cultural fests / street fairs / food events / markets / shopping events (free admission, unless noted otherwise):
► fri 4-10pm (fridays thru 8/21): harlem summer nights open-air night market: under the arches at 12th ave + w 133rd st. >>
► fri 7:30-11:30pm: chinatown nights (fka chinatown night market): forsyth plaza. >>
► fri thru sun: the fourth annual west side fest: workshops, artmaking, special programming, and more across 22 participating west side cultural network institutions. >>
► sat: free slurpee day: it’s 7/11, which means it’s time to grab a free small slurpee at participating 7-eleven locations. >>
► sat 10am-5pm: 15th annual witchsfest usa – ye olde pagan street faire: astor place between broadway + lafayette st. >>
► sat + sun 11am-6pm: east williamsburg art fair and art crawl by the little bookshop: free admission, $10 after party (sat 7pm). >>
► sun 10am-5pm: summer wellness bazaar at grand bazaar nyc: 100 w 77th st at columbus ave (indoors + outdoors). free admission. >>
► sun 11am-6pm: seventh annual disability unite festival: central park’s naumburg bandshell and online. >>
► sun 12pm-5pm: l’alliance’s annual bastille day celebration: madison avenue from 59th to 63rd streets. >>
► sun 2pm (rescheduled from 6/27 due to weather): brooklyn cookie swap: prospect park long meadow (event page will be updated if there are any weather-related changes). >>
► sun 6-10pm: the consulate general of france’s bastille day summerstage concert: central park’s rumsey playfield. >>
► thru 7/19: 139th annual our lady of mount carmel feast (giglio festival): the area around our lady of mount carmel church (n 8th + havemeyer streets). >>
three film fests / series:
► fri thru tues: electronica at bam: run lola run, fight club, decoder, go, and more. bam rose cinemas (fort greene), $17 general, $12 seniors. >>
► fri thru 7/19: film noir foundation presents: noir city at the paris theater: ‘face the music!,’ a 16-film program of crime and mystery films featuring musicians, plus ‘dead end streets,’ a collection new york noir favorites. $17 general, $15 seniors/students. >>
► fri thru 7/26: 25th new york asian film festival: presented at film at lincoln center, the sva theatre, ifc center, anthology film archives, and the korean cultural center ny. various prices. >>
friday
sponsored: thru 7/26: access $25 tickets to the saviors off-broadway!: atlantic theater company is thrilled to present the world premiere play the saviors! this new drama about faith and friendship comes from playwright bubba weiler and director jack serio, fresh off of their acclaimed production of well, i’ll let you go with a cast featuring crystal finn (cold war choir practice), ivan howe (netflix’s ‘eric’), julius rinzel (the antiquities), and stanley simons (the iron claw). when a lost young man takes shelter in their church, two altar boys desperately cling to each other as their changing faiths, lives, and bodies threaten to tear them apart. limited run at the linda gross theater (336 west 20th street)! >>
sponsored: thru sun: brooklyn comedy collective’s 5th annual fun and dumb improv festival: one of the world’s largest improv festivals, featuring more than 200 live shows, 800+ performers, 25 workshops, and an anticipated audience of 2,000+ attendees, takes over east williamsburg with a four-day party! fad brings together some of the most acclaimed performers and teams in comedy from across the country and beyond. this year’s headliners include chris gethard + trumane alston, adam pally + anthony atamaniuk, susan messing + john lehr, connor ratliff, nbc night writers (writers from the tonight show with jimmy fallon), baby wants candy, asssscat, asian af, northcoast, ladies who ranch, the duchess, sandwich purse (writers from the late show with stephen colbert), frat boyz, and many more. passes and workshop spots are still available, and custom screen-printed merch will be available for sale as well. >>
fri thru sun (various dates thru 8/8): lincoln center’s summer for the city: lincoln center’s annual campus-wide arts festival returns with two months of free and choose-what-you-pay concerts, performances, film screenings, dance parties, and more. this weekend: a freestyle soccer show (fri 5pm); a silent disco with belinda becker (fri 10pm); a family-friendly ballet workshop (sat 11am); africarnaval (sat 6pm); a silent disco with dj david + arty furtado (sat 8:30pm); ruidosa fest (sun 3pm + 7:30pm); and more. >>
fri thru sun (various times): summerstage: the city parks foundation presents its 40th season of free and benefit performances across the city. this weekend: mereba / mack keane / arima ederra / half moon at herbert von king park in bed-stuy (fri 5-9pm): mike’s young world: max b / thirteendegrees° / eristheplanet / salimata / niontay / black noi$e / mike with the band of the century at herbert von king park in bed-stuy (sat 5-9pm); bilal / gena / dj tara at herbert von king park in bed-stuy (sun 5-8pm); bastille day: black m / laurent voulzy / legends of the 80’s / michel polnareff at central park’s rumsey playfield (sun 6-10pm). free admission. >>
sponsored: fri + sat (various times): flop house comedy club: nyc’s friendliest indie comedy club—with great comics and a cozy atmosphere—has some incredible lineups this weekend! save 50% with promo code ‘skint’ on tickets to these shows at 362 grand street in williamsburg: friday 8pm, 9:30pm, and 11pm; and the east village location is back at 201 allen st store 2 saturday at 8:00pm. new: monthly member’s pass ($20) to see as many shows as you want + happy hour drinks + secret drop in announcements! >>
fri + sat (fri 6-10pm, sat 3-8pm): bric celebrate brooklyn!: new york city’s longest-running, free, outdoor performing arts festival presents a summer of concerts and performances at prospect park’s lena horne bandshell. this weekend: habibi festival featuring emel, mai elgizouli, nesrine, yacine boulares and the habibi festival house band, and yalla! party project (fri 6-10pm); the legal aid society presents: community joy day with saint james joy, pahua, and puppetmobile (sat 3-8pm). >>
fri various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
► ferris bueller’s day off at lawn area in msgr. mcgolrick park (greenpoint) >>
► kicking + screening soccer film festival at lincoln center’s hearst plaza >>
► west side story (1961) at the battery’s woodland lawn >>
► zootopia 2 at peter’s field (gramercy) >>
fri 7pm: bryant park picnic performances: the annual summer performance series is back with two dozen free music, dance, and theater events in the heart of midtown. blankets and bistro chairs are provided for use. bring your own picnic or purchase food and drinks from on-site vendors. next up: carnegie hall citywide presents: singer, songwriter, and actor avery wilson performing showtunes, r+b, and anthems. >>
fri 8pm: graveyard shift comedy: laugh…if you dare, at graveyard shift, a comedy show with a haunted twist at twisted spine horror bookstore + café (williamsburg). hosted by nick hornedo and gary simons with performers aaron chen (fisk), shaunak godkhindi (don’t tell comedy), josh gondelman (last week tonight), jo sunday (snl), and meredith dietz (@dietz.m). $15. >>
fri 8pm (monthly): boyz in the woods comedy: tawanda gona, joshua stokes, and jeff wright host this standup-meets-trivia show, where audience members can win free drinks by answering pop culture and hip-hop trivia questions between sets. featuring brittany carney, yemi afolabi, demetrius hullum, james mwaura, and more. friends and lovers (crown heights), $12 adv, $15 door. >>
fri 8:30pm: bitches brew comedy show: this women-produced and -hosted comedy show conjures up big laughs in the back room of halyards (gowanus). tonight’s performers include phoebe robinson (2 dope queens), cansu karabiyik (sirius xm), art cai, eion falance, and kyle rehl. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>
fri 10pm: meet me in the bathroom: an indie sleaze dance party + installation: sweat to the songs of the strokes, lcd soundsystem, yeah yeah yeahs, and many more at this dance party and installation celebrating the early-2000s indie rock explosion of the les and williamsburg. parkside lounge (les), save $5 with promo code ‘allmyfriends’ >>
our next event!
Pounding the pavement in a New York City summer can feel like Walkin’ On The Sun. But don’t go chasing Waterfalls, because we’ve got what you need to cut Footloose at the skint’s 80s & 90s Cruel Summer dance party!
On Friday, August 14, get Into The Groove and Dance With Somebody at a dance party set to the soundtracks of our lives. We’re taking over Littlefield with 80s & 90s anthems performed by kick-ass 10-piece cover band The Engagements, plus 80s & 90s hits spun by Party Like It’s 1999’s DJ Steve Reynolds!
Don’t wait out the weekend till Blue Monday. Let’s Dance!
the skint presents:
Cruel Summer: 80s & 90s Dance Party
Featuring The Engagements + Party Like It’s 1999’s Steve Reynolds
Friday, August 14 7-11pm
Littlefield
635 Sackett Street, Brooklyn
Special offer for the skint readers: Get tickets for just $9.73 in advance with promo code “bananarama” here (reg. $14.86)
saturday
sat + sun (sat 8:20pm, sun 8:21pm): manhattanhenge: catch the striking urban sunset that happens only twice a year, when the setting sun lines up with manhattan’s street grid. score a front-row seat from the east ends of 14th, 23rd, 34th, 42nd, and 57th streets, as well as tudor city overpass in manhattan and hunter’s point south park in lic. related: the museum of natural history is presenting a manhattanhenge lecture and viewing event with live music by the williamsburg salsa orchestra on saturday ($20). >>
sat various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
► hoppers at lawn at owl’s head park (bay ridge) >>
► monsters inc. at phil ‘scooter’ rizzuto park (south richmond hill) >>
► zootopia 2 at sol lain playground (les) >>
sat 3pm: carnegie hall citywide: carnegie hall steps out of midtown to bring a mix of live performances to venues throughout new york city. the annual series features artists of all genres including classical, broadway, jazz, latin music, and beyond. today: arturo o’farrill and the afro latin jazz orchestra with the freedom trap, a concert marking the 15th anniversary of musical connections at sing sing correctional facility. denny farrell riverbank state park (hamilton heights), free admission. >>
sat 3-6:30pm: 28th annual broadway barks: broadway’s brightest stars play supporting roles to dozens of adoptable dogs and cats from more than 25 local shelters at this annual adoption event and fundraiser hosted by bernadette peters and andrew rannel, with appearances by melissa barrera, shoshana bean, reeve carney, ayo edebiri, ana gasteyer, frankie grande, caissie levy, laurie metcalf, bebe neuwirth, eva noblezada, ben vereen, and many more. meet the adoptable pets at 3pm before they take the stage with the stars at 5pm. shubert alley (bet. w 44th + w 45th sts and broadway + 8th ave), free admission. >>
sat 4pm: the legend of you: the personalized improvised adventure: musical improv meets fantasy adventure meets your latest therapy session in ‘the legend of you: the personalized improvised adventure.’ each performance kicks off with an everyday problem shared by an audience member, which the cast transforms into an epic quest packed with bespoke monsters, magical treasures, and a big bad villain. caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘legendary’ (reg. $24-25). >>
sat 5pm: invasion of the body snatchers with brooke adams: new plaza cinema, in summer residence at museum of arts and design (midtown west), welcomes actor brooke adams for q+a following a screening of philip kaufman’s 1978 remake of invasion of the body snatchers. columbia university film professor annette insdorf will give an introduction. $16 general, $14 seniors/students. >>
sat 6-10pm (+ 8/1): silent disco: the dance floor buzzes, but the park stays quiet as three djs beam tunes of different genres into provided wireless headphones. pier i in riverside park south, free admission (a credit or debit card is needed for the check-in process to use the required headphones). >>
sunday
sun thru 8/23 (sundays at 2pm. no performances 7/19.): 33rd annual harlem meer performance festival: the harlem meer performance festival returns to central park’s charles a. dana discovery center with afro, latin, world, hip-hop, gospel, jazz, and blues concerts spread across six afternoons. free admission. >>
sun 12-6pm: (monthly): pioneer works second sundays: pioneer works’ free monthly open house celebrates creativity across art, music, science, and community, with open studios, performances, and programming spread across three floors and the garden. pioneer works (red hook), free admission (donations welcome). >>
sun 1pm doors: footlight 10th anniversary party: ridgewood’s footlight celebrates its 10th anniversary at the windjammer with bbq all day, ping pong 1-5pm, line dancing 6-8pm, live music by vaden landers, and more. free admission (donations welcome). >>
sun 1:30-6pm: free show brain concert: show brain returns to tompkins square park (les) with a free, all-ages concert featuring pons, diary, first president of japan, tea eater, and seraphine’s cleaver. >>
sun 1:30pm doors: jaws-a-thon: just when you thought it was safe to go back to the bar… scream scene’s all-day marathon dives through all four jaws movies on vhs. come for one or stay for the whole quadrilogy, with host martin monster, trivia, prizes, and more. food and drinks will be available for purchase throughout the day. freddy’s bar + backroom (south slope), free admission. >>
sun 2-6pm (+ 8/2, 8/9): union pool’s 14th annual summer thunder concert series: free daytime concerts return to union pool’s backyard for four sundays, returning today with angel du$t and no idols. rain or shine. >>
sun 3-8pm: soul summit: the soul summit house music party returns for another massive outdoor dance party at brooklyn’s fort greene park. free admission. >>
monday
mon thru 8/10 (mondays at 6:30pm): broadway by the boardwalk: broadway comes to the waterfront for hudson river park’s annual outdoor performance series. the season kicks off tonight with tony, drama desk, and grammy-nominated singer and actor max von essen (chicago) with pianist, singer, and composer billy stritch. clinton cove (midtown west), free admission. >>
mon thru 7/25: mannes international piano festival concert series: the college of performing arts at the new school presents free concerts featuring a new generation of internationally acclaimed pianists alongside student showcases and a piano competition. tishman auditorium (greenwich village/union square), free admission. >>
mon thru 7/19: trashfest, and darkfest: sustainability takes center stage at the tank’s annual eco-forward theatrical festivals: trashfest features work that reuses materials discarded as garbage; darkfest features shows that use unconventional lighting or utilize self-sufficient and alternative energy sources. the tank (garment district), various prices.
mon various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
► the muppets take manhattan at the battery’s seaglass carousel >>
► wayne’s world at bryant park (midtown) >>
mon 8pm (rescheduled from 6/8): franklin park reading series: the crown heights bar and beer garden’s summer season continues with an evening of fiction from scott mcclanahan (fights!), geoff rickly (someone who isn’t me), michael j. seidlinger (brokeula), david simmons (fetty on the switches), hallie elizabeth newton (agnes lives!), and kathy joyce (3). books will be available for purchase from indie bookseller unnameable books. free admission. >>
ongoing
our roundup of 70+ ongoing events: free public beaches and pools, free shakespeare in the park, rooftop cinema, art shows, and more. >>
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