Lower East Side Pickle Day is coming up this Sunday on Orchard Street. This year, the Lower East Side BID is folding the event into its DayLife street festival franchise, which was started this past summer to reinvigorate foot traffic in the neighborhood’s legendary but struggling shopping district.
Guss’ Pickles, which fled to Brooklyn three years ago, will be back for the big event, along with the Pickle Guys, Rick’s Picks and many others. There will also be a Halloween costume contest, a home pickling contest, ping pong and street hoops sponsored by Basketball City and, apparently, some rapping grandmas and DJ’s in front of Tammany Hall.  Pickle Day takes place from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday on Orchard, between East Houston and Delancey. Click through for the complete lineup.Â
Activities:
Halloween costume contest! Check in at the LES BID table (located on Orchard between Stanton and E. Houston) to enter between 2-3pm. Winner announced at 4:15pm in the Performance Area (Orchard between Delancey and Rivington). Prizes include a chocolate gift basket from Roni-Sue’s Chocolates, a $100 gift certificate to Galli Restaurant and an LES t-shirt!
Home Pickling Contest, Drop off submissions at the BID table (located on Orchard between Stanton and E. Houston)
DJ Lessons and spin art sponsored by Scratch Academy, 12-5pm
Ping Pong and Street Hoops provided by Basketball City, 12-5pm
Badminton, 12-5pm
Urban Croquet, 12-5pm
Fitness demonstrations by David Barton Gym, 12-5pm
Kids face-painting and balloon animals, 1-4pm in the Performance Area
Ballroom Dancing, 1-3pm in the Performance Area
Fantasy Grandma, rapping grannies, 3:35-4:15pm in the Performance Area
Belly Dancing instruction and performance, 3-3:45pm & 4:15-5pm in the Performance Area
Pickle Vendors:
Arirang Kimchee
Adamah
Brooklyn Brine
Divine Brine
Eat Me Sweetly
Guss’ Pickles
Horman’s Best Pickles
McClure’s
Picklena
The Pickle Guys
Rick’s Picks
Sour Puss Pickles
Food Vendors:
AsiaDog, 66 Kenmare Street
Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya, 187 Orchard Street
Brooklyn Taco, Essex Market, 120 Essex Street
Galli, 45 Mercer Street
Georgia’s East Side BBQ, 192 Orchard Street
Goodfellas Brick Oven Pizza, 144 Orchard Street
Ha’Chi, 185 Orchard Street
The Hummus Shop, 101 Ludlow Street
Lost Weekend NYC, 45 Orchard Street
Mac Truck, various locations
The Meatball Shop, 84 Stanton Street
Melt Bakery, 132 Orchard Street
Mexicue, 106 Forsyth
Mission Chinese, 154 Orchard Street
Neuman’s Catering, 203 Chrystie Street
Ni Japanese Deli, Essex Street Market, 120 Essex Street
Nor’East Clam Shack, 77 Delancey Street
Perfect Picnic, 123 Ludlow Street
Pop Karma, 95 Orchard Street
Pushcart Coffee, 221 E. Broadway
Roasting Plant, 81 Orchard Street
Saro Bistro, 102 Norfolk Street
Saxelby Cheesemongers, Essex Street Market, 120 Essex Street
Souvlaki GR, 116 Stanton Street
Spur Tree, 76 Orchard Street
Tache Artisan Chocolates, 254 Broome Street
Tiengarden, 170 Allen Street
Tammany Hall, 152 Orchard Street
Retail by:
Affordable art by Artist Alliance
By Robert James, 74 Orchard Street
GritNGlory, 186 Orchard Street
The Hoodie Shop, 181 Orchard Street
Maraya Cigar, 87 Orchard Street
MissInna Consignment, 190 Orchard Street
Nick & Son Clothing, 161 Orchard Street
Affordable art by Recession Art, 9 Clinton Street
Revolution Now, 162 Allen Street
Skunkfunk, 181 Orchard Street
Volang, 147 Orchard Street
Victor Osborne, 160 Orchard Street
Yaf Sparkle, 158 Orchard Street
Entertainment Line-Up:
12:30 – 1:30 Tim Martell, Scratch DJ Academy
1:30 – 2:45 Deja
2:45 – 4:00 DJ Kai Song
4:00 – 5:00 Chi Duly
