Dont hibernate just yet! NYCs fall street fairs are back heres where to find them
Don’t hibernate just yet.New Yorkers have one more chance to soak up the crisp fall air before the city turns into a freezer.Street fairs are taking over neighborhoods across the five boroughs this October and November, bringing food vendors, local businesses, shopping, entertainment and prime people-watching to car-free stretches of NYC.With fairs continuing into November, there’s still time for one last outdoor shopping spree, snack run or leisurely neighborhood stroll before the puffer coats come out.So skip the pumpkin patch for a weekend and hit the pavement instead.
The Post rounded up 10 NYC street fairs worth checking out this fall before winter sends everyone back indoors.The Bronx is kicking off the weekend with the 161st Street Friday Fair, an outdoor community street festival and vendor market near Yankee Stadium.The Oct.16 fair will bring arts and crafts vendors, food, entertainment and activities to East 161st Street, giving locals a reason to make a pit stop in the neighborhood — even if they’re not headed to a game.As seen in videos from previous years on social media, there’ll be gyros, empanadas and funnel cakes to fuel a stroll past the vendors, while balloon-twisting clowns offer entertainment for younger fairgoers.
Shoppers can also browse crystals and other merchandise — because what’s a New York street fair without a little food, fun and spiritual cleansing?When: Friday, Oct.16, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
Where: East 161st Street, Grand Concourse to Walton Avenue, the Bronx.Queens is leaning hard into fall with the Forest Hills Autumn Fair, where shoppers can browse arts and crafts, handmade treasures, antiques, collectibles and other unique wares.Like last year’s fair, there will also be food vendors, children’s rides, live music, games and activities, making it an easy Sunday outing for anyone not ready to surrender to sweater weather just yet.
The event listing also highlights the fair’s mix of local shopping and family-friend...