When Are Kids’ Museums FREE in NYC: Days and Times
A list of the most attractive Children’s Museums in NYC. Find out when are they free, the specific days and times and save your money!
What is free, is the admission to the NYC Kids Museums. Special events and exhibitions may require to pay a fee. Always check their website and their calendar! Many have family programs and seasonal workshops that are cool!
MOST POPULAR NYC KIDS MUSEUMS:
- Museum of Natural History
- Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
- Children’s Museum of Manhattan
- Brooklyn Children’s Museum
- New York Aquarium
- Bronx Zoo
Free on Wednesdays
New York Aquarium | Coney Island, Brooklyn
3pm to 3:30pm in Fall/Winter/Spring & 4pm to 5pm in Summer (pay what you wish) | Always Free 2 & under. nyaquarium.
Bronx Zoo
All day free, pay what you wish. bronxzoo.com.
Staten Island Zoo
Free from 2pm to 4:45pm. Children 2 & under always free. statenislandzoo.org.
Free on Thursdays
Children’s Museum of the Arts | West Village
4pm to 6pm (pay what you wish). | Always free under 1 Free. cmany.org.
Brooklyn Children’s Museum
2pm to 6pm (pay as you wish) | Age of 12 months & under always free. brooklynkids.org.
Staten Island Zoo
Free after 2pm | Children 2 & under always free. statenislandzoo.org.
Free on Fridays
DiMenna Children’s History Museum | Upper West Side
6pm to 8pm. | Kids 4 & under always free. Website.
Museum of the Moving Image | Astoria, Queens
4pm to 8pm | Children 4 & under always free. movingimage.us.
New York Hall of Science | Corona, Queens
2pm to 5pm | Always Free up to 2 years old. nysci.org.
Free on Saturdays
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum | Upper East Side
6pm to 9pm. 18 years old & under always free. cooperhewitt.org.
New York Hall of Science | Corona, Queens
10am to 11am | Always Free up to 2 years old. nysci.org.
1st Full Weekend of Every Month
Intrepid Sea, Air & Spce Museum | Midtown West
Free for Bank of American Cardholders only. Not a guest of a cardholder | Children 4 & under always free. intrepidmuseum.org.
NYC Kids Museums – Free All Days
American Museum of Natural History | Upper West Side
They have a SUGGESTED price. You pay what you wish at ticket counters. You can pay a dollar if you want! amny.org.
El Museo del Barrio | East Harlem
They have a suggested admission price. elmuseo.org.
Queens County Farm
Free admission every day. Some events require to pay a fee. Check here.
Links of interest:
Free Days at NYC Museums (for adults & for everyone).
Enjoy!
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