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
Eating and exercise don’t necessarily have to be like oil and water. In the NYC pizza run, you can burn your calories as quickly as you down them! The 2.25-mile course will take you around Manhattan to three different pizza rest stops, where you’ll down a piece and start your engines Proceeds benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and also go toward prizes for the winners.
Sun, September 19, 11am; $35
Tompkins Square Park, Ave A between 7th and 10th Sts, Manhattan; nycpizzarun.com
DRINK
The beginning of fall means the beginning of Oktoberfest parties in New York, which somehow run from well before October to long after it has passed. Start the season off right with the First Annual Oktoberfest on the Hudson, which features a pop-up beer garden right on the water, a booze cruise on the river, and a traditional Bavarian band. Besides a long list of German beers, you’ll also get to munch on some pretzels and brats while toasting the German’s culture and unparalleled alcohol tolerance.
Sat, September 18, noon-4:30pm; $15, $10 in advance
Pier 81, W 41st St at the Hudson River; worldyachtoktoberfest.eventbrite.com
SEE
All the residents of Little Italy flee their neighborhood this week, when the Feast of San Gennero takes over their streets for ten whole days. The longest-running and biggest outdoor religious festival in the US, the party for the patron saint of Naples rages with live music, Italian street food, dozens of vendors, parades, and an annual cannoli competition.
September 16-26; free
Mulberry St, between Canal St and Houston St, Manhattan; sangennaro.org
SHOP
NYC Fashion Week is winding down, but for a scrappier, alternative, and (let’s be honest) actually affordable look at what local designers are doing, head to Williamsburg Fashion Weekend at Glasslands. View the work of a dozen creators whose one-of-a-kind or small-run collections will be fall’s next big thing. And rather than the stodgy runway shows in Bryant Park, these clothes will be shown with live music and dancing models. We hope there’s some audience participation.
Sat, September 18, 8pm-11:30pm; $8
289 Kent Ave, Brooklyn; http://glasslands.blogspot.com
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, September 19, 1pm-5pm; $35
Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn; theamazingnewyorkrace.com
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