Fall Street Festivals
What happens when you close down a street to vehicular traffic during September or October and allow pedestrians to reign? One humongous fall festival develops! Discover a local street festival below and put its date in your calendar so you don’t miss it!
I know that you can’t count upon stumbling across such a fabulous party during fall without a little planning. You are probably eager to enjoy one last outdoor bash before winter weather sets in and you go into hibernation. So I put together this list of September and October street festivals in order to ensure that you are able to take advantage of some of the magnificent weather that remains.
Garfield Street Fair - Garfield, NJ - Oct 27 to Oct 27, 2024
Midland Ave. will be transformed into a giant town block party. There will all kinds of fun stuff to do. Live entertainment, food, vendors, handcrafted vendors and more. For the kids, there will be kiddie rides, climbing wall, pony rides, petting zoo, face painting, sand art & temporary tattoos and so much more.
New Providence Street Fair / Fall Festival - New Providence, NJ - Oct 27 to Oct 27, 2024
A giant town block party with kiddie rides, climbing wall, petting zoo, live band entertainment and music all day long, karate demonstrations, and dances. Enjoy food at open air cafes, plus hot dogs, ice cream, sausage and lots more fun.
Yorktown Festival and Street Fair - Yorktown Heights, NY - Oct 13 to Oct 13, 2024
The festival and street fair features lunch, live entertainment, kids activities, over 200 vendors, and more fun!
Yellow Springs Street Fair - Yellow Springs, OH - Oct 12 to Oct 12, 2024
All day festival entertainment, 200+ vendors with fine arts & crafts, clothing, jewelry, fair trade items and unique gifts; 70+ shops and eateries, two stages of live music, a beer garden, street performers, beautiful art, delicious food, a day of small town hoopla!
Italian Street Festival - Seaside Heights, NJ - Oct 11 to Oct 13, 2024
Features performances from Italy, arts and crafts, lots of vendors, a Columbus Day parade on Sunday, and lots of Italian foods.
Takoma Park Street Festival - Takoma, MD - Oct 6 to Oct 6, 2024
Features local artists, and crafters who offer paintings, pottery, silk-screening, stained glass, woodworking, textiles and ceramics along with plenty of food trucks.
Caldwell Street Fair - Caldwell, NJ - Oct 6 to Oct 6, 2024
Always on the first Sunday in October this event features great rides, beer garden, live band, great entertainment, quality arts and crafts, and delicious ethnic and regional food. Festival starts at noon.
Castro Street Fair - San Francisco, CA - Oct 6 to Oct 6, 2024
Lots of activities with live music, entertainers, dance alley, and vendors, craftspeople and organizations. Funds raised go to fund charitable causes and to fund the rainbox flag that flies in Harvey Milk Plaza.
West Side Nut Club Fall Festival - Evansville, IN - Oct 6 to Oct 6, 2024
One of the largest street festivals in the U.S., attracting more than 200,000.
Madison Street Festival - Madison, AL - Oct 5 to Oct 5, 2024
Annual event in historic downtown Madison. Do not miss the morning parade, car show, expo area, arts and craft vendors, food, and Kid’s area.
Gallatin’s Main Street Festival - Gallatin, TN - Oct 5 to Oct 5, 2024
Free admission and free parking to this annual event with over 200 vendors and 25,000 visitors each year. Arts & crafts, non-profits, commercial vendors, local entertainment, children’s area, food and more
McMinnville Autumn Street Fair - McMinnville, TN - Oct 5 to Oct 5, 2024
Crafts, games, live entertainment, and food
Loudonville Street Fair - Loudonville, OH - Oct 1 to Oct 5, 2024
A big fair in a small town. Old-fashioned, family-oriented event. Includes five days of free admission, free entertainment, free exhibits, and more.
Atlantic Antic Street Festival - Brooklyn, NY - Sep 29 to Sep 29, 2024
One of New York’s oldest and largest festivals, this 10 street block festival features free outdoor performances, live music, hundreds of vendors, specials at many restaurants, pony rides, children’s activities and so much more.
Nulu Fest - Louisville, KY - Sep 28 to Sep 28, 2024
Street festival in the East Market District of Louisville (NuLu or New Louisville). Family friendly and free admission
The Main Street Fair - El Segundo, CA - Sep 28 to Sep 28, 2024
An annual event with live music, vendors, rides, and five blocks of fun in the historic town of El Segundo. Formerly the Fair on Richmond Street.
Conshohocken FunFest - Conshohocken, PA - Sep 21 to Sep 21, 2024
Fayette Street will be closed from 1st to 5th Avenue, with live music, food, vendors, crafters, children’s activities, and more!
Adams Avenue Street Fair - San Diego, CA - Sep 21 to Sep 22, 2024
75 musical acts on 7 stages plus carnival rides, beer garden, arts and crafts booths and more
All About Downtown Street Fair - Jersey City, NJ - Sep 21 to Sep 21, 2024
Join 30,000 visitors to downtown Jersey City for this one day street fair featuring Food Trucks, art work, jewelry, crafts, and hundreds of vendors. Enjoy live entertainment and music. Since 2011.
New Era Fall Street Festival - New Era, MI - Sep 21 to Sep 21, 2024
Enjoy an arts and crafts fair (including many different booths featuring pumpkins, jewelry, homemade towels, wooden toys, doll clothes, knitring and crochet, etc) plus live entertainment, children’s activities, cornhole tournament, pancake breakfast, antique car and tractor show, food booths and more.
Willy Street Fair - Madison, WI - Sep 21 to Sep 22, 2024
Parade and fair with 8 stages, 35 performances and 150+ vendors. It covers 3 community blocks starting on the 900 block of Williamson Street, Madison, Wisconsin.
DIY Street Fair - Ferndale, MI - Sep 20 to Sep 22, 2024
Live music, food and arts & crafts vendors on Woodward between East 9 Mile Road and East Troy St. Free admission!
Bluffton Free Street Fair - Bluffton, IN - Sep 17 to Sep 21, 2024
A street fair with parade, live music entertainment and more.
Fannywood Day Street Fair - Fanwood, NJ - Sep 15 to Sep 15, 2024
So much more than a street fair, the Fanny Wood Day will host a wide array of activities including a car show, scavender hunt, family zumba class, pancake eating contest, and a Kids Zone with a trackless train, petting zoo, pony rides, and more!
Uptown Northampton Street Fair - Northampton, PA - Sep 14 to Sep 14, 2024
Vendors, live music, and more!
Old Washington Street Festival - Muncie, IN - Sep 14 to Sep 15, 2024
Come enjoy the architectural, cultural, and social heritage of Muncie’s Emily Kimbrough Historic District and the surrounding neighborhood from Gas Boom Era (1880-1910). There will be artist and craft vendors, musical entertainment, antiques, old-fashioned hand-drawn fire pumper, demonstrations of period crafts and more!
Orange Street Festival - Orange, VA - Sep 14 to Sep 14, 2024
This popular festival features over 150 vendors, specialty food, live music and beers, and kids’ zone. Located along Main Street and inside Taylor Park. Free and open to the public.
Belmont Street Fair - Portland, OR - Sep 14 to Sep 14, 2024
One of the largest-attended street fairs in Portland, with food and retail vendors of all kinds, show-stopping performances, and activities for all ages
In the Street Festival - Frederick, MD - Sep 14 to Sep 14, 2024
Over 30 years downtown Frederick has hosted this event on Market Street. Lots of food, fun, entertainment for over 75,000 festival goers.
Downtowners Street Fair - Bismarck, ND - Sep 13 to Sep 14, 2024
An Arts, craft, and food show spread over 7 city blocks, plus kids’ activities, inflatables, local musicians.
Bellville Street Fair - Bellville, OH - Sep 11 to Sep 14, 2024
Exhibits, shows, rides, free entertainment. Pageant, livestock shows, horse show, truck & tractor pull, and more fun for the whole family, in a festival running for over 165 years!
Wood Street Fair - Burlington, NJ - Sep 7 to Sep 7, 2024
Over 25,000 visit this annual event featuring 175+ artisans and crafters. Tour fine historic homes, enjoy live music, food, collectibles, art and family fun. Plenty of good foods including Gingerbread, Pumpkin, and Blueberry.
Roots and Heritage Festival - Lexington, KY - Sep 6 to Sep 8, 2024
Neighborhood street fair attracting thousands to honor African American culture and history.
Riverdale Street Fair - Riverdale, NJ - Sep 2 to Sep 2, 2024
Annual Labor Day street fair featuring live stage entertainment, kiddie rides, climbing wall, face painting, open air cafes with food, shopping, crafts, art and fun for the whole family. Held on the Newark-Pompton Turnpike.
Taste of the Mountains Street Festival - Madison, VA - Aug 31 to Aug 31, 2024
One of the area’s top festivals since 1992. It features wine tasting, great foods, civil war reenactment, and craftsmen. There will be arts and crafts, bands, ranging from alternative rock to folk music and bluegrass. The Madison County High Marching Band will also be playing along with many individual vendors in their booths as well. Good fun for the whole family.
Saddle Brook Street Fair - Saddle Brook, NJ - Oct 1 to Oct 1, 2023
Market Street transforms into a town block party, with vendors, kiddie rides, pony rides, good, live entertainment, and more.
Old Hilliardfest - Hilliard, OH - Sep 9 to Sep 9, 2023
An art and street fair with food, music, rides and car show.
Goombay Street Festival - Asheville, NC - Sep 1 to Sep 3, 2023
Enjoy sights and sounds of the African-Caribbean at this free weekend festival, held at Pack Square Park. Lots of live music, drums, gospel, reggae, funk and soul plus kids area, local dance troupes and food and craft vendors.
Downtown Street Fair - Grand Forks, ND - Aug 18 to Aug 19, 2023
More than 150 vendors fill the streets around Town Square and Greenway Park with art, jewelry, clothing, music, food and more.
Girard Ave Street Fest - Philadelphia, PA - May 6 to May 6, 2023
Annual Girard Avenue Street Festival in Brewerytown. Music, food, and family fun abound! Shop the artisan vendor market, hear from neighborhood organizations, and socialize with your neighbors.
Hallowbaloo - Honolulu, HI - Oct 29 to Oct 29, 2022
A Honololu street festival on Halloween night. A one mile fun run kicks off the event.