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 4th 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 14th & 23rd Streets), Ladies' Mile, Manhattan
11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Free.
Woodside Festival (between Roosevelt Av & 63rd 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 42nd & 56th Streets), Midtown Manhattan
10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Free.
Israeli Civil Rights Lexington Avenue Festival (between 34th & 42nd Streets), Murray Hill, Manhattan
11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Free.
Farther afield in the Comestiblogosphere:
Boston's 28th 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
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