Eating In Translation

New York-area food events, November 4-11

Canstruction
Opens Thursday, November 4; continues 10:00-8:00 (Sundays, noon-6:00) through November 15
Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St. (at North End Ave.), Manhattan
www.BfPlNY.com /canstruction
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos /eatingintranslation /albums /72157711715248542
Free admission; donations of canned food welcome; all cans in the exhibit, too, will be donated to City Harvest

Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, November 6, 11:00-4:00; repeats monthly
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/events/1683131695213989
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20james&view_all=1
Free admission

Chili Bowl
Saturday, November 6, noon-2:30
Auditorium of Good Shepherd School, 620 Isham St. (Cooper St.-Seaman Ave.), Manhattan
www.NYCChiliBowl.com
Tickets: adults, $10; children under age 10, $5; proceeds benefit the Good Shepherd food pantry

Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic Church Bazaar (takeout only), Ridgefield, New Jersey
Saturday, November 6, 1:00-7:00; Sunday, 12:30-4:00
Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic Church, 461 Bergen Blvd., Ridgefield, New Jersey
www.StsVartanantzChurch.com/2021/10/welcomes-you-to-our-2021-to-go-food-festival-2
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2013/11/sts-vartanantz-armenian-apostolic-church-bazaar.html
Free admission

Ongoing
Grand Bazaar NYC, Sunday, year-round
Winter Village in Bryant Park, daily, through January 2

On the radar
Bronx Harvest Festival, November 13; Indonesian bazaar at the Elmhurst Memorial League, November 14; Norwegian Seamen's Church Christmas Fair, November 18-21; Danish Seamen's Church Christmas Fair, November 20-21; Momo Crawl, November 28; Estonian Christmas Market, December 4; Finnish Christmas Bazaar, December 11

New York-area food events, October 28-November 4

Season finales
Smorgasburg, Friday, October 29 (at the World Trade Center), Saturday (Jersey City and Williamsburg), Sunday (Prospect Park)
Bronx Night Market, Saturday, October 30
Queens Night Market, Saturday, October 30

Opening day: Winter Village in Bryant Park
Friday, October 29, noon-8:00; continues daily through January 2
Bryant Park, between 40th and 42nd Sts. and Fifth and Sixth Aves., Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/events/420364106357042
Free admission

Día de Muertos tianguis (open-air market) at Rockefeller Center
Friday through Sunday, October 29-31, 11:00-6:00
Most likely in the vicinity of Rockefeller Plaza and 49th St., Manhattan
www.RockefellerCenter.com/events/mexico-week-day-of-the-dead-at-rockefeller-center
Free admission

MAHAA Burmese fundraiser at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, October 30, 11:00 (although food might be sold as early as 10:30) till 4:00 (but many items sell out sooner)
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 84-07 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/mahaaspring2021/posts/244073054437574
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=mahaa&view_all=1
Free admission

Day of the Dead at St. Mark's
Saturday and Sunday, October 30-31, noon-6:00
East yard, St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, 131 East 10th St. (at Second Ave.), Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/day-of-the-dead-dia-de-muertos-nyc-tickets-193711976737
Advance registration required; free admission, $5 suggested donation

St. Lucia House Foundation Jounen Kwéyòl
Sunday, October 31, two sessions: 11:00-3:30, 4:30-9:00
St. Lucia House, 438 East 49th St. (Church-Snyder Aves.), East Flatbush, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/164131296972942/photos/a.1136601603059235/4966859370033420
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2014/10/st-lucia-jounen-kweyol.html
Admission, per session: $10

Calabazafest
Sunday, October 31, noon-4:00
Maria Hernandez Park, Knickerbocker Ave. at Suydam St., Bushwick, Brooklyn
www.Calabazafest.com
Like previous Calabazafests, this year's festival promises to be stronger on local color than on chow, but in pleasant weather street vendors also set up near the park, and many more good eats are nearby
Free admission

On the radar
Canstruction, November 4-15; Chili Bowl, November 6; Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House, November 6; Bronx Harvest Festival, November 13; Norwegian Seamen's Church Christmas Fair, November 18-21; Danish Seamen's Church Christmas Fair, November 20-21; Momo Crawl, November 28

New York-area food events, October 21-28

Japan Street Festival
Saturday, October 23, 10:00-6:00
Sixth Ave. between 24th and 25th Sts., Manhattan (most likely one block of a much larger street festival)
www.Facebook.com/JapanFes
Free admission

Bowl of 'Zole: Pozole Festival
Saturday, October 23, 1:00-4:00
110 Kent Ave. (at North 8th St.), Williamsburg, Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/bowl-of-zole-2021-tickets-126442544053
Tickets: $65, or $125 for hour-earlier VIP entry (Disclosure: I've been granted a press pass to this event); ages 21 and over only; "each chef will be donating ten quarts of pozole" to the event's community partner, City Harvest

Divya Jyoti Association Diwali Nagar, Motorcade, and Cultural Show
Saturday, October 23, afternoon through the evening
At and nearby the Arya Spiritual Center, 10420 133rd St. (Liberty Ave.-105th Ave.), Richmond Hill, Queens
www.DiwaliMotorcade.com/about
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2013/10/divya-jyoti-association-diwali-nagar.html
Liberty Ave., where the parade is scheduled for 3:00-7:00, is home to numerous West Indian restaurants, snack shops, and bakeries. All are welcome, too, at the Arya Spiritual Center, site of ceremonies before the parade and a "cultural extravaganza" afterward. But especially during the pre-parade hawan, sacrifices made into the fire as offerings to the Hindu goddess Lakshmi, bear in mind the spirit of the occasion

Manila Zoo Music Festival
Sunday, October 24, 11:00-10:00
Radial Park, 27-50 1st St., on the waterfront in Astoria, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/CUn9OQ_FGhm
Of the 60-plus vendors in the lineup, about half seem to offer Filipino food or drink
Suggested donation: $5

KAAGNY Korean Festival
Sunday, October 24, 11:00-5:00
Union Square Park, along 17th St. between Broadway and Park Ave. South, Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/TheKAAGNY
Previously, when the festival was accompanied by a parade: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2019/10/korean-festival.html
Free admission

Corn Dogs & Dumplings: A Snacker's Guide to Murray Hill's "Koreatown"

Just to the east of Flushing, the home of New York City's largest and fastest-changing Chinatown, is a sprawling neighborhood that boasts many of the city's most interesting Korean restaurants and food shops. I hesitate to call it a Koreatown. Compared with the few dense blocks of Manhattan's Koreatown, this part of Queens has a more open feel, with modest buildings, wider streets and more sunlight.

When I'm in Murray Hill, I always figure on lots of walking, and repeated snacking. For a few of my many favorite refueling stops, read more on Culinary Backstreets.

New York-area food events, October 14-21

Uptown Night Market
Thursday, October 14, 4:00-10:00; repeats November 11
"Under the famous Harlem arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
www.UptownNightMarket.com
Free admission

New York City Wine and Food Festival
Thursday through Sunday, October 14-17, various times
Various locations
www.NYCWFF.org
See website for details

American Hungarian Foundation Artisan Market, New Brunswick
Saturday, October 16, 10:00-2:00
American Hungarian Foundation, 300 Somerset St., New Brunswick, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/AmericanHungarianFoundation/photos/a.179796998698135/4789030034441452
Free admission

Norwalk Caribbean Street Festival
Saturday, October 16, 11:00-7:00
Isaac Square Park 21 Isaac St., Norwalk, Connecticut
www.Eventbrite.com/e/norwalk-caribbean-street-festival-tickets-170509167510
Tickets: $15; children ages 12 and under, $5

Taste of the Seaport
Saturday, October 16, noon-3:00
Pier 16 and 17, South Street Seaport, Manhattan
www.TasteOfTheSeaport.org
Tasting tickets: $50; proceeds benefit PS 343, the Peck Slip School, and PS 397, the Spruce Street School

Tikkun BBQ Community Cookout
Saturday, October 16, 11:30-10:30 (food 1:00-5:00, while it lasts)
On the 31st Ave. Open Street, 31st Ave. between 33rd and 35th Sts., Astoria, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/CU6JJT_MjFi/
Free admission

New York-area food events, October 7-14

Italian Festival at The Mount
Friday through Sunday, October 8-11, 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: $5

Panamanian Parade and Festival
Saturday, October 9, 10:30-6:00
The parade 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/DICPNYInc /photos/a.437965236324245 /4230409880413076
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com /2013/10/panamanian-pre-independence-day-parade.html
Free admission

Queens Comes Back!
Saturday, October 9, noon-4:00
On the backlot of Kaufman Astoria Studios, 3412 36th St. (34th-35th Sts.), Astoria, Queens
www.QueensNY.org/calendar/qcb
Free admission

Nigerian Independence Day Carnival
Saturday, October 9, 1:00-5:00
East 47th St. between First and Second Aves., Manhattan
www.Instagram.com/p/CT0naQ4IQPZ
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2019/11/nigeria-independence-day-festival.html
Free admission

New York African Restaurant Week Festival
Saturday and Sunday, October 9-10, noon-7:00
Hillel Plaza, Flatbush Ave. at Nostrand Ave., Flatbush, Brooklyn
https://ARWfest-21.eventbrite.com?discount=Friends
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2019/10/new-york-african-restaurant-week-festival.html
Tickets: $9.75 in advance, $15 onsite

Indigenous Peoples Day New York City
Sunday, October 10, 11:00-9:00; Monday (note the different program), 7:00-2:00
20 Randall's Island Park, Randall's Island, Lenapehoking
www.IPDNYC.org
Free admission

Uptown Night Market
Thursday, October 14, 4:00-10:00; repeats November 11
"Under the famous Harlem arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
www.UptownNightMarket.com
Free admission

Ongoing
Queens Night Market, Saturday
Bronx Night Market, Saturday
Red Hook Food Vendors, Saturday and Sunday
Governors Island food carts and trucks, busiest Saturday and Sunday
Grand Bazaar NYC, Sunday
Smorgasburg, various days and locations

On the radar
Taste of the Seaport, October 16; NYC Hot Sauce Expo, October 16-17; Cherry Bombe Cooks & Books, October 16-17; Pizza on the Pier, October 17; Indonesian bazaar at Masjid al-Hikmah, October 17; Bowl of 'Zole Pozole Festival, October 23; Japan Street Festival, October 23; Project Barkada Filipino market, October 24; MAHAA Burmese fundraiser at St. James Episcopal Church, October 30; St. Lucia House Foundation Jounen Kwéyòl, October 31; Canstruction, November 4-15; Chili Bowl, November 6

New York-area food events, September 30-October 7

Taste of the Upper West Side
Friday, October 1, 7:00-10:00; Saturday, 7:30-9:30
Under a tent in the O'Shea Complex Schoolyard, Columbus Ave. at 77th St., Manhattan
www.TasteUWS.com
Ages 21 and over only; see website for ticket details

Brooklyn BagelFest
Saturday, October 2, two sessions: 9:30-12:30, 12:30-3:30
Bklyn Studios at City Point, 445 Albee Sq. West (Willoughby-Fulton Sts.), Downtown Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/2nd-annual-brooklyn-bagelfest-tickets-163087889267
Tickets: per session, $35 and up

Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, October 2, 11:00-4:00; repeats monthly
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/events/208047607963793
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20james&view_all=1
Free admission

Little Manila Block Party
Saturday, October 2, 11:00-4:00
70th St. near Roosevelt Ave., Woodside, Queens
www.SunnysidePost.com/block-party-celebrating-filipino-history-and-culture-to-take-place-in-woodside-saturday
Free admission

Araw ng Aruga (Day of Care) Filipino Festival
Saturday, October 2, noon-5:00, following the 11:00 mass
Parking lot of Corpus Christi Parish, 61st St. at 31st Ave., Woodside, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo?fbid=10227039556478711&set=gm.373621571087947
Free admission
Via Eat Something New in Queens

New York-area food events, September 23-30

Feast of San Gennaro
Concludes Thursday, September 23, through Sunday, September 26, generally 11:00-11:00
On and around Mulberry St., Little Italy, Manhattan
www.SanGennaroNYC.org
Free admission

St. Nicholas Greek Festival, Wyckoff, New Jersey
Friday through Sunday, September 24-26, various hours
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 467 Grandview Ave., Wyckoff, New Jersey
www.StNicholasNJ.org/greekfest
Free admission

Roseland Greek Festival, Roseland, New Jersey
Friday through Sunday, September 24-26, various hours
Sts. Nicholas, Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 80 Laurel Ave., Roseland, New Jersey
www.RoselandGreekFest.com
Admission: adults, $2; children ages 12 and under, free

Greek Festival on the Harbor, Port Washington, New York
Friday through Sunday, September 24-26, various hours
Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church, 100 Fairway Dr., Port Washington, New York
www.Facebook.com/GreekFestPW/photos/3699669546806458
Free admission

Stamford Greek Festival, Stamford, Connecticut
Friday through Sunday, September 24-26, various hours
Archangels Greek Orthodox Church, 1527 Bedford St., Stamford, Connecticut
www.StamfordGreekFest.com
Free admission

New York-area food events, September 16-23

Feast of San Gennaro
Thursday, September 16, through Sunday, September 26, generally 11:00-11:00
On and around Mulberry St., Little Italy, Manhattan
www.SanGennaroNYC.org
Free admission

St. Markella Greek Orthodox Church Street Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 16-19, various evening and weekend hours
Cathedral of St. Markella, 2268 26th St. (near 23rd Ave., Astoria, Queens
www.SaintMarkellaGOC.org/annual-festival
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2017/09/st-markella-greek-orthodox-church-street-festival.html
Free admission

Holy Cross Greek Cultural Festival
Friday through Sunday, September 17-19, various hours
Ridge Blvd. between 84th and 86th Sts., Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
www.QueenOfTheClick.com/2021/09/08/holy-cross-greek-festival-in-bay-ridge-9-17-9-19
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2012/09/holy-cross-greek-cultural-festival.html
Free admission

St. John the Theologian's Greek Festival, Tenafly
Friday through Sunday, September 17-19, various hours
Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Theologian, 353 East Clinton Ave., Tenafly, New Jersey
www.TasteOfGreeceFestival.com
Free admission

St. Paraskevi Greek Fest, Greenlawn
Friday through Sunday, September 17-19, various evening and weekend hours
Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church, 1 Shrine Pl., Greenlawn, New York
www.Facebook.com/stparaskevi/photos/a.1433714510255019/2683036631989461
Free admission

Shan Traditional (Burmese) Foods Fundraising Fair
Saturday, September 18, 11:00-4:00
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=994462701389755&set=g.394535003928451
Free admission

New York-area food events, September 9-16

Uptown Night Market
Thursday, September 9, 4:00-???; repeats monthly through November
"Under the famous Harlem arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
www.UptownNightMarket.com
Free admission

Hoboken Italian Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 9-12, various evening and weekend hours
Sinatra Promenade between 2nd St. and Sinatra Dr., Hoboken, New Jersey
www.HobokenItalianFestival.com
Free admission

St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 9-12, various evening and weekend hours
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 721 Rahway Ave., Union, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/events/785592159016938
Admission: $2

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 9-12, various evening and weekend hours
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 10 Mill Rd., New Rochelle, New York
www.Facebook.com/holytrinityNR/photos/a.1809535669362193/2885068928475523
Donation: adults, $2; children under age 12, free when accompanied by a parent

Chinatown Nights
Friday, September 10, 8:00-11:00; repeats periodically
Forsyth Plaza, Forsyth St. at Canal St., Manhattan
www.ThinkChinatown.org/nights
Free admission with online registration, where donations will be encouraged