Cheap$kate: FREE events in NYC this weekend

Gutsy, Brainy and Grouchy Smurf in "The Smurfs" Credit: Gutsy, Brainy and Grouchy Smurf in "The Smurfs"

By ROZANNE GELBINOVICHApril 24, 2013

Festival

Tribeca Family Festival Street Fair
The Tribeca Film Festival finishes up this weekend with events for the whole family. Grab the brood and head to the Tribeca Family Festival Street Fair and the Tribeca Food Feast, where you can watch chefs create unique dishes. Also, you can catch a sneak peek of upcoming summer comedy “The Smurfs 2,” and a FREE screening of “The Smurfs” — tickets are first-come, first-served — with appearances by cast members. (Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., FREE, Greenwich St. btwn Chambers and Hubert sts., screenings at BMCC Tribeca PAC, 199 Chambers St., tribecafilm.com/family)

Sports

Tribeca/ESPN Sports Day
If your love of film is only rivaled by your love of sports, then stop by the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Day Saturday. Take part in various FREE sports-related activities. And stick around to glimpse some of the city’s popular athletes, mascots and sports personalities, who will make appearances throughout the day. (Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., FREE, N. Moore St. btwn Greenwich and West sts., tribecafilm.com/espn)

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