Gong Xi Fa Choy! Welcome the Year of the Rat. Celebrate the Lunar New Year in NYC at one or more of these FREE and cheap family-friendly events. You don't have to be Chinese to enjoy the fun and festivities, including parades, crafts and food. Wearing traditional red and gold is encouraged, for good luck. We've listed these events in date order, so it's easier to add to your … [Read more...]
NY Jewish Film Festival 2020 at Lincoln Center
The 29th New York Jewish Film Festival features documentaries, dramas and romcoms about the Jewish experience around the world, including about sports, fashion, civil disobedience, immigration, war, hope and resilience. As always, you do not have to be Jewish to enjoy international films with universal themes. A special event is a 50th anniversary showing of The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, … [Read more...]
Where to Celebrate Hanukkah in New York City
Let there be light. Hanukkah begins at sundown on Sunday, Dec. 22, for eight days, celebrated all over NYC with daily Menorah lighting ceremonies, including the world's largest Menorah, FREE Marvelous Mrs Maisel giveaways, the annual Chanukah on Ice skating party, and more FREE and family-friendly events. Whether you spell it Hanukkah or Chanukah, it's a festival of lights, … [Read more...]
NYC Hanukkah Menorah Lighting Ceremonies
The world's largest Hanukkah menorah will be lit every evening for eight nights on Fifth Avenue at 59th Street, starting Sunday, Dec. 22nd A slightly smaller one also is being lit nightly in Brooklyn, celebrated each evening with live music, latkes, and gifts for children with a live kickoff concert on the first night. Both menorahs are at their respective Grand Army Plaza locations, at … [Read more...]
NYC Free & Cheap Things to Do in December
There are a gazillion FREE and budget-friendly things to do in New York City any time of the year, especially in December, with all the FREE holiday tree lighting ceremonies, FREE light shows and store windows to enjoy, plus FREE concerts and dance performances and so much more. Get More NYC for Less Money with NYC ON THE CHEAP. That's our motto, and we're sticking to it, and we're … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Winter’s Eve Street Party on Dec. 2
Save the date - Monday, Dec. 2nd - for the 20th Annual Winter's Eve at Lincoln Square, the largest holiday festival in NYC, with FREE music and dance performances, a tree lighting ceremony and more. Winter's Eve 2019 starts at 5:30pm with the holiday tree lighting ceremony at Broadway and 63rd St. Join legendary artists, up-and-coming musicians, dancers, street performers and more to … [Read more...]
Free & Cheap Things to Do Nov. 18-30
There are a gazillion FREE and budget-friendly things to do in New York City any month of the year, especially the last two weeks of November, which includes the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Baloonfest the night before, plus lectures, film festivals, the openings of of holiday exhibits and markets, and so much more. Some events require advance registration to manage space, so if you are … [Read more...]
What to Do Free & Cheap Veterans Day Weekend
Your holiday weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen FREE and cheap things to do this Veterans Day weekend, including the annual Veterans Day Parade on Fifth Ave., the first of the pop-up Christmas holiday crafts markets, and more. We're exhausted already, and the weekend hasn't even started yet! There's so much to see and do in NYC and never enough time to see and do it all. All … [Read more...]
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