Eating In Translation

New York-area food events, January 19-February 2

Indonesian bazaar at the Elmhurst Memorial League
Sunday, January 22, 11:00-5:00
Elmhurst Memorial League, 8824 43rd Ave. (near Whitney Ave.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/CnKaq50rLSi
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20gastronomy%20association&view_all=1
Free admission

Burns Night Ceilidh with the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
Thursday, January 26, 7:00-10:00
Metro Baptist Church, 410 West 40th St. (Ninth-Tenth Aves.), Manhattan
www.RSCDSNewYork.org/burns-night
A friend of EIT, who attended a previous year's event, reported that dancing is highly encouraged of all attendees
Admission: $25

Estonian Food Competition
Saturday, January 28, 2:00-5:00
Estonian House, 243 East 34th St. (Second-Third Aves.), Manhattan
www.EstonianHouseNewYork.com/events
Admission: $10

Día del Ekeko: Gran Feria de Alasitas
Saturday, January 28, noon-???
Club Cultural de Queens, 4119 108th St. (at 42nd Ave.), Corona, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2006083752930209&set=a.101372913401312
Previously: www.Fi2W.org/bolivian-immigrants-celebrate-alasitas-festival-by-making-big-dreams-small
Free admission

Morenada Central de New Jersey Gran Feria de Alasitas
Saturday, January 28, 12:30-???
440 Hoboken Ave. (Summit-Central Aves.), Jersey City
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=617441636855298&set=a.540489174550545
Free admission

Empire Harley-Davidson Chili Cook-Off
Saturday, January 28, noon-2:00
Empire Harley-Davidson, 8 Industrial Ln., New Rochelle, New York
https://Events.Humanitix.com/2023-empire-harley-davidson-chili-cook-off
Free admission

Tết Nguyên Đán (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) Celebration of the Vietnam Heritage Center
Sunday, January 29, 1:00-3:30
New York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West (76th-77th Sts., 3rd floor), Manhattan
www.VHCNYC.org/cultural-events/vhc-tet
Tickets: adults, $22; reduced for students and children

New York-area food events, December 15-31

Project Barkada Festive Fiesta
Thursday through Sunday, December 15-18, various hours
203 Moore St. (Bushwick Ave.-White St.), East Williamsburg, Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/festive-fiesta-holiday-pop-up-tickets-482853416567
Free admission, "however, a suggested donation of $5 or a toy would be much appreciated!"

Maligayang Pasko: A Filipino Christmas Market
Friday, December 16, through Saturday, December 24, noon-8:00
Canal Street Market, 265 Canal St. (Broadway-Lafayette St.), Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=140370182117843&set=a.131291099692418
Free admission

Pinoys of New York Christmas Bazaar & Toy Drive
Saturday, December 17, 10:00-6:00; repeats December 24
Little Manila, Roosevelt Ave. between 69th and 70th Sts., Woodside, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo?fbid=153873710723051&set=a.129467419830347
Previously from this organizer: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&text=%22little%20manila%22
Free admission

Harlem Night Market at La Marqueta
Saturday, December 17 4:00-8:00
La Marqueta, 1590 Park Ave. (at 115th St.), Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/harlem-night-market-at-la-marqueta-tickets-469165585897
Free admission

Our Lady of Czestochowa-St. Casimir Cake and Pierogi Sale
Sunday, December 18; in past years, "after all masses"; noon would seem a good time
Our Lady of Czestochowa-St. Casimir, 183 25th St. (Third-Fourth Aves.; take walkway to the lower rectory hall, in back), Greenwood, Brooklyn
www.OLCBrooklyn.org/p.pdf
Previously, on Palm Sunday: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2020/04/babka-cake-and-pierogi-sale.html
Free admission

Annunciation Philoptochos Christmas Bake Sale
Sunday, December 18, noonish-early afternoon
The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 302 West 91st St. (West End Ave.-Riverside Dr.), Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/AnnunciationNYC/photos/pcb.5584567598245248/5584565944912080
Free admission

La Gran Fiesta Navideña de Los Pleneros de la 21
Sunday, December 18, 3:00-early evening
Taino Towers Crystal Ballroom, 240 East 123rd St. (at Second Ave., 4th floor), Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/events/511438720931090
Admission: adults, $20; children and seniors, $15; food available for purchase

Ongoing
Eater-Shopify Holiday Market, daily (except Monday, till December 18)
Church of Sweden Christmas Shop, Wednesday through Sunday (till December 24)
Columbus Circle Holiday Market, daily (till December 24)
Union Square Holiday Market, daily (till December 24)
Winter Village in Bryant Park, daily (till January 2)
Grand Bazaar NYC, Sunday (year-round)
Free admission to all

New York-area food events, December 8-15

Holiday Food & Shopping Pop-Up Market on Sixth Avenue
Thursday, December 8, 11:00-4:30 (postponed from December 7)
Various locations on Sixth Ave. between 44th and 54th Sts., Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/holiday-food-shopping-pop-up-market-on-sixth-avenue-tickets-473477322417
Free admission

Pinoys of New York Christmas Bazaar & Toy Drive
Saturday, December 10, 10:00-6:00; repeats December 17 and 24
Little Manila, Roosevelt Ave. between 69th and 70th Sts., Woodside, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo?fbid=153873710723051&set=a.129467419830347
Previously from this organizer: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&text=%22little%20manila%22
Free admission

Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, December 10, 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

Finnish Christmas Bazaar
Saturday, December 10, 11:00-3:00
St. John's Lutheran Church, 83 Christopher St. (Bleecker St.-Seventh Ave.), Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=548944873944470&set=a.498433512328940
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2019/12/finnish-christm.html
Free admission

New York-area food events, December 1-8

German Christmas Market of New Jersey
Friday through Sunday, December 2-4, 10:00-9:00
Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, New Jersey
www.GermanChristmasMarketNJ.com/_files/ugd/153414_165a93c1c21b4899923c608b48e4dfc2.pdf
Tickets: adults and teens, $10; seniors ages 65 and over, $7; kids ages 12 and under, and veterans, free; "100% of all proceeds are donated to local Sussex County charities"
Via New Jersey Isn't Boring

Trinity Lutheran Church Christmas Craft Fair
Saturday, December 3, 10:00-4:00
3118 37th St. (31st Ave.-Broadway), Astoria, Queens
www.Facebook.com/TrinityLIC/photos/a.174405679247769/5876321382389475
”Café for light lunch, cakes and jams table”
Free admission

Edible Island
Saturday, December 3, 11:00-4:00
Staten Island Museum, 1000 Richmond Terr. (Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, Building A), Livingston, Staten Island
www.StatenIslandMuseum.org/event/edibleisland2022
Free admission; donations welcome
Part of the Holiday Hop at Snug Harbor

Estonian Christmas Market
Saturday, December 3, 2:00-6:00
New York Estonian House, 243 East 34th St. (Second-Third Aves.), Manhattan
www.EstonianHouseNewYork.com/events
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=estonian
Free admission

Harlem Night Market at La Marqueta
Saturday, December 3, 4:00-8:00; repeats December 10 and 17
La Marqueta, 1590 Park Ave. (at 115th St.), Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/harlem-night-market-at-la-marqueta-tickets-469165585897
Free admission

Eat Pie and Shop
Sunday, December 4, 11:00-4:00
P.S. 29, 425 Henry St. (Warren-Congress Sts.), Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=840077763713576&set=pcb.840079487046737
Previously: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=%22eat%20pie%20and%20shop%22
Free admission; proceeds from tasting tickets (in past years, $5 per slice) benefit the school's PTA-funded arts and enrichment programs

African Restaurant Week Holiday Festival
Sunday, December 4, noon-7:00
Ideal Glass Studios, 9 West 8th St. (Fifth-Sixth Aves.), Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/african-restaurant-week-holiday-festival-nyc-2022-tickets-465438006607
Previously, at various locations: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=%22african%20restaurant%20week%22&view_all=1
See website for ticket details

Holiday Food & Shopping Pop-Up Market on Sixth Avenue
Wednesday, December 7, 11:00-4:30
Various locations on Sixth Ave. between 44th and 54th Sts., Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/holiday-food-shopping-pop-up-market-on-sixth-avenue-tickets-473477322417
Free admission

Ongoing
Church of Sweden Christmas Shop, Wednesday through Sunday (till December 24)
Columbus Circle Holiday Market, daily (till December 24)
Union Square Holiday Market, daily (till December 24)
Winter Village in Bryant Park, daily (till January 2)
Grand Bazaar NYC, Sunday (year-round)
Free admission to all

New York-area food events, November 17-24

Opening day: Union Square Holiday Market
Thursday, November 17, 11:00-8:00; continues daily through December 24
Vicinity of 14th St. and Union Square West, Manhattan
www.UrbanSpaceNYC.com/use
Free admission

Halal and the City
Thursday, November 17, 6:30-8:30
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. (at 103rd St.), Manhattan
www.MCNY.org/event/halal-and-city
Tickets: $30

Opening day: Church of Sweden Christmas Shop
Thursday, November 17, noon-6:00; continues Wednesday through Sunday till December 24
Church of Sweden, 5 East 48 St. (Fifth-Madison Aves.), Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/photo?fbid=227761339573716&set=a.167123198970864
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/38594284791/lightbox
Free admission

Norwegian Seamen's Church Christmas Fair
Friday and Saturday, November 18-19, noon-7:00; Sunday, noon-4:00
Norwegian Seamen's Church, 317 East 52nd St. (First-Second Aves.), Manhattan
www.SjomannsKirken.no/kirke/new-york/kalender/julemarked
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2017/11/norwegian-seama.html
Free admission

Danish Seamen's Church Christmas Fair
Saturday and Sunday, November 19-20, 10:00-4:00
Danish Seamen's Church, 102 Willow St. (at Clark St.), Brooklyn Heights
www.DSKNY.org/page/3429/christmas-fair
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2017/11/danish-seamens.html
Free admission

New York-area food events, November 10-17

Season finale: Uptown Night Market
Thursday, November 10, 4:00-10:00
"Under the famous Harlem arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
www.MascHospitalityGroup.com/uptownnightmarket
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/52013600345/lightbox
Free admission

Canstruction
Continues Thursday through Monday, November 10-14, 10:00-8:00
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

MAHAA Burmese fundraiser at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, November 12, 11:00-3:30 (although food might be available as early as 10:30, and many items sell out fast)
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/mahaaspring2021/mahaaspring2021/photos/a.124824019695812/492643209580556
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 Jersey Vegan Food Festival
Saturday and Sunday, November 12-13, 11:00-5:00
Meadowlands Exposition Center, 355 Plaza Dr., Secaucus, New Jersey
www.Eventbrite.com/e/2022-new-jersey-vegan-food-festival-presented-by-the-vegan-local-tickets-275976502147
Admission, per day: $20; kids ages 13 and under, free

NYC Chili Bowl
Saturday, November 12, noon-2:30
Auditorium of Good Shepherd School, 620 Isham St. (Cooper St.-Seaman Ave.), Manhattan
www.Patch.com/new-york/washington-heights-inwood/nyc-chili-bowl-returns-inwood-bragging-rights-good-cause
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=isham%20chili
Admission: adults, $10; children under age 10, $5; proceeds benefit the Good Shepherd food pantry

Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic Church Bazaar
Saturday, November 12, 1:00-8:00; Sunday, 12:30-4:00
Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic Church, 461 Bergen Blvd., Ridgefield, New Jersey
www.StsVartanantzChurch.com/2022/10/welcomes-you-to-our-2022-food-festival
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2013/11/sts-vartanantz-armenian-apostolic-church-bazaar.html
Free admission

Grand Bazaar NYC
Sunday, November 13, 10:00-5:00; repeats weekly
100 West 77th St. (at Columbus Ave.), Manhattan
www.GrandBazaarNYC.org
Free admission

Opening day: Union Square Holiday Market
Thursday, November 17, 11:00-8:00; continues daily through December 24
Vicinity of 14th St. and Union Square West, Manhattan
www.UrbanSpaceNYC.com/use
Free admission

New York-area food events, November 3-10

Canstruction
Opens Thursday, November 3, 10:00-8:00; continues through November 14
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

Bethel United Methodist Church Cranberry Festival
Saturday, November 5, 8:00-3:00
Bethel United Methodist Church, 7033 Amboy Rd., Tottenville, Staten Island
www.BethelUMCSI.com/cranberry-festival.html
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/EatingInTranslation/19641676976/in/photolist-vFurje-vFurhk-vVEJg3/lightbox
Free admission

East River Kiwanis Club Pancake Breakfast
Saturday, November 5, 9:00-noon
Trinity Lutheran Church, 3118 37th St., Astoria, Queens
www.Facebook.com/TrinityLIC/photos/a.174405679247769/5807034512651496
"We're flippin' to raise funds for our community. Breakfast includes unlimited pancakes, sausage, coffee, and tea
Tickets: adults, $10; kids ages 10 and under, $5

Loyal Lodge Sons of Norway Scandinavian Bazaar
Saturday, November 5, 10:00-4:00
St. James Lutheran Church parish hall, 230 Second Ave. (at Woodlawn Ave.), St. James, New York
www.Facebook.com/photo?fbid=548114070652606&set=a.502525298544817
Free admission

Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, November 5, 11:00-5:00; repeats periodically
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Eventbrite.com/e/ny-indonesian-food-bazaar-tickets-430536033867
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, October 27-November 3

Día de Muertos tianguis (open-air market) at Rockefeller Center
Friday through Sunday, October 28-30, 11:00-10:00; Monday through Wednesday, 4:00-10:00
Rockefeller Plaza just west of the rink, Manhattan
www.RockefellerCenter.com/events/mexico-week-dia-de-muertos-at-rockefeller-center
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=muertos%20rockefeller
Free admission

St. Spyridon Greek Food Festival and Bazaar
Friday, October 28, noon-5:00; Saturday and Sunday, noon-6:00
St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church, 124 Wadsworth Ave. (179th-180th Sts.), Manhattan
www.HeightSites.com/event/greek-food-festival/2022-10-28
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2013/11/st-spyridon-greek-food-festival-and-bazaar.html
Free admission

Opening day: Winter Village in Bryant Park
Friday, October 28, noon-8:00; continues daily through January 2
Bryant Park, between 40th and 42nd Sts. and Fifth and Sixth Aves., Manhattan
www.BryantPark.org/shop-eat/category/holiday-shops
Free admission

Day of the Dead at St. Mark's
Friday through Sunday, October 28-30, noon-5:00
East yard, St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, 131 East 10th St. (at Second Ave.), Manhattan
www.ManoaMano.nyc/event-details/day-of-the-dead-dia-de-muertos-nyc-2022
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/49144164968/lightbox
Free admission; advance registration requested, donations gladly accepted

New York-area food events, October 20-27

Uptown Night Market
Thursday, October 20, 4:00-10:00; repeats monthly through November
"Under the famous Harlem arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
www.MascHospitalityGroup.com/uptownnightmarket
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/52013600345/lightbox
Free admission

Patio Party with Purpose
Thursday, October 20, 5:00-8:00
King David Tacos, 611 Bergen St. (Carlton-Vanderbilt Aves.), Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
www.Instagram.com/p/CisMKEduwC3
Tickets: $75; proceeds benefit the Lilith Fund, which "supports the right of all Texans to make their own reproductive choices, regardless of income"
Via Eater NY

Bowl of 'Zole: Pozole Festival
Thursday, October 20, 6:00-9:00
99 Scott Studios, 99 Scott Ave. (at Randolph St.), Bushwick, Brooklyn
www.BowlOfZole.com
Tickets: $65, or $100 for hour-earlier VIP entry; ages 21 and over only; "each chef will be donating ten quarts of pozole" to the event's community partner, City Harvest

Season finale: Harlem Bazaar
Friday, October 21, 3:00-9:00
On the plaza outside the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building, 163 West 125th St., Manhattan
www.MascHospitalityGroup.com/harlembazaar
Free admission

Pinoys of New York Pop-Up Market
Saturday, October 22, noon-7:00
Little Manila, Roosevelt Ave. between 69th and 70th Sts., Woodside, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=140023818774707&set=a.129467419830347
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&text=%22little%20manila%22
Free admission

New York-area food events, October 13-20

New York City Wine and Food Festival
Thursday through Sunday, October 13-16, various times
Various locations
www.NYCWFF.org
See website for details

Chinatown Nights
Friday, October 14, 8:00-11:00; repeats periodically
Forsyth Plaza, Forsyth St. at Canal St., Manhattan
www.Instagram.com/p/Cjj7uf1MTM6
Free admission; online RSVP requested

American Hungarian Foundation Artisan Market
Saturday, October 15, 10:00-2:00
Courtyard of the American Hungarian Foundation, 300 Somerset St., New Brunswick, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/AmericanHungarianFoundation/photos/a.179796998698135/5907194612624983
Free admission

Harlem Harvest Festival
Saturday, October 15, 11:00-4:00
A. Philip Randolph Sq. (St. Nicholas Ave. between 117th and 118th Sts.), Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/harlem-harvest-festival-2022-tickets-426193294617
Free admission; online registration requested

Philippines Fest Ube Festival
Saturday, October 15, 11:00-6:00
Inside Smorgasburg, Marsha P. Johnson State Park, 90 Kent Ave. (at North 8th St.), Williamsburg, Brooklyn
www.Instagram.com/p/CjicZP5rFo8
Free admission

St. Thomas the Apostle Slavonic Festival
Saturday, October 15 (dine-in available), 11:00-8:00; Sunday (takeout only), 11:00-2:00
St. Thomas the Apostle Byzantine Catholic Church, 1407 St. Georges Ave., Rahway, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/saintthomastheapostlebyz/photos/a.1717774318259663/5494681800568877
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2018/02/slavonic-festival.html
Free admission

Oyster Bay Oyster Fest
Saturday and Sunday, October 15-16, 11:00-6:00
In and near Theodore Roosevelt Park, Oyster Bay, New York
www.TheOysterFestival.org
Free admission

Raise Kind Humans: Taste of the Seaport
Saturday, October 15, noon-5:00
Check in at 12 Spruce St. (William-Nassau Sts.), Manhattan
www.TasteOfTheSeaport.org
Tasting tickets: five for $50 advance/$60 onsite; proceeds benefit PS 343, the Peck Slip School, and PS 397, the Spruce Street School