The Upper East Side Informer

One of the highlights on New York City in the spring and summer time, aside from street side, patio and rooftop seating, is the fairs that take place on the streets every year.  That time of the year is now! and nothing is better then hunting for unique little treasures of some strangers fold-up table: hats, clothing, food, sunglasses, jewelry, psychic readings, tie dye, spices, scarves, multi-cultural artifacts, bags is just some of the things you will find at these lively little makeshift marketplaces.  They usually start in April and continue until October; running from about 11 am to 6 pm. Street fair schedules may change without notice due to inclement weather.  Below is a list of all Street Fairs on Upper East Side and all around Manhattan:Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 March of Dimes Parade, 10AM-2PM.West 62nd Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Columbus Avenue, Columbus Avenue between West 62nd Street and West 65th Street, West 65th Street between Broadway and Central Park West, East 65th Street between Fifth Avenue and Lexington Avenue, Lexington Avenue between East 65th Street and East 23rd Street, East 23rd Street between Lexington Avenue and Madison Avenue.Friday, May 4th, 2012Cinco de Mayo at Grand Central Fair, 10AM-4PM43rd Street between Lexington and Third Avenues.Saturday, May 5th, 2012Lexington Avenue FestivalLexington Avenue between 60th and 66th Streets.Romania Day Festival FestivalBroadway between Fulton Street and Battery PL.Sunday, May 6th, 2012Amsterdam Avenue Fair, 11AM-5PMAmsterdam Avenue between 96th and 106th Streets.24th Annual Broadway Spring FestivalBroadway between East 86th and 96th Streets.Saturday, May 12th, 2012Second Avenue FestivalSecond Avenue between 14th and 4th Streets.Times Square Fair, 10AM-6PMBroadway between 47th and 57th Streets.Sunday, May 13th, 2012Broadway FestivalBroadway between 14th and Eighth Streets.Upper Broadway Festival,br. Broadway between 60th and 65th Streets.Tuesday, May 15th, 2012Grad Alley, 5PM-8PMLaguardia Place between West 3rd Street and Washington Square South, West 4th Street between Mercer Street and MacDougal Street, Greene Street between West 4th Street and Waverly Place, West 3rd Street between Mercer Street and Laguardia. NYRR- Wall Street Run/Tour, 6:45PM-8:30PMGreenwich Street between Murray Street and Warren Street, Murray Street between West Street and Greenwich Street, Greenwich Street between Murray Street and Warren Street, Warren Street between Greenwich Street and Church Street, Church Street between Warren Street and Liberty Street, Liberty Street between Church Street and William Street, William Street between Liberty Street and Pearl Street, South William Street between William Street and Broad Street, Broad Street between South William Street and Pearl Street, Pearl Street between Broad Street and John Street, John Street between Pearl Street and Water Street, Water Street between John Street and State Street, State Street between Water Street and Battery Place, Battery Place between State Street and 3 Place.Saturday, May 19th, 2012Waverly Place FestivalWashington Square North between University and Sixth Avenues.Lower Spring Avenue Third Festival, 10AM-6PMThird Avenue between Sixth and 14th Streets.Sunday, May 20th, 2012Fabulous Fifth Avenue FestivalFifth Avenue between St. John and 12th Street.Stonewall Veterans Greenwich Avenue Fair, 10AM-6PMGreenwich Avenue between Sixth and Seventh AvenuesAnnual Murray Hill Festival & Taste of Murray HillPark Avenue Avenue between 34th and 40th Streets.Friday, May 25th, 2012Church of St. Agnes Block Festival, 10AM-4PM43rd Street between Lexington and Third Avenues.Saturday, May 26th, 2012Sixth Avenue FestivalSixth Avenue between 23rd and 14th StreetsLexington Avenue Spring FestivalLexington Avenue between 42nd and 57th Streets.Sunday, May 27th, 2012The Annual Spring Jubilee, 10AM-6PMLexington Avenue between 23rd and 34th Streets.25th Annual Livable West Side FestivalBroadway between 73rd and 86th Streets.Monday, May 28th, 2012Fleet Week- TSD, 6AM-7PMBroadway between West 43rd and West 44th StreetsSaturday, June 4, 2011Electronics Recycling Event 10:00 am- 3:00 pm30 Waterside Plaza, East River waterfront at East 25th StINTERNATIONAL CULTURES FESTIVAL/GLOBAL ROLE MODELS AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS between WEST 42 STREET and WEST 56 STREETManhattan Chamber of Commerce 3rd Avenue Community Benefit Festival 12:00 pm- 5:00 pm3 AVENUE between EAST 66 STREET and EAST 86 Pride Goes East Pride Month Launch Party 12:00 pm- 5:00 pmORCHARD STREET Neighborhood Street Fair 9:00 am- 4:00 pmEAST 111 STREET Neighborhood Street Fair EAST 87 STREETNeighborhood Street Fair WEST 26 STREET Neighborhood Street Fair WEST 44 STREET Neighborhood Street Fair WEST 93 STREET between COLUMBUS AVENUE and AMSTERDAM AVENUESunday, June 5, 2011Housing Works Open Air Street FairCrosby Street between Houston and PrinceAutism Speaks Parade10:30 am- 2:00 pmSOUTH STREET between FULTON STREET and PECK SLIP, PECK SLIP between SOUTH STREET and PEARL STREET, PEARL STREET between PECK SLIP and FULTON STREET, FRANKFORT STREET between PEARL STREET and PARK ROW, SPRUCE STREET between PARK ROW and NASSAU STREET, NASSAU STREET between SPRUCE STREET and ANN STREET, ANN STREET between NASSAU STREET and GOLD STREET18th Annual Spring Crafts Festival BROADWAY between WEST 66 STREET and WEST 72 STREETAnnual Children's Day Block Party HENRY STREET SEAFARERS INT. HOUSE - THIRD AVENUE FAIR THIRD AVENUE between EAST 14 STREET and EAST 23 STREETSalute to Israel Parade 2011 11:00 am- 4:00 pm5th Avenue between 57th and 74th Streets Neighborhood Street Fair EAST 92 STREET Neighborhood Street Fair WEST 95 STREETStreet Fair Cultural Festival 12:00 pm- 6:00 pmMADISON AVENUE between EAST 26 STREET and EAST 23 STREETWorld Science Festival Street FairLAGUARDIA PLACEMonday, June 6, 2011Taste of Times SquareWest 46th Street between Broadway and 9th AvenueFriday, June 10, 2011WEST BROADWAY FAIR WEST BROADWAY between CHAMBERS STREET and WORTH STREETSt. Ignatius International June Street Fair 5:00 pm- 8:00 pmEAST 84 STREET between PARK AVENUE and MADISON AVENUESaturday and Sunday, June 11-12, 2011Big Apple BBQ Block PartyMadison Square Park, Madison Avenue between East 23rd and East 26th StreetsSaturday, June 11, 2011116th Street Festival EAST 116 STREET between LEXINGTON AVENUE and 1ST AVENUE, 3 AVENUE between EAST 106 STREET and EAST 122 STREET2011 Hispanic FestivalEAST 106 STREET between 3 AVENUE and LEXINGTON AVENUEFestival of Young Artists EAST 4 STREET LENOX HILL NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE 1st AVENUE FESTIVAL 1st AVENUE between EAST 68 STREET and EAST 79 STREETOLD ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL - ANNUAL VILLAGE FAIR BROADWAY between WEST HOUSTON STREET and GRAND STREETSTUYVESANT PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION SECOND AVENUE FAIR SECOND AVENUE between EAST 14 STREET and EAST 23 STREETSt. Mark's Church FestivalHAMILTON PLACE Lexington Ave. Summer FairLexington AvenueHare Krishna Parade12:00 pm- 2:30 pm5 AVENUE between EAST 59 STREET and WASHINGTON SQUARE NORTHSunday, June 12, 2011National Puerto Rican Day ParadeFifth Avenue between East 44th and East 86th Streets34th Annual Plantathon and Crafts FairBROADWAY between WEST 73 STREET and WEST 86 STREETEggrolls and Egg Creams Block Party 12:00 pm- 4:00 pmELDRIDGE STREET Neighborhood Street Fair WEST 18 STREET TILDEN MIDTOWN DEMOCRATIC CLUB THIRD AVENUE between EAST 23 STREET and EAST 34 STREETCB1 FINANCIAL COMMUNITY BLOCK PARTY BROAD STREET between WATER STREET and SOUTH STREETNeighborhood Street Fair WEST 20 STREETTuesday, June 14, 2011Museum Mile FestivalFifth Avenue between East 82nd and East 96th StreetsSaturday, June 18, 2011NY Young Republicans - Times Square ExpoBroadway, Times SquareCOOPER SQUARE between EAST 7 STREET and ST MARKS PLACE, 3 AVENUE between ST MARKS PLACE and EAST 14 STREETSing for Hope Pop-Up PianosAt street fairs all over New York CityNeighborhood Street Fair 6:00 am- 6:00 pmEAST 96 STREET VILLAGE REFORM DEMOCRATIC CLUB WAVERLY PLACE FESTIVALWASHINGTON SQUARE NORTH between UNIVERSITY PLACE and 5 AVENUE, WAVERLY PLACE between BROADWAY and UNIVERSITY PLACESunday, June 19, 201121st Annual Columbus Ave Summer Fest COLUMBUS AVENUE between WEST 91 STREET and WEST 96 STREET21st Annual Columbus Ave Summer Fest-COLUMBUS AVENUE between WEST 86 STREET and WEST 91 STREETNeighborhood Street Fair 2:00 pm- 8:00 pmW 28TH STREETNeighborhood Street Fair WEST 108 STREET Between BROADWAY and AMSTERDAM AVENUETURTLE BAY FESTIVAL LEXINGTON AVENUE between EAST 42 STREET and EAST 54 STREETSaturday, June 25, 2011International Immigrants Parade12:00 pm- 3:00 pm6 AVENUE between WEST 43 STREET and WEST 56 STREETBAMRA BLEECKER STREET FESTIVAL BLEECKER STREET between 6 AVENUE and BROADWAYCHURCH OF ST. JOHN BAPTIST - SIXTH AVENUE SUMMER FEST. SIXTH AVENUE between WEST 23 STREET and WEST 33 STREETSunday, June 26, 2011LGBT Heritage of Pride March and Parade12:00PM-6:00PMDown Fifth Avenue from 56th Street to 8th Street, 8th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues, Greenwich Avenue between 6th Avenue and Christopher Street, Christopher Street between Greenwich Avenue and Greenwich StreetHeritage of Pride Street FestivalHudson Street between Bethune and 13th StreetsTHE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY - TIMES SQUARE BLOCK PARTYWEST 46 STREET between BROADWAY and 8 AVENUEFor July through October Calendar check out: http://manhattan.about.com/od/eventsandattractions/a/streetfairsmay.htm