25 Free Things to Do in NYC This Holiday Season

No one says no to free.

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The only time your mom, girlfriend, roommate, or a co-worker who is misguided into thinking your friendship extends to outside the cubicle can get you to attend an event is if there are free drinks to be had. There's no shame in that game. We all play it.

Having some semblance of a social life ain't cheap in New York City. The rent for your shoebox apartment could buy half the Midwest and parts of Hawaii. So, when someone says free and your toes start to quiver, embrace it. Here are 25 free things happening this holiday season that will get you out of bed. Don't fight the toe tingle.

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New York Holiday Lights Tour

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Watch the East Meets West Christmas Parade

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Head Over to Gifted, the Brooklyn Flea's Holiday Market

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Catch a Flick at the Museum of the Moving Image

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See A {15 Minute!} Christmas Carol

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Skate at Citi Pond

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Hit Up the Brooklyn Night Bazaar

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Tour Brooklyn Brewery

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Trivia Night at the Gutter

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Watch the Chinatown Lunar New Year Festival and Parade

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Take a Dip With the Polar Bear Club

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Bike in Time's Up Annual New Year's Eve Ride

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Watching New Year's Eve Fireworks in Prospect Park

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Watch the Ball Drop in Times Square

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Check Out the Emerald Nuts Midnight Run

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Let Loose at Make Music Winter

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Dress Up for SantaCon NYC

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Attend Phil Kline's Unsilent Night

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Judge the Entries in the Gingerbread Extravaganza

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Browsing the Union Square Holiday Market

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Catch Comedy Night at the Knitting Factory

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Touring the Chelsea Brewing Company

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Go to the Staten Island Zoo

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Enter a Skeeball Tournament

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Take a Writing Class

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