Season openers: Smorgasburg
Friday, April 1: Westfield World Trade Center, Oculus Plaza, Manhattan
Saturday, April 2: 200 Greene St., Jersey City
Sunday, April 3: Breeze Hill, East Dr. at Lincoln Rd., Prospect Park, Brooklyn
June: Williamsburg
www.Smorgasburg.com
Free admission
Estonian pop-up brunch by Põhjaka
Sunday, April 3, 11:30-2:00
Estonian House, 243 East 34th St. (Second-Third Aves.), Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/pohjaka-restaurant-brunch-tickets-291838917057
More about Põhjaka restaurant: www.Pohjaka.ee/eng
Tickets: $34; advance registration required
Brooklyn Taco Takedown
Sunday, April 3, 1:00-3:00
The Bell House, 149 7th St. (Second-Third Aves.), Gowanus, Brooklyn
www.TheTakedowns.com/brooklyn-taco-takedown-2022
Tickets: $30; ages 21 and over only
Japan Street Festival
Saturday, April 9, 10:00ish-6:00ish; repeats periodically through October
Fourth Ave. between 9th and 10th Sts., Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/JapanFes
Free admission
Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, April 9, 11:00-4:30; repeats monthly
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/IndonesiaFoodBazaar
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20james&view_all=1
Free admission
Hoboken Mac & Cheese Festival
Saturday, April 9, 1:00-5:00
Various locations in Hoboken, New Jersey
www.Eventbrite.com/e/3rd-annual-hoboken-mac-cheese-festival-tickets-271349623027
Tickets: adults, $35; kids, $12
Our Lady of Czestochowa-St. Casimir Palm Sunday Cake Sale
Sunday, April 10, "after all masses"
Our Lady of Czestochowa-St. Casimir, 183 25th St. (Third-Fourth Aves.; take walkway to the lower rectory hall, in back), Greenwood, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/olcbrooklyn/photos/a.1950055778353179/7993372634021433
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2020/04/babka-cake-and-pierogi-sale.html
Free admission
Burmese New Year Day of Food, Art and Culture
Sunday, April 10, 3:00-7:00
Midtown Manhattan (exact address provided upon registration)
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1120122235413595&set=a.329476777811482
Previously, by the same cooks: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=amayar&view_all=1
Tickets: $60; "All proceeds go to support the people of Myanmar"
Season opener: Uptown Night Market
Thursday, April 14, 4:00-10:00; repeats monthly through November
"Under the famous Harlem arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
www.UptownNightMarket.com
Free admission
Opening night: Queens Night Market
Saturday, April 16, 5:00-midnight; ticketed entry repeats April 23; free entry on Saturdays begins May 7
Near the New York Hall of Science, 4701 111th St. (inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Corona, Queens
www.QueensNightMarket.com
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=queens%20night%20market&view_all=1
Tickets: adults, $5 advance/$8 onsite, if available; children under age 12, free; a portion of ticket proceeds benefits charity
Brisket King of NYC
Wednesday, April 20, 6:00-9:00
Pig Beach NYC 480 Union St. (Bond-Nevins Sts.), Gowanus, Brooklyn
www.TicketTailor.com/events/foodkarmanyc/608518
General admission tickets: $65; ages 21 and over only
Season opener: Hester Street Fair at the Seaport
Saturday and Sunday, April 23-24, 11:00-6:00; continues through October
Pier 17, 89 South St., Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/hesterstreetfair/photos/a.10150815226527502/10161126230737502
Free admission
Persian Parade and Festival
Sunday, April 24, 11:00-4:00ish
The parade, scheduled for 11:00, proceeds from 39th St. south on Madison Ave. to the festival site, in the vicinity of Madison Square Park, Manhattan
www.PersianParade.com
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=persian%20parade&view_all=1
Free admission
Jeff Michner Foundation BBQ Benefit
Saturday, April 30, noon-4:00
Pig Beach BBQ Queens, 35-37 36th St., Astoria, Queens
www.pigbeachnyc.com/store/event/jmf-bbqbenefit/
General admission tickets: $100 advance/$125 onsite; children under age 12, free
Tastes of Bed-Stuy
Saturday, April 30, noon-8:00
Various locations in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
www.TastesOfBrooklyn.com
Tickets: four tastes, $35; twelve tastes, $100; proceeds benefit Seeds in the Middle
Season opener: Bronx Night Market
Saturday, April 30, 1:00-8:00; repeats monthly through mid-autumn
Fordham Plaza, Fordham Rd. between Washington and Webster Aves., Bronx
www.TheBronxNightMarket.com
Free admission
Ninth Avenue International Food Festival
Saturday and Sunday, May 14-15, 10:00-6:00
Ninth Ave. between 42nd and 57th Sts., Manhattan
www.NinthAvenueFoodFestival.com
Free admission
Park Slope Fifth Avenue Festival
Sunday, May 15, 10:00-6:00
Fifth Ave. between 12th St. and Sterling Pl., Park Slope, Brooklyn
www.ParkSlopeFifthAvenueBID.com/event/fabulous-fifth-avenue-fair-2
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/506734464
Free admission
Romania Day Festival
Saturday, May 21, 10:00ish-4:00ish
Broadway near Bowling Green, Manhattan
www.RomaniaBroadway.com
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2019/07/romania-day-festival.html
Free admission
Taste of Tribeca
Saturday, May 21, 11:30-3:00
The triangle between Greenwich and Duane Sts., Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/taste-of-tribeca-2022-tickets-98137238121
Tickets: $55 advance/$65 onsite; proceeds benefit a pair of nearby public schools
Texas Chili Cook-Off
Saturday, May 21, 1:00-6:00
Industry City, 220 36th St. (Second-Third Aves.), Greenwood, Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/chili-cook-off-2022-tickets-294904987757
Tickets: general admission, $55; children ages 10 and under, free; children under age 21 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian; proceeds benefit Texas Exes scholarships
Rib King NYC
Saturday, May 28, noon-4:00
Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, 1000 Richmond Terr., Livingston, Staten Island
www.TicketTailor.com/events/foodkarmanyc/608546
General admission tickets: $65; ages 21 and over only
Santacruzan Festival and Flores de Mayo
Sunday, May 29, midmorning till early evening
Manila Ave. (Grove St. north of the PATH station), Jersey City
www.Facebook.com/santacruzanfestivaljc
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2016/06/santacruzan-festival.html
Free admission
New Brunswick Hungarian Festival
Saturday, June 4, 10:00-8:00
Somerset St. between Division and Bethany Sts., New Brunswick, New Jersey
www.HungarianFestival.org
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2011/06/new-brunswick-hungarian-festival.html
Free admission
Drums Along the Hudson Native American Festival
Sunday, June 5, 11:00-6:00
Inwood Hill Park at 218th St., Inwood, Manhattan
www.DrumsAlongTheHudson.org
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2019/06/drums-along-the.html
Free admission
Yonkers Ukrainian Heritage Festival
Friday through Sunday, June 17-19, 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
