NYC This Week — This Week (May 1–May 8, 2026)

Free Things to Do in Upper East Side NYC This Week (May 1–May 8, 2026)

A curated edit of free NYC events this week in Upper East Side. Pop-ups, sample sales, openings, food events, and cultural moments — updated daily by The City Edit NYC.

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Food & Drink

Sprinkles Cupcakes: Free Birthday Cupcake

Sprinkles Cupcakes · Upper East Side · Thu, Jan 1 · Free

Sprinkles Perks members get a free cupcake on their birthday — higher-tier members may score even bigger treats like a baker's dozen. The ic…

Wellness

Ulta Beauty Birthday Gift

Ulta Beauty · Upper East Side · Thu, Jan 1 · Free

Receive a deluxe sample product and 2x points on all purchases during your birth month. This is one of those NYC experiences worth putting o…

Openings

A Year with Children 2026 — Guggenheim

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum · Upper East Side · Fri, May 8 · Free

A Year with Children 2026 — Guggenheim runs from May 8 through June 7 at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Go earlier if you want the opening-we…