‼️UPDATE: Due to the weather, Party On Park is cancelled for 2022. Many thanks to all our amazing partners. See you in 2023! ‼️

What happens when you close a street to cars, and open it up to people?

Come find out on Sunday, October 2, from 12-4 p.m., when Party On Park makes its comeback since the COVID-19 pandemic, under and along the Park Avenue viaduct from 115th to 125th streets.

To view our 2019 photo album, click here.

Party On Park is organized by Uptown Grand Central, with support from the Harlem Neighborhood Health Action Center, the NYC Department of Transportation and NYC Councilwoman Diana Ayala.

AT 125TH STREET: UPTOWN VINYL SUPREME, PLUS THE TED SMOOTH AFTERPARTY

Uptown Vinyl Supreme will be bringing vinyl to the people from 12-4 p.m., followed from 4-6 p.m. by the Ted Smooth afterparty.

AT 124TH STREET: ROLLERSKATES, CITI BIKE & LIVE STREET ART

Lace up your rollerskates for our street skate rink with the African American Roller-Skate Museum and UME Rollerskate. Rollerskates will be provided for the sessions, while supplies last.

You can also check out a Citi Bike for free, or join in on a bike ride led by Urban Upbound!

There’s also be live street art by BC1, to put the finishing touches on our new lighting installation thanks to TurnOut NYC.

And get the latest on the Second Avenue Subway coming to East Harlem.

AT 123rd STREET: health

Health screenings for nearly every body part: Flu shots from Walgreens; COVID vaccines and boosters from NYHRE; blood pressure, depression and glucose screenings from Boriken Neighborhood Health Center; HIV screenings for the Center for Comprehensive Health Practice; and overdose prevention kits from Mt. Sinai & Odyssey House.

AT 122ND STREET: SKATEBOARD ZONE

Pad up and try out a skateboard, with beginner clinics and obstacle courses from our friends from Bronx Girls Skate and Go Sports . Skateboards and safety gear will be provided for the sessions, while supplies last.

AT 121st STREET: kids zone

Under the tracks: Facepainting and art-making all afternoon with Union Settlement, Art In the Park and Hi-ARTS, snacks from NYC School Food, plus storytime at 3 p.m. by Drag Queen Story Hour!

West of the tracks: Rock wall, bouncy house, and big street games.

AT 120TH STREET: resources

Neighborhood resources, plus explore a street art sanitation truck from the NYC Department of Sanitation.

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aT 119TH STREET: FITNESS ZONE

Exercise classes to get you moving for fall, with Zumba at 2 p.m. with Leo Zumba, and Kettlebell Skills & Drills at 3 p.m. with from Harlem Kettlebell Club.

Plus an obstacle course all day with Fun Fit Kids!

AT 118TH STREET: BIKE ZONE

Under the tracks: Bike fix-its thanks to Get Women Cycling, and adult Learn to Ride classes with Bike New York. Sign up for the adult class here.

West of the tracks: Free bike helmets for all ages from the NYC Department of Transportation. Note that the line for helmets closes at 3:30 p.m.

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b/t 118th & 117th streets: community board 11

Drop by the East Harlem Community Board 11 office to check out this location for year-round resources. The offices of Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, District Attorney Alvin Bragg & Assemblymember Eddie Gibbs will also be in the house!

aT 117TH STREET: GO GREEN

Explore local small business Urban Garden Center, then get environmental in artmaking with the Blue Bus Project and NYC Fair Trade Coalition.

GrowNYC will be on hand with affordable vegetable options, and Edible Schoolyard’s bringing worms!

Plus talk cultural and historic preservation with East Harlem Preservation and Landmark East Harlem.

aT 116TH STREET: AFRO-LATIN JAZZ AT LA PLACITA

The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance presents Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Los Pleneros de la 21, Rebolu & Yasser Tejeda (at La Placita, 1-7 p.m.).

aT 115TH STREET: open streets sample stations at la marqueta

Enjoy samples from the vendors from La Marqueta (while supplies last!).

Then gather around One Big Table provided by Street Lab, and share your stories with WNYC!

Then finish the day off by learning about the Park Avenue Viaduct Replacement Project — which will rehabilitate this 130-year-old structure that we’ve been partying along.