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New York City street fairs are good reflection of the City: the offerings are sofisticated and amusing, and you always can find something that fits your budget. Please see street fairs/festivals schedule below.
        

Festival | Outdoor Augmented Reality Art Experience at a Major NYC Plaza


This open outdoor space becomes an immersive, multi-dimensional canvas with a series of augmented reality art installations--opening in succession and accessible through web-based technology, for free from your smartphone. The wondrous poetry of Lincoln Center Poet-in-Residence Mahogany L. Browne blooms to life across the plaza and along the facades of the halls. Each commission presented as part of the series invites the audience to expand their perception of reality and space, and offers an entry point into a hidden realm--where digital media and the real world coexist to create something refreshingly new.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Wed, Oct 15
10:00 am
Free
Festivals, October 15, 2025, 10/15/2025, Outdoor Augmented Reality Art Experience at a Major NYC Plaza

Fair | Midtown Food Fair 


Celebrate community, creativity, and fall at this vibrant street fair! There will be an array of local vendor booths. Enjoy delicious food, live music, games,  and a variety of fun activities. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Oct 16
11:00 am
Free
Fairs, October 16, 2025, 10/16/2025, Midtown Food Fair&nbsp;

Festival | Explore Behind-the-Scenes Spaces of New York City


Discover the spaces of New York City that you've never had access to before--across all five boroughs! This weekend-long festival unlocks over300 destinations across the city for special tours and activities. Enjoy visits to major new projects, explore neighborhoods in a new way, and discover why the city looks and works the way it does. Take a look at new buildings transforming the skyline, step inside infrastructure facilities keeping the city running, explore parks offering respite, discover state-of-the-art performance spaces, visit manufacturing workshops, browse private collections, and much more. Many museums, monuments, arts spaces, historical societies, architectural projects, and more are open for visitors. Many festival experiences are Drop-In--no tickets needed. Some require tickets for space or security reasons. Ticketing opens on October 3 at 12 pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Oct 17
9:00 am
Free
Festivals, October 17, 2025, 10/17/2025, Explore Behind-the-Scenes Spaces of New York City

Fair | Discover Accessibility Services, Technologies, & Communities


At the Accessible Community, Culture, and Technology Fair, you can expect:  Tablers from diverse fields: education, employment, advocacy, arts, recreation, technology demonstrations, and support organizations A keynote speech by Disability Rights Advocate Anastasia Somoza Interactive demos and more! Some of the featured tablers: 3Doodler: Empowers hands-on learning and creative exploration in 3D. A Cubed Design: Developing a refreshable braille device that is affordable, repairable by users, and offers pathways to literacy and employment. Alice Austen House: A significant site of LGBTQ history and home of one of America's earliest and most prolific female photographers. American Association of People with Disabilities: A national disability-led and cross-disability rights organization working to increase the political and economic power of people with disabilities. American Museum of Natural History: One of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions. Google: A multinational corporation and technology company. Greater New York Council of the Blind: A self-help organization that advocates for equality of people who are blind and visually impaired, and connects us to education, resources, and each other to support our quality of life and independence. Helen Keller National Center: Provides comprehensive vocational and vision rehabilitation services to youth, working-age adults and seniors with combined vision and hearing loss. MTA: Safe, reliable, accessible, and fast transportation. NYC Department for the Aging: Provides programs and services to older New Yorkers and their Caregivers. Poster House: The only museum in the United States dedicated to the impact, design, and exhibition of posters. ReelAbilities: The leading independent nonprofit and the premiere global exhibitor of disability-focused cinema, challenging stereotypes, celebrating authentic disability representation in movies, and expanding opportunities for disabled creators worldwide. And many more!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Oct 17
11:00 am
Free
Fairs, October 17, 2025, 10/17/2025, Discover Accessibility Services, Technologies, & Communities

Festival | Food Festival with Local Vendors


New York City's favorite outdoor food market, Smorgasburg, is back. Enjoy a variety of eats and treats from local vendors.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Oct 17
11:00 am
Free
Festivals, October 17, 2025, 10/17/2025, Food Festival with Local Vendors

Festival | Explore Behind-the-Scenes Spaces of New York City


Discover the spaces of New York City that you've never had access to before--across all five boroughs! This weekend-long festival unlocks over300 destinations across the city for special tours and activities. Enjoy visits to major new projects, explore neighborhoods in a new way, and discover why the city looks and works the way it does. Take a look at new buildings transforming the skyline, step inside infrastructure facilities keeping the city running, explore parks offering respite, discover state-of-the-art performance spaces, visit manufacturing workshops, browse private collections, and much more. Many museums, monuments, arts spaces, historical societies, architectural projects, and more are open for visitors. Many festival experiences are Drop-In--no tickets needed. Some require tickets for space or security reasons. Ticketing opens on October 3 at 12 pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Oct 18
9:00 am
Free
Festivals, October 18, 2025, 10/18/2025, Explore Behind-the-Scenes Spaces of New York City

Parade | Honor Local Indigenous Culture (Ceremony + Celebration)


Enjoy the 4th Annual Parade held by Tribes from the Americas. This celebration spreads unity, pride, cultural identity, sand self-esteem for local Indegenous peoples. Schedule: 10 am: Opening Ceremony 12:00 pm: Parade Starts--March to 17th Street & Broadway 2:00 pm: End of Closing Ceremony
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Oct 18
9:00 am
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Parades, October 18, 2025, 10/18/2025, Honor Local Indigenous&nbsp;Culture (Ceremony + Celebration)

Fair | Block Party - Artisanal Goods & Global Eats


Celebrate community, creativity, and culture at this vibrant street fair! There will be over 80 vendor booths featuring a wide variety of arts and crafts goods, handmade treasures, merchandise vendors, antiques, collectibles, and much more. Enjoy delicious food, live music, games, rides, and a variety of fun activities.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Oct 18
10:00 am
Free
Fairs, October 18, 2025, 10/18/2025, Block Party - Artisanal Goods & Global Eats

Fair | Midtown Fall Fair 


Celebrate community, creativity, and fall at this vibrant street fair! There will be an array of local vendor booths. Enjoy delicious food, live music, games,  and a variety of fun activities. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Oct 18
11:00 am
Free
Fairs, October 18, 2025, 10/18/2025, Midtown Fall Fair&nbsp;

Festival | Fall Arts Celebration at a Major NYC Museum


Kick off the season with art-making, live performances, and a look at current exhibitions, fun for all ages.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Sat, Oct 18
12:00 pm
Free
Festivals, October 18, 2025, 10/18/2025, Fall Arts Celebration at a Major NYC Museum

Festival | Explore Behind-the-Scenes Spaces of New York City


Discover the spaces of New York City that you've never had access to before--across all five boroughs! This weekend-long festival unlocks over300 destinations across the city for special tours and activities. Enjoy visits to major new projects, explore neighborhoods in a new way, and discover why the city looks and works the way it does. Take a look at new buildings transforming the skyline, step inside infrastructure facilities keeping the city running, explore parks offering respite, discover state-of-the-art performance spaces, visit manufacturing workshops, browse private collections, and much more. Many museums, monuments, arts spaces, historical societies, architectural projects, and more are open for visitors. Many festival experiences are Drop-In--no tickets needed. Some require tickets for space or security reasons. Ticketing opens on October 3 at 12 pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Oct 19
9:00 am
Free
Festivals, October 19, 2025, 10/19/2025, Explore Behind-the-Scenes Spaces of New York City

Fair | Fall Fair 


Celebrate community, creativity, and culture at this vibrant street fair! There will be over 80 vendor booths featuring a wide variety of arts and crafts goods, handmade treasures, merchandise vendors, antiques, collectibles, and much more. Enjoy delicious food, live music, games, rides, and a variety of fun activities.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Oct 19
10:00 am
Free
Fairs, October 19, 2025, 10/19/2025, Fall Fair&nbsp;

Fair | Celebrate Fall at this Lively Street Fair 


Celebrate community, creativity, and fall at this vibrant street fair! There will be an array of local vendor booths. Enjoy delicious food, live music, games,  and a variety of fun activities. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Oct 19
11:00 am
Free
Fairs, October 19, 2025, 10/19/2025, Celebrate Fall at this Lively Street Fair&nbsp;

Fair | Halloween Dog Costume Competition


Happy Howloween! This annual dog costume event features over 200 creatively costumed pups strut their stuff before a blue-chip fashion industry coven of judges!
   New York City, NY; NYC
Sun, Oct 19
1:00 pm
Free
Fairs, October 19, 2025, 10/19/2025, Halloween Dog Costume Competition

Festival | Diwali in Manhattan: A Celebration of Light


Celebrate the triumph of light over darkness with an evening of dance, music, and joyful community spirit. Enjoy vibrant cultural performances, traditional Indian art, and a feast of festive sweets and savory goods as the city comes alive with the warmth and color of Diwali.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Oct 20
5:00 pm
Free
Festivals, October 20, 2025, 10/20/2025, Diwali in Manhattan: A Celebration of Light

Fair | Midtown Food Fair Series 


Celebrate community, creativity, and fall at this vibrant street fair! There will be an array of local vendor booths. Enjoy delicious food, live music, games,  and a variety of fun activities. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Oct 23
11:00 am
Free
Fairs, October 23, 2025, 10/23/2025, Midtown Food Fair Series&nbsp;

Festival | Pumpkins, Costumes & Autumn Fun


Celebrate the season at this annual fall festival featuring a vibrant pumpkin patch, family activities, and festive treats. Visitors can select a pumpkin (one per person per household) and enjoy trick-or-treating at the historic houses, along with fall-themed food and drinks from local vendors. Costumes are encouraged!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Oct 24
8:00 am
Free
Festivals, October 24, 2025, 10/24/2025, Pumpkins, Costumes & Autumn Fun

Festival | Food Festival with Local Vendors


New York City's favorite outdoor food market, Smorgasburg, is back. Enjoy a variety of eats and treats from local vendors.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Oct 24
11:00 am
Free
Festivals, October 24, 2025, 10/24/2025, Food Festival with Local Vendors

Festival | Pumpkins, Costumes & Autumn Fun


Celebrate the season at this annual fall festival featuring a vibrant pumpkin patch, family activities, and festive treats. Visitors can select a pumpkin (one per person per household) and enjoy trick-or-treating at the historic houses, along with fall-themed food and drinks from local vendors. Costumes are encouraged!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Oct 25
8:00 am
Free
Festivals, October 25, 2025, 10/25/2025, Pumpkins, Costumes & Autumn Fun

Fair | Fall Festival 


Celebrate community, creativity, and fall at this vibrant street fair! There will be an array of local vendor booths. Enjoy delicious food, live music, games,  and a variety of fun activities. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Oct 25
11:00 am
Free
Fairs, October 25, 2025, 10/25/2025, Fall Festival&nbsp;

Festival | Family Halloween Celebration with Costumes, Games, and Spooky Fun


Celebrate Halloween with a playful outdoor party filled with costumes, art activities, and live entertainment. Enjoy face painting, games, music, and plenty of spooky surprises. Seasonal treats and drinks will be available for purchase. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Oct 25
11:00 am
Free
Festivals, October 25, 2025, 10/25/2025, Family Halloween Celebration with Costumes, Games, and Spooky Fun

Festival | Fall Festival: Costumes, Creativity & Celebration


Celebrate the season with an afternoon of festivities for all ages. Enjoy hands-on art activities inspired by the spirit of Halloween, join a lively costume parade, and take part in a day filled with community fun and creativity.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Oct 25
12:00 pm
Free
Festivals, October 25, 2025, 10/25/2025, Fall Festival: Costumes, Creativity & Celebration

Fair | 5th Annual Halloween Pet Parade and Costume Contest


Get into the spooky spirit as pets of all shapes and sizes show off their most creative costumes on the runway. Cheer on adorable contestants as they compete for prizes from local businesses in this festive community tradition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Oct 25
2:00 pm
Free
Fairs, October 25, 2025, 10/25/2025, 5th Annual Halloween Pet Parade and Costume Contest

Festival | Halloween Campfire Songs & Stories (Art Activity, Lawn Games, & More)


Cozy up to a campfire for stories and songs with family and friends featuring a live performance, nature activity, Halloween art project, lawn games, and so much more!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Oct 25
2:00 pm
Free
Festivals, October 25, 2025, 10/25/2025, Halloween Campfire Songs & Stories (Art Activity, Lawn Games, & More)

Festival | Freedom Melody Celebrating South African Music & Culture


South African performer and composer Steve Dyer presents a musical homage to the historic Freedom Melody Festival, commemorating the brave artists who fought to end Apartheid, and shares music from his most recent album, Multipolar, as he challenges a unipolar power dynamic world to one with many centers of decentralized spheres of influence and power. This renewed Freedom Melody celebration performance will draw on the rich heritage of South African vocal and instrumental music. Dyer, a participant in the original Festival, will perform with his sextet and a guest choir for a night of cultural confluence and celebration of progressive innovation. There are two ways to access this event: 1. General Admission, first-come first-served. Just show up! 2. Fast Track opening the Monday before the event at noon.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Oct 25
7:30 pm
Free
Festivals, October 25, 2025, 10/25/2025, Freedom Melody Celebrating South African Music & Culture

Festival | Pumpkins, Costumes & Autumn Fun


Celebrate the season at this annual fall festival featuring a vibrant pumpkin patch, family activities, and festive treats. Visitors can select a pumpkin (one per person per household) and enjoy trick-or-treating at the historic houses, along with fall-themed food and drinks from local vendors. Costumes are encouraged!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Oct 26
8:00 am
Free
Festivals, October 26, 2025, 10/26/2025, Pumpkins, Costumes & Autumn Fun

Fair | Harvest Fair 


Celebrate community, creativity, and culture at this vibrant street fair! There will be over 80 vendor booths featuring a wide variety of arts and crafts goods, handmade treasures, merchandise vendors, antiques, collectibles, and much more. Enjoy delicious food, live music, games, rides, and a variety of fun activities.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Oct 26
10:00 am
Free
Fairs, October 26, 2025, 10/26/2025, Harvest Fair&nbsp;

Festival | Creativity, Community, & Arts Day (Circus, Community Choir, Vocal & Dance Workshops, VR Experience, & More)


Enjoy a campus-wide weekend of creativity, community, and exhilarating performances for families and audiences of all ages. The schedule includes: family-friendly theater storytimes; a mobile, gravity-defying outdoor circus, Cirque Kikasse; a Come & Sing participatory community choir curated and led by Jeanine Tesori; an operatic storytelling workshop with The Metropolitan Opera; dance workshops from School of American Ballet and New York City Ballet; an Instrument Petting Zoo with Chamber Music Society; an immersive VR experience, Collective Body; costume and puppet making; a puppet parade with IBEX Puppetry; and so much more!  All are encouraged to come in costumes to celebrate the festivities. This event is General Admission, first-come first-served. Drop-in throughout the day and stay as long as you'd like! Schedule available on linked website.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Oct 26
10:30 am
Free
Festivals, October 26, 2025, 10/26/2025, Creativity, Community, & Arts Day (Circus, Community Choir,&nbsp;Vocal & Dance Workshops, VR Experience, & More)

Fair | Autumn Festival 


Celebrate community, creativity, and fall at this vibrant street fair! There will be an array of local vendor booths. Enjoy delicious food, live music, games,  and a variety of fun activities. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Oct 26
11:00 am
Free
Fairs, October 26, 2025, 10/26/2025, Autumn Festival&nbsp;

Fair | Block Party Series 


Celebrate community, creativity, and culture at this vibrant street fair! There will be an array of local vendor booths. Enjoy delicious food, live music, games,  and a variety of fun activities. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Oct 30
11:00 am
Free
Fairs, October 30, 2025, 10/30/2025, Block Party Series&nbsp;

Festival | Food Festival with Local Vendors


New York City's favorite outdoor food market, Smorgasburg, is back. Enjoy a variety of eats and treats from local vendors.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Oct 31
11:00 am
Free
Festivals, October 31, 2025, 10/31/2025, Food Festival with Local Vendors

Festival | Halloween Parade & Fair


Celebrate Halloween with one of the city’s largest free family events! Enjoy a festive afternoon with a parade, live performances, games, treats, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Oct 31
3:00 pm
Free
Festivals, October 31, 2025, 10/31/2025, Halloween Parade & Fair

Parade | Family Halloween Parade in the Park


The annual Hippo Playground Halloween Parade invites costumed kids to gather and parade. Put on your favorite costume and join the fun!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Oct 31
3:30 pm
Free
Parades, October 31, 2025, 10/31/2025, Family Halloween Parade in the Park

Festival | Halloween Parade


Whiteness NYC’s most iconic Halloween celebration, where over 50,000 participants, zombies, ghouls, witches, robots, Jedis, giant puppets, and more, take to the streets in a night of spectacular costumed revelry. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Oct 31
7:00 pm
Free
Festivals, October 31, 2025, 10/31/2025, Halloween Parade

Festival | Celebrate Día de Muertos with Community Ofrenda & Mixteca Music


Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a Mexican cultural tradition representing a time to honor and revere deceased family members and ancestors. Participate in creating a community ofrenda ("offering") in collaboration with "Mano a Mano: Mexican Culture Without Borders" by bringing copies of photographs, notes, and letters to honor your loved ones throughout this celebration. The night will feature a performance by Pasatono Orquesta, an ensemble dedicated to the musical culture of the Mixtec—portraying the old mixed bands with strings, wind instruments and percussion almost extinct today in the Mixteca. Pasatono Orquesta is presented in collaboration with the México Now Festival, New York City’s first and only independent festival spotlighting contemporary Mexican art and culture. There are two ways to access this event: 1. General Admission, first-come first-served. Just show up! 2. Fast Track opening the Monday before the event at noon. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Nov 1
7:30 pm
Free
Festivals, November 01, 2025, 11/01/2025, Celebrate D&iacute;a de Muertos&nbsp;with Community Ofrenda & Mixteca Music

Fair | Curated Pop-Up Market Featuring Local Makers


This returning favorite brings together a fresh mix of independent vendors offering handmade jewelry, skincare, apparel, home goods, artisanal treats, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Nov 8
11:00 am
Free
Fairs, November 08, 2025, 11/08/2025, Curated Pop-Up Market Featuring Local Makers

Fair | Block Party: Meet the fellows shaping public architecture


Explore works-in-progress, join engaging Fellows Talks, and browse a curated library of books and periodicals focused on art, architecture, urban planning, and more. Held on select Saturdays throughout the summer, this event provides a behind-the-scenes look at how public spaces are imagined and reimagined.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Nov 8
12:00 pm
Free
Fairs, November 08, 2025, 11/08/2025, Block Party:&nbsp;Meet the fellows shaping public architecture

Fair | Curated Pop-Up Market Featuring Local Makers


This returning favorite brings together a fresh mix of independent vendors offering handmade jewelry, skincare, apparel, home goods, artisanal treats, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Nov 9
11:00 am
Free
Fairs, November 09, 2025, 11/09/2025, Curated Pop-Up Market Featuring Local Makers

Festival | Community Day of Art, Music & Celebration


Celebrate a major museum reopening with a full day of free festivities! Enjoy live performances, DJ sets, games, and giveaways outdoors, then head inside to explore brand-new exhibitions, join hands-on art-making workshops, and unwind with refreshments in the café. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Nov 15
11:00 am
Free
Festivals, November 15, 2025, 11/15/2025, Community Day of Art, Music & Celebration
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