Wednesday November 24, 2010
Where else can you walk alongside a giant Shrek balloon? See the enormous balloons being inflated for tomorrow’s parade from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. at 77th St. to 81st St. between Central Park West and Columbus Ave, free!
Today through January 2nd, the Museum of the City of New York (1220 Fifth Avenue) will offer all visitors “two-for-the-price-of-one” admission and a 10% discount on all holiday purchases in the Museum Shop.
Thursday November 25, 2010-Have a Happy Cheap Chick Thanksgiving!
For those who don’t mind getting up early and standing for hours in the cold weather, The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade starts at 9 a.m. (it will also be broadcast live on NBC). For all the parade info you could ever want go to Macy’s parade site here.
Watch (free!) or run in ($25-$30) the Prospect Park Turkey Trot 5M at 9 a.m. today!
At Bubby’s in Tribeca you can enjoy a Thanksgiving buffet from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. where you can set your own price from the meal and make a charitable donation for those less fortunate.
After you’ve had your tryptophan-induced nap, you may want to get off the couch and head to some of these places that will be open today:
Central Park Zoo
Prospect Park Zoo
Queens Zoo
New York Aquarium
New York Botanical Garden - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Socrates Sculpture Park - 10 a.m. to sunset
Plus:
Skate around The Pond ice rink at Bryant Park, 8 a.m. to midnight, free!
Have a drink at the 230 Fifth rooftop lounge, open 4 p.m. to 4 a.m.
You can also catch The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn concert at Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium, 8 p.m., free!
Share your time today with other New Yorkers! Here are Time Out New York’s Thanksgiving volunteer picks: http://newyork.timeout.com/things-to-do/55671/thanksgiving-volunteering
Friday November 26, 2010
If you still haven’t stuffed yourself with enough turkey, then join Big Onion Walking Tour’s Annual Post-Thanksgiving Multi-Ethnic Eating Tour! “Our "noshing" tour combines the history of the multi-ethnic Lower East Side with diverse tastes of the neighborhood. Learn about the Jewish East Side, Little Italy and Chinatown as we walk through New York’s historic "ethnic quarter." 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Meet at the southeast corner of Delancey and Essex Streets, in front of the Olympic Diner. Reservations are requested, please email info@bigonion.com. You will need to include your name, date, and the number of people in your party. Big Onion will confirm via email. $20 (includes food.)
Welcome the Christmas season with a tree lighting ceremony (http://www.southstreetseaport.com/events/tree-lighting-spectacular) at South Street Seaport with sightings of Santa and all his friends! 8 p.m., free!
Remember MOMA (http://www.moma.org) is free from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., the American Folk Art Museum sponsors Free Music Fridays today (http://www.folkartmuseum.org/freemusicfridays), Housing Works Bookstore is having a Black Friday Sale, 30% off the entire store (http://www.housingworks.org/events/detail/black-friday-blowout-sale/), and the Center for Fiction’s Lit47 store (17 East 47th Street) is taking an additional 10% off its already discounted selection of books today (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and Saturday (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.), plus enjoy some cider and cookies!
Stay tuned for additional holiday weekend picks that will be posted by Friday!
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