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Sunday in New York: street fairs and parades

Everybody loves a parade, and there are two in New York City on Sunday, September 18th, plus street fairs.  Here’s what to do that’s FREE  –

42nd Annual African American Day Parade — On Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard, from 110th Street to 137th Street, beginning at noon. Mexican Day Parade — on Madison [...]

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NYC events for Labor Day Monday include West Indian Day Parade

The annual West Indian American Day Carnival Parade is one of New York City’s largest, most colorful and most musical, with steel bands, colorful costumes, floats, West Indian food, and a festival atmosphere.  The parade takes over Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway, from Schenectady Ave. to Grand Army Plaza.  The parade steps off to the sounds [...]

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Free street fairs, parades, concerts this weekend

Enjoy the last weekend of July with these free and frugal family events in NYC –

Saturday street fairs –

Festival of the Americas, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sixth Avenue between 42nd and 56th Streets Vanderbilt YMCA Festival — 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., on Second Avenue, between 46th and 57th Streets

Sunday [...]

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Tonight: annual Museum Mile Festival street fair, rain or shine

Rain or shine tonight,  Tuesday, June 14th, 2011 –  The 33rd Annual Museum Mile Festival.  From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Fifth Avenue from 82nd St. to 105th Streets turns into New York City’s biggest block party, with music, food, activities for the kids, and more.  The street fair is free, and so is [...]

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NYC weekend planner includes parades, street fairs

copyright NYC on the Cheap Evelyn Kanter (c)It’s a busy weekend in NYC for free, frugal and cheap events and activities, including parades.

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NYC holiday weekend free events for Saturday, May 28th

Free, frugal, and cheap  fun are the orders for the day in NYC this first full day of the Memorial Day weekend.  Here’s a round-up of events and activities to enjoy NYC on the Cheap today –

NYC Fleet Week 2011 continues — click here for the full weekend schedule

9 a.m. – 6 [...]

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NYC weekend planner: block party celebrates Parsons School of Design

posted by Evelyn Kanter

Celebrate fashion and architecture design with the world-famous Parsons School of Design, at The Parsons Festival Block Party.  The street fair on Saturday, May 21st,  marks the end of a two-week series of events and exhibitions.  The street fair coincides with with Parsons’ graduation ceremonies that day, so you’ll be [...]

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Street fair and crafts market in Brooklyn this weekend

April showers bring May flowers — and also outdoor street fairs and crafts markets.  One of the first of the season is in Brooklyn, and it’s indoors, so no worries about the weather.  The Spring Craft Market at the Brooklyn Lyceum is FREE, and features hand-crafted jewelry and artwork from local artisans, live music, [...]

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NYC weekend planner: bicycle festival and street fair

The city’s biggest bicycle extravaganza is this Saturday, April 30th in Chelsea, near the Highline.  The New Amsterdam Bicycle Show features displays by some of the world’s best bicycles, including Raleigh, Gazelle, Biomega and Jamis; handbuilts from boutiques including Ant, Folk Engineered and Royal H; accessories including helmets, and seminars by experts from Bicycle [...]

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Buddhist Street Fair Saturday on Upper West Side

The New York Buddhist Church celebrates its annual Autumn Festival on Saturday, Oct. 23, with a day-long schedule of free events, booths selling Asian and Oriental crafts and food, and a flea market. Proceeds from the street fair help support the church. Here’s the schedule of events:

9:30am-2pm: Martial Arts Competition, 10am-2pm: Silent Auction, [...]

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NYC Weekend Planner: Free Latin Music Festival

The Latin GRAMMY Street Parties kick-off the celebration to the 11th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards with a stop in West New York, New Jersey this weekend.   The “Street Parties” event is FREE , Sunday, Sept. 26th, from noon to 7 p.m., at Kennedy Boulevard East, between 60th and 54th Street.  Performers include:

Tropical [...]

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Celebrate French Bastille Day in NYC on July 11

This is a street fair with a French accent.  Bastille Day celebrations commemorate the beginning of the French Revolution, which closely followed the American Revolution of July 4, 1776.  Bastille Day in The Big Apple features French food, performances of French-style music, face painting for the kids, plus arts and crafts stalls with a [...]

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