Night Markets NYC: West Harlem (previously known as the the Uptown Night Market)
Thursday, August 8, 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-767640010937
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/52013600345/lightbox
Free admission
Giglio di Sant' Antonio Feast
Thursday through Sunday, August 8-11, various hours
Pleasant Ave. between East 114th and East 116th Sts., Manhattan
www.EastHarlemGiglio.org
Free admission
La Festa Italiana
Continues Thursday through Sunday, August 8-11, 5:00-11:00
Vicinity of Holy Rosary Church, 344 Sixth St. (Brunswick-Monmouth Sts.), Jersey City
www.LaFestaJC.com
Free admission
St. Rocco's Italian Feast
Continues Thursday through Sunday, August 8-11, various hours
Main St., Fort Lee, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/stroccofortlee
Free admission
Dragon Fest
Saturday, August 10, 10:00-6:00; repeats periodically at various locations through October
Washington Square Park North between MacDougal St. and University Pl., Manhattan
www.DragonFests.com
Free admission
JapanFes
Saturday, August 10, 10:00-6:00; repeats weekly, more or less, at various locations through October
60th St. between Madison and Fifth Aves., Manhattan
www.JapanFes.com/new-blog/2024/810-upper-east-side
Sunday, August 11, 10:00-6:00
45th St. between Third and Lexington Aves., Manhattan
www.JapanFes.com/new-blog/2024/811-otsumami-street
Free admission
Indonesian bazaar at Moore Homestead Park
Saturday, August 10, 11:00-5:00; repeats periodically
45th Ave. at Broadway, Elmhurst, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/C-TsjC8tTor
Previously, by the same organizers, at various locations: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20gastronomy%20association&view_all=1
Free admission
Festival Boliviano de New Jersey
Saturday, August 10, 11:30-6:30
Accompanied by a parade, which winds down near the festival site on Mercer St. between Grove St. and Marin Blvd., Jersey City
www.Facebook.com/CRBNJ/videos/854194756251136
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=bolivian+jersey+city&view_all=1
Free admission
Bankra Caribbean Culture Festival
Saturday, August 10, noon-8:00 (although food vendors are more likely to be fully in gear by the time of the "grand cultural concert" at 4:00)
Archie Spigner Park, Merrick Blvd. near Sayres Ave., St. Albans, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/C8xVLAbpW2z
Free admission
Yes Chef Food Fest
Saturday and Sunday, August 10-11, noon-10:00
BK Backyard Bar, 86 North 11th St. (Wythe Ave.-Berry Street.), Williamsburg, Brooklyn
www.YesChefFoodFest.com
Tickets: $60
Blues BBQ Festival
Saturday, August 10, 1:00-9:00
Pier 76, Hudson River Park, 408 Twelfth Ave. (on the river side of the Javits Center), Manhattan
www.HudsonRiverPark.org/visit/events/event/blues-bbq-festival-2024
Free admission
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Girls' High School Alumnae Summer BBQ
Saturday, August 10, 2:00-???
182 East 57th St. (near Church Ave.), East Flatbush, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/photo?fbid=10163904846768066&set=a.10153269371368066
Free admission; a portion of proceeds will go to victims of Hurricane Beryl
Indian Independence Day Celebration
Saturday, August 10, 5:00-8:30
Exchange Place Plaza, Jersey City
www.Facebook.com/photo?fbid=921652576669610&set=a.563611182473753
Free admission
NewYorkTlán
Sunday, August 11, 11:00-???
Parking lot of Icahn Stadium, Randall's Island, Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/events/1417504425600425
Free admission
Little Manila Summer Festival
Sunday, August 11, 11:00-7:00; repeats periodically in warmer weather
Little Manila, Roosevelt Ave. between 69th and 70th Sts., Woodside, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/C-VqBPKOfYe
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&text=%22little%20manila%22
Free admission
Little Egypt Walking Tour
Sunday, August 11, two sessions: noon-1:30 and 3:00-4:30
Begins at 2561 Steinway St. (25th-28th Aves.), Astoria, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/C-Q2n0Ig7K5
Tickets: per session, $45; proceeds benefit Malikah, "a grassroots anti-violence and wellness organization advocating against gender and hate based violence"
Gran Desfile y Festival Ecuatoriano de Newark
Sunday, August 11, noon-???
Peter Francisco Park, Ferry St. at N.J. Railroad Ave., Newark, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1033653515426483&set=a.540424094749430
Free admission
Taste of the Towns Restaurant Crawl
Sunday, August 11, 1:00-5:00
Various trolley stops on the South Shore of Staten Island
www.SouthShoreBID.org/product/taste-of-the-towns-restaurant-crawl-2024
Tickets: $30
Jersey City Night Market
Sunday, August 11, 2:00-8:00; repeats periodically, at two locations, through October
Outside City Hall, 179 Montgomery St. (at Marin Blvd.), Jersey City
www.Eventbrite.com/e/jersey-city-night-market-city-hall-tickets-82657687267
Free admission
Night Markets NYC: Columbus Circle (previously known as the Vegan Night Market)
Tuesday, August 13, 2:00-9:00; repeats monthly through October
Columbus Circle, vicinity of 59th St. and Central Park West, Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/night-markets-nyc-columbus-circle-tickets-951696819807
Free admission
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
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, Thursday
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
