Free Family Events This Weekend! (December 8-10)

The Apollo Theater will host its Coca-Cola Winter Wonderland this Saturday! Photo via apollotheater.org.

Have an amazing weekend without opening your wallet! For even more activity inspiration, check out our Weekend Planner.

Friday, December 8-Sunday, December 10

“Stirring the Pot: The Spicy Plays”
Various times
Five Angels Theater
All Ages
“Stirring the Pot: The Spicy Plays” are the works of 9 and 10-year-olds taking their first whack at playwriting. After having taken a playmaking course at Five Angels Theater, these children are offered the opportunity to write a play for a director and two professional actors to bring to life. The shows are free and fun for everyone to get a look at the next generation of playwrights.

Friday, December 8

Annual Live Reading of “The Snowy Day”
5:30pm
WBAI FM Radio
Ages 5 and up
For the second year in a row, WBAI FM Radio celebrates the holiday season, as well as helping to break racial barriers in children’s publishing. The radio station invites parents and their children to stop by the studio and listen to a live reading of The Snowy Day. The book follows a young African-American boy as he enjoys a day in the snow. Hot chocolate will be served.

Beginning Saturday, December 9

It’s Holiday Time in Paleyland
12-6pm
The Paley Center
All Ages
The Paley Center in NYC is hosting its own month-long winter wonderland. The event, open and free to the public, will be continually screening favorite holiday television specials, giving out free hot chocolate, and offering fun seasonal crafts like ornament and puppet making. Santa Claus will be there to take pictures and meet everyone. Stop by the Paley Center this holiday season! Runs through Sunday, January 7, 2018.

Saturday, December 9

2017 Christmas Party
2-3pm
Washington Market Park
All Ages
Get into the holiday spirit at Washington Market Park! With Santa as the special guest, enjoy cookies, hot apple cider, and caroling. Continue the season of giving by bringing an unwrapped gift to the party to support a local children’s organization. The rain date for this event is Sunday, December 10.

Coca-Cola Winter Wonderland
2-6pm
The Apollo Theater
All Ages
Kick-off your holiday season with entertaining activities for the whole family at the Coca-Cola Winter Wonderland. Families can enjoy spirit-lifting performances, and little ones can snap a picture with Santa Claus! In the spirit of the season, Coca-Cola Winter Wonderland is collecting unwrapped, new or used toys, books, and clothing in good condition for boys and girls ages 3-18 for its Children’s Foundation. Families can enjoy a fun-filled afternoon and help out other kids!

Instituto Cervantes

<p><span class="" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">Children and teenagers learn to understand and express themselves in Spanish, while improving their communication skills through a dynamic immersion program taught by NATIVE TEACHERS that combines CLASSES, ARTISTIC WORKSHOPS and FUN ACTIVITIES! All of our high-qualified teachers are native Spanish speakers who adapt the structure of the class to the needs and levels of each group while conducting the classes entirely in Spanish. We offer both Spanish Summer Camps and Regular Courses for children along the year to foster language learning and multicultural understanding.</span></p>

Broadway Dance Center Children and Teens

<p dir="ltr">With more than 35 years of experience, Broadway Dance Center Children &amp; Teens provides young movers ages 3-18 with exceptional training. BDC delivers the finest all-around dance experience for students by offering a wide variety of styles and levels, performance opportunities, and the highest caliber dance instruction that only New York City and BDC Children &amp; Teens can provide.</p> <p dir="ltr">This studio is so much more than a training course for young dancers; it is a diverse, family-friendly community for budding creatives. It has an exemplary faculty who follow the vision to not only develop a dancer&rsquo;s love and ability in dance, but to do so in a nurturing and supportive way.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-16583089-7fff-d8a9-61c2-8f689f7348b2"></span></p>

The Ailey School – First Steps and Bounding Boys

<blockquote style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"> <div dir="ltr"> <div class="m_-3740164643787738207m_4977048992707393770WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0070c0;">At The Ailey School, FIRST STEPS offers a structured creative movement curriculum that allows girls (ages 3-6) and boys (age 3), to develop body awareness and control and learn the basics of dance technique. BOUNDING BOYS (ages 4-6) provides a more athletic experience, and an energetic approach to teaching dance skills.</span></p> </div> </div> </blockquote>