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
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
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
Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, May 7, 11:00-5:00; 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
Uptown Night Market
Thursday, May 12, 4:00-10:00; repeats monthly through November
"Under the famous Harlem arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
www.UptownNightMarket.com
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/52013600345/lightbox
Free admission
St. George Greek Festival
Thursday through Sunday, May 12-15, various hours
St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 1101 River Rd., Piscataway, New Jersey
www.GOCNJ.org/news/annual-greek-festival
Admission: $2; children under age 12, free
Kimisis Theotokou Greek Festival
Friday through Sunday, May 13-15, various hours
Kimisis Theotokou Church of Brooklyn, 224 18th St. (at Fifth Ave.), Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/197188854419080/photos/a.208783083259657/1188005018670787
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
Greek Jewish Festival
Sunday, May 15, noon-6:00
Outside the Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum, 280 Broome St. (Allen-Eldridge Sts.), Manhattan
www.KKJFestival.com
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2019/06/greek-jewish-festival.html
Free admission
Polish Heritage Day
Sunday, May 15, noon-6:00
Kensico Dam Plaza, Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla, New York
https://Events.WestchesterGov.com/eventdetail/60904/11/polish-heritage-festival
Free admission
St. Nicholas Greek Festival
Thursday through Sunday, May 19-22, various hours
Greek Orthodox Shrine Church of St. Nicholas, 19610 Northern Blvd. (at 196th St.), Auburndale, Queens
www.StNicholasFlushing.org/product/1-raffle
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2011/10/st-nicholas-greek-festival.html
Free admission
St. Athanasios Greek Festival
Thursday through Sunday, May 19-22, various hours
St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church, 51 Paramus Rd., Paramus, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/stathnj/photos/gm.354313483304950/5709817912367325
Free admission
St. George Ukrainian Festival
Friday through Sunday, May 20-22, various evening and weekend hours
Outside St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church, East 7th St. between Second and Third Aves., Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/events/1045381716060030
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2018/05/st_georges_dess.html
Free admission
New Jersey Seafood Festival
Friday through Sunday, May 20-22, various hours
Pyanoe Plaza parking lot, Main St. between 8th and 10th Aves., Belmar, New Jersey
www.Belmar.com/view.php?show=events&id=3200
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
Festival de la Calle 152
Saturday, May 28, late morning-late afternoon
152nd St. between Jackson and Union Aves., Woodstock, Bronx
www.NPRDPinc.org/152nd-street-festival
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com /2014/06/festival-cultur.html
Free admission
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