You know us, at the Hester Street Fair, we stay committed to empowering the pursuit of passions by offering special programs designed to help you discover and cultivate your own. It's truly inspiring to witness the multitude of skills and talents that girls to women possess, and each year, we meticulously curate our roster to showcase as many of these talents as possible.
We’re hosting our annual Girl Power event at The Seaport's Pier 17, focusing on celebrating and empowering young women. This year we’re featuring resume-building, journaling sessions, community-building, DIY bracelet-making, and a very active DJ tent.
Special Programming
The DJ tent will be packed with emerging artists and producers curated by H D and featuring our annual set by Avenue DJs.
11-12 pm Signe Pierce
12-1 pm Lita
1-3 pm Avenue DJs
3-4 pm Mellow Domingo
4-6 pm Spinelli
Our Girl Power Tent has a rotating schedule of activities aimed at empowering personal drive, resume building, and expressing your own style.
Guided Journaling Sessions with Emily Chertow: 12:00 - 1:30 pm
Emily Chertow, founder of an inclusive community and journaling workshop. Her guided sessions teach you the power of putting pen to paper. Emily’s workshops center on mindfulness and self-care, aimed to help you find your own pursuit of passion. RSVP here.
Quickfire Resume Workshop with Digital Counsel: 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Bring your resume to Hester Street Fair for a quickfire workshop with Marcella Zimmermann, CEO of Digital Counsel. Get feedback on how you present your experience and career ambitions, and network with our community of small business owners. Digital Counsel is a creative agency providing design, digital marketing, and content strategy for cultural platforms and brands. Clients include iconic New York organizations such as The Armory Show, Metrograph, and Pratt Institute.
Tooth Gem Station with Precious: 3:00 - 6:00 pm
Colorful and expressive tooth gem-certified artist Precious aka Presha hails from Baltimore and now splits her time between NYC and LA. She is colorful and expressive in many forms! Come by to get your smile bedazzled, pricing starts at $55. Precious will also be selling her line of jewelry and other fashion-forward creations.
Care to look deeper into your dreams?
Enter The Greene Clinic’s Experiential Social Dreaming Matrix for the answers you’ve been looking for. The Dream Collective will archive -- anonymously or not -- your dream in a network of memory, associations, and acts, and in an online archive that will be available for public circulation and use (artistic, scientific, political, spiritual).
The Greene Clinic is a sliding-scale psychotherapy practice based in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Our team of psychologists, social workers, counselors, and psychiatrists provides high-quality mental health care, including individual therapy for adults and children, relationship therapy, group therapy, and psychological assessment.
What’s On The Menu?
LUNCH
Crispin Dopamine - The #1 Tequeno in the world
Coconana NYC - Authentic and oh-so tasty Vietnamese street food. Bahn mis, spring rolls, iced coffees. Classics!
Rostacy Jamaican - The classic Jamaican Grill is back! We want jerk sauce over everything
Oohlam - Filipino adobo bowls and sweet or savory (pineapple cheesecake!) lumpia
XPIZZA - Our favorite Roman-style pizza by from our bff neighborhood pizza shop
SNACKS
Madam Sara(h) Charcuterie & Grazing - Charcuterie boxes just for you or a big group of friends
Popadelics - Shitake mushroom superfood snacks!
SWEETS
Brig’s Sweets Shop - Homemade pop-tarts and Brazilian truffles
Phivi Sweets - Cookies, brownies, blondies, cupcakes, macarons, it’s all there!
Tozzo The Italian Coffee Shop - Sicilian coffee beverages with true pistachio-cream stuffed croissants
Highlighted Vendors
Allegorie - Sustainable accessory line turns actual fruit into leather goods while transforming materials scraps into colorful prints
Azyr Specs - A vintage eyewear boutique filled with designer pieces and editorial allure
Choose Yum - Pop culture greeting cards for every fan!
Ellen Jovin - Proprietor of Grammar Table. Author, and rebel with a clause
Just Fred - Vegan dog accessories for you and your best friend
Lillie Mae Aromas - There’s a soap station where everything feels incredible and will relax you almost instantly
Santos by Monica - Womenswear designer Handmaking her fashion brand in New York City using cactus-based biomaterial and exciting everyone from LES to Vanity Fair
Today Only - A collective shop project featuring handmade and one-of-a-kind wearables, jewelry, (fun)ctional pieces, and art objects by a group of textile and ceramic artists
Yam - Nostalgic jewelry, made by hand & w/ good intent while being an ode to my mom
Clarissa’s Bowtique - Clarissa is a 7-year-old boss and Amber is her mother who lets her baby live her dreams and build her business! Clarissa and Amber will be selling their hair and jewelry accessories while making extra space in their tent for shoppers to make their own friendship bracelets and hair piece
Yara Shea Beauty - Seeking to make a positive difference in the world by offering high-quality, naturally inspired skincare and body care products produced ethically and sustainably handcrafted by women in Ghana. Yara Shea supports its founder’s mission to build and support institutes in Africa for women in STEM, health, and health education
Full Roster
ABD Botanical Color, Allegorie, Allegra Vintij, Allison's Archive, Ariel's Candle Shop, Azyr Specs, Blue Urbane, Brig's Sweet Shop, Cantina Royale, Chocolicious NYC, Choose Yum, Clarissa's Bowtique, CoconanaNYC, Crispin Dopamine, Diamante Vintage, Dress Weights, EAG Vintage, Eden's Harvest, Ellen Jovin, Elodie Studios, Everything Soulful, Fouta Harissa, Grlpwr Art, Hague House, Home Snack, KimlyParc, Kitschy Kass, Lal Vintage, Lavazzon Gallery, Le Moné, Lemon Water Studios, Lillie Mae Aromas, Lorelei Gruss Jewelry, Madam Sara(H) Charcuterie & Grazing, MINIPNG, Mottive, Ohne Studio, Oohlam, Palmiste Indulgence, Phivi Sweets, Platonic Love Vintage, Popadelics, Preppy Trendy, Prince Peacock, Pupper Cup & Just Fred, Rabbit Rabbit, Rostacy Jamaican Food, SASS, Santos by Monica, Sarafine, She-Bang, SimulationStation23, Skipping Girl Sterling, Soapen, Spinster Kitchen, Sunday Studio, The Narrative Vintage, Tiny BS, Today Only, Tozzo The Italian Coffee Shop, UltraRay, Village Psychic Lisa DeMetro , Wee Snack Shop, Woofccessories, XPIZZA, Yam, Yara Shea Beauty, Yogaromas by Quinn, Yui Brooklyn