St. Demetrios Greek Festival
Thursday through Sunday, May 16-19, various hours
St. Demetrios Astoria School, 3011 30th Dr. (at 30th St.), Astoria, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo?fbid=838528644971387&set=a.549618613862393
Free admission
St. Nicholas Greek Festival
Thursday through Sunday, May 16-19, various hours
Greek Orthodox Shrine Church of St. Nicholas, 19610 Northern Blvd. (at 196th St.), Auburndale, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=757105353248519&set=pcb.757105806581807
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/6224606751
Free admission
St. Athanasios Greek Festival
Thursday through Sunday, May 16-19, various hours
St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church, 51 Paramus Rd., Paramus, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/events/838891368070983
Free admission
St. George Greek Festival
Thursday through Sunday, May 16-19, various hours
St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 1101 River Rd., Piscataway, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/NJBestGreekFest
Admission, in past years: $2
Norway Day Street Fair
Friday, May 17, 1:00-evening
Outside the Norwegian Seamen's Church, 317 East 52nd St. (First-Second Aves.), Manhattan
www.SjomannsKirken.no/kirke/new-york/aktuelt/17-mai-program-may-17th-program
Previously, in colder weather: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2017/11/norwegian-seama.html
Free admission
Latin Night Market
Friday, May 17, 4:00-10:00
Quisqueya Plaza, Dyckman St. just west of Broadway, Manhattan
www.MascHospitalityGroup.com/latinnightmarket
Previously: www.Instagram.com/p/CxqAKPauBQs
Free admission
St. George Ukrainian Festival
Friday through Sunday, May 17-19, various hours
Outside St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church, East 7th St. between Second and Third Aves., Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/events/925004972711611
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=george+ukrainian
Free admission
Kimisis Theotokou Greek Festival
Friday through Sunday, May 17-19, various hours
Kimisis Theotokou Church of Brooklyn, 224 18th St. (at Fifth Ave.), Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02JC1PsrXBXAUxNLK3w5fQfhu3BNkpPRQ6ZCc8SRyytVB5aiKmyM1fzgkLueFV7isEl&id=100068642442271
Free admission
New Jersey Seafood Festival
Friday through Sunday, May 17-19, various hours
Silver Lake Park, Fifth Ave. at Ocean Ave., Belmar, New Jersey
www.VacationInBelmar.com/post/get-hooked-belmar-nj-seafood-festival-may-17-19-2024
Free admission
Graham Avenue Fiesta
Saturday, May 18, 10:00-6:00
Graham Ave. (Ave. of Puerto Rico) between Boerum St. and Broadway, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/19th-annual-graham-avenue-fiesta-2024-tickets-881540861447
Free admission
St. Eleftherios Greek Orthodox Church Festival
Saturday, May 18, 10:00-4:00
St. Eleftherios Greek Orthodox Church, 359 West 24th St. (Eighth-Ninth Aves.), Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/events/387753327513978
Free admission
Ninth Avenue International Food Festival
Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19, 10:00-6:00
Ninth Ave. between 42nd and 57th Sts., Manhattan
www.NinthAvenueFoodFestival.com
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/40824128780
Free admission
World Food Extravaganza
Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19, 11:00-7:00
Mercer County Park, 1638 Old Trenton Rd., West Windsor Township, New Jersey
www.MegaBiteEvents.com/world-food-extravaganza
Tickets: $15; children under age 12, free
Taste of Tribeca
Saturday, May 18, 11:30-3:00
The triangle between Greenwich and Duane Sts., Manhattan
www.TasteOfTribeca.com
Tickets: $67.92; "all proceeds from the event help fund the arts and enrichment programs for all children" at two nearby public schools
Turkish Day Parade and Festival
Saturday, May 18, 11:30-???
The parade proceeds from 38th St. south on Madison Ave. to the festival site, in the vicinity of Madison Square Park, Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=839867351501906&set=pb.100064359473235.-2207520000
Free admission
Arraiá da Liberdade / Festa Junina
Saturday, May 18, noon-6:00
Espaço TG Liberdade, 1279 North Ave., New Rochelle, New York
www.EspacoTGLiberdade.org
Tickets: adults, $5; children ages 7 to 12, $3; children ages 6 and under, free
Beer BBQ Bacon Showdown
Saturday, May 18, 1:00-5:00
Mennen Arena Field, 161 Hanover Ave., Morris Plains, New Jersey
www.NewJerseyIsntBoring.com/new-jersey-beer-bbq-bacon-showdown-exclusive-promo-code
Tickets: $75.58, or $107.53 for hour-earlier VIP admission; save $20 with code NEWJERSEYISNTBORING; ages 21 and over only; benefitting the Chester First Aid Squad
Tastes of Brooklyn
Franklin Ave., Crown Heights: Saturday, May 18, 2:00-6:00
Malcolm X Blvd., Bedford-Stuyvesant: Saturday, May 18, 2:00-10:00
www.TastesOfBrooklyn.com
Tickets: four tastes, $40; twelve tastes, $115; proceeds benefit Seeds in the Middle
Taste of Made in NYC
Saturday, May 18, 2:00-5:00
141 Flushing Ave. (Building 77, at Vanderbilt Ave., inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard), Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/taste-of-made-in-nyc-tickets-852277664437
Tickets: $49.87; attendees under age 21 must be accompanied by an adult
Jersey City Night Market
Saturday, May 18, 2:00-8:00; repeats periodically, at two locations, through October
Vicinity of Journal Square, 136 Magnolia Ave. (at Summit Ave.), Jersey City
www.Eventbrite.com/e/jersey-city-night-market-jsq-tickets-827341178737
Free admission
Pasar Malam New York (New York Indonesian Night Market)
Saturday, May 18, 2:00-10:00
Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Ave. (at 5th St.), Long Island City, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/C67awhYNnm4
Previously, from the same organizer: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20james&view_all=1
Free admission
Season opener: Indonesian bazaar at Masjid al-Hikmah
Sunday, May 19, 10:00-5:00; repeats monthly, more or less, in warmer weather
4801 31st Ave. (at 48th St.), Astoria, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/C6rmRW6PMDH
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/EatingInTranslation/albums/72157623906730604
Free admission
St. Francis of Assisi Korean Bazaar
Sunday, May 19, 10:00-5:00
Broadway between 31st and 32nd Sts., Manhattan
www.StFrancisNYC.org/24th-annual-st-francis-korean-community-bazaar
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&view_all=1&text=francis%20korean%20broadway
Free admission; "funds raised will be used to support underprivileged communities"
Philippines Fest
Sunday, May 19, 10:00-6:00; repeats periodically, at various locations, through October
Fifth Ave. between 10th and 11th Sts. (one block of the longer street festival below)
www.Instagram.com/p/C5isW11O3P7
Free admission
Park Slope Fifth Avenue Festival
Sunday, May 19, 10:00-6:00
Fifth Ave. between 12th St. and Sterling Pl., Park Slope, Brooklyn
www.ParkSlopeFifthAvenueBID.com/event/fabulous-fifth-avenue-fair-4
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/506734464
Free admission
Fil-Am Food Fair
Sunday, May 19, 11:00-6:00; repeats May 26, and periodically in warmer weather
Little Manila, Roosevelt Ave. between 69th and 70th Sts., Woodside, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/C64BETiu00w
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&text=%22little%20manila%22
Free admission
Hoboken Spring Arts & Music Festival
Sunday, May 19, 11:00-6:00
Washington St. between Observer Hwy. and 7th St., Hoboken, New Jersey
www.HobokenNJ.gov/events/hoboken-spring-arts-and-music-festival-2024
Free admission
Bangladeshi American Friendship Society of USA Brooklyn Fair
Sunday, May 19, late morning-late afternoon
Vicinity of Church Ave. and McDonald Ave., Kensington, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/photo?fbid=834673782021243&set=a.45597658655763
Free admission
Greek Jewish Festival
Sunday, May 19, 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
Gjergj Kastrioti Skenderbeu Fair
Sunday, May 19, noon-6:00
Crescent Ave. at Arthur Ave., Belmont, Bronx
www.BronxLittleItaly.com/3rd-annual-gjergj-kastrioti-skenderbeu-fair
Free admission
Polish Heritage Day
Sunday, May 19, noon-6:00
Kensico Dam Plaza, Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla, New York
www.WestchesterPulaskiAssoc.com/polish-heritage-day
Free admission
Staten Island Multicultural Food Festival
Sunday, May 19, 1:00-4:00
Sacred Heart School Gym, 301 North Burgher Ave., West Brighton, Staten Island
www.Reddit.com/r/StatenIslandPulse/comments/1csmpoj/multicultural_food_festival_sunday_51924_from
Free admission
Queens Taste
Tuesday, May 21, 6:00-9:00
New York Hall of Science, 4701 111th St. (at 47th Ave., inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens
www.Eventbrite.com/e/queens-taste-2024-tickets-836023598087
Tickets: $125; proceeds benefit the Queens Economic Development Corp.'s "ongoing efforts to attract, create, and maintain jobs in the borough"
Plates for Change
Wednesday, May 22, 6:30-9:30
Brooklyn Museum, Beaux-Arts Court, 200 Eastern Pkwy. (at Washington Ave.), Brooklyn
www.NeighborsTogether.org/gala
Tickets: $150; proceeds benefit Neighbors Together.org to help provide daily meals, connections to stabilizing resources and leadership opportunities to over 10,000 individuals and families each year"
The Nom Wah Cookbook with Wilson Tang and Joshua David Stein
Thursday, May 23, 6:00-???
Essex Market, 88 Essex St. (at Delancey St.), Manhattan
www.KitchenArtsAndLetters.com/products/talk-taste-nom-wah-cookbook
Tickets: $10, or $40 including a copy of the book
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
Pell St. Chinese Food Festival, Saturday and Sunday (but not Mother's Day, May 12)
Red Hook Ball Field vendors, Saturday and Sunday
Hester Street Fair at the Seaport, Saturday and Sunday
Smorgasburg at Prospect Park, Sunday
JapanFes, Saturday or Sunday (most weekends)
Grand Bazaar NYC, Sunday
