Food-Friendly Events, May 2-4 (Drizzly Weekend Edition)

Drums along the Hudson Native American Festival
Saturday, May 3, 11:00-6:00, rain or shine
Inwood Hill Park at 218th St., four blocks west of Broadway; free admission
http://lotusmusicanddance.org/DAH
Native American arts and crafts, exhibitions of world dance and drumming, and your best chance in the five boroughs to try corn soup, fry bread, and planked shad

Sakura Matsuri: Cherry Blossom Festival
Saturday and Sunday, May 3 and 4, 10:00-6:00, rain or shine
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, northeast corner of Prospect Park; free with garden admission ($8 tops, for adults)
http://www.bbg.org/exp/cherries/sakura.html
"J-pop concerts, traditional Japanese music and dance, taiko drumming, martial arts, bonsai pruning workshops, Japanese Manga art, tea ceremonies, and workshops for all ages." A "menu of Japanese food" will be available

Romania Day Festival
Saturday, May 3, begins 11:00; no rainy-day plans announced
Water St. from Fulton to Broad streets; free admission
http://www.romaniabroadway.ro/index.php
Music, folk dance, and a haute couture fashion show; most of the food may tend toward the usual street-fair standards

Cinco de Mayo Festival
Sunday, May 4, 11:00-6:00; no rainy-day plans announced
116th St. from Lexington to Second avenues; free admission
At both ends of these festivals, 116th St. can be thumpingly loud (earplugs wouldn't be a bad idea), but as you can see from the photo above, you can get your hands on some fine food — just the thing if you're feeling "Red Hook" hunger pangs.

That same day also brings a Cinco de Mayo parade, along Central Park West from 110th St. to 72nd St., beginning at 1:00, and a Cinco de Mayo festival in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, near the Unisphere, from 10:00-6:00. No rainy-day plans have been announced for either event.

Court Street Summerfest
Sunday, May 4, 11:00-6:00; no rainy-day plans announced
Court St. between President and West 9th streets, Brooklyn; free admission
"This ten-block festival brings vendors, artists, live music, and food"; even if the festival fare turns out to be nothing special; it's a fine opportunity to visit the many bakeries and specialty stores on Court St. and nearby Smith St.