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New York City is a city of pop ups. We’ve been to a few here and there while living in other cities, but it seems like in NYC you can visit a new pop up weekly. We love that they create a sense of urgency to check them out and almost parallels the fact that we set up shop in a city for a year. It’s like our home office is a pop up too!

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Last updated: April 23, 2019 // First Published: April 30, 2018

Your Essential Guide to NYC Pop Up Events

Content Menu - CURRENT POP UPS IN NEW YORK

In the Order of When They Leave NYC

The Texture of Life || 04/20 -04/24/2019

Songs of Nothing Exhibit by Johannes Albers || 04/09 – 04/27/2019

NYC Vegan Pop Up || 04/28/2019

Vegan “Matchmaking” Pop Up || 04/28/2019

China Chic Pop Up || Through 04/30/2019

Pop Up Cat Cafe || 05/04/2019

NY Handmade Collective’s Spring Pop Up || 05/12/2019

Trolls the Experience || Through 05/12/2019, $24+

Flow Separation || 07/01/2018 – 05/12/2019

Pew Pew Candy Carnival || 05/18 – 05/19/2019

Escher: The Exhibition & Experience || 06/08/2018 – 05/26/2019

The Game: All Things Trump || Through 06/09/2019

Arlo Blooms || Through 06/15/2019

Pizza Pop Up Py || 07/23/2019

The Forgotten East || 05/04 – 07/28/2019

Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die || 04/09 – 08/18/2019

Story at Macys || Ongoing

National Geographic Encounter: Ocean Odyssey || Ongoing

Museum of Illusions || Ongoing

What is a Pop Up?

So before we get into the pop up shops we’ve been to, let’s talk about what a pop up is in the first place. Essentially, it is a business that opens for a limited time with a clear st and end date. They come in many different forms but most of them are exclusive or special in some way. The goal is never to be permanent. Sometimes they are only around for a month or they’ll stick around for a year before moving to another city (sounds like us right?).

Technically homegrown pop ups are everywhere. They are as simple as someone putting up an umbrella and selling products in a busy area. They are also your Halloween stores, Christmas shops, and firework stands. But as their popularity has increased, much more extravagant pop ups are being used by companies for marketing purposes. Most of the time, they are aimed to be very Instagram friendly.

Because we’re always popping up in a new city, we’ve pnered with CORT during our time in NYC. It helps us worry less about our space so that we can focus on exploring the city! Plus, we think our place looks pretty good

More: 101 Things to Do in NYC

Types of Pop Ups

Pop Up Shops – Temporary stores. We see a lot of these, especially during the holidays.

Pop Up Restaurants – Some are run by chefs who are trying something experimental while others are more traditional restaurants with plans only to stay open for a few months. Also you can check out this blog post CORT did about the Popularity of Pop-Up Restaurants.

Pop Up Art Installations – They can be more traditional installations, but often times now, they are also meant to create photo opportunities for Instagram. We also included some exhibitions in this category.

Pop Up Events – These cover the rest. They can come in the form of an impromptu listening py to release a new album, to a temporary themed bar. These are typically meant to create hype around an upcoming event, release, or product.

More: Top Free Things to Do in NYC

Current Pop Ups in New York

Color Factory in Soho

251 Spring Street, 10013, map

When: August 20, 2018 – February 28, 2019. Thurs to Tues 10AM – 11PM Admission: $38

Unlike most pop ups, Color Factory spent more time on the experience rather than setting up little studio spaces to take photos. Several rooms had a snack or dessert that complemented the room. You don’t even need to ask people to take your photo. They have cameras set up in some of the more popular photos spots, and you get photos emailed to you immediately.

Rosé Mansion in Midtown

445 5th Ave, 10016, map

When: Opening June 1, 2019 Admission: $45 (Happy Hour $35 2-4:30PM Mon-Fri) Recommended Time: Weekdays

This pop up is all about Rosé. Walk through themed rooms, great photo ops, while sampling 8 or more wines. Afterward, head to the Grand Tasting Lounge where you can buy an additional glass or bottle of wine as well as snacks. Everyone must be 21 years old to enter. The popular area is the bathtub and if you go during daylight, it has decent natural lighting.

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Escher: The Exhibition & Experience

34 – 34th Street, Building 6, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn NY 11232, map

When: June 8, 2018 to May 26, 2019 Admission: $13-35

“The exhibition highlights Escher’s journey as an ist – from his earlier works of nature and landscape in the 1920s and 1930s, to the figurative and abstract developed in the late 1930s, through the 1960s when he sought to explore infinity.”

The Butterfly Conservatory

Central Park West & 79th St, 10024, map

When: Through May 27, 2019 Admission: $28 includes general admission and exhibit access

Walk among hundred of butterflies from all over the world.

Jump for Joy: Bouncy Castle of Breasts

233 5th Ave, 10016, map

When: Ongoing Admission: $3.50 in addition to museum admission

A bouncy castle made up of giant inflatable breasts makes for fun photos and video (adults only). We weren’t that impressed with the museum itself and opted not to pay the additional $3.50 for the photo but plenty of people were taking advantage of it.

Past Pop Ups in NYC

|| 12/2018 – 1/31/2019

|| 1/5 – 2/2/2019

|| 11/2018 – 2/10/2019

NYC Vintage Pop-Up || 3/10/2019, Free

Dolby Soho Experience || 12/2018 – 3/31/2019, Free

Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again || 11/12/2018 – 3/31/2019, $25

29 Rooms || 09/06 – 09/09/18 and 09/13 – 09/16/18

A. Human || 09/05 – 09/30/18

Candle Power by Yankee Candle – 12/2017, Free

Deadpool 2: Believe In Your Selfie Museum || 08/08 – 08/11/18

Dreamland Roller Rink || 12/07/2018 – 04/21/2019, $12+

Future of Sports || 11/03/18 – 01/06/19, $35

Google Hardware Store || 10/2018

Human’s Best Friend || 09 – 11/2018

Kaws: GONE || 11/08 – 12/19/18

Mad Hatter’s G&T Py || 5.25.18 – 12.31.18, $45

Magnum Ice Cream Bar || 6/1 – 9/3/2018

New York Magic Lab || 9/28 – 10/28/2018

|| 6 – 8/2018, Free

|| 12/19 – 12/20/18, Free

|| 8/24 – 11/04/18, $26

The Winky Lux Experience || 08/2018 – 02/28/2019, $10

Mickey the True Original Exhibition

60 10th Avenue, New York, NY 10014, map

When: Nov 8, 2018 – Feb 10, 2019 Admission: $38, buy tickets here

Celebrate 90 years of Micky Mouse through multiple themed rooms in the 16,000 square-foot space. There is both, historic and contemporary work from well-known ists.

photos: harlene

Power to the God Within

318 Canal Street, New York, NY 10013, map

When: January 5 – February 2, 2019. Tues – Sat: 12PM – 7PM Admission: Free

“This immersive experience and installation exists as a call to ReMembrance, Meditation and Rebirth. A sacred space and time designed with elements to provoke ancestral memory, awaken spirit and lock arms with community towards greater SELF discovery, reflection and evolution.”

photo: fomofeed of comwu

Sculpture by Other Means at the Noguchi Museum

9-01 33rd Rd, Queens, NY 11106, map

When: February 28, 2018 – January 27, 2019. Wed – Fri: 10AM – 5PM, Sat – Sun: 11AM – 6PM Tickets: $10

Experience ways that lightweight, collapsible paper lanterns can create and transform space.

Customizable Realities

312 Bowery New York, NY 10012, map

When: January 3 – February 3, 2019. Wed – Sun: 12PM – 7PM Admission: Free

“Creates a walk-in immersive painting installation in oil on panel. With over 2104 square feet of painting, he allows viewers to walk into a scene from the video game Grand Theft Auto.”

photo: fomofeed of comwu

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Experience

25 Madison Ave, 10010, map

When: December 11, 2018 to January 31, 2019. 11AM – 7PM Admission: Free

“Be the hero and enter a world of limitless possibilities. Experience haptic technology, 3D creation, photo ops and more!”

photo: fomofeed

Dream Machine in Williamsburg Brooklyn

93 N. 9TH ST, 11249, map

When: April 5 – Sept 9, 2018. Admission: $38 There are ten themed rooms that take you to a different dreamscape.

Candytopia in Midtown

145 W 32nd Street, map

When: August 15 – January 6, 2019 Admission: $34, get tickets here

Candytopia celebrates all things ! Maybe we should let the families have this one. There were tons of kids (at least the time slot we went to – the first one in the morning). They all ran straight for the confetti and marshmallow pit, and at one point there was a kid crawling over me with no parents in sight.

Needless to say, it was extremely difficult to get any photos. Luckily, when it was time for everyone to get out of the pit, we asked if we could have an extra minute for a photo, which the lackluster employees did not seem happy about. Gotta do what you gotta do for the gram (or in my case, the blog).

Museum of Pizza

55 Wythe Avenue, map

When: October 13 – November 18, 2018 Admission: $35

Celebrate pizza through immersive installations and get a slice at the end!

Lume Cube with us to help us light us in areas that would have otherwise been impossible to photograph.

Nightmare Machine

145 W 32nd Street, map

When: October 3 – October 31, 2018 Admission: $38, get tickets here

The people who brought you Dream Machine have transformed their space into the spooky funhouse. It’s the perfect time to snap photos perfect for the Halloween season.

Wonder World in Soho

76 Wooster Street, 10012, map

When: August 24 – November 4, 2018. Mon to Sun 12pm-10pm Admission: $26

There are 6 spaces to explore inspired by Alice in Wonderland, and it’s set in the historic studio of Andy Warhol. See more photos from Wonder World on our stories.

Sugar & Spice

58 South 6th Street, Brooklyn NY, map

When: December 1 – 31, 2018. Mon to Thurs 11am-8pm, Fri to Sun 11am-9pm Admission: $25

Get ready to transform into a child and celebrate one of the most magical times of the year at Sugar & Spice. Enter a world of winter wonderland delights. Explore a giant world of toys, cookies, and presents. Walk through our magical world and become a p of the !

Pop Bag NYC

1221 6th Ave, 10020 map

When: December 19-20, 2018. 11am – 2pm Admission: FREE

Two beautiful Italian brands come together to bring you last minute gifts for the holidays. Pop Bag, founded in Florence, Italy, has opened its first U.S. location in The Time Warner Center’s Shops at Columbus Circle and is throwing a last minute pop up at one of New York’s favorite espresso spots, Zibetto Espresso Bar; an Italian Espresso Bar on 48th and 6th, steps away from Rockefeller Plaza and Times Square. Design your own bag with luxury Italian leather, perfect for the season and your mood.

Room for Tea in TriBeCa

371 Broadway, map

Five different scenes celebrating its diversity. You also get a free Boba at the end. Admission is $23 or $33 including a ceremony.

Pint Shop by Museum of Ice Cream, Chelsea

459 W 14th St, 10014, map

When: June 6 – August, 2018. Wednesday to Monday 12pm-9pm Admission: Free to Enter. Tasting Room $28.

Interactive grocery experience featuring immersive installations. There will also be a Tasting Room that costs $28 and weekly Pint Sessions from June 14th to July 12th.

When we visited during the week, there was still a line waiting to enter, but since we had Tasting Room tickets, they let us in right away. Once inside, we waited to take photos in each of the giant pints and walked around the grocery aisles. Five minutes before our tasting, we headed to the back.

The tasting was a lot of fun! It’s less of a tasting and more of a science experiment. You get to throw on lab coats, learn about flavoring ice cream, and even taste different types of vanilla. Afterwards, you get a sampling of each of their flavors. The best p is that everyone who does the a tasting gets to take a pint home!

Grown Up Flowers by Playlab: 5/2018

These are 6 inflatable flower installations scattered throughout Midtown (4 are in or near the Rockefeller Center). 5 of them are outside and the purple one is inside the Hippodrome NYC.

Bob's Burgers Pop Up - Dec 2017

We’re both obsessed with Bob’s Burgers, so when we heard about a Bob’s Burger Pop Up, we were willing to wait hours in line to try the burger of the day. They served a different burger from the show every day for a week. It also included some goodies, which was a nice surprise.

Raquel's Dream House - MAY 2018

Multiple floors presenting pieces and furniture that you can purchase. A few fun photo spots too!

Google Pop Up - December 2017

This is probably still our favorite pop up. Google had photo opportunities set up and a truck outside where you could print your face on a marshmallow and then drink it. They had stations to learn more about products and a shoppable section for Google Home products.

Festival of Life by Yayoi Kma - December 2017

The Egg House - May 2018

It’s all about eggs! With 5 different areas to explore (and photograph), enjoy egg themed decor and follow the story of Ellis the Egg. We loved the amount of light in this space and took advantage of all the photos ops. Egg treats from Eggloo and other egg merch is available for sale.

General Tips for Visiting Pop Ups

Best time to visit is weekdays during the day and right before it opens. Some of the more popular pop ups have a long wait.

If shooting with a DSLR, don’t use auto white balance for many of these places especially if you’re in a room with a lot of unnatural colors (ie yellows at Egg House and blues at Dream Machine). We recommend using Kelvin and finding the right setting for your camera.

Bring a versatile lens and a wide angle if you want to include more of the environment in the shot. A lot of these rooms are small, so the wide angle helps a lot. We couldn’t take certain shots with our DSLR (Canon 5D Mark III + 35mm Lens) because it wasn’t wide enough so we just used our phones.

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How To Find the Latest NYC Pop Up Events?

This one is tough! Most of them make announcements relatively last minute, so these are some ways to stay up-to-date.

Bookmark this page since we’ll be updating this post as often as possible with new events.

Set up Google Alerts to see what’s popping up in the news. If you’re not familiar with this, go to the Google Alerts page and enter “pop up new york, pop up” into the Create an Alert section. You can then select how often you want to receive emails (as it happens, daily, or weekly). I do daily.

Follow Instagram accounts that are constantly featuring pop ups and events. You can follow our accounts (EstherJulee & JacobTheFu). We post stories from pop ups immediately. Also, you absolutely need to follow our friend at FOMOFEED who does a ton of research to hunt down all the best spots in NYC.

With so many pop ups in the city, we’re going to do our best to feature all our favorites on this blog post, but if you know of any pop ups you think we should check out, send us a message at [email protected].

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