Santa Rosalia Society Festival (a.k.a. the 18th Avenue Feast)
Thursday through Sunday, August 15-25, various hours
18th Ave. between 67th and 75th Sts., Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
www.Instagram.com/feastofsantarosalia.official
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=rosalia%20bensonhurst&view_all=1
Free admission
Hey Stamford! Food Festival
Thursday through Sunday, August 15-18, various hours; continues August 23-25
Mill River Park, 1040 Washington Blvd. (near West Park Pl.), Stamford, Connecticut
www.HeyStamfordFoodFest.com
See website for ticket details
Milford Oyster Festival
Saturday, August 17, 10:00-6:00
Along both banks of the harbor, Milford, Connecticut
www.MilfordOysterFestival.org
Free admission
NHFMM Burmese Street Fair
Saturday, August 17, 11:00-4:00 (although food might be available early, and many items might sell out early, too)
Woodside Ave. between 78th and 79th Sts., Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/groups/190434761579412/permalink/1489779998311542
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=nhfmm&view_all=1
Free admission
Night Markets NYC: Grand Concourse (previously known as the Bronx Night Market)
Saturday, August 17, noon-7:00; repeats periodically, at two locations, through October
East 161st St. at the Grand Concourse, Bronx
www.Eventbrite.com/e/night-markets-nyc-grand-concourse-tickets-910705764457
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=%22bronx+night+market%22&view_all=1
Free admission
Black VegFest
Saturday, August 17, noon-7:00
Weeksville Heritage Center, 158 Buffalo Ave. (St. Mark's Ave.-Bergen St.), Crown Heights, Brooklyn
www.BlackVegFest.org
Free admission with online registration
Jersey City Puerto Rican Day Festival
Saturday and Sunday, August 17-18, noon-10:00
Christopher Columbus Dr. between Marin Blvd. and Warren St., Jersey City
www.Instagram.com/p/C9vgI9UNWTX
Free admission
Jersey City Night Market
Saturday, August 17, 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
Last evening till mid-September: Queens Night Market
Saturday, August 17, 4:00-midnight; weekly markets resume September 14
Near the New York Hall of Science, 4701 111th St. (inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Corona, Queens
www.QueensNightMarket.com
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=queens%20night%20market
Free admission
Polish Harvest Festival, Stamford
Saturday, August 17, 6:00-1:00; Sunday, 1:00-10:00
Holy Name of Jesus Church, 325 Washington Blvd., Stamford, Connecticut
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=863606779134648&set=pb.100064560015254.-2207520000
Admission (prices from 2023): Saturday evening, $20; Sunday, $10; children, free
Indonesian bazaar at Masjid al-Hikmah
Sunday, August 18, 10:00-5:00; repeats monthly, more or less, in warmer weather
4801 31st Ave. (at 48th St.), Astoria, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/C-lKfZIvPME
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/EatingInTranslation/albums/72157623906730604
Free admission
Thai Fest
Sunday, August 18, 10:00-6:00
Broadway between 31st and 33rd Sts. (most likely two blocks of a longer street festival), Manhattan
www.Instagram.com/p/C74XXKbO2aR
Free admission
Taiwan Fest
Sunday, August 18, 11:00-6:00; repeats periodically, in various locations
Times Square South, Sixth Ave. at 37th St., Manhattan (one block of a longer street festival)
www.TaiwanFest.nyc
Previously, from the same organizers: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=passport&view_all=1
Free admission
Grenada Carriacou & Petite Martinique Day
Sunday, August 18, 11:00-7:00
Old Boys and Girls High School baseball field, 777 Rutland Rd. (Troy-Schenectady Aves.), East Flatbush, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/photo?fbid=512790878069381&set=a.197696736245465
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=grenada%20day&view_all=1
Admission: $10
Indian Day Parade and Festival
Sunday, August 18, noon-???
The parade proceeds from 38th St. south on Madison Ave. to the festival site in the vicinity of Madison Square Park, Manhattan
www.FIANYNJCT.org
Free admission
Westchester Jewish Music and Arts Festival
Sunday, August 18, noon-6:00
Kensico Dam Plaza, 1 Bronx River Pkwy., Valhalla, New York
www.WJCouncil.org/48th-westchester-jewish-music-arts-festival
Free admission
Season finale: Smorgasburg at The Shed
Wednesday and Thursday, August 21-22, 11:00-6:00
11 Hudson Boulevard East (at Eleventh Ave.), Manhattan
www.Instagram.com/Smorgasburg
Free admission
Night Markets NYC: West Harlem
Thursday, August 22, 4:00-10:00; repeats monthly through October
"Under the famous Harlem arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/night-markets-nyc-west-harlem-tickets-990601113597
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/52013600345/lightbox
Free admission
Talk and Taste: Bright Cooking with Camille Becerra
Thursday, August 22, 6:00-8:00
Essex Market, 88 Essex St. (at Delancey St.), Manhattan
www.KitchenArtsAndLetters.com/products/talk-taste-bright-cooking-with-camille-becerra
Tickets: $10, or $42.50 including a copy of the book
Panaghia of Island Park Greek Orthodox Church Festival
Thursday through Sunday, August 22-25, various hours
Panaghia of Island Park Greek Orthodox Church, 83 Newport Rd., Island Park, New York
www.PanaghiaIP.org/announcements
Free admission
Ongoing:
Flavor: The World to Your Brain, Wednesday through Sunday
Night Markets NYC: Quisqueya Plaza, Wednesday
Smorgasburg at The Shed, Wednesday and Thursday
Union Square Night Market, Thursday
Smorgasburg at WTC/Oculus Plaza, Friday
Smorgasburg at Marsha P. Johnson State Park, Saturday
Queens Night Market, Saturday
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
