St. Demetrios Greek Festival
Thursday through Sunday, May 18-21, various hours
St. Demetrios Astoria School, 3011 30th Dr. (at 30th St.), Astoria, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=612774664213454&set=a.549618613862393
Free admission
St. Nicholas Greek Festival
Thursday through Sunday, May 18-21, various hours
Greek Orthodox Shrine Church of St. Nicholas, 19610 Northern Blvd. (at 196th St.), Auburndale, Queens
www.StNicholasFlushing.org/demo/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Festival-Flyer-2023-raffle-QR-CODE-scaled.jpg
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/6224606751
Free admission
St. Athanasios Greek Festival
Thursday through Sunday, May 18-21, various hours
St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church, 51 Paramus Rd., Paramus, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/events/979210893454262
Free admission
St. George Greek Festival
Thursday through Sunday, May 18-21, various hours
St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 1101 River Rd., Piscataway, New Jersey
www.Instagram.com/NJBestGreekFest
Admission: $2
St. George Ukrainian Festival
Friday through Sunday, May 19-21, various hours
Outside St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church, East 7th St. between Second and Third Aves., Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/events/3513183495570490
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2018/05/st_georges_dess.html
Free admission
AAPI Sunset Celebration
Friday, May 19, 6:30-9:00
West Edge, 88 Tenth Ave. (at West 15th St., inside Chelsea Market), Manhattan
www.ChelseaMarket.com/events-all/second-annual-aapihm-sunset-celebration
General admission: $109.05
New Jersey Seafood Festival
Friday through Sunday, May 19-21, various hours
Silver Lake Park, Fifth Ave. at Ocean Ave., Belmar, New Jersey
www.VacationInBelmar.com/post/belmar-nj-seafood-festival-may-19-21-2023
Free admission
Viking Fest
Saturday, May 20, 10:00-5:00
Owl's Head Park, Colonial Ave. at 68th St., Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=607981591358712&set=a.552586263564912
Free admission
St. Eleftherios Greek Orthodox Church Festival
Saturday, May 20, 10:00-4:00
St. Eleftherios Greek Orthodox Church, 359 West 24th St. (Eighth-Ninth Aves.), Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=610281961129261&set=pcb.610282314462559
Free admission
Ninth Avenue International Food Festival
Saturday and Sunday, May 20-21, 10:00-6:00
Ninth Ave. between 42nd and 57th Sts., Manhattan
www.NinthAvenueFoodFestival.com
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/40824128780
Free admission
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration
Saturday, May 20, 11:00-5:00
Little Thailand Way, Woodside Ave. between 75th and 79th Sts., Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo?fbid=284459527245505&set=a.202019995489459
Free admission
Vegan Street Fair
Saturday, May 20, 11:00-7:00
Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park, 1055 Jerome Ave. (at East 165th St.), Concourse, Bronx
www.Instagram.com/p/CsHSML1O8v1
Free admission
Taste of Tribeca
Saturday, May 20, 11:30-3:00
The triangle between Greenwich and Duane Sts., Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/taste-of-tribeca-2023-tickets-586175014247
Tickets: $60.54 advance/$65 onsite; proceeds benefit a pair of nearby public schools
Turkish Day Parade and Festival
Saturday, May 20, late morning-???
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.Facebook.com/tadf.info/photos/a.301993633274335/2655674601239548
Free admission
NASA Deep Space Food Challenge Innovation Showcase
Saturday, May 20, noon-4:00
141 Flushing Ave. (at Vanderbilt Ave., inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Building 77), Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/design-day-at-the-yard-tickets-588187975067
Free admission with online registration
Part of the NYC x DESIGN Festival
Beer BBQ Bacon Showdown
Saturday, May 20, 1:00-5:00
Mennen Arena Field, 161 Hanover Ave., Morris Plains, New Jersey
www.NJBeerBBQFest.com
Tickets: $75.58; save $20 with code LASTCALL; ages 21 and over only; benefitting the Chester First Aid Squad
NY Grilled Cheese Festival
Saturday, May 20, 1:00-5:00
Patterson Recreation Center, 65 Front St., Patterson, New York
https://bap.ticketleap.com/ny-grilled-cheese-festival
Tickets: $13.60; children ages 10 and under, free
Latin Food & Music Festival
Saturday, May 20, 6:00-midnight
272 Meserole St. (Waterbury St.-Bushwick Pl.), East Williamsburg, Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/latin-food-music-festival-tickets-557803684837
Tickets: $39.47 advance/$44.82 onsite; ages 21 and over only
Park Slope Fifth Avenue Festival
Sunday, May 21, 11:00-6:00
Fifth Ave. between 12th St. and Sterling Pl., Park Slope, Brooklyn
www.ParkSlopeFifthAvenueBID.com/event/fabulous-fifth-avenue-fair-3
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/506734464
Free admission
JapanFes
Each event covers one block of a longer street festival; repeats periodically, at various locations, through October
Saturday, May 20, 10:00-6:00
Broadway between 31st and 32nd Sts., Manhattan
www.JapanFes.com/new-blog/2023/520nomad
Sunday, May 21, 10:00-6:00
Fifth Ave. between 9th and 10th Sts., Park Slope, Brooklyn
www.JapanFes.com/new-blog/2023/521parkslope
Free admission
Philippines Fest
Sunday, May 21, 10:00-6:00
Fifth Ave. between 10th and 11th Sts., Park Slope, Brooklyn
www.Instagram.com/p/CrO5dUQupKQ
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/52841318106
Free admission
St. Francis of Assisi Korean Bazaar
Sunday, May 21, 10:00-5:00
Broadway between 31st and 32nd Sts., Manhattan
www.StFrancisNYC.org/23rd-annual-st-francis-korean-community-bazaar
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&view_all=1&text=francis%20korean%20broadway
Free admission
Brooklyn Haitian Flag Day Festival
Sunday, May 21, 10:00-4:00
Nostrand Ave. between Clarendon Rd. and Ave. D, Little Haiti, Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/36th-annual-bk-haitian-flag-day-fest-tickets-623320457267
Free admission
Greek Jewish Festival
Sunday, May 21, 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 Festival
Sunday, May 21, noon-5:00
Grand Concourse between 164th St. and Lou Gehrig Plaza, Bronx
https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/63e686430bd41659fd39b00c/64514815a4e51fd147117aaa_E5D23AAC-FDA5-46BD-9FAD-5E25927E60DD.jpeg
Free admission
Polish Heritage Day
Sunday, May 21, noon-6:00
Kensico Dam Plaza, Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla, New York
www.WestchesterPulaskiAssoc.com/polish-heritage-day
Free admission
Stories and Snacks: A Festival of Home Cooking History
Sunday, May 21, 1:00-4:00
The Voelker Orth Museum, 14919 38th Ave. (at 149th Pl.), Flushing, Queens
www.QueensMemory.org/events/stories-and-snacks-a-festival-of-home-cooking-history
Free admission
Heritage Fire
Sunday, May 21, 4:45-7:00
141 Flushing Ave. (at Vanderbilt Ave., inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard), Brooklyn
www.HeritageFireTour.com/new-york-city
Tickets: $134.54, or $185.99 for early VIP admission
Ongoing 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 Ball Fields, Saturday and Sunday
A Century of Dining Out: The American Story in Menus, 1841-1941, Monday through Saturday
Staging the Table in Europe, 1500-1800, Wednesday through Sunday
Free admission to all
