Museum Mile Festival 2026

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Exterior of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Fifth Avenue in New York City

The best block party in NYC: Museum Mile Festival

Every June, Fifth Avenue closes to traffic from 82nd to 110th Street for the Museum Mile Festival, a free evening where eight museums open their doors to the public for one night. The officially designated Museum Mile becomes a pedestrian block party running more than a mile long.

Now in its 48th year, the festival brings live street performances, art activities for children, food vendors, and outdoor programming from each museum.The event takes place rain or shine.

Free admission. No registration required. The event takes place rain or shine.

Participating Museums

Click each museum's name to view their 2026 festival programming.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art — 1000 5th Avenue at 82nd Street

Neue Galerie New York — 1048 5th Avenue at 86th Street (pop-up table outside only; museum closed for the summer)

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum — 1071 5th Avenue at 89th Street

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum — 2 East 91st Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue

The Jewish Museum — 1109 5th Avenue at 92nd Street

Museum of the City of New York — 1220 5th Avenue at 103rd Street

El Museo del Barrio — 1230 5th Avenue at 105th Street

The Africa Center — 1280 5th Avenue at 110th Street

Neighborhood Partners

New York Academy of Medicine, Church of the Heavenly Rest, Asia Society, 92NY, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, NYC Kids Project, The People's Bus, AKC Museum of the Dog, Villa Albertine

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