The Best FREE Things to Do in Rockland

Free things to do in Rockland

Find the best events from Oct 7 to Jan 1 for any age group

Find fun free things to do

Post an Event

Sunday Sep. 7, 2025

10 am – 5 pm

SeptemberFest Street Fair

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Main Street NyackNyack

10:30 – 11:30 am

Jewish Culture 4Kids celebrates Rosh Hashanah

Ages: 8 and under
Free
Holiday

First Hebrew CongregationPeekskill

event-2023-11-hike-the-hrm-2048×1365

11:30 am – 4 pm

“Hike the Hudson” Backpacks

Ages: All
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

event-2023-11-hike-the-hrm-2048×1365

11:30 am – 4 pm

“Hike the Hudson” Backpack Activity

Ages: 5 – 8
Attractions
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

event-2023-11-early-explorers-2048×1365

Noon – 4 pm

Early Explorers: Play Space

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

wf-calendar-Family-Art-Workshop-Thaumatropes-in-Spaaaaaace-2025-09

Noon – 4 pm

Family Art Workshop: Thaumatropes in Spaaaaaace!

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

Tuesday Sep. 9

10:30 – 11:30 am

Toddler Time (Walkers – Preschool Age 3)

Ages: 2 and under
Books & Readings
Dance

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Crafty Creations: Perler Bead Fun (Gr. 4-6)

Ages: 9 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

Storm-GravityWaves-GeorgePreoteasa_91512b

7 – 8 pm

Seeing the Night Sky Through Timelapse Photography (A Free, Virtual Lecture)

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Community

Hamptons Observatory (online)East Hampton

Wednesday Sep. 10

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Mini Makers: Tech Toys (Gr. K-3)

Ages: 5 – 8
Craft & DIY
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

Thursday Sep. 11

10:30 – 11:30 am

Baby Lap Time (Pre-Walkers)

Ages: 2 and under
Books & Readings
Dance

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

Noon – 6 pm

9/11 Serve & Remember

Ages: All
Community
Free

Westchester County CenterWhite Plains

Movie Night At Ridge Hill

7 pm

Movie Night At Ridge Hill

Ages: All
Caribbean
Film

Ridge HillYonkers

7 – 8 pm

Teen Library Council (Gr. 7-12)

Ages: 13 and up
Community
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

Friday Sep. 12

7 pm

Movie Nights at the Nature Center on the Great Lawn

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Film

Greenburgh Nature CenterScarsdale

Saturday Sep. 13

2025 Back-to-School Family Fun Walk at Sheldrake Environmental Center

10 – 11 am

Back-to-School Family Fun Walk

Ages: 5 – 12
Classes
Community

Sheldrake Environmental CenterLarchmont

BurkeExpo-Fencingphoto

10 am – 3 pm

Burke Adaptive Sports & Recreation Expo

Ages: All
Expo
Free

Burke Rehabilitation HospitalWhite Plains

11 am – 4 pm

Spencer’s Additional Regiment Encampment

Stony Point Battlefield State Historic SiteStony Point

event-2023-11-hike-the-hrm-2048×1365

11:30 am – 4 pm

“Hike the Hudson” Backpacks

Ages: All
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

event-2023-11-hike-the-hrm-2048×1365

11:30 am – 4 pm

“Hike the Hudson” Backpack Activity

Ages: 5 – 8
Attractions
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

event-2023-11-early-explorers-2048×1365

Noon – 4 pm

Early Explorers: Play Space

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

Noon – 7 pm

Yonkers Riverfest 2025

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Yonkers Downtown BIDYonkers

wf-calendar-Family-Art-Workshop-Thaumatropes-in-Spaaaaaace-2025-09

Noon – 4 pm

Family Art Workshop: Thaumatropes in Spaaaaaace!

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

event-2025-09-13-video-workshop-2048×1552

1:30 – 3:30 pm

Video Workshop for Families

Ages: All
Classes
Film

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

Sunday Sep. 14

10 am – 5 pm

Suffern Street Fair

Suffern Street FairSuffern

September14Flea

10 am – 4 pm

Back-to-School Bash at the Hastings Flea

Ages: All
Community
Free

Hastings-on-Hudson Metro-North Commuter LotHastings

11 am – 5 pm

Ridgewood Fall Art & Craft Street Fair

Ages: All
Free
Markets

East Ridgewood Ave.Ridgewood

event-2023-11-hike-the-hrm-2048×1365

11:30 am – 4 pm

“Hike the Hudson” Backpacks

Ages: All
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

event-2023-11-hike-the-hrm-2048×1365

11:30 am – 4 pm

“Hike the Hudson” Backpack Activity

Ages: 5 – 8
Attractions
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

event-2023-11-early-explorers-2048×1365

Noon – 4 pm

Early Explorers: Play Space

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

wf-calendar-Family-Art-Workshop-Thaumatropes-in-Spaaaaaace-2025-09

Noon – 4 pm

Family Art Workshop: Thaumatropes in Spaaaaaace!

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

Monday Sep. 15

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Brain Games: Tricky Trivia (Gr. 4-6)

Ages: 9 – 12
Free
Games

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

+ Export Events

More from Around NYC

The Maspeth community remembered those lost 24 years ago this week in the Sept. 11 attacks at the World Trade Center.

Maspeth community remembers those lost during 9/11 terrorist attacks 24 years ago

Suspect in Midtown attempted rape shown on video

Midtown rape attempt: Manhattan suspect busted for sick assault on woman at nail salon

In “Sk+te’kmukue’katik (At the Place of Ghosts)," an unresolved past trauma haunts an individual and his brother.

Queer-themed films premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival

Soft Bar Carl Radke

Soft Bar + Cafe, Carl Radke’s alcohol-free oasis, to open in Greenpoint on Sept. 17