Bugs, Bacon & Beer, Jersey City
Thursday, September 19, 6:00-10:00
Liberty Science Center, Liberty State Park, 222 Jersey City Blvd., Jersey City
www.LSC.org/explore/lsc-after-dark
Tickets: $20; ages 21 and over only
Regenerative AgTech
Thursday, September 19, 6:00-9:30
WeWork HQ, 118 West 18th St. (Sixth-Seventh Aves., 2nd fl.), Manhattan
www.Meetup.com/food-tech/events/259273139
Tickets: $35
Jewish in Queens: Foods That Feel Like Home
Thursday, September 19, 7:00-10:00
Free Synagogue of Flushing, 4160 Kissena Blvd. (Barclay-Sanford Aves.), Flushing, Queens
www.Eventbrite.com/e/jewish-in-queens-foods-that-feel-like-home-tickets-69181665223
Free admission
Bourbon Chai and Sweet Potato Pie
Thursday, September 19, 7:00-9:00
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. (at 103rd St.), Manhattan
www.MCNY.org/event/bourbon-chai-sweet-potato-pie
Tickets: general admission, $20
Dinner at Downton: A Culinary History
Thursday, September 19, 7:00-9:00
Museum of Food and Drink, 62 Bayard St. (Lorimer-Leonard Sts.), Williamsburg, Brooklyn
www.MOFAD.org/events/2019/9/19/downton-abbey
Tickets: $35
One in a series presented by MOFAD
Harvest in the Square
Thursday, September 19, 7:00-9:00, rain or shine
North Plaza, Union Square Park, Manhattan
www.Harvest.UnionSquareNYC.org
General admission: $99 advance/$125 onsite; proceeds raise funds "for the Union Square Partnership's extensive beautification and complimentary community programs"
Holy Cross Greek Cultural Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 19-22, various hours, rain or shine
Ridge Blvd. between 84th and 86th Sts., Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
www.HolyCrossBrooklyn.com/media/5d72c407dff2a.pdf
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2012/09/holy-cross-greek-cultural-festival.html
Free admission
Feast of San Gennaro
Concludes Thursday, September 19, through Sunday, September 22, 10:00-6:00
On and around Mulberry St., Little Italy, Manhattan
www.DoNYC.com/p/guide-to-san-gennaro
Free admission
The Dishwasher
Friday, September 20, 6:30-8:30
Archestratus Books and Foods, 160 Huron St. (at Manhattan Ave.), Greenpoint, Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/montreals-cult-classic-author-stephane-larue-avec-chez-ma-tantes-chef-aidan-oneal-tickets-70088138509
Tickets: $20, or $30 including a copy of the book
Foodstock: Staten Island Fall Food Truck Festival
Friday through Sunday, September 20-22, 6:30-8:30
Staten Island Mall, 2655 Richmond Ave., New Springville, Staten Island
www.SILive.com/entertainment/2019/09/food-truck-festival-get-set-for-burgers-lobster-and-more.html
Admission, per day: adults, $5; active and inactive military with ID, and children under age 12, free
St. Nicholas Greek Festival, Wyckoff
Friday, and Saturday, September 20-21, noon-11:00; Sunday, noon-7:00
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 467 Grandview Ave., Wyckoff, New Jersey
www.StNickGreekFest.com
Free admission
Roseland Greek Festival
Friday through Sunday, September 20-22, various hours
Sts. Nicholas, Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 80 Laurel Ave., Roseland, New Jersey
www.RoselandGreekFest.com
Admission: adults, $2; children ages 12 and under, free
The Big Chocolate Show
Friday through Sunday, September 20-22, various hours
Resorts World Casino, 11000 Rockaway Blvd., Jamaica, Queens
www.BigChocolateShow.com
See website for ticket details
Norwegian Christian Home and Health Center Fall Fair
Saturday, September 21, 10:00-5:00
Norwegian Christian Home Campus, 1250 67th St. (12th-13th Aves.), Dyker Heights, Brooklyn
www.NCHHC.org/events
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2012/09/norwegian-christian-home-and-health-center-fall-fair.html
Free admission
Konamon (Japanese flour-based food) festivals
Each covers one segment of an otherwise cookie-cutter street festival
Saturday, September 21, 10:00-6:00
Eighth Ave. between 15th and 16th Sts., Manhattan
Sunday, September 22, 10:00-6:00
Lexington Ave. between 83rd and 84th Sts., Manhattan
www.JapanFes.com
Free admission to both
Hello Taiwan Bubble Tea Festival
Saturday, September 21, 11:00-6:00
Eighth Ave. between 16th and 17th Sts., Manhattan
www.BubbleTea.nyc
Tasting tickets: $10; advance purchase recommended
Indonesian Gastronomy Association bazaar
Saturday, September 21, 11:00-5:00; repeats periodically
Whitney Ave. between Broadway and 83rd St., Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/iga.bazaar/photos/a.571696626694001/619169358613394
Previously: https://www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20gastronomy%20association&view_all=1
Free admission
Queens County Fair
Saturday and Sunday, September 21-22, 11:00-6:00
Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park
www.Eventbrite.com/e/37th-annual-queens-county-fair-tickets-63154843838
Admission, per day: adults, $10; children ages 3 to 12, $5; children ages 2 and under, free
UACCNJ Ukrainian Festival, Whippany
Saturday, September 21, 11:30-7:00
Ukrainian American Center of New Jersey, 60 North Jefferson Rd., Whippany, New Jersey
www.UACCNJ.org/2019-ukrainian-festival
Free admission
Morenada Señorial (Bolivian) Gran Kermesse, Passaic
Saturday, September 21, 11:30-???
Sede Señorial, 285 Monroe St. (Hamilton-Hoover Aves.), Passaic, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=657623184760640&id=100015388922528
Free admission
Viva La Comida!
Saturday, September 21, noon-7:00
82nd St. south of Roosevelt Ave., Elmhurst, Queens
www.VivaLaComida.com
Free admission
Bergen Street Fest, Teaneck
Saturday, September 21, noon-10:00; Sunday, noon-8:00
Teaneck Armory, 1799 Teaneck Rd. (Liberty Rd.-Ward Plaza), Teaneck, New Jersey
www.BergenStreetFest.com
Admission: adults, $5; children ages 2 to 12, $3; children under age 2, free
Taste of Gramercy Neighborhood
Saturday, September 21, noon-4:00
Irving Pl. between 17th and 18th Sts., Manhattan
www.TasteOfGramercy.org
Tasting tickets, $40 and up; proceeds benefit healthy meal programs at local public schools; "all leftover food will go to feed the homeless via the Bowery Mission"
All About Downtown Street Festival
Saturday, September 21, noon-8:00
Newark Ave. between Grove and Coles Sts., Jersey City
www.Facebook.com/HDSIDStreetFestival
Free admission
The 15th (and final) Vendy Awards
Saturday, September 21, 12:30-5:00
Colonel's Row, Governors Island, New York
www.VendyAwards.streetvendor.org
Tickets: adults, $100, or $170 for hour-earlier VIP entry; children ages 8 to 12, $60; children under age 8, free; proceeds benefit the Street Vendor Project
The Great Irish Fair of New York
Saturday, September 21, 12:30-???
Ford Amphitheater, 3052 West 21st St. (at the boardwalk), Coney Island, Brooklyn
www.IABSNY.com/great-irish-fair
Tickets: adults, $20; children under age 14, free
St. Mary's Romanian Orthodox Church Fall Festival
Saturday and Sunday, September 21-22, 1:00-6:00
Inside and outside St. Mary's Romanian Orthodox Church, 42-14 74th St. (at Woodside Ave.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/biserica.sfantamaria/posts/1586099004848720
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2016/10/romanian-fall-festival.html
Free admission
China Institute Food and Ideas Festival
Saturday, September 21, 1:45-7:00
China Institute, 100 Washington St. (enter at 40 Rector St.), Manhattan
www.ChinaInstitute.org/event/food-ideas-festival
Tickets: $10
Slovak Heritage Festival, East Brunswick
Sunday, September 22, 10:00-late afternoon
Middlesex County Fairgrounds, 655 Cranbury Rd., East Brunswick, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/SlovakFestival
Tickets: adults, $10; children ages 13 and under, free
Pig roast to benefit Immigrant Families Together
Sunday, September 22, noon-3:00
Anable Basin Sailing Bar and Grill, 440 44th Dr. (at the East River), Long Island City, Queens
www.Eventbrite.com/e/pig-roast-on-the-queens-riviera-tickets-69239464101
Tickets: adults, $40; children under age 12 in the company of a parent, free; proceeds benefit Immigrant Families Together
Holy Cross Ukrainian Heritage Day
Sunday, September 22, noon-6:00
Holy Cross Ukrainian Catholic Church, 31-12 30th St. (at 31st Ave.), Astoria, Queens
www.Facebook.com/holycrossukichurchastoria/photos/rpp.963155797054907/2386144441422695
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2013/09/holy-cross-ukrainian-heritage-day.html
Free admission
Ukrainian Orthodox Holy Ascension Cathedral Picnic, Clifton
Sunday, September 22, noon-8:00
Ukrainian Orthodox Holy Ascension Cathedral, 635 Broad St., Clifton, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/events/1663927497075855
Admission: $5
Morningside Alliance Festival and Riverside Church Homecoming
Sunday, September 22, noon-4:00
Sakura Park, Riverside Dr. at West 122nd St., Manhattan
www.Morningside-Heights.org
Taste of Morningside tickets: $8
Brooklyn Book Festival
Sunday, September 22, various times
Various locations in the vicinity of Borough Hall, Brooklyhn
Redefining American Cuisine
Cooking Across Borders
How We Eat at Home
Free admission
St. Gregory the Enlightener Armenian Church Fall Fair and Picnic, White Plains
Sunday, September 22, 1:00-5:00
St. Gregory the Enlightener Armenian Church, 1131 North St., White Plains, New York
www.StGregoryWP.com/events/family-fall-fair-and-armenian-picnic-3
Free admission
Peru to the World Expo
Sunday, September 22, 2:00-9:00
Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th St. (Sixth-Seventh Aves.), Manhattan
www.PeruToTheWorldExpo.com
See website for ticket details
Discomfort Dinner
Monday, September 23, 4:00-6:00
Culinary Institute of America, 1946 Campus Dr. (at the Marriott Pavilion), Hyde Park, New York
www.CIAchef.edu/liberal-arts-and-food-studies-lecture-series-release
Free admission
The Industry Sessions: How to Make a Restaurant Blow Up
Monday, September 23, 7:00-9:30
The Hoxton, 97 Wythe Ave. (North 9th-North 10th Sts.), Williamsburg, Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.ca/e/the-industry-sessions-how-to-make-a-restaurant-blow-up-tickets-69475570301
Tickets: $10; "all proceeds go to Women Chefs & Restaurateurs, a non-profit that advances the voice of women in the hospitality industry"
Opening day: Urbanspace Garment District
Monday, September 23, 11:00-8:00; continues daily (except Sunday) through October 28
Broadway between 39th and 40th Sts., Manhattan
www.UrbanspaceNYC.com/urbanspace-garment-district
Free admission
Juba—Sanctuary: An Homage to the Culinary Culture Bearers
Tuesday, September 24, 6:30-8:00
NYU Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, 411 Lafayette St., (West 4th St.-Astor Pl., 5th floor), Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/jubasanctuary-an-homage-to-the-culinary-culture-bearers-a-multimedia-presentation-with-scott-alves-tickets-71542819499
General admission: $40; students, $10; Culinary Historians of New York members, free with registration by September 20
Gage & Tollner: Construction, Cocktails, & Culinary Conversation
Wednesday, September 25, 6:30-8:00
Brooklyn Public Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza (at Eastern Pkwy.), Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
www.BklynLibrary.org/calendar/gage-tollner-construction-central-library-brooklyn-20190925
Free admission
Part of Food Fit for Kings County: The Culinary History of Brooklyn; exhibition continues daily through January 3
The Gaijin Cookbook
Wednesday, September 25, 7:00-???
92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (at 92nd St.), Manhattan
www.92Y.org/event/ivan-ramen-and-the-gaijin-cookbook
Tickets: $29
LuckyRice Feast
Thursday, September 26, two sessions: 6:00-8:00, 8:30-10:30
3 World Trade Center; check in at Oculus Plaza South, Dey St. at Greenwich St., Manhattan
www.LuckyRice.com/events/2019/new-york
Tickets, per session: $150
Stamford Greek Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 26-29, various hours
Archangels Greek Orthodox Church, 1527 Bedford St. (at 3rd St.), Stamford, Connecticut
www.StamfordGreekFest.com
Free admission
Sold out/waitlisted: An Evening with Ferran Adrià and José Andrés, September 25
Ongoing: Food Fit for Kings County: The Culinary History of Brooklyn, daily (through January 3); Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD), Friday through Sunday; Queens Night Market, Saturday (through October); Bronx Night Market, Saturday (through October); Red Hook food vendors, Saturday and Sunday (through October); Outdoor Fulton Stall Market, Sunday (through November); Grand Bazaar NYC, Sunday; (Manhattan) Outpost by Queens Night Market, Monday through Thursday (through September 26); Smorgasburg, various days; New York Greenmarkets, various days; Down to Earth Markets, various days
Food courts (and the like): Arthur Avenue Retail Market, Berg'n, Brookfield Place, Canal Street Market, Chelsea Market, City Kitchen, DeKalb Market Hall, Eataly, Essex Street Market, The Falchi Building, Fei Long Supermarket Food Court, Food Gallery 32, Gansevoort Market, Golden Shopping Mall, Gotham West Market, Grand Central Terminal dining concourse, HK Food Court, Hudson Yards, Industry City food hall, Japan Village, Moore Street Market, New World Mall Food Court, New York Food Court, North 3rd Street Market, The Pennsy, The Plaza Food Hall, Queens Crossing, Super HK Food Court, Time Out Market, Turnstyle, Urbanspace @ 570 Lexington, Urbanspace Vanderbilt
Classes: See the schedules of the Astor Center, The Brooklyn Kitchen, Camaje Bistro & Lounge, De Gustibus, Haven's Kitchen, the Institute of Culinary Education, the International Culinary Center, the League of Kitchens, Murray's Cheese, the National Gourmet Institute, and La Scuola di Eataly, and the roundup of classes on CourseHorse
Walking tours: Tag along with Big Onion, Culinary Backstreets, Ethnojunkie, Food and Footprints, Fun Foodie NYC, In Food We Trust, the Institute of Culinary Education, Jack Eichenbaum, Joe DiStefano, the Museum of Chinese in America, Noshwalks, Pig Feet Walking Tours, Ray's Food & Walking Tours, Queens Food Tours, Secret Food Tours, Sidewalks of NY, Turnstile Tours, Urban Oyster, and "Wildman" Steve Brill
Tickets on sale: New York Vegandale Food Drink Festival, September 28; Oktoberfest, Flushing Style: Sauerkraut and Kimchi, September 28; Brooklyn Botanic Garden Chile Fiesta, September 28; Can You Milk It? The Science and History of Plant Milks, September 30; How to Cook Everything: 20th Anniversary Edition, October 2 (free with online registration); Bacon and Beer Classic, October 3; New York Pizza Festival, October 5-6; The New York Times Food Festival, October 5-6; Eeeeeats Con, October 5-6; New York City Wine and Food Festival, October 10-13; New York African Restaurant Week Festival, October 12-13; New York Coffee Festival, October 12-13; South: Essential Recipes and New Explorations, October 15; Sababa with Adeena Sussman, October 15; The Next Big Bite, 2020 Vision: What We Will Cook, Eat, Drink and Crave, October 15; Pastrami on Rye, October 16; Foods That Feel Like Home: Jewish Food Stories in the Sukkah, October 17 (free with online registration); The Food of Sichuan, October 21; New York Taste, October 21; Rachael Ray in Conversation with Kim Severson, October 23; An Evening in Good Taste, October 24; NYC Food Film Festival, October 24-27; Toast of Brooklyn, October 26
On the radar: Nigerian Independence Day Parade and Festival, October 5; Korean Parade and K-Town Festival, October 5; Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish Hall, October 5; Staten Island Egyptian Coptic Festival, October 5-6, 12-13; Association of Indians in America Deepavali Festival, October 6; Lower East Side Pickle Day, October 6; Panamanian Pre-Independence Day Parade and Street Festival, October 12; Myanmar Baptist Church Fun Fair, October 12; Dashain celebration of Adhikaar ("rights," in Nepali), October 13; Smith Street Soup Festival, October 26
