NYC Weekend Freebie Roundup 5/5 - 5/7
Such a busy weekend! Cinco de Mayo, lots of popups (and great spring weather all weekend!)
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MULTI DAY
Manhattan
👛 Coach Tabby tour with free ice cream 11am-7pm Fri-Sun (Gansevoort Plaza)
🍸 Fever-Tree Mixer Truck with Margarita & Bloody Mary mocktails and giveaways 12pm - until supplies last (Union Sq, Broadway between E 17th & E 18th St). Also Sat & Sun at different locations. More details here
🏓 Brookfield Place Pickleball popup through May 14: Play pickleball for free 11am-7pm; equipment provided free of charge
🌸 Fifth Avenue Blooms: Fifth Avenue is transformed into a floral sketchbook from 50th to 59th Street. There will be children's activities and brand activations each weekend (Coach, David Yurman & more) with complimentary refreshments and treats. See reel here
🎤 Ed Sheeran Subtract popup (105 Wooster St)
💡 Illumination Spring Showcase (silent disco Sat) (Belvedere Plaza, Battery Park City)
🎥 NYC Parks Movies under the Stars are back! See list here
🖼️ Bank of America Museums on Us: free museum access Sat or Sun for cardholders
🚶🏻♀️ Jane’s Walk NYC: series of free walks around each borough. Sign up for walks you are interested in! #JanesWalkNYC
🖊️ Strangers Project last weekend of exhibit in World Trade Center Oculus 2:30-6:30pm
FRIDAY
Manhattan
🍸 Cinco de Mayo! Check out 15+ free events here including giveaways and freebies from Mad Dog and Beans, Raiz NYC, Tipsy Scoop and more
🖼️ First Friday of the month = tons of free museum nights! Favorites are the MOMA, Noguchi Museum, Poster House. See here for the full list
🍪 Crumbl Cookies Chelsea is giving out free chocolate chip cookies all day (238 7th Ave) . See reel here
🥗 Naya Free bowl for first 50 and 50% off all day (46 E 23rd St)
SATURDAY
Manhattan
🍓 Baya Bar first 100 get a free bowl at grand opening 11am (111 E 14th St)
👠 GPC Cabaret free cabaret show & speakeasy social at The Malthouse FiDi 7-12a (9 Maiden Lane)
Brooklyn
🎡 Jane's Carousel Day: free rides and face painting 11am-5:50pm (Brooklyn Bridge Park, DUMBO)
🌍 Human Impacts Institute Creative Climate Awards art projection 8-10pm (Pearl Street Triangle (Dumbo Improvement District). Register here
Queens
🫐 The North Bowl grand opening at 10am: giving out 50 free acai bowls (4633 Vernon Blvd)
🐶 Therapy dogs on Randalls Island to relax for mental health awareness month
Bronx
💕 Pinkster Festival at Van Cortlandt House Museum with games, tours, live music & more 12-4pm. Optional RSVP here
SUNDAY
Manhattan
🎶 Spring Overlook Concert at 2pm (Riverside Park 116th St)
Bronx
🎭 The Comedy of Errors free theater popup 1pm (3225 Reservoir Oval East). RSVP here