Kids’ Night on Broadway, the Broadway League’s annual family deal, returns Tuesday, August 25, 2026, and it’s the cheapest way to see a Broadway show all year: anyone 18 or younger gets in free to any of 21 participating productions when accompanied by a full-paying adult. The lineup is the big one — Wicked, The Lion King, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Outsiders, Hadestown, Aladdin, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, and Maybe Happy Ending — while The Great Gatsby and SIX: The Musical run their Kids’ Night performances on Wednesday, August 26 instead. Tickets aren’t on sale yet, so the move is to join the free Broadway Fan Club at kidsnightonbroadway.com to get notified the moment they drop. The deal extends past the stage: ticket holders get offers at 15 Theater District restaurants (Carmine’s, Ellen’s Stardust Diner, Havana Central, P.S. Kitchen, Schnipper’s, Virgil’s) — many serving a free kids’ meal with an adult entrée — plus exclusive deals at the Museum of Broadway and Top of the Rock. The program has run since 1996 and has handed out more than 386,000 tickets. Just check each show’s age guidance before booking: free is great, but Paranormal Activity isn’t for every seven-year-old.

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