Bastille Day Festival On 60th Street

The annual Bastille Day on 60th Street was celebrated last Sunday between Fifth and Lexington Avenues. The annual street fair featured French food, wine and beer as well as entertainment for the whole family. Bastille Day celebrates the historic friendship between France and the United States commemorating France's Independence Day on July 14, 1789.

First Avenue Street Fair

The Street Fair and Festival season has begun, and today, it's on First Avenue from 68th to 79th Street. Every warm-weather weekend brings multiple street fairs that offer opportunities to explore new neighborhoods, sample different kinds of food and drinks, and browse for bargains for clothing, accessories, plants and household gadgets.

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Street Fair on Third Avenue

It's street fair and festival season again in New York. Each weekend, numerous street fairs take place in different parts of the city giving New Yorkers and tourists an opportunity to sample food, shop for clothes, accessories, plants and other items, enjoy chair massages and live entertainment. These photos were taken from yesterday's Manhattan Chamber of Commerce community benefit street fair on Third Avenue from 66th to 86th Streets. The purpose of these popular street fairs is to support a wide-range of community programs in Community Board District 8. Each year, event proceeds are used to support a wide range of community-based non-profit projects. The schedule for street fairs for June can be found in this website.

Annual Street Fair At LIM College, Manhattan's College Dedicated To Teaching The Business Of Fashion

LIM College (formerly known as the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising) is the only college in the United States dedicated exclusively to the study of the business of fashion. This afternoon, the college held its traditional annual street fair in front of The Townhouse at 12 East 53rd Street. New and returning students, faculty and staff members participated in an afternoon of block party  fun filled with food, games, prizes. A mini street "fashion show" also took place, in which the "models" in white summer dresses were water gunned with dyes as they walked the street runway. The "models" ended up looking like Carrie from the 1976 film of the same name, but everybody had fun.

Street Fair

Summertime is street fair season in the city. Every warm-weather weekend brings multiple street fairs, festivals, farmer's markets, and other events that offer opportunities to explore new neighborhoods, sample delicious food, browse for bargains, and in some cases enjoy live entertainment. The photos above were taken during the Celebration of Nations street fair on Madison Avenue last July 10. For a complete listing of NYC street fairs, click here.

Ninth Avenue International Food Festival and Street Fair 2010

The Ninth Avenue International Food Festival and Street Fair in May has become a favorite weekend for New Yorkers, as well as tourists since it began in 1973. As in the years past, from 37th Street to 57th Street, Ninth Avenue closed to cars last weekend and the festival took over. The ethnic diversity of New York City makes this food festival really unique. It celebrates the joys of ethnicity through food and entertainment. This festival is also a fabulous expression of the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, offering an eclectic global smorgasbord of national and regional cuisine. Outside vendors also participate in this festival. 

Contemporary African Woven Baskets

These beautiful contemporary African woven baskets were some of the items being sold during last Sunday's street fair on Columbus Avenue on the Upper Westside.

Balloon Man

A colorful capture of a Balloon Man at a street fair on 57th Street in Manhattan.

Flowers at the 55th Street Fair

Beautiful flower arrangement at last Saturday's 55th street fair.

STREET FAIRS IN MANHATTAN

It's street fair season from May through October in Manhattan. Every warm-weather weekend brings multiple street fairs that offer opportunities to explore new neighborhoods, sample different kinds of food and drinks, and browse for bargains for clothing, accessories, plants and household gadgets. Some fairs feature live entertainment. Above is a scene at the street fair on 7th Ave, between 47th and 57th Streets last September 22nd.