Things to Do in the Upper East Side the Weekend of Sep 11–13, 2026

Sep 11–13 · 12 picks hand‑checked by Stumblday against organizer pages · 1 free in the top 10 · updated Oct 5

The 10 best things to do in the Upper East Side the weekend of Sep 11–13

  1. Gracie Square Art Show — Saturday Sat–Sun, September 12–13 · Free · Upper East Side
  2. Costume Art — May 10–January 10, 2027 · Upper East Side
  3. Flip Sides: See Korean Art Anew — March 16–October 18 · Upper East Side
  4. A King's Carpet: Louis XIV and the Savonnerie — On view September 8 – March 5 · Free with Met admission ($30… · Upper East Side
  5. Musical Bodies — June 7–Sept 27 · Upper East Side
  6. Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now — Through January 10 · Upper East Side
  7. Collection in Focus — Through January 10 · Upper East Side
  8. La Collina — Now open · $34 two-course lunch prix fixe · Upper East Side
  9. Orientalism: Between Fact and Fantasy — June 12 – February 28 · Upper East Side
  10. Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne (Closing) — Dec 12–Sep 27, 2026 · Upper East Side
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Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne (Closing)Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Dec 12, 2025–Sep 27, 2026Museum admission

Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne (Closing)

Upper East Side, Manhattan

Christopher Payne's giant photos from inside Steinway, Zildjian and New Balance factories turn machines into art at Cooper Hewitt — closing now.

ArtClosingPhotography

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The Face of Life: Modern Portraits at The MetThe Met Fifth Avenue, Upper East Side, ManhattanInSapphoWeTrust from Los Angeles, California, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
On view through Oct 27, 2026Included with museum admission

The Face of Life: Modern Portraits at The Met

Upper East Side, Manhattan

The Face of Life: Modern Portraits at The Met — nearly 80 portraits from the museum's own vaults, Picasso to Alice Neel, included with admission.

ArtFree with admissionUpper East Side

About this list

Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in the Upper East Side, Manhattan the weekend of Sep 11–13, 2026: 12 picks, refreshed weekly.

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