New York-area food events, October 23-30

The season finale of the Queens Night Market — Burmese Bites, one of the market's best-known vendors, is shown here — is just one of many New York-area food events this weekend.

Midtown East Food Fair
Thursday, October 23, 10:00-6:00
East 45th St. between Lexington and Third Aves., Manhattan
Free admission

Smorgasburg
Thursday through Sunday, October 23-26, 11:00-6:00; repeats through early November
Thursday and Friday: WTC/Oculus Plaza, Fulton St. at Church St., Manhattan
Saturday: Marsha P. Johnson State Park, 90 Kent Ave. (at North 7th St.), Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Sunday: Breeze Hill, East Dr. at Lincoln Rd., Prospect Park, Brooklyn
https://www.smorgasburg.com/vendors/Previously: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=smorgasburgFree admission

Bowl of 'Zole
Thursday, October 23, 6:00-9:00
Industry City's 5 2 A venue, 33 35th St. (Second-Third Aves.), Greenwood, Brooklyn
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bowl-of-zoletm-brooklyn-2025-tickets-1373325907759Previously: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=%22bowl+of+%27zole%22&view_all=1Tickets: $59.78, or $81.06 for hour-earlier VIP entry; ages 21 and over only; all Bowl of 'Zole chefs will prepare extra pozole for City Harvest: https://www.cityharvest.org/

St. Spyridon Greek Food Festival and Bazaar
Friday through Sunday, October 24-26, noon-6:00ish
St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church, 124 Wadsworth Ave. (179th-180th Sts.), Manhattan
https://heightsites.com/event/saint-spyridon-greek-food-festival-2/2025-10-24/Previously: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=spyridon&view_all=1Free admission

Opening day: Winter Village in Bryant Park
Friday, October 24, noon-8:00; continues daily, generally 11:00-8:00, through March 1
Bryant Park, between 40th and 42nd Sts. and Fifth and Sixth Aves., Manhattan
https://bryantpark.org/downloads/holiday-shops-directory.pdfFree admission

Dream Asia Food Fest
Friday through Sunday, October 24-26, various sessions
American Dream Mall lot 26, 1 American Dream Way, East Rutherford, New Jersey
https://www.instagram.com/dreamasiafoodfest/General admission, per session: $13.78

Taste of the Seaport
Saturday, October 25, noon-4:00
Pier 16 and 17, 89 South St., Manhattan
http://www.tasteoftheseaport.org/Tasting tickets: six for $70; proceeds benefit PS 343, the Peck Slip School, and PS 397, the Spruce Street School

Planted Culture Market
Saturday, October 25, noon-5:00
Socrates Sculpture Park, 3201 Vernon Blvd. (at Broadway), Astoria, Queens
https://www.instagram.com/p/DPeD3zHDrFh/Free admission

Fall Market & Halal Food Fest
Saturday, October 25, noon-5:00
Near Shore Blvd. and Ditmars Blvd., Astoria Park, Astoria, Queens
https://www.instagram.com/p/DQDAIDQCRgG/Free admission

The last-ever Bronx Night Market
Saturday, October 25, noon-7:00
Fordham Plaza, Fordham Rd. between Washington and Webster Aves., Bronx
https://www.instagram.com/p/DQFN1CEkeuO/Previously: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=%22bronx+night+market%22&view_all=1Free admission

Season finale: Queens Night Market
Saturday, October 25, 4:00-midnight
Near the New York Hall of Science, 4701 111th St. (inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Corona, Queens
http://queensnightmarket.com/Previously: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=%22queens+night+market%22Free admission

Little Manila Festival
Sunday, October 26, 10:00-6:00; repeats periodically, next in mid-November
Little Manila, Roosevelt Ave. between 69th and 70th Sts., Woodside, Queens
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10229056311769345&set=gm.24776203928704099&idorvanity=2999775473440258Previously: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&text=%22little%20manila%22Free admission

Grand Bazaar NYC
Sunday, October 26, 10:00-5:00; repeats weekly
100 West 77th St. (at Columbus Ave.), Manhattan
https://grandbazaarnyc.orgPreviously: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=%22grand+bazaar%22Free admission

JapanFes
Sunday, October 26, 10:00-6:00; repeats weekly, more or less, through early December
Broadway between 103rd and 105th Sts. (surely two blocks of a longer street festival), Manhattan
https://www.japanfes.com/new-blog/2025/oct-26th-uwsPreviously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=japanfesFree admission

Wat Buddha Thai Royal Kathin Celebration
Sunday, October 26, midmorning-midafternoon
Wat Buddha Thai Thavorn Vanaram, 7616 46th Ave. (76th-78th Sts.), Elmhurst, Queens
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=24642916385304762&set=gm.1683162829038726&idorvanity=386764805345208Previously: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=kathin+vanaram&view_all=1All are welcome, but bear in mind the spirit of the occasion; admission and food are free, and early arrival is wise; donations to the temple are gratefully accepted

Plaza Cuahtémoc
Sunday, October 26, 11:00-9:00; repeats weekly
https://www.instagram.com/p/DQFdV9zETOE/Free admission

St. Lucia House Foundation Jounen Kwéyòl
Sunday, October 26, 11:00-?
St. Lucia House, 438 East 49th St. (Church-Snyder Aves.), East Flatbush, Brooklyn
https://www.instagram.com/p/DQFPrF1EXV6/Previously: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=jounen+flatbushAdmission: $10

Jackson Heights Diwali Mela
Sunday, October 26, in past years noon-6:00 (postponed from October 12)
74th St. between 37th Rd. and 37th Ave., Jackson Heights, Queens
https://www.flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/54868827258/lightbox/Previously: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=diwali%20jackson&view_all=1Free admission

St. Thomas Armenian Fall Festival
Sunday, October 26, noon-6:00
St. Thomas Armenian Church, 174 Essex Dr. (at East Clinton Ave. and Rte. 9W), Tenafly, New Jersey
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1097860732528282&set=pb.100069130974385.-2207520000Free admission

Brooklyn Mac and Cheese Takedown
Sunday, October 26, 1:00-3:00
Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club, 514 Union St. (Nevins St.-Third Ave.), Gowanus, Brooklyn
https://thetakedowns.com/brooklyn-mac-and-cheese-takedown-2025/Tickets: $33.29

Cabbage Stories: A Global Folk History of Agriculture and Resistance
Sunday, October 26, 3:00-6:00
North garden of Old Stone House of Brooklyn, 336 3rd St., Park Slope, Brooklyn
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cabbage-stories-a-global-folk-history-of-agriculture-and-resistance-tickets-1761944937739Tickets: $33.85; proceeds benefit Feed the People Bedstuy: https://www.instagram.com/feedthepeople_bedstuy

SnailFest: A Celebration of Slow Food and Local Food Champions
Tuesday, October 28, 6:00-9:00
Farm to People, 1100 Flushing Ave. (at Melrose St.), Bushwick, Brooklyn
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/slow-food-nycs-inaugural-snailfest-tickets-1631851805679Tickets: $250; proceeds "directly support Slow Food NYC’s mission to build a more sustainable and equitable local food system through education, advocacy, and community engagement"

Canstruction
Opens with a live build on Thursday, October 31, 10:00-6:00; exhibition continues, 10:00-7:00, through November 10
Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St. (at North End Ave.), Manhattan
https://bfplny.com/event/canstruction2025/Previously: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&text=canstruction&view_all=1Free admission; donations of canned food welcome; all cans in the exhibit, too, will be donated to City Harvest: https://www.cityharvest.org/