Eating In Translation

New York-area food events, August 24-31

Santa Rosalia Society Festival (a.k.a. the 18th Avenue Feast)
Concludes Thursday through Sunday, August 24-27, various hours
18th Ave. between 67th and 75th Sts., Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/groups/138536509512623
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=rosalia%20bensonhurst&view_all=1
Free admission

Long Island Scottish Games
Saturday, August 26, 8:00-5:00
Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury, New York
www.OldWestburyGardens.org/2023-scottish-games
Admission: adults, $25; seniors age 62 and over, $22; children ages 7-17, $12; ages 6 and under, free

Dragon Fest
Each event covers one block of a longer street festival; repeats periodically, at various locations, through September
Saturday, August 26, 10:00-6:00
Broadway between 12th and 13th Sts., Manhattan
Sunday, August 27, 10:00-6:00
Fourth Ave. between 12th and 13th Sts., Manhattan
www.DragonFests.com
Free admission; online reservation requested

JapanFes
Each event covers two blocks of the same street festivals as the events above; repeats periodically, at various locations, through October
Saturday, August 26, 10:00-6:00
Broadway between 8th and 10th Sts., Manhattan
www.JapanFes.com/new-blog/2023/826east-village
Sunday, August 27, 10:00-6:00
Fourth Ave. between 9th and 11th Sts., Manhattan
www.JapanFes.com/new-blog/2023/828east-village
Free admission

Myanmar Baptist Church Fun Fair
Saturday, August 26, 11:00-5:00
Parish hall of St. James Episcopal Church, 84-07 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo?fbid=668171478678145&set=pcb.668172615344698
Previously, including some long-ago celebrations in a Briarwood backyard: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=%22Myanmar%20Baptist%20Church%20Fun%20Fair%22
Free admission

New York-area food events, August 17-24

Panaghia of Island Park Greek Orthodox Church Festival
Thursday through Sunday, August 17-20, various hours
Panaghia of Island Park Greek Orthodox Church, 83 Newport Rd., Island Park, New York
www.PanaghiaIP.org/announcements
Free admission

Santa Rosalia Society Festival (a.k.a. the 18th Avenue Feast)
Thursday through Sunday, August 17-27, various hours
18th Ave. between 67th and 75th Sts., Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/groups/138536509512623
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=rosalia%20bensonhurst&view_all=1
Free admission

Milford Oyster Festival
Saturday, August 19, 10:00-6:00
Along both banks of the harbor, Milford, Connecticut
www.MilfordOysterFestival.org
Free admission

Long Island Maritime Museum Seafood Festival
Saturday and Sunday, August 19-20, 11:00-6:00
Long Island Maritime Museum, 88 West Ave., West Sayville, New York
www.LIMMSeafoodFestival.org
Admission: adults, $12.51; children under age 12, free

Jersey City Puerto Rican Festival and Parade
Saturday and Sunday, August 19-20, noon-9:00
Christopher Columbus Dr. between Marin Blvd. and Washington St., Jersey City. On Sunday only, the festival is preceded by a parade, scheduled for noon, from Lincoln Park to City Hall, 280 Grove St., not far from the festival
www.Instagram.com/p/Cv59oiGtIr5
Free admission

Blues BBQ Festival
Saturday, August 19, 1:00-10:00
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-2023
Free admission

New York-area food events, August 10-17

Uptown Night Market
Thursday, August 10, 4:00-10:00; repeats monthly through October
West 133rd St. at Twelfth Ave., Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/uptown-night-market-tickets-472845111457
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=%22uptown%20night%20market%22&view_all=1
Free admission

Giglio di Sant' Antonio Feast
Thursday through Sunday, August 10-13, various hours
Pleasant Ave. between East 114th and East 116th Sts., Manhattan
www.EastHarlemGiglio.org/june-2023-newsletter
Free admission

St. Rocco's Italian Feast
Continues Thursday through Sunday, August 10-13, 4:00-11:00
Main St., Fort Lee, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/stroccofortlee
Free admission

La Festa Italiana, Jersey City
Continues Thursday through Sunday, August 10-13, 5:00-11:00
Vicinity of Holy Rosary Church, 344 Sixth St. (Brunswick-Monmouth Sts.), Jersey City
www.LaFestaJC.com
Free admission

Chinatown Night Market
Friday, August 11, 8:00-11:00; repeats periodically
Forsyth Plaza, Forsyth St. at Canal St., Manhattan
www.Instagram.com/p/Cvp7V1Nuzka
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/52290597851/lightbox
Free admission; online RSVP requested

New York-area food events, August 3-10

Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, August 5, 11:00-5:00; repeats periodically
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/CvYMgzhOUR7
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20james&view_all=1
Free admission

Bolivia Independence Day Celebration
Saturday, August 5, 11:00-???
Warinanco Sports Center, 1 Park Dr., Roselle, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/CRBNJ/posts/pfbid02dsrdPcGsimwtzCWdFvFkusSrJYFAjLPRCd8TffAbpKHW4Q155vzzr7ChpfoVWWLFl
Admission: $10

Celebration of Ghana Festival
Saturday, August 5, 1:00-6:30
Vicinity of Crotona Ave. and Claremont Pkwy., Crotona Park, Bronx
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3454739168118703&set=g.969510910133602
Free admission

A Bake Sale for Yu & Me
Saturday, August 5, 2:00-6:00
Archestratus Books and Foods, 160 Huron St. (at Manhattan Ave.), Greenpoint, Brooklyn
www.Instagram.com/p/CvGTkd5sDSW
Free admission; "all funds will be donated directly to Yu & Me Books"

GIPSVG (Garifuna Indigenous People of St. Vincent and the Grenadines) Annual Culture Pot
Saturday, August 10, 3:00-11:00
Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center, 668 Logan St. (at New Lots Ave.), East New York, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/events/304809731944548
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2018/09/gipsvg-annual-culture-pot.html
Free admission

Jersey City Night Market
Saturday, August 5, 3:00-9:00; repeats periodically through October
Outside City Hall, 179 Montgomery St. (at Marin Blvd.), Jersey City
www.Eventbrite.com/e/jersey-city-night-market-tickets-518291813767
Free admission

New York-area food events, July 27-August 3

St. Irene Chrysovalantou Festival and Bazaar
Thursday through Sunday, July 27-30, 5:00-11:00
Vicinity of the Sacred Patriarchal and Stavropegial Orthodox Monastery of St. Irene Chrysovalantou, 3607 23rd Ave. (at 36th St.), Astoria, Queens
www.StIrene.org
Free admission

Exhibition closing: A Century of Dining Out: The American Story in Menus, 1841-1941
Thursday through Saturday, July 27-29, 10:00-5:00
The Grolier Club, 47 East 60th St. (Madison-Park Aves.), Manhattan
www.Instagram.com/p/CrgH5SFtEp1
Free admission

Bayonne Coptic Festival
Friday through Sunday, July 28-30, 11:00-11:00
St. Abanoub & St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church, 1325 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Bayonne, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/events/216456294541749
Free admission

Thunderbird American Indian Powwow
Friday through Sunday, July 28-30, various hours
Queens County Farm Museum, 7350 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park
www.QueensFarm.org/thunderbird-american-indian-powwow
Admission: adults, $18 one day/$36 three days; children ages 2 to 12, $12/$24

Bronx Night Market
Saturday, July 29, 1:00-7:00; repeats monthly through October
Fordham Plaza, Fordham Rd. between Washington and Webster Aves., Bronx
www.Eventbrite.com/e/bronx-night-market-tickets-472823877947
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/50497963101/lightbox
Free admission

Taste of Little Haiti BK
Saturday, July 29, 11:00-3:00
Hillel Plaza, Flatbush Ave. at Nostrand Ave., Flatbush, Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/taste-of-little-haiti-bk-hillel-plaza-tickets-673182867077
Free admission

New York-area food events, July 20-27

St. Ann's Italian Festival
Friday through Wednesday, July 21-26, various hours
Vicinity of the Church of St. Ann, 704 Jefferson St., Hoboken, New Jersey
www.HobokenGirl.com/hoboken-st-ann-italian-festival-2023
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2013/07/st-anns-italian-festival.html
Free admission

African Popup Festival
Saturday and Sunday, June 22-23, noon-7:00
Hillel Plaza, Flatbush Ave. at Nostrand Ave., Flatbush, Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/african-popup-festival-2023-nyc-tickets-485675036107
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=African%20Restaurant%20Week&view_all=1
Free admission

Taiwan Fest
Sunday, July 23, 11:00-5:00; repeats periodically, in various locations
Lexington Ave. at 46th St., Manhattan (one block of a much longer street fair), followed by musical performances, 6:00-11:00, at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park
www.TaiwanFest.nyc/2023-07
Previously, from the same organizers: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=passport&view_all=1
Free admission

Little Manila Summer Fiesta Pop-Up Market
Sunday, July 23, 11:00-7:00; repeats periodically
Roosevelt Ave. between 69th and 70th Sts., Woodside, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=253434797433608&set=a.129467419830347
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=little%20manila&view_all=1
Free admission

New York-area food events, July 13-20

Uptown Night Market
Thursday, July 13, 4:00-10:00; repeats monthly through October
West 133rd St. at Twelfth Ave., Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/uptown-night-market-tickets-472845111457
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=%22uptown%20night%20market%22&view_all=1
Free admission

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Brooklyn
Concludes Thursday through Sunday, July 13-16, various hours
In the streets surrounding Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 275 North 8th St. (Havemeyer St.-Meeker Ave.), Williamsburg, Brooklyn
www.OLMCfeast.com
Free admission

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Jersey City
Thursday through Sunday, July 13-16, various hours
Vicinity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 99 Broadway (at Wales Ave.), Jersey City
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=289244123768207&set=pcb.289244140434872
Free admission

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Newark
Friday through Sunday, July 14-16, 6:00-11:00
"Down Neck, Ironbound," vicinity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 259 Oliver St. (Adams-Van Buren Sts.), Newark, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/photo?fbid=564042665890450&set=a.490295276598523
Free admission

Midnight Market Brooklyn
Friday, July 14, 6:00-midnight
Coney Island Art Walls, 3050 Stillwell Ave. (at Bowery St.), Coney Island, Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/food-festival-dance-party-by-the-beach-tickets-637532866967
Tickets: $23.41 advance/$28.77 onsite; ages 21 and over only

La Esquina del Camarón Mexicano: Cóctel Party

When Pedro Rodriguez arrived in the United States, in 1989, "his dream was 'to have a business in the street,' but he quickly realized that the regulation of mobile vendors was (and is) much stricter in NYC than in CDMX. He took up general construction work — tiling, plastering, painting — because 'I gotta eat,' and so he could send money home to Mexico. Pedro's family still lives there, and he continues to send money, although now as a grandfather.

"Construction work would be hard on anyone's body, especially after 20 years, but ultimately Pedro was sidelined when he injured his leg during a recreational soccer match. In need of another source of income, he resolved to put that secret cóctel recipe to use.

"On weekends, not far from his Elmhurst apartment, Pedro began renting a tiny stand outside a Korean-American deli-grocery, under one corner of the awning. We enjoyed our first cóckel at La Esquina del Camarón Mexicano — "the corner of Mexican shrimp" — more than a decade ago. Like many customers, even before crossing to the park on the shady side of the street, we didn't wait to dip our spoon." Read more on Culinary Backstreets.

New York-area food events, July 6-13

Kibbitz & Nosh: When We All Met at Dubrow’s Cafeteria
Thursday, July 6, 6:00-8:00
City Lore, 56 East 1st St. (First-Second Aves.), Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/kibbitz-nosh-when-we-all-met-at-dubrows-cafeteria-book-celebration-tickets-660690050727
Free admission; online reservation requested

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Brooklyn
Continues Thursday through Sunday, July 6-16, various hours
In the streets surrounding Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 275 North 8th St. (Havemeyer St.-Meeker Ave.), Williamsburg, Brooklyn
www.OLMCfeast.com
Free admission

Anime NYC Food Festival: Tanabata Night Market
Friday, July 7, 2:00-9:00
Industry City, 934 Third Ave. (35th-36th Sts.), Greenwood, Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/anime-nyc-food-festival-tanabata-night-market-tickets-667840929197
Tickets: $18 advance/$20 onsite

Ice Cream Social at Hester Street Fair
Saturday, July 8, 11:00-6:00
Pier 17, 89 South St., Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/hester-street-fairs-ice-cream-social-tickets-664766563687
Free admission; voting ticket, which includes a sample of each competing ice cream, $10

Indonesian bazaar at Moore Homestead Park
Saturday, July 8, 11:00-5:00; repeats periodically
45th Ave. at Broadway, Elmhurst, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/CuSHPhhL3iQ
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

Barbados Festival Day
Saturday, July 8, 11:00-7:00
Monroe Cohen Park (aka Canarsie Cricket Grounds), Seaview Ave. at East 108th St., Canarsie, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10227640608433007&set=a.4807793644980
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=%22barbados%20festival%20day%22&view_all=1
Free admission

New York-area food events, June 29-July 6

Freedom Fest Food Truck Friday
Friday, June 30, 4:00-10:00
20th Century Field, 25 Elizabeth St., Garfield, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/events/143454441892738
Admission: $5; kids under age 5, free

Picnic Performances in Bryant Park
Friday, June 30, 4:30-8:45; continues periodically through September 14
Bryant Park, Upper Terrace (roughly midway between 40th and 42nd Sts. and Fifth and Sixth Aves.), Manhattan
www.HesterStreetfair.com/events/picnic-performances-at-bryant-park
Admission: $5; children under age 5, free

International African Arts Festival
Saturday through Tuesday, July 1-4, 10:00-9:00
Commodore Barry Park, Fort Greene, Brooklyn
www.IAAFestival.org
Admission: $10

Red White & Blue Food Truck & Music Festival
Saturday, July 1, 11:00-7:00
Teaneck Armory, 1799 Teaneck Rd. (Liberty Rd.-Ward Plaza), Teaneck, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/justjerseyfest/posts/pfbid0KZ1GptJqUmDfc8Q75f5w7i7tHSyKAjLpVvXN5fRQu7UsFPbSpSLWWemQAKAW4rKyl
Admission: $5; children under age 5, free

Venezuelan Cultural Fest
Saturday, July 1 (rescheduled from May 20), 2:00-9:00
Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Ave. (at 5th St.), Long Island City, Queens
www.Eventbrite.com/e/venezuelan-cultural-fest-2023-tickets-642186576337
Free admission