Central at Central Park Opening Weekend

Overview

This Thursday marks the opening of 'Central', the new retail hub at Central Park. To celebrate its first week the area will be abuzz with live entertainment, special events and giveaways.

Architecture fans, now’s your chance to explore the new sustainably designed space (and have a squiz at that dizzying vertical garden). The brains behind the ‘living mall’ seem to have thought of everything — from eateries to shops to art spaces. Level 3 features a gallery to showcase local and international artists, a workshop area for visual artists and even a rehearsal space for performers. There’s free Wi-Fi and plenty of outdoor and indoor spaces to set up camp. Pretty cool.

Tips for freebie hunters: Glue is giving 20 percent off storewide, and on Thursday from 11am-9pm Guzman y Gomez are serving free burritos. Between 4pm-8pm Thursday to Sunday you can check out live music, dance, contortionists, Harajuku girls (why not) and the FBi chill out lounge on Level 2.