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.KimisisBrooklyn.org/greek-fest
Free admission
Viking Fest
Saturday, May 14, 10:00-5:00
Owl's Head Park, Colonial Ave. at 68th St., Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10160009170734100&id=86441259099
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
Graham Avenue Fiesta
Saturday, May 14, 10:00-6:00
Graham Ave. (Ave. of Puerto Rico) between Boerum St. and Broadway, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
www.GrahamAvenueBID.org/events
Free admission
Ayiti Nou La Toujou Haitian Culture Day
Saturday, May 14, 11:00-6:00
Brooklyn Ave. between Foster and Newkirk Aves., East Flatbush, Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/haitian-flag-day-celebration-ayiti-nou-la-toujou-2022-tickets-320315621647
Free admission
Bayonne Food Truck Fest
Saturday, May 14, noon-7:00
Ave. E between 22nd and 24th Sts., Bayonne, New Jersey
www.JerseyBites.com/2022/04/food-truck-fest-rolls-into-bayonne-on-may-7
Free admission
Tastes of Flatbush
Saturday, May 14, noon-8:00; repeats periodically in various neighborhoods
Various locations in Flatbush, Brooklyn
www.TastesOfBrooklyn.com
Tickets: four tastes, $35; twelve tastes, $100; proceeds benefit Seeds in the Middle
Japan Parade and Street Fair
Saturday, May 14, 1:00-04:30
The parade proceeds from 81st St. down Central Park West to the festival site, on 69th St. between Columbus Ave. and Central Park West, Manhattan
www.JapanDayNYC.org/parade
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
Clifton Food Truck Festival
Sunday, May 15, 11:00-7:00
Boys & Girls Club of Clifton, 181 Colfax Ave. (at Orchard St.), Clifton, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/events/361216549161730
Admission: adults, $5; children under age 5, free; "A benefit for Boys & Girls Club of Clifton. ... We are asking all attendees to bring a non-perishable canned or boxed item to help support St. Peter's Haven in Clifton. Please help those less fortunate."
Garden State Plaza Food Truck & Music Fest
Sunday, May 15, 11:00-7:00
Westfield Garden State Plaza, 1 Garden State Plaza, Paramus, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/events/1075538483194669
Admission: adults, $6 advance/$8 onsite; children ages 4 to 13, $4/$5
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
Bronx Week Food and Arts Street Festival
Sunday, May 15, noon-6:00
Mosholu Pkwy. between Bainbridge Ave. and Van Cortlandt Ave. East, Jerome Park, Bronx
https://BronxTourism.wpengine.com/event/bronx-week-food-and-arts-street-festival
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
Hoboken Mutzfest ("mutz" as in "mutz-arella")
Sunday, May 15, 1:00-5:00
Under the 14th St. Viaduct, Hoboken, New Jersey
www.HobokenGirl.com/hoboken-mutzfest-may-2022
Tickets: $50; proceeds benefit the Hoboken Family Alliance
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
Norway Day Street Fair
Tuesday, May 17, 1:00-6:00
Outside the Norwegian Seamen's Church, 317 East 52nd St. (First-Second Aves.), Manhattan
www.SjomannsKirken.no/kirke/new-york/kalender/17-mai-i-new-york
Previously, in colder weather: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2017/11/norwegian-seama.html
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
Season opener: Harlem Bazaar
Friday, May 20, 2:00-8:00; repeats monthly through October
On the plaza outside the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building, 163 West 125th St., Manhattan
www.HarlemBazaar.com
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
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/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
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
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
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
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"
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
