The Best FREE Things to Do in Rockland

Free things to do in Rockland

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Tuesday Oct. 1, 2024

5 – 6 pm

Learn to Play Basketball

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
Sports

Red Hook Recreation CenterBrooklyn

Wednesday Oct. 2

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4 – 6 pm

Tunes @ the Triangle

Ages: All
Community
Dance

6th Avenue Triangle at Flatbush AvenueBrooklyn

Thursday Oct. 3

10:30 – 11:30 am

Family Shofar Workshop

Ages: 3 – 12
Free
Holiday

The Greenpoint ShulBrooklyn

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3 – 3:45 pm

Quetzali Travels to Central and South America: Bilingual Puppet Show with Karina Onofre

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Saturday Oct. 5

BrooklynBookBodega_ENYFarmersMarket

9 am – 3 pm

Brooklyn Book Bodega Book Giveaway

East New York FarmsBrooklyn

10 – 11 am

Whiz Kidz

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

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10 am – 1 pm

Community Science Fishing

Ages: 3 and up
Free
Outdoors

Pier 5 – Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

10 am – noon

Nature Journaling

Ages: 9 and up
Craft & DIY
Environment

Clay Pit Ponds State Park PreserveStaten Island

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10 am – 1 pm

Paint and Fly with Monarch Butterflies

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Wave Hill HouseThe Bronx

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Turn a New York City Skyscraper Green

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Classes

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park City

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten Island MallStaten Island

Sunday Oct. 6

9 am – noon

NYRR Open Run: Conference House Park

Ages: All
Free

Conference House ParkStaten Island

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10 am – 1 pm

Paint and Fly with Monarch Butterflies

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Wave Hill HouseThe Bronx

Noon – 4 pm

WQXR’s Classical Kids Fair at the Queens Theatre

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
Music

Queens TheatreCorona

Monday Oct. 7

4 – 4:45 pm

Get Crafty! Paper Plate Pumpkins

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

Wednesday Oct. 9

4 – 4:45 pm

Kids Bingo!:Halloween Edition

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Richmondtown LibraryStaten Island

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4 – 6 pm

Tunes @ the Triangle

Ages: All
Community
Dance

6th Avenue Triangle at Flatbush AvenueBrooklyn

Thursday Oct. 10

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2 – 5 pm

Anti-Racist Family Day

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Books & Readings

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Saturday Oct. 12

BrooklynBookBodega_ENYFarmersMarket

9 am – 3 pm

Brooklyn Book Bodega Book Giveaway

East New York FarmsBrooklyn

10 – 11 am

Whiz Kidz

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten Island MallStaten Island

1 – 5 pm

POSTPONED Empire Outlets Presents: Fall Kick-off Carnival

Ages: All
Free

Empire OutletsSaint George

Sunday Oct. 13

9 am – noon

NYRR Open Run: Conference House Park

Ages: All
Free

Conference House ParkStaten Island

Wednesday Oct. 16

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4 – 6 pm

Tunes @ the Triangle

Ages: All
Community
Dance

6th Avenue Triangle at Flatbush AvenueBrooklyn

Saturday Oct. 19

BrooklynBookBodega_ENYFarmersMarket

9 am – 3 pm

Brooklyn Book Bodega Book Giveaway

East New York FarmsBrooklyn

10 – 11 am

Whiz Kidz

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

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10 am – 1 pm

Raptors in the Autumn Sky

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

Wave HillThe Bronx

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Ghastly Gargoyles

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Classes

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park City

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten Island MallStaten Island

Sunday Oct. 20

9 am – noon

NYRR Open Run: Conference House Park

Ages: All
Free

Conference House ParkStaten Island

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10 am – 1 pm

Raptors in the Autumn Sky

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

Wave HillThe Bronx

10 am – noon

Autumn Nature Crafts

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

Blue Heron Nature CenterStaten Island

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