Orchard St. between East Houston & Delancey Sts.
Sunday, October 27, free, 12 noon – 5:00
www.lowereastsideny.com
What’s better than getting pickled on a beautiful fall afternoon? On October 27, more than a dozen picklers will be on hand for Lower East Side Pickle Day, including Rick’s Picks, MacDonald Farms, McClure’s Pickles, Adamah, Guss’ Pickles, Divine Brine, the Pickle Guys, Mama O’s Premium Kimchi, Grillo’s Pickles, Pickleña, Sour Puss Pickles, Mrs. Kim’s Kimchi, Brooklyn Brine, Horman’s Best Pickles, and others. If pickles ain’t your thing — a whole lot more than just cucumbers can be pickled, you know — you can get food from Pop Karma, Souvlaki GR, Georgia’s Eastside BBQ, Brooklyn Taco, the Meatball Shop, Russ & Daughters, Cheeky Sandwich, Mi Case es Su Casa, Tiengarden, Grazer, Mission Chinese, Saxelbee Cheesemongers, Spur Tree, Goodfella’s Pizza, Ni Japanese Deli, Grey Lady, Roasting Plant, Lush, Luca & Bosco, and Sweet Buttons. But if you eat too much, you might not fit into chic duds from David Owens Vintage Clothing, Old Hollywood, the Hoodie Shop, Grit N Glory, By Robert James, Urban Cricket, Quinn, and Yaf Sparkle, all of which will also have booths at the event. In addition, there will be a kids Halloween costume contest, free yoga lessons, a fitness challenge, badminton, urban croquet, face painting, a kids craft table, and a home pickling contest, featuring celebrity judges Nell Casey, Melissa Gaman, Niki Russ-Federman, Helen Rosner, and Claudia Sidoti. Live performances kick off at 12:30 with deejay Bruce Tantum and continue with DJ Deja NYC at 1:30, guitarist Joshua Micah at 2:45, comedian Fantasy Grandma at 3:20, and deejay, musician, and producer Anton Bass at 4:00.