Summer Free Play

WNY youth need access to Free Play in the Summer. 

During the summer break, Project Play funds open gym and outdoor free play activities at locations throughout Western New York.

See below for a schedule of 2026 Summer Free Play Zones. Please reach out to the individual organizations for additional details.

The benefits of Free Play:

• Free Play gives kids more autonomy over their play time and helps develop lifelong athletes and players.
• Free Play helps youth through active means of self-discovery
• Free Play provides today’s youth with natural opportunities for socialization: compromise, cooperation and coordination
• Free Play allows kids at different levels of athleticism to improve their physical literacy