New York Street Fairs - Spring and Summer
From early Spring through summer, street fairs are a constant sight along New York City's streets. Occurring almost every weekend, these fairs turn wide avenues into pedestrian walkways and offer very casual browsing shopping and eating. Vendors become familiar faces for those who visit various fairs throughout the season. Merchandise ranges from fast food to kitchen gadgets and from low end apparel to plants. If you have an hour or so to spare, a little energy and a lot of curiosity, here is a list of upcoming fairs.

Spring Festival Broadway
Sunday, May 7. 86th - 96th Streets

The Annual Village Fair
Sunday, May 7. Broadway between Houston and Grand Streets

West Side Festival Broadway
Sunday, May 28. 72nd - 86th Streets

Annual Plantathon and Craft Fair
Sunday, June 4. 73rd - 86th Streets

Columbus Avenue Summer Festival
Sunday, June 25. 86th - 96th Streets

Gramercy Park Neighborhood Festival
Saturday, May 13. Park Avenue from 17th -23rd Streets

Children of The World Festival
Saturday, May 15. 6th Avenue from 42nd - 56th Street

Times Square Fair
Sunday, May 28. 7th Avenue from 47th - 57th Street

Madison Avenue Community Expo
Monday, May 29. 42nd - 57th Street

Lexington Avenue Spring Festival
Saturday, June 3. 42nd - 57th Street

Stuyvesant Park Neighborhood
2nd Avenue Fair Saturday, June 10. 14th - 23rd Street

International Cultures Festival
Saturday, June 18.
6th Avenue from 42dn - 56th Street

Times Square Expo
Saturday, June 24. 7th Avenue from 47th - 57th Street

Times Square Block Party
Saturday, July 1. 7th Avenue 47th - 57th Street

USO Avenue of the Americas Summerfest
Sunday, July 9. 6th Avenue from 42nd - 56th Street

NYC Celebration of Nations Festival
Sunday, July 16. Madison Avenue from 42nd - 57th Street

East Side Summer Festival
Sunday, July 23. Lexington Ave. from 42nd - 57th Street

Washington Square Summer Fair
Saturday, July 29. Bleecker Street from Broadway - 6th Avenue

St Association Jazz Festival
Sunday, July 30. 52nd Street from Lexington - 7th Avenue

Festival of the Americas
Sunday, August 6. 6th Avenue from 42nd - 56th Street

Madison Avenue Summer Fair
Sunday, August 13. Madison Avenue fro 42-57

Summer Seaport Festival
Saturday, August 19. Water Street from Fulton - Broad Street

Lexington Avenue Summerfest
Sunday, August 20. Lexington Avenue from 42nd - 57th Street

Gramercy Park Neighborhood Festival
Sunday, August 26. 3rd Avenue from 14th - 23rd Street

Third Avenue Merchandise Fair
Sunday, August 27. 3rd Avenue from 23-34 Streets