Kids' enrichment and STEM programs in Manhattan — 46 programs from NYC Parks, West Side YMCA, Riverside Park Conservancy, Harlem YMCA and more, with live registration status updated daily.
Search & filter every class →At a glance · 46 enrichment and STEM programs from 5 providers · 34 open for registration · typical price $310 · 2 free · ages birth–17 · updated Oct 28, 2026
NYC Parks · Washington Heights, Manhattan
Ages 6+Tue Wed Thu Fri SatLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Washington Heights, Manhattan
Ages 6–17Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri SatLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Ages 5–10½Tue$220–$250Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Mon$355–$410Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Fri$355–$410Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Wed$325–$370Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
NYC Parks · Financial District, Manhattan
Ages 13–17SatLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Mon$210Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Tue$325.50–$370Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Sun$355–$410Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Tue$355–$410Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Tue$355–$410Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Tue$265–$390Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
NYC Parks · Washington Heights, Manhattan
Ages 6–12WedLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Mon$285Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Tue$190Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Ages 6–9½Mon$220Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Mon$310Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Mon$310Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Sat$230Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Wed$310Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Mon$330Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
NYC Parks · Washington Heights, Manhattan
Ages 6–12Tue Wed Thu FriLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
Harlem YMCA · Harlem, Manhattan
Ages 13+ThuFreeFull season
Harlem YMCA centers on swim instruction, from Water Acclimation classes for 3-to-5-year-olds up through Teen/Adult stages, alongside a Leaders Club program. Prices run free to $247, with most listings around $225.
NYC Parks · Washington Heights, Manhattan
Ages 6–12TueLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Wed$280Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
Harlem YMCA · Harlem, Manhattan
Ages 12+WedFreeFull season
Harlem YMCA centers on swim instruction, from Water Acclimation classes for 3-to-5-year-olds up through Teen/Adult stages, alongside a Leaders Club program. Prices run free to $247, with most listings around $225.
NYC Parks · Washington Heights, Manhattan
Ages 6–12ThuLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Tue$280Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Sun$310Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Tue$310Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Sat$200Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Tue$300Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
NYC Parks · Harlem, Manhattan
Ages 0mo–5Wed FriLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
Randall's Island Park Alliance · East Harlem, Manhattan
Sat
Join the Randall’s Island Park Alliance and City Parks Foundation for the Jesse Owens Track and Field Youth Program ! This free weekly program is available to youth ages 8-16 and enables participants to learn the…
NYC Parks · East Harlem, Manhattan
Ages 8–12½Tue ThuLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
Riverside Park Conservancy · Manhattan, Manhattan
Sat
Riverside Park Playground Partners invite costumed kids to gather at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument at 89th Street and Riverside Drive and parade to Hippo Playground. Put on your favorite costume and join the fun.…
NYC Parks · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Likely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Harlem, Manhattan
Likely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Washington Heights, Manhattan
Likely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
Riverside Park Conservancy · Manhattan, Manhattan
Sat
Join us at the 95th Street Compost Compound for a behind-the-scenes look at the Conservancy’s diverse fleet of vehicles. Meet staff members, explore our cars, trucks, and heavy equipment, and learn how they help advance…
NYC Parks · Washington Heights, Manhattan
Likely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Gramercy, Manhattan
Ages 1–6Wed Thu FriLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Tue$310Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
NYC Parks · Harlem, Manhattan
Ages 6–17Mon Tue Wed Thu FriLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Ages 6–12Mon Tue Wed Thu FriLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
As of Oct 28, 2026, Enrollercoaster tracks 46 enrichment and STEM programs in Manhattan, from 5 providers including West Side YMCA, NYC Parks, and Riverside Park Conservancy. 34 are open for registration right now, and the rest are closed or not yet reporting a status. 2 programs are listed as free. 24% of the programs with a published schedule meet on a Saturday or Sunday; the rest are weekday-only.
Prices. Across the 25 programs that publish a price, the typical (median) listed price is $310; most fall between $265 and $326, with a full range of $190 to $355. Providers list prices differently — a single class, a month, or a full term — so compare the registration pages, not just the number.
Ages. Programs run from birth to 17. The most options are for school-age kids (11), teens (4), and toddlers (2).
Where the open spots are. By neighborhood, the most enrichment and STEM programs with open registration today are in Upper West Side (24 open), Washington Heights (6 open), Harlem (3 open), and Financial District (1 open). Neighborhood counts change daily as providers open and close sessions.
Enrichment and STEM classes in NYC cover coding, robotics, science labs, engineering with LEGO, math, cooking and languages, most of them for school-age children and a smaller set for preschoolers. Sessions are typically 60 to 90 minutes, run as a weekly term or a school-break camp, and are hands-on: building, experimenting or making something each session. Class sizes are small, materials and laptops are usually provided, and many programs sort children by grade rather than age. A trial class or a single-week camp is the easiest way to test a subject before committing to a full term.
34 of the 46 enrichment and STEM programs we track in Manhattan are open for registration as of Oct 28, 2026. Status is read from each provider's own registration system every morning.
The typical listed price is $310, and most of the 25 priced programs fall between $265 and $326. Prices are as published by each provider and may cover one session, a month or a full term. 2 programs are free.
Programs run from birth to 17. The most options are for school-age kids (11), teens (4), and toddlers (2). Every listing shows its own age range.
Today the most open enrichment and STEM programs are in Upper West Side (24 open), Washington Heights (6 open), and Harlem (3 open). These counts are recomputed every morning.
The largest by number of programs are West Side YMCA (25), NYC Parks (16), Riverside Park Conservancy (2), Harlem YMCA (2), and Randall's Island Park Alliance (1). 5 providers in total have enrichment and STEM programs listed in Manhattan.
Yes — 10 of the 42 programs with a published schedule meet on a Saturday or Sunday. Use the day filter above the list to show only weekend or weekday classes.
