NYC Street Fairs, cultural festivals, and block parties are fun because the streets are one of the best things about The City. Many New York City parades end at street fairs, urban versions of traditional markets.
NYC Street Fair News
NYC street fairs happen all year long, except in winter.
January Street Fairs
El Museo del Barrio Three Kings Day Celebration is a block party in El Barrio, on or around Three Kings Day. 🇵🇷
The Lunar New Year Firecracker Ceremony and Cultural Festival celebrates Lunar New Year in Manhattan Chinatown and the Lower East Side. 🇨🇳🇰🇭🇰🇷🇰🇵🇯🇵🇲🇳🇵🇭🇸🇬🇹🇼🇹🇭🇺🇸
June Street Fairs
The Portuguese Festival; in Newark, New Jersey; is Metro New York’s big Portuguese festival. 🇵🇹
The Philippine Independence Day Parade ends at a cultural festival street fair. 🇵🇭
August Street Fairs
Harlem Week celebrates Black culture in the Home of the Harlem Renaissance which defined American culture.
The Caribbean Culture Center African Diaspora Institute’s Afribembé Festival is New York City’s version of Las Fiestas de Santiago Apóstol in Loíza Aldea, the Puerto Rican town with the strongest African Diasporic culture.
The India Day Parade ends at an Indian Food Festival street fair. 🇮🇳
September Street Fairs
Brazilian Day celebrates Brazilian Independence in Manhattan’s Little Brazil. 🇧🇷
October Street Fairs
The Panamanian Parade ends at a Panamanian street fair. 🇵🇦
Indigenous Peoples Day NYC Powwow is a two-day outdoor festival of Indigenous storytelling, drumming, singing, dancing, artisanal crafts, and food with an overnight and a sunrise ceremony on Randall’s Island. 🇺🇸