Street fairs

(Credit: SteveIsaacs.com)

Cheap socks, fried dough, chair massages, sausage and pepper heroes, 99 cent Thai food...while the spirit of street fairs seems a little lost (they rarely represent the neighbors they're placed in), NYC street fairs offer up a predictably inexpensive shopping excursion, as well as a nightmare scenario for cab/bus riders trying to get across town. Here's what's happening this summer and beyond. (most of these take place 10 a.m.-6 p.m.)


Saturday, May 30
Lexington Avenue Spring Festival
Lexington Avenue from 42nd-57th Sts.

Sunday, May 31
16th Annual Spring Crafts Festival
Broadway from 66th-72nd Sts.

Lexington Avenue Spring Jubilee
Lexington Avenue from 23rd-34th Sts.

Friday, June 5
Tribeca Community Fair
Greenwich Street from Barclay to Warren Street

Saturday, June 6
Stuyvesant Park Neighborhood 2nd Avenue Fair
2nd Avenue from 14th-23rd Sts.

Sunday, June 7
200th Anniversary of St. Patrick’s Old Church
Mulberry Street between Prince and Houston Sts.

International Cultures Festival
6th Avenue from  42nd-57th Sts.

Friday, June 12
Civic Community Day Festival
Lafayette Street from Walker to Leonard Sts.

Saturday, June 13
2nd Avenue Spring Fair
2nd Avenue from 23rd-34th Sts.

Sunday, June 14
32nd Annual Plantathon and Crafts Fair
Broadway from 73rd-86th Sts.

New York City Expo
3rd Avenue from 23rd-34th Sts.

Saturday, June 20
40th Anniversary of the Church of St. Matthew and St. Timothy
West 84th Street between Columbus Ave and Central Park West

Times Square Expo
7th Avenue from 47th-57th Sts.

Sunday, June 21
19th Annual Columbus Avenue Summer Festival
Columbus Avenue from 86th-96th Sts.

The Turtle Bay Festival
Lexington Avenue from 43rd-55th Sts.

Friday, June 26
Grand Central Station Festival
43rd Street from Lexington to 3rd Ave.

Saturday, June 27
6th Avenue Summerfest
6th Avenue from 23rd-33rd Sts.

Sunday, June 28
Times Square Block Party
46th Street from Broadway to 8th Ave.

Saturday, July 4
The Great July 4th Festival
Water Street from Fulton-Broad Sts.

Sunday, July 5
USO- Avenue of the Americas Summerfest
6th Avenue from 42nd-56th Sts.

Friday, July 10
Community Day Festival
Broad Street from Water-Beaver Sts.

Saturday, July 18
East Side Summer Festival
Lexington Avenue from 42nd-57th Sts.

Sunday, July 19
NYC Unfolds Street Fair
Broadway from Houston-Grand Sts.

Saturday, July 25th
Washington Sq. Summer Fair
Bleecker Street from Broadway-6th Ave

Sunday, July 26
52nd Association Jazz Festival
52nd Street from Lexington to 7th Ave

Saturday, August 1
The C.O.R.E. Health Expo
7th Avenue from 47th-57th Sts.

Sunday, August 2
Festival of the Americas
6th Avenue from 42nd-56th Sts.

Friday, August 7
Financial Community Days Series
Maiden Lane from Water- South Street

Saturday, August 8
Greenwich Village Festival
Greenwich Avenue from 6th- 7th Ave

Sunday, August 9
Lexington Avenue Summerfest 
Lexington Avenue from 42nd - 57th Sts.

Saturday, August 15
Summer Seaport Festival 
Water Street from Fulton - Broad Street

Sunday, August 16
Madison Avenue Summer Fair
Madison Avenue from 42nd - 57th Sts.

Saturday, August 22
The Great Irish Festival 

6th Avenue from 42nd - 56th Sts. 



Sunday, August 23
Third Avenue Merchandise Fair 

3rd Avenue from 23rd - 34th Sts.

Saturday, August 29
Friends of Dag Hammarskjold Festival
2nd Ave. from 45th - 57th Sts.

Down By The Boardwalk Festival 

West 10th St. from Surf Ave. - Boardwalk

Sunday, August 30
Big Apple Performing Arts Festival
7th Avenue from 47th - 57th Sts.

Tuesday, September 1
Columbia University Community Block Party

120th St. from Broadway - Amsterdam Ave

Friday, September 4
Fulton Street Follies
Fulton St. from Water - Gold Street

Saturday, September 5
52nd Street Fall Festival
52nd Street from Lexington - 7th Ave

Sunday, September 6
The 25th Annual Brazilian Day Festival 

6th Ave. from 42nd - 56th St. & on 46th St. from Madison - 7th Ave

Monday, September 7
M.E.C.A. Family Festival 

Lexington Avenue from 34th - 42nd Sts.

September 10th-20th

82nd Annual Feast of San Gennaro
Mulberry Street from Canal-Houston Street

Saturday, September 12
Gramercy Park Neighborhood Festival 

3rd Avenue from 14th - 23rd Sts.

16th Annual Upper Broad Autumn Festival
Broadway from 110th-116 Sts. (East)

Sunday, September 13
Tudor City Festival
Lexington Avenue from 42nd - 57th Sts.



Friday, September 18
Tribeca Community Day Fall Festival

Church Street from Canal - Franklin Street

Saturday, September 19
7th Avenue - Guardian Angels Fair
7th Avenue from 47th - 57th Sts.

Sunday, September 20
Eighth Avenue Fall Festival 

8th Avenue from 42nd - 57th Sts.

Friday, September 25
N.Y.C. Police Museum Festival
Old Slip from Water - South Sts.



Saturday, September 26
Broadway Autumn Fair

Broadway from Waverly Pl.- 14th Street



Sunday, September 27
Lexington Avenue Fall Festival
Lexington Avenue from 34th - 42nd. Sts.

Friday, October 2
United Nations Fall Festival
47th St. from 1st - 2nd Avenue

Saturday, October 3
Union Square Autumn Fair
Broadway from 17th - 23rd Sts.

Sunday, October 4
N.Y.C. Oktoberfest
Lexington Avenue from 42nd - 57th Sts.

21st Annual Upper Broadway Harvest Festival
Broadway from 96th-110 Sts. (West)

Friday, October 9
Christopher Columbus Block Party
Murray Street from Broadway - Church Street

Saturday, October 10
Avenue Of The Americas Family Expo

6th Avenue from 42nd - 56th Sts.

17th Annual Upper Broadway Fall Festival
Broadway from 110th-116th Sts

Sunday, October 11
Eighth Avenue Autumn Festival 

8th Avenue from 42nd - 57th Sts.

18th Annual Broadway Fall Festival
Broadway from 86th-96th Sts.

Monday, October 12
Columbus Day Festival
Broadway from Cedar St. - Battery Pl. & Whitehall St. from Stone - Water Street

Friday, October 16
Financial Community Day Festival Series
(T.B.A.)

Saturday, October 17
Washington Square Festival 

Waverly Pl. from Broadway - MacDougal Street

Sunday, October 18
The Great Third Avenue Fair 

3rd Avenue from 23rd-34th Sts.



Saturday, October 24
Park Avenue South Autumn Fair
Park Avenue South from 17th- 23rd Sts.

35th Annual American Jazz Festival
52nd Street from 5th-7th Ave

Sunday, October 25
The 7th Avenue Autumn Carnival
7th Avenue from 47th- 57th Sts.

Saturday, October 31
A.D.A.'s World's Largest Block Party
Madison Avenue from 42nd - 57th Sts.

Sunday, November 1
6th
Avenue Autumn Fair
6th Avenue from 34th - 42nd Sts.



Saturday, November 7
University Place Fall Fair

University Place from Waverly Pl. - 14th Street



Sunday, November 8
Madison Avenue Holiday Expo
Madison Avenue from 42nd - 57th Sts.



Wednesday, November 11
Veteran's Day Parade Block Party

56th Street from Madison-6th Ave



Veteran's Day Festival 
Broadway from Cedar St.-Battery Pl.

Saturday, November 14
Times Square Holiday Fair
45th St. from 5th-7th Ave

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