KAAGNY Korean Festival
Saturday, October 5, 10:00-6:00
Accompanied by a parade, scheduled for noon, that proceeds down Sixth Ave. from 38th St. to 27th St. and near the festival site, on 32nd St. between Broadway and Fifth Ave., Manhattan
www.Instagram.com/p/C_6vtk-PePa
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2019/10/korean-festival.html
Free admission
Coptic Carnival
Saturday, October 5, 10:00-9:00; Sunday, noon-7:00; repeats October 12-13
St. Mina & Pope Kyrillos VI Cathedral, 3 Church Rd., Suffern, New York
www.Eventbrite.com/e/coptic-carnival-2024-tickets-1001274568187
Free admission
Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, October 5, 11:00-5:00; repeats monthly, by and large
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/DATa1bYOegR
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20james&view_all=1
Free admission
Nigerian Independence Day Celebration
Saturday, October 5, midmorning-late afternoon
Accompanied by a parade, scheduled for 11:00, that proceeds down Madison Ave. from 38th St. to the festival site near Madison Square Park, Manhattan
www.Instagram.com/p/DAMaSC6u2eh
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2019/11/nigeria-independence-day-festival.html
Free admission
Staten Island Egyptian Festival
Saturday and Sunday, September 28-29, 11:00-8:00; repeats October 5-6
Archangel Michael and St. Mena Coptic Orthodox Church, 4095 Amboy Rd. (at Linderwood Rd.), Great Kills, Staten Island
www.Facebook.com/ges2000/posts/pfbid02vJX2EMohx7GbmcncPrJwWew7ryabmTd31o5XYj7kaE266QovBdVscPUyN7XG85uTl
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=michael%20mena%20staten
Free admission
Queens Agricultural Fair
Saturday and Sunday, October 5-6, 11:00-6:00
Queens County Farm Museum, 7350 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park, Queens
www.QueensFarm.org/queens-agricultural-fair
See website for ticket details
Malaysia Festival
Saturday, October 5, 11:00-3:00
Vajiradhammapadip Buddhist Temple, 110 Rustic Rd., Centerreach, New York
www.Facebook.com/mycgnewyork
Free admission
Sunnyside Gardens Park Oktoberfest
Saturday, October 5, noon-5:00
Sunnyside Gardens Park, 39th Ave. between 48th and 50th Sts., Sunnyside, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/DAeZgO2JaU_
Free admission
Staten Island Oktoberfest
Saturday, October 5, noon-7:00
Staten Island University Hospital Ballpark, 75 Richmond Terr. (near the Ferry), St. George, Staten Island
www.SIOktoberfest.com
Tickets: adults, $10; children ages 12 and under accompanied by an adult, free; "all proceeds will go to helping veterans in need"
Dushahra Festival
Saturday, October 5, noon-7:30
Lake Papaianni Park, Edison, New Jersey
www.Dushahra.com
Free admission
CiderFeast NYC
Saturday, October 5, 1:00-4:00
Industry City, 635 Second Ave. (36th-37th Sts., courtyard 1/2), Greenwood, Brooklyn
www.CiderFeastHQ.com/ciderfeast-nyc-2024-tickets
Tickets: $54.45, or $75.73 for hour-earlier VIP admission; ages 21 and over only
NYC Halal Fest
Saturday, October 5, 2:00-8:00 (priority tickets for noon entry are sold out)
Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Ave. (at 5th St.), Long Island City, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/DApAzrhuP0P
Free admission
Season finale: Jersey City Night Market
Saturday, October 5, 3:00-9:00
Outside City Hall, 179 Montgomery St. (at Marin Blvd.), Jersey City
www.Eventbrite.com/e/last-night-market-of-2024-tickets-826578246787
Free admission
Season finale: Night Markets NYC: Fordham Plaza
Saturday, October 5, 4:00-10:00
Fordham Plaza, Fordham Rd. between Washington and Webster Aves., Bronx
www.Eventbrite.com/e/night-markets-nyc-fordham-plaza-tickets-807916990467
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=%22bronx+night+market%22&view_all=1
Free admission
Dragon Fest, Japan Fes, Philippines Fest, and Thai Fest
Saturday, October 5, 10:00-6:00
Various locations on Fourth Ave. between 9th and 14th Sts. (within a longer street festival; excludes Philippines Fest), Manhattan
Sunday, October 6, 10:00-6:00
Various locations on Sixth Ave. between 24th and 32nd Sts. (within a longer street festival; excludes Thai Fest), Manhattan
www.DragonFests.com
www.Facebook.com/PhilippinesFestNY
www.JapanFes.com
www.ThaiFests.com
Free admission
Pizza on the Pier
Sunday, October 6, three sessions: noon-1:30, 1:45-3:15, 3:30-5:00
Outdoors at Fornino, Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6, Bridge Park Dr., Brooklyn Heights
www.SliceOutHunger.org/pizza-on-the-pier
Tickets, per session: $50 advance/$60 onsite (if available); "proceeds from this event will benefit our hunger-relief projects," most notably Pie it Forward
Secaucus Diwali Mela
Sunday, October 6, noon-6:00
Buchmiller Park, 150 Plaza Center, Secaucus, New Jersey
www.Eventbrite.com/e/14th-annual-diwali-mela-the-festival-of-lights-tickets-974203207017
Free admission
Lighthouse Point Fest and Soup Contest
Sunday, October 6, 1:00-6:00 (soup contest concludes by midafternoon)
National Lighthouse Museum, a short walk from the ferry in St. George, Staten Island
www.LighthouseMuseum.org/event/international-lighthouse-point-fest
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2019/10/lighthouse-point-fest-and-soup-tasting.html
Admission: to the festival, $3; for soup tasters, an additional $7
Peru to the World Expo
Sunday, October 6, 2:00-???
Greenview at Lawrence Yacht & Country Club, 101 Causeway, Lawrence, New York
www.PeruToTheWorldExpo.com
General admission tickets: $120; ages 18 and over only
Lunch Box Food Fair
Tuesday, October 8, 11:30-2:30
Fosun Plaza, in the vicinity of Liberty, Pine, Nassau, and William Sts., Manhattan
www.DowntownNY.com/lunch-box
Free admission
From Medieval Manuscripts to Modern Marvels: The Evolution of Catalan Cuisine
Wednesday, October 9, 6:30-8:30
Park Avenue United Methodist Church, 106 East 86th St. (Park-Lexington Aves.), Manhattan
www.CulinaryHistoriansNY.org/chny-event/save-the-date-catalan-manuscript-cookbooks-with-paul-freedman-october-9
General admission tickets: $44.52
Season finale: 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
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
