After a year off, Downtown Fargo Street Fair rekindles the spirit: 'It’s great to be back' Street fair vendors are happy to be back after last year's cancellation due to the coronavirus pandemic. Written By: C.S. Hagen | × Orina Olsonoski, 9, from Fargo reacts after her turn in the Fantastic Faces booth from Lincoln, Neb., during the downtown street fair on Thursday, July 15, 2021. David Samson / The Forum FARGO — Thirty minutes after the Downtown Fargo Street Fair opened Thursday, July 15, the booths teemed with people eyeing curiosities and standing in lines for cool, tall lemonades and jalapeno cheese curds. For Joslynn Lende, owner of the hand-battered cheese curd stand, being back among paying customers was a welcome relief after last year’s street fair was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.