We’ve got a ✨rare✨ three-day weekend on our hands. So today’s newsletter is basically one big love letter to Labor Day, full of parties, food, free stuff, and a few ways to recover when you’re done.

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WEEKEND WORTHY

• Time to get funky alongside some fish. Solid Grooves hits Fulton Fish Market this Saturday with house heavyweights Dennis Cruz, Michael Bibi, PAWSA, and more. Grab tickets now.

• If “E85” has been carrying your gym playlist, prepare to get your cardio in. Don Toliver hits Barclays Center Sunday for a high-Octane night of trap and R&B. Secure your seat.

• No work Monday, so you know what to do Sunday. Ritual at Public Records starts outside in The Nursery with Lovie and Jenifa Mayanja, then Leonce and BLKshine take it indoors for the night. Get tickets now.

• Smorgasburg is going big for the long weekend with two free parties: live music and $9 eats in Williamsburg Saturday, then Caribbean food, DJs, and dancing in Prospect Park Sunday.

YOUR LABOR DAY CHECKLIST

Labor Day weekend always sounds relaxing until Friday hits and nobody actually made a plan. So, consider this your rescue mission. We pulled together last-minute events, plus a few summer things worth doing before fall moves in.

FOR FREE THIS WEEKEND

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• Need your hair handled before the holiday? Drybar is doing $30 blowouts for new clients all September with code PEPSIPREGAME. Bonus: free Pepsi Prebiotic Cola while you’re there.

• Consider one rooftop mandatory this long weekend. STEAM takes over The Sultan Room Rooftop Monday with dancehall, soca, bouyon, kompa, and more, with tickets under $20.

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