End of Summer Festivals 2023

From lively parades to pumpkin picking, these early autumn carnivals and festivals promise a delightful array of entertainment for all ages. Here's your curated guide to the upcoming events in each of our communities’ regions.

Far Rockaway, Queens

Annual Queens Carnival 2023
A day of family fun at the fifth annual Queens Carnival returning to the streets, featuring masquerade costumes, moko jumbie stilt walkers, island foods, singers and dancers.
Saturday, August 26 | 7am - 9pm
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Children’s Harvest Festival
An annual street fair hosted by The Campaign Against Hunger. Far Rockaway and residents are encouraged to stop by for face-painting, scavenger hunts, performances, free food, games and more!!
Saturday, October 14 | 1pm - 4pm
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Bronx

Bronx Night Market
There are still several evening nights open for the Bronx Night Market, featuring vendors, food and fun at Fordham Plaza.
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Ferragosto Festival
The Belmont Business Improvement District hosts this special day in the community filled with Italian culture, delicious food, wonderful live entertainment, and great fun.
Sunday, September 10 | 12pm - 6pm
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Manhattan

West Side County Fair
Enjoy a full day of county fair magic in Manhattan with live bands, sideshow performers, carnival rides and games, local food and merchandise vendors, cotton candy, a play:groundNYC pop-up, and more!
Sunday, September 10 | 1pm - 6pm
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Medieval Fair, Fort Tryon Park
Every year this northern Manhattan park turns into an old market square with local residents dressed in medieval costumes, performers, banners and processional flags.
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Westchester

New Ro Street Fair

For the 10th year in a row, over 200 local vendors turn up outside of City Hall and nearby for an all-day festival with inflatables, arts and crafts, and more.
Sunday, September 10 | 11am - 5pm
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JazzFest White Plains
15 live performances over five days in a partnership between ArtsWestchester, the City of White Plains and the White Plains BID.
September  6 - 10
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Essex, NJ

Lincoln Park Music Festival
Located in Newark, NJ, an annual outdoor free intergenerational music festival that celebrates arts, culture and music like House, Gospel, R&B, Hip Hop and also film, digital media and music business education.
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