Taste of Harlem
Thursday, July 3, 6:00-10:00
The Forum at Columbia University, 601 West 125th St. (at Broadway), Manhattan
www.facebook.com/NYWomensChamberOfCommerce/posts/pfbid02vbbgLcWLpPFo9Gy9NxfEuLy8h3GY6bKk31LchgWKQEhowJTiAiKhYDaHMd72Myb5l
Tickets: $30
Jersey City Night Market Fireworks Celebration and Food Truck Festival
Friday, July 4, noon-9:00, followed by fireworks
Vicinity of Montgomery St. at Exchange Place, Jersey City
www.Eventbrite.com/e/jersey-city-4th-of-july-festival-fireworks-tickets-1420033009959
Free admission; online RSVP appreciated
International African Arts Festival
Friday through Sunday, July 4-6, 10:00-9:00
Commodore Barry Park, Fort Greene, Brooklyn
www.IAAFestival.org
See website for ticket information
Smorgasburg
Friday through Sunday, July 4-6, 11:00-6:00; repeats through October
Friday: WTC/Oculus Plaza, Fulton St. at Church St., Manhattan
Saturday: Marsha P. Johnson State Park, 90 Kent Ave. (at North 7th St.), Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Sunday: Breeze Hill, East Dr. at Lincoln Rd., Prospect Park, Brooklyn
www.Smorgasburg.com/vendors
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=smorgasburg
Free admission
Tibetan Street Market
Saturday, July 5, 10:00-7:30
Outside the Tibetan Community Center, 5712 Tibet Way (32nd Ave. at 58th St.), Woodside, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo?fbid=740957105113937&set=pcb.740957161780598
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/52338345942/lightbox
Free admission
Venezuelan Cultural Fest
Saturday, July 5, 11:00-7:00
Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Ave. (at 5th St.), Long Island City, Queens
www.Eventbrite.com/e/venezuelan-cultural-fest-tickets-1060860946649
Free admission with online registration
Midtown East Food Fair
Thursday, June 26, 10:00-6:00
West 54th St. between Lexington and Third Aves., Manhattan
Free admission
Union Square Night Market
Thursday and Friday, June 26-27, noon-8:00
Union Square South Plaza, Manhattan
www.UrbanSpace Markets.com/ union-square-night-market-1-1
Free admission
Sant' Antonio Abate Feast
Thursday through Sunday, June 26-29, various hours
Ditmars Blvd. between 35th and 38th Sts., Astoria, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/DK15GDnx454
Free admission
Smorgasburg
Friday through Sunday, June 27-29, 11:00-6:00; repeats through October
Friday: WTC/Oculus Plaza, Fulton St. at Church St., Manhattan
Saturday: Marsha P. Johnson State Park, 90 Kent Ave. (at North 7th St.), Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Sunday: Breeze Hill, East Dr. at Lincoln Rd., Prospect Park, Brooklyn
www.Smorgasburg.com/vendors
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=smorgasburg
Free admission
Food Truck Festival at The Mount
Friday through Sunday, June 27-29, various hours
On the grounds of Mount Loretto, 6581 Hylan Blvd. (at Kenny Rd.), Staten Island
www.CC-SI.org/food-truck-festival-at-the-mount-2025
Tickets: per day, $5; proceeds support Catholic Charities of Staten Island
St. Demetrios Greek Festival
Friday through Sunday, June 27-29, various hours
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 8435 152nd St. (84th Rd.-84th Dr.), Jamaica, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1137754578395090&set=a.461067616063793
Free admission
Juneteenth Food Festival
Thursday, June 19, noon-8:00
Weeksville Heritage Center, 158 Buffalo Ave. (St. Mark's Ave.-Bergen St.), Crown Heights, Brooklyn
www.WeeksvilleSociety.org/event/4th-annual-juneteenth-food-festival
Free admission
Taste of Korea
Friday, June 20, noon-7:00
Hana House, 345 Adams St. (near Fulton St.), Downtown Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/2025-taste-of-korea-in-brooklyn-food-and-culture-tickets-1405194146519
Free admission
Swedish Midsummer Festival
Friday, June 20, 5:00-9:00
Rockefeller Park, along the Hudson River near Chambers St., Manhattan
https://BPCA.NY.gov/news/events/special-events/swedish-midsummer-festival/
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2008/06/swedish-midsumm.html
Free admission
Hamro Mela: Himalayan Street Fair
Saturday, June 21, 10:00-6:00
76th St. between Roosevelt Ave. and Broadway, Jackson Heights, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/DLAQppouPx8
Free admission
Astoria Halal Fest
Saturday, June 21, noon-6:00
Steinway St. between 25th and 28th Aves., Astoria, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/DLAv-5FAOrr
Donations ($15 at https://bit.ly/astoriahalalfest2, highly encouraged but not required) "go directly toward our mutual aid fund and community safety work, empowering our neighbors and making sure resources stay accessible for those who need them most."
NYC Multicultural Festival
Saturday, June 21, noon-6:00
St. Nicholas Ave. between 141st and 145th Sts., Manhattan
www.Tockify.com/nycmultifestcrawl/detail/2/1750521600000
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=%22NYC+Multicultural+Festival%22&view_all=1
Free admission
Westchester Roots Puerto Rican Street Festival
Saturday, June 21, noon-5:00; preceded by a flag raising, scheduled for 11:00
Court St. between Main St. and Martine Ave., White Plains, New York
www.ArtsWestchester.org/events/puerto-rican-flag-raising-and-street-festival-a-westchester-roots-event
Free admission
Little Manila Street Fair
Sunday, June 22, 10:00-7:00; repeats June 29
Little Manila, Roosevelt Ave. between 69th and 70th Sts., Woodside, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10227552932425801&set=gm.10006063932811342&idorvanity=2999775473440258
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&text=%22little%20manila%22
Free admission
Philippine-American Friendship Community Parade and Festival
Sunday, June 22, 10:00-6:00
The parade, beginning at 11:30, proceeds from Duncan Ave. and Marcy Pl. to the festival site in Lincoln Park, Jersey City
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1138253505006965&set=pb.100064669782866.-2207520000
Free admission
African-American Heritage Celebration
Sunday, June 22, noon-6:00
Kensico Dam Plaza, Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla, New York
https://Parks.WestchesterGov.com/press-releases/3496-the-annual-african-american-festival-returns-to-kensico-dam-plaza-sunday-june-22
Free admission
Ongoing:
Flavor: The World to Your Brain, Thursday through Sunday
Union Square Night Market, Thursday and Friday
Smorgasburg, Friday through Sunday
JapanFes, Saturday or Sunday (most weekends)
Queens Night Market, Saturday
Grand Bazaar NYC, Sunday
Zoodohos Peghe Greek Festival
Continues Thursday through Sunday, June 12-15, various hours
Zoodohos Peghe Church, 3573 Bruckner Blvd. (Buhre Ave.-Arnow Pl.), Bronx
www.Instagram.com/p/DKQh2JYObfm
Free admission
Feast of St. Anthony
Continues Thursday through Sunday, June 12-15, various hours
Vicinity of 187th St. and Arthur Ave., Belmont, Bronx
www.BronxLittleItaly.com/events/the-feast-of-saint-anthony-2025
Free admission
Ascension Church Greek Festival
Thursday through Sunday, June 12-15, various hours
Outside the Ascension Greek Orthodox Church, 101 Anderson Ave. (Henry-McKinley Sts.), Fairview, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1030421475858821&set=a.442647931302848
Free admission
Yonkers Ukrainian Heritage Festival
Friday through Sunday, June 13-15, various hours
Grounds of St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church, 21 Shonnard Pl. (at North Broadway), Yonkers, New York
www.YonkersUkrainianFestival.org
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2017/06/yonkers-ukrainian-heritage-festival.html
Free admission; "all net proceeds from this year's festival are once again being donated to humanitarian efforts in Ukraine"
National BBQ Festival
Wednesday through Sunday, June 13-15, various hours
Eisenhower Park, 1899 Hempstead Tpk., East Meadow, New York
www.NationalBBQFest.com
See website for ticket details
Zion Episcopal Church's 194th Annual Strawberry Festival
Saturday, June 14, 10:00-3:00
Zion Episcopal Church, 24320 Church St., Douglaston, Queens
www.ZionEpiscopal.org/calendar/strawberry-festival
Free admission
The Brooklyn Greek Festival of Sts. Constantine and Helen Cathedral
Continues Thursday through Sunday, June 5-8, various hours
Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 64 Schermerhorn St. (Court St.-Boerum Pl.), Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1100906228746890&set=a.557162706454581
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2008/06/sts-constantine.html
Free admission
Grand Central Food Block Party
Thursday, June 5, 10:00-6:00
West 41st St. between Lexington and Third Aves., Manhattan
Free admission
Westchester Magazine's Burger & Beer Blast
Thursday, June 5, 6:00-9:30
Kensico Dam Plaza, Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla, New York
www.WestchesterMagazine.com/events/wine-and-food
Tickets: $96.75; ages 21 and over only
Part of Westchester Magazine's Wine & Food Festival
A Feast for the Books
Thursday, June 5, 7:30-9:00
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, 126 Crosby St. (Houston-Prince Sts.), Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/feast-for-the-books-2025-tickets-1280074038909
Tickets: $81.88 (6:00 VIP admission is sold out); proceeds benefit Housing Works
Holy Cross Greek Festival
Thursday through Sunday, June 5-8, various hours
Vicinity of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church, 11-05 150th St. (11th-12th Aves.), Whitestone, Queens
www.HolyCrossGreekChurch.com/annual-greek-festival-june-5-8
Free admission
Portugal Day Weekend in the Ironbound
Friday through Sunday, June 6-8, various hours, and including a parade on Sunday
Peter Francisco Park and various other locations on and around Ferry St., Newark, New Jersey
www.DiaDePortugalNewark.com
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=portugal%20newark
Free admission
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