Eating In Translation

New York-area food events, late April-early June, 2022

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; repeats periodically in various neighborhoods
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

Japanese noodle festivals
Very likely, each covers one segment of an otherwise cookie-cutter street festival; repeats periodically, in various locations, through October
Saturday, April 30, 10:00-6:00
Eighth Ave. between 15th and 16th Sts., Manhattan
www.JapanFes.com/new-blog/2022/new-york-noodle-fes-chelsea
Sunday, May 1, 10:00-6:00
Steinway St. between Broadway and 34th Ave., Astoria, Queens
www.JapanFes.com/new-blog/2022/new-york-noodle-fes-astoria
Free admission

Season opener: Greenpoint Terminal Market
Sunday, May 1, 10:00-5:00; repeats Saturday and Sunday through mid-autumn
2 Noble St. (at the East River), Greenpoint, Brooklyn
www.GreenpointTerminalMarket.com
Free admission

Hoboken Spring Arts & Music Festival
Sunday, May 1, 11:00-6:00
Washington St. between Observer Hwy. and 7th St., Hoboken, New Jersey
www.HobokenNJ.gov/events/hoboken-spring-arts-music-festival-2022
Free admission

Queens Pop-Up Market
Sunday, May 1, 2:00-7:00; repeats periodically
The Jewish Center, 3706 77th St. (at 37th Ave.), Jackson Heights, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/Cc1G5tKFdJz/
Free admission

New York-area food events, April 21-early June, 2022

Songkran on Woodside Ave.
Saturday, April 23, 11:00-5:00
Woodside Ave. between 75th and 78th Sts., Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/Little-Thailand-339295859574178
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2020/04/songkran-on-woodside-ave.html
Free admission

Sikh Day Parade and Festival
Saturday, April 23, late morning-late afternoon
The parade, beginning about noon, proceeds from 38th St. south on Madison Ave. to the festival site, in the vicinity of Madison Square Park, Manhattan
www.YouTube.com/watch?v=HJvGGex5ck4
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2020/04/sikh-day-parade.html
Free admission

Second preview weekend: Queens Night Market
Saturday, April 23, 5:00-midnight; 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

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

Ongoing: Smorgasburg
Friday, April 22: Westfield World Trade Center, Oculus Plaza, Manhattan
Saturday, April 23: 200 Greene St., Jersey City
Sunday, April 24: Breeze Hill, East Dr. at Lincoln Rd., Prospect Park, Brooklyn
www.Smorgasburg.com
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

New York-area food events, April 14-early June, 2022

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

Season opener: 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

New York-area food events, April 8-June 30, 2022

Season opener: Japan Fes New York
Saturday, April 9, 10:00-6:00; repeats periodically, at various locations, through October
Sixth Ave. between 24th and 26th Sts., Manhattan (very likely comprising two blocks of a longer street festival)
www.Facebook.com/events/433126645233971
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

Songkran Festival at Wat Buddha Thai Thavorn Vanaram
Sunday, April 10, 9:00-3:00
Wat Buddha Thai Thavorn Vanaram, 7616 46th Ave. (76th-78th Sts.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10228364112911585&set=a.4024347810742
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=songkran%20buddha
In past years — it's unclear how the pandemic might change these practices — Thai dishes were doled out from a buffet, while it lasted, beginning at about 11:00; the line often formed a half-hour earlier. Any other stations served continuously while the food lasted. All are welcome to partake, bearing in mind the spirit of the occasion; a donation to the temple would be welcome