Skillman Avenue is the quiet residential spine that runs behind Queens Boulevard, and for one day a block of it belongs to the two neighborhoods that share it. Expect community tables, local vendors and food rather than a commercial fair operator's tent grid. If you live along the 7 and want a low-key, walkable Saturday that is not Manhattan, this is the block.
What to expect
One closed block of Skillman Avenue with community and vendor tables along the roadway and food sold on site. The scale is neighborhood, not citywide, so it stays walkable all day. Foot traffic peaks in the middle of the permit window.
Good to know
- The 7 train at 52nd St or 46th St-Bliss St puts you a few blocks from Skillman Avenue.
- The closure covers a single block of Skillman Avenue between 49th and 50th Street.
- Bring cash for community and food tables.
- The block is flat and short, easy with a stroller.
- Sunnyside Gardens and the Queens Boulevard food strip are both walking distance if you want to extend the day.
- Street parking on the surrounding blocks goes early once the closure is up.
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Common questions
Where is it?
On Skillman Avenue between 49th and 50th Street, on the Woodside-Sunnyside line in Queens.
Is there an admission fee?
No admission is listed on the city permit; vendors set their own prices.
How big is it?
It is a permitted single-block festival - one closed block, not a multi-avenue fair.
