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Category: Festivals & Block Parties

NYC Festivals & Street Fairs This Weekend: May Day Rallies, Five Boro Bike Tour, Smorgasburg, and More

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Happy May, New York! The city is absolutely exploding with energy this weekend — between a historic May Day mobilization, the world’s biggest charity bike ride, and outdoor food markets finally hitting their stride, there is no excuse to stay indoors. Here’s your definitive guide to what’s happening across the five boroughs this weekend. 🚨 […]

NYC Festivals and Block Parties This Weekend: Greek Independence Day on Fifth Avenue, Union Square’s Spring Block Party, and a Citywide Spring Awakening (April 26, 2026)

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Greek Independence Day floods Fifth Avenue, Union Square hosts a spring block party, and Astoria, the UWS, and Midtown all turn their streets into festivals. Here is everything happening today plus a preview of the Cinco de Mayo and DanceAfrica festivals coming up.

NYC Festival Weekend April 25-26: Washington Square Arch Fair, Union Square Block Party, and the Borough-Wide Street Fair Takeover

The weekend of April 25-26 belongs to the street. Four neighborhood fairs, a downtown jazz takeover, and enough grilled corn to feed a borough.

NYC Festival Weekend: MoMA PS1 50th Block Party, Earth Day in Union Square, and Street Fairs Take Over April 18–19

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Your guide to NYC’s biggest festival weekend of the spring — PS1’s 50th anniversary block party in Long Island City, Earth Day in Union Square, Indieplaza at Rockefeller Center, street fairs on Columbus Circle and 6th Avenue, and more on April 18–19.

This Weekend in NYC: Art Fairs, Street Festivals, and Vintage Markets You Can’t Miss

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From Artexpo at Pier 36 to the Brooklyn Print Fair, a vintage marketplace at Industry City, and the Court Street Fair in Carroll Gardens — NYC is packed with festivals and street events this weekend, April 11–12.

NYC Festival Season Kicks Off: Easter Parade Today, Tartan Day Parade, PS1 Block Party and More This April

A vibrant multicultural street festival with a diverse crowd dancing on a tree-lined city street. In the foreground, a wooden table is filled with international dishes like sushi and empanadas. Strings of global flags hang overhead against a warm, golden sunset.

Spring festival season is here! From today’s Easter Parade on Fifth Avenue to the Tartan Day Parade, MoMA PS1’s 50th anniversary block party, and the first Manhattan street fairs of the year — your complete guide to NYC’s April celebrations.

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