We’ve seen plenty of oddball things happen in Grand Central Terminal —flash mobs, pop-up dining, even an indoor light show—but this might just be the first time you can volley a pickleball under its Beaux-Arts arches.

From Friday, August 8, through Sunday, August 10, Vanderbilt Hall will swap commuters for court time as Pickleball in the Hall takes over in honor of National Pickleball Day, the sport’s 60th birthday and the upcoming 2025 Major League Pickleball Finals. The best part? It’s totally free.

The pop-up is the work of CityPickle , the NYC-based pickleball pros behind several of the city’s most in-demand courts, in partnership with Major League Pickleball and sponsored by DoorDash. They’re rolling in the first-ever regulation pickleball court to hit Grand Central

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