NYC Weekend Freebie Roundup 5/17 - 5/19
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MULTI
Manhattan
🥙 ZaZu Mediterranean Street Food: Free Pitas Fri-Sat for first 300 each day 3-6p (232 7th Ave)
🍋 Anthropologie Fruit Stand: free gifts for Perks members + popsicles Fri-Sat 9a-3p
🌺BLOOMTANICA (through June 9): Experience the surreal world of floral reflections in a first-of-its-kind installation at Genesis House at this new multi-dimensional floral exhibition. Highly recommend checking it out! (40A 10th Avenue)
🌸Fifth Avenue Blooms (through May 31): Head to Fifth Avenue in May for a monthlong floral installation by Van Cleef & Arpels. You can enjoy nine floral installations from 50th - 59th Street, plus on Sat & Sun there are performances, free flowers and treats, and more! (550 Madison Ave)
❤️ Jolie Love Shack w/ snacks 11a-7p (Prince & Mercer)
Brooklyn
🛍️Hypebeast Flea New York (May 18 - 19): Hypebeast Flea New York is a weekend-long celebration of New York's creative community, with a curated market of more than 30 vendors. Depop will also be giving away $10,000 worth of one-of-a-kind, Depop-sourced pieces via claw machine (73 West Street)
FRIDAY
Manhattan
💇🏻♀️The Mane Attraction (May 17): Don’t be a tool and visit The Mane Attraction! Donate your old hot tools (first 50 will receive The Three Way Multi-Use Flat Iron), enjoy free Mane goodies, and get sweet surprises (40 E 14th St)
💅🏻Hellmann’s Mayo Manis (May 17): Head to La Contenta Oeste to enjoy a day dedicated to Hellmann’s Chipotle Mayo. While manicures are booked up, guests can still attend and enjoy complimentary food and beverages (78 W 11th St)
🌭Hot Dog in the City: Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest (May 17): There’s a giant hot dog in the middle of Times Square through June 13, and this Friday there will be a hot dog contest! The winners will compete at the 2024 Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island on July 4th (Times Square)
🍔 @burgerheadnyc free burgers from @blackbird_xyz (353 6th Ave)
🍦 @mcdonalds Grandma McFlurry truck 1-7:30 (Herald Sq)
🌮 @birria_landia grand opening free food + drink 5pm (72nd & Bway)
🌷@downtownnyc tulip bulb giveaway 11am (Bowling Green Park)
SATURDAY
🍩 Krispy Kreme dress or sing like Dolly for free doughnut
🛏️ Naturepedic NYC Design Week: free refreshments, totes w/ embroidery 1-4p (245 E 60th UES & 85 N 3rd BK)
Manhattan
☕️ Capital One Cafe Union Square Grand Opening celebration all day 9a-6p (853 Broadway)
🚶🏻♀️ Hot Girl Walk x Rebook free shoes to 75 (already claimed) & goodies while supplies last 9:30-12 (1 Union Sq W)
💃🏽 Dance Parade NYC dance parade 12-6p & festival 3-7p (17th & 6th to Tompkins Sq Park)🏃🏾♀️Harlem Wellness Festival (May 18): Join for a move and stretch party where you can attend free workout classes and get to know Harlem's local fitness & wellness businesses. Sample offerings including massage, acupuncture, plant-based nutrition and more (Marcus Garvey Park)
🛶Free Watersports (May 18 - All Summer): There are so many places in NYC for free water sports (Kayaking, Canoeing, Stand Up Paddleboarding) starting this May, in all 5 boroughs! Downtown Boathouse starts today!
🌭@nyhotdogs first 50 free hot dogs 12pm @metroplushealth (Met)
🍑 Peach Slices Skin Emergency 9a-1p: free products for first 200 hundred (SoHo)
🐝 Zarbees Bee Day on Governors Island: educational activities, crafts, gifts from Zarbees & more
Brooklyn
🩵Sound Mind Festival for Mental Health (May 18): Sound Mind is coming to Brooklyn and it's FREE for everyone - a day party with a purpose, a creative collaboration between artists, musicians, mental health organizations, and more! (2 Wyckoff Ave)
🪁 Sound & Color! Spring Festival (May 18): Join for this day-long festival of colors, culture, spring and unity, to herald the arrival of Spring with kite flying, live musical performances, food vendors, and activities for the whole family (Brooklyn Bridge Park)
🎉 Time Out New York Market 5th anniversary celebration 12-6p
🫒 Graza Refill & Chill Pop-up: bring a refillable bottle for free olive oil, drinks 12-4p (McCarren Parkhouse)
Queens
🖼️ MoMA PS1 May Open House 1-8p w/ embroidery workshop, performances (22-25 Jackson Ave)
🎥 Museum of the Moving Image Open Worlds launch day free admission 3p (36-01 35th Ave)
SUNDAY
Manhattan
🎶 West Side Community Garden Music in a Garden 6pm (123 W 89th St)
Brooklyn
🎊 The Other 5th fabulous fair local food vendors, art, music (5th Ave, Park Slope)
🤍 Gurlst Talk mental health panel & painting 1-4pm GS wellmural (at Industry City)
🎉 The Kickstarter Festival with caricatures, music, vendors 12-5 (MacDonough St)