Theatreworks USA offers kid-friendly performances through its Free Summer Theatre program. Sponsored by the Lucille Lortel Theatre Foundation, the annual program runs through the month of July at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. The troop performs fun-filled musicals that always have a subtle educational element, so your kids will learn something even during summer vacation. Schedules and performances vary.
Lucille Lortel Theatre
121 Christopher St.
New York, NY 10017
212-924-8782
theatreworksusa.org
The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian is located at the George Gustav Heye Center near Battery Park in New York City. The museum is open every day of the week, and there is no admission fee. As a part of the Native Networks program, the museum offers free daily screenings of short Native American-themed films. These free films are just long enough to tell an interesting story, but short enough to accommodate kids' attention spans. Screenings vary by season.
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
1 Bowling Green
New York, NY 10001
212-514-3700
nativenetworks.si.edu
Lincoln Center Out of Doors is a free festival featuring live music, international dancers and other family-friendly performances. The annual festival starts the last week of July and runs until the second week of August. You can watch all the events just outside the Lincoln Center, with free orchestra concerts in Hearst Plaza and popular bands in the Damrosch Park Bandshell. Dances and other events take place at Barclays Capital Grove.
Lincoln Center Out of Doors
10 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023
212-875-5456
lincolncenter.org
