Eating In Translation

New York-area food events, May through early June 2022

Uptown Night Market
Thursday, May 12, 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

St. George Greek Festival
Thursday through Sunday, May 12-15, various hours
St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 1101 River Rd., Piscataway, New Jersey
www.GOCNJ.org/news/annual-greek-festival
Admission: $2; children under age 12, free

Kimisis Theotokou Greek Festival
Friday through Sunday, May 13-15, various hours
Kimisis Theotokou Church of Brooklyn, 224 18th St. (at Fifth Ave.), Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn
www.KimisisBrooklyn.org/greek-fest
Free admission

Viking Fest
Saturday, May 14, 10:00-5:00
Owl's Head Park, Colonial Ave. at 68th St., Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10160009170734100&id=86441259099
Free admission

Ninth Avenue International Food Festival
Saturday and Sunday, May 14-15, 10:00-6:00
Ninth Ave. between 42nd and 57th Sts., Manhattan
www.NinthAvenueFoodFestival.com
Free admission

Graham Avenue Fiesta
Saturday, May 14, 10:00-6:00
Graham Ave. (Ave. of Puerto Rico) between Boerum St. and Broadway, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
www.GrahamAvenueBID.org/events
Free admission

Ayiti Nou La Toujou Haitian Culture Day
Saturday, May 14, 11:00-6:00
Brooklyn Ave. between Foster and Newkirk Aves., East Flatbush, Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/haitian-flag-day-celebration-ayiti-nou-la-toujou-2022-tickets-320315621647
Free admission

New York-area food events, May through early June 2022

Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, May 7, 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

Ongoing weekly events
Smorgasburg, Friday through Sunday
Queens Night Market, Saturday (returns May 14)
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

Uptown Night Market
Thursday, May 12, 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

New York-area food events, late April-early June, 2022

Jeff Michner Foundation BBQ Benefit
Saturday, April 30, noon-4:00
Pig Beach BBQ Queens, 35-37 36th St., Astoria, Queens
www.PigBeachNYC.com/store/event/jmf-bbqbenefit
General admission tickets: $100 advance/$125 onsite; children under age 12, free

Tastes of Bed-Stuy
Saturday, April 30, noon-8:00; repeats periodically in various neighborhoods
Various locations in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
www.TastesOfBrooklyn.com
Tickets: four tastes, $35; twelve tastes, $100; proceeds benefit Seeds in the Middle

Season opener: Bronx Night Market
Saturday, April 30, 1:00-8:00; repeats monthly through mid-autumn
Fordham Plaza, Fordham Rd. between Washington and Webster Aves., Bronx
www.TheBronxNightMarket.com
Free admission

Japanese noodle festivals
Very likely, each covers one segment of an otherwise cookie-cutter street festival; repeats periodically, in various locations, through October
Saturday, April 30, 10:00-6:00
Eighth Ave. between 15th and 16th Sts., Manhattan
www.JapanFes.com/new-blog/2022/new-york-noodle-fes-chelsea
Sunday, May 1, 10:00-6:00
Steinway St. between Broadway and 34th Ave., Astoria, Queens
www.JapanFes.com/new-blog/2022/new-york-noodle-fes-astoria
Free admission

Season opener: Greenpoint Terminal Market
Sunday, May 1, 10:00-5:00; repeats Saturday and Sunday through mid-autumn
2 Noble St. (at the East River), Greenpoint, Brooklyn
www.GreenpointTerminalMarket.com
Free admission

Hoboken Spring Arts & Music Festival
Sunday, May 1, 11:00-6:00
Washington St. between Observer Hwy. and 7th St., Hoboken, New Jersey
www.HobokenNJ.gov/events/hoboken-spring-arts-music-festival-2022
Free admission

Queens Pop-Up Market
Sunday, May 1, 2:00-7:00; repeats periodically
The Jewish Center, 3706 77th St. (at 37th Ave.), Jackson Heights, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/Cc1G5tKFdJz/
Free admission

New York-area food events, April 21-early June, 2022

Songkran on Woodside Ave.
Saturday, April 23, 11:00-5:00
Woodside Ave. between 75th and 78th Sts., Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/Little-Thailand-339295859574178
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2020/04/songkran-on-woodside-ave.html
Free admission

Sikh Day Parade and Festival
Saturday, April 23, late morning-late afternoon
The parade, beginning about noon, proceeds from 38th St. south on Madison Ave. to the festival site, in the vicinity of Madison Square Park, Manhattan
www.YouTube.com/watch?v=HJvGGex5ck4
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2020/04/sikh-day-parade.html
Free admission

Second preview weekend: Queens Night Market
Saturday, April 23, 5:00-midnight; free entry on Saturdays begins May 7
Near the New York Hall of Science, 4701 111th St. (inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Corona, Queens
www.QueensNightMarket.com
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=queens%20night%20market&view_all=1
Tickets: adults, $5 advance/$8 onsite, if available; children under age 12, free; a portion of ticket proceeds benefits charity

Season opener: Hester Street Fair at the Seaport
Saturday and Sunday, April 23-24, 11:00-6:00; continues through October
Pier 17, 89 South St., Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/hesterstreetfair/photos/a.10150815226527502/10161126230737502
Free admission

Ongoing: Smorgasburg
Friday, April 22: Westfield World Trade Center, Oculus Plaza, Manhattan
Saturday, April 23: 200 Greene St., Jersey City
Sunday, April 24: Breeze Hill, East Dr. at Lincoln Rd., Prospect Park, Brooklyn
www.Smorgasburg.com
Free admission

Persian Parade and Festival
Sunday, April 24, 11:00-4:00ish
The parade, scheduled for 11:00, proceeds from 39th St. south on Madison Ave. to the festival site, in the vicinity of Madison Square Park, Manhattan
www.PersianParade.com
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=persian%20parade&view_all=1
Free admission

New York-area food events, April 8-June 30, 2022

Season opener: Japan Fes New York
Saturday, April 9, 10:00-6:00; repeats periodically, at various locations, through October
Sixth Ave. between 24th and 26th Sts., Manhattan (very likely comprising two blocks of a longer street festival)
www.Facebook.com/events/433126645233971
Free admission

Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, April 9, 11:00-4:30; 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

Hoboken Mac & Cheese Festival
Saturday, April 9, 1:00-5:00
Various locations in Hoboken, New Jersey
www.Eventbrite.com/e/3rd-annual-hoboken-mac-cheese-festival-tickets-271349623027
Tickets: adults, $35; kids, $12

Our Lady of Czestochowa-St. Casimir Palm Sunday Cake Sale
Sunday, April 10, "after all masses"
Our Lady of Czestochowa-St. Casimir, 183 25th St. (Third-Fourth Aves.; take walkway to the lower rectory hall, in back), Greenwood, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/olcbrooklyn/photos/a.1950055778353179/7993372634021433
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2020/04/babka-cake-and-pierogi-sale.html
Free admission

Songkran Festival at Wat Buddha Thai Thavorn Vanaram
Sunday, April 10, 9:00-3:00
Wat Buddha Thai Thavorn Vanaram, 7616 46th Ave. (76th-78th Sts.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10228364112911585&set=a.4024347810742
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=songkran%20buddha
In past years — it's unclear how the pandemic might change these practices — Thai dishes were doled out from a buffet, while it lasted, beginning at about 11:00; the line often formed a half-hour earlier. Any other stations served continuously while the food lasted. All are welcome to partake, bearing in mind the spirit of the occasion; a donation to the temple would be welcome

New York-area food events, April-June, 2022

Season openers: Smorgasburg
Friday, April 1: Westfield World Trade Center, Oculus Plaza, Manhattan
Saturday, April 2: 200 Greene St., Jersey City
Sunday, April 3: Breeze Hill, East Dr. at Lincoln Rd., Prospect Park, Brooklyn
June: Williamsburg
www.Smorgasburg.com
Free admission

Estonian pop-up brunch by Põhjaka
Sunday, April 3, 11:30-2:00
Estonian House, 243 East 34th St. (Second-Third Aves.), Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/pohjaka-restaurant-brunch-tickets-291838917057
More about Põhjaka restaurant: www.Pohjaka.ee/eng
Tickets: $34; advance registration required

Brooklyn Taco Takedown
Sunday, April 3, 1:00-3:00
The Bell House, 149 7th St. (Second-Third Aves.), Gowanus, Brooklyn
www.TheTakedowns.com/brooklyn-taco-takedown-2022
Tickets: $30; ages 21 and over only

New York-area food events, March 24-May 31, 2022

MAHAA Burmese fundraiser at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, March 26, 11:00-3:30
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/events/992959478319712
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

Chocolate World Expo
Sunday, March 27, 10:00-7:00
Cradle of Aviation Museum, Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Garden City, New York
www.TheChocolateExpo.com/tickets-cradle-of-aviation
Tickets: adults, $20; children ages 2 to 12, $15

Season openers: Smorgasburg
Friday, April 1: Westfield World Trade Center, Oculus Plaza, Manhattan
Saturday, April 2: Harborside Pl. at Hudson St., Jersey City
Sunday, April 3: Breeze Hill, East Dr. at Lincoln Rd., Prospect Park, Brooklyn
June: Williamsburg
www.Smorgasburg.com
Free admission

Estonian pop-up brunch by Põhjaka
Sunday, April 3, 11:30-2:00
Estonian House, 243 East 34th St. (Second-Third Aves.), Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/pohjaka-restaurant-brunch-tickets-291838917057
More about Põhjaka restaurant: www.Pohjaka.ee/eng
Tickets: $34; advance registration required

Brooklyn Taco Takedown
Sunday, April 3, 1:00-3:00
The Bell House, 149 7th St. (Second-Third Aves.), Gowanus, Brooklyn
www.TheTakedowns.com/brooklyn-taco-takedown-2022
Tickets: $30; ages 21 and over only

New York-area food events, March 17-May 31, 2022

Indonesian bazaar at Masjid al-Hikmah
Sunday, March 20, 9:00-5:00; repeats periodically (but not again till May, after Ramadan)
4801 31st Ave. (at 48th St.), Astoria, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/CbDLSbhLvB8
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/EatingInTranslation/albums/72157623906730604
Free admission

Filipino pop-up market by Project Barkada
Sunday, March 20, noon-7:00
Kabisera, 151 Allen St. (Stanton-Rivington Sts.), Manhattan
www.Instagram.com/p/Ca8JiuNFh4C
Free admission

MAHAA Burmese fundraiser at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, March 26, 11:00-3:30
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/events/992959478319712
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-area food events, March 10-May 31, 2022

Girl Scout Troop 6000 Cookie Sale
Thursday and Friday, March 10-11, 4:00-8:00; Saturday, noon-4:00
The Corner, 25 Fulton St. (at Water St.), Manhattan
www.TheSeaport.nyc/events/girl-scout-troop-6000-cookie-sale
Free admission; proceeds from cookie sales benefit Troop 6000, "a first-of-its-kind Girl Scout troop designed to serve girls and women living in the New York City shelter system"

Hungarian Artisan Market
Saturday, March 12, 10:00-2:00
American Hungarian Foundation, 300 Somerset St., New Brunswick, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/AmericanHungarianFoundation/photos/a.1979413272069823/5310196895658094
Free admission

A Supper for Ukraine
Sunday, March 13, 5:00-9:00
Gertie, 357 Grand St. (at Marcy Ave.), Williamsburg, Brooklyn
www.Instagram.com/p/Ca5K3YIueWs
Free admission; first-come, first-served, pay-as-you-go counter service; proceeds benefit Razom for Ukraine

An Evening of Fine Food
Tuesday, March 15, 6:30-8:30
Terrace on the Park, 5211 111th St. (at 52nd Ave., inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Corona, Queens
https://QueensCP.givecloud.co/qcpfinefood
Tickets: $135; proceeds benefit the Queens Centers for Progress

MAHAA Burmese fundraiser at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, March 26, 11:00-3:30
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/events/992959478319712
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-area food events, March-May 2022

Note: For many years I updated my roundup of food events every week, except during the winter doldrums, and focused on the week ahead. That changed with the onset of Covid. So many events were postponed, rescheduled, and ultimately cancelled outright that I suspended this weekly roundup and limited myself to occasional announcements on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

In March 2022, far fewer in-person events are on the calendar than was the case in March 2020 — but the prospects are good for a busier spring and summer. This roundup, which looks ahead three full months, is much more attenuated than in years past, but I hope to fill it out as more events are planned and confirmed.

Good Shepherd Fish Fry
Friday, March 4, 7:00-9:00
Auditorium of Good Shepherd School, 620 Isham St. (Cooper St.-Seaman Ave.), Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/good-shepherd-fish-fry-tickets-258597129977
Tickets: adults, $20; children, $5

Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, March 5, 11:00-4:30; 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

Mac & Cheese Mayhem
Saturday, March 5, 11:00-7:00
Morristown Armory, 430 Western Ave., Morristown, New Jersey
www.MacMayhemFest.com
Tickets: adults, $7 advance/$10 onsite; children ages 3 and under, free

#CookForUkraine Bake Sale
Sunday, March 6, 2:00-6:00
Archestratus Foods, 160 Huron St. (near Manhattan Ave.), Greenpoint, Brooklyn
www.Instagram.com/p/Cam3DTiubZS
Free admission; proceeds from baked goods (from various culinary traditions, $25 per box, first-come first-served) benefit #CookForUkraine

An Evening of Fine Food
Tuesday, March 15, 6:30-8:30
Terrace on the Park, 5211 111th St. (at 52nd Ave., inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Corona, Queens
https://QueensCP.givecloud.co/qcpfinefood
Tickets: $135; proceeds benefit the Queens Centers for Progress

MAHAA Burmese fundraiser at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, March 26, 11:00-3:30
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/events/992959478319712
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=mahaa
Free admission