Every weekend, we're bringing you five of our top events picks from around NYC. Check back next week for more ways you can eat, drink, see, shop and play around the city!
EAT
Celebrate the ultimate comfort food this weekend: the Grits Takedown is coming to Brooklyn! 30 grits experts will offer samples of the southern staple, alongside unlimited cocktails and heaping helpings of pie for dessert. A simultaneous screening of the documentary It’s Grits will teach you everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the delicious dish.
Sun, June 27, noon; $35 advance, $45 at the door
Tobacco Warehouse, 26 New Dock St, Brooklyn; nycfoodfilmfestival.com
DRINK
What could be classier than watching a polo match on the secluded grounds of Governor’s Island? Sipping champagne on the sidelines, of course! Although the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic this weekend offers exclusive tickets for their champagne brunch to an elite few, the game is free to all, and champagne is served in the outdoor bar throughout the match, along with concessions from restauranteur Danny Meyer.
Sat, June 26, 11am-5pm; free admission
Governor’s Island; vcseason.com
SEE
The jewel in the tiara of Pride Week, the annual NYC Pride March winds its way through the city streets this Sunday, bringing a heavy dose of glitter, fair wings and fun to all participants and onlookers. Get up early to snag a spot near Christopher Street, where the crowds are the largest but the people-watching unparalleled.
Sun, June 27, noon; free
Fifth Ave at 36th St to Christopher St at Greenwich St, Manhattan; nycpride.org
SHOP
In the style of Old World markets and European open-air stalls, the New Amsterdam Market is opening for the season this weekend to provide the freshest produce, straight from the farms, to the waiting mouths of New Yorkers. Held in the old Fulton Fish Market and housing butchers, bakers, grocers, mongers, and more, it is sure to be a foodie’s paradise.
Sun, June 27; free admission
South St at Beekman St, Manhattan; newamsterdammarket.org
PLAY
How much do you know about Brooklyn? Find out this weekend, with the triumphant return of The Amazing Brooklyn Race! From Brooklyn Heights to DUMBO, the scavenger hunt and obstacle course will take you to hidden spots around the borough, performing crazy challenges along the way. Get to know the neighborhood – in a whole new way!
Sun, June 27, 1pm; $35
Begins at the Prospect Park Music Pagoda, Brooklyn; bklynevents.com
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