Italian Festival at The Mount
Friday through Sunday, October 8-11, various hours
On the grounds of Mount Loretto, 6581 Hylan Blvd. (at Kenny Rd.), Staten Island
www.CC-SI.org/staten-island-feast-2
Admission: $5
Panamanian Parade and Festival
Saturday, October 9, 10:30-6:00
The parade proceeds down Franklin Ave. from Bergen St. to President St.; the festival is a block west on Classon Ave., Crown Heights, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/DICPNYInc /photos/a.437965236324245 /4230409880413076
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com /2013/10/panamanian-pre-independence-day-parade.html
Free admission
Queens Comes Back!
Saturday, October 9, noon-4:00
On the backlot of Kaufman Astoria Studios, 3412 36th St. (34th-35th Sts.), Astoria, Queens
www.QueensNY.org/calendar/qcb
Free admission
Nigerian Independence Day Carnival
Saturday, October 9, 1:00-5:00
East 47th St. between First and Second Aves., Manhattan
www.Instagram.com/p/CT0naQ4IQPZ
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2019/11/nigeria-independence-day-festival.html
Free admission
New York African Restaurant Week Festival
Saturday and Sunday, October 9-10, noon-7:00
Hillel Plaza, Flatbush Ave. at Nostrand Ave., Flatbush, Brooklyn
https://ARWfest-21.eventbrite.com?discount=Friends
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2019/10/new-york-african-restaurant-week-festival.html
Tickets: $9.75 in advance, $15 onsite
Indigenous Peoples Day New York City
Sunday, October 10, 11:00-9:00; Monday (note the different program), 7:00-2:00
20 Randall's Island Park, Randall's Island, Lenapehoking
www.IPDNYC.org
Free admission
Uptown Night Market
Thursday, October 14, 4:00-10:00; repeats November 11
"Under the famous Harlem arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
www.UptownNightMarket.com
Free admission
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
Taste of the Seaport, October 16; NYC Hot Sauce Expo, October 16-17; Cherry Bombe Cooks & Books, October 16-17; Pizza on the Pier, October 17; Indonesian bazaar at Masjid al-Hikmah, October 17; Bowl of 'Zole Pozole Festival, October 23; Japan Street Festival, October 23; Project Barkada Filipino market, October 24; MAHAA Burmese fundraiser at St. James Episcopal Church, October 30; St. Lucia House Foundation Jounen Kwéyòl, October 31; Canstruction, November 4-15; Chili Bowl, November 6
