Free & Cheap Activities in NYC This Weekend (September 15, 16, 17, 2017)

Friday September 15, 2017
Saturday September 16, 2017
Sunday September 17, 2017

Looking for free and cheap things to do in New York City this weekend?  We have scoured the internet to find fun, interesting, artsy, tasty, active, educational and unique experiences that you can do this weekend in the city for free or cheap.

If you’re on a budget (or even if you’re not), check out the chronological list below for ideas on what to do this weekend without breaking the bank.  Whatever your interests – food, music, movies, theater, dance, comedy, classes, tours, art or games – there’s definitely something here for you!

Friday September 15, 2017

Floating Pool | Active

• Barretto Point Park (Bronx), Friday, Saturday & Sunday, 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM (Free!)
• The only pool in NYC that sits out on a barge. Enjoy free swimming and playing in the floating pool. Sunscreen provided.
• Recurs throughout summer
• Event Website

Photoville | Museum/Art Fair/Festival Tour Food

• Brooklyn Bridge Plaza, 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Free!)
• Photoville, an immersive photographic village of 55+ shipping containers turned into galleries. With indoor and outdoor exhibitions, talks, walking tours, workshops, and Smorgasburg food vendors and a beer garden.
• Recurs next weekend
• Event Website

Museum of Modern Art | Museum/Art

• 11 W. 53rd St., 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM (Free!)
• Free admission to the MoMA courtesy of Uniqlo
• Recurring every Friday
• Event Website

Free Music Fridays | Music

• American Folk Art Museum, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Free!)
• This week’s feature includes folk musicians Atoosa Grey, Ben R. Mackie, and Joshua Garcia.
• Recurs every Friday
• Event Website

Circle in the City: Ryan Kinder | Music

• Bryant Park, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Free!)
• Nashville artist Ryan Kinder performs.
• Event Website

Viva Verdi | Music

• Bryant Park, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Free!)
• An evening of excerpts from some of Giuseppe Verdi’s most famous operas.
• Event Website

Bingo | Fun & Games

• West Harlem Piers Park (W. 125th St. & Marginal St.), 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Free!)
• BYO food & beverages to this all ages, free to enter, B-I-N-G-O night. Each game winner receives a prize!
• Event Website

Morgan Library & Museum | Museum/Art

• Madison Ave & 36th St., 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (Free!)
• Free admission to the library and museum.
• Recurring every Friday
• Event Website

“Cesar Chavez: An American Hero” Screening | Film

• Sunset Park (Brooklyn), 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (Free!)
• Synopsis: In this 2014 biopic, famed labor organizer and civil-rights activist Cesar Chavez is torn between his duty to his family and his commitment to securing a living wage for farm workers.
• Event Website

“Grown Ups 2” Screening | Film

• 227 E. 102nd Street Basketball Courts, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Free!)
• Synopsis: Old high-school pals recapture some of their past glories and learn life lessons from their kids, who are celebrating their last day of school.
• Event Website

“Newsies” Screening | Film

• 3 Clarkson Street (Manhattan), 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Free!)
• Synopsis: When young newspaper sellers are exploited beyond reason by their bosses, they set out to enact change and are met by the ruthlessness of big business in this musical about the Newsboys’ Strike of 1899.
• Event Website

Whitney Museum | Museum/Art

• 99 Gansevoort Street (Chelsea), 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Free!)
• Free/pay what you wish admission to the Whitney Museum.
• Recurring every Friday
• Event Website

“Bless Me, Ultima” Screening | Film

• Maria Hernandez Park (Brooklyn), 7:15 PM – 9:00 PM (Free!)
• Synopsis: Based on the 1972 novel by Rudolfo Anaya, this drama centers on the relationship between a young man and an elderly curandera who helps him contend with the battle between good and evil that rages in his Santa Fe village.
• Event Website

“The Graduate” Screening | Film

• Hunter’s Point South Park (Queens), 7:45 PM – 9:45 PM (Free!)
• Synopsis: A 1960s cinema classic about a love affair between a recent college graduate and an older family friend.
• Event Website

“LION” Screening | Film

• Ferry Point Park (Bronx), 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Free!)
• Synopsis: Five year old Saroo gets lost on a train which takes him thousands of miles across India, away from home and family. Saroo must learn to survive alone in Kolkata, before ultimately being adopted by an Australian couple.
• Event Website

The Dark Side of the Rainbow | Film Music

• Videology Bar & Cinema, Midnight ($12)
• Could Pink Floyd, a band that had become proficient in film scoring by the early 1970s, who even interrupted their recording of Dark Side of the Moon to score another film, have synced their magnum opus to The Wizard of Oz? The scarecrow dances to “Brain Damage” and Dorothy wakes up just as Roger Waters opines, “home, home again/I like to be here when I can?”
• Event Website

Karaoke | Music Fun & Games

• Union Hall (Brooklyn), Midnight – Late (Free!)
• Karaoke!
• Recurring every Friday night
• Event Website

Dream Up Festival | Theater Music Dance

• Theater for the New City (Manhattan), Various Times ($12-20)
• A lineup of wide-ranging and original theatrical visions embracing drama, poetry, music, and dance.
• Recurs next weekend
• Event Website

Saturday September 16, 2017

Chelsea Flea Market | Fair/Festival

• West 25th Street, between 6th Ave & Broadway, 6:30 AM – 6 PM ($1 admission)
• Features up to 135 vendors selling antiques, collectibles, ephemera, decorative arts, vintage clothing, jewelry, and other types of antiques (items more than 100 years old), vintage items (including Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern items), and other desirable items from the past
• Recurring weekly
• Event Website

Wildlife Tour: High Line As Habitat | Tour

• The High Line, 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM (Free!)
• Tour the High Line with horticulturist and resident wildlife expert, Maryanne Stubbs. This tour will focus on how pollinators, migratory birds, and other wildlife use the habitat and forage provided by the High Line’s gardens.
• RSVP Required
• Event Website

Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market | Fair/Festival

• West 39th Street, between 9th & 10th Ave, 9 AM – 5 PM (Free to enter, goods for purchase)
• A place where collectors and top-notch hagglers including fashion hunters, designers, celebs, tourists, and residents shop for antiques, collectibles, vintage clothing, home decorations, furniture, ephemera, jewelry, and more
• Recurring weekly
• Event Website

Dance Class | Dance Class

• Bryant Park, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (Free!)
• Experience the joy of dance with dancers from the Limón Dance Company
• Recurs Saturdays
• Event Website

Highline Tour: From Freight to Flowers | Tour

• The High Line, 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM (Free!)
• A 75-minute-long tour led by High Line Docents, knowledgeable volunteer guides, will offer you an insider’s perspective on the park’s history, design, and landscape.
• Recurs weekly through October
• Event Website

The Green Team | Active

• Brooklyn Bridge Park, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Free!)
• Volunteer with the Green Team: The Green Team provides essential horticultural care to the Park, including planting, mulching, and removing invasive plants. The Green Team is a wonderful opportunity to learn about gardening, enjoy nature, and make the Park look its best.
• Recurs Saturdays
• Event Website

Tie Dying Basics | Class

• Q.E.D. (Astoria), 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ($20)
• Explore the scientific aspects of TIE DYING and make your own pillowcase to take home. The class will explore different methods of folding, twisting and binding to create patterns on dye-ables. You will learn about covalent bonds and how different colors relate to each other.
• Event Website

IdeasCity | Museum/Art Class

• Sara D. Roosevelt Park (Bowery), 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM (Free!)
• A daylong investigation of strategies, ideas, and propositions featuring artist talks, initiatives by local organizations, performances, and workshops all themed around “100 Actions for the Future City.”
• Event Website

Butt & Gut Workout | Active

• Soldiers’ & Sailors’ Monument (Riverside Park), 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM (Free!)
• Veteran Donald Calliste leads a class to tone and define your core, lower back, and glutes combined with cardio exercises that will maximize your fat burning potential.
• Event Website

Hans Christian Andersen Stories | Fun & Games

• Central Park, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Free!)
• Each summer on Saturday morning for the past 60 years, New Yorkers of all ages have listened to Andersen tales and other stories, folktales, and fairytales from around the world told by a group of brilliant storytellers at the Hans Christian Andersen Statue in Central Park.
• This week: Irish Tales and The Golden Lamb
• Recurs Saturdays through September
• Event Website

Shape Up Zumba | Active Class

• West Harlem Piers Park (W. 125th St. & Marginal St.), 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Free!)
• Zumba Class
• Event Website

Central Park Tour: Southern Welcome Tour | Tour

• 5th Ave and 61st Street, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Free!)
• Join Central Park Conservancy guides for an introduction to some of the southern park highlights, including Grand Army Plaza, the pond, Gapstow Bridge, Wollman Rink, Chess & Checkers House, and the Dairy.
• Event Website

Urban Farm Exploration Day | Tour

• Randall’s Island Park (Manhattan), 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Free!)
• Explore and learn about the great variety of colorful fruits and vegetables, chickens, and even rice paddies.
• Recurs Saturdays and Sundays through mid-October
• Event Website

Hester Street Fair: Munchies Food Festival | Fair/Festival Food

• Hester Street, Saturday – Sunday 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Free to enter, food for purchase)
• This week’s festivities are brought to you by chefs we know and love at MUNCHIES with a special area dedicated to the Nordic region. Viking chefs will be cooking killer cuisine, pouring cocktails, and sharing everything they love about their home and its culinary culture.
• Event Website

Smorgasburg | Food Fair/Festival

• Willamsburg (Saturday) and Prospect Park (Sunday), 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Free to enter, food and drink for purchase)
• 75-100 food and drink vendors
• Recurring weekly, April through October
• Event Website

Long Island City Flea & Food | Fair/Festival Food

• 5-25 46th Avenue, LIC, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Free to enter, goods for purchase)
• The market has over 80 carefully curated vendors that sell items such as internationally inspired food & drink, antiques, art, furniture, fashion, jewelry, arts & crafts and much more
• Recurring weekly
• Event Website

Floating Pool | Active

• Barretto Point Park (Bronx), Friday, Saturday & Sunday, 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM (Free!)
• The only pool in NYC that sits out on a barge. Enjoy free swimming and playing in the floating pool. Sunscreen provided.
• Recurs throughout summer
• Event Website

Affordable Art Fair | Fair/Festival Museum/Art

• The Metropolitan Pavilian (Manhattan),  11:00 AM – 8:00 PM ($10-18)
• The 24th fair edition, welcoming 67 local, national and international exhibitors, to showcase original contemporary work from over 400 contemporary artists. Browse our diverse and carefully curated selection of artworks ranging between $100 to $10,000, with more than half priced under $5,000, and discover the artworks that make you Art Happy!
• Event Website

Greenwich Village Walking Tour | Tour

• St. Marks Church (2nd Ave & 10th St.), 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM (Free!)
• Led by licensed guides, each tour lasts about 90 minutes and the Greenwich Village: steeped in artistic, political and progressively social history, Greenwich Village today remains a cultural melting pot. The ‘Village’ has been, and remains a bohemian capital, a center of the modern LGBT movement and one of the birthplaces of the ‘Beat’ and 60’s counter cultures.
• Recurring Saturdays through September 23
• Event Website

Community Collage Workshop | Fun & Games

• Brooklyn Bridge Park (99 Plymouth), 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM (Free!)
• The workshop will emphasize creative development through play and collaboration, with participants strongly encouraged to work with one another, by sharing materials and ideas. Some of the finished collages will be put on display at 99 Plymouth for all visitors to see!
• Event Website

The Feast of San Gennaro | Fair/Festival Food Music

• Little Italy, 11:30 AM – Midnight (Free!)
• The 91st Annual Feast of San Gennaro is an 11-day event featuring free musical entertainment, a wide variety of ethnic food delicacies, parades, and eating competitions.
• Check the schedule for a full list of events and times.
• Event Website

60th German-American Steuben Parade | Fair/Festival

• 5th Ave & 68th – 86th Streets, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Free!)
• Cheer for the marchers from all over the United States, Germany, Austria and Switzerland for the 60th time! Enjoy the colorful music and dance groups, the groups in Karneval costumes and historic Tracht. Celebrate our Grand Marshals, see the many magnificent floats celebrating over three centuries of German-American friendship.
• Grandstand tickets available for $15
• Event Website

GreenThumb Harvest Fair | Fair/Festival Food

• Brooklyn, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Free!)
• A celebration of community gardeners and greening professionals across NYC, including cooking demos, vegetable decorating, pumpkin ring toss, workshops, pumpkin patch walk, scarecrowing making, and more.
• Event Website

Photoville | Museum/Art Fair/Festival Tour Food

• Brooklyn Bridge Plaza, 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Free!)
• Photoville, an immersive photographic village of 55+ shipping containers turned into galleries. With indoor and outdoor exhibitions, talks, walking tours, workshops, and Smorgasburg food vendors and a beer garden.
• Recurs next weekend
• Event Website

Brooklyn Brewery Tours | Tour Food

• Brooklyn Brewery, 12:30 PM – 6:00 PM (Free!)
• Tour the brewery and learn how beer is made.
• Recurs every Saturday & Sunday
• Event Website

Capoeira for Beginners | Active Class

• Socrates Sculpture Park, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (Free!)
• This introduction will offer guidance with balance, flexibility, and agility while also providing a brief history of capoeira traditions.
• Recurs Saturdays through October 7
• Event Website

Checks and Balances or Bottoms Up! | Theater

• Staten Island, 2:00 PM (Free!)
• A rip-roaring musical that pits a Catholic school girl and a subway conductor against a Monster Puppet as they fight for the health and safety of all New Yorkers, the civil rights of America and finally, the future of our planet.
• Event Website

Union Square Park Tour | Tour

• Union Square, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM (Free!)
• Explore the social and political history of the Union Square neighborhood and learn about the people and events that shaped this vibrant historical community.
• Recurring every Saturday
• Event Website

Central Park Tour: West Side Stories | Tour

• 81st Street and Central Park West, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM (Free!)
• Discover some of the Central Park secret sites that West Siders know and love: a lost village, a poetic garden, and a bridge with a spectacular view.
• Event Website

Harlem Stage Open House, Drum Circle & DJ Dance Party | Music Dance

• Harlem Stage, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Free!)
• Participate in a drum circle, tour the gatehouse, meet artists and dance to the soulful sounds of DJ Stormin Norman.
• Event Website

Bargemusic | Music

• Brooklyn Bridge Park, 4:00 PM (Free!)
• Walk across the gangplank of a renovated coffee barge for a one-hour, family-friendly concert by Bargemusic.
• Recurs Saturdays
• Event Website

Dances for a Variable Population | Dance

• Washington Square Park, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Free!)
• Dances for a Variable Population is hosting their annual public performance event in WSP. This performance will feature DVP’s multi-generational company as well as esteemed guest artists, such as Ramona Candy, Rita Carrington and more!
• Event Website

Queens Night Market | Fair/Festival Food

• New York Hall of Science, 6:00 PM – Midnight (Free to enter, food and drink for purchase)
• Open-air market that celebrates the rich cultural and ethnic diversity of Queens and NYC through affordable street food, art, and performances.
• Recurring every Saturday
• Event Website

Trivia Night | Fun & Games

• One Star Bar (Manhattan), 7:00 PM (Free!)
• Hosted by Tony Hightower of TriviaNYC and John Chaneski of NPR’s “Ask Me Another“.
• Recurring every Saturday
• TriviaNYC Website
• Venue Website

“Hidden Figures” Screening | Film

• John Hancock Playground (Brooklyn), 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM (Free!)
• Synopsis: This film tells the story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.
• Event Website

“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Park 2” Screening | Film

• Willowbrook Park (Staten Island), 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM (Free!)
• Synopsis: Katniss and her allies seek revenge on President Snow in the finale of the “Hunger Games” saga. As they embark on a deadly journey to Snow’s mansion, Katniss must also deal with her brainwashed ex-lover and tensions with her current beau.
• Event Website

“La La Land” Screening | Film

• Kievlehan Park (Staten Island), 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM (Free!)
• Synopsis:  An actress and a jazz musician pursuing their Hollywood dreams — and finding each other — in a vibrant celebration of hope, dreams, and love.
• Event Website

“Boss Baby” Screening | Film

• Nelson Playground (Bronx), 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Free!)
• Synopsis: A new baby’s arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator — a wildly imaginative 7-year-old named Tim.
• Event Website

“Fast Times at Ridgemont High” Beer & Pizza Party | Film

• Videology Bar & Cinema, 9:15 PM ($22)
• Movie Screening with “double cheese and sausage” pizza and Lagunitas IPA included.
• Event Website

Last Stop Laughs | Comedy

• Q.E.D. (Astoria), 11:00 PM – 12:30 AM (Free!)
• Late night stand up.
• Recurs every Saturday
• Event Website

DJ Party | Dance

• Union Hall (Brooklyn), 1:30 AM (Free!)
• DJ party with dancing until late.
• Recurs most Saturdays around midnight after the shows
• Event Website

Dream Up Festival | Theater Music Dance

• Theater for the New City (Manhattan), Various Times ($12-20)
• A lineup of wide-ranging and original theatrical visions embracing drama, poetry, music, and dance.
• Recurs next weekend
• Event Website

Sunday September 17, 2017

Chelsea Flea Market | Fair/Festival

• West 25th Street, between 6th Ave & Broadway, 6:30 AM – 6 PM ($1 admission)
• Features up to 135 vendors selling antiques, collectibles, ephemera, decorative arts, vintage clothing, jewelry, and other types of antiques (items more than 100 years old), vintage items (including Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern items), and other desirable items from the past
• Recurring weekly
• Event Website

Tai Chi | Active Class

• Soldiers’ & Sailors’ Monument (Riverside Park), 8:00 AM (Free!)
• Tai Chi class
• Event Website

Hudson River Park Nature Walk | Tour

• Christopher St. Fountain (Manhattan), 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Free!)
• Learn about Hudson River Park’s wildlife by joining knowledgeable naturalists on guided nature walks along the Park’s esplanade.
• Recurs every Sunday through September; Pre-registration required
• Event Website

Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market | Fair/Festival

• West 39th Street, between 9th & 10th Ave, 9 AM – 5 PM (Free to enter, goods for purchase)
• A place where collectors and top-notch hagglers including fashion hunters, designers, celebs, tourists, and residents shop for antiques, collectibles, vintage clothing, home decorations, furniture, ephemera, jewelry, and more
• Recurring weekly
• Event Website

Grand Bazaar | Fair/Festival

• 77th St. & Columbus Ave., 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM (Free!)
• Recurring every Sunday
• The largest curated weekly market on the Upper West Side: indoors & outdoors, local artist, designers, and antique/vintage dealers sell one-of-a-kind and limited edition art, antique watches, vintage collectibles and fashion, handmade jewelry and furniture.
• Event Website

Brooklyn Book Festival | Fair/Festival

• Brooklyn Borough Hall & Plaza, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Free!)
• Presenting an array of national and international literary stars and emerging authors, the festival features more than 300 authors and 200 booksellers and a full lineup of talks, readings, trivia, presentations, workshops, etc.
• Check website for a full list of events and times
• Event Website

Kayak Polo | Active

• Pier 2 Dock Brooklyn Bridge Park, 11:00 AM (Free!)
• What is kayak polo? It’s a mix of basketball, water polo, and kayaking and a whole lot of fun! They’ve got the equipment (kayaks, vests, helmets, paddles), you bring the body, enthusiasm, and sportsmanship (shorts/sandals, too). Your level of experience doesn’t matter.
• Recurs next Saturday
• Event Website

Big City Fishing | Active Class

• Pier 25 (Tribeca), Pier 84 (Chelsea), 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM (Free!)
• Learn how to fish while engaging with trained environmental educators about river science topics. Rods, reels, and instruction provided.
• Recurs Sundays
• Event Website

Urban Farm Exploration Day | Tour

• Randall’s Island Park (Manhattan), 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Free!)
• Explore and learn about the great variety of colorful fruits and vegetables, chickens, and even rice paddies.
• Recurs Saturdays and Sundays through mid-October
• Event Website

Affordable Art Fair | Fair/Festival Museum/Art

• The Metropolitan Pavilian (Manhattan),  11:00 AM – 5:00 PM ($10-18)
• The 24th fair edition, welcoming 67 local, national and international exhibitors, to showcase original contemporary work from over 400 contemporary artists. Browse our diverse and carefully curated selection of artworks ranging between $100 to $10,000, with more than half priced under $5,000, and discover the artworks that make you Art Happy!
• Event Website

Hester Street Fair: Munchies Food Festival | Fair/Festival Food

• Hester Street, Saturday – Sunday 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Free to enter, food for purchase)
• This week’s festivities are brought to you by chefs we know and love at MUNCHIES with a special area dedicated to the Nordic region. Viking chefs will be cooking killer cuisine, pouring cocktails, and sharing everything they love about their home and its culinary culture.
• Event Website

Smorgasburg | Food Fair/Festival

• Willamsburg (Saturday) and Prospect Park (Sunday), 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Free to enter, food and drink for purchase)
• 75-100 food and drink vendors
• Recurring weekly, April through October
• Event Website

Long Island City Flea & Food | Fair/Festival Food

• 5-25 46th Avenue, LIC, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Free to enter, goods for purchase)
• The market has over 80 carefully curated vendors that sell items such as internationally inspired food & drink, antiques, art, furniture, fashion, jewelry, arts & crafts and much more
• Recurring weekly
• Event Website

Floating Pool | Active

• Barretto Point Park (Bronx), Friday, Saturday & Sunday, 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM (Free!)
• The only pool in NYC that sits out on a barge. Enjoy free swimming and playing in the floating pool. Sunscreen provided.
• Recurs throughout summer
• Event Website

The Feast of San Gennaro | Fair/Festival

• Little Italy, 11:30 AM – 11:00 PM (Free!)
• The 91st Annual Feast of San Gennaro is an 11-day event featuring free musical entertainment, a wide variety of ethnic food delicacies, parades, and eating competitions.
• Check the schedule for a full list of events and times.
• Event Website

Flatbush Frolic Street Fair | Fair/Festival

• Flatbush (Queens), 12:00 PM (Free!)
• Featuring food, dance, live music, a pizza eating contest, craft fair, children’s area, main stage, beer garden, a non-for-profit area, local businesses and more!
• Event Website

Carnaval de la Cultura Latina | Fair/Festival

• Queens, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Free!)
• The Carnaval’s goal is to promote the art, music, dance, and great food from Latino cultures, as well as a day of fun for the whole family. The vendors will provide the attendees with all kinds of Latin American arts and crafts, music, food and many other items.
• Event Website

Photoville | Museum/Art Fair/Festival Tour Food

• Brooklyn Bridge Plaza, 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Free!)
• Photoville, an immersive photographic village of 55+ shipping containers turned into galleries. With indoor and outdoor exhibitions, talks, walking tours, workshops, and Smorgasburg food vendors and a beer garden.
• Recurs next weekend
• Event Website

Brooklyn Brewery Tours | Tour Food

• Brooklyn Brewery, 12:30 PM – 6:00 PM (Free!)
• Tour the brewery and learn how beer is made.
• Recurs every Saturday & Sunday
• Event Website

InGardens Free Jazz Concerts | Music

• 6BC Botanical Garden (Manhattan), 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM (Free!)
• An afternoon of free jazz concerts.
• Event Website

Checks and Balances or Bottoms Up! | Theater

• St. Marks Church (Manhattan), 2:00 PM (Free!)
• A rip-roaring musical that pits a Catholic school girl and a subway conductor against a Monster Puppet as they fight for the health and safety of all New Yorkers, the civil rights of America and finally, the future of our planet.
• Event Website

Hip Hop Themed Yoga Class on the USS Baylander | Class Active

• West Harlem Piers, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Free!)
• Register in advance – class is limited to the first 80 registrants
• Event Website

Shell-ebrate Oysters | Active Class

• Pier 25 (Tribeca), 4:00 PM (Free!)
• Oysters filter water, engineer reef habitat, and stabilize shorelines. Work alongside Park staff to restore oysters and learn how these bivalves benefit the health of the river.
• Recurs through October 15; registration recommended
• Event Website

Shakespeare’s “Henry V” | Theater

• Riverside Park, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday, 6:30 PM (Free!)
• Performance of Shakespeare’s Henry V
• Admission is pay what you wish; Recurring through the end of August
• Event Website

 “Are We There Yet” Screening | Film

• Newport Playground (Brooklyn), 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM (Free!)
• Synopsis: This hilarious family comedy features Ice Cube as Nick Persons is a selfish player who has the perfect life until he meets Suzanne Kingston, a business woman who has something Nick hates – children: Lindsey and Kevin
• Event Website

Trivia Night | Fun & Games

• Arts & Crafts Beer Parlor Soha (by Columbia), 7:00 PM (Free!)
• Recurring every Sunday
• Each week features an “On This Day In History” round, a rapid-fire “Name Threes” round, the best-curated audio round in the city, and tons of prizes, including books, theater tickets, & other prizes (many of them drinkable).
• TriviaNYC Website
• Venue Website

Hip Hop Performances | Music

• Ford Amphitheater (Coney Island), 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Free!)
• A salute to Hip-Hop with some of its most celebrated storytellers
• Event Website

Dream Up Festival | Theater Music Dance

• Theater for the New City (Manhattan), Various Times ($12-20)
• A lineup of wide-ranging and original theatrical visions embracing drama, poetry, music, and dance.
• Recurs next weekend
• Event Website