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Weekend Street Fairs, Road Closures & Construction

Liena Zagare

Sep 13, 2017 — 3 min read

This weekend in Brooklyn: Let’s start with the fun. There is the Sunset Park 5th Avenue Fair, and Flatbush Frolic, and Myrtle Avenue Fair, and The Great Irish Fair … and a good amount of construction as well.There are tons of events for the Brooklyn Book Festival Downtown and throughout the brownstone belt. Read on.

Festivals, Parades, and Events

Saturday, September 16

Southwest Brooklyn Fall Festival
On Columbia Street from Degraw Street to Union Street and on Union Street from Columbia Street to Hicks Street, Carroll Gardens/Columbia Waterfront/Red Hook
12pm to 5pm

Eat Greene
South Portland Ave between Fulton & Lafayette, Fort Greene
12pm-7pm
The Greene Grape in partnership with FAB Fulton and Interboro NYC proudly announce Brooklyn’s first EAT GREENE street fair! This will be a day of food education, neighborhood collaboration, and of course some great feasting and libations!

Brooklyn Book Festival Children’s Day
MetroTech Commons, Downtown Brooklyn
10am-4pm

36th Annual Great Irish Fair
Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk, 3052 W 21st Street, Coney Island
10am-8pm

Sunday, September 17

2017 Brooklyn Book Festival image, illustrated by Adrian Tomine and designed by Rodrigo Corral

Brooklyn Book Festival Day
Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street, Downtown Brooklyn
10am-6pm

Sunset Park 5th Avenue BID Street Festival
5 Avenue Between 44th Street & 59th Street, Sunset Park
11am-6pm

42nd Annual Flatbush Frolic
Cortelyou Road between Coney Island Avenue & Ocean Avenue, Flatbush
11am to 6pm

Myrtle Avenue Fall Street Festival
Myrtle Avenue between Wyckoff Avenue & Fresh Pond Road, Bushwick
12pm-6pm

Taste of Williamsburg/Greenpoint
East River State Park, Kent Avenue, Williamsburg
1pm-5pm

DOT Weekend Walks-Montague Street
Montague Street between Court Street and Pierrepont Place, Sunday from 11:30 am to 4 pm

Construction:

These streets will be closed Saturday from 8 am to 6 pm and Sunday from 9 am to 6 pm to facilitate crane operation:

19th Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue
Court Street between Schermerhorn Street and Livingston Street
Main Street between Front Street and Water Street
State Street between Bond Street and Nevins Street
Crown Street between Franklin Avenue and Bedford Avenue
Albee Square West between Fulton Street and Willoughby Street

Check DOT for more.

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