Saturday, May 4th: Spring Handmade Cavalcade 2013
Spring Handmade Cavalcade 2013 The Space at 50 N. 3rd, Brooklyn 10am-5pm Free admission The Handmade Cavalcade is a biannual Craft Fair In NYC, put together by the dedication and DIY drive of Etsy New York- local New York metro area Etsy Sellers. Come out and shop the unique handmade gifts of your local Etsy [...]
Thursday, February 28th: How to Start a Business – Free Online Presentation
How to Start a Business 5:30pm Free, register here Are you ready to turn your creative passion into a thriving business? If you’ve been thinking about starting or growing a small business, we’re here to help! Tune into the Etsy Online Labs on February 28 at 5:30 EST and watch the free online presentation, How [...]
Saturday, December 8th: Blindfolded Holiday Gift Wrap
Blindfolded Holiday Gift Wrap 131 Greene St., Manhattan 1-2:30pm Free, RSVP required When they’re not painting or wrapping gifts blindfolded, which is most of the time, they’re doing other things. Find out exactly what at wants for sale, christinegignac.com and justingignac.com. Click here for more free New York City events & things to do.
Friday, December 7th: How to Make Gingerbread Brownstones
Gingerbread Brownstones with Renee Baumann 131 Greene St., Manhattan Noon & 5pm Free The Gingerbread Block Project is an entire New York street scene, built entirely out of gingerbread, icing and magic. The buildings will be baked, constructed and decorated by a group of volunteer (mostly amateur) bakers. The finished block will be displayed at [...]
Thursday, December 6th: Free Men’s Haircuts from Neighborhood Cut & Shave
Men’s Haircuts from Neighborhood Cut & Shave 131 Greene St., Manhattan 1-6pm Free Free haircuts from an expert Neighborhood Cut & Shave barber. Skilled in the time-honored barbershop tradition, Neighborhood’s expertly trained barbers provide classic cuts and straight-razor shaves to a discerning gentlemen. Click here for more New York City freebies.
Wednesday, December 5th: Zines With I Love Bad Movies
Zines With I Love Bad Movies 131 Greene St., Manhattan 5-6pm Free, RSVP required With a humorous presentation highlighting the almost infinite subject matter to be found in zines, I Love Bad Movies will explore the benefits of zine-making, how zines compare to non-print media. Attendees will have browsing access to a portable library of [...]
Wednesday, December 5th: Lucky Magazine; Two Designers, One Editor & a Map
Lucky Magazine; Two Designers, One Editor & a Map 131 Greene St., Manhattan 7-8pm Free Editor-in-chief Brandon Holley, will lead a discussion among young designers along with Alexis Bryan Morgan, Lucky‘s Fashion Director. These experts will discuss how to make fashion your own, upcoming trends for 2013 and how to know which items are must-haves [...]
Tuesday, December 4th: Free Evening with The Moth. Theme: Homemade
The Moth. Theme: Homemade 131 Greene St., Manhattan 7-9pm Free, RSVP required The Moth StorySLAMs are open-mic storytelling competitions which are held weekly in New York City. They are open to anyone with a five-minute story to share on the night’s theme. When the doors open, storyteller hopefuls put their names in The Moth “hat.” [...]
Tuesday, December 4th: Free Cookie Baking Class with This American Life’s Starlee Kine
New Year’s Resolution Cookieas 131 Greene St., Manhattan 5:30-6:30pm Free, registration required Come make New Year’s resolution cookies with This American Life’s Starlee Kine. Who doesn’t love cookies, especially homemade ones assembled among strangers? What’s even better is that these cookies have a practical purpose: they’re going to change your whole life! Instead of writing [...]
Monday, December 3rd: Five Ambassadors of the New York City Culinary Experience
Five Ambassadors of the New York City Culinary Experience 131 Greene St., Manhattan 7-8pm Free Josh Russ Tupper and Niki Russ Federman (4th generation owners of Russ & Daughters), Dorie Greenspan (cookbook author and owner of Beurre & Sel), Danny Bowien (chef and owner of Mission Chinese), and Amanda Hesser (food author and creator of [...]
Saturday, December 1st & Sunday, December 2nd: Holiday Handmade Cavalcade
Holiday Handmade Cavalcade 50 N. 3rd St., Brooklyn 11am-6pm both days Free admission The Handmade Cavalcade is a biannual Craft Fair In NYC, put together by the dedication and DIY drive of Etsy New York- local New York metro area Etsy Sellers. Come out and shop the unique handmade gifts of your local Etsy Shops [...]
Friday, November 30th: Free Holiday Cupping With Blue Bottle
Holiday Cupping With Blue Bottle 131 Greene St., Manhattan 5-6pm Free, RSVP required Blue Bottle will cup five different coffees roasted at our Williamsburg location. The spread of coffees will offer different varietals and processing methods, as well as give insight as to how to not only drink coffee, but also taste coffee. We will [...]
Through Saturday, December 8th: Etsy Holiday Shop + Free DIY Classes
Etsy Holiday Shop 131 Greene St., Manhattan Noon-10pm on 11/29 10am-10pm all other days Free, register for classes here Click here for more free New York City events & things to do.
Friday, August 24th: Etsy Craft Party with Free Hands-On Projects, Photo Booth, Food Trucks & Drinks
Etsy Craft Party Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn 6-8pm Free admission Enjoy music from the Raya Brass Band and craft projects, including stenciling with Ed Roth, painting with LoucheLab and a post card making project with Melissa Lohman Wild and Dari Litchman. Our friends from the Magnolia Photo Booth Company will run one of [...]
Tuesday, June 26th: Hands-On: DUMBO – A Free Night of Crafting in Brooklyn
Hands-On: DUMBO DUMBO Archway, Brooklyn 5-8pm Free, RSVP here We’re teaming up with the DUMBO Improvement District to bring you Hands-On: DUMBO. Join us from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26, to explore this unique Brooklyn neighborhood and take part in craft projects hosted by seven local businesses. The fun starts at [...]
Thursday, June 21st: ‘Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion’
Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion powerHouse Arena (37 Main St., Brooklyn) 7-9pm Free, RSVP requested: rsvp@powerHouseArena.com In her new book, Elizabeth L. Cline addresses the ethical and environmental problems surrounding our addiction to “fast fashion,” and tells us what we can do to change our habits. Alison Feldmann of Etsy will join [...]
Saturday, May 19th: Etsy Craft Fair in Chelsea
Spring Crafts in Chelsea PS 11 (320 W. 21st St., Manhattan) 11am-4pm Free Get Your Handmade On! Local Etsy artists join forces in Chelsea for a day of fun, creativity and charity. PS 11 and the Etsy New York Team will occupy 21st Street between 8th and 9th Avenues, to bring you Spring Crafts in [...]
Monday, May 7th: Eco-Friendly Crafts with Etsy & ‘Paper Made!’ + Free Drinks
Paper Made! powerHouse Arena (37 Main St., Brooklyn) 7-9pm Free, RSVP requested: rsvp@powerHouseArena.com Kayte Terry shares her exquisitely crafted paper designs with us for the launch of her new book, Paper Made! Etsy co-hosts this evening of eco-friendly crafting. Click here for more free New York City events & things to do.
Saturday, May 5th: 4th Annual Spring Handmade Cavalcade with Free Goodie Bags
4th Annual Spring Handmade Cavalcade Littlefield (622 Degraw St., Brooklyn) 11am-5pm Free admission Lovers of all things local and handmade are marking their calendars for Saturday May 5th, when your local street team, Etsy New York (formerly The {NewNew}), hosts its fourth annual Spring Handmade Cavalcade at the arts and performance venue Littlefield in Brooklyn’s [...]
Thursday, March 8th: Free Drawing Workshops
Etsy Hands-On: Drawing Etsy Labs (55 Washington St., Suite 712, Brooklyn) First Session: 5pm sign-in, 5:15-6:45 pm workshop Second Session: 6:45pm sign-in, 7:00-8:30pm Free We spend seven days a week observing and navigating our unique surroundings. Have you ever tried to capture these moments on paper? Hands-On: Drawing is the perfect opportunity to discover (or [...]
Thursday, December 8th: Make Photo Holiday Cards with Etsy
Making Smiles Bright: A Holiday Photo Card Event Etsy Labs (55 Washington St., Suite 712, Brooklyn) 6-9pm $5, registration required Who doesn’t love that photo card from 1983 of the whole sweatered family at the mall, with its woodgrain border and bedazzled holiday greeting? Celebrate the schmaltz this year at the Etsy Labs in Brooklyn [...]
Monday, December 5th: Learn How to Make Holiday Ornaments Using Needlefelting Machines
Make Holiday Ornaments Etsy Labs (55 Washington St., Suite 712, Brooklyn) 4 sessions: 4:15, 5:15, 6:15 & 7:15pm Free You’re invited to a festive Craft Night to kick off December at the Etsy Labs in Brooklyn, NY. Our friends from Simplicity will show us how to make felted ornaments from roving, yarn and other scrap [...]
Saturday, December 3rd: Holiday Handmade Cavalcade
Holiday Handmade Cavalcade Public Assembly (70 N. 6th St., Brooklyn) 10am-6pm Free The Handmade Cavalcade is a biannual Craft Fair In NYC, put together by the dedication and DIY drive of The {NewNew} – local New York metro area Etsy Sellers. Come out and shop the unique handmade gifts of your local Etsy Shops while [...]
Thursday, December 1st: Luv-able Hug-able: Celebrating 5 years of Plushtasticness!
Luv-able Hug-able Opening Party 611 Broadway, Suite 730, Manhattan 6-9pm Free, RSVP to info@galleryhanahou.com Get those arms ready for some serious squeezin’ because this December 5th we will kick off our 5th annual holiday plush show, “Luv-able and Hug-able,” featuring handmade plushes from a wide range of plush artists and crafters worldwide. Participants in our [...]
