Want to enjoy the holiday season without burning a hole through your bank account? It may sound impossible in a place like New York City, but it’s not.
With this list of fun, free activities to enjoy this December, you’ll hopefully have some money left over to splurge on gifts for loved ones, take yourself out to a nice dinner, or simply swim through your cash like Scrooge McDuck.
Stroll through the lights in Dyker Heights
Every year after Thanksgiving, Brooklynites in Dyker Heights go all-out with their holiday decorations, transforming the neighborhood into an impressive public display. You can typically find the displays lit up between dusk and 9 p.m. all through December and into the first week of January. For more tips, check out our guide to Dyker Heights Christmas lights. Through approximately the first week in January, Dyker Heights.
See “Broadway Under the Stars”
If you want a taste of Broadway musicals without having to spring for a ticket, consider “Broadway Under the Stars.” Every Thursday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., you can enjoy performances from some of the most popular shows on currently, including “Chicago,” “Shucked” and “The Lion King.” Thursdays: Nov. 30, Dec. 7 and Dec. 14 at 5 p.m., The Shops at Columbus Circle; details here.
Ashley D. Kelley and Grey Henson in “Shucked” by Matthew Murphy & Evan Zimmerman
Photo by Matthew Murphy & Evan Zimmerman / Courtesy of “Shucked”
Blast holiday tunes on “Unsilent Night”
Caroling is so passé — why not get a Bluetooth speaker, join a group of strangers, and pump holiday music through the streets of Greenwich Village? Composer Phil Kline will lead people from Washington Square Park to Tompkins Square Park on Sunday, Dec. 17, with participants expected to play one of four original tracks through Bluetooth speakers or a boombox. (You have to bring your own.) Sunday, Dec. 17 at 6 p.m., Washington Square Park; details here.
A scene from a previous year’s “Unsilent Night.”
Photo by Jena Cumbo /…
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