Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best free things to do in the Upper East Side, Manhattan the weekend of Sep 18–20, 2026: 2 picks, refreshed weekly.
2 picks · checked Sep 7
Fifth Avenue, 68th to 86th Street, Upper East Side, ManhattanLederhosen, dirndls and dozens of German, Austrian and Swiss bands march Fifth Avenue from 68th to 86th before the party spills into Central Park.
Fifth Avenue, 68th to 86th Street, Upper East Side, ManhattanLederhosen, dirndls and dozens of German, Austrian and Swiss bands march Fifth Avenue from 68th to 86th before the party spills into Central Park.
Third Avenue, 66th–86th Streets, Upper East Side, ManhattanTwenty car-free blocks of Third Avenue, 66th to 86th — the Upper East Side's big Manhattan Chamber of Commerce street fair, with craft booths, food vendors and nonprofit tables.
Third Avenue, 66th–86th Streets, Upper East Side, ManhattanTwenty car-free blocks of Third Avenue, 66th to 86th — the Upper East Side's big Manhattan Chamber of Commerce street fair, with craft booths, food vendors and nonprofit tables.
Big weekends coming up — save them now, plan later.
