Events
What's happening between 79th and 96th, compiled from venue calendars and public listings. Details shift — always confirm with the source link before heading out.
Every Saturday · 9 AM – 2:30 PM
82nd Street Greenmarket
The neighborhood's Saturday market, year-round. Kid-friendly.
Every Sunday (seasonal) · 9 AM – 3 PM
Ruppert Park Greenmarket
Sunday market listed by GrowNYC on Second Avenue between East 90th and 91st — outside the park's construction footprint. Ruppert Park itself is closed for an $8.8M renovation (phase 1 targeted for completion around Sept. 2027; full reopening spring 2029), per Upper East Site; the greenmarket continues on Second Ave, per GrowNYC's own listing. Kid-friendly.
Most Fridays · 2:30–4pm
Kids Coloring Time at the Yorkville Library
A standing drop-in coloring session for kids at the Yorkville branch — pages and supplies provided. Library programming can shift week to week, so check the branch page before heading over. Kid-friendly.
Sun, Oct 25 · 11 AM – 3 PM
YCS Fall Festival
Yorkville Community School (PS 151)'s PTA closes East 88th Street for its fall block-party fundraiser — pumpkin and cupcake decorating, a costume parade, bouncy castles, kids' sports and crafts — per the school's own event page, corroborated by Time Out New York. Proceeds benefit the school. Still over a month out; re-confirm closer to date. Kid-friendly.
Sun, Oct 18 · 1 – 3 PM
Carl Schurz Park Harvest Festival
The Carl Schurz Park Conservancy's 11th annual Harvest Festival: pumpkin patch and pumpkin decorating, a Spooky Trail, arts and crafts, and a family concert with Patrick and the Rock-a-Silly Band, per the Conservancy's events page and NYC Parks' listing — corroborated by Time Out and Mommy Poppins. All ages. Kid-friendly.
Fri, Oct 23 · 2:30 – 6:30 PM
Asphalt Screams
Asphalt Green's free annual Halloween bash — costumes encouraged, family-friendly frights and activities for all ages — per Asphalt Green's own event page and Community Board 8's Street Fairs Committee listing. On the East 90th Street campus between York and East End. Kid-friendly.
Sun, Oct 18 (postponed from Sept 27) · 10 AM – 6 PM
Lexington Ave UES Festival
Postponed from its original Sunday, Sept. 27 date by the nor'easter that brought a citywide travel advisory and a state of emergency this weekend, canceling Central Park's Global Citizen Festival and other major NYC events, per amNY and Gothamist. Community Board 8's Street Fairs Committee page now lists Sept. 27 as the original date, and Patch ('Upper East Side's Lexington Ave Fair Returns This October') plus NYC's official events calendar point to Sunday, Oct. 18 as the rescheduled date — same 92NY-organized, 17-block run from 79th to 96th, 10am-6pm. 18 plans; note Carl Schurz Park's Harvest Festival is also that Sunday, a mile away. Kid-friendly.
Fri, Oct 2 · Evening — listings vary (calendar shows 7–9 PM); check day-of
Free Public Stargazing, Amateur Astronomers Association
Free telescopes on the John Finley Walk esplanade with the Amateur Astronomers Association. Weather-dependent; Saturday is the rain date, per AAA — check aaa.org/calendar before heading over.
Every Saturday · 10:30 AM–12:30 PM & 3–5 PM
Art Cart at the Guggenheim
A weekly drop-in family art-making session in the galleries — no registration needed — with a new activity each month responding to works on view, per the Guggenheim's own event page. At Fifth Avenue and 89th, at Fifth Avenue, west of our Third Avenue patch line. Kid-friendly.
Sat, Oct 31 · 4:00 – 5:30 PM
Trick or Streets: Carnegie Hill Spooktacular
Carnegie Hill Neighbors' 15th annual Halloween street closure and party — costume contest, music, dancing and trick-or-treating, per Carnegie Hill Neighbors and Community Board 8's Street Fairs Committee listing, corroborated by Our Town NY. About three avenues west of our Third Avenue line, in Carnegie Hill. Kid-friendly.
Sun, Oct 18 · 1 – 3 PM
Halloween Howl & Healthy Hound Fair
The park's annual dog-costume gathering and pet-health fair, per the Conservancy's events calendar and multiple event listings. Same afternoon as the Harvest Festival on the Mayor's Lawn. Kid-friendly.