Trash cans overflowing with empty Modelo bottles. Weeknights spent hanging out with friends with no regard for work in the morning. Fireworks on Steinway Street.
New York City has been outside all summer thanks to the World Cup, and on Sunday, the fun (and crowds) comes to a close, with Argentina and Spain facing off in the final.
If you didn’t get a chance to score tickets to the game at New York-New Jersey Stadium, you can catch it in just about any bar or restaurant — but beware of showing up to a Spanish bar in blue and white, and vice versa.
Plus, there’s always your sidewalk: The city’s 200 LinkNYC kiosks will stream it live. Find one near you here.
But if you want to properly celebrate the end of the city’s run as World Cup host for the foreseeable future, here are some free watch parties you can head to. Whatever team you’re rooting for, get your last hoorah in!
Manhattan
American Museum of Natural History, free with museum admission.
Take your pick of big screens showing the game in the museum: LeFrak Theater, Cullman Hall of the Universe or the Global Sports Pavilion in the Futter Gallery.
Central Park’s Great Lawn, free tickets by lottery.
Get in early on this one. Central Park’s Great Lawn has a capacity of 50,000, but in a city of 8.5 million people, it won’t take long for free tickets to get snatched up. Sign up here to enter the lottery for tickets. The fifth and final draw will be on Thursday.
El Museo del Barrio, pay-what-you-wish donation.
Uptown soccer fans: Not only do you get a pay-what-you-wish watch party, but the museum will have a DJ, arts and crafts and a photography exhibit. Register here.
Essex Market, free.
Get to the Lower East Side early for a free hot dog, too.
La Marqueta, free.
Grab a snack while you watch the game at La Marqueta, a public market in East Harlem.
Pier 86 via the Intrepid Museum, free.
Watch the game along the water at Pier 86 in a watch party hosted by the Intrepid Museum. P.S.: Per the Museum’s suggestion, arrive an hour early.
Rockefeller Center, free.
Few things in Midtown are free. But at Rockefeller Center’s fan village, spots are first-come, first-served. Doors open at 10 a.m. if you’re looking to snag one early.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Bridge Park, free.
PinkPantheress won’t be there this time, but you can still watch the World Cup final at Brooklyn Bridge Park for free at the Adidas-sponsored “Home of Soccer.” Register here.
Moore Street Market, free.
Also known as “La Marqueta de Williamsburg,” this 15,000 square-foot market has plenty of space for eager soccer fans.
Queens
Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, free.
At “Queens Get The Cup,” make buttons and take home Polaroid photos from a night to remember.
New York Hall of Science, free.
Conveniently nestled next to Queens Night Market, this museum will show the game on a 30-foot screen.
The Bronx
Bronx River Arts Center, free.
Enjoy free face painting and other family-friendly activities while watching the game. Reserve a spot here.
Staten Island
Midland Beach, free.
Staten Islanders: We didn’t forget you. At Lot 7, follow the carnival rides and kids’ soccer drills to find the final watch party sponsored by the borough president.
For a full list of the bars and restaurants screening the game from NYC Tourism, click here.
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