Night Markets NYC: West Harlem
Thursday, October 10, 4:00-10:00
"Under the famous Harlem arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/night-markets-nyc-west-harlem-tickets-767641936697
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/52013600345/lightbox
Free admission
Banchan with Caroline Choe & Marja Vongerichten
Thursday, October 10, 6:30-???
The Korea Society, 350 Madison Ave. (at 45th St., 24th floor), Manhattan
www.KoreaSociety.org/arts-culture/item/1857-banchan-with-caroline-choe
Free admission
Italian Festival at The Mount
Friday through Monday, October 11-14, various hours
On the grounds of Mount Loretto, 6581 Hylan Blvd. (at Kenny Rd.), Staten Island
www.CC-SI.org/staten-island-feast-2
Admission: adults, $5; children ages 10 and under, free
Famous Food Festival
Friday through Monday, October 11-14, 1:00-8:00
Tanger Outlets, 152 The Arches Circle, Deer Park, New York
www.Eventbrite.com/e/famous-food-festival-taste-the-world-long-island-ny-fall-2024-tickets-872226923207
Tickets, per day: adults, $11.35; children ages 8 to 12, $7.92
JAANJ Japanese Food Festival with Japan Fes
Saturday, October 12, 10:00-5:00
Amphitheater area of Overpeck County Park, Leonia and Ridgefield Park, New Jersey
www.JAANJ.org/2024/09/02/810
Free admission
Hungarian Artisan Market
Saturday, October 12, 10:00-2:00
American Hungarian Foundation, 300 Somerset St., New Brunswick, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=931699259002244&set=pcb.931699285668908
Free admission
Panamanian Parade and Festival
Saturday, October 12, midmorning-6:00
The parade, scheduled for noon, proceeds down Franklin Ave. from Bergen St. to President St.; the festival is a block west on Classon Ave., Crown Heights, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/events/2885510491748406
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=Panamanian%20Independence&view_all=1
Free admission
MAHAA Burmese fundraiser
Saturday, October 12, 11:00-3:30 (although food might be available as early as 10:30, and many items sell out fast)
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/mahaaspring2021/posts/pfbid02DXaSX2dpsGRRrAZPFK1ephcoWCcttL4P1yFR1KzdrbWtHiDSBXT4MrsBBEPGQctyl
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=mahaa
Free admission; proceeds benefit the Myanmar American Humanitarian Aid Association
New York Dessert Festival
Saturday, October 12, 11:00-4:00
1151 Bushwick Ave. (at Putnam Ave.), Bushwick, Brooklyn
www.Instagram.com/p/C_Tl6OkPovn
Free admission
Philippines Fest Lumpia Fest at Smorgasburg
Saturday, October 12, 11:00-6:00
Marsha P. Johnson State Park, 90 Kent Ave. (at North 7th St.), Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Sunday, October 13, 11:00-6:00
Breeze Hill, Prospect Park (enter at Lincoln Rd.), Brooklyn
www.Instagram.com/p/DAlef3ZxDEU
Free admission
Pork Roll Palooza
Saturday, October 12, 11:00-5:00
Shappell Park, Phillipsburg, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/PorkRollPaloozaNJ
Free admission
Eeeeeats Con
Saturday and Sunday, October 12-13, noon-6:00
Forest Hills Stadium, 1 Tennis Pl., Forest Hills, Queens
www.TheInfatuation.com/EEEEEATSCON/new-york
Tickets: $41.86
Diwali on the Hudson
Saturday, October 12, noon-6:00
Exchange Place, Montgomery St. between Hudson and Greene Sts., Jersey City
www.JerseyCityCulture.org/event/diwali-on-the-hudson-2024
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2016/10/saraswati-cultural-association-diwali.html
Free admission
Ubestival Pandan Party
Saturday and Sunday, October 12-13, 1:00-7:00
The Baoyard at Baonanas HQ, 181 Monticello Ave. (at Gardner Ave.), Jersey City
www.Instagram.com/p/DAt41smTIAM
Free admission
Indigenous Peoples Day New York City
Sunday, October 13, 10:00-evening; Monday, sunrise-early afternoon
20 Randall's Island Park, Randall's Island, Lenapehoking
www.Instagram.com/IDPNYC
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=Indigenous%20Peoples%20Day&view_all=1
Free admission; donations appreciated
Dragon Fest, Japan Fes, and Thai Fest
Sunday, October 13, 10:00-6:00
Various locations on Broadway between 75th and 82nd Sts. (within a longer street festival), Manhattan
www.Instagram.com/p/DA6wf51S3xa (season finale)
www.JapanFes.com/new-blog/2024/1013-upper-west-side
www.ThaiFests.com (season finale)
Free admission
Dashain celebration by Adhikaar ("rights," in Nepali)
Sunday, October 13, noon-4:00
P.S. 12 (The James B. Colgate School), 4200 72nd St. (at 42nd Ave.), Woodside, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/DAZYcOJOn_q
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2016/10/dashain-celebration-of-adhikaar.html
Free admission
Sold out: Taste of Sunnyside Restaurant Crawl
Sunday, October 13, 1:00-7:00
Check in at Lowery Plaza (40th St.) or Bliss Plaza (46th St.) at Queens Blvd. under the elevated 7 train, Sunnyside, Queens
www.SunnysideShines.org/events/taste-of-sunnyside-2024
Tickets: sold out
Uncrusted! A David and Goliath Story of Patents, Pizza, and the Invention of Stuffed Crusts
Wednesday, October 16, 6:30-8:30
Center for Brooklyn History, 128 Pierrepont St. (at Clinton St.), Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
www.BklynLibrary.org/calendar/cbh-talk-uncrusted-david-center-for-brooklyn-20241016-0630pm
Free admission
Manhattan West Food Fest
Wednesday and Thursday, October 16-17, 4:00-8:00
Manhattan West Plaza, 385 Ninth Ave. (31st-33rd Sts.), Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/manhattan-west-food-festival-tickets-966502313437
Free admission; all beverage proceeds will be donated to Rethink Food
Bowl of 'Zole
Thursday, October 17, 6:00-9:00
Industry City, 33 35th St. (Second-Third Aves.), Greenwood, Brooklyn
www.BowlOfZole.com/Brooklyn
Tickets: $59.78, or $81.06 for hour-earlier VIP entry; ages 21 and over only; all Bowl of 'Zole chefs will prepare extra pozole for City Harvest
New York City Wine and Food Festival
Thursday through Sunday, October 17-20, various hours
Various locations
www.NYCWFF.org
See website for ticket details; use code Brooklyn25 at checkout for discounts
Ongoing:
Flavor: The World to Your Brain, Thursday through Sunday
The Bronx Vegan Bazaar, every other Wednesday
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
Smorgasburg at Prospect Park, Sunday
Grand Bazaar NYC, Sunday
