Welcome to fall and more great street festivals in NYC. October is filled with fairs and festivals that are in Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan. To get the weekend off to a good start the Chili Pepper Fiestsa at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden will kick things off and the Atlantic Antic Street Festival and Fort Tryon Park Medieval Festival will be held on Sunday. Get out and enjoy the season before it gets cold!
Many of the street fairs run from 11:00 am/12:00 pm to 6:00 pm/7:00 pm.
Saturday October 1st
Union Square Autumn Fair
(on Broadway from 17th – 23rd Street)
Artisan-Market
Every Saturday collectible & functional art is presented for sale on Dekalb Avenue sidewalk. Year-round Saturdays Farmers Market (GreenMarket) is located around the corner on Washington Park (aka Cumberland Street) sidewalk perimeter of Ft. Greene Park.
10/01 to 10/29 2011
Fort Greene Park – Brooklyn, NY
Christopher Street Festival
(from Greenwich to 7th Avenue)
Sunday October 2nd
N.Y.C. Oktoberfest
(on Lexington Avenue from 42nd – 57th Street)
Saturday October 8th
P.A.L. Festival
(on University Place from Waverly Pl. – 14th St.)
Forest Hills Austin Street Festival
(on Austin Street from 69th to 72nd Road)
Amsterdam Avenue Festival
( from 76th to 86th Street)
Sunday October 9th
Eighth Avenue Autumn Festival
(on 8th Avenue from 42nd – 57th Street)
3rd Avenue “Bronx” Fall Festival
(on 3rd Avenue from 156th to 149th Street)
Monday October 10th
Columbus Day Festival
(on Broadway from Cedar St. – Battery Pl. & on Whitehall St. from Beaver – Stone Street)
Greenpoint Avenue Festival
(on Greenpoint Avenue from Queens Blvd. to 44th St)
Saturday October 15th
Soho Autumn Fair
(on Broadway from Houston – Canal Street)
Greenwich Avenue Festival
(on Greenwich Avenue from 6th to 7th Avenue)
Sunday October 16th
Lexington Avenue Fall Fair
(on Lexington Avenue from 42nd – 57th Street)
Main Street Islip Fall Festival
(on Main Street from Rte 111 to Smith Ave)
Saturday October 22nd
The Lower Sixth Avenue Fair
(on 6th Avenue from 14th – 23rd St.)
Astor Place Festival
(on Astor Place from Lafayette St. to Broadway)
Manhattan Avenue Festival
(on DATE PENDING from Bedford to Greenpoint)
Sunday October 23rd
Times Square Autumn Carnival
(on Broadway from 47th – 57th Street)
Saturday October 29th
University Place Fall Fair
(on University Place from Waverly Pl. – 14th Street)
Bleecker Street Festival
(on Bleecker from Lafayette to Laguardia)
Sunday October 30th
Madison Avenue Holiday Expo
(on Madison Avenue from 42nd – 57th Street)
Union Square Broadway Festival
(on Union Square/Broadway from 17th to 23rd Street)