6th St & Avenue B Community Garden
@6bgarden.bsky.social
The 6th & B Garden is a lush, green NYC oasis offering beauty, peace, education and entertainment to Lower East Side & East Village residents and visitors of all ages since 1983. Learn more at www.6bgarden.org
Lots of wonderful FREE events this weekend in the garden! Kids get first pick of the pumpkins, tomorrow at 3pm! + more carving on Sun! 🎃 also a beautiful art event about the wildflowers of the Ukrainian steppe as part of the Ukrainian Cultural Festival. See the full list here:
6bgarden.org/events
6bgarden.org/events
October 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Lots of wonderful FREE events this weekend in the garden! Kids get first pick of the pumpkins, tomorrow at 3pm! + more carving on Sun! 🎃 also a beautiful art event about the wildflowers of the Ukrainian steppe as part of the Ukrainian Cultural Festival. See the full list here:
6bgarden.org/events
6bgarden.org/events
the last kids cooking + gardening event of the year today: planting bulbs & making borscht ❤️ we’ll see all our wonderful families & helpers next season!
October 20, 2025 at 1:50 AM
the last kids cooking + gardening event of the year today: planting bulbs & making borscht ❤️ we’ll see all our wonderful families & helpers next season!
A few scenes from our native plant beds in the garden this week 🍂 #nativeplants #pollinatorgarden #communitygarden #nyc
October 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A few scenes from our native plant beds in the garden this week 🍂 #nativeplants #pollinatorgarden #communitygarden #nyc
Also coming up this weekend 🎶 FREE live music in the garden on Saturday 10/18 @ 7pm 🎵 find our full events calendar here for more: 6bgarden.org/events
October 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Also coming up this weekend 🎶 FREE live music in the garden on Saturday 10/18 @ 7pm 🎵 find our full events calendar here for more: 6bgarden.org/events
Join us on Sunday, October 19th 3-5pm for our last FREE KIDS COOKING event of the season! Chef Michael will make a delicious pot of borscht, we’ll plant daffodil bulbs together and everyone takes home a recipe card rsvp here: 6bgarden.org/contact-us
October 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Join us on Sunday, October 19th 3-5pm for our last FREE KIDS COOKING event of the season! Chef Michael will make a delicious pot of borscht, we’ll plant daffodil bulbs together and everyone takes home a recipe card rsvp here: 6bgarden.org/contact-us
the beautiful swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) going to seed in our native plant beds this week 🍂 #nativeplants #pollinatorgardening
October 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
the beautiful swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) going to seed in our native plant beds this week 🍂 #nativeplants #pollinatorgardening
We’ve had a few schedule adjustments this week due to the weather! ☔️ Our poetry event and film screenings have all been moved to next weekend & beyond. Hope to see you then! Posters below with the new dates + details always fully updated on our website: 6bgarden.org/events
October 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM
We’ve had a few schedule adjustments this week due to the weather! ☔️ Our poetry event and film screenings have all been moved to next weekend & beyond. Hope to see you then! Posters below with the new dates + details always fully updated on our website: 6bgarden.org/events
kicking off our 42nd 6&B Harvest Fest today! join us in the garden until 7pm 🍃 come have some BBQ and pick up a t-shirt!
October 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
kicking off our 42nd 6&B Harvest Fest today! join us in the garden until 7pm 🍃 come have some BBQ and pick up a t-shirt!
Thanks so much to @evgrieve.bsky.social for helping us get the word out about our 42nd annual 6&B Harvest Fest tomorrow 10/4! 🍂🍁
October 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Thanks so much to @evgrieve.bsky.social for helping us get the word out about our 42nd annual 6&B Harvest Fest tomorrow 10/4! 🍂🍁
more autumn beauty in the garden this week 🌿 our aromatic aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium) in bloom! 💜 #nativeplants #communitygarden #nyc
October 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
more autumn beauty in the garden this week 🌿 our aromatic aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium) in bloom! 💜 #nativeplants #communitygarden #nyc
A few photos from our most recent kids cooking class in the garden, celebrating el Día de la Independencia de México! We harvested potatoes, tomatoes & peppers and made tacos & guacamole 🌮🥑🥔 #kidscookingclass #foodjustice
September 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
A few photos from our most recent kids cooking class in the garden, celebrating el Día de la Independencia de México! We harvested potatoes, tomatoes & peppers and made tacos & guacamole 🌮🥑🥔 #kidscookingclass #foodjustice
pollinators enjoying the asters in our native plant beds this week 🌿🐝 #nativeplants
September 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
pollinators enjoying the asters in our native plant beds this week 🌿🐝 #nativeplants
A little update on our Harvest Fest raffle prize situation! Raffle tickets are still only $1, stop by the garden during our open hours + on the day of the event (October 4th) to buy tickets. Thanks to all our amazing local businesses for their donations! Here is our current list of prizes:
September 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
A little update on our Harvest Fest raffle prize situation! Raffle tickets are still only $1, stop by the garden during our open hours + on the day of the event (October 4th) to buy tickets. Thanks to all our amazing local businesses for their donations! Here is our current list of prizes:
A quick note to let you all know that our film screening that was scheduled for tonight is cancelled due to rain, please stay tuned for a new date, coming soon! And come join us this weekend for two other wonderful FREE events, open mic on Sat. 9/27 + African dance on Sun. 9/28. Hope to see you! 🌿
September 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A quick note to let you all know that our film screening that was scheduled for tonight is cancelled due to rain, please stay tuned for a new date, coming soon! And come join us this weekend for two other wonderful FREE events, open mic on Sat. 9/27 + African dance on Sun. 9/28. Hope to see you! 🌿
Also this weekend, on Sunday 9/14 at 3pm we’ll host a beautiful tea ceremony & art installation event in the garden, all our events are free and open to the public! More info here: 6bgarden.org/allevents/ba...
September 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Also this weekend, on Sunday 9/14 at 3pm we’ll host a beautiful tea ceremony & art installation event in the garden, all our events are free and open to the public! More info here: 6bgarden.org/allevents/ba...
🍅 SATURDAY, Sept. 13th 🍅 FREE cooking class in the garden for kids ages 5 & up! RSVP here to let us know you'd like to join: 6bgarden.org/contact-us
September 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🍅 SATURDAY, Sept. 13th 🍅 FREE cooking class in the garden for kids ages 5 & up! RSVP here to let us know you'd like to join: 6bgarden.org/contact-us
Our annual Harvest Fest raffle is starting to heat up! 🔥 Raffle tickets are still only $1, stop by the garden during our open hours + on the day of the event (October 4th) to buy tickets. Thanks to all our amazing local businesses for their donations! Here is the list of prizes so far:
September 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Our annual Harvest Fest raffle is starting to heat up! 🔥 Raffle tickets are still only $1, stop by the garden during our open hours + on the day of the event (October 4th) to buy tickets. Thanks to all our amazing local businesses for their donations! Here is the list of prizes so far:
Save the date for our annual 6&B Harvest Fest: Saturday, Oct. 4th! 🍂
August 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Save the date for our annual 6&B Harvest Fest: Saturday, Oct. 4th! 🍂
Lots of fantastic FREE events coming up in the garden this week, see our website for more details! 6bgarden.org/events
August 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Lots of fantastic FREE events coming up in the garden this week, see our website for more details! 6bgarden.org/events
More fantastic FREE events coming up this weekend! We kick things off tomorrow AM with meditation & qi gong 🪷, then live music on Saturday 🎶, and a writing workshop ✍️ + jewelry making on Sunday 💎 hope to see you! More events here: 6bgarden.org/events
July 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
More fantastic FREE events coming up this weekend! We kick things off tomorrow AM with meditation & qi gong 🪷, then live music on Saturday 🎶, and a writing workshop ✍️ + jewelry making on Sunday 💎 hope to see you! More events here: 6bgarden.org/events
So many great FREE events coming up in the garden over the next few days, hope you’ll join us! Find all our event listings here: 6bgarden.org/events
July 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
So many great FREE events coming up in the garden over the next few days, hope you’ll join us! Find all our event listings here: 6bgarden.org/events
🍅 SATURDAY, July 19th 🍅 FREE cooking class in the garden for kids ages 5 & up! RSVP here to let us know you'd like to join: 6bgarden.org/contact-us
July 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
🍅 SATURDAY, July 19th 🍅 FREE cooking class in the garden for kids ages 5 & up! RSVP here to let us know you'd like to join: 6bgarden.org/contact-us
More ART IN THE GARDEN today (7/12) 1-6pm! Watercolors, drawing materials & paper provided 🎨
July 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
More ART IN THE GARDEN today (7/12) 1-6pm! Watercolors, drawing materials & paper provided 🎨
So many great FREE events coming up in the next few weeks in the garden, including the return of the Tweed TheaterWorks Garden Variety series! See our events calendar for more details + raindate info: 6bgarden.org/events #eastvillageevents
July 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
So many great FREE events coming up in the next few weeks in the garden, including the return of the Tweed TheaterWorks Garden Variety series! See our events calendar for more details + raindate info: 6bgarden.org/events #eastvillageevents
And then tomorrow afternoon (6/28) from 1-6pm, you can join us to make art in the garden! Watercolors, drawing materials & paper will be provided 🎨
June 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
And then tomorrow afternoon (6/28) from 1-6pm, you can join us to make art in the garden! Watercolors, drawing materials & paper will be provided 🎨