Friday, December 16th, 2011

Tomorrow and Sunday will still have the normal “Free & Cheap Events” post, but here are a few weekend highlights if you’d like to start your planning early:

All Weekend:

Columbus Circle Holiday Market
Columbus Circle, near Central Park West & South
10:00 am – 8:00 pm on Saturday, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm on Sunday
Free Admission

GreenFlea Holiday Market
Columbus Avenue, between 76th &77th
10:00 am – 5:30 pm (Saturday & Sunday)
Free admission

New York Creates Holiday Craft Fair
West-Park Church (165 W. 86th, at Amsterdam)
11:00 am – 7:00 pm on Saturday, 12:00 – 5:00 pm on Sunday
Free admission

Saturday, 12/17:

Winterfest At The Central Park Zoo (final day)
Central Park
Different events at different times
$18/adults, $15/Seniors 65+, $13/Kids 3-12
(10% discount online, brings it down to $16/$13.50/$11.50)

Light Orienteering
Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (NE corner of Central Park)
11:00 am
FREE

Classic Family Film: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971, Gene Wilder)
Film Society Of Lincoln Center (West 65th, between Broadway & Amsterdam)
4:00 pm
$6

This is a bit beyond the Upper West Side, but it’s easily accessible by subway and seems like a great activity for families:

Whoooo Goes There? An Owl Prowl With Mike Feller
Inwood Hill Park (Seaman Avenue & Isham Street Entrance)
6:00 – 8:00 pm
FREE

Sunday, 12/18:

Free Ticket Giveaway To Rehearsal Of Met Opera’s Enchanted Island
Metropolitan Opera Box Office, Lincoln Center
10:30 am
FREE to first 800 people

Hanukah Food Sampling
Whole Foods, Columbus Square (808 Columbus, at 97th)
12:00 – 3:00 pm
FREE

Classic Family Film: James And The Giant Peach
Film Society Of Lincoln Center (West 65th, between Broadway & Amsterdam)
4:00 pm
$6

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