Uptown Night Market
Thursday, May 9, 4:00-10:00; repeats monthly through October
"Under the famous Harlem arches" (and largely sheltered from any rain), West 133rd St. at Twelfth Ave., Manhattan
www.MascHospitalityGroup.com/uptownnightmarket
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/52013600345/lightbox
Free admission
Zlatne Uste Golden Festival
Friday, May 10, 7:00-12:30; Saturday, 6:00-2:00
Astoria World Manor, 2522 Astoria Blvd., Astoria, Queens
www.GoldenFest.org
"In the Balkans … Even the most casual visitor is greeted with a sweet and a drink on arrival. It’s a centuries-old tradition. At Golden Festival … We have our own traditions. One is to communally prepare and serve a tasting of the cuisines from the Mediterranean and Balkans."
Tickets: adults, $50 Friday/$95 Saturday; students with ID, $35/$65; children ages 12 and under, free
Ayiti Nou La Toujou Haitian Culture Day
Saturday, May 11, 10:00-6:00
Accompanied by a parade, start time unknown, that proceeds down Toussaint L'ouverture Blvd. from Church Ave. to the festival site at Hillel Plaza, Flatbush Ave. at Nostrand Ave., Flatbush, Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/ayiti-nou-la-toujou-2024-haitian-culture-day-tickets-866851324647
Free admission
Viking Fest
Saturday, May 11, 10:00-5:00
Owl's Head Park, Colonial Ave. at 68th St., Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/photo?fbid=823159763174226&set=a.552586263564912
Free admission
MAHAA Burmese fundraiser
Saturday, May 11, 11:00-3:30 (although food might be available as early as 10:30, and many items sell out fast)
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/mahaaspring2021/posts/pfbid02GAVZdS2gCcFEBKrYWPMuZnuZrWXddq6fLsstt1deH3fyUCm5DFmVJS1pMRpjdm8Ll
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=mahaa
Free admission; proceeds benefit the Myanmar American Humanitarian Aid Association
Japan Parade and JapanFes
Saturday, May 11, 11:00-5:00
The parade, beginning at 1:00, proceeds down Central Park West from 81st St. to 67th St. and past the festival site, on 72nd St. between Columbus Ave. and Central Park West, Manhattan
www.ILoveTheUpperWestSide.com/japan-parade-and-street-fair-returns-for-third-year
Free admission