Fifth Ave. Festival, Liberty Weekend expected to draw big crowds
Southern Brooklyn will play host to two blockbuster events – a street fair and a celebration of history – this weekend with thousands of people expected to turn out to have a good time.
On Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2, the Friends of Historic New Utrecht are hosting Liberty Weekend on the grounds of the New Utrecht Reformed Church on 18th Avenue and 84th Street in Bensonhurst. On Sunday, June 2, the Bay Ridge Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) will present the Fifth Avenue Spring Festival.
The 2013 Fifth Avenue Spring Festival, a giant street fair complete with carnival games, rides for kids, outdoor concerts by Brooklyn bands, sidewalk cafes, raffles and sidewalk sales, will take place from 69th Street to 85th Street, from noon to 6 p.m.