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NYC weekend planner: street fairs, festivals, parades

Lots of free and frugal events this weekend to enjoy this first full of autumn.  Let’s hope the weather cooperates for these outdoor street fairs and festivals for the entire family –

Saturday –

Worldwide Day of Play — This children’s festival is sponsored by Nickelodeon and the New York Roadrunners Club, to encourage [...]

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NYC free and frugal: top five cheap things to enjoy in Queens

Free and frugal things to do in Queens, NYC

Discover your inner cheapskate in Queens, with lots of free, cheap and otherwise frugal things to see and do.  Here are my top five:

Socrates Sculpture Park — This is the only NYC park specifically dedicated to outdoor artworks, providing artists with the chance [...]

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Museum of the Moving Image Re-Opens after Renovation

The Museum of the Moving Image re-opens on Saturday, January 15th, after an extensive renovation that doubles its size.  This is the only place in the universe dedicated to the art, technology and social impact of film, television and digital media. Many of Hollywood’s best movies were filmed in New York City.  NYC also [...]

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Street Fair Schedule for NYC Labor Day Weekend

Street fairs and festivals are always free.  What you buy from the food, crafts and housewares vendors is not.  This is the schedule of Labor Day Weekend street fairs on Sunday and Monday:

Sunday, September  5

Broadway Festival,  
on Broadway from 8th Street to 14th Street The 26th Annual Brazilian Day Festival, on 6th Ave. [...]

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