Eating In Translation

New York-area food events, August 25-September 1

Santa Rosalia Society Festival (a.k.a. the 18th Avenue Feast)
Concludes Thursday through Sunday, August 25-28, various hours
18th Ave. between 67th and 75th Sts., Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
www.QueenOfTheClick.com/2022/06/16/18th-avenue-feast-in-brooklyn-2022
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2012/08/lucys-palace.html
Free admission

Famous Food Festival
Friday, August 26, 1:00-8:00; Saturday and Sunday, 11:00-8:00
Tanger Outlets, 152 The Arches Circle, Deer Park, New York
www.Eventbrite.com/e/famous-food-festival-taste-the-world-long-island-ny-tickets-319798565117
See website for ticket details

Long Island Scottish Games
Saturday, August 27, 8:00-5:00
Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury, New York
www.OldWestburyGardens.org/2022-calendar-of-events/59thannualliscottishfestival-ehj3r
Admission: adults, $20; seniors age 62 and over, $18; children ages 7-17, $8; ages 6 and under, free

Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, August 27, 11:00-5:00; repeats periodically
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

Queens Carnival, Far Rockaway
Saturday, August 27, 11:00-9:00
A parade, from Mott Ave. and Beach 21st St., proceeds to the festival site near the boardwalk at Beach 17th St., Far Rockaway, Queens
www.Qns.com/2022/08/queens-carnival-far-rockaway
Free admission

Sumaq Peruvian Food Festival
Saturday and Sunday, August 27-28, 11:00-8:00
Cradle of Aviation Museum, Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Garden City, New York
www.SumaqPFF.com
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=sumaq&view_all=1
Tickets, per day: adults, $20 advance/$25 onsite; children ages 2-12, $15/$20

Beyond the Courts: CB's U.S. Open Eating Guide 2022

"Each year in late summer, some of the best athletes on the planet converge on Flushing Meadows Corona Park to compete in the United States Open Tennis Championships. ... The tournament site does provide hungry fans with several cafés and casual bar-restaurants as well as a pair of 'food villages.' But when in Queens — where some of the best food in the city is so close at hand — why would we confine ourselves to the boundaries of the tennis center?" Read more on Culinary Backstreets.

New York-area food events, August 18-25

Santa Rosalia Society Festival (a.k.a. the 18th Avenue Feast)
Thursday through Sunday, August 18-28, various hours
18th Ave. between 67th and 75th Sts., Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
www.QueenOfTheClick.com/2022/06/16/18th-avenue-feast-in-brooklyn-2022
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2012/08/lucys-palace.html
Free admission

Hey Stamford Food Festival
Concludes Thursday through Sunday, August 18-21, various hours
Mill River Park, 1050 Washington Blvd. (near West Park Pl.), Stamford, Connecticut
www.HeyStamfordFoodFest.com
See website for ticket details

Panaghia of Island Park Greek Orthodox Church Festival
Thursday through Sunday, August 18-21, various hours
Panaghia of Island Park Greek Orthodox Church, 83 Newport Rd., Island Park, New York
www.PanaghiaIP.org/announcements
Free admission

Harlem Bazaar
Friday, August 19, 3:00-9:00; 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

Milford (Connecticut) Oyster Festival
Saturday, August 20, 10:00-6:00
Along both banks of the harbor, Milford, Connecticut
www.MilfordOysterFestival.org
Free admission

Indonesian Cuisine and Culture Festival
Saturday, August 20, 11:00-5:00
Outdoors at Greenpoint Terminal Market, 2 Noble St. (at the East River), Greenpoint, Brooklyn
www.Instagram.com/p/Cg6y2xorrqa
Previously, from the same organizers at various locations: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=%22Indonesian%20Gastronomy%20Association%22&view_all=1
Free admission

New York-area food events, August 10-18

La Festa Italiana, Jersey City
Wednesday through Sunday, August 10-14, 5:00-11:00
Vicinity of Holy Rosary Church, 344 Sixth St. (Brunswick-Monmouth Sts.), Jersey City
www.LaFestaJC.com
Free admission

Uptown Night Market
Thursday, August 11, 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

Hey Stamford Food Festival
Thursday through Sunday, August 11-14, various hours; repeats August 18-21
Mill River Park, 1050 Washington Blvd. (near West Park Pl.), Stamford, Connecticut
www.HeyStamfordFoodFest.com
See website for ticket details

Ube Festival
Friday through Sunday, August 12-14, 11:00-7:00
Canal Street Market, 265 Canal St. (Broadway-Lafayette St.), Manhattan
www.Instagram.com/p/ChA7UoWrTPR
Free admission

Chinatown Nights
Friday, August 12, 8:00-11:00, weather permitting; repeats periodically
Forsyth Plaza, Forsyth St. at Canal St., Manhattan
www.ThinkChinatown.org/nights
Free admission with online registration

New York-area food events, early August

Giglio di Sant' Antonio Feast
Thursday through Sunday, August 4-7, various hours
Pleasant Ave. between East 114th and East 116th Sts., Manhattan
www.EastHarlemGiglio.org
Free admission

St. Rocco Feast
Continues Thursday through Sunday, August 4-7, 6:00-11:00
Main St., Fort Lee, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/stroccofortlee/photos/a.861089560586691/5909125122449751
Free admission

Morenada Central de New Jersey (Bolivian) Kermesse
Saturday, August 6, 11:30-???
922 West Side Ave. (Sip-Stuyvesant Aves.), Jersey City
www.Facebook.com/CRBNJ/photos/1468806420259136
Free admission

Helping Hands for Burma Fundraising Food Bazaar
Saturday, August 6, noon-4:00
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/H2BNYC
Free admission

New Jersey African Restaurant Week Festival
Saturday and Sunday, August 6-7, noon-7:00
Outside the Bisrate Gebriel Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, 1046 South Orange Ave., Newark, New Jersey
www.Eventbrite.com/e/new-jersey-african-restaurant-week-festival-2021-tickets-157851464981
General admission: $10