Free & Cheap Activities in NYC This Weekend (September 22, 23, 24, 2017)

Friday September 22, 2017
Saturday September 23, 2017
Sunday September 24, 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 22, 2017

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.
• 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

Square Dance | Dance Music

• Bryant Park, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Free!)
• Come on down for live music, dancing, countrified lawn activities (including cornhole and trick-roping lessons), plus beer and wine and tasty grub curated by Hester Street Fair (for purchase).
• Event Website

Free Music Fridays | Music

• American Folk Art Museum, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Free!)
• This week’s feature includes Genna and Jesse, Rodrigo Aranjuelo, and Magazine Husband.
• Recurs every Friday
• 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

Think Olio Lecture & Discussion | Class

• Strand Bookstore (Manhattan), 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM ($15, beer and wine included)
• This week’s topic: a look at the impact of the African Diaspora on New York City by starting with the question: “Where are the black people in the story of NYC?” We’ll look at 5 big moments in New York City’s first 100 years that are missing from our collective visual memory and how this intentional amnesia has adversely impacted our identity as United States citizens.
• 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

“Kong: Skull Island” Screening | Film

• Sorrentino Recreation Center (Queens), 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (Free!)
• Synopsis: This compelling, original adventure from director Jordan Vogt-Roberts (The Kings of Summer) tells the story of a diverse team of scientists, soldiers and adventurers uniting to explore a mythical, uncharted island in the Pacific, as dangerous as it is beautiful.
• Event Website

“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” Screening | Film

• Sunset Park (Brooklyn), 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (Free!)
• Synopsis: Galen becomes the Empire’s lead engineer for the most powerful weapon in the galaxy, the Death Star. Knowing that her father holds the key to its destruction, Jyn joins forces with a spy and other resistance fighters to steal the space station’s plans for the Rebel Alliance.
• Event Website

“Wonder Woman” Screening | Film

• John Paul Jones Park (Brooklyn), 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM (Free!)
• Synopsis: This long-awaited film based on the DC Comics character of the same name centers on Amazon Princess Diana and her mission to fight in an ongoing world war.
• 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

Tinder Tales Live | Comedy

• Q.E.D. (Astoria), 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM ($7 Advance, $10 Door)
• Online dating, like all dating, is a wild and crazy world. David Piccolomini (host of the tinder tales podcast) has been exploring that world more than most. Let him and his hilarious friends relay tinder horror stories, great advice, and a bunch of fun games that everyone will enjoy!
• Event Website

“The Mighty Ducks” Screening | Film

• Lyons Pool (Staten Island), 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM (Free!)
• Synopsis: An egotistical young lawyer convicted of drunken driving is sentenced to coach a kids’ hockey team made up of misfits.
• Event Website

“The LEGO Batman Movie” Screening | Film

• Wolfe’s Pond Park (Staten Island), 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM (Free!)
• Synopsis: In the irreverent spirit of fun that made The LEGO Movie a worldwide phenomenon, the self described leading man of that ensemble LEGO Batman stars in his own big screen adventure.
• Event Website

“Ice Age: Collision Course” Screening | Film

• Concrete Plant Park (Bronx), 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Free!)
• Synopsis: Manny the mammoth starts to worry when his daughter Peaches announces her engagement. Still unlucky in love, Sid the sloth volunteers to plan the couple’s wedding. To Manny’s dismay, nothing can stop the upcoming nuptials, except maybe the end of the world.
• Event Website

Karaoke | Music Fun & Games

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

Saturday September 23, 2017

Chelsea Flea Market | Fair/Festival

• West 25th Street, between 6th Ave & Broadway, 6:30 AM – 6:00 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

Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market | Fair/Festival

• West 39th Street, between 9th & 10th Ave, 9:00 AM – 5:00 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

Maker Faire | Fair/Festival

• New York Hall of Science (Queens), Saturday – Sunday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Free!)
• Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these “makers” come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have learned.
• Event Website

Butt & Gut Workout | Active Class

• 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.
• Recurs Saturdays
• 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
• Recurs Saturdays
• Event Website

Garden Highlights Walk | Tour

• Wave Hill, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Free!)
• Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for an hour-long tour of seasonal garden highlights.
• Event Website

Harvest Festival | Fair/Festival

• Hollenback Community Garden (Brooklyn), 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM (Free!)
• Enjoy pizza from the grill, shop in the pop-up shops, jam on the ukulele, join a garden tour, listen to music, or win a prize in our raffle. And so much more…
• 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

Queens Country Fair | Fair/Festival Food Fun & Games

• Queens Country Farm Museum, Saturday – Sunday 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM ($10)
• Don’t miss this traditional county fair with blue ribbon competitions in livestock, produce, home crafts, arts and crafts, and more. The fair features pie-eating and corn-husking contests, pig races, hayrides, carnival rides, midway games, and children’s entertainment.
• Event Website

Honey Fest | Fair/Festival Food

• Rockaway Beach (Queens), 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Free!)
• The festival is a celebration of the area’s apiarists, honeybees, and the delicious honey that they produce. Featuring a marketplace, honey tasting competition, honey extraction demonstration, and a costume contest.
• Event Website

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

• Hester Street, Saturday – Sunday 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Free to enter, food for purchase)
• This week’s fair features the best of vintage. Housing Works Thrift Shop will set up a lounge with a curated selection of vintage clothing, accessories, comics, books, and records. Stop by for the rare finds, great food, and stay to learn how you can get involved with Housing Work’s direct actions and advocacy efforts
• 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

Madison Square Eats | Food Fair/Festival

• Madison Square Park, 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM (Free!)
• A line-up of nearly 30 food vendors, including a mix of newcomers and veterans.
• Recurs through the end of September
• Event Website

Urbanworld Film Festival | Fair/Festival Film

• Various Locations, 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM ($16.50)
• A festival, anchored in film, showcasing international narrative and documentary features, short films, spotlight screenings and conversations, and live staged screenplay readings.
• 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

The Feast of San Gennaro | Fair/Festival Food

• 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

Autumn Moon Festival | Fair/Festival

• Chinese Scholar’s Garden (Staten Island), 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Free!)
• Enjoy traditional Asian music and dance, storytelling, tours, demonstrations of martial arts and Tai Chi, food, lessons in Chinese calligraphy, and more at the annual Autumn Moon Festival.
• Event Website

Viva! Latino Film Festival | Fair/Festival Film

• 87 Lafayette St. (Manhattan), 12:00 PM – 9:00 PM ($8 – $12)
• The festival’s mission is to showcase the content of emerging and established Latino filmmaking talent in the U.S., Mexico and Latin America
• 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.
• 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

Breukelen Country Fair | Fair/Festival

• Wyckoff Farmhouse (Brooklyn), 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Free!)
• A day-long extravaganza of crafting, creating and hands-on fun celebrating Breukelen’s agricultural roots: pony rides, house tours, garden demos, puppet show, face painting, and more!
• Event Website

Central Park Tour: Southern Welcome Tour | Tour

• 5th Ave and 61st Street, 2:00 PM – 3:00 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

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

Brooklyn Americana Music Festival | Music

• Pier 6 Lawns: Brooklyn Bridge Park, 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Free!)
• Brooklyn Americana Music Festival presents original and traditional country, folk, roots, blues, old time and bluegrass artists
• 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

Dance Safari! | Tour Dance

• 68th Street & Riverside Blvd., 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM (Free!)
• A guided walk searching out site-specific dances choreographed for Riverside Park South. Wear comfortable shoes.
• Event Website

Danza Highbridge Festival | Dance

• Highbridge Park (Manhattan), 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Free!)
• Annual dance festival in the drained swimming pool at Highbridge Park, celebrating traditional and cultural dance styles.
• Event Website

Tonight We Dance: A Night of Jazz & Swing | Music Dance

• Marcus Garvey Park (Manhattan), 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Free!)
• A night of swing, live jazz, and open dance! Enjoy sharing stories and dancing all while listening to the music reminiscent of the Big Band Era.
• Event Website

LUNGS Harvest Festival of the Arts | Music

• Gilbert Sculpture Garden (Manhattan), Saturday – Sunday 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Free!)
• Enjoy a variety of international, jazz, and bluegrass performances.
• Event Website

Silent Disco | Dance Music

• Pier 1 Riverside Park South, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Free!)
• Don headphones and party on the pier with hundreds of all-ages revelers at our Quiet Clubbing event, featuring three live DJs of different genres. Shift DJs with a flick of a switch and sway along to the same song as your friends, or to your own tune.
• 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

“Moana” Screening | Film

• Fort Greene Park (Brooklyn), 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM (Free!)
• Synopsis: This computer-animated musical fantasy-adventure shares the story of Moana, the strong-willed daughter of a chief of a Polynesian tribe, who is chosen by the ocean itself to reunite a mystical relic with a goddess.
• Event Website

“The Motorcycle Diaries” Screening | Film

• Maria Hernandez Park (Brooklyn), 7:00 PM – 9:15 PM (Free!)
• Synopsis:  Based on the book by Alberto Granado, this Spanish language award-winning biopic tells the story of the iconic Ernesto “Che” Guevara as a young man travelling across South America with his friend Alberto Granado by motorcycle.
• Event Website

“Space Jam” Screening | Film

• Frederick Douglass Playground (Manhattan), 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Free!)
• Synopsis: In an attempt to win a basketball match and earn their freedom, the Looney Tunes characters seek the aid of retired basketball champion, Michael Jordan.
• Event Website

“Thor: The Dark World” Screening | Film

• Clove Lakes Park Parkhouse (Staten Island), 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM (Free!)
• Synopsis: Thor must team up with his mischievous brother Loki in order to defeat a Dark Elf who’s plotting to destroy all of existence. Meanwhile, his true love Jane Foster is possessed by a cosmic force.
• Event Website

It’s a Guy Thing | Comedy

• Union Hall (Brooklyn), 8:00 PM ($6 Advance, $8 Door)
• Mitra Jouhari, Catherine Cohen, and Patti Harrison are three gals who just don’t get “guy stuff.” They’ve invited some of the best comedians around town to give them lectures on guy stuff so that they can finally fit in.
• Event Website

Hashtag Comedy | Comedy

• Q.E.D. (Astoria), 9:30 PM – 11:00 PM ($10)
• Hashtag Comedy is monthly Comedy show at QED in Astoria. Hashtag Comedy features the best comics in NYC and beyond. Come join us every 4th Saturday of the month to have the best time ever. This week featuring Tracey Carnazzo among others.
• 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

Sunday September 24, 2017

Chelsea Flea Market | Fair/Festival

• West 25th Street, between 6th Ave & Broadway, 6:30 AM – 6:00 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

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, 9:00 AM – 5:00 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

Maker Faire | Fair/Festival

• New York Hall of Science (Queens), Saturday – Sunday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Free!)
• Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these “makers” come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have learned.
• Event Website

Waterfront Walks: Guided Park Tours | Tour

• Pier 1: Brooklyn Bridge Park, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Free!)
• Join Brooklyn Bridge Park docents on a tour to learn about the history of the Brooklyn waterfront, BBP’s sustainable design, and how the Park came to life!
• RSVP in advance
• Recurs the last Sunday of October
• Event Website

Central Park Tour: West Side Stories | Tour

• 81st Street and Central Park West, 11:00 AM – 12:30 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

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

Queens Country Fair | Fair/Festival

• Queens Country Farm Museum, Saturday – Sunday 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM ($10)
• Don’t miss this traditional county fair with blue ribbon competitions in livestock, produce, home crafts, arts and crafts, and more. The fair features pie-eating and corn-husking contests, pig races, hayrides, carnival rides, midway games, and children’s entertainment.
• 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

The Feast of San Gennaro | Fair/Festival Food

• Little Italy, 11:30 AM – 11:00 PM (Free!)
• The 91^st 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

Viva! Latino Film Festival | Fair/Festival Film

• 87 Lafayette St. (Manhattan), 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM ($8 – $12)
• The festival’s mission is to showcase the content of emerging and established Latino filmmaking talent in the U.S., Mexico and Latin America
• 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.
• 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

Heather Garden Design Tour | Tour

• Heather Garden (Manhattan), 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (Free!)
• Join public garden designer Ronda M. Brands for a behind-the-scenes look at the design and planting scheme of the three-acre Heather Garden with its 550 varieties of plants, trees, and shrubs.
• Event Website

Board Game Meet Up | Fun & Games

• Q.E.D. (Astoria), 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Free!)
• Break out the board games and bring your friends to play anything you like. There are lots of games and snacks in stock and beer & wine all day.
• Event Website

Spring Overlook Concerts | Music

• 116th Street Overlook (Riverside Park), 2:00 PM (Free!)
• With talent from French Cookin’ Blues Band, Manhattan School of Music Community Partnerships Program, and the Columbia Bluegrass Band.
• Recurs Sundays through October 8
• Event Website

Central Park Tour: Mid-Park Welcome Tour | Tour

• Alexander von Humboldt statue, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Free!)
• Highlights of this tour include: Balcony Bridge, Oak Bridge, the Lake, the Ramble, and Belvedere Castle.
• Event Website

Brooklyn Americana Music Festival | Music

• Pier 6 Lawns: Brooklyn Bridge Park, 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Free!)
• Brooklyn Americana Music Festival presents original and traditional country, folk, roots, blues, old time and bluegrass artists
• Event Website

Sun Gaze Days | Class

• Pier 1: 500 W. 70th, 4:00 PM (Free!)
• Join Amateur Astronomers Association to gaze at the central star of our solar system with special scopes.
• 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

Dance Safari! | Tour Dance

• 68th Street & Riverside Blvd., 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM (Free!)
• A guided walk searching out site-specific dances choreographed for Riverside Park South. Wear comfortable shoes.
• Event Website

LUNGS Harvest Festival of the Arts | Music

• Gilbert Sculpture Garden (Manhattan), Saturday – Sunday 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Free!)
• Enjoy a variety of international, jazz, and bluegrass performances.
• 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

“Malcolm X” Screening | Film

• Randall’s Island, 7:00 PM (Free!)
• Synopsis: Follow the life of activist Malcolm X from his early life that was filled with struggle to his rise to prominence as a legendary African American leader.
• Event Website

Sasheer Zamata Party Time | Comedy

• The Bell House (Brooklyn), 8:00 PM ($8 Advance, $10 Door)
• Sasheer Zamata (SNL, This American Life) likes to party, spend time with friends and do shows. Watch her do all three of those things at the same time! Free snacks from Enlightened.
• Event Website

The Resistance Comedy | Comedy

• Union Hall (Brooklyn), 8:00 PM ($8 Advance, $10 Door)
• Comedy to benefit our common good, with alternating hosts and comics. Proceeds will be donated to the charity/NGO/non-profit of their choosing.
• Event Website

Magtag Variety Hour | Comedy

• Q.E.D. (Astoria), 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM ($7)
• Looking to experience a zany and hilarious hour of pure silliness? Oh yeah you are! Come join comedian Maggie Lalley as she hosts a ragtag bunch of the silliest stand ups, musicians, improvisers, poets, and storytellers in NYC. And don’t you worry, there will be prizes! Silly ones of course.
• Event Website