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. Following is the street fair schedule for May 2008 (also see schedule for June, July, August, and September).

Please note that this schedule may change without notice due to inclement weather.

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Manhattan Comomunity Board 1 Festival
Greenwich Street between Warren Street and Barclay Street

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Gramercy Visiting Neighbors Festival
Third Avenue between 14th and 23rd Streets

Middle Collegiate Church Fest
Second Avenue from 6th to 14th Streets

Revlon Walk 2008
Walk begins in Times Square and proceeds north on 7th Avenue to East Meadow in Central Park

Tribeca Family Festival
Greenwich Street between Hubert and Reade Streets

Romania Day Festival
Broadway from Fulton Street to Battery Place

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

CECOMEX Festival
116th Street between Second Avenue & Lexington Avenue

Cinco de Mayo Parade
Central Park West between 110th & 72nd Streets
Parade begins at 1PM

Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral School Festival
Central Park West between 72nd and 110th Streets

Strycker's Bay/Broadway Mall Festival
Broadway between 86th and 96th Streets

Turtle Bay Association Festival
Second Avenue between 43rd and 55th Streets

Saturday, May 5th

TriBeCa Film Family Festival
Greenwich Street from Hubert to Reade Streets

Friday, May 9th, 2008

Chabad of Wall Street Festival
Murray Street between Broadway and Church Street

Mulberry Street Pedestrian Mall
Mulberry Street between Canal and Broome Streets
Daily through September 7, 2008

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

Clinton Housing Development Company Festival
West 35th Street between 10th and Dyer Avenues

Gramercy Park Neighborhood Association Festival
Park Avenue 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 2008 Kicks Off
Pier 86, West 46th Street
Fleet Week will include a full schedule of events from May 21-28, 2008. Learn more.

St. Anthony of Giovinazzo Feast
Mulberry Street between Broome and Spring Streets
Daily through June 11, 2008

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

See summer street fair schedule for June

See other NYC event listings for May 2008