Free Activities for Kids in March 2025: 46 Things To Do in NYC

Celebrate all things Irish at St. Patrick's Day Parades all across NYC this month. Photo by Jody Mercier
Celebrate all things Irish at St. Patrick's Day Parades all across NYC this month. Photo by Jody Mercier
2/25/25 - By Drew Kristofik

When it comes to free activities this March, NYC kids are in for a treat. We've found 46 completely free things to do in NYC this month, including everything from St. Patrick's Day celebrations to Holi at The Seaport and our own CAMPTOPIA event full of summer camp fun. Plus, kids can learn how to walk like a wizard, paint with mud, and meet some horses and the officers who ride them.

Read on for our picks for the best free family activities in New York City this March, including picks in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island.

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Beach 130th St. and Newport Ave.

Hunts Point Recreation Center

Brooklyn Central Library - Dweck Center

Fifth Avenue at 44th Street

Irish Arts Center (but this event is citywide)

Alley Poind Adventure Course in Alley Pond Park

About the Author

Drew Kristofik
Drew Kristofik’s career took a twist from editing teen magazines to a seven-year stint at MacNeil/Lehrer, followed by a long run at Nickelodeon/Viacom as Director of Content for Nick Online and Editor-in-Chief of ParentsConnect.com. A founding member of the Webby Award-winning GoCityKids, she’s written for Family Fun, Vanity Fair, and New York. Her middle school novel, The Time Boat, is available on Amazon Kindle. Drew keeps the MommyPoppins New York Events calendar spot-on and can be reached at events@mommypoppins.com.