Free Family Events This Weekend! (July 20-22)

Sprinkler Day will take place this Saturday at Asphalt Green! Photo via facebook.com.

Have an amazing weekend without opening your wallet! For even more activity inspiration, check out our Weekend Planner.

Through Sunday, August 19

Shakespeare in the Park: “Twelfth Night”
8pm
Delacorte Theater, Central Park
All Ages
Spend a lovely summer night at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park for a production of Twelfth Night, as part of Public Works’ annual Shakespeare in the Park series. Please note: No performances on Mondays.

Through Saturday, July 21

“Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation” Play Space
11am-6pm
Sony Square NYC
All Ages
In honor of the new movie, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, SONY Square NYC will be hosting a play space where kids can play the new PS4 game, test out the mobile app, and take pictures with the Drac Pac.

Friday, July 20

Storytime: All About Ice Cream
10:30am
Mount Vernon Hotel Museum
Ages 2-6
Check out the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum this Friday for a free storytime! Kids can listen to historically themed stories about ice cream and pretend to make their own.

Saturday, July 21

Fairway’s Ultimate Picnic Day
10am-4pm
Fairway Flatiron Plaza
All Ages
Stop by the booth at Flatiron Plaza to get a free picnic kit! Each kit includes the market’s favorite picnic snacks and a picnic blanket. While supplies last.

Summer Saturday 2018
11:30am
American Folk Art Museum
All Ages
Join the American Folk Art Museum for its Summer Saturday! The day will feature a family-friendly concert from Brooklyn-based duo The Buttons, an interactive puppet show with Playdate Puppets, guided museum exhibit tours, a family scavenger hunt, and more.

Come Out & Play Family Day
1-5pm
Manhattan Bridge Archway Plaza
All Ages
The Come Out & Play Festival, which is dedicated to the playing of street games, is hosting a free Family Day at Manhattan Bridge Archway Plaza. All games revolve around this year’s theme: time travel. Play games from the past, present, and future during this afternoon of outdoor family fun and competition! Games will run multiple times throughout the day.

Sprinkler Day
1-3pm
Asphalt Green
All Ages
As summer temperatures soar, New Yorkers of all ages will have two opportunities to cool off—and get soaked—at Asphalt Green’s fifth annual free Sprinkler Day events. For the first time, the nonprofit will host two Sprinkler Day events, so even more kids and adults can play in high-powered sprinklers on the turf field at the nonprofit sports and fitness organization’s Upper East Side campus.

Saturday, July 21-Sunday, July 22

Uni Project
11am-4pm
Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park
All Ages
This pop-up reading room features a spot for kids to read and draw. A story time will take place at 12:30pm and at 2pm.

Sunday, July 22

Family Camping: Brooklyn
6pm (Sunday)-7am (Monday)
Marine Park
All Ages
This Sunday, take your family camping in Brooklyn’s Marine Park! Urban Park Rangers will be on-hand throughout the evening to provide a safe, family-friendly experience for all. Pre-registration is required.

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Cucu's PlayHouse

<div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Interactive, live-streaming music and movement class in Spanish for babies, toddlers and preschoolers!<br />Join us every day from Monday through Saturday at 1:30 pm EST to sing, dance and play together while learning Spanish from your home.</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"> </div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">This class is part of a Spanish Immersion Program where your child will be introduced to basic concepts like the animals, colors, numbers and letters. All of these through the universal language of Music. Each session is fun, interactive and engaging.<br />A selection of Children Songs in Spanish guides the class from start to finish. Activities are related to the lyrics, in order to familiarize the children with the words and their meanings. Some of the songs encourage the children to dance. Nilda uses puppets, musical instruments, and props to teach children basic vocabulary through action and interaction, rather than through translation.</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"><br />The classes are streamed on Zoom's webinar platform. Participants (children, parents, nannies) are able to join the video from their homes and interact with us in real-time, it is a fun and engaging experience.</div>

Asphalt Green

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">Asphalt Green’s high-quality sports programs start at 4 months old. Two beautiful facilities in vibrant Manhattan neighborhoods provide the optimal space for children to learn the fundamentals, play for leisure, or compete at the highest level.<br />As the leading sports and fitness facility in Manhattan, Asphalt Green’s never-before- seen training methods focus on improving your mental and physical game. Whether participating in swim, soccer, flag football, martial arts, basketball, baseball, tennis, or volleyball, coaches instill values that set athletes up for success in life and bring out their full potential in sports.</span></p>

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">Looking for something to do with the kids in New York City that is fun, exciting, and educational? The Intrepid Museum offers family-friendly activities and programs all year long that keep children engaged, entertained, and curious about history and science. Fun rain or shine, the Museum offers both indoor and outdoor interactive exhibits and activities. With so many things to do and see, you’ll never hear “I’m bored,” when you climb aboard Intrepid. A non-profit, educational institution featuring the legendary aircraft carrier Intrepid, the space shuttle Enterprise, the world’s fastest jets and a guided missile submarine.<br /></span></p>