Weekly roundup (June 18)
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June 18, 2025 | Issue #111
NYC FOR FREE WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Note from Rebeka:
This week: celebrate Juneteenth with one of dozens of events in NYC, be a detective at the incredibly designed Hermès Mystery at the Grooms', enjoy free soft serve from a billboard with Carvel, and so much more!
– Rebeka
UPCOMING EVENTS (THIS WEEK):
🍦Carvel Soft-Serve Dispensing Billboard (June 18): Carvel is kicking off summer like never before—with the world’s first soft serve-dispensing billboard.
🙌🏿Juneteenth in NYC (June 19): Celebrate Juneteenth across all five boroughs with various events in NYC, from performances to festivals to walks and more
🐎Hermès Mystery at the Grooms' (June 19 - 29): Become an Hermès Detective: Put your quick wits to the test by solving the Mystery at the Grooms’, a curious case of horses gone missing
🦖Mother’s Cookies Dynamite Dinosaurs Frostology Lab (June 21 - 22): Mother’s Cookies Dynamite Dinosaurs Cookies is stomping across the nation with interactive Frostology Labs
📸BILD Expo (June 18): Creators & photographers: attend this free event celebrating photography, filmmaking, and content creation with 100+ speakers, 250+ brands, & hands-on experiences!
☕️NYC Chai Rave (June 18): NYC, indē wild is pulling up with a chai rave with free dewy lip treatments, charms, chai and more!
🧖🏻♀️Kiehl's SkinFEST: Summer Skin Festival (June 19 - 22): Head to your local Kiehl’s to enjoy an exclusive celebration with complimentary express facials, skin reader analysis, and more
🧴Shiseido Ultimune Power Infusing Serum Pop-Up (June 20): Discover the Ultimune Power Infusing Serum through an interactive experience, including product testing, activities to win samples and products, complimentary rejuvenation treatments and more
🧘♀️Solstice in Times Square: Mind Over Madness Yoga Square (June 20): Celebrate the solstice with a day of in-person yoga classes in the heart of Times Square!
☀️CHANIverse Pop-Up: A Summer Solstice Celebration (June 20 - 22): To celebrate the Summer Solstice and the best astrology of the year, the CHANIverse is coming to NYC IRL with astro activities, merch, drinks and more.
🇸🇪Swedish Midsummer Festival (June 20): Enjoy this annual celebration of the summer solstice with lively dance around the Midsummer pole, floral wreaths, a parade, children’s games, and Swedish delicacies.
💇🏻♀️ Beachwaver Pop-up (June 20 - 22): Catch the wave at Beachwaver’s pop-up with gifts with purchase, free prizes, photos ops, exclusive Beachwaver iron colors + merch and complimentary coffees!
🍬Tory Burch x BonBon at Bloomingdale's (June 21): Head to Bloomingdale’s for a complimentary candy cart to celebrate the limited-edition collaboration with Tory Burch and BonBon
🚶🏽♀️Gimme Beauty Walk with City Girls Who Walk (June 21): Join for a special day of community, connection, and movement with a walk, free coffee and Pop Up Bagels, and exclusive merch and goodies from Gimme Beauty!
🛍️Depop x Cosmopolitan Closet (June 21): Ready to raid the closet of your dreams? Join for an IRL shopping event plus creative experiences including food, crafts, photo moments, and more:
🧜🏻♀️43rd Annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade (June 21): This iconic parade draws creatives from all over the city to celebrate the start of summer and the Coney Island community.
👰🏻Lincoln Center The Wedding: New York's Biggest Day (June 21): Ever dreamed of getting married at Lincoln Center? For the fourth year in a row, they are inviting hundreds of couples for "New York's Biggest Day” with a multicultural ceremony, live musical performances from special guests, and a giant party.
🪩Shape Up NYC International Yoga Day Silent Disco (June 21): Join Shape Up NYC in celebrating International Yoga Day at a free fitness silent disco at Thomas Jefferson Park.
🛳️IronStrength on the Intrepid Flight Deck with 305 Fitness (June 23): Work out with 1,000 New Yorkers for FREE on the Intrepid flight deck at this annual fitness event.
🍓Olay & Secret Summer Fizz Extravaganza (June 24 - 25): Olay and Secret celebrate the launch of their juiciest drop of body washes and deodorants at a pop-up celebrating summer, ft. delicious strawberry treats!
🎤Nick Kroll & Friends in Madison Square Park (June 24): Join Nick Kroll and a few of his favorite comedians for a free, informal set in Madison Square Park.
ON THE RADAR:
✨Then I Met You Sephora SoHo Pop-Up (June 28 - 29): Join Then I Met You founder, Charlotte Cho, for a pop-up at Sephora SoHo with free samples, skin consultations, and exclusive merch with purchase!
💜 Tatcha House of Dew (June 26 - 27): Tatcha is unveiling its Dewy Milk Pop-Up, an immersive, multi-sensory experience designed to bring the bouncy, weightless benefits of the new Dewy Milk Moisturizer to life.
📚The Aesop Queer Library (June 26 - 29): The Aesop Queer Library returns to select stores, offering complimentary books by LGBTQIA2S+ authors and allies
MISC, RECURRING & DEALS:
🍴 Claim: Claim is a new app where you can get free food from top brands. Get $10 cash back for your next meal at Chipotle or 7th Street Burger by entering either code NYCFORFREE (Chipotle) or NYCFORFREE7 (7th Street) on the app and making a purchase with a linked card. You’ll then get Venmo’d back ASAP!
🙇🏻♂️ Get $225 for a Focus Group: Earn $225 in rewards to help to shape the future of technology! Sign up for a 3 hour in-person study in Midtown Manhattan and get $225 for your time and participation. More participants are being accepted this round!
🎥 Bryant Park Movie Nights (Mondays through August 11): Free weekly movie screenings are back at Bryant Park with Paramount Plus.
🪩Lincoln Center Summer for the City (through August 9): Enjoy a summer full of free and Choose-What-You-Pay performances, silent discos, dance parties and more