Family fun abounds at the Sunset Park Fifth Avenue Festival
Hula hoops, tacos and pony rides were among the many family-friendly activities that filled Sunset Park’s Fifth Avenue Festival between 44th and 59th Streets on Sunday, September 14. The annual festival has been held since 1999 and is an opportunity for neighbors to interact with and support local small business vendors and community arts groups over food, dancing and fun.
“Each year, we say it’s the best ever, but this year we had more free rides than ever between 45th and 46th Street, as well as the return of pony rides,” said Renee Giordano, executive director of the Sunset Park Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District (SPBID), which hosts the event. “The two stages always have lots of music and the weather was perfect – sunny, but not hot.”
The two stages were located at 44th and 54th Streets and featured a mix of performers. On the local front, there was the Regina Opera Company, youth singer Ximena, the OLPH Twirlers, the Fredy Soberanis Band, Nuevo Hit, and the Dragon Dancers.