Eating In Translation

New York-area food events through mid-July

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Brooklyn
Continues Thursday through Sunday, July 7-17, 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

Chinatown Night Market
Friday, July 8, 8:00-11:00; repeats periodically
Forsyth Plaza, Forsyth St. at Canal St., Manhattan
www.Instagram.com/p/CfnSQwTNFM-
Free admission with online RSVP

New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Friday through Sunday, July 8-10, various hours
201 New Jersey Ave., North Wildwood, New Jersey
www.NJBBQ.com
Free admission

Ice Cream Social at Hester Street Fair
Saturday, July 9, 11:00-6:00
Pier 17, 89 South St., Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/ice-cream-social-at-hester-street-fair-tickets-373353328857
Free admission; voting ticket, $10

Hispanic Heritage Festival
Saturday, July 10, noon-6:00
Kensico Dam Plaza, Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla, New York
https://Events.WestchesterGov.com/eventdetail/84370/11/hispanic-heritage-festival
Free admission

FIAF's Bastille Day Celebration
Sunday, July 10, noon-5:00
Madison Ave. between 59th and 63rd Sts., Manhattan
www.FIAF.org/event/2022-07-bastille-day
Free admission to outdoor booths and performances; for details on ticketed tastings, see the website

New York-area food events, early July

International African Arts Festival
Friday through Monday, July 1-4, 10:00-9:00
Commodore Barry Park, Fort Greene, Brooklyn
www.IAAFestival.org
Admission: $5

Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, July 2, 11:00-5:00; repeats periodically
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/IndonesiaFoodBazaar
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20james&view_all=1
Free admission

Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest
Monday, July 4, 11:00-1:00
Outside Nathan's Famous, corner of Surf and Stillwell Aves., Coney Island, Brooklyn
www.MajorLeagueEating.com/contests/937
Free admission

Jersey City Night Market Fireworks Celebration and Food Truck Festival
Monday, July 4, noon-10:00
Montgomery St. at Exchange Place, Jersey City
www.Instagram.com/p/CfVaWIMqjpp
Free admission

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Brooklyn
Wednesday through Sunday, July 6-17, 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

New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Friday through Sunday, July 8-10, various hours
201 New Jersey Ave., North Wildwood, New Jersey
www.NJBBQ.com
Free admission

Hispanic Heritage Festival
Saturday, July 10, noon-6:00
Kensico Dam Plaza, Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla, New York
https://Events.WestchesterGov.com/eventdetail/84370/11/hispanic-heritage-festival
Free admission

FIAF's Bastille Day Celebration
Sunday, July 10, noon-5:00
Madison Ave. between 59th and 63rd Sts., Manhattan
www.FIAF.org/event/2022-07-bastille-day
Free admission to outdoor booths and performances; for details on ticketed tastings, see the website

Ongoing weekly events
Smorgasburg, Friday through Sunday
Queens Night Market, Saturday
Greenpoint Terminal Market, Saturday and Sunday
Hester Street Fair at the Seaport, Saturday and Sunday
Red Hook Food Vendors, Saturday and Sunday
Free admission to all

Wheels Down, Surf's Up: A JFK Layover in Rockaway Beach

Between bites: buskers on the boardwalk (Tim Otto & Free Ride, for the moment, minus their drummer). For more, boogie on over to Culinary Backstreets.

New York-area food events, June 23-30

Swedish Midsummer Festival
Friday, June 24, 5:00-8:00
Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park, 20 Battery Pl., Manhattan
https://bpca.ny.gov/event/swedish-midsummer-festival-4
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2008/06/swedish-midsumm.html
Free admission

Indonesian bazaar at Moore Homestead Park
Saturday, June 25, 11:00-5:00; repeats periodically
45th Ave. at Broadway, Elmhurst, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/CeeFIUsLjtB
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

Northern NJ Empanada Festival
Saturday, July 25, 11:00-7:00
Weasel Brook Park, 1 Westervelt Pl., Clifton, New Jersey
www.NorthJersey.com/story/news/passaic/clifton/2022/06/22/best-empanada-nj-clifton-nj-passaic-county-weasel-brook-park/7691507001/
Tickets: adults, $6 advance/$8 onsite; children ages 4 to 13, $4/$5; children ages 3 and under, free

Queens Rises Higher
Saturday, June 25, noon-5:00
Backlot of Kaufman Astoria Studios, 3412 36th St. (34th-35th Sts.), Astoria, Queens
https://ItsInQueens.com/itsinqueensblog/intheloop-food-drink-art-live-shows-queens-rises-higher-celebration-is-on-june-25
Free admission with online registration

Tastes of Crown Heights
Saturday, June 25, noon-7:00; repeats periodically in various neighborhoods
Various locations in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
www.TastesOfBrooklyn.com
Tickets: four tastes, $35; twelve tastes, $100; proceeds benefit Seeds in the Middle

African Restaurant Week Pop-Up Festival
Saturday and Sunday, June 25-26, noon-8:00
Hillel Plaza, Flatbush Ave. at Nostrand Ave., Flatbush, Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/summer-edition-african-popup-festival-tickets-251277416517
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=African%20Restaurant%20Week&view_all=1
Free admission

New York-area food events, June 16-23

Zoodohos Peghe Greek Festival
Continues Thursday through Sunday, June 16-19, various hours
Zoodohos Peghe Church, 3573 Bruckner Blvd. (Buhre Ave.-Arnow Pl.), Bronx
www.ZoodohosPeghe.org/greek-festival/festival-food
Free admission

Season opener: Harlem Bazaar
Friday, June 17, 2:00-8:00; repeats monthly through October
On the plaza outside the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building, 163 West 125th St., Manhattan
www.HarlemBazaar.com
Free admission

Yonkers Ukrainian Heritage Festival
Friday through Sunday, June 17-19, various hours
Grounds of St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church, 21 Shonnard Pl. (at North Broadway), Yonkers, New York
www.Facebook.com/events/1284574775410603
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2017/06/yonkers-ukrainian-heritage-festival.html
Free admission

Greek Festival by the Bay
Friday through Sunday, June 17-19, various hours
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 47 Wisteria St., Perth Amboy, New Jersey
www.StDemetriosPerthAmboy.org/greek-festival
Free admission

Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, June 18, 11:00-5:00; repeats periodically
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/IndonesiaFoodBazaar
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20james&view_all=1
Free admission

New York-area food events, June

Uptown Night Market
Thursday, June 9, 4:00-10:00; repeats monthly through November
"Under the famous Harlem arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
www.UptownNightMarket.com
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/52013600345/lightbox
Free admission

Westchester Magazine's Burger & Beer Blast
Thursday, June 9, 6:00-10:00
Kensico Dam Plaza, Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla, New York
Part of Westchester Magazine's Wine & Food Festival
Tickets: $75; ages 21 and over only

Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral Festival
Continues Thursday through Sunday, June 9-12, various hours
Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 64 Schermerhorn St. (Court St.-Boerum Pl.), Brooklyn
www.StConstantineCathedral.org
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2008/06/sts-constantine.html
Free admission

Food Truck Festival at The Mount
Friday through Sunday, June 10-12, various hours
On the grounds of Mount Loretto, 6581 Hylan Blvd. (at Kenny Rd.), Staten Island
www.Facebook.com/events/3100865803487804
Tickets: per day, $5

Portugal Day Weekend in the Ironbound
Friday through Sunday, June 10-12, midday through late evening, and including a parade on Sunday
Various locations on and around Ferry St., Newark, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/GoIronbound
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=portugal%20newark
Free admission
Via Newark Happening

New York-area food events, early June

South Bronx Cultural Festival
Friday through Sunday, June 3-5, various hours
Father Gigante Plaza, across from St. Athanasius Church, 878 Tiffany St. (at Fox St.), Woodstock, Bronx
www.CasitaMaria.org/es/south-bronx-culture-festival
Free admission

Three Hierarchs Greek Orthodox Church Festival
Friday through Sunday, June 3-5, various hours; repeats June 10-12
Three Hierarchs Greek Orthodox Church, 1724 Ave P. (East 17th-East 18th Sts.), Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/threehierarchsfestival/photos/a.441065782726933/2153719544794873
Free admission

Bushwick Collective Block Party
Saturday, June 4, 10:00-6:00
Outside The Bushwick Collective, 427 Troutman St. (at Scott St.). Bushwick, Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/11th-annual-bushwick-collective-block-party-tickets-328463923437
Free admission

New Brunswick Hungarian Festival
Saturday, June 4, 10:00-8:00
Somerset St. between Division and Bethany Sts., New Brunswick, New Jersey
www.HungarianFestival.org
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2011/06/new-brunswick-hungarian-festival.html
Free admission

Michael Arnone's Crawfish Fest
Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5, 10:30-7:00
Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, New Jersey
www.CrawfishFest.com
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2012/06/michael-arnones-crawfish-fest.html
Admission: adults, $40 per day; children under age 14 accompanied by a parent, free

Plus Polish Festival
Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5, 11:00-9:00ish
German Masonic Park, 89 Western Highway, Tappan, New York
www.PlusFestival.com
Admission: adults, $10; children under age 12, free

Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, June 4, 11:00-5:00; repeats monthly
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/IndonesiaFoodBazaar
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20james&view_all=1
Free admission

New York-area food events, late May through June

Festival de la Calle 152
Saturday, May 28, late morning-late afternoon
152nd St. between Jackson and Union Aves., Woodstock, Bronx
www.NPRDPinc.org/152nd-street-festival
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com /2014/06/festival-cultur.html
Free admission

Indonesian bazaar at Moore Homestead Park
Saturday, May 28, 11:00-5:00
45th Ave. at Broadway, Elmhurst, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/Cds9C7hrSrK
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

Rib King NYC
Saturday, May 28, noon-4:00
Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, 1000 Richmond Terr., Livingston, Staten Island
www.TicketTailor.com/events/foodkarmanyc/608546
General admission tickets: $65; ages 21 and over only

Japan Performing Arts Early Summer Festival
Saturday, May 28, noon-6:00 (accompanied by an evening performance on June 17)
Nolan Park, Governors Island, New York
www.JapanPerformingArts.org/event-on-governors-island-2022
Free admission

Dance Africa Bazaar
Saturday through Monday, May 28-30, noon-8:00ish
Vicinity of Ashland Pl., Fort Greene, Brooklyn
www.BAM.org/bazaar
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2020/05/dance-africa-bazaar.html
Free admission

Bronx Night Market
Saturday, May 28, 1:00-7:00; repeats monthly through mid-autumn
Fordham Plaza, Fordham Rd. between Washington and Webster Aves., Bronx
www.TheBronxNightMarket.com
Free admission

969 NYC Coffee: Japanese Snacks in Jackson Heights

"While onigiri have a centuries-long tradition in Japan, onigirazu have been around only since the early 1990s. As the name might suggest, these are larger, grander relatives of onigiri in the shape of sandwiches, but with pressed vinegared sushi rice, wholly wrapped by nori, in lieu of bread. Oda fashions a dozen or so varieties, including onigirazu with chicken or pork tonkatsu; corned beef or spam; mango with avocado and a corn croquette [shown], okra with avocado, and seafood such as salmon or mackerel, soft-shell crab, shrimp and — our favorite — fried oyster.

"Proudly presented by Oda, each onigirazu — sliced in two with cut edges facing outward, snugly fit to a clear plastic carry-out container — feels like a jewel made just for us." Read more on Culinary Backstreets.

New York-area food events, May and June 2022

St. Demetrios Greek Festival
Thursday through Sunday, May 19-22, various hours
St. Demetrios Astoria School, 3011 30th Dr. (at 30th St.), Astoria, Queens
www.NYCarnivals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/st-demetrios-greek-fest-astoria-2022.jpg
Free admission

St. Nicholas Greek Festival
Thursday through Sunday, May 19-22, various hours
Greek Orthodox Shrine Church of St. Nicholas, 19610 Northern Blvd. (at 196th St.), Auburndale, Queens
www.StNicholasFlushing.org/demo/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GOLD-2022-festival-jpeg-redone-rotated-e1649947785124.jpg
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2011/10/st-nicholas-greek-festival.html
Free admission

St. Athanasios Greek Festival
Thursday through Sunday, May 19-22, various hours
St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church, 51 Paramus Rd., Paramus, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/stathnj/photos/gm.354313483304950/5709817912367325
Free admission

Season opener: Chinatown Night Market
Friday, May 20, 8:00-late; repeats periodically
Forsyth Plaza, Forsyth St. at Canal St., Manhattan
www.ThinkChinatown.org/nightmarket
Free admission with online registration

St. George Ukrainian Festival
Friday through Sunday, May 20-22, various hours
Outside St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church, East 7th St. between Second and Third Aves., Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/StGeorgesUkrainianFestivalNYC
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2018/05/st_georges_dess.html
Free admission