Manhattan Street Fairs & Festivals NYC 2025

I. Manhattan Street Fair Dates & Maps 2025

May 17, 2025 / Manhattan Neighborhoods / Manhattan Shopping / Manhattan Buzz NYC.

While generally Manhattan Street Fairs begin in April, this year we're including the Winter months. We'll be identifying many of the year round markets and including them, which while not exactly street fairs, contain some of the elements of the street fair experience including an eclectic offering of merchandise and food items.

We've compiled one of THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE SCHEDULE of MANHATTAN street fairs including street fair TIMES & PHOTOS & maps, some street fair names & sponsors, and street fair maps to help you find your way around during the winter, spring, summer and fall of 2025.

How This Manhattan Street Fair Page is Organized

The Manhattan street fairs and festivals on this page are organized

1) BY MONTH & WEEK and

2) BY NEIGHBORHOOD.

So you can now look through all of the Manhattan street fairs on a given weekend, and see where they are in each neighborhood.

*** Links to Street Fairs in All 5 Boros of NYC

Here are some links to Manhattan street fairs NYC, Queens street fairs NYC, Bronx street fairs NYC, Brooklyn street fairs NYC and Staten Island street fairs NYC. We'll add more as the summer progresses.

****** Link to Manhattan Parades / Cultural Festivals on this Site

CLICK here to view our page of Manhattan parades and cultural festivals in NYC.

Manhattan Street Fair Updates - 2025

The Manhattan street fair dates that have been updated with 2025 designations reflect the current year St Fair events.

ASTERISKED street fairs have been NOT been updated. The street fairs with prior year dates, reflect the information regarding that fair in a prior year.

UNCONFIRMEDS. The 'UNCONFIRMEDS' represent street fairs held in a prior year, which we believe are returning, but for which we have not yet confirmed the details some or all of the details for 2025.

UPDATES. The street fairs of prior years and the UNCONFIRMEDS will be updated as new information comes in.

Also check our Manhattan Events calendar and / or our Manhattan Farmers Markets section for updates and other things to do.

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II. NYC Street Fairs 2025 & Manhattan Stores

May 17, 2025 / Manhattan Neighborhoods / Manhattan Shopping / Manhattan Buzz NYC. Continued.

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Street Fairs in Manhattan NYC 2025

January 2025 Street Fairs Manhattan NYC

• Ending Saturday & Sunday, January 11 & 12, 2025 from 11 am to 2 pm - Mulchfest NYC - at various parks in all five boros around NYC. Mulch your Christmas trees, wreaths and similar items into wood chips you can take home for your garden or donate to the park to use for their grounds. Free. For details see - https://www.nycgovparks.org/highlights/festivals/mulchfest
  • Mulchfest is an NYC Parks Department program to recycle Christmas trees and wreaths by mulching them and then either keeping the mulch to be used in NYC Parks or returning the mulch to the tree donor for them to use in their garden or house plants. The Mulchfest sites in each borough are: Brook Park in the Bronx, Prospect Park in Brooklyn, Tompkins Square Park in Manhattan, Juniper Valley Park in Queens and Cloves Lake Park on Staten Island.

• * Friday, January 5, 2024 from 11 am - 12 noon, 47th Annual Three Kings Parade at El Museo del Barrio at 1230 5th Avenue between 104th and 105th Streets. The parade begins at 106th along Park Avenue, ending at 115th Street in Harlem. The parade includes camels, floats and music and is free. Following the parade there will be a performance from 1.30 - 3 pm at El Museo del Barrio. For details see - https://www.elmuseo.org/.

• January 17, 18, 19 & 20, 2025 - Martin Luther King Day Weekend - Things to do MLK / Martin Luther King Day Weekend in Manhattan NYC

• * Thursday, January 11, 2024 beginning at 11 pm, Joe Lovano & Shabaka help kick off Winter Jazzfest at Dizzy's at Jazz at Lincoln Center [aka JALC] at 10 Columbus Circle in Manhattan. There are numerous other events January 10 - 18, 2024 around NYC, including in the outer boroughs. For details see - https://www.winterjazzfest.com.

• Friday thru Sunday, January 24 to February 2, 2025 begins at 12 noon & ends at times ranging from 4.30 to 8 pm - The Winter Show - at the Park Avenue Armory at 643 Park Avenue on the UES. For $40 tickets and details see - https://www.thewintershow.org

• Wednesday thru Sunday, January 22 - 26, 2025 from 12 noon to 8 pm except Saturday & Sunday when it opens at 10 am & on Sunday it closes at 6 pm - The NYC Boat Show - returns to the Javits Center at 655 West 34th Street. For $20 tickets and details see - https://www.nyboatshow.com/about
  • * Wednesday - Sunday, January 24 - 28, 2024 from 12 noon to 8 pm except Saturday & Sunday opens at 10 am and Sunday closes at 6 pm - NY Boat Show at the Javits Center at 655 West 11th Street in Midtown Manhattan. Tickets $18 / $65 for opening night gala at https://www.nyboatshow.com

YEAR ROUND INDOOR / OUTDOOR MARKETS [2025 INFO UNCONFIRMED]

• * Daily, Open Year Round 2024, Indoors and open from 8 am to 8 pm except Sundays 10a to 6 pm - Essex Market at 88 Essex Street just south of Delancey on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. This is an NYC organized market, which generally is food based, and populated with multiple independent vendors selling various food, beverage and specialty products.

• * Saturdays & Sundays, Year Round 2024 from 8 am to 4 pm, Outdoors at 29 West 25th Street - Chelsea Flea Market in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. For details see - WS - https://brooklynflea.com

• * Saturdays & Sundays, January 27 & 28, 2024 from 3 to 7 pm [HOURS MAY BEGIN EARLIER], Indoors at 18 Fulton Street in the South Street Seaport in the FiDi neighborhood of Manhattan. For details see - WS - https://www.hesterstreetfair.com | Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hesterstreetfair/?hl=en

• * Sundays, Year Round 2024 from 10 am to 5 pm, Indoors & Outdoors - Grand Bazaar NYC - at 100 West 77th Street at Columbus Avenue on the UWS of Manhattan. WS - https://grandbazaarnyc.org

February 2025 Street Fairs Manhattan NYC

• Saturday, February 8, 2025 beginning at 10.30 pm - NY Chinese Free Masons Athletic Club [NYCFAC] Lion Dance - in Chinatown, south of Canal along Bowery Street at Pell Street / Chatham Square. About 20 groups of Lion dancers parade around Chinatown blessing and eating offerings. NYCFAC is only one of the 20 plus groups and each is responsible for obtaining the 5th Precinct parade permit. This is a good chance to mingle with the Lion Dancers vs the Chinese New Year Parade next weekend 2/16 where attendees are held behind the NYPD barricades. For details see - https://www.facebook.com/ChineseFreemasons/ or https://www.liondance211.org/supersaturday

• Sunday, February 16, 2025 beginning at 1 pm - 27th Chinese Lunar New Year Parade - "... starts at Hester and Mott Streets ending on Broome Street near Sara D. Roosevelt Park ..." according to https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/nyc-lunar-new-year-parade-and-festival-year-of-the-snake/. The cultural / merchandise / food booths are on Bayard Street between Mott and Mulberry in Chinatown in Manhattan. For details see - https://betterchinatown.com
  • This info is from 2024 which is a bit more in-depth and as the source quoted above is new to me, I'm not 100% sure of it. There are festival booths on Bayard Street between Mott and Mulberry Streets. The parade route is as follows - Begins at Mott & Canal to Chatham Square to East Broadway towards the Manhattan Bridge, completing on Eldridge and Forsyth Streets towards Grand Street next to Sara D. Roosevelt Park. For details & a map see - https://betterchinatown.com/lny-parade/.

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This weekend 2/22/2025 there's a Ramadan market in Brooklyn and an interesting Food & Flea Market in the Bronx.

• Thursday - Sunday, February 27 - March 2, 2025 from 12 noon - 6 pm Thurs, from 11 am - 8 pm Fri & Sat & closing at 6 pm Sunday - Outsider Art Fair at the Metropolitan Pavilion at 125 West 18th Street [between 6th & 7th Avenue] in Chelsea. It's just what it says it is, which is an art fair for those operating outside of the established art world. For details and $35 / $65 / $100 tickets see - https://www.outsiderartfair.com

• NEXT EVENT IS MAY 24, 2025 according to their website 3/1/25 _ * Saturdays & Sundays, January 27 & 28, 2024 from 3 to 7 pm [HOURS MAY BEGIN EARLIER], Indoors at 18 Fulton Street in the South Street Seaport in the FiDi neighborhood of Manhattan. For details see - WS - https://www.hesterstreetfair.com | Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hesterstreetfair/?hl=en

Street Fairs Manhattan NYC _ March 2025

March - Manhattan Street Fairs NYC, Upper East Side UES, Midtown MT, the East Village E_VIL, West Village W_VIL, Bowery, Lower East Side LES, SoHo, Tribeca TRIBCA, Downtown DT, FiDi, Upper West Side UWS, Harlem HRLM, Washington Heights WSH_HTS, St Fairs NYC

CLICK for our Manhattan Parades NYC section.

• Thursday - Sunday, February 27 - March 2, 2025 from 12 noon - 6 pm Thurs, from 11 am - 8 pm Fri & Sat & closing at 6 pm Sunday - Outsider Art Fair at the Metropolitan Pavilion at 125 West 18th Street [between 6th & 7th Avenue] in Chelsea. It's just what it says it is, which is an art fair for those operating outside of the established art world. For details and $35 / $65 / $100 tickets see - https://www.outsiderartfair.com

• Not a Street Fair, but Worth Consideration _ Saturday - Tuesday, March 1 - 4, 2025 from 9 am to 6 pm, except on Tuesday when they close at 4 pm - Toy Fair - at the Javits Center at 429 11th Avenue at 35th Street in West Midtown Manhattan. This isn't for consumers, but rather is a Trade Show. For details see - https://toyfairny.com

• Midtown West _ Wednesday & Thursday, March 12 - 13, 2025 - New York Build Festival - at the Javits Center at 429 11th Avenue at 35th Street in West Midtown Manhattan. This is a construction and design trade show featuring 500 speakers and hosting 40,000 attendees, that encompasses music and food. For complimentary tickets and details see - https://www.javitscenter.com

• Downtown NYC _ Saturday, March 15, 2025 from 11 am to 2 pm - Holi at the South St Seaport - at 12 Fulton Street [at Pearl] in the Downtown neighborhood of Manhattan. An Indian festival celebrating Spring where folks put colorful powders on each other in a sign of affection or recognition. Free with rsvp. No outside colors permitted, but you can buy from them. For details and to purchase powder from the organizer copy & paste - https://theculturetree.com

• Monday, March 17, 2025 beginning at 11 am and running until about 5 pm - The 264th St. Patrick's Day Parade. The parade begins on 5th Avenue at 44th Street marching north to 79th Street. For details see - https://www.nycstpatricksparade.org

• CLICK here to view our reports of St Patricks Day parades in Manhattan NYC. And CLICK here to view our report on the St Pat's Day Pubs, Irish Bars & Restaurants in Manhattan NYC.

• Thursday - Sunday, March 27 - 30, 2025 from 5 to 9 pm Thursday, opening 11 am thereafter, closing at 7 pm Friday & Saturday & at 5 pm Sunday - IFPDA Print Fair - at the Park Avenue Armory at 643 Park Avenue at 66th Street on the UES of Manhattan. For event details and tickets copy & paste - https://ifpda.org / For location details see - https://www.armoryonpark.org

• East Village _ Saturday, March 29, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Japan Food Festival in the East Village at Broadway and Lafayette. For details see - https://www.japanfes.com

• UES _ Sunday, March 30, 2025 beginning at 1.30 pm until 5.30 pm - the Greek Independence Day Parade - see parades section.
  • * UES _ Sunday, April 14, 2024 beginning at 1.30 pm the Greek Independence Day Parade will march up 5th Avenue beginnning at 64th Street and ending at 79th Street. For details and related events see - https://www.facebook.com/NYGreekParade/ [previously - https://www.hellenicsocieties.org/]

• FYI _ The AIPAD Show is now held in April - 2023, 2024 & 2025 [see below on April 23, 2025].

April Street Fairs in Manhattan NYC 2025

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• Midtown _ Monday, April 1, 2025 - The April Fools Parade - use link above to see details in the parades section.

• UES _ Thursday - Sunday, April 3 - 6, 2025 the Antiquarian Book Fair - at the Park Avenue Armory at 643 Park Avenue at 66th Street on the UES of Manhattan. There will be over 200 exhibitors from about 17 countries with thousands and thousands of old books. For details and [$32 / $15 - 2024 price] tickets copy & paste - https://www.nyantiquarianbookfair.com

• Thursday thru Sunday, April 3 to  6, 2025 from 5 to 8 pm Thursday & 11 am to 7 pm thereafter except Sunday closing at 5 pm - ArtExpo - at Pier 36 at 299 South Street in Downtown Manhattan NYC. This is a fine arts trade show. Prices range from $0.0 [public fairs] to $20 to $30 to $50. For details see - https://redwoodartgroup.com/artexpo-new-york/ or https://pier36nyc.com/

• Midtown _ Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 2 pm to 4 pm - the 27th Annual Tartan Day Parade - use the link above to see details in the parades section.

• West Village _ Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Broadway Spring Fair along Broadway from 8th to 14th Streets in the Village. Street fairs in the West Village Manhattan NYC.

• UWS _ Sunday, April 6, 2025 from 10 am - 6 pm - the Upper West Side Broadway / Uptown Fair - Along the East side of Broadway from 96th to 106th Streets on the Upper West Side. St fairs on the UWS in Manhattan NYC.

• West Harlem / Washington Heights _ Monthly on 2nd Thursdays, April 10, 2025 from 4 to 10 pm - Uptown Night Market - Along West [701] West 133rd Street at 12th Avenue [under the arches] in the West Harlem / Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan NYC. Not so much a street fair, as a hot food market / festival featuring more than 80 local vendors. St fairs in Harlem / Washington Heights in Manhattan NYC. Market dates are 4/10, 5/8, 6/12, 7/10, 8/14, 9/11, 2025. For details see - https://www.maschospitalitygroup.com/uptownnightmarket

• Midtown _ Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 9am to 9 pm - Independent Music & Record Store Day - at 30 Rockefeller Center Plaza in Midtown Manhattan. From 9 am to 8 pm is the rough trade store hours and from 12 noon to 10 pm there's vending, food & entertainment. For details see - https://recordstoreday.com | https://www.roughtrade.com/en-us/about/record-store-day-2025 |

• NYC _ Saturday, April 12 - Sunday, April 20, 2025 - Passover. The Jewish celebrating their flight to freedom from slavery in Egypt thousands of years ago. Communal feasts, also known as Seders are generally held the first night.

• Chelsea _ Saturday & Sunday, April 12 & 13, 2025 - Renegade Craft Fair - at the Metropolitan Pavilion at 125 West 18th Street in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan NYC. It's not a street fair per se, but rather an indoor craft fair.

• East Village _ Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 10 am - 6 pm - 2nd Avenue EV [East Village] Festival - Along 2nd Avenue from 4th to 14th streets in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan. Street fairs in the East Village Manhattan NYC.

• Midtown West _ Friday, April 18 - Sunday, April 27, 2025 from 10 am - 10 pm, except Sundays when it closes at 7 pm - the International Auto Show - at the Javits Center in West Midtown Manhattan. Admission is $22 adults [age 13+ ] / $8 kids [ages 3 - 12] tickets / kids 2 and under are free. For details & tickets see - https://www.autoshowny.com/ or https://javitscenter.com/

• UWS _ Saturday, April 19, 2025 from 10 am - 6 pm - UWS Spring Fair - along the East Side of Broadway from 110th to 116th Street.

• UWS _ Saturday, April 19, 2025 from 10 am - 6 pm - Columbus Circle Spring Fest - along Broadway from 60th to 61st Street.

• Midtown _ Sunday, April 20, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - 6th Avenue Spring Fair - Along 6th Avenue between 23rd & 33rd streets. Street fairs in Midtown Manhattan NYC.

• Midtown _ Sunday, April 20, 2025 from 10 am - 4 pm - Easter & Easter Bonnet Parade. The parade takes place along 5th Avenue from 49th to 57th Streets with the epicenter in front of St Patrick's Cathedral. It's more of a milling about in bonnets and Easter outfits, than it is a real parade. More like a themed costume party.

• CLICK think link to view our report on Easter events, Easter egg hunts and Easter brunches in Manhattan NYC. This report also include Holy Friday Greek Orthodox processions in the streets with the epitaphios. And this year [2025] there's one that is hosted by both Eastern Orthodox and Western European Christian denominations [eg. Catholics and Protestants].

• NYC _ Tuesday, April 22, 2025 is Earth Day.

• UES _ Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday, April 23 - 27, 2025 from 12 noon to 8 pm Thursday, 12 noon - 7 pm Friday & Saturday, and 11 am - 5 pm Sunday - AIPAD Photography Show - at the Park Avenue Armory at 643 Park Avenue on the UES of Manhattan. Wednesday from 4 - 9 pm is the VIP Preview. The show presents dozens of galleries and hundreds - if not thousands - of photographers' works from around the world, many of whom are acclaimed. AIPAD is the Association of International Photography Art Dealers. Admission $47 general admission / $25 seniors / $20 students. For details and tickets see - https://www.aipad.com

• Midtown _ Thursday, April 24, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Grand Central Food Festival Series Fair - Along 45th Street between Lexington Avenue & 3rd Ave in Midtown Manhattan NYC. Street fairs & festivals in Midtown Manhattan NYC.

• Village _ Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Washington Square Arch Fair - Along Washington Square North between University Place & 5th Avenue. St fairs in the Village neighborhood of Manhattan.

• Chelsea _ Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - 8th Avenue / Chelsea Spring Fair - Along 8th Avenue between 14th & 23rd streets. St fairs in Chelsea Manhattan.

• Manhattan _ Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 10 am to 4 pm - Car Free Earth Day in NYC. At various locations around NYC - see map below. For details and interactive map of 2024 which should be close if not the same [none yet posted for 2025 as of this post on 3/21/25] copy & paste - https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pr2024/nyc-dot-car-free-earth-day.shtml or https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pedestrians/earthday.shtml

• Midtown _ Sunday, April 27 - May 11, 2025 - The Macy's Flower Show - at Macy's Herald Square in Midtown. Macy's is open from 10 am - 9 pm weekdays, open until 10 pm Fridays & Saturdays, and opens at 11 am on Sundays. For details see - https://www.macys.com/s/flower-show/

• Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 12.30 to 5 pm - Sikh Day Parade - begins at 37th Street, marching south along Madison Avenue, ending at Madison Square Park at 24th Street where there will likely be an after party. For details see the Facebook page of the organizers - FB - https://www.facebook.com/SikhDayParadeNewYork/ or FB - https://www.facebook.com/Gurdwara.Sangat.Sikh.Cultural.Society.Ny/

• Midtown _ Sunday, April 27, 2025 beginning at 11.30 am - the Persian Day Parade kicks off from 39th Street at Madison Avenue in Manhattan, marching south along Madison before ending in Madison Square Park [at 27th Street]. In 2023 the theme was 'women, life, freedom' which I reckon was in honor of those women seeking freedom from the Supreme Dictator in Iran. I don't see any theme referenced for this year. For details see - https://persianparade.com/

• UES _ Sunday, April 27, 2025 from 10 am - 6 pm - Lexington Avenue Festival - Along Lexington Avenue from 79th Street to 86th Street on the Upper East Side neighborhood of of Manhattan. Click here for a map showing the location of the Upper East Side street fair in Manhattan NYC.

• Village / Chelsea _ Sunday, April 27, 2025 from 10 am - 6 pm - Union Square Spring Block Party - Along 17th Street between Broadway and Park Avenue South at Union Park. St fairs in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan.

• Midtown East _ Wednesday, April 30, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - 40th Street Fair - Along 40th Street between Park and Madison Avenues in Midtown Manhattan NYC.

• Note 2026 _ UES _ Thursday - Sunday, April 30 - May 3, 2026 the Antiquarian Book Fair - at the Park Avenue Armory at 643 Park Avenue at 66th Street on the UES of Manhattan. There will be over 200 exhibitors from about 17 countries with thousands and thousands of old books. For details and [$32 / $15 - 2024 price] tickets copy & paste - https://www.nyantiquarianbookfair.com

WE UPDATE WEEKLY. ASTERISKED EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED. Pay Attention to Dates / Years.

• * Sunday, March 31, 2024 from 10 am to 5 pm, Indoors & Outdoors - Grand Bazaar NYC - at 100 West 77th Street at Columbus Avenue on the UWS of Manhattan. WS - https://grandbazaarnyc.org

• * Downtown _ Fridays, April 5, 2024 from 11 am - 6 pm - Smorgasburg. Downtown street fairs in Manhattan. It hosts between 50 to 80 food vendors and it's organized by a private company. These run weekends through October 2024. For details see - https://www.smorgasburg.com

• * CONTINUOUS BUT THE LOCATION CHANGES WEEKLY _ Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 10 am to 6 pm - Japan Fes - along 6th Avenue between 24th and 25th Streets in Chelsea. A Japanese food festival in Manhattan. https://www.japanfes.com

• * MOVED TO LOS ANGELES LAST YEAR 2024 _ Thursday, April 28, 2022 - The Clio Awards - from 6.30 - 11 pm - At the Ziegfield Ballroom at 141 West 54th Street in Midtown Manhattan.

MW _ FY's

May Street Fairs in Manhattan NYC 2025

• Midtown _ Sunday, April 27 - May 11, 2025 - The Macy's Flower Show - at Macy's Herald Square in Midtown. Macy's is open from 10 am - 9 pm weekdays, open until 10 pm Fridays & Saturdays, and opens at 11 am on Sundays. For details see - https://www.macys.com

• Downtown NYC _ Thursday, May 1, 2025 from 10 am - 6 pm - Financial District LunchFest - Along Liberty Street between Broadway and Trinity Place in Downtown Manhattan.

• Manhattan & NYC _ Friday, Saturday & Sunday, May 2, 3 & 4, 2025 at various times but generally from 10 am to 5 pm - Janes Walk Weekend - For details use the SEARCH function / box to find Manhattan parades / cultural festivals page on this site; or use the link to it in the Intro section above.

• UWS _ Saturday, May 3, 2025 from 10 am - 6 pm - Columbus Circle Spring Fair - Along Broadway from 60th to 61st Street. Street fairs on the Upper West Side UWS neighborhood in Manhattan.

• UES _ Saturday, May 3, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - MCC / 2nd Ave Community Benefit Festival - Along 2nd Avenue from 66th to 86th St. Upper East Side street fair Manhattan NYC by Manhattan CC [Chamber] org.

• Manhattan & NYC - Sunday, May 4, 2025 first wave beginning at 7.30 am & officially over at 6 pm - 5 Boro Bike Ride - For details use the SEARCH function / box to find Manhattan parades / cultural festivals page on this site; or use the link to it in the Intro section above.

• UWS _ Sunday, May 4, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - 47th Plantathon Festival / Crafts Fair - Along east side of Broadway from 73rd to 82nd Street - street fairs in the Upper West Side neighborhood UWS of Manhattan. One of the oldest plant fairs in the city, offering a huge array of plants, food and live music.

• Midtown _ Sunday, May 4, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Bryant Park Community Fair - Along 41st Street between 6th and 7th Avenues in Midtown. Street fairs & festivals in Midtown Manhattan NYC.

• Monday, May 5, 2025 with the Red Carpet Arrivals running from 5.30 to 8 pm - Met Gala - at the Metropolitan Museum of Art at 5th Avenue & 82nd Street on the UES of Manhattan. This year the theme is Superfine: Tailoring Black Style. This is a billionaire, celebrity, high society fashion event that raises funds to support the Metropolitan Museum. By invitation only and the ticket price is $50,000 per person [Tickets range from $350 to $150,000 for a table]. For details about past Met Gala events see - https://www.metmuseum.org.

• 2025 Update _ Moved to July 19, 2025 in Harlem _ OLD - NOTE DATE / YEAR _ * Saturday, May 4, 2024 from 11 am to 1 pm - Cannabis Parade. In the past the parade began at 12.30 pm, and marches south from 32nd Street along Broadway to Union Square Park. Then from 1 - 5 pm there's a rally and fair in Union Square, which is followed by the Cannabis Parade after party festivities , also held in Union Square Park, from 7 to 11 pm.

• Midtown _ Wednesday, May 7, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - 43rd Street Food Fair / Midtown East - Along 43rd Street between 3rd & Lexington Avenues in Midtown Manhattan NYC.

• Midtown _ Thursday, May 8, 2025 from 10 am - 6 pm. Grand Central Food Block Party - Along 41st Street between Lexington Avenue & 3rd Ave in Midtown Manhattan. St fairs in NYC.

• West Harlem / Washington Heights _ Monthly on 2nd Thursdays, May 8, 2025 from 4 to 10 pm - Uptown Night Market - Along West [701] West 133rd Street at 12th Avenue [under the arches] in the West Harlem / Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan NYC. Not so much a street fair, as a hot food market / festival featuring more than 80 local vendors. St fairs in Harlem / Washington Heights in Manhattan NYC. Market dates are 4/10, 5/8, 6/12, 7/10, 8/14, 9/11, 2025. For details see - https://www.maschospitalitygroup.com/uptownnightmarket

• Downtown Manhattan _ Thursday - Saturday, May 8 - 11, 2025 from 11 am to 7 pm except Saturday closing at 6pm - The 1 - 54 Contemporary African Art Fair - at Halo at 28 Liberty Street in Downtown Manhattan. The fair hosts the exhibits of between a couple to a few dozen artists and is timed to coincide with the Frieze fair. For details and $38 / $25 tickets, see - https://www.1-54.com/new-york/

• Chelsea _ Thursday - Sunday, May 1 - 4 & 8 - 11, 2025 from 12 noon - 8 pm except Thursday when it's 6 to 9 pm and Sunday when it closes at 6 pm - Clio Art Fair - at 528 - 532 West 28th Street in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan NYC. For details and tickets [$35 for two people the first week & FREE the second week] copy & paste - https://www.clioartfair.com

• UES _ Friday - Tuesday, May 9 - 13, 2025 from 11 am to 7 pm on Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday and Tuesday closes at 6 pm - TEFAF - The European Fine Art Foundation - Fine Art Show at the Park Avenue Armory at 643 Park Avenue [at 66th Street] in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The Thursday, May 8th, 2025 opening is by invitation only. For details and $60 / $80 / $25 tickets see - https://www.tefaf.com/fairs/tefaf-new-york/visit. This is NOT a street fair, but rather an art and antiquities fair on the UES of Manhattan.

• Midtown West _ Wednesday - Sunday, May 7 - 11, 2025 _ Frieze Art Fair - at the Shed at 545 West 30th Street. From 11 am - 7 pm all days, except Sunday when it closes at 5 pm. For details and $90 / $10 tickets for adults / kids, copy & paste - https://www.frieze.com/

• Midtown _ Saturday, May 10, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Avenue of the Americas Shopping Spectacular - Along 6th Avenue between 42nd & 55th Streets in Midtown Manhattan NYC.

• Chelsea _ Saturday, May 10, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - 6th Avenue Fair / Spring Fest - Along 6th Avenue between 23rd and 32nd streets. St fairs in Chelsea / Midtown Manhattan.

• UWS _ Sunday, May 11, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Broadway Lincoln Square Fair [was previously Columbus Circle / Broadway Fair] - Along Broadway from 60th Street to 65th Street on the Upper West Side UWS neighborhood in Manhattan.

• Sunday, May 11, 2025 from 11 am - 6 pm - Pride on Astor Fair - Along Astor Place from Broadway to Lafayette in the Village neighborhood of Manhattan. Street fairs in the East Village Manhattan nyc.

• UWS _ Saturday, May 10, 2025 from 11 am to 5 pm - Japan Parade & Street Fair - the parade marches from 81st Street to 67th Street along Central Park West and this is UNCONFIRMED but in prior years the parade kicked off at 1 pm. There's a Japan Parade Street Fair that runs from 11 am to 5 pm along 72nd Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West. Street fairs on the UWS in NYC. For details see - https://japanparadenyc.org/

• UWS _ Saturday, May 10, 2025 from 12 noon - 4 pm - St. John the Divine Cathedral School Spring Fair - Along the walkways leading to the Cathedral School at Amsterdam Avenue and 110th Streets on the UWS. There's an interesting tag sale where clothes and furniture and other donations made to the school are sold. Live music, grilled food and beer. It's one of the unique street fairs on the Upper West Side. For details see - https://www.cathedralnyc.org

• Lower East Side _ Sunday, May 11, 2025 from 12 noon - 6 pm - Greek Jewish Festival on [the center is at 280] Broome Street between Allen and Eldridge Streets on the Lower East Side [LES]. "Authentic kosher Greek foods, homemade Greek pastries, traditional Greek dancing, live Greek and Sephardic music and ... vendors". LES street fairs on the Lower East Side.* For details see - https://www.kkjsm.org or https://www.kkjfestival.com/

• UWS _ Wednesday thru Tuesday, May 7 - 13, 2025 at various times - 32nd Annual New York African Film Festival - at Lincoln Center - For details use search - parades and cultural festivals - or use the link at the top of this page.

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• Downtown _ Wednesday, May 14, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Liberty Street Fair - Along Liberty Street from Broadway to Church in the Downtown NYC / Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan.

• Midtown East _ Thursday, May 15, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Midtown East Food Fair - Along 54th Street between Third and Lexington Avenues in Midtown Manhattan NYC.

• East Village _ Friday, Saturday & Sunday, May 16, 17 & 18, 2025 begins 4 pm Friday & at 12 noon Saturday & Sunday ending at 9 pm nightly - 49th St. George Ukranian Festival - At 30 East 7th Street and along 7th Street between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue in the East Village. Includes Ukranian shopping, food and entertainment with the proceeds going to St. George Academy, which is a Ukrainian school. Click here to view a map of the Ukranian Street Fair in Manhattan in the East Village at St. George Academy. For details and further information see - https://www.facebook.com/StGeorgesUkrainianFestivalNYC/ . See photo at right.

• Thursday, May 15 - 21, 2025 - Details coming
• * NYC Various Locations _ Thursday - Thursday, May 16 - 23, 2024 - NYC X Design. This is at various venues at various times. It's all about the many facets of design - from workshops to exhibits to markets. Every day is chuck full of events and many events are free. Opening Night Party is at Mercer Labs at 21 Dey Street in Manhattan and $108 & up tickets are still available at https://nycxdesign.org/nycxdesign-festival/

• Chelsea / East Village _ Saturday, May 17, 2025 beginning at 11.45 am - the Dance Parade - begins at 17th Street and 6th Avenue in Chelsea. It marches down along Sixth Avenue to 8th Street where it turns left / east and heads into Tompkins Square Park in the East Village. The Dance Festival follows from 3 to 7 pm with five stages in Tompkins Square Park in the East Village. Free. For details see - https://danceparade.org/

• Village _ Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - P.A.L. Festival - Along Broadway between 14th Street & Waverly in the Village NYC. St fairs in the Village in Manhattan NYC.

• Midtown _ Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Artist Stroll - Along Park Avenue West between 34th Street & 40th Streets in Midtown NYC. Crafts fairs / St fairs in Midtown Manhattan NYC.

• Midtown East _ Sunday, May 18, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Lexington Avenue Spring Fest - Along Lexington Avenue from 42nd to 57th Street - a street fair in the Manhattan neighborhoods of Midtown & East Side in Manhattan NYC.

• MOVED to September 17 - 21, 2025
• * UWS / Harlem _ Thursday - Sunday, May 16 - 19 [26 ?], 2024 at various times - 19th Annual Harlem International Film Festival. The first four days are free screenings at the Forum at Columbia University at 605 West 125th Street in West Harlem. For details and tickets see - https://harlemfilmfestival.org. I think the festival runs through the 26th, but so far I only see films thru the 19th.

• Tribeca _ Saturday, May 17, 2025 the Taste of Tribeca runs from 11.30 am - 3 pm along Duane Street between Greenwich and Hudson Streets in Tribeca. Sometimes up to 80 Tribeca [and nearby] food and beverage vendors come out to serve the public. Now in its 31st year. Proceeds benefit PS 150 and PS 234. Tickets run from $75 on up to $1,200 for a premium table for six. For details see - https://www.tasteoftribeca.com/. See this story about the Taste of Tribeca St Fair. Note that this is a food festival not a street fair per se.

• Midtown / Hells Kitchen _ Saturday & Sunday, May 17 & 18, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - 9th Avenue International Food Festival - Along 9th Ave between 42nd Street & 57th Street. Click here to view a map of the 9th Ave street fair in Manhattan. Midtown street fairs in NYC. For details see - http://ninthavenuefoodfestival.com/

• Midtown _ Sunday, May 18, 2025 from 11 am to 4 pm - Israel Day on 5th - Along 5th Avenue from 62nd Street to 74th Street. Upper East Side NYC parades Manhattan. Note that they changed the name of the parade and website url, that they had been using for close to a decade and possibly even far longer. The old name is https://celebrateisraelny.org and the new name is https://israeldayon5th.com
• OLD _ NOTE DATE / YEAR _ UES _ Sunday June 4, 2023 from 11 am - 4 pm - Israeli Parade & Block Party- Along 5th Avenue between 57th Street and 74th Street. This is followed by a block party on 63rd Street between Madison & 5th Avenues. Upper East Side NYC parades Manhattan.

• Sunday, May 18, 2025 - Update of AIDS Walk coming
• * Central Park _ Sunday, May 19, 2024 from 8 am to 12 noon - AIDS Walk / Run in Central Park. Meet at the Naumberg Bandshell just south of the Bethesda Fountain [at 71st Street] which is the hub of all activities. Enter the park from east or west at 72nd Street. It's a four mile walk / run around the interior of the park up the east side, across the north meadow and back down the west side. Free to enter. Donations go to support the Gay Men's Health Crisis [GMHC]. For further details see - https://aidswalkny.org

• Unable to find anything about 2025 as of this post
• * Midtown _ Sunday, May 19, 2024 from 12 noon - 3 pm - Asian American Pacific Islander Parade - 3rd parade - The opening ceremony is at 12.30 pm and the parade begins at 1 pm. AAPI is comprised of thirty ethnic groups, speaking 50 different languages. Marching up 6th Avenue from West 44th to West 53rd streets in Midtown. For details see - https://aaari.info or https://betterchinatown.com

• Midtown East _ Wednesday, May 21, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - 40th Street Fair - Along 40th Street between Park and Madison Avenues in Midtown Manhattan NYC.

• FYI _ The AIPAD Show is now held in April 2023, 2024 & 2025.

• CLICK here for the Manhattan Things To Do Memorial Day Weekend and Parade MHTN NYC. This is ALL events with link to Manhattan Memorial Day parades and Fleet Week.

• Memorial Day Parades Manhattan NYC - This is Manhattan Memorial Day parades only.

• Friday thru Monday, May 23 - 26, 2025 from 11 am to 7 pm - Makers Market Outdoors - in Bryant Park at 42nd between 5th and 6th Avenues behind the NY Public Library in Midtown. For details see - https://bryantpark.org

• Saturday, May 24, 2025 - NYC Beaches Open for the Summer.

• The following is scheduled for May 23 - 25, 2025 - Details coming.
  • * East Village _ Friday, Saturday & Sunday, May 24, 25 & 26, 2024 from 6 pm to 1 am nightly - The 29th Annual Lower East Side Festival for the Arts at the Theater for the New City at 155 First Avenue between East 9th & 10th Streets on 1st Avenue in the East Village. On Saturday May 25th there's an outside cultural street fair from 12 noon to 6 pm, in tandem with youth and poetry programs. Numerous performances by many of the 200 local artists, actors, musicians, dancers and performers associated with the theater. Free admission, donations welcome. For details copy & paste - https://theaterforthenewcity.net

• Sunday, May 25, 2025 - same time as last year - Updated details coming.
  • * East Village _ Sunday, May 26, 2024 from 12 noon to 5 pm - The 37th Annual Losaida Festival - Along Avenue C between 6th and 12th streets on the Lower East Side. Set up begins at 10 am and the fair includes art, music, food and culture. Street fairs on the Lower East Side. For details see - https://loisaida.org

• 2025 _ Sadly this art fair went on hiatus in 2024 & may never return _ OLD / NOTE DATES _ Saturday, Sunday & Monday, May 27, 28 & 29, 2023 from 12 noon to 6 pm - The Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit in the Village runs along University Place from East 13th Street and continuing south along the east side of Washington Square Park to West 3rd Street.  The southern end of the show encompasses Schwartz Plaza, (aka Bobkin Lane), between NYU's Shimkin Hall and Bobst Library. It's a unique art show attracting exhibitors from all over & runs two weekends. For details see - https://www.wsoae.org/

WE UPDATE WEEKLY. ASTERISKED EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED. Pay Attention to Dates / Years.

• Midtown _ Saturday, May 24, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Bryant Park Area Street Fair - Along 41st Street between 6th Avenue and Broadway in Midtown. Street fairs & festivals in Midtown Manhattan NYC.

• Sunday, May 25, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Washington Square Spring Fair - Along Washington Square North between University Avenue & MacDougal Street. St fairs in the Village neighborhood of Manhattan.

• Sunday, May 25, 2025 from 10 am - 6 pm - 6th Avenue Springfest - Along 6th Avenue from 34th to 42nd Streets in Manhattan. Street fairs in Manhattan NYC.

• Monday, May 26, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Memorial Day Community Fair - On Broadway from Liberty to Rector Street in the Downtown NYC / Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan.

• Downtown Financial District _ Wednesday, May 28, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - World Trade Center Festival - Along Fulton Street between Broadway and Nassau in Downtown Manhattan.

• Downtown _ Thursday, May 29, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Financial Community Food Fair - On Liberty from Broadway to Trinity Place in the Downtown NYC / Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan.

• Midtown _ Saturday, May 31, 2025 from 10 am - 6 pm. Times Square Springfest - Along 7th Avenue between 47th & 57th Streets in Midtown Manhattan NYC.

• CLICK here for Manhattan Parades in NYC Mhtn.

• CLICK here for the Manhattan Things To Do Memorial Day Weekend and Parade MHTN NYC. This is ALL events with link to Manhattan Memorial Day parades and Fleet Week.

• Memorial Day Parades Manhattan NYC - This is Manhattan Memorial Day parades only.

WE UPDATE WEEKLY. ASTERISKED EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED. Pay Attention to Dates / Years.

The following events are OLD.

• * UWS _ Sunday, May 19, 2024 from 10 am to 4 pm - Hippo Playground Spring Fair - at the Hippo Playground in Riverside Park on the UWS.

• * Saturday & Sunday, May 25 & 26, 2024 from 11 am to 6 pm - Hester Street Fair at the South St Seaport - at Seaport Square between Piers 16 & 17 in Downtown Manhattan. For details, copy & paste - https://theseaport.nyc/events/hester-street-fair-2024/

• * Wednesday, May 29, 2024 from 9 am to 3 pm - Small Business Month Expo - at Pier 36 at 299 South Street north of the Seaport District in the LES of Manhattan. This is an NYC sponsored small business event where you can hire workers, learn about expediting city permits & licenses, find legal and financial assistance, apply for contracts with NYC, and learn about consultations, workshops and networking. For details see NYC.gov or - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nyc-small-business-month-expo-tickets-878142697447?aff=SBSemail

• * UWS _ Sunday, April 30, 2023 from 10 am - 6 pm - Columbus Avenue Fair - Along Columbus from 66th to 72nd Street. Street fairs on the Upper West Side UWS neighborhood in Manhattan sponsored by Goddard Riverside & Lincoln Square Neighborhood Center.

• * CHELSEA _ Wednesday - Saturday, May 10 - 13, 2023 from 12 noon - 7 pm, except Saturday when it closes at 6 pm - Future Fair - At Chelsea Industrial at 535 West 28th Street in Chelsea. Exhibits of cross gallery collaborations by new and emerging artists. For details see - https://futurefairs.com/

• * MIDTOWN FLATIRON DISTRICT _ Saturday, May 20, 2023 from 10 am - 6 pm. Broadway Nomad - Along Broadway between 27th & 32nd streets in Midtown Manhattan NYC.

• * MIDTOWN WEST _ Saturday, May 20, 2023 from 10 am - 6 pm. Midtown West Spring Fair - Along 8th Avenue between 42nd & 50th streets in Midtown Manhattan NYC.

• Fleet Week will run from May 21 to 27, 2025 - Details coming.
• * PIER 88 & 90 & INTREPID AIR & SPACE MUSEUM _ Tuesday, May 23 - Tuesday, May 30, 2023 - Fleet Week. Use link below to view Manhattan Parades & events details.

• * None Planned in NYC as of 5/9/24 _ Saturday, May 14, 2022 beginning at 2 pm - Womens Choice Rally - At Foley Square in Downtown Manhattan and also at Union Square Park [concurrently]. Free. https://www.womensmarch.com/

• * None Planned in NYC as of 5/9/24 _ OLD _ MOVED TO SEPTEMBER IN 2022 / OCTOBER IN 2021 _ Friday & Saturday, May 17 & 18, 2019 from 7 - 10 pm Friday & Saturday 6.30 pm VIP / 7 General - 10 pm - 12th Annual Taste Upper West Side - Under the tent in the Shea School yard along Columbus Avenue between 76th and 77th Streets - street fairs in the Upper West Side NYC neighborhood of Manhattan. Food only. Tickets cost $145 for one or / $250 for two to benefit the Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District.*

• * Discontinued in 2016 _ This was a Favorite _ Saturday & Sunday, May 14 & 15, 2016 from 10 am - 6 pm - Crafts on Columbus Street Fair - Along Columbus Avenue from 77th Street to 81st Street on the Upper West Side UWS neighborhood in Manhattan. It's a unique street fair and a decades old UWS tradition, featuring about 100 artists & craftsmen.

• * Likely Discontinued _ This is OLD but they Still Maintain Their WS & FB Page _ Monday, May 13 - May 19, 2019 - Saturday & Sunday from 12.30 - 5.30 pm / Weekdays at Various Times - HARLEM EAT UP! - During the week they host paid evening events at various restaurants around Harlem. On Saturday & Sunday the events are held at Morningside Park at 112th Street and Manhattan Avenue, where the shopping market and entertainment are free, while the tasting event costs $85 to sample nearly two dozen of the best restaurants in Harlem. Harlem street fairs / food fairs in Harlem near Washington Heights [www.harlemeatup.com/all-events].

June Street Fairs in Manhattan NYC 2025

• Brooklyn _ Saturday & Sunday, June 7 & 8, 2025 from 11 am to 5 pm - Renegade Craft Fair - at ZeroSpace at 345 Butler Street in Gowanus near Boerum Hill in Brooklyn. There will be 180 curated artists and craftspeople for Moms Day gifts. For $5 prepaid entry and details copy & paste - https://www.renegadecraft.com/city/new-york/

• Bryant Park _ Saturday & Sunday, May 31 & June 1, 2025 from 11 am to 7 pm - Makers Market Outdoors - in Bryant Park at 42nd between 5th and 6th Avenues behind the NY Public Library in Midtown. For details see - https://bryantpark.org

WE UPDATE WEEKLY. ASTERISKED EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED. Pay Attention to Dates / Years.

• * Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 11 am to 7 pm - 15th Annual Multi-Cultural Festival in the Jackie Robinson Bandshell at 85 Bradhurst Avenue between 147th & 148th Streets in Washington Heights. This event includes performances, food, vendors and social services. Organized by New York African Chorus Ensemble in collaboration with the NYPD 30th Precinct & the 30th Precinct Community Council. For free tickets [not required per se] and details, copy & paste - https://multiculturalfestival.nyc

• * UES _ Saturday June 1, 2024 from 10 am - 6 pm - First Avenue Festival Street Fair East Side NYC Manhattan - Along 1st Avenue between 68th Street and 79th Street - Upper East Side NYC street fair Manhattan.

• Sunday, June 1, 2025 - Details coming
• * 10 am - 6 pm - Philippine Independence Parade & Fair - The parade begins at noon along Madison Avenue starting at 38th south to 26th Street where it ends about 2.30 pm. The Street Fair & Festival is along Madison Square Park between 24th and 26th Streets in Midtown NYC. For details see - https://pidci.org
  • MIDTOWN _ Sunday, June 4, 2023 - 10 am - 6 pm - Philippine Independence Parade & Fair - The parade begins at noon along Madison Avenue starting at 38th south to 26th Street where it ends about 2.30 pm. The Street Fair & Festival is along Madison Square Park between 24th and 26th Streets in Midtown NYC. For details see - https://pidci.org

• * Sunday, June 2, 2024 from 10 am - 6 pm - Stonewall Veterans Fair - Along Broadway between 14th Street & Waverly in the Village NYC. St fairs in Manhattan NYC.

• * Midtown _ Thursday, June 6, 2024 from 10 am - 6 pm. Grand Central Food Block Party - Along 41st Street between Lexington Avenue & 3rd Ave in Midtown Manhattan. St fairs in NYC.

• * Washington Heights _ Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 10 am - 6 pm - St Nicholas Avenue Festival - Along St Nicholas Avenue from 181st Street to 188th Street - street fairs in the Upper West Side NYC neighborhood of Manhattan.

• * Village / Tribeca / UWS _ Wednesday through Sunday, June 5 - 16, 2024 - The Tribeca Film Festival. There are a multitude of free and paid live and online events and films covering a variety of subjects including but not limited to LGBTQ, LatinX and Juneteenth to view at various venues around the city. For details see - https://tribecafilm.com

• * SADLY THIS ART FAIR IS GOING ON HIATUS FOR 2024 _ OLD / NOTE DATES _ Saturday, Sunday June 3 & 4, 2023 from 12 noon to 6 pm - The Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit in the Village runs along University Place from East 13th Street and continuing south along the east side of Washington Square Park to West 3rd Street.  The southern end of the show encompasses Schwartz Plaza, (aka Bobkin Lane), between NYU's Shimkin Hall and Bobst Library. It's a unique art show attracting exhibitors from all over & runs two weekends. For details see - https://www.wsoae.org/

• * UWS _ Sunday, June 2, 2024 from 10 am to 6 pm - Amsterdam Avenue Fair - Along Amsterdam Avenue between 79th & 86th Streets. By West Manhattan Chmbr Comrce.

• * Saturday, June 8, 2024 from 11 am to 7 pm - Festival of India Parade & Sri Jagannath Ratha Yatra Festival - On Saturday June 8th the parade assembles at 45th St & 5th Avenue at 11 am and begins at 12 noon, ending at West 8th Street at Washington Square Park in the Village where there's a festival from 12 noon to 7 pm that includes chanting, dancing & praying Hare Krishna style. For details see - https://iskconnyc.com/

• * UWS _ Saturday, June 8, 2024 from 10 am - 6 pm - Columbus Circle Fair - Along Broadway from 60th to 61st Street. Street fairs on the Upper West Side UWS neighborhood in Manhattan.

• * Midtown West _ Saturday, June 8, 2024 from 10 am to 6 pm - Midtown 8th Avenue Festival - Along 8th Avenue between 42nd & 55th streets in Midtown Manhattan NYC.

• * Saturday & Sunday, June 7, 8 & 9, 2024 from 11 am Friday to 10 pm Sunday - Festival of India Parade & Sri Jagannath Ratha Yatra Festival - There are multiple events in multiple boroughs. For details copy & paste - https://iskconnyc.com/

• * East Harlem _ Saturday, June 8, 2024 from 10 am - 5 pm - 39th Annual 116th Street Festival - Along 3rd Avenue from 106th St to 122nd street in the El Barrio section of East Harlem. Food, shopping & three stages of entertainment. For details see - https://116thstfestival.com/

• * Midtown / UES _ Sunday, June 9, 2024 beginning at 11 am - The Puerto Rican Day Parade returns. It will kick off at 5th Avenue at 43rd Street marching north to 79th Street on the UES. This is a huge parade celebrating Puerto Rican culture. For details see - https://www.nprdpinc.org/

• * Midtown _ Sunday, June 9, 2024 from 10 am - 6 pm. New York City Expo Street Fair - Along 3rd Avenue from 23rd Street to 34th Street - a Midtown Manhattan Street Fair in NYC.

• * Harlem _ Thursday, June 13, 2024 from 4 - 10 pm there's the Uptown Night Market at 701 West 133rd Street at 12th Ave - Under the Arches. For details see - https://www.maschospitalitygroup.com/uptownnightmarket. This market is held on the second Thursday of every month - 5/9, 6/13, 7/11, 8/8, 9/12, 2024. Last year [2023] they added an October Night Market so stay tuned.

• * Village / Tribeca / UWS _ Wednesday through Sunday, June 5 - 16, 2024 - The Tribeca Film Festival. There are a multitude of free and paid live and online events and films covering a variety of subjects including but not limited to LGBTQ, LatinX and Juneteenth to view at various venues around the city. For details see - https://tribecafilm.com

• * Midtown East _ Saturday, June 15, 2024 from 10 am - 6 pm. Turtle Bay Festival - Along Lexington Avenue from 42nd to 54th Street - a street fair in the Manhattan neighborhoods of Midtown & East Side in Manhattan NYC.

• * W. Village _ Saturday, June 15, 2024 from 10 am - 6 pm - BAMR Bleeker Street Festival - Along Bleeker from Broadway to 6th Avenue in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan.

• * Downtown _ Sunday, June 16, 2024 from 10 am - 6 pm - Romania Day Festival & Street Fair - The cultural festival, done in tandem with the Romanian Embassy, is in Bowling Green Park. The street fair ls located along Broadway between Liberty and Battery Place. Celebration of over a century of Romanian unification and culture. In 2018 the fair included 30 stands of Romanian businesses, restaurants and artists out of a total of 300 stands. Entertainment, food & shopping. Tribeca street fairs nyc. For details copy & paste - https://romaniabroadway.com / mgp

• * Upper East Side _ Tuesday, June 18, 2024 from 6 - 9 pm - Museum Mile Festival - Along 5th Avenue from 79th Street to 106th Street on the Upper East Side. All of the exquisite museums along 5th Avenue on the Upper East Side UES are open to the public for free.

• * Downtown / Battery Park City _ Friday, June 21, 2024 from 5 to 9 pm - 25th Annual Swedish Festival - Along the Hudson River between 41 Chambers Street at Stuyvesant High School and Rockefeller Park just south of there along River Terrace and the Hudson River. It's a celebration of the Swedish Midsummer Festival which includes music, dance, arts and crafts and more. Free. https://bpca.ny.gov/news/events/special-events/swedish-midsummer-festival/ or https://www.swedenabroad.se/en/embassies/usa-new-york/Swedish-events-in-New-York/

• * Midtown _ Saturday, June 22, 2024 from 10 am - 6 pm - Hells Kitchen Community Summer Fair - Along 8th Avenue from 42nd to 56th Street in West Midtown. Performance & shopping.

• * Washington Heights _ June 22, 2024 from 12 noon to 6 pm - Part II of 15th Annual Multi-Cultural Festival along St. Nicholas Avenue between 141st and 145th Streets in Washington Heights. This event includes performances, food & merchandise vendors and social services. Organized by New York African Chorus Ensemble in collaboration with the NYPD 30th Precinct & the 30th Precinct Community Council. Free. For free tickets [not required per se] and details, copy & paste - https://multiculturalfestival.nyc

• * Saturday, June 22, 2024 from 4 to 8 pm - Juneteenth Black Music & Dance Festival - at the Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem. Free. For details and tickets see - https://www.

• * Saturday, June 22, 2024 from 10 am - 6 pm - Washington Square North Fair - Along Washington Square North between University Avenue & MacDougal Street. St fairs in the Village neighborhood of Manhattan.

• Monday, June 24 & 25, 2024 probably from 10 am to 5 pm [times UNCONFIRMED] - Vine Expo - at the Jacob Javits Center at 429 11th Avenue in Manhattan NYC. A wine tasting / vending convention that's open to the public. I could not find information about ticket prices, times and it was difficult to find information about the location on their website [found it on the Javits site]. See for yourself - https://event.vinexpo-america.com/2024/ or the Javits at - https://www.javitscenter.com/events/

This Weekend / Next Week - 6.28.24

• * Chelsea _ Saturday, June 29, 2024 from 10 am - 6 pm. Lower 6th Avenue Expo - Along 6th Avenue between 23rd and 32nd streets. St fairs in Chelsea / Midtown Manhattan.

• * Midtown _ Friday & Saturday, June 28 & 29, 2024 from 5 to 7 pm and from 11 am to 7.30 pm respectively - Pride in Times Square. An LGBTQ celebration in Times Square preceding the Pride Parade on Sunday with live musical entertainment. Free. For details, copy & paste - https://www.timessquarenyc.org

• * Midtown _ Saturday, June 29, 2024 from 4 to 7 pm - Dyke Protest March - meets / begins at Bryant Park between 5th & 6th Avenues and between 40th and 42nd Streets and then marches down to Washington Square. Be advsied this is a protest march - not a parade, so you have to bring your own costumes, signs and banners. This years theme is Dykes Against Genocide. For details, copy & paste - https://www.nycdykemarch.com

• * West Village / Chelsea _ Sunday, June 30, 2024 between 12 noon - 3 pm - Gay Pride Parade - The parade begins at 12 noon at Madison Square Park at 25th Street & Fifth Avenue, marches down 5th Avenue toward Washington Square, turns west at 8th Street, continues onto Christopher Street, then turns north on 7th Avenue, ending at 15th Street. For details on this and related events, copy & paste - https://www.nycpride.org

• * West Village / Chelsea _ Sunday, June 30, 2024 between 11 am and 6+ pm - Gay Pride street fair - I couldn't CONFIRM anything for this year [2024], but last year [2023] it was located along 4th Avenue between 8th and 13th streets in the Village. The fair includes entertainment, food and wellness booths.

• 2025 Update _ Moved to July 19, 2025 in Harlem _ OLD - NOTE DATE / YEAR _ * Saturday, May 4, 2024 from 11 am to 1 pm - Cannabis Parade. In the past the parade began at 12.30 pm, and marches south from 32nd Street along Broadway to Union Square Park. Then from 1 - 5 pm there's a rally and fair in Union Square, which is followed by the Cannabis Parade after party festivities , also held in Union Square Park, from 7 to 11 pm.

Also see our Manhattan 4th of July fireworks 2024 page.

Also click on the header at the top of the page to check out our Front Page, as we post upcoming weekend / weekday events in Manhattan.

CLICK this link to view a full schedule of the Manhattan Parades & large cultural events in NYC, which go beyond what's included in street fairs.

RECURRING - 2024 Year Round Indoor / Outdoor Markets

• * Daily, Open Year Round 2024, Indoors and open from 8 am to 8 pm except Sundays 10a to 6 pm - Essex Market at 88 Essex Street just south of Delancey on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. This is an NYC organized market, which generally is food based, and populated with multiple independent vendors selling various food, beverage and specialty products.

• * RECURRING _ Saturdays & Sundays, Year Round 2024 from 8 am to 4 pm, Outdoors at 29 West 25th Street - Chelsea Flea Market in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. For details see - WS - https://brooklynflea.com

• * RECURRING _ Sundays, Year Round 2024 from 10 am to 5 pm, Indoors & Outdoors - Grand Bazaar NYC - at 100 West 77th Street at Columbus Avenue on the UWS of Manhattan. WS - https://grandbazaarnyc.org

• * RECURRING _ THE LOCATION CHANGES WEEKLY _ USE URL _Saturday or Sunday, February 17 - November 9, 2024 from 10 am to 6 pm - Japan Fes - at various locations mostly in Manhattan, but also Park Slope in Brooklyn and Astoria in Queens. A moving Japanese food festival in Manhattan, Brooklyn & Queens. https://www.japanfes.com

• * RECURRING _ Friday, May 17, 2024 from 4 to 10 pm - Latin Night Market - at 224 - 238 Dyckman Street in Washington Hieghts. There will be 50 Latin food and beverage vendors as well as Latin music and culture. Free. For details copy & paste - https://www.maschospitalitygroup.com/latinnightmarket. This is a monthly event April - October 2024.

Upcoming -

Note only Asterisked Events have been updated to 2024

• * Downtown _ Thursday, July 4, 2024 from 10 am - 6 pm - Great July 4th Festival - Along Fulton Street between Water and Gold Streets in Downtown Manhattan.

• For Manhattan July 4th fireworks events, celebrations and a parade in Brooklyn & on Staten Island - also see the front page.

END OF CONTEMPORARY ST FAIR INFO

PLEASE IGNORE WHAT FOLLOWS AS IT IS OLD / OUTDATED

Asterisked events HAVE been updated to 2024. Pay attention to the dates / years.

ALWAYS A WORK IN PROCESS. FRI 6.21.24. USE FOLLOWING LINKS FOR OTHER ACTIVITIES.

CLICK here for related weekend things to do in Manhattan NYC.

• HARLEM _ Second Thursdays of the Month - June 8, 2023 from 4 - 10 pm - Harlem / Uptown Night Market. Under the arches on 12th Avenue west of Riverside Drive and south of 135th Street in Washington Heights adjacent to Riverbank State Park. For details see - https://www.facebook.com/uptownnightmarket/

THERE'S ALSO ENTERTAINMENT IN TIMES SQUARE THIS WEEKEND 6/24 - 25.

NOT FOUND 2023 / CANCELLATIONS / DISCONTINUANCES.

• RESCHEDULED TO OCTOBER 1 & 2, 2022 _ NOTE OLD DATES _ UWS _ Saturday & Sunday, June 8 & 9, 2019 from 10 am - 7 pm Saturday & from 10 am - 5 pm Sunday - New Craft New York. This was the 42nd Annual American Crafts Festival in 2018, which has been reconfigured and under new management, but should retain some fair measure of its local orientation and uniqueness. It's being held near 63rd Street & Columbus Avenue in Damrosch Park in Lincoln Center. Street fairs in the Upper West Side NYC neighborhood of Manhattan.*

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• Saturday, June 1, 2019 from 12 noon - 6 pm - St Nicholas Avenue / Multi-Cultural Festival - Along St Nicholas Avenue from 141st Street to 145th Street - street fairs in the Upper West Side NYC / st fairs in Washington Heights / Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan. Also posted in Harlem.

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• Saturday, June 8, 2019 from 11 am - 7 pm - St Nicholas Avenue / Multi-Cultural Festival - At the Jackie Robinson Bandshell at 85 Bradhurst Avenue in Harlem - street fairs in the Upper West Side NYC neighborhood of Manhattan. Also posted in Harlem.

• Saturday, June 25, 2022 from 10 am - 6 pm - Little West 12th Street Block Party - Along Little West 12th Street between 9th Avenue and Washington Street in the West Village.

July Street Fairs in Manhattan NYC 2023

• MIDTOWN _ Saturday, July 1, 2023 from 10 am - 6 pm - 41st Street Festival - Along 41st Street between 6th Avenue and Broadway in Midtown. Street fairs & festivals in Midtown Manhattan NYC.

• MIDTOWN _ Saturday, July 1, 2023 from 10 am - 6 pm. Murray Hill Merchandise Fair - Along Lexington Avenue between 34th & 42nd Streets in Midtown Manhattan. St fairs in NYC.

• MIDTOWN _ Saturday, July 8, 2023 from 10 am - 6 pm. Avenue of the Americas Expo - Along 6th Avenue between 42nd & 54th Streets in Midtown Manhattan NYC.

• MIDTOWN _ Sunday, July 9, 2023 from 10 am - 6 pm - Bryant Park Fair - Along 41st Street between 6th Avenue and Broadway in Midtown. Street fairs & festivals in Midtown Manhattan NYC.

• WEST VILLAGE _ Saturday, July 8, 2023 from 10 am - 6 pm - Bleeker St Fair - Along Bleeker Street between Christopher and Bank. Street fairs in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan.

• MIDTOWN _ Sunday, July 9, 2023 from 10 am - 6 pm. Times Square Fair - Along 7th Avenue between 52nd & 57th Streets in Midtown Manhattan NYC.

• MIDTOWN _ Sunday, July 9, 2023 from 10 am - 6 pm. Times Square / 7th Avenue Fair - Along 7th Avenue between 47th and 50th Streets in Midtown Manhattan NYC.

THIS WEEKEND 7.14.23

• Saturday, July 15, 2023 is NYC's City of Water Day with events going on all around the boroughs. To find one copy and paste this url into your browser or paste in a search engine. https://www.cityofwaterday.org/eventsmap

• CHELSEA _ Saturday, July 15, 2023 from 10 am - 6 pm, 8th Avenue / Chelsea Fair - Along 8th Avenue between 14th & 23rd streets. St fairs in Chelsea Manhattan.

• MIDTOWN _ Saturday, July 15, 2023 from 10 am - 6 pm. Times Square Summer Fair - Along 7th Avenue between 47th and 57th Streets in Midtown Manhattan NYC.

• MIDTOWN _ Sunday, July 16, 2023 from 10 am - 6 pm. 6th Avenue Summer Fair - Along 6th Avenue between 34th & 42nd streets. St fairs in Midtown Manhattan.

• UWS _ Sunday, July 16, 2023 from 10 am - 6 pm - UWS Summer Fair - Along West Broadway from 65th to 72nd Street on the Upper West Side UWS neighborhood in Manhattan.

• UES _ Sunday, July 16, 2023 from 12 noon - 5 pm - Bastille Day Festival - Along Madison Avenue from 59th Street to 63rd Street and along 60th Street between between 5th and Madison Avenues - Upper East Side Neighborhood NYC street fair Manhattan. This is one of the more differentiated street fairs, as it is organized by the French Institute / Allianz Francais and focuses on French culture including live performances, a champagne party [you need tickets], French film, French booths and family activities. For details and tickets see - https://fiaf.org/

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• [Moved from Spring / May to Fall / September last year - this year it's Sept 15, 2019] Third Avenue Community Benefit Festival Street Fair Manhattan - Upper East Side NYC street fairs in Manhattan.

• Saturday, May 24, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Bleeker St [formerly included / Pompeii Festival] - Along Bleeker Street between 7th and 8th Avenues. Street fairs in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan.

• Sunday, May 5, 2019 from 12 noon - 6 pm - Cinco de Mayo Street Festival - Along 116th Street between 2nd & 3rd Avenues in Harlem. The Spanish businesses that line the street provide food, entertainment and shopping. Street fairs in Spanish Harlem, Manhattan NYC.

• Sunday, April 14, 2019 - The Greek Independence Parade begins at 1.30 pm on 5th Avenue marching north from 64th to 79th Street. Greek Independence Day parade in Manhattan. Street fairs & festivals in Midtown Manhattan NYC. St fairs & festivals in Midtown Manhattan NYC.

• Saturday, April 13, 2019 from 11 am - 1 pm there's an Easter Egg Hunt at Carl Schurz Park at 86th Street and East End Avenue. Street fairs & festivals on the Upper East Side NYC.

• Sunday, April 14, 2019 from 11 am - 5 pm - Veggie Pride Parade begins at 12 noon at 9th Avenue and Gansevoort marching to the north end of Union Square Park where there will be speeches, performances at a festival that lasts until 5 pm.

• OLD - Sunday, April 8, 2018 from 10 am - 6 pm. 6th Avenue Chelsea Festival - Along 6th Avenue between 14th & 23rd streets - street fair in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan NYC.

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• * Sunday, July 15, 2018 from 11 am - 6 pm - Broadway Movie Day Festival - Along Broadway between 47th Street and 57th Street in the Midtown West neighborhood of Manhattan.

• * Sunday, July 22, 2018 from 10 am - 6 pm. Lexington Avenue Vanderbilt Y Festival - Along Lexington Avenue between 42nd & 51st Streets in the Midtown East Manhattan neighborhood.

Upper East Side Street Fairs NYC - Midtown Street Fairs NYC

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• * Sunday, July 15, 2018 from 12 noon - 5 pm - Bastille Day Festival - Along 60th Street between Fifth Avenue and Lexington Avenue - Upper East Side Neighborhood NYC street fair Manhattan.

• Sunday, August 21, 2016 from 11 am - 6 pm - 60th Street Festival - Along 60th Street from Madison to 5th Avenue - Upper East Side Neighborhood NYC street fair Manhattan.

• Sunday, September 18, 2016 from 12 noon - 5 pm - Lexington Avenue / 92nd Y Festival - Along Lexington Avenue from 79th Street to 94th Street - Upper East Side neighborhod UES NYC street fair Manhattan.

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Upper West Side Street Fairs - UWS - Broadway, Columbus and Amsterdam Ave Street Fairs NYC / Festivals in Manhattan

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• Sunday, September 18, 2016 from 12 noon - 5 pm - Along Amsterdam from 96th to 106h Streets - Upper West Side neighborhood UWS street fair.

• Sunday, September 18, 2016 from 12 noon - 5 pm - Along Columbus from 68th to 86th Streets - Upper West Side neighborhood UWS street fair.

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East & West Village Street Fairs - Manhattan NYC

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June - Chelsea Street Fairs

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Tribeca Street Fairs & SoHo Street Fairs & Lower East Side St Fairs

Street Fairs in Tribeca, SoHo, the LES and Downtown NYC

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Street Fairs - Street Festivals Washington Heights, Inwood & Harlem

Washington Heights, Inwood & Harlem Street Fairs & Festivals NYC: Nearby Shops & Store Maps

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Click here to view Bronx Street Fairs - St Fairs in the Bronx.

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OLD _ II. Directory of Street Fairs in Manhattan NYC - by Neighborhood & Month

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3. Upper West Side Street Fairs - Manhattan NYC

4. East & West Village Street Fairs - Manhattan NYC

5. Chelsea NYC Street Fairs - Manhattan

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7. Harlem Street Fairs

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Grand Central, Times Square & 9th Ave Street Fairs NYC / Festivals in Manhattan - also see Chelsea Neighborhood below

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