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
Alliance of Asian American Friends Gourmet and Cultural Festival
Saturday, August 13, 11:00-9:00
Main St. between Northern Blvd. and 38th Ave., Flushing, Queens
www.AAAFUS.org/future-events/event-details
Free admission
The Bronx Vegan Bazaar
Saturday, August 13, 11:00-5:00; repeats monthly
The Andrew Freedman Home, 1125 Grand Concourse (McClellan-East 166th Sts.), Bronx
www.Eventbrite.com/e/the-bronx-vegan-bazaar-tickets-334903524457
Tickets: $5 and up
AfriBembé Festival
Saturday, August 13, 11:30-7:00
Harlem Art Park and East 120th St. between Lexington and Third Aves., Manhattan
www.AfriBembe.com
Free admission with online registration
Ghana Fest New York
Saturday, August 13, noon-6:00
Vicinity of Crotona Ave. and Claremont Pkwy., Crotona Park, Bronx
www.GhanaParadeCouncil.org
Free admission
International Indigenous Day Celebration
Saturday, August 13, noon-5:00
Union Settlement Community Garden, 237 East 104th St. (Second-Third Aves.), Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/PueblosOriginariosNY/photos/pcb.451527750222423/451520803556451
Free admission
Black VegFest
Saturday, August 13, noon-8:00
Commodore Barry Park, Fort Greene, Brooklyn
www.BlackVegFest.org
Free admission with online registration
Gran Festival Ecuatoriano de Newark
Saturday and Sunday, August 13-14, noon-10:00
Peter Francisco Park, Ferry St. at N.J. Railroad Ave., Newark, New Jersey
www.Eventbrite.com/e/gran-festival-ecuatoriano-de-newark-2022-tickets-396386591967
Free admission with online registration
Blues BBQ Festival
Saturday, August 13, 1:00-9:00
Pier 76 Hudson River Park, 408 Twelfth Ave (on the river side of the Javits Center), Manhattan
www.HudsonRiverPark.org/visit/events/event/blues-bbq-festival-2022
Free admission
Indian Independence Day Celebration
Saturday, August 13, 5:00-8:30
City Hall Plaza, 280 Grove St. (Montgomery-Mercer Sts.), Jersey City
www.IndiansInJerseyCity.com
Free admission
Thai Fair at Vajiradhammapadip Buddhist Temple
Sunday, August 14, 9:00-6:00
Vajiradhammapadip Buddhist Temple, 110 Rustic Rd., Centerreach, New York
www.Facebook.com/VajiraTemple/photos/a.10153437278175755/10158305544690755
Admission: adults, $5; children ages 12 and under, free
Ecuadorian Heritage Celebration
Sunday, August 14, 10:00-7:00
Croton Point Park, Croton-on-Hudson, New York
https://Events.WestchesterGov.com/eventdetail/84121/-/ecuadorian-heritage-festival
Free admission
NHFMM Burmese Street Fair
Sunday, August 14, 11:00-4:00
Woodside Ave. between 78th and 79th Sts., Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/110617121305326/photos/gm.1050873618868851/190713963295641
Previously: www.Instagram.com/p/CSpXrbhFFP3
Free admission
Festival Artistico Ecuatoriano
Sunday, August 14, 11:00-4:00
Near the Hall of Science, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
www.ECCofNY.com/calendario-de-eventos/2016/8/14/festival-artistico-y-folklorico-new-york
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2013/08/festival-ecuatoriano-musica-y-folklore.html
Free admission
Paramus Food Truck Festival
Sunday, August 14, 11:00-7:00
Paramus Park Mall, 700 Paramus Park (East Main entrance, in front of Old Navy and L.L. Bean), Paramus, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/justjerseyfest/photos/a.794827333871755/5750364231651349
Admission: adults, $5; children under age 5, free; "We are asking all attendees to bring a non-perishable canned or boxed item to help support the Paramus food pantry. Please help those less fortunate."
Indian Heritage Celebration
Sunday, August 7, noon-6:00
Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla, New York
https://Events.WestchesterGov.com/eventdetail/84123/11/heritage-of-india-festival
Previously: www.YonkersTimes.com/heritage-of-india-festival-entertains-10000-at-kensico-dam-plaza
Free admission
Pakistan Independence Day Brooklyn Mela
Sunday, August 14, 12:30-???
Coney Island Ave. (in past years, between Foster Ave. and Ave. H), Kensington, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/watch/?v=1128120324406938
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2016/08/pakistani-independence-day-mela.html
Free admission
Polish Highlanders Picnic
Sunday, August 14, 1:00-???, following a 12:15 Polish mass
Clifton Masonic Lodge No. 203, 1496 Van Houten Ave., Clifton, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/events/782653536424372
Admission: adults, $5; children ages 12 and under, free
La Guelaguetza, Poughkeepsie
Sunday, August 14, 1:00-7:00
Waryas Park, Poughkeepsie, New York
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2611765328959309
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2016/08/la-guelaguetza.html
Free admission
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
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
Grand Bazaar NYC, Sunday
Free admission to all
