St. Demetrios Greek Festival
Thursday through Sunday, May 19-22, various hours
St. Demetrios Astoria School, 3011 30th Dr. (at 30th St.), Astoria, Queens
www.NYCarnivals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/st-demetrios-greek-fest-astoria-2022.jpg
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/demo/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GOLD-2022-festival-jpeg-redone-rotated-e1649947785124.jpg
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
Season opener: Chinatown Night Market
Friday, May 20, 8:00-late; repeats periodically
Forsyth Plaza, Forsyth St. at Canal St., Manhattan
www.ThinkChinatown.org/nightmarket
Free admission with online registration
St. George Ukrainian Festival
Friday through Sunday, May 20-22, various hours
Outside St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church, East 7th St. between Second and Third Aves., Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/StGeorgesUkrainianFestivalNYC
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
St. Eleftherios Greek Orthodox Church Festival
Saturday, May 21, 10:00-4:00
St. Eleftherios Greek Orthodox Church, 359 West 24th St. (Eighth-Ninth Aves.), Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/events/1529475764113999
Free admission
NYC Vegetarian Food Festival and Symposium
Saturday and Sunday, May 21-22, 11:00-6:00
Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th St. (Sixth-Seventh Aves.), Manhattan
www.NYCVegFoodFest.com
Tickets: per day, $30 advance/$40 onsite; children ages 10 and under, free
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
Turkish Day Parade and Festival
Saturday, May 21, noon-???
The parade proceeds from 53rd St. south on Madison Ave., then east to the festival site at Dag Hammarskjold Park, 47th St. between Second and First Aves., Manhattan
www.TADF.info
Free admission
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
Japan Fes Upper West Side
Sunday, May 22, 10:00-6:00; repeats periodically, at various locations, through October
Broadway between 73rd and 74th Sts., Manhattan (very likely one block of a longer street festival)
www.JapanFes.com/new-blog/2022/may-new-york-japan-fes-manhattan
Free admission
Haitian Flag Day Festival
Sunday, May 22, 10:00-6:00
Nostrand Ave. between Clarendon Rd. and Ave. D, Little Haiti, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/photo?fbid=429871595808629&set=a.131226129006512
Free admission
Indonesian bazaar at Masjid al-Hikmah
Sunday, May 22, 10:00-5:00; repeats periodically
4801 31st Ave. (at 48th St.), Astoria, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/Cdlb2cIroSW
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/EatingInTranslation/albums/72157623906730604
Free admission
East River International Food Festival
Sunday, May 22, noon-3:00
Sound River Studios, 4-40 44th Dr. (at the East River), Long Island City, Queens
www.Eventbrite.com/e/the-east-river-international-food-festival-tickets-320301549557
Tickets: $50; proceeds support "Queens restaurants, food pantries with Zone126.org, and Queens Together"
Church Avenue Street Fair
Sunday, May 22, noon-6:00
Church Ave. between Coney Island Ave. and Rugby Rd., Flatbush, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/events/1037498996867500
Free admission
Forest Avenue Spring Stroll
Sunday, May 22, 2:00-4:00
Forest Ave. between Broadway and Hart Blvd., West Brighton, Staten Island
www.Eventbrite.com/e/forest-avenue-spring-stroll-may-22nd-2022-tickets-328358187177
Tasting tickets: $20 advance/$25 onsite
Ongoing weekly events
Smorgasburg, Friday through Sunday
Queens Night Market, Saturday
Greenpoint Terminal Market, Saturday and Sunday
Hester Street Fair at the Seaport, Saturday and Sunday
Red Hook Food Vendors, Saturday and Sunday
Free admission to all
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
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
Japan Performing Arts Early Summer Festival
Saturday, May 28, noon-6:00 (accompanied by an evening performance on 17)
Nolan Park, Governors Island, New York
www.JapanPerformingArts.org/event-on-governors-island-2022
Free admission
Bronx Night Market
Saturday, May 28, 1:00-7:00; repeats monthly through mid-autumn
Fordham Plaza, Fordham Rd. between Washington and Webster Aves., Bronx
www.TheBronxNightMarket.com
Free admission
Dance Africa Bazaar
Saturday through Monday, May 28-30, noon-8:00ish
Vicinity of Ashland Pl., Fort Greene, Brooklyn
www.BAM.org/bazaar
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2020/05/dance-africa-bazaar.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.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=santacruzan&view_all=1
Free admission
Loisaida Festival
Sunday, May 29, noon-5:00
Avenue C between 6th and 12th Sts., Manhattan
www.LoisaidaFest.nyc
Free admission
Queens Pop-Up Market
Sunday, May 29, 2:00-7:00; repeats June 12
The Jewish Center, 3706 77th St. (at 37th Ave.), Jackson Heights, Queens
www.Instagram.com/onenycshop
Free admission
St. Thomas Armenian Church Picnic
Monday, May 30, noon-6:00
St. Thomas Armenian Church, East Clinton Ave. at Rte. 9W, Tenafly, New Jersey
www.StThomasArmenianChurch.com/event-items/2022-memorial-day-picnic
Free admission
Three Hierarchs Greek Orthodox Church Festival
Friday through Sunday, June 3-5, various hours; repeats June 10-12
Three Hierarchs Greek Orthodox Church, 1724 Ave P. (East 17th-East 18th Sts.), Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/threehierarchsfestival/photos/a.441065782726933/2153719544794873
Free admission
Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, June 4, 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
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
Plus Polish Festival
Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5, 11:00-9:00ish
German Masonic Park, 89 Western Highway, Tappan, New York
www.PlusFestival.com
Admission: adults, $10; children under age 12, free
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
Philippine Independence Day Celebration
Sunday, June 5, 11:00-6:00
A parade, scheduled for noon, proceeds from 38th St. south on Madison Ave. to the festival site beside Madison Square Park, Manhattan
www.PIDCI.org/event/philippine-independence-day-parade-2022-new-york-city
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=philippine%20independence&view_all=1
Free admission
Romania Day Festival
Sunday, June 12, 10:00ish-4:00ish
Broadway near Bowling Green, Manhattan
www.RomaniaBroadway.com
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2019/07/romania-day-festival.html
Free admission
Barkada Market Market Araw ng Kalayaan
Sunday, June 12, 11:00-6:00
Greenpoint Terminal Market, 2 Noble St. (at the East River), Greenpoint, Brooklyn
www.Instagram.com/p/Cc3pih6vPfA
Previously, by the same organizers: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=manila%20zoo&view_all=1
Free admission with online registration
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
Swedish Midsummer Festival
Friday, June 24, 5:00-8:00
Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park, 20 Battery Pl., Manhattan
https://bpca.ny.gov/event/swedish-midsummer-festival-4
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2008/06/swedish-midsumm.html
Free admission
