adults for a dynamic series of programming at Lincoln Center beginning Friday, April 4. Photo courtesy of Lincoln Center
3/24/25
- By Drew Kristofik
Resnick Education Wing at Carnegie Hall
Lincoln Center Damrosch Park
Prospect Park Audubon Center
6 River Terrace
Atlantic Terminal
Morris-Jumel Mansion Roger Morris Park
Van Cortlandt Park - E. 233rd Street Bocce Courts
Shore Road Park
Sherman Creek Pop-up Park
Rockefeller Center Radio Park
Prospect Park Audubon Center, Children's Corner, Carousel
Brooklyn Bridge Park Environmental Education Center
Gantry Plaza State Park
Harlem Grown's 134th Street Farm
City Point BKLYN
National Parks - Multiple Locations
Carnegie Hall
Fort Greene Park Monument Steps
Prospect Park Audubon Center
St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery
Belvedere Plaza
Multiple locations around NYC
Times Square Pedestrian Plaza
Prospect Park
Fort Greene Park
Battery Park City - Rockefeller Basketball Court
Davis Center
Multiple locations in DUMBO
Old Stone House
April in New York City showers us with tons of FREE things to do, including Lincoln Center's Big Umbrella Festival, a slew of Earth Day celebrations, and tons of Easter egg hunts!
Families can parade around NYC in Tartan or Easter bonnets, celebrate spring with music at Carnegie Hall, and snatch awesome freebies at our own Babytopia event! And don't miss all the free Kids' Week fun in all five boroughs during the action-packed spring break week.
As always, if an event piques 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 in advance or arrive early.
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Places featured in this article:
Resnick Education Wing at Carnegie Hall
Lincoln Center Damrosch Park
Prospect Park Audubon Center
6 River Terrace
Atlantic Terminal
Morris-Jumel Mansion Roger Morris Park
Van Cortlandt Park - E. 233rd Street Bocce Courts
Shore Road Park
Sherman Creek Pop-up Park
Rockefeller Center Radio Park
Prospect Park Audubon Center, Children's Corner, Carousel
Brooklyn Bridge Park Environmental Education Center
Gantry Plaza State Park
Harlem Grown's 134th Street Farm
City Point BKLYN
National Parks - Multiple Locations
Carnegie Hall
Fort Greene Park Monument Steps
Prospect Park Audubon Center
St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery
Belvedere Plaza
Multiple locations around NYC
Times Square Pedestrian Plaza
Prospect Park
Fort Greene Park
Battery Park City - Rockefeller Basketball Court
Davis Center
Multiple locations in DUMBO
Old Stone House