NYC Weekend Freebie Roundup 5/12 - 5/14
Beautiful weekend & Happy Mother’s Day!
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MULTI DAY
🇮🇸 Taste of Iceland (May 10 - 13) free cocktail classes, concerts & more. Some events are sold out, but unclaimed tickets will be given away on location 30 minutes before each event
🎥 Free outdoor movies NYC Parks Movies Under the Stars across all boroughs
Manhattan
🪞Yayoi Kusama's exhibit (May 11 - July 21) opening weekend at David Zwirner gallery (519 W 19th Street)
🏓 Brookfield Place Pickleball (through May 14) Play pickleball for free 11am-5pm (7pm weekends); equipment provided free of charge. See Reel here. Walk in Fri & RSVP Sat & Sun
🖌️ Bombay Sapphire Saw This, Made This world's largest mass participation A.I. art event at Chelsea Factory through Saturday + free drink & tote (4-8pm Fri, 11am-3pm Sat) (547 W 26th St)
🌳 Aesop Florals Ephemeral popup w free samples thru Sun 11am-7pm (5pm on Sun) (60 Gansevoort St)
Brooklyn
🎶 BAM Brooklyn BAMcafe live Fri & Sat with performances 9pm (30 Lafayette Ave)
FRIDAY
Manhattan
🍨 Breyers CarbSmart Café (May 12) One day pop-up at maman Bryant Park where you can sample ice creams and make cards (114 W 41st St)
💅 Mugler popup in Herald Sq with glitter makeup, press on nails & fragrance samples 11am-6pm
⛩️ Bryant Park AAPI heritage month celebration calligraphy, ribbon dancing, kung fu, tai chi classes & performances 3-7pm
Queens
💄 The Shops at SkyView NY Sephora Grand Opening w scratch cards treats 9:30am-1pm (4204 College Point Blvd)
SATURDAY
Manhattan
💇🏻♀️ Dyson Hair launch of AirStrait with styling sessions & more in Flatiron. Sign up here to attend (29 W 23rd St)
🥂 Consumer Haus x Neighborhood Goods launch party w drinks samples 2-5pm (75 9th Ave)
🐶 Muddy Paws Rescue block party 10am-6pm w same-day adoptions, dog portraits (w 54th btwn 9th & 10th Ave)
💐 Kristin Ess hair goodies bouquets 12-4 (W Houston between Mercer & Broadway)
Brooklyn
🪁 Brooklyn Bridge Park Lift off Kite Festival 11am-3pm (Pier 5)
🎶 Brooklyn Conservatory of Music annual open stages: 150 musicians performing across 15 parks cafes schools in park slope 3-8pm. See schedule here
🧴 Showfields Spring into Skincare bouquets, beauty sampling 12-3pm (187 Kent Ave)
📻 Radio Free BK 8th anniversary party with live performances, DJs 7-11pm (251 Bushwick Ave)
SUNDAY
Manhattan
🌸 Fifth Avenue Blooms transformed into a floral sketchbook, with children's activities, brand activations and complimentary refreshments + treats for Mother’s Day: David Yurman Mother’s Day cards, Dyson paddle brush & roses, Stuart Weitzman champagne & light bites. See reel here
🚢 Seaport Museum vinyasa on a vessel 8am or 9am on Wavertree (89 South St). RSVP here.
Brooklyn
🎨 Pioneer Works Second Sunday explore artists studios, demos, music & more 12-7pm (159 Pioneer St)