Feast of San Gennaro
Thursday, September 16, through Sunday, September 26, generally 11:00-11:00
On and around Mulberry St., Little Italy, Manhattan
www.SanGennaroNYC.org
Free admission
St. Markella Greek Orthodox Church Street Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 16-19, various evening and weekend hours
Cathedral of St. Markella, 2268 26th St. (near 23rd Ave., Astoria, Queens
www.SaintMarkellaGOC.org/annual-festival
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2017/09/st-markella-greek-orthodox-church-street-festival.html
Free admission
Holy Cross Greek Cultural Festival
Friday through Sunday, September 17-19, various hours
Ridge Blvd. between 84th and 86th Sts., Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
www.QueenOfTheClick.com/2021/09/08/holy-cross-greek-festival-in-bay-ridge-9-17-9-19
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2012/09/holy-cross-greek-cultural-festival.html
Free admission
St. John the Theologian's Greek Festival, Tenafly
Friday through Sunday, September 17-19, various hours
Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Theologian, 353 East Clinton Ave., Tenafly, New Jersey
www.TasteOfGreeceFestival.com
Free admission
St. Paraskevi Greek Fest, Greenlawn
Friday through Sunday, September 17-19, various evening and weekend hours
Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church, 1 Shrine Pl., Greenlawn, New York
www.Facebook.com/stparaskevi/photos/a.1433714510255019/2683036631989461
Free admission
Shan Traditional (Burmese) Foods Fundraising Fair
Saturday, September 18, 11:00-4:00
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=994462701389755&set=g.394535003928451
Free admission
Armenian Church of the Holy Martyrs Street Festival
Saturday, September 18, noon-9:00
Outside the Church of the Holy Martyrs, 20915 Horace Harding Expy. (at Oceania St.), Bayside, Queens
https://Armenian-Church-of-the-Holy-Martyrs.square.site/s/order
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2015/09/armenian-church-of-the-holy-martyrs-street-festival.html
Free admission
Umu Igbo Unite BBQ and New Yam Festival
Saturday, September 18, noon-6:00
Queensbridge Park, Queens (exact location provided the day before to online registrants)
www.Eventbrite.com/e/uiu-tristate-5th-annual-bbqnew-yam-festival-tickets-164760315539
Free admission
All About Downtown Street Festival, Jersey City
Saturday, September 18, noon-8:00
Newark Ave. between Grove and Coles Sts., Jersey City
www.Facebook.com/events/161213855933560
Free admission
Desfile de la Independencia de México de La Colmena
Saturday, September 18, 3:00-???
The parade proceeds from Bennett Ave. southward to the festival site at La Colmena, 774 Port Richmond Ave. (near Van Riper St.), Elm Park, Staten Island
www.Facebook.com/lacolmenanyc/photos/a.914938035243287/5951917598211947
Previously, by the same organizers: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=snug%20harbor&view_all=1
Free admission
Reopening for fall: Queens Night Market
Saturday, September 18, 6:00-midnight; repeats Saturdays through October 30
Near the New York Hall of Science, 4701 111th St. (inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Corona, Queens
www.Facebook.com/QueensNightMarket/photos/a.1548634682076588/3041332192806822
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=queens%20night%20market
Suggested donation, $5, helps support local flood survivors
Long Island Garlic Festival, Riverhead
Concludes Saturday and Sunday, September 18-19, 10:00-6:00
Garden of Eve Organic Farm & Market, 4558 Sound Ave., Riverhead, New York
www.GardenOfEveFarm.com/garlic-festival
Admission: adults, $10; seniors over age 55, $5; children under age 2, free
Middle Eastern Food Festival, Woodland Park
Saturday, September 18, noon-10:00; Sunday, 11:00-7:00
St. Ann Melkite Catholic Church, 802 Rifle Camp Rd., Woodland Park, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/StAnnMelkiteCatholicChurch/photos/a.281206535234823/4285359531486150
Free admission
St. Mary Armenian Orthodox Church Food Festival, Livingston
Saturday, September 18, 1:00-7:00; Sunday, 1:00-4:00
St. Mary Armenian Orthodox Church, 200 West Mt. Pleasant Ave., Livingston, New Jersey
www.StMaryNJ.net/event-details/2021/9/18/annual-food-festival-2021
Free admission
Indonesian bazaar at Masjid al-Hikmah
Sunday, September 19, 10:00-5:00; repeats periodically during warmer weather
4801 31st Ave. (at 48th St.), Astoria, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/CTnpogrrpnD
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/EatingInTranslation/albums/72157623906730604
Free admission
Japan Street Festival
Sunday, September 19, 10:00-6:00
Fourth Ave. between 9th and 10th Sts., Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/JapanFes
Free admission
A Taste of Egypt Festival
Sunday, September 19, 11:00-5:00
In front of the St. George Coptic Orthodox Church Athletic Center, Eleventh Ave. between 61st and 63rd Sts., Dyker Heights, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/events/4161744737244532
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2017/09/st-george-coptic-orthodox-church-street-festival.html
Free admission
Mexican Independence Day Festival
Sunday, September 19, noon-6:00
East 116th St. between Second and Third Aves., Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/LaVilla116/photos/a.1332505086887819/2111506725654314
Free admission
Staten Island Fig Festival
Sunday, September 19, 2:00-6:00
National Lighthouse Museum, a short walk from the ferry in St. George, Staten Island
www.Eventbrite.com/e/fig-fest-2021-tickets-168621317901
Suggested donation: $5
Ongoing
Queens Night Market, Saturday
Bronx Night Market, Saturday
Red Hook Food Vendors, Saturday and Sunday
Governors Island food carts and trucks, busiest Saturday and Sunday
Grand Bazaar NYC, Sunday
Smorgasburg, various days and locations
On the radar
Slavonic Festival, Rahway, September 25; Taste of the Upper West Side, October 1-2; Nigeria Independence Day Parade and Festival, October 2; Brooklyn BagelFest, October 2; Ciderfeast NYC, October 2; Atlantic Antic, October 3; Lighthouse Point Festival and Soup Tasting, October 3; Panamanian Pre-Independence Day Parade and Street Festival, October 9; New York African Restaurant Week Festival, October 9-10; NYC Hot Sauce Expo, October 16-17; Pizza on the Pier, October 17; Bowl of 'Zole Pozole Festival, October 23
