Things to Do in the Upper East Side, NYC

Hand-picked every week — checked against organizers’ own pages.

Stumblday's picks: upcoming events in the Upper East Side — curated from the Stumblday board and refreshed regularly.

9 picks · checked Oct 12

The 9 picks

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Taryn Simon: Father Country I Do Love You at the GuggenheimSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
On view Sep 18, 2026–Mar 14, 2027Included with museum admission

Taryn Simon: Father Country I Do Love You at the Guggenheim

Upper East Side, Manhattan

Taryn Simon fills the entire Guggenheim rotunda with 42 new works tracing one federal agent's life — the fall's biggest museum opening.

ArtNew this fallPhotography
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New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery in Central ParkThe Arsenal Gallery, Central Park, Upper East Side / Central Park, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
On view weekdays through Nov 6, 2026 (closed holidays)Free admission

New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery in Central Park

Upper East Side / Central Park, Manhattan

Street Tree Tarot readings and commitment ceremonies with trees headline eleven artists' tree-loving show inside Central Park's Arsenal.

FreeArtTrees

FAQ

When is "this weekend"?

This list covers the weekend of Oct 16–18, 2026, and it refreshes automatically every week.

How is this list put together?

Stumblday curates and re-ranks NYC events each week from official venue and city sources — so you get a short, vetted shortlist instead of an endless calendar.

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