THE 34TH ANNUAL ATLANTIC ANTIC STREET FESTIVAL Sunday, October 5th, 2008 from 10am to 6pm, rain or shine Atlantic Avenue from Hicks Street to Fourth Avenue 10 Blocks of Food, Festivities, and Fun Through the Heart of Brownstone Brooklyn.

The Atlantic Antic is a Brooklyn Institution

The 34th annual Atlantic Antic was the largest the Avenue has ever seen!!! Eleven live entertainment stages, over 600 vendors, pony rides, and inflatable games, all proved why the Atlantic Antic is New York's number one street festival!

Spanning 10 blocks of Atlantic Avenue, from 4th Avenue in Boerum Hill all the way to Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights, the 2008 Atlantic Antic drew over 1,000,000 PEOPLE all looking for food, festivities, and fun.
Click here to view the 2008 Atlantic Antic Food Map! (2.91mb. PDF viewer required)

Offering something for everyone, the eleven live musical stages showcased free performances all day, featuring blues, rock, country, R&B, jazz, music for kids, drum circles, and belly-dancing. Kids and families enjoyed plenty of pony rides, face painting, balloon sculptures, live storytelling, and more!

Local and national craftspeople, food vendors, and nonprofits were intertwined with Atlantic Avenue's trendy restaurants and boutiques. All participants offered their coveted one-of-a-kind merchandise or mouth-watering dishes. Best known for their eclectic delicacies, the Antic featured an exciting array of foods from around the world, from baklava and funnel cake, to grilled sardines and pulled pork sandwiches. And who could forget street fair favorites like smoked sausage sandwiches, mozzarepas, and roasted corn.  

New York Transit Museum Bus Festival

The New York Transit Museum's 15th Annual Bus Festival was once again celebrated at the Antic, taking place at the midway point of the festival, on Boerum Place. A collection of vintage buses dating all the way back to 1917 were on display and ready to board, and visitors enjoyed free admission to the museum, one block away on Schermerhorn Street..

Interested Vendors

Please click here for the 2009 Atlantic Antic.

Subway Directions

2, 3, 4, 5 to Nevins St. OR Atlantic Avenue OR Borough Hall, M to Borough Hall; R to Borough Hall Station OR Lawrence St, or Pacific St. F to Bergen Street OR Jay Street B, Q to Atlantic Avenue N, M, D to Pacific Street A, C, G to Hoyt/Schemerhorn or Jay Street

Parking
Please click here for a list of parking lots in the surrounding neighborhood.  (Note: We do not guarantee availability at any of these lots)  

Contact

For general inquiries about the 2009 Atlantic Antic please contact antic@atlanticave.org or call the Atlantic Avenue LDC at 718.875.8993

For marketing and promotional opportunities, please contact auster*events at info@austerevents.com or call 718.243.1414

See you there!