Weekly roundup (December 6)
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December 6, 2023 | Issue #33
NYC FOR FREE WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Note from Rebeka:
This week: lots of Christmas tree lightings, Hanukkah celebrations, and holiday events. Plus a few amazing pop-ups: Pinterest, Charlotte Tilbury, LUSH and more. On a personal note, this was a cool week for me, as I was included in NYMAG’s ‘Reasons to Love New York’ for NYC for FREE! If you haven’t seen it already, check out the article here.
–Rebeka
UPCOMING EVENTS (THIS WEEK):
✨Showfields x NYC for FREE Holiday Shopping Event (December 6): Join us at Showfields for a holiday shopping event at the Williamsburg location, with beverages, treats & giveaways + a holiday freebie swap!
🛍️Pinterest Predicts Shop (December 6 - 10): Pinterest invites you to discover never-before-seen trends for 2024, get exclusive Pinterest merch, and if you’re lucky, a special appointment for a trends-inspired look or a free fashion activity.
🎊NYC December Tree Lightings & Hanukkah Celebrations (through December 12): So many holiday events this week! See here for a full list of events (including Madison Square Park Tree Lighting today and DUMBO Holiday Lighting tomorrow)
🪐 Lush Lushiverse Pop-Up (December 6): Lush Cosmetics is landing at Madison Square Park this holiday season! Lush invites New Yorkers to expand their inner space and explore the Lushiverse, a galaxy of explosive color and nostalgic comforting scent.
🧴HEMPZ Holiday Pop-Up (December 7): Join Hempz for a holiday pop-up activation to celebrate the launch of the brand’s limited-edition holiday collection, with hot chocolate and sweet treats! (448 W Broadway)
🍸Poor Things Salon of Seduction (December 6 - 10): Part performance, part tasting menu, this immersive experience invites you to taste, smell, and marvel at all the wonders the salon has to offer, inspired by the Poor Things movie (298 Bedford Ave)
🎉Z100 All Access Lounge (December 8): Z100 All Access Lounge is a free concert & event before Jingle Ball at the Hammerstein Ballroom with tons of freebies and performances by G(I)-DLE, GAYLE, LANY, Paul Russell, OWENN, Lawrence, and People R Ugly (311 W 34th St)
💄Charlotte Tilbury Holiday Pop-Up (December 9 - 10): The Charlotte Tilbury pop-up will have holiday photo opps, complimentary gifts, a “Spin the Wheel” game for free prizes, complimentary refreshments, and more (Chelsea Triangle)
✨The Gift of Fifth: Fifth Avenue Holiday Open Streets (December 10): Fifth Avenue will have Open Streets all afternoon with brand pop-ups, live performances and more!
ON THE RADAR:
✨ Field of Light at Freedom Plaza (opens December 15): Field of Light is a FREE public art installation this winter that will feature an array of 17,000 lowlight, fiber-optic stemmed spheres. Guests will be fully immersed in the installation as they walk the winding path through the ethereal painted landscape.
🎁House of Wow Holiday Lounge (December 16): Join Pure Wow for a cozy afternoon of holiday nostalgia, with a custom denim bar, wreath making, mini massages, free beauty goodies, a hot cocoa bar and more!
🕯️39th Annual Kick-Off To Kwanzaa Celebration (December 16): Join at Langston Hughes Library in Queens for the annual Kick-Off to Kwanzaa Celebration with performances, film screenings, arts and crafts workshops & more!
MISC, RECURRING & DEALS:
🤳🏻Rocky Holiday Video Contest: Ten NYC for FREE followers will win $200 by posting content of the brands you love on Rocky, a new app for authentic user-generated content creation where fans can get paid by the brands they love, regardless of influence and following. See video here for instructions and download Rocky here!
🍹Fernando’s Hideaway Giveaway: Fernando’s Hideaway is taking ‘Girl Dinner’ to the next level, with bottomless cocktails for $30 when you pick two tapas off the menu. We are giving away a Girl Dinner for 2, to two lucky winners. Enter here!
🟦 Tile hosted a NYC pop-up on Saturday and gave out FREE Tile trackers. If you didn’t make it, get up to 40% during the Holiday Sale here
🍽️ Get 6 months of Foodie Card for free (10% off tons of restaurants (& even wine stores with free tastings, see video here!) around NYC, Long Island, and Westchester + popups with free food) with link here or code NYCFORFREE