6 Street Fairs Throughout Manhattan To Visit

Spend a summer in New York City, and you’ll almost certainly stumble upon a street fair. Beyond the blocks-long markets with the same offerings over and over, some markets break the mold.

Our favorite street fairs in Manhattan showcase a variety of foods, entertainment, and trinkets — that is, if you know where to find them. If you’re wondering where these street fairs are in Manhattan, here’s your list, including the best cannabis products to bring along.

Harlem Go Africa Carnival

Taking street fairs to a whole other level, the Go Africa Carnival takes over Harlem for a day in July every year. It’s a rich celebration of African diversity, with food offerings from a bounty of merchants.

Most years, the carnival includes three stages that showcase music alongside dance, art, and fashion from regions throughout Africa and the Caribbean. Enjoy Ruby’s pre-rolls in African Orange before you head over for mood-boosting effects from an appropriately named strain.

Grand Bazaar NYC

Open every Sunday all year long, Grand Bazaar NYC is New York’s oldest, largest weekly shopping market. It spotlights local artists, food entrepreneurs, and classic vintage and antique goods.

Located at West 77th Street and Columbus Avenue on the Upper West Side, Grand Bazaar NYC runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. As for pairing the bazaar with cannabis, the packaging for Edie Parker’s Early Bird East Coast Sour Diesel flower neatly matches the market’s vintage vibes. Plus, Sour Diesel’s effects are known to be daytime-friendly.

Bastille Day Street Fair

Manhattan’s larger-than-life Bastille Day street fair always happens around July 14 (the date of Bastille Day) and is dedicated to French cuisine and culture. It’s four blocks of champagne, films, art, live music, and dance from local and international vendors. The crowd can get big really quickly, and Eaton Botanicals’ Daily Elevation gummies can help you stay calm and focused amid all the hustle and bustle.

Chelsea Flea

Brooklyn Flea’s Manhattan offshoot, Chelsea Flea, operates rain or shine every Saturday and Sunday year-round. Located on 25th Street between 5th and 6th Avenue, this vintage and antiques market opens at 8 a.m., so why not give your morning coffee a lift? With Ayrloom‘s Beverage Enhancer Drops, your early boost of energy gets elevated.

Bleecker Street Pompeii Fair

Named after Our Lady of Pompeii, a nearby church, the Bleecker Street Pompeii Fair usually happens in mid-August. Held on Bleecker Street from 7th Avenue to 6th Avenue, it’s typically home to hundreds of vendors. If that sounds like it’s right up your alley, another happy place is within reach when you bring your PAX vape along. The Guava Gelato all-in-one, infused with live rosin and diamonds, may help you feel especially relaxed and uplifted as you stroll the fair.

Summer Streets

Run by the NYC Department of Transportation, the Summer Streets program often spans over 20 miles, reaching more than 22 miles in 2025. It typically lasts from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and happens on select Saturdays in July and August. Depending on which date you attend, Summer Streets may go beyond Manhattan to the other boroughs as well — even Staten Island.

During Summer Streets, the roads are closed to cars and open to all with live performances, interactive art, free programs and classes, and so much more. Put on your walking shoes, or grab your bike, and make the most out of this urban playground. And if the early start time might be a challenge for you, grab a caffeinated elixir like Harney Brothers Cannabis’ Maple Nitro Coffee from Harney Brothers Cannabis, known to provide a balanced pick-me-up.

Fair well with cannabis pairings

Here are some more tips to take your street fair excursion to a higher level.

Start low and go slow. Street fairs in Manhattan are the only time New Yorkers walk slowly. Apply this logic to how you consume cannabis. Take time to smell the flower — and take it easy with a low dose at first, then only consume more if the usual onset time passes and you haven’t gotten where you’re going. (See our guide to cannabis dosing to learn about onset times.)

Be discreet. Know where you can smoke weed in NYC — and where you can’t. Or, ditch flower and pre-rolls for vapes and edibles to keep your consumption especially hush-hush.

Travel light. Street fairs are fun and exciting, which means your hands will be full. Compact, on-the-go-friendly products such as vapes and edibles are also a great choice from this perspective. At The Travel Agency, we personalize our advice to point you to the best convenient, low-hassle products for exactly your needs.

Elevate your street fair experience with The Travel Agency

Whether you’re trekking out in uptown or downtown Manhattan, The Travel Agency is within reach. Shop at our dispensaries on Fifth Avenue in Midtown East — and in Union Square and SoHo — or order ahead online. Better yet, choose same-day cannabis delivery to get your products before you venture out. With The Travel Agency, you can start your street fair adventures however you desire.