Eating In Translation

New York-area food events, August 15-22

Santa Rosalia Society Festival (a.k.a. the 18th Avenue Feast)
Thursday through Sunday, August 15-25, various hours
18th Ave. between 67th and 75th Sts., Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
www.Instagram.com/feastofsantarosalia.official
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=rosalia%20bensonhurst&view_all=1
Free admission

Hey Stamford! Food Festival
Thursday through Sunday, August 15-18, various hours; continues August 23-25
Mill River Park, 1040 Washington Blvd. (near West Park Pl.), Stamford, Connecticut
www.HeyStamfordFoodFest.com
See website for ticket details

Milford Oyster Festival
Saturday, August 17, 10:00-6:00
Along both banks of the harbor, Milford, Connecticut
www.MilfordOysterFestival.org
Free admission

NHFMM Burmese Street Fair
Saturday, August 17, 11:00-4:00 (although food might be available early, and many items might sell out early, too)
Woodside Ave. between 78th and 79th Sts., Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/groups/190434761579412/permalink/1489779998311542
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=nhfmm&view_all=1
Free admission

New York-area food events, August 8-15

Night Markets NYC: West Harlem (previously known as the the Uptown Night Market)
Thursday, August 8, 4:00-10:00; repeats monthly through October
"Under the famous Harlem arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/night-markets-nyc-west-harlem-tickets-767640010937
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/52013600345/lightbox
Free admission

Giglio di Sant' Antonio Feast
Thursday through Sunday, August 8-11, various hours
Pleasant Ave. between East 114th and East 116th Sts., Manhattan
www.EastHarlemGiglio.org
Free admission

La Festa Italiana
Continues Thursday through Sunday, August 8-11, 5:00-11:00
Vicinity of Holy Rosary Church, 344 Sixth St. (Brunswick-Monmouth Sts.), Jersey City
www.LaFestaJC.com
Free admission

St. Rocco's Italian Feast
Continues Thursday through Sunday, August 8-11, various hours
Main St., Fort Lee, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/stroccofortlee
Free admission

Dragon Fest
Saturday, August 10, 10:00-6:00; repeats periodically at various locations through October
Washington Square Park North between MacDougal St. and University Pl., Manhattan
www.DragonFests.com
Free admission

JapanFes
Saturday, August 10, 10:00-6:00; repeats weekly, more or less, at various locations through October
60th St. between Madison and Fifth Aves., Manhattan
www.JapanFes.com/new-blog/2024/810-upper-east-side
Sunday, August 11, 10:00-6:00
45th St. between Third and Lexington Aves., Manhattan
www.JapanFes.com/new-blog/2024/811-otsumami-street
Free admission

Indonesian bazaar at Moore Homestead Park
Saturday, August 10, 11:00-5:00; repeats periodically
45th Ave. at Broadway, Elmhurst, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/C-TsjC8tTor
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

Festival Boliviano de New Jersey
Saturday, August 10, 11:30-6:30
Accompanied by a parade, which winds down near the festival site on Mercer St. between Grove St. and Marin Blvd., Jersey City
www.Facebook.com/CRBNJ/videos/854194756251136
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=bolivian+jersey+city&view_all=1
Free admission

New York-area food events, early August

New Amsterdam Oyster Market
Continues Thursday through Sunday, August 1-4, 6:30-10:00
Little Island, Hudson River Park at 13th St., Manhattan
www.LittleIslandTickets.com/events#theoystermarket
Free admission

Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival
Saturday and Sunday, August 3-4, late morning through late afternoon (races begin at 9:00)
Meadow Lake North, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
www.HKDBF-NY.org/Festival-Program
Free admission

Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, August 3, 11:00-5:00; repeats monthly, by and large
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/C9rtSEzuOsJ
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20james&view_all=1
Free admission

Ghana Fest NY
Saturday, August 3, noon-7:00
Vicinity of Crotona Ave. and Claremont Pkwy., Crotona Park, Bronx
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3663455990580352&set=a.1377462575846383
Free admission

Taiwan Fest
Saturday, August 3, 2:00-10:00; repeats periodically, in various locations
Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Ave. (at 5th St.), Long Island City, Queens
www.TaiwanFest.nyc/2024-08-03
Previously, from the same organizers: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=passport&view_all=1
Free admission

Jersey City Night Market
Saturday, August 3, 3:00-9:00; repeats periodically, at two locations, through October
Outside City Hall, 179 Montgomery St. (at Marin Blvd.), Jersey City
www.Eventbrite.com/e/jersey-city-night-market-city-hall-tickets-826577935857
Free admission

Night Markets NYC: Fordham Plaza (previously known as the Bronx Night Market)
Saturday, August 3, 4:00-10:00; repeats monthly through October
Fordham Plaza, Fordham Rd. between Washington and Webster Aves., Bronx
www.Eventbrite.com/e/bronx-night-market-tickets-807361689547
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=%22bronx+night+market%22&view_all=1
Free admission

New York-area food events, late July

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From Anisschitten to Pickles Dill
Thursday, July 25, 4:00-6:00
New York University, 14A Washington Mews (Fifth Ave.-University Pl.), Manhattan
https://events.eventzilla.net/e/from-anisschitten-to-pickles-dill-2138631802
Free admission with online registration

St. Ann's Italian Festival
Concludes Thursday through Sunday, July 25-28, various hours
Vicinity of the Church of St. Ann, 704 Jefferson St., Hoboken, New Jersey
www.StAnnHoboken.com/feast
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2013/07/st-anns-italian-festival.html
Free admission

St. Irene Chrysovalantou Festival and Bazaar
Thursday through Sunday, July 25-28, 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

Guelaguetza Times Square
Friday, July 26, noon-5:00
Times Square, Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1017913870342515&set=a.492451109555463
Free admission

Chinatown Night Market
Friday, July 26, 8:00-11:45; repeats periodically in warmer weather
Forsyth Plaza, Forsyth St. at Canal St., Manhattan
www.ThinkChinatown.org/nightmarket
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/52290597851/lightbox
Free admission

Thunderbird American Indian Powwow
Friday through Sunday, July 26-28, 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

New York-area food events, July 18-25

Conscious Cocoa: Let's Talk (and Taste) Chocolate!
Thursday, July 18, 6:00-8:00
Roni-Sue's Chocolates, 148 Forsyth St. (Rivington-Delancey Sts.), Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/ldny-green-tables-conscious-cocoa-lets-talk-and-taste-chocolate-tickets-934850381657
Tickets: $10, or $40 including a copy of the book

Talk and Taste: Italian American with Angie Rito and Scott Tacinelli
Thursday, July 18, 6:00-8:00
Essex Market, 88 Essex St. (at Delancey St.), Manhattan
www.KitchenArtsAndLetters.com/products/talk-taste-italian-american-with-angie-rito-and-scott-tacinelli
Tickets: $10, or $40 including a copy of the book

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Brooklyn
Concludes Thursday through Sunday, July 18-21, 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

Go Africa Carnival
Saturday, July 20, 10:00-6:30
West 116th St. between Seventh and Eighth Aves., Manhattan
www.GoAfricaCarnival.org
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2019/07/go-africa-harlem-street-festival.html
Free admission

Myanmar Chinese Association of New York Summer Water Festival
Sunday, July 20, 11:00-4:00
Forsyth St. between East Broadway and Division St., Manhattan
www.Chinatown.nyc/event/new-york-myanmar-chinese-association-summer-water-festival
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=chinese+myanmar&view_all=1
Free admission

New York-area food events, July 11-18

Season opener: Union Square Night Market
Thursday, July 11, noon-9:00; continues weekly through August 1
South Plaza, Union Square Park, Manhattan
www.UnionSquareNYC.org/unionsquareblog/2024/7/8/urbanspace-unveils-awesome-vendor-lineup-for-first-ever-union-square-night-market
Free admission

Uptown Night Market
Thursday, July 11, 4:00-10:00; repeats monthly through November
"Under the famous Harlem arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/night-markets-nyc-uptown-tickets-767640010937
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/52013600345/lightbox
Free admission

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Brooklyn
Wednesday through Sunday, July 10-21, 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
Friday through Sunday, July 12-14, 16, various hours
Vicinity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 99 Broadway (at Wales Ave.), Jersey City
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=502909435735007&set=a.198993676126586
Free admission

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Newark
Friday through Sunday, July 12-14, 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

Dream Food Fest
Friday through Monday, July 12-15, various sessions
American Dream Mall, Lot 26, 1 American Dream Way, East Rutherford, New Jersey
www.Eventbrite.com/e/dream-food-fest-2024-tickets-850358333667
Tickets, per session: adults, $18.06; children ages 12 and under, free

Famous Food Festival
Friday through Sunday, July 12-14, generally 11:00-8:00
Tanger Outlets, 152 The Arches Circle, Deer Park, New York
www.Eventbrite.com/e/famous-food-festival-taste-the-world-long-island-ny-summer-2024-tickets-840740787327
Tickets, per day: adults, $11.38; children ages 8 to 12, $7.86

New York-area food events, early July

Season opener: Smorgasburg at The Shed
Wednesday and Thursday, July 3-4, 11:00-6:00; continues through August
11 Hudson Boulevard East (at Eleventh Ave.), Manhattan
www.Instagram.com/Smorgasburg
Free admission

Jersey City Night Market Fireworks Celebration and Food Truck Festival
Thursday, July 4, noon-10:00
Vicinity of Montgomery St. at Exchange Place, Jersey City
www.Eventbrite.com/e/jersey-city-4th-of-july-festival-fireworks-tickets-929325506607
Free admission

International African Arts Festival
Thursday through Sunday, July 4-7, 10:00-9:00
Commodore Barry Park, Fort Greene, Brooklyn
www.IAAFestival.org
Suggested donation: $10

Taiwan Fest
Saturday, July 6, 2:00-8:00; repeats periodically, in various locations
Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Ave. (at 5th St.), Long Island City, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/C8e3QlvxO2l
Previously, from the same organizers: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=passport&view_all=1
Free admission

Bronx Night Market
Saturday, June 6, 4:00-10:00; repeats monthly through October
Fordham Plaza, Fordham Rd. between Washington and Webster Aves., Bronx
www.Eventbrite.com/e/bronx-night-market-tickets-807361689547
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=%22bronx+night+market%22&view_all=1
Free admission

Inti Raymi (Andean Sun Festival)
Sunday, July 7, 10:30-???
Flushing Meadows Corona Park (enter at Mets-Willets Point), Corona, Queens
www.Facebook.com/SisaPakariCentroCulturalLaboral
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=raymi+meadows&view_all=1
Free admission

New York-area food events, late June

Keep It Zesty with Edy Massih
Thursday, June 27, 6:00-???
Essex Market, 88 Essex St. (at Delancey St.), Manhattan
www.EdibleManhattan.com/event/talk-taste-keep-it-zesty-with-edy-massih
Tickets: $10, or $45 including a copy of the book

Sant' Antonio Abate Feast
Thursday through Sunday, June 27-30, various hours
Ditmars Blvd. between 35th and 38th Sts., Astoria, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/C8XwmprpqRh
Free admission

St. Demetrios Greek Festival
Friday through Sunday, June 28-30, various hours
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 8435 152nd St. (84th Rd.-84th Dr.), Jamaica, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=883226907181193&set=a.461067616063793
Free admission

Halal Ribfest
Friday through Sunday, June 28-30, various hours
Queens College, 202 Melbourne Ave. (near 150th St., in the science building parking lot), Flushing, Queens
www.HalalRibfest.com/tour-2024/newyork
See website for ticket details

Dominican Taste Festival
Saturday and Sunday, June 29-30, 10:00-8:00
Quisqueya Plaza, Dyckman St. just west of Broadway, Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/dominican-taste-festival-2024-tickets-931945121947
Free admission

New York-area food events, June 20-27

Swedish Midsummer Festival
Friday, June 21, 5:00-9:00
Rockefeller Park, along the Hudson River near Chambers St., Manhattan
https://BPCA.NY.gov/news/events/special-events/swedish-midsummer-festival/
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2008/06/swedish-midsumm.html
Free admission

Season opener: Chinatown Night Market
Friday, June 21 (weather permitting; rescheduled from June 14), 8:00-11:45; repeats periodically
Forsyth Plaza, Forsyth St. at Canal St., Manhattan
www.ThinkChinatown.org/nightmarket
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/52290597851/lightbox
Free admission

Dragon Fest
Saturday, June 22, 10:00-6:00
Washington Square North, Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/dragon-fest-new-york-2024-8-tickets-926838738617
Free admission

Indonesian bazaar at Moore Homestead Park
Saturday, June 22, 11:00-5:00; repeats periodically
45th Ave. at Broadway, Elmhurst, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/C8U0FnsuO8S-i
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

Festa Junina: Arraiá na 100th St.
Saturday, June 18, noon-6:00
East 100th St. between Lexington and Third Aves., Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/festa-junina-2024-arraia-at-100th-sreet-tickets-903318910177
Free admission

New York-area food events, June 13-20

P.S. 109 Food Truck Night
Thursday, June 13, 4:00-7:00
1166 Neill Ave. (Hering-Yates Aves.), Morris Park, Bronx
www.Instagram.com/p/C7_mT0vu8Mn
Free admission

Uptown Night Market
Thursday, June 13, 4:00-10:00; repeats monthly through October
"Under the famous Harlem arches," West 133rd St. at Twelfth Ave., Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/uptown-night-market-tickets-76764001093
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=%22uptown+night+market%22
Free admission

World Travel: Revisiting Anthony Bourdain's Favorite Places
Thursday, June 13, 7:00-8:00
Museum of Food and Drink, 55 Water Street (at Dock St., 2nd fl.), Dumbo, Brooklyn
www.MOFAD.org/calendar/world-travel
Tickets: $30, or $52 including a copy of the book

Zoodohos Peghe Greek Festival
Concludes Thursday through Sunday, June 13-16, various hours
Zoodohos Peghe Church, 3573 Bruckner Blvd. (Buhre Ave.-Arnow Pl.), Bronx
www.ZoodohosPeghe.org/zp-festival-2024
Free admission

Feast of St. Anthony
Friday and Saturday, June 14-15, 3:00-10:00
Parking lot of St. Francis Roman Catholic Church, 308 Jefferson St. (at 3rd St.), Hoboken, New Jersey
www.HobokenGirl.com/hoboken-feast-saint-anthony-block-party-2024
Free admission

Yonkers Ukrainian Heritage Festival
Friday through Sunday, June 14-16, various hours
Grounds of St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church, 21 Shonnard Pl. (at North Broadway), Yonkers, New York
www.YonkersUkrainianFestival.org
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2017/06/yonkers-ukrainian-heritage-festival.html
Free admission; "all net proceeds from this year's festival are once again being donated to humanitarian efforts in Ukraine"