The Best FREE Things to Do in Rockland

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Thursday Dec. 26, 2024

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Game Hour @ Sheepshead Bay Library

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
Games

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Free

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

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4 pm

Giant Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

The Bell Monument at Bell Tower ParkBronx

Chess picture

4 – 5 pm

Chess with Vladimir Mazo

Ages: All
Free
Games

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

5:30 pm

Fire & Ice: Giant Ice Menorah

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Chabad of Midtown Manhattan

Brooklyns Largets Menorah

6 pm

Lighting of Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah

Ages: All
Community
Free

Brooklyn’s Largest MenorahBrooklyn

6 – 8 pm

Light Up the Night: 14Y’s Downtown Chanukah Celebration

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Friday Dec. 27

All day

The Museum of Modern Art Presents- Projects: Marlon Mullen

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Museum of Modern Art

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8 am – 10 pm

The Lodge at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Markets

Bryant ParkNew York City

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

McDonald’s Tiny Tots

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Austin J. McDonald PlaygroundStaten Island

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

De Matti Park Tiny Tot Program

Ages: 4 and under
Free

De Matti ParkStaten Island

Courtesy of Hudson Yards 7

10 am – 8 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

STARSCAPE

11 am – 7 pm

STARSCAPE

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Genesis HouseMeatpacking District

11 am – 1 pm

Children’s Kwanzaa Village 2024

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

New Lots LibraryBrooklyn

Noon – 4 pm

Winter Recess in Prospect Park

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Prospect Park Audubon CenterBrooklyn

1 – 5 pm

Kwanzaa Laser Design Workshop- DIVAS & UHHP

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Divas for Social JusticeBrooklyn

1 – 2 pm

Deer Exploration For Kids

Ages: All
Free

Section 2 Orchard Beach in Pelham Bay ParkBronx

1 – 2 pm

Sensory Perception Hike for Kids

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Picnic House in Prospect ParkBrooklyn

2:30 – 4:30 pm

De Matti Park Youth Power Hours

Ages: 3 – 12
Free

DeMatti ParkStaten Island

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3 pm

Giant Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

The Bell Monument at Bell Tower ParkBronx

Brooklyns Largets Menorah

3:30 pm

Lighting of Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah

Ages: All
Community
Free

Brooklyn’s Largest MenorahBrooklyn

4 – 5 pm

Nocturnal Hike and Campfire for Kids

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Myrtle Avenue and Park Lane South in Forest ParkRichmond Hill

4 – 5 pm

Nocturnal Hike and Campfire for Kids

Ages: All
Free

Forest ParkWoodhaven

Saturday Dec. 28

All day

The Museum of Modern Art Presents- Projects: Marlon Mullen

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Museum of Modern Art

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8 am – 10 pm

The Lodge at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Markets

Bryant ParkNew York City

BKPU_Fort Greene Market

9 am – 4 pm

Fort Greene Park Holiday Artisans Bazaar by Brooklyn Pop-Up

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Community

Fort Greene Park (Washington Park & Dekalb Ave. Entrance)Brooklyn

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

McDonald’s Tiny Tots

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Austin J. McDonald PlaygroundStaten Island

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

De Matti Park Tiny Tot Program

Ages: 4 and under
Free

De Matti ParkStaten Island

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