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5/23/24 - By Drew Kristofik

Summer festival season kicks into high gear in June when the debut of warmer weather prompts a head-spinning number of fantastic fairs, parades, carnivals, and other fetes. Annual over-the-top celebrations include the Museum Mile Festival, Egg Rolls, Egg Creams, and Empanadas, Make Music NYC, the Strawberry Festival, and Coney Island's iconic Mermaid Parade.

June's also all about Pride fun and Juneteenth celebrations. Read on for our top picks so you don't miss a minute.

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The Figment Festival returns to Snug Harbor for another day of interactive, art-inspired fun. Photo courtesy of the festival
The Figment Festival returns to Snug Harbor for another day of interactive, art-inspired fun. Photo courtesy of the festival

Festivals and Street Fairs in NYC From Sunday, June 1-Sunday, June 8, 2025

Drums Along the Hudson: A Native American Festival in Inwood Hill Park

Inwood – FREE
Sunday, June 1, 2025
The annual Drums Along the Hudson: A Native American Festival and Multicultural Celebration marks its 21st anniversary as Manhattan’s only open-air pow wow. The all-day event features Native American crafts, storytelling, and traditional food and dance. READ MORE

Astoria Park Carnival

Astoria, Queens
Wednesday, June 4-Sunday, June 8, 2025
Dreamland Amusements packs Astoria Park with a Ferris wheel, roller coasters, Himalaya gravity defiers, swings, bumper cars, carnival games, and more kid-friendly amusements. READ MORE

Red Hook Fest 2025 in Valentino Park

Red Hook, Brooklyn – FREE
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Red Hook Fest 2025 film screenings, a photo walk, poetry, dance and art workshops, and a drum performance.  READ MORE

Strawberry Festival at Queens County Farm Museum

Floral Park, Queens
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Get ready for a berry sweet day full of fun, flavor, and hands-on, educational activities - like learning how strawberries grow from seed to snack in the Life Cycle of a Strawberry. Test your brainpower with Strawberry Word Games—win a prize if you crack the code!  READ MORE

World Oceans Day on Randall's Island

Randall's Island – FREE
Saturday, June 7, 2025
RIPA’s Natural Areas team hosts a fun-filled and educational afternoon exploring the unique organisms that call the greater NYC Harbor Estuary home. Drop-in to observe the team conduct seining in the Harlem River and assist in counting and ID’ing fish and other aquatic organisms. READ MORE

Your Community Day at New York City Center

Midtown West– FREE
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Your Community Day at City Center presents a full slate of performances, workshops, and activities featuring the National Dance Institute, teaching artists from Ballet Hispánico, Roger Rees Awards 2024 Finalists, Broadway Dreams Connections, and more. READ MORE

60th Anniversary Weekend at Wave Hill

Riverdale, Bronx
Saturday, June 7-Sunday, June 8, 2025
Wave Hill is celebrating 60 years of inspiration—and you’re invited to be part of the magic. It all kicks off with a Be Inspired! celebration that includes hands-on art and garden activities, concerts on the lawn, and extended weekend evening hours. And The Great Pollinator Ramble, a playful, interactive puppet performance created by Processional Arts Workshop (PAW).    READ MORE

City Island Spring Arts & Crafts Fair

City Island, the Bronx – FREE
Saturday, June 7-Sunday, June 8, 2025
City Island hosts this annual spring arts and crafts fair, featuring 50+ artists and craftspeople displaying and selling their works along the sidewalks of City Island Avenue. READ MORE

Lavender Festival on Governors Island

Governors Island
Saturday, June 7-Sunday, June 8, 2025
The NYC Lavender Festival invites families to participate in maker workshops, harvesting opportunities, demonstrations, and fun family activities, all connected with Earth Matter’s Lavender Field. READ MORE

BRIC: Celebrate Brooklyn in Prospect Park

Prospect Park, Brooklyn – FREE
Opens Saturday, June 7, 2025
BRIC: Celebrate Brooklyn is a free summer-long outdoor concert and performance series that has been presenting talent from around the world and around the block for more than 40 years. Bring a blanket and a picnic and enjoy! READ MORE

The Happening at Church Street School for Music and Art

Tribeca – FREE
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Church Street School for Music and Art hosts its annual community block party with live music, interactive art projects, games, and more. READ MORE

Whitney Pride Celebration

West Village– FREE
Sunday, June 8, 2025
The Whitney hosts a Pride celebration with activities designed for community members and families of all ages, including hands-on artmaking, giveaways, and more. READ MORE

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Museum Mile Festival

Upper East Side – FREE
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
NYC's biggest block party returns, bringing art outside (and in) on Fifth Avenue between 82nd Street and 105th Street. A collection of New York City’s finest cultural institutions are open free to the public throughout the evening, with outdoor events along the way. READ MORE

Juneteenth at Wave Hill

Riverdale, Bronx– FREE
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Celebrate Juneteenth and honor Black history, achievement and resilience with an evening of performances, artmaking and more. Picnic on the Great Lawn and enjoy a tasty treat of specialty ice cream while supplies last, courtesy of Only Rare NYC. Decorate colorful plant pots inspired by stories of hope and liberation. The celebration culminates with engaging musical and dance performances that highlight the Black experience in the United States. READ MORE

NYC KidsFest

Harlem– FREE
Friday-Sunday, June 13-15, 2025
NYC Kidsfest  brings performances from some of New York City’s most innovative and talented artists into public spaces for all to enjoy. Catch sets by Divi Roxx and Ray de Jesus and enjoy face painting, balloon animals, science fun and storytelling!   READ MORE

Big Summer Pride Twirl in Brooklyn Bridge Park

Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn – FREE
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Celebrate Brooklyn Pride in the Park with Papi Juice and Friends, featuring DJ sets and live performances. READ MORE

Brooklyn Pride’s 29th Annual Celebration in J.J. Byrne Park

Park Slope, Brooklyn – FREE
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Brooklyn Pride hosts its annual multicultural festival featuring a​ cross-section of the borough’s business, community, and citywide organizations. Hit the family fun zone in J.J. Byrne Park for family-friendly activities, music, face painting, arts and crafts, story times, and more. READ MORE

The 22nd Annual Hunts Point Fish Parade and Summer Festival

Hunts Point, the Bronx – FREE
Saturday, June 14, 2025
The annual Hunt’s Point Fish Parade celebrates the neighborhood's heritage. Activities include a children’s art corner, boat rides, bird watching, a day-long basketball tournament, face painting, print-making, tons of great food and activities, live music, and performances. READ MORE

Juneteenth Celebration in Rockefeller Park

Battery Park City – FREE
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Celebrate Juneteenth, Emancipation Day, with the Federation of Black Cowboys. Enjoy stories about freedom and African American history, with art making, live music, sing-alongs, and horse back rides (ages 3 and up). READ MORE

Schomburg Center Literary Festival in Harlem

Harlem – FREE
Saturday, June 14, 2025
The Schomburg Center Literary Festival: Reading the African Diaspora celebrates authors of African descent and champions literacy and books across genres to amplify Black history and culture. Readings, panel discussions, and workshops at Harlem's lit fest range from prose to poetry, comic books to young adult novels, fiction and nonfiction.   READ MORE

Juneteenth Celebration in Historic Richmondtown

Richmond Town, Staten Island
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Visit Historic Richmond Town to honor Juneteenth with demonstrations of hearth cooking, discussions of social history, and historical reenactment. Learn about the history and origins of this holiday celebrating the end of American chattel slavery. READ MORE

Pride Family Picnic at St. John the Divine

Prospect Park, Brooklyn – FREE
Saturday, June 14, 2025
The Queer Big Apple Corps Marching Band returns this summer for their third Pride at the Cathedral! The Cathedral Gardens are open for all and everyone is invited to bring a picnic, play yard games, and spend an afternoon in community.    READ MORE

Summer for the City: Caribbean Day at Lincoln Center

Upper West Side – FREE
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Lincoln Center honors the culture, creativity, and craft of our Island neighbors. Stop by for a wide selection of programming across campus that starts in the early afternoon and goes all night, including a concert for families and all ages that features steel pan performance; a Caribbean Masquerade mask-making workshop; a pop-up market; and a culminating concert party at Damrosch Park.   READ MORE

Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governors Island

Governors Island
Saturday, June 14-Sunday, June 15, 2025
Don your best period garb and hop the ferry to Governors Island for its annual Jazz Age Lawn Party. The festival is the world’s original and largest prohibition-era-inspired gathering. READ MORE

Egg Rolls, Egg Creams, and Empanadas Festival

Lower East Side – FREE
Sunday, June 15, 2025
The Museum at Eldridge Street presents the annual Egg Rolls, Egg Creams, and Empanadas Festival, a joyous celebration of the diverse ethnic communities of the museum's Lower East Side neighborhood. READ MORE

Spring Family Fair at the Morgan

Midtown East
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Celebrate Spring at the Morgan with live music, spring exhibition tours, artmaking, scavenger hunts, and more. READ MORE
Celebrate Pridefest with the whole family in Brooklyn. Photo courtesy of the Pridefest
Celebrate Pridefest with the whole family in Brooklyn. Photo courtesy of the Pridefest

Festivals and Street Fairs in NYC From Monday, June 16-Sunday, June 29, 2025

Juneteenth Celebration at the Van Cortlandt House Museum

Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
Thursday, June 19, 2025
A Juneteenth ceremony on the lawn of the Van Cortlandt House Museum includes musical and spoken word performances, followed by a procession with drums to the Enslaved African Burial Ground and a libation ceremony, honoring the memory of the enslaved people.  READ MORE

Summer Solstice 2025 at Socrates Sculpture Park

Long Island City, Queens – FREE
Friday, June 20, 2025
Celebrate Summer Solstice at Socrates Sculpture Park with workshops, performances, and music that focuses on reflection and the human connection to the land and nature.  READ MORE

Swedish Midsummer Festival in Rockefeller Park

Battery Park City – FREE
Friday, June 20, 2025
Rockefeller Park is the setting for a unique celebration of the summer solstice. Learn traditional Swedish folk dances and join in a lively dance around the midsummer pole. READ MORE

Gregorian Festival at St. Gregory the Great

Bellerose, Queens
Friday, June 20-Saturday, June 28, 2025
St. Gregory the Great's Gregorian Festival features eight nights of live entertainment, rides, fair food, games, and more. READ MORE

Make Music New York

Citywide – FREE
Saturday, June 21, 2025
Make Music New York puts the beat under city feet as musicians of diverse backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, physical capabilities, and skill levels represent New York City’s remarkable creativity and diversity. READ MORE

The Mermaid Parade on Coney Island

Coney Island, Brooklyn – FREE
Saturday, June 21, 2025
Welcome summer with the return of the Mermaid Parade, an eclectic (and historically jam-packed) celebration, featuring revelers decked out in their most outrageous sea-themed costumes.  READ MORE

Pollinator Palooza at Randall's Island

Randall's Island – FREE
Saturday, June 21, 2025
A pollinator-themed afternoon of art, games, and exploration includes taking photos at the butterfly photobooth and bringing home your own pollinator craft. Learn from expert Horticulturalists about the work they do to plant and maintain the park’s gardens, and stroll through the Urban Farm on a self-guided tour of what’s growing.   READ MORE

2025 Independence Day Celebration in Astoria Park

Astoria, Queens – FREE
Thursday, June 26, 2025
The Jazz and Swing Band, Fleur Seule, plays a concert of standards and classic swing, followed by a spectacular fireworks display. READ MORE

Summer Field Day/World Wide Playdate in Rockefeller Park

Battery Park City – FREE
Friday, June 27, 2025
Divinity Roxx and Friends host a playdate with field games, activities with local organizations, the annual tug-of-war, face-painting, water play, games, giveaways, and  more!   READ MORE

PrideFest Festival

Greenwich Village – FREE
Sunday, June 29, 2025
The annual PrideFest street fair features live music, artists, craft vendors, food trucks, performers, and more. Family Fest activities take over the streets around Astor Place. READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

Church Street School for Music and Art
Schomburg Center For Research In Black Culture
Cathedral of St John the Divine
Van Cortlandt House Museum
Randall's Island Park

About the Author

Drew Kristofik
Drew Kristofik’s career took a twist from editing teen magazines to a seven-year stint at MacNeil/Lehrer, followed by a long run at Nickelodeon/Viacom as Director of Content for Nick Online and Editor-in-Chief of ParentsConnect.com. A founding member of the Webby Award-winning GoCityKids, she’s written for Family Fun, Vanity Fair, and New York. Her middle school novel, The Time Boat, is available on Amazon Kindle. Drew keeps the MommyPoppins New York Events calendar spot-on and can be reached at events@mommypoppins.com.
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