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.

Brooklyn Robot Foundry - Virtual Classes

Brooklyn Robot Foundry offers super fun online robot-building classes for children 2-13 years old!&nbsp;&nbsp;Each week, students are introduced to new engineering concepts and components while building that day&rsquo;s robot in their own &ldquo;workshop&rdquo;.&nbsp;&nbsp;All classes maintain a very low student-to-teacher ratio, allowing for plenty of individualized instruction and socializing. The supplies are shipped in advance and classes are led by amazing instructors, taking all the pressure off parents.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Foundry&rsquo;s main focus however, is that kids have fun, get creative, and enjoy being part of this STEAM-loving community!&nbsp;

New York Society of Play Summer Camp and Classes

Summer Game Camp There are many who do not feel safe sending their children back out into the world with summer camp, this year. To serve those parents and keep the children connected and stimulated during this challenging time, we are offering NYSP Digital Summer Camp. The name of the game with NYSP Summer Camp is community. We have made a large effort to make our camp feel like a living space, with features including &ndash; - Role-Playing games familiar and new, led by our master storytellers! - Enriching electives such as Chess, World Building, Character Acting, Crafts, Drawing, and more! - Discussion and media screening rooms during lunch! - A digital campus! - Moderated chat hours! &nbsp; Join us for a summer of games, friends, and more! Mon - Fri 10am - 2:30pm &nbsp; Roleplay Expeditions: Dungeons &amp; Dragons No experience is required to join one of our Dungeons &amp; Dragons games. Our game masters have pre-made character sheets, so you'll be able to start playing the game right away! We adapt the rules of traditional Dungeons &amp; Dragons to make them more approachable to children of various ages. Battle in dungeons, search for relics, and make new friends in our one-of-a-kind Dungeons &amp; Dragons workshop!&nbsp; &nbsp; Public games meet once per week, with different groups every time. Private games meet 1 to 2 times per week with the same group of kids. Since the players and the storyteller in the group are consistent, this enables us to tell epic tales of adventure together! &nbsp; Dungeons &amp; Dragons Junior No experience is required to join one of our drop-in Dungeons &amp; Dragons games. Our Dungeons &amp; Dragons Jr. game provides a D&amp;D storytelling experience without character sheets. Battle in dungeons, search for relics, and make new friends in our one-of-a-kind Dungeons &amp; Dragons workshop! A great way to introduce young children to D&amp;D so they can eventually move onto the main game.