New York City Street Fairs and Festivals

It's still street fair season in New York City. Enjoy the crisp fall weather in New York, enjoy street food, and shop for street fair bargains. Some fairs even feature live entertainment. See our NYC street fair photo gallery.

New York City also hosts many ongoing outdoor farmer's markets and greenmarkets throughout the fall months.

Following is the street fair schedule for October 2011 (also see schedule for April, May, June, July, August, and October).

Most of the festivals run from about 11 am to 6 pm. Please note that this schedule may change without notice due to inclement weather.

Daily Calendar of October Street Fairs, Farmer's Markets, and Festivals

Saturday, October 1st

CHRISTOPHER STREET FESTIVAL
CHRISTOPHER STREET between 7 AVENUE SOUTH and GREENWICH AVENUE

UNION SQUARE AUTUMN FAIR
BROADWAY between EAST 17 STREET and EAST 23 STREETS

Harlem Children's Society Parade
10:30 am - 4:00 pm
Adam Clayton Powell JR. Boulevard between 110th Street and 129th Streets

Korea Times Parade
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
6th Avenue between 38th Street and 27th Street

Sunday, October 2nd

23rd Annual Upper Broadway Harvest Festival
BROADWAY between WEST 96 STREET and WEST 106 STREET

CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL OKTOBERFEST
LEXINGTON AVENUE between EAST 42 STREET and EAST 57 STREETS

DEEPAVALI FESTIVAL
JOHN STREET between FRONT STREET and WATER STREET, WATER STREET between FULTON STREET and FLETCHER STREET, FRONT STREET between JOHN STREET and MAIDEN LANE

General Pulaski Memorial Parade
12:30 pm- 3:00 pm
5th Avenue between 39th Street and 56th Street

Sons of Italy Freedom Block Party
Liberty Street between Broadway and Trinity Place

St. Francis Day
EAST 11 STREET between 2 AVENUE and 3 AVENUE

Saturday, October 8th

Festival Patronal De Baraona
10:00 am-7:00 pm
WEST 175 STREET between AUDUBON and AMSTERDAM AVENUES

PAL FESTIVAL
UNIVERSITY PLACE between WAVERLY PLACE and EAST 14 STREET

Sunday, October 9th

NY Hispanic Day Parade
12:00 pm-3:00 p.m.
FIFTH AVENUE from 44TH STREET to 68TH STREET

20th Annual Broadway Fall Festival-Roy Wilkins Center
12:00 pm-5:00 pm
BROADWAY between WEST 86 STREET and WEST 90 STREET

20th Annual Broadway Fall Festival-Symphony Space 12:00 pm-5:00 pm
BROADWAY between WEST 90 STREET and WEST 96 STREET

8TH AVENUE AUTUMN FESTIVAL
8 AVENUE between WEST 42 STREET and WEST 57 STREET

Hudson River Park Pet Parade
1:00 pm-4:00 pm
Hudson River Park at Pier 84, 44th Street and the Hudson River

Monday, October 10th

Columbus Day Parade
11:25 am – 5:00 pm
5TH AVENUE between 47TH STREET and 72ND STREET

Saturday, October 15th

19th Annual Upper Broadway Fall Festival
12:00 pm- 5:00 pm
BROADWAY between WEST 110 STREET and WEST 116 STREET

Bedford Downing Sidewalk Sale
DOWNING STREET between SIXTH AVENUE and BEDFORD STREET

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Walk
7:00 pm- 8:30 pm
SOUTH STREET between JOHN STREET and FULTON STREET, FULTON STREET between SOUTH STREET and GOLD STREET, GOLD STREET between FULTON STREET and ANN STREET, ANN STREET between GOLD STREET and PARK ROW

Manhattan Country School Farm Festival
EAST 96 STREET between MADISON AVENUE and FIFTH AVENUE

NYC Community Performers Festival
12:00 pm- 6:00 pm
LEONARD STREET between BROADWAY and CHURCH STREET

WASHINGTON SQUARE FESTIVAL
BROADWAY between EAST HOUSTON STREET and CANAL STREET

VILLAGE INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS GREENWICH AVENUE FESTIVAL
GREENWICH AVENUE between 6 AVENUE and 7 AVENUE

Sunday, October 16th

Tudor City Festival
Lexington Avenue between East 42nd Street and East 57th Street

Friday, October 21st

FINANCIAL COMMUNITY DAY FESTIVAL
BROAD STREET between SOUTH STREET and WATER STREET

Saturday, October 22nd

37th Annual Americana Jazz Festival
12:00 pm- 5:00 pm
WEST 52 STREET between FIFTH AVENUE and SEVENTH AVENUE

Electronic Waste Recycling Event
10:00 am- 4:00 pm
AMSTERDAM AVENUE between WEST 96 STREET and WEST 97 STREET

MANHATTAN REPUBLICAN CLUB - UNION SQUARE FALL FAIR
6 AVENUE between WEST 14 STREET and WEST 23 STREET, Manhattan VILLAGE CROSSTOWN TROLLEY ASTOR PLACE FESTIVAL
ASTOR PLACE between BROADWAY and LAFAYETTE STREET

Sunday, October 23rd

TIMES SQUARE AUTUMN CARNIVAL
BROADWAY between WEST 47 STREET and WEST 57 STREET

Morningside Montessori School Fall Fair
11:00 am- 4:00 pm
WEST 100 STREET between BROADWAY and WEST END AVENUE

Saturday, October 30th

Gay Lesbian Democratic Club West 4th Street Festival
11am – 6pm
West 4 Street between Washington Square East and Broadway
East 4 Street between Broadway and Lafayette Street

MMPCIA Halloween Extravaganza
2pm – 6pm
Mount Morris Park West between West 122 Street and West 123 Street

Saturday, October 29th

UNIVERSITY PLACE FALL FAIR
UNIVERSITY PLACE between WAVERLY PLACE and EAST 14 STREET

BLEECKER STREET FESTIVAL
BLEECKER STREET between LAFAYETTE STREET and MERCER STREET

Sunday, October 30th

6TH AVENUE FESTIVAL
BROADWAY between EAST 17th STREET and EAST 23rd STREET

MADISON AVENUE AUTUMN EXPO
MADISON AVENUE between EAST 42 STREET and EAST 57 STREET

Monday, October 31st

Village Halloween Parade
7pm – 11:30pm
6 Avenue between Spring Street and Canal Street
Dominick Street between Varick Street and 6 Avenue
Sullivan Street between Broome Street and Spring Street
Broome Street between Sullivan Street and Varick Street
Spring Street Between Sullivan Street and Varick Street
6 Avenue between Spring Street and West 22 Street
East 21 Street between 5 Avenue and 7 Avenue
West 22 Street between 5 Avenue and 7 Avenue

Go back to Page 1 for farmer's market and greenmarket listings for October 2011

See other October 2011 NYC Event Listings

Read on for the November 2011 street fair schedule

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