⛩️ Park Popups

When we serve free tea in public parks, we call them "Park Popups".

Park Popups are the original & fundamental format of The Tea Stand. By serving free tea in public parks, we're meeting people where they're at and creating accessible spaces for neighborhood connection.

We host several Park Popups every month, all year-round, usually on weekends. As of writing this, we're committed to the following:

Maria Hernandez Park (Bushwick) every Sunday
Herbert von King Park (BedStuy) once a month
Propect Park once a month
a park decided by our members once every season (4x per year)

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Check our calendar here for the most up-to-date programming schedule!

We serve free tea in parks all year-round, rain or snow or shine.

Inspired by the tea cultures of Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA), among many other countries, we see tea as a medium for meeting strangers and cultivating trust.

At Park Popups, there is no agenda – just open air & an open mind. We do our best to cultivate a space which is welcoming, non-judgmental, and distraction-free. Park Popups are an opportunity to connect with neighbors (human & nonhuman), slow down in our busy city, and deepen our relationships with public spaces.

While most of our Park Popups take place in Brooklyn parks, we've served free tea in all five boroughs and love connecting with all NYC residents & neighborhoods.

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Read more about the why of The Tea Stand in our Manifesto here.

More programming: 🥬 Distros, 🫖 Tea Talks, 📀 Steeped in Sound.
Cover photo by Khushi.