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

Chinese food, Thai eats, Indian and Vietnamese cuisine have all long since gone mainstream, but what about Burmese food? Although it’s bordered by Thailand, China and India, Myanmar still has a ways to go before it becomes a staple in US kitchens. That’s not any comment on the food, however, whose deliciousness you can sample at the Myanmar Baptist Church Fun Fair this weekend. With over ten dishes to sample, mostly from $1-$5, you’ll be able to become a Burmese foodie in no time.

Sat, August 14, noon-6pm; free admission 143-55 84th Drive, Briarwood, Queens; mbcnewyork.org

DRINK

Dust off your ping pong table, bust out the moves from your college days and start training for the SummerSlam Tag Team Beer Pong Tournament. The grandfather of drinking games is going pro, with 32 teams competing to win the championship belt and the $250 prize. Players get all the free beer they want and WWE is sponsoring, so be prepared for some smackdowns and maybe a body slam or two.
Sun, August 15, 6pm; $25 per player Bar Twelve, 206 E 34th St, Manhattan; bar12.com

SEE

Recreate a classic photo and mack on several hundred strangers at the Times Square Kiss-In. Everyone’s seen the picture of the famous V-J Day kiss, celebrating the end of World War II and making girls everywhere swoon over sailors (The photo was featured in A Night in the Museum, so you know it’s a big deal). Strike a pose, get a few kisses, and remember the days when Times Square wasn’t so overrun with tourists.

Sat, August 14, 11am-2pm; free
Military Island, Broadway to Seventh Ave between 43rd and 44th Sts; timessquarenyc.org



SHOP

Get a quick taste of Mexico and get some souvenirs to bring back home on the Little Mexico Walking Tour through Jackson Heights. Dina Leor will guide you through the neighborhood’s multitude of shops that bring the products of Mexico to NYC. Stop by specialty food stores, arts and crafts shops, music sellers and even the biggest religious statuette store in town.

Sat, August 14, noon; $15 Meeting location given with RSVP; 212-780-9113

PLAY

For those looking for sun, fun, and a chance to meet and mingle with other singles, take a break from the city and join The Amazing Club Getaway Race: a vacation, scavenger hunt, Berkshire resort and social event all in one! Racers in our POGO Weekend get special rates for their entire stay, including sports lessons, mixers, meals and our special edition scavenger hunt, with prizes from Club Getaway bar books and merchandise to a free NYC race from POGO. Take a mini-vacation and join us at the Club!
Sat-Sun, August 14-15 www.theamazingnewyorkrace.com