Slice Out Hunger Dollar Pizza Party
Thursday, April 18, 6:00 until the pizza runs out
St. Anthony's Church, 155 Sullivan St. (at Houston St., lower hall), Manhattan
www.SliceOutHunger.org/dollar-pizza-party-nyc
Free admission; proceeds from dollar slices benefit Pie It Forward
Food Justice and Urban Change in a Historic Chinese Neighborhood
Friday, April 19, 4:00-7:00
New York University, King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, 53 Washington Square South (Sullivan-Thompson Sts.), Manhattan
https://wp.NYU.edu/cga/2024/03/28/19-april-new-york-chinatown
Free admission
Earth Day Songkran
Saturday, April 20, 10:00-4:00
Little Thailand Way, Woodside Ave. between 75th and 79th Sts., Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=472753808416075&set=a.202019995489459
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=songkran%20woodside
Free admission
JapanFes
Saturday, April 20, 10:00-6:00; repeats weekly, more or less, at various locations through October
Sixth Ave. between 24th and 26th Sts., Manhattan (one block of a longer street festival)
www.JapanFes.com/new-blog/2024/420-chelsea
Free admission
Thai Fest
Saturday, April 20, 10:00-6:00; repeats periodically, at various locations, through October
Sixth Ave. between 29th and 30th Sts., Manhattan (one block of the same longer street festival)
www.ThaiFests.com
Free admission
Dragon Fest
Saturday, April 20, 10:00-6:00; repeats periodically, at various locations, through October
Sixth Ave. between 30th and 31st Sts., Manhattan (one more block of the same longer street festival)
Also on Sunday, April 21, 10:00-6:00, on Second Ave. between 9th and 10th Sts. (one block of an entirely different street festival, altogether)
www.DragonFests.com
Free admission
Whole Lotta Empanada Festival
Saturday, April 20, 11:00-7:00
20th Century Field, 60 Elizabeth St., Garfield, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/events/1435242603723857
Admission: $5; kids under age 5, free
Jersey City Night Market
Saturday, April 20, 2:00-8:00; repeats periodically, at two locations, through October
Magnolia Landing, 136 Magnolia Ave. (at Summit Ave.), Jersey City
www.Eventbrite.com/e/jersey-city-night-market-jsq-tickets-827341178737
Free admission
Persian Parade and Festival
Sunday, April 21, 11:30-4:00ish
The parade, beginning about noon, proceeds from 39th St. south on Madison Ave. to the festival site, in the vicinity of Madison Square Park, Manhattan
www.PersianParade.com
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=persian%20parade&view_all=1
Free admission
Celebrating Food Diversity, Scientific Advances, and Community Innovation
Tuesday, April 23, 10:00-5:00 (Wednesday's program is available to the general public only online)
New York Botanical Garden, 2950 Southern Blvd., Fordham, Bronx
www.Eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-food-diversity-scientific-advances-and-community-innovation-tickets-850342125187
Free admission with online registration
Koreaworld Cookbook Release Party
Wednesday, April 24, 7:00-???
Seoul Salon NYC, 28 West 33rd St. (Fifth-Sixth Aves.), Manhattan
https://resy.com/cities/new-york-ny/venues/seoul-salon/events/koreaworld-cookbook-release-party-with-deuki-hong-and-matt-rodbard-2024-04-24
Tickets: $40
The Big Cheese
Thursday, April 25, 6:30-9:30
The Stone House, 1150 Clove Rd. (at Cheshire Pl.), Staten Island
www.Eventbrite.com/e/the-big-cheese-tickets-789757585197
Tickets: $69; proceeds benefit Meals on Wheels of Staten Island
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
