New York City Summer
Street Fairs and Festivals

Street fair season is back! In New York, every warm-weather weekend brings multiple street fairs and with them come chances to sample greasy food, find bargains, and get chair massages. Some fairs even feature live entertainment.

Most of the festivals run from about 11 am to 6 pm.

Friday, May 9th, 2008
Chabad of Wall Street Festival (Murray Street between Broadway and Church Street)
Daily through September 7, 2008
Mulberry Street Pedestrian Mall (Mulberry Street between Canal and Broome Streets)
Saturday, May 10th, 2008
Clinton Housing Development Company Festival (West 35th Street between 10th and Dyer Avenues)
Gramercy Park Neighborhood Association Festival (Park Ave South between 17th and 23rd Streets)
Middle Collegiate Church Festival (Second Avenue between 6th and 14th Streets)
Village Comm for Jefferson Area Market Festival (Greenwich Avenue between 6th & 7th Avenues)
Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Community for Environmentally Sound Development Fest (Broadway between 60th and 65th Streets)
Friends of Manhattan CB 2 Feast (Broadway between 8th and 14th Streets)
Valley Restoration LDC Fest 2008 (Amsterdam Avenue between 96th and 106th Streets)

Friday, May 16th, 2008
Manhattan Community Board 1 Festival (Maiden Lane between South Street and Water Street
St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church Festival (East 7th St between Second and Third Avenues
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
    Christopher Street Block & Merchants Association Festival (Christopher Street
    Dance Parade (Broadway from 31st Street to 13th Street, then across town to 5th Avenue and south to Washington Square Park)
    Forum’s Children Foundation Festival(Sixth Avenue between 42nd and 56th Streets
    Ninth Avenue International Food Festival (Ninth Avenue between 37th and 57th Streets
    Taste of Tribeca 2008 (Duane Street at Greenwich Street
    Village Crosstown Trolley Festival 2008 (Astor Place between Broadway and Lafayette Street
Sunday, May 18th, 2008
     AIDS Walk 2008 (Walk starts and ends in Central Park)
     Amsterdam Avenue Festival 2008 (Amsterdam Avenue between 77th and 90th Streets)
     Greenwich Village Youth Council Festival (Bleecker Street between Bank and Christopher Streets)
     Murray Hill Neighborhood Association Festival (Park Avenue between 34th and 40th Streets)
     Ninth Avenue International Food Festival (Ninth Avenue between 37th and 57th Streets)

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
     Fleet Week will include a full schedule of events from May 21-28, 2008
     Fleet Week 2008 (Kicks Off Pier 86, West 46th Street)
     
Daily through June 11, 2008
     St. Anthony of Giovinazzo Feast Mulberry Street between Broome and Spring Streets

Saturday, May 24, 2008
    Chelsea Midtown Democrats Festival (Sixth Avenue between 14th and 23rd Streets)
    St. Martin of Tours Bazaar (Knickerbocker Avenue between Hancock & Halsey Streets)
    Turkish Day Parade (Madison Ave from 56th Street to 47th Street, then east to 1st Avenue)
Parade starts at 1PM
    Two Bridges Neighborhood Council Festival (Third Avenue between 6th and 14th Streets)
    Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit (University Place)
Sunday, May 25th, 2008
    Coalition for a Livable West Side/Safe Haven Fest (Broadway from 72nd to 86th Streets)
    Coalition of Italo-American Association Festival (7th Avenue between 47th and 57th Streets)
    Loisaida Street Fair (Loisaida Avenue (Avenue C) between 6th and 13th Streets)
    Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit (University Place)

Monday, May 26th, 2008
Innovative Community Enterprise Festival (Madison Avenue between 42nd & 57 Streets)
Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit (University Place)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008
17th Precinct Community Council Festival (Lexington Ave between 42nd & 57th Streets)
Caring Community Fest (Washington Square North)
Second Avenue Street Fair (Second Avenue between 66th and 86th Streets)
West 44th Street Better Block Association Festival (West 44th Street)

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JUNE

Sunday June 1st
      2^nd Avenue - Spring Jubilee (on Second Avenue from 23rd - 34th Street)

Friday June 6^th
      Tribeca Community Fair (on Murray St. from Broadway - Church Street)
Saturday June 7^th
      Stuyvesant Park Neighborhood - 2^nd Avenue Fair (on Second Ave from 14^th - 23^rd Street)
Sunday June 8^th
      N.Y.C. Expo (on 3^rd Avenue from 23^rd - 34^th Street)
     
Friday June 13th
      Financial Community Day Festival Series (on Maiden Lane from Water - South Street)
Saturday June 14th
     2nd Avenue Summer Fair (on 2nd Avenue from 23rd - 34th Street)
Sunday June 15th
      International Cultures Festival (on 6th Avenue from 42nd - 56th Street)
             
Saturday June 21st
      Times Square Expo (on 7^th Avenue from 47^th - 57^th Street)
Sunday June 22nd
      Gramercy Park Fair (on 3rd Avenue from 14^th - 23rd Street)

Friday June 27th
      United Nations Spring Festival (on 47th St. from 1st - 2nd Avenue)
Saturday June 28th
      Times Square Block Party (on 46th Street from 7th - 8th Avenue)

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JULY

Friday July 4^th
      The Great July 4^th Festival (on Water Street from Fulton - Broad Street)
Saturday July 5^th
      6^th Avenue Summerfest (on 6th Avenue from 23^rd - 33^rd Street)
Sunday July 6^th
      USO - Avenue of the Americas Summerfest (on 6th Avenue from 42^nd - 56^th Street)

Saturday July 12^th
      Park Avenue Summerfest (on Park Avenue South from 17^th - 23^rd Street)
Sunday July 13^th
     NYC Celebration of Nations Festival (on Madison Avenue from 42^nd - 57^th Street)

Friday July 18th
      Civic Community Day Fair (on Lafayette St. from Walker - Franklin Street)
Saturday July 19th
     East Side Summer Festival (on Lexington Avenue from 42^nd - 57^th Street) Sunday July 20th
      NYC Unfolds Street Fair (on Broadway from Houston - Grand St. )

Saturday July 26th
      Washington Sq. Summer Fair (on Bleecker St. from Broadway - 6th Ave.)
Sunday July 27th
      52nd Association Jazz Festival (on 52^nd Street from Lexington - 7^th Avenue)