Season opener: Uptown Night Market
Thursday, April 11, 4:00-10:00; repeats monthly through October
"Under the famous Harlem arches" (and largely sheltered from rain), West 133rd St. at Twelfth Ave., Manhattan
www.MascHospitalityGroup.com/uptownnightmarket
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Free admission
Food, Family, and Memories: An Evening with Joan Nathan, Jake Cohen, and Rozanne Gold
Thursday, April 11, 6:00-7:30
Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge St. (Canal-Division Sts.), Manhattan
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General admission: $15
New York Burmese Water Festival
Saturday, April 13, 11:00-3:00
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/NewYorkBurmeseWaterFestivalAssociation
Free admission
Hudson Valley Mac and Cheese Festival
Saturday, April 13, 1:00-5:00
Brotherhood Winery, 100 Brotherhood Plaza Dr., Washingtonville, New York
www.Eventbrite.com/e/hv-mac-and-cheese-festival-tickets-773862663057
General admission: $33.12
Tastes of Bed-Stuy
Saturday, April 13, 2:00-6:00; repeats periodically in various neighborhoods
Various locations in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
www.TastesOfBrooklyn.com
Tickets: four tastes, $40; twelve tastes, $115; proceeds benefit Seeds in the Middle
Season opener: Queens Night Market
Saturday, April 13, 4:00-midnight; ticketed entry repeats April 20; free entry on Saturdays begins April 27 and continues through October
Near the New York Hall of Science, 4701 111th St. (inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Corona, Queens
www.QueensNightMarket.com
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Tickets: adults, $5.44 advance/$8 onsite, if available; children under age 12, free; a portion of ticket proceeds benefits charity
Season opener: Hester Street Fair at the Seaport
Saturday and Sunday, April 13-14, 11:00-6:00; continues through autumn
Pier 17, 89 South St., Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/events/2403012639894060
Free admission
Songkran Festival at Wat Buddha Thai Thavorn Vanaram
Sunday, April 14, 10:00-3:00
Wat Buddha Thai Thavorn Vanaram, 7616 46th Ave. (76th-78th Sts.), Elmhurst, Queens
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Thai dishes will be doled out from a buffet, while it lasts, beginning at about 11:00 (the line might form a half-hour earlier); any other stations will serve continuously while the food lasts. All are welcome to partake, bearing in mind the spirit of the occasion; a donation to the temple would be welcome
The Bronx Vegan Bazaar
Wednesday, April 17, 4:00-9:00; repeats twice monthly
The Andrew Freedman Home, 1125 Grand Concourse (McClellan-East 166th Sts.), Bronx
www.Eventbrite.com/e/the-bronx-vegan-bazaar-tickets-784948801997
Free admission
Brisket King NYC
Wednesday, April 17, 6:00-9:00
Pig Beach BBQ Queens, 3537 36th St. (at 36th Ave.), Astoria, Queens
www.Tickettailor.com/events/foodkarmanyc/1062474
Tickets: $69.57, or $90.67 for hour-earlier VIP admission; ages 21 and over only
Ongoing:
Flavor: The World to Your Brain, Wednesday through Sunday
Smorgasburg at WTC/Oculus Plaza, Friday
Smorgasburg at Marsha P. Johnson State Park, Saturday
Queens Night Market, Saturday
Hester Street Fair at the Seaport
Smorgasburg at Prospect Park, Sunday
JapanFes, Saturday or Sunday (most weekends)
Grand Bazaar NYC, Sunday
