What to Do This Weekend in NYC

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

What’s more American than apple pie? How about an epic all-you-can-eat pie extravaganza? Show off your grandma’s best baking skills and submit your favorite pie to the Third Annual Great American Pie-Off. For the cooking-challenged, $20 gets you unlimited tastings from all the entries, be it pumpkin, pecan or peanut butter. Dieters can be satisfied with two helpings for just $10.

Sat, July 10, 4-7pm; $10-20
Galway Hooker, 7 E 36th St, Manhattan; newyorktheatreexperiment.org

DRINK

Ooh la la, it’s a Bastille Day fête! Celebrate the French in style with a wine and cheese tasting, courtesy of the French Institute Alliance Française. Take a trip to the south of France by sipping on the selected wines, all of which hail from the Bordeaux region. After a few glasses, you might be tempted to join the cancan dancing going on at the block party right outside.

Sun, July 11; noon-5:30pm
22 E 60th St, Manhattan; bastilledaynyc.com

SEE

The closely-followed World Cup season is coming to an end, but there still is a lot to celebrate, even if you’re not rooting for Spain or the Netherlands. Bring your game faces and cheer on Talib Kweli, the Roots and a host of other bands as they commemorate this year as the first time the World Cup has ever been held in Africa.

Sun, July 11, 5pm; free
Prospect Park Bandshell, Prospect Park West at 9th St, Brooklyn; bricartsmedia.org/cb

SHOP

Chelsea Market is a food lover’s paradise: wholesale kitchen supplies, three different cupcake shops, Jacques Torres’ amazing ice cream sandwiches and a bread factory you can watch in action (The Food Network studios are right upstairs, too!). But it’s also one of our favorite places to score great clothing and accessories for the home too. Luckily, the Chelsea Market Sample Sale is on this weekend, so you can update both your wardrobe and your apartment at 50-80% off (and pick up a cupcake on the way out!).

Sat, July 10 and Sun, July 11
75 Ninth Ave, Manhattan; chelseamarket.com

PLAY

Tour the town in a twosome with our Amazing New York Race: Teams of Two! Pair up with a friend, crush, significant other, family member or just a friendly stranger on a course that takes you through the secret gems of NY to complete crazy challenges and find city staples. The winning teams receive prizes including massages, photo tours, food, drink, jewelry and more! Make sure you bring a digital camera and an unlimited MetroCard to keep up with your team.

Sun, July 11, 1:30pm-6:30pm; $35
Starts at Dave & Busters, 234 W. 42nd Street, Manhattan; theamazingnewyorkrace.com