Comestevents for July 4th Weekend, 2009

If a cookout or picnic is not on your schedule for this Independence Day weekend, you may wish to try one of the following food events:

Saturday, 4 July:

The Great July 4^th Festival

This annual street fair features various ethnic foods as well as games, arts, crafts, apparel, and other merchandise.

Water Street (between Fulton & Broad Streets), Lower Manhattan
10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.  Free.

(212) 809-4900

http://www.nycstreetfairs.com/

By train: R,W to Whitehall St; 2,3 to Wall St; A,C to Broadway-Nassau
By bus: M1, M6, M9, M15

Other street fairs:

Stone Street Fourth of July Celebration (between Hanover Square & Coenties Alley), Financial District, Mahnattan
12:00 Noon to 6:00 P.M.  Free.

Sixth Avenue Festival (between 14^th & 23^rd Streets), Ladies' Mile, Manhattan
11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.  Free.

Woodside Festival (between Roosevelt Av & 63^rd St), Woodside Queens
11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.  Free.

Sunday, 5 July:

Additional street fairs:

USO Avenue of the Americas Summerfest (Sixth Av, between 42^nd & 56^th Streets), Midtown Manhattan
10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.  Free.

Israeli Civil Rights Lexington Avenue Festival (between 34^th & 42^nd Streets), Murray Hill, Manhattan
11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.  Free.

Farther afield in the Comestiblogosphere:

Boston's 28^th Annual Chowderfest

Dozens of restaurants compete for the title of Boston's Best Chowder.  Sample and vote for your favorite.

City Hall Plaza, Boston, Massachusetts
11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. (rain or shine)

Admission: $7-$10

(617) 227-1528

http://www.bostonharborfest.com/