19 markets / pop-ups / shopping events (free admission, unless noted otherwise):
for our roundup of 15 ongoing markets, see our website here
► fri + sat (12-8:30pm): eater under wraps holiday market: 97 n. 10th street (williamsburg). >>
► fri + sat (6-10pm fri, 12-6pm sat): social justice holiday market: mayday space (bushwick). >>
► fri thru sun: brickhouse ceramic art center holiday craft show (lic). >>
► fri thru sun: clay space members holiday market: clay space ceramic center (greenpoint). >>
► sat 11am-6pm:powerhouse arts x brooklyn pop-up holiday market: powerhouse arts (gowanus). >>
► sat 12-5pm: queens craft brigade market: katch gastropub (astoria). >>
►sat 12-7pm: queer holiday makers market: bohemian hall + beer garden (astoria), $10 admission. >>
► sat 2-9pm: the poetry society of new york’s first annual poetry holiday market: 3 dollar bill (bushwick). >>
► sat + sun (9am-4pm): til death holiday market: til death (bushwick). >>
► sat + sun (10am-6pm): not-a-normal holiday market: 101 7th ave (chelsea). $15+ admission. >>
► sat + sun (sat 11am-4pm, sun 12-3pm): annual st. nicholas cookie walk st. nicholas of myra orthodox church (east village). $20-40/box. >>
► sat + sun (11am-5pm): renegade craft: metropolitan pavilion (chelsea), $5 suggested donation. >>
► sat + sun (11am-8pm): paskong pinoy market: the pond (lic). >>
► sat + sun (12-6pm): japanese holiday market: japan village at industry city (sunset park). >>
► sat + sun (12-7pm):eighth annual textile arts center give back market (gowanus). >>
► sat + sun (sat 6:30-10pm, sun 10am-5pm): tablet magazine’s hanukkah bazaar: iron23 (flatiron). $18 general, $5 students. >>
► sun 11am-4:30pm: holiday pop-up: caffeine underground (bushwick). >>
► sun 12-6pm: astoria market: bohemian hall + beer garden. >>
► sun 2-9pm: sunday funday yuletide market: footlight underground at the windjammer (ridgewood). >>
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friday
holiday tree lightings:
► fri 5-7pm (rescheduled from 12/11): 100th annual washington square park tree lighting: (greenwich village). >>
► fri 6-8pm: trim the graffiti spray can tree: 3 freeman alley (les) >>
► sat 4pm: denny farrell riverbank state park (hamilton heights) >>
film festivals/series:
► fri thru 12/26: brando 100: a streetcar named desire, on the waterfront, the wild one, the godfather, apocalypse now, and more. film forum (south village), $17. >>
► sat (various times): 24th annual bicycle film festival: cinema village, $20. >>
► sun 6pm: 2024 crown heights film festival: fivemyles gallery (crown heights), free admission. >>
fri + sat (fri 6pm, sat 5pm): nickel boys with ramell ross: angelika new york (soho) hosts a pair of 35mm screnings of nickel boys, director ramell ross’s film based on the pulitzer prize winning novel by colson whithead, followed by q+a with ross. $23. >>
fri 11am-5pm: z100’s jingle ball all-access lounge: iheartradio’s z100 kicks off its annual jingle ball with a free early show at hammerstein ballroom at manhattan center (midtown west), featuring performances from myles smith, alex warren, mark ambor, isabel larosa, mckenna grace, dasha, wonho, and pow. free admission. >>
fri 7pm (monthly): vocabaret: ‘comfort + joy’ edition: everything’s coming up proses at this monthly variety show for language lovers, where five of the the city’s best wordsmiths present slideshows, games, and other raucous entertainment inspired by a theme. hosted by sam corbin, tim donnelly, jerzy gwiazdowski, ally spier, and nikolai vanyo. caveat (les), $15 with promo code ‘caveatorb’ (reg $20 adv, $25 door). >>
fri 7pm (monthly): living radio: contemporary radio drama, with a revisionist twist: living radio stages live performances of new radio plays inspired by the news, with results ranging from wacky to reflective. under st. marks (greenwich village). sliding scale admission. >>
fri 7-10pm: the library after hours: james baldwin edition: the new york public library’s after hours event returns to the historic stephen a. schwartzman building (midtown). tonight’s edition includes after-hours access to the rose main reading room and other library spaces, live readings of baldwin works, music, dancing, a special collections display, and more. note: registration for this event has ended, but a limited number of tickets may be available at the door on a first-come, first-served basis ($15 suggested). >>
fri 7:30pm: ¡vaya! latin band dance music series: arturo ortiz + los impostores: puerto rican pianist and arranger arturo ortiz and his new salsa band los impostores come to lincoln center’s david rubenstein atrium (uws) for an evening of music and dancing. free admission. >>
sponsored: fri 8pm: james mcbride in residence: the heaven + earth gospel: james mcbride is joined by a collective of musicians and singers for a captivating evening of gospel, bringing to glorious musical life the characters and key moments from his critically acclaimed novel, the heaven + earth grocery store. symphony space (uws), use code ‘skint10’ for $10 off full-price tickets. >>
fri 8pm (monthly): boyz in the woods comedy: kenice mobley, tawanda gona, josh stokes, and kofi thomas 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 zahid dewji (fallon), eva evans (bet), dajon alford, and momo. friends and lovers (crown heights), $12 adv, $15 door. >>
fri 8pm: friday the 13th kreepy krampus holiday fest: footlight presents a friday the 13th kreepy krampus holiday fest featuring live music, drag, vendors, tattoos, and more. footlight underground at the windjammer (ridgewood), sliding scale admission. >>
fri 8:30pm: bitches brew comedy show: see what all the brew-ha-ha is about at this women-produced and-hosted comedy show, returning to the back room at halyards (gowanus) with stand-up by kendall farrell (comedy central), david drake (comedy central), julianna dudley (the diplomat), clare austen-smith, zavior phillips, and laura laham. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>
fri 9pm: friday the 13th nightmare before christmas holiday party: dance away your fears at crystal lake brooklyn’s nightmare before christmas holiday party, featuring techno and trance djs, burslesque, and tarot. costumes encouraged ($50 bar tab for best dressed). crystal lake brooklyn (williamsburg), free admission. >>
saturday
holiday-related movie events (various prices):
► sat-sun + 12/20: john denver + the muppets: a christmas together (45th anniversary) + henson holiday clips: musuem of the moving image (astoria). >>
► sun 2pm: little women (2019) + book swap + caroling: united palace (washington heights) >>
► sun 2pm: white christmas(1954) sing-along: leonard nimoy thalia theater at symphony space (uws). >>
► mon thru 12/20: it’s a wonderful life (1946) with intros by mary owen, daughter of star donna reed. ifc center (greenwich village). >>
sat 10am-8pm: santacon: santacon is comin’ to town, bringin’ thousands of sloshed, costumed revelers to manhattan bars and streets. >>
sponsored: sat 1pm, 6-9pm: new york city tequila and mezcal fest: tequila and mezcal enthusiasts—come discover, sip, and savor something new at the new york city tequila and mezcal fest at chelsea industrial in manhattan! with over 100 styles, the fest is the perfect opportunity to meet and hang out with friends, speak to representatives, and enjoy unlimited tequila and mezcal samples paired with live music and delicious food available to purchase. special offer for the skint readers: save 40% with promo code ‘theskint’ >>
sat 3pm: metropolitan music community winter concert: kings county concert band, grand street community band, and brooklyn wind symphony present their first concert of the season, featuring compositions by john barnes chance, viet cuong, morton gould, and oscar navarro. grand street campus high school auditorium (east williamsburg), $10-20 general, free for students. >>
sat 5-8pm: sva print slam: 100% of proceeds will go directly to the artists at this end-of-semester sale and exhibition of books, prints, zines, and ephemera created by students at the school of visual arts risolab (chelsea). free admission (rsvp requuired). >>
sat 7pm (monthly): a drinking game nyc: elf: a drinkinggame nyc casts actors in a live staged reading of a beloved 80s/90s/00s movie and turns the whole thing into a drinking game. join them tonight as they stumble through elf (2003). the bell house (gowanus), $25.05. >>
sat 7pm: a lord of the rings christmas (extended edition): the fantasy tavern presents an interactive show with hobbit drinking songs, lotr cosplay, and a live recreation of the fellowship of the rings. littlefield (gowanus), $15.52 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $25.87). >>
sat 7:30pm: hip-hop movie night: beat street: lincoln center presents a screening of 1984’s beat street at the david rubenstein atrium (uws), with a curated playlist of hip-hop and r+b holiday hits before and after by xavier ‘xx jernigan, lincoln center’s hip-hop guest curator and the head of spotify’s cultural partnerships division. free admission. >>
sat 8:30pm: improvised holiday movie: improv group help me i’m drowning performs an hour-long holiday movie based on audience suggestions. brooklyn comedy collective pig pen (williamsburg), $10 adv, $13 day of. >>
sat 9pm: the george lucas talk show: returning to ucb for the frst time in five years, and just in time for life day, comedian connor ratliff reprises his role as talk show host george lucas. $20 adv, $25 day of. >>
sat 9pm: drop up video: a panel of comedians roast the music videos that we love to hate. featuring kenice mobley, davidson boswell, kevin casey white, annie lockwood, patrick hastie, and tom feeney. hosted by justin thompson. pine box rock shop (bushwick), $5 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $10). >>
sat 9:30pm: drunk planet earth: mst3k meets animal planet meets drinking game at brian morabito and stephen buckley’s participatory drunk planet earth show. the show revolves around watching nature documentaries, drinking, and the audience trying to stump the hosts with animal trivia. caveat (les), free admission. >>
sat 11pm: menagerie of filth: the coney island queens of filth are back for a night of sideshow, performance art, and drag for the wicked. $15 adv, $20 door. >>
sunday
sun (various times): 125th annual christmas bird count: from eagle-eyed ornithologists’s to first-time fledglings, all are welcome to participate in the annual annual christmas bird count, which is the nation’s longest-running community science bird project. this year’s event is taking place in across manhattan, governors island, randall’s island, roosevelt island, and parts of northern nj. free admission. >>
sun 10am-5pm (sundays thru 12/29): holiday nostalgia train rides: take a ride back in time! each sunday this month, vintage subway cars from the 1930s adorned with rattan seats, paddle ceiling fans, incandescent light bulbs, roll signs, and period advertisements will be making stops between 2nd avenue – houston street on the uptown f line and 96th street – 2nd avenue on the q line. free with a metrocard swipe or omny tap. >>
sun 1pm: brooklyn mac + cheese takedown: get cheesy at the return of the brooklyn mac + cheese takedown, where amateur chefs serve up samples of their best m+c recipes, and you get to taste them all and vote for the best of the batch. royal palms shuffleboard (gowanus), $30. >>
sun 2pm: 50th annual greenwich village caroling walk: break out your festive finery and join in some fa-la-la-la-las with members of the west village chorale at their annual singing stroll through the historic west village. free (donations welcome). >>
sun 3:30pm: 51st annual tuba christmas: tubas move to the front of the orchestra—in fact, they are the orchestra—at the annual tuba christmas event, where hundreds of tubists of all ages and levels perform an afternoon concert of holiday classics at the rockefeller center christmas tree (midtown). free admission. >>
sun 5pm (monthly): the literary saloon: the center for fiction (fort greene) hosts a monthly mixed-genre reading series, focusing on local, emerging talent and diverse voices. curated and hosted by wesley straton (the bartender’s cure), tonight’s edition features sarah bridgins (death and exes), rachel does (vanity fair, lauren mechling (guardian u.s.), jen lue (joyland, and nina st.pierre (love is a burning thing). drinks will be available for purchase from the café + bar. free admission (donations welcome). >>
sun 5pm: marketplace live!: inspired by facebook marketplace, craigslist, and buy nothing groups, this game show pits comedians in a series of marketplace-themed games to win the title of ‘king of sh*t.’ hosted by amanda melhuish and virginia dickens. caveat (les), save $5 with promo code ‘skint’. >>
sun 6pm: ‘unslient night’: the audience is the performer at composer phil kline’s ‘unslient night,’ an annual sound sculpture of boomboxes and bluetooth speakers that parades from the west village to the east village. the participatory event starts at washington square park and ends at tompkins square park. free to join in. >>
sun 6:30pm: boba gays: asian holi-gay spectacular: join comedians alex kim and kenny park yi for their annual all-asian, all-queer comedy variety show at the bell house (gowanus). featuring jes tom, sureni weeraskera, ái vy luu, and fefe fo fum. $15-20.30. >>
sun 7:30pm (monthly): good god comedy show: audience members can anonymously share their craziest, cringiest secrets for the hosts to read aloud at this stand-up comedy variety show. tonight’s lineup: sarah cooper, petey deabreu, bassam shawl, denise taylor, oscar aydin, and dan licata. hosted by naomi karavani, brittany carney, and naomi karavani. union hall (park slope), $10 adv, $15 door. >>
sun 7:30pm: brittain ashford holiday spectacular: performer and songwriter brittain ashford (the great comet of 1812) presents a night of music and comedy in the spirit of the season. there will be cookies. the francis kite club (alphabet city), $12 adv, $15 day of. >>
sun 8pm (monthly): beanie babe comedy: the standups and the stuffed animals are full of beans at this comedy show, where a donation will get you a vintage beanie baby to take home. featuring laura merli (reductress), seynique smythe (we die first), mark-anthony lewis, and nick carra. hosted by rebecca kaplan. young ethel’s (park slope), free admission (donations optional). >>
sun 8pm (monthly) disasterpiece movie night: hard ticket to hawaii: from the weird to the wondrous, disasterpiece unearths bad movies for a watch party complete with drinking games, trivia, pizza, and more. tonight’s flick: hard ticket to hawaii (1987). wonderville (bushwick), free admission. >>
sun 8:30pm: say less: a too truthful comedy show: buckle up for an evening of overly personal jokes and stories at the say less comedy show, hosted by niccolo aeed and shem pennant with a live band. featuring anthony atamanuik, c.w. headley, gianmarco soresi, katie boyle, and zubi ahmed. ucb (east village), $10 adv, $15 day of. >>
monday
mon 4:30pm, 7pm (season ends today): classics in black + white: the thin man: village east and cinema 123 by angelika host a series of classic black + white screenings, continuing tonight with w.s. van dyke’s the thin man (1934), starring william powell and myrna loy. $19. >>
mon 7pm: the moth unscripted: community storytelling open mic: the moth storytelling series hosts a community open mic at brooklyn brewery (williamsburg) where anyone can share a five-minute story on the night’s theme…’grinchy holiday.’ $5 suggested donation. >>
mon 7pm: and scene: anything could happen when actors and improvisors share the stage at ‘and scene,’ where the actors know their lines ahead of time and the improvisers make up their parts with no prior knowledge of the scenes. featuring emily meade (the penguin), kelen coleman (the office), connor ratliff (the marvelous mrs. maisel), alan aisenberg (orange is the new black), haviland morris (sixteen candles), and others. $18.76 with promo code ‘brick’ (reg. $24-25). >>
mon 7:30pm: not a boy, not a girl comedy show: will morrison hosts this comedy show outside of the gender binary, returning to crystal lake (williamsburg) with standup by freddie shanel (reductress), ái vy luu (vulture), von taáme (gender experts party), max higgins, chase hoffman, and jamie mulligan. $10 (a portion of proceeds will be donated to translifeline). >>
mon 7:30pm (monthly thru may): music mondays concert series: the music mondays concert series returns for its 22nd season presenting dynamic lineups of classical and contemporary chamber music ensembles at advent lutheran church (uws). tonight: 2024 grammy award winners imani winds quintet perform the french connection: music connected to french culture, including stravinsky’s rite of spring, shifrin’s la nouvelle orleans, françaix’s quintet no. 2, and more. a casual reception will follow the performance. free admission. >>
mon 9:30pm: i’ll have the bisque! a benefit comedy show for abortion access: join improv troupe the bisque and stand-up guests ali clayton and marie faustin and improv guest team full of bones for a comedy show to raise money for abortion access. ticket proceeds will support the brigid alliance, a nonprofit that provides logistical support to people who must travel long distances for abortion care. caveat (les), $18 adv, $20 door. >>
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