Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Tomorrow and Sunday will still have the normal “Free & Cheap Events” post, but here are a few weekend highlights — including the Central Park Holiday Lighting on Sunday — 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

16th Annual Cathedral Crafts Fair
Cathedral Church Of St. John The Divine (1047 Amsterdam, at 112th)
11:00 am – 6:00 pm on Saturday, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm on Sunday
$7 admission (click here for $1 off coupon)

Winterfest At The Central Park Zoo (via TheSkint.com)
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)

Saturday, 12/3:

Health & Race Walking
Central Park, North Meadow Recreation Center
9:30 – 11:00 am
FREE

George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker Children’s Workshop
David Rubenstein Atrium (Broadway, between 62nd & 63rd)
11:00 am
FREE

Concert: Tori Amos
Beacon Theater (2124 Broadway, between 74th & 75th)
8:00 pm
Limited tickets still available from TicketMaster for $74 – $89 (inclusive of fees)
Cheaper tix available from StubHub (on-sale until 6 pm Sat. — prices will drop as showtime gets closer)

Sunday, 12/4:

Classic Film: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971, Gene Wilder)
Film Society Of Lincoln Center (W. 65th, between Broadway & Amsterdam)
11:00 am
$6

Holiday Lighting In Central Park
Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (Northeast corner of Central Park)
4:00 – 5:30 pm
FREE

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