New York City’s street fair season isn’t over. Fairs are running across all five boroughs through October and into November, giving residents several more weekends of car-free shopping, food vendors and neighborhood walking before cold weather sets in.
The Bronx opens the stretch with the 161st Street Friday Fair on Oct. 16, located on East 161st Street between Grand Concourse and Walton Avenue, near Yankee Stadium. Vendors are selling food, arts and crafts, with activities for kids.
In Queens, the Forest Hills Autumn Fair runs Sunday, Oct. 18, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. along 71st/Continental Avenue between Queens Boulevard and Austin Street. The fair features handmade goods, antiques, collectibles, food vendors, children’s rides, live music and games.
Manhattan’s Upper West Side hosts its 31st annual Upper Broadway Harvest Fair, stretching along Broadway from West 96th to West 106th streets, with crafts, merchandise, food, live music and rides.
Brooklyn’s Court Street Spectacular runs Oct. 25 between Atlantic Avenue and Joralemon Street in Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill. It’s billed as the borough’s last big street fair of the year and includes merchants, skincare and homeware vendors, fried Oreos and amusement rides for kids. The fair is free and open to all ages.
Downtown Brooklyn’s Fulton Mall/MetroTech Series Fair takes over Lawrence Street between Fulton Street and Willoughby Street from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with handmade goods, vintage items, food and live music.
In Manhattan, the Midtown West Fair runs eight blocks along Eighth Avenue between West 42nd and West 50th streets, close to Broadway theaters and Hell’s Kitchen restaurants and bars.
The Union Square Autumn Fair runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. along 17th Street between Broadway and Park Avenue South, selling mini pumpkins, fresh fruit, Latin American barbecue and fall sweaters. It runs rain or shine.
On Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, a free street festival lines Broadway from Liberty Street to Battery Place in Lower Manhattan from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., coinciding with the city’s Veterans Day Parade up Fifth Avenue.
Nearby, the Financial Community Fall Fair runs the same hours on Park Place between Broadway and Church Street, offering snack and clothing vendors amid the Financial District skyline.
Rounding out the list, a late-season fair takes over Sixth Avenue from 23rd to 34th streets, running through Chelsea, Flatiron and NoMad from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with food and merchandise vendors.
