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This website began as a collection of field notes on interesting food I'd tried, or planned to try, in and around New York. Since its launch, in January 2005, I've visited thousands of venues, from white-linen restaurants to elbows-on-the-table eateries, as well as street vendors, fairs, festivals, grocers, and greenmarkets — and my "to eat" list is longer than ever.

New York-area food events, September 5-12

Fresh Pond Road Italian Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 5-8, various hours
Fresh Pond Rd. between Woodbine and Menahan Sts., Ridgewood, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=470072879104641&set=a.132400146205251
Free admission

Hoboken Italian Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 5-8, various hours
Sinatra Promenade between Newark and 3rd Sts., Hoboken, New Jersey
www.HobokenItalianFestival.com
Free admission

St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 5-8, various hours
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 721 Rahway Ave., Union, New Jersey
www.StDemetriosUnion.org/greek-festival
Admission: in past years, $2

San Gennaro Feast on Long Island
Thursday through Sunday, 5-8, various hours
Vicinity of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, 282 Long Beach Rd., Island Park, New York
www.SacredHeartIslandPark.com
Free admission

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Festival
Friday through Sunday, September 6-8, various hours
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 20 Field Ave., Hicksville, New York
www.HolyTrinityGOCh.com/festival
Free admission

Blauvelt Sons of Italy Italian Feast and Carnival
Thursday through Sunday, September 5-8, various hours
Masonic Park Fairgrounds, 89 Western Hwy., Tappan, New York
www.Facebook.com/BlauveltSons
Admission: adults, $10; children under age 12, free

New York-area food events, Labor Day weekend

St. Joseph Feast of Lodi
Friday through Monday, August 30-September 2, generally 4:00-10:00
Vicinity of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, 40 Spring St., Lodi, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/st.joseph.7547
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/48747327512/lightbox
Free admission

Pandan Project 2.0
Saturday, August 31, 11:00-5:00, multiple one-hour sessions
Zaab Zaab, 208 Grand St. (Driggs-Bedford Aves.), Williamsburg, Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/pandan-project-20-by-zaab-zaabkinhfolk-honeycakes-moonman-zaab-burger-tickets-991075111337
Tickets: per session, $5.04

Myanmar Baptist Church Fun Fair
Saturday, August 31, 11:00-5:00
Parish hall of St. James Episcopal Church, 84-07 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=897763632385594&set=pb.100064558969433.-2207520000
Previously, including some long-ago fun fairs in a Briarwood backyard: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=%22Myanmar%20Baptist%20Church%20Fun%20Fair%22
Free admission

New York-area food events, late August

Santa Rosalia Society Festival (a.k.a. the 18th Avenue Feast)
Concludes Thursday through Sunday, August 22-25, various hours
18th Ave. between 67th and 75th Sts., Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
www.Instagram.com/feastofsantarosalia.official
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=rosalia%20bensonhurst&view_all=1
Free admission

Season finale: Smorgasburg at The Shed
Thursday, August 22, 11:00-6:00
11 Hudson Boulevard East (at Eleventh Ave.), Manhattan
www.Instagram.com/Smorgasburg
Free admission

Night Markets NYC: West Harlem
Thursday, August 22, 4:00-10:00; repeats monthly through October
"Under the famous Harlem arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/night-markets-nyc-west-harlem-tickets-990601113597
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/52013600345/lightbox
Free admission

Talk and Taste: Bright Cooking with Camille Becerra
Thursday, August 22, 6:00-8:00
Essex Market, 88 Essex St. (at Delancey St.), Manhattan
www.KitchenArtsAndLetters.com/products/talk-taste-bright-cooking-with-camille-becerra
Tickets: $10, or $42.50 including a copy of the book

Panaghia of Island Park Greek Orthodox Church Festival
Thursday through Sunday, August 22-25, various hours
Panaghia of Island Park Greek Orthodox Church, 83 Newport Rd., Island Park, New York
www.PanaghiaIP.org/announcements
Free admission

Season finale: Chinatown Night Market
Friday, August 23, 8:00-11:45
Forsyth Plaza, Forsyth St. at Canal St., Manhattan
www.ThinkChinatown.org/nightmarket
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/52290597851/lightbox
Free admission

New York-area food events, August 15-22

Santa Rosalia Society Festival (a.k.a. the 18th Avenue Feast)
Thursday through Sunday, August 15-25, various hours
18th Ave. between 67th and 75th Sts., Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
www.Instagram.com/feastofsantarosalia.official
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=rosalia%20bensonhurst&view_all=1
Free admission

Hey Stamford! Food Festival
Thursday through Sunday, August 15-18, various hours; continues August 23-25
Mill River Park, 1040 Washington Blvd. (near West Park Pl.), Stamford, Connecticut
www.HeyStamfordFoodFest.com
See website for ticket details

Milford Oyster Festival
Saturday, August 17, 10:00-6:00
Along both banks of the harbor, Milford, Connecticut
www.MilfordOysterFestival.org
Free admission

NHFMM Burmese Street Fair
Saturday, August 17, 11:00-4:00 (although food might be available early, and many items might sell out early, too)
Woodside Ave. between 78th and 79th Sts., Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/groups/190434761579412/permalink/1489779998311542
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=nhfmm&view_all=1
Free admission

New York-area food events, August 8-15

Night Markets NYC: West Harlem (previously known as the the Uptown Night Market)
Thursday, August 8, 4:00-10:00; repeats monthly through October
"Under the famous Harlem arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/night-markets-nyc-west-harlem-tickets-767640010937
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/52013600345/lightbox
Free admission

Giglio di Sant' Antonio Feast
Thursday through Sunday, August 8-11, various hours
Pleasant Ave. between East 114th and East 116th Sts., Manhattan
www.EastHarlemGiglio.org
Free admission

La Festa Italiana
Continues Thursday through Sunday, August 8-11, 5:00-11:00
Vicinity of Holy Rosary Church, 344 Sixth St. (Brunswick-Monmouth Sts.), Jersey City
www.LaFestaJC.com
Free admission

St. Rocco's Italian Feast
Continues Thursday through Sunday, August 8-11, various hours
Main St., Fort Lee, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/stroccofortlee
Free admission

Dragon Fest
Saturday, August 10, 10:00-6:00; repeats periodically at various locations through October
Washington Square Park North between MacDougal St. and University Pl., Manhattan
www.DragonFests.com
Free admission

JapanFes
Saturday, August 10, 10:00-6:00; repeats weekly, more or less, at various locations through October
60th St. between Madison and Fifth Aves., Manhattan
www.JapanFes.com/new-blog/2024/810-upper-east-side
Sunday, August 11, 10:00-6:00
45th St. between Third and Lexington Aves., Manhattan
www.JapanFes.com/new-blog/2024/811-otsumami-street
Free admission

Indonesian bazaar at Moore Homestead Park
Saturday, August 10, 11:00-5:00; repeats periodically
45th Ave. at Broadway, Elmhurst, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/C-TsjC8tTor
Previously, by the same organizers, at various locations: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20gastronomy%20association&view_all=1
Free admission

Festival Boliviano de New Jersey
Saturday, August 10, 11:30-6:30
Accompanied by a parade, which winds down near the festival site on Mercer St. between Grove St. and Marin Blvd., Jersey City
www.Facebook.com/CRBNJ/videos/854194756251136
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=bolivian+jersey+city&view_all=1
Free admission