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This spring, hit the streets and support our city’s smallest businesses by joining the 5th annual Street Vendor Scavenger Quest!

The Street Vendor Scavenger Quest is an annual citywide adventure in which New Yorkers sign up to complete fun challenges while meeting the street vendors who make our city unique, trying new foods, and competing to win prizes–all while supporting NYC’s only street vendor organization.

Get ready to play the 5th Annual Street Vendor Scavenger Quest on Saturday May 2, 2026! Players will:

1. Pick a borough to play in: Queens, Bronx, Brooklyn, or Manhattan

2. Form a team and visit street vendors to complete the challenges

3. Follow the challenges to the Closing Ceremony from 5-7pm in Midtown Manhattan

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Register to Play

  • Invite up to 10 friends, family, or co-workers to join your team, or play solo!
  • Registered teams will gain access to a mobile app
  • Watch our short video tutorial with instructions on how to play
  • Decide which borough you want to play in. Hardcore players have the option to complete challenges in more than one borough!
  • Register by Friday April 24th

The game will go live on Saturday May 2nd at 8 AM! Play at any time during the day!

  • Check the app to see the ‘missions,’ which you will complete by answering street food trivia, hitting the streets to meet vendors and try their wares, and more!
  • As your team completes missions, you will upload photos to the app, gaining points for each mission you complete.
  • The game is flexible, accommodating players who want to spend an hour or two completing a few missions in a specific vending hub, or scavenger hunt experts who spend the whole day completing missions and play to win!

Join us from 5-7 PM on May 2nd for the Closing Celebration in Midtown Manhattan

    • Meet your fellow players and enjoy food from vendors as we tally up the results. 
    • At 6 PM, the winning teams will be announced and receive trophies and prizes!
    • RSVP if you plan to join the (optional) Closing Celebration.

SPONSOR OR DONATE HERE

All donations directly support language justice at SVP’s bimonthly membership meetings, which are simultaneously translated into 7 languages.

TEAM PHOTOS FROM PRIOR YEARS

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THANK YOU TO OUR
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Our Street Vendor Scavenger Quest Committee: Dave Cook, Mandira Ghai, Andrew Gustafson, Justin Pollack, and Angy Rivera.

For any questions about the scavenger quest or related events, please contact Rachel Aimee, Director of Development

Email: [email protected] | Mobile: 646.923.8395

The Street Vendor Project’s fundraising efforts build our organizational capacity.
Sponsorships are not associated with political positions or affiliations.  

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Main Office

40 Rector St. 9th Fl
New York, NY 10006

Telephone: 646-602-5600
Email: [email protected]

Visit our website at: https://streetvendor.org

Hours

M-F: 9:00AM- 6:00PM

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