New York-area food events through Thanksgiving

Dragged through a Danish garden: Scandinavian festivals highlight my roundup of New York-area food events through Thanksgiving. 

Opening weekend: Church of Sweden Christmas Shop
Friday through Sunday, November 21-23, generally noon-6:00; continues Wednesday through Sunday (except Thanksgiving) till December 21
Church of Sweden, 5 East 48 St. (Fifth-Madison Aves.), Manhattan
https://www.instagram.com/p/DQzg9Nvj6lm/
Previously: https://www.flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/38594284791/lightbox/
Free admission

Norwegian Seamen's Church Christmas Fair
Friday and Saturday, November 21-22, noon-6:00; Sunday, noon-4:00
Norwegian Seamen's Church, 317 East 52nd St. (First-Second Aves.), Manhattan
https://www.sjomannskirken.no/kirke/new-york/kalender/julemarked-norwegian-christmas-fair/
Previously: https://www.eatingintranslation.com/2017/11/norwegian-seama.html
Free admission

La Placita de Knickerbocker
Saturday, November 22, 9:00-8:00
218 Wyckoff Ave. (Bleecker-Menahan Sts.), Bushwick, Brooklyn
https://www.instagram.com/p/DRSoGykgYm3/
Free admission

Danish Seamen's Church Christmas Fair
Saturday and Sunday, November 22-23, 10:00-4:00
Both days (shopping for goods and foods): Danish Seamen's Church, 102 Willow St. (at Clark St.), Brooklyn Heights
Saturday only (food and seating): nearby at Plymouth Church, enter at 66 Hicks St.
https://www.dskny.org/christmas-fair
Previously (though smørrebrød is off the menu this year): https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=danish+seamen&view_all=1
Free admission

Hearth & Harvest Festival
Saturday, November 22, 11:00-4:00
Historic Richmond Town, 441 Clarke Ave. (at St. Patrick's Pl.), Staten Island
https://www.historicrichmondtown.org/events/hearth-amp-harvest
Tickets: adults, $15; kids ages 5 and under, free

Little Manila Fall Festival
Sunday, November 23, 10:00-6:00; repeats periodically
Little Manila, Roosevelt Ave. between 69th and 70th Sts., Woodside, Queens
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=818626517581097&set=gm.1127596769130315
Previously: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=little%20manila
Free admission

Grand Bazaar NYC
Sunday, November 23, 10:00-5:00; repeats weekly
100 West 77th St. (at Columbus Ave.), Manhattan
https://grandbazaarnyc.org/
Previously: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=%22grand+bazaar%22
Free admission

Swedish Women's Educational Association Christmas Fair
Sunday, November 23, 10:00-4:00
Commonwealth Club, 26 Northview Ave., Upper Montclair, New Jersey
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10163585648014732&set=gm.4198287837075845&idorvanity=1913863085518343
Donation: $2

Plaza Cuauhtémoc
Sunday, November 23, 11:00-9:00 (liveliest beginning in midafternoon); repeats weekly
219 Cook St. (White-Bogart Sts.), Bushwick, Brooklyn
https://www.instagram.com/p/DRDuC9fkcHk/
Free admission

Loy Krathong Festival
Sunday, November 23, 1:00-4:00
Vajiradhammapadip Buddhist Temple, 110 Rustic Rd., Centereach, New York
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1268866805271590&set=a.627277452763865
Free admission

Union Square Holiday Market
Continues daily, generally 10:00-9:00, through December 24; closed Thanksgiving
Vicinity of 14th St. and Union Square West, Manhattan
https://www.urbanspacemarkets.com/union-square-holiday-market-1
Free admission

Macy's Holiday Square Outdoor Market by Urbanspace
Continues daily through January 3
Herald Square, Manhattan
https://www.instagram.com/p/DQb3aSkjtXn/
Free admission

Gingerbread NYC: The Great Borough Bake-Off 2025
Continues during museum hours through January 19; closed Thanksgiving
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. (at 103rd St.), Manhattan
https://www.mcny.org/exhibition/gingerbread-nyc
Admission: for New York City residents, pay what you can; see website for more details

Winter Village in Bryant Park
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.pdf
Free admission