Typepad, the longtime home of my Eating In Translation website, recently ceased operations. While I set up EIT anew, somewhere else, I’ll be publishing my weekly food-event roundups as Google docs. Since I had to do some reformatting, I'm taking the opportunity to publish my entire roundup on Reddit, too.
St. Moses and Anba Abraam Festival
Friday through Sunday, October 3-5, various hours
St. Moses and Anba Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church, 40 Davidson Rd, Piscataway, New Jersey
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=807796015142278&set=a.210450964876789
Free admission
Smorgasburg
Friday through Sunday, October 3-5, 11:00-6:00; repeats through the last weekend of October
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=smorgasburg
Free admission
KAAGNY Korean Festival
Saturday, October 4, 10:00-6:00
Accompanied by a parade, scheduled for noon, that proceeds down Sixth Ave. from 38th St. to 27th St. and near the festival site, on 32nd St. between Broadway and Fifth Ave., Manhattan
https://www.instagram.com/p/DOy5rc4kkrH
Previously: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=korean+festival+32nd
Free admission
Season finale: Philippines Fest / Ubeland
Saturday, October 4, 10:00-6:00; repeats periodically at various locations as Philippines Fest, though only occasionally featuring ube
Fourth Ave. between 9th and 10th Sts. (one block of a longer street festival), Manhattan
https://www.instagram.com/p/DN6EBXLj4nh
Free admission
Dragon Fest
Saturday, October 4, 10:00-6:00; repeats weekly, more or less, through mid-October
Fourth Ave. between 12th and 13th Sts. (another block of that same street festival), Manhattan
https://www.instagram.com/p/DO7EQynjoqB
Free admission
Coptic Carnival
Saturday, October 4, 10:00-9:00; Sunday, noon-7:00; repeats October 11-12
St. Mina & Pope Kyrillos VI Cathedral, 3 Church Rd., Suffern, New York
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coptic-carnival-2025-tickets-1582677855069
Free admission
Nigerian Independence Day Celebration
Saturday, October 4, midmorning-late afternoon
Accompanied by a parade, scheduled for 11:00, that proceeds down Madison Ave. from 38th St. to the festival site near Madison Square Park, Manhattan
https://oanweb.org/parade
Previously:
https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=%22Nigerian+Independence+Day+Festival%22&view_all=1
Free admission
Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, October 4, 11:00-5:00; repeats monthly, by and large
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
https://www.instagram.com/p/DPDKcJZDF15
Previously: www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20james&view_all=1
Free admission
Staten Island Egyptian Festival
Concludes Saturday and Sunday, October 4-5, 11:00-8:00
Archangel Michael and St. Mena Coptic Orthodox Church, 4095 Amboy Rd. (at Linderwood Rd.), Great Kills, Staten Island
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1101619642182362&set=pb.100070030091937.-2207520000
Previously: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=michael%20mena%20staten
Free admission
Sunnyside Gardens Park Oktoberfest
Saturday, October 4, noon-5:00
Sunnyside Gardens Park, 39th Ave. between 48th and 50th Sts., Sunnyside, Queens
https://sunnysidegardenspark.org/event-6338437
Free admission
Eeeeeats Con
Saturday and Sunday, October 4-5, noon-6:00
Pier 76, Hudson River Park, 408 Twelfth Ave (on the river side of the Javits Center), Manhattan
https://www.eeeeeatscon.com/new-york
Tickets: $25
Staten Island Oktoberfest
Saturday, October 4, noon-8:00
Staten Island University Hospital Community Ballpark, 75 Richmond Terr. (near the Ferry), St. George, Staten Island
http://sioktoberfest.com
General admission, $10; veterans, free; "all proceeds go to veterans in need"
JapanFes
Saturday, October 4, noon-8:00; repeats weekly, more or less, through early November
Hamilton Ave. between North Ave. and Beaufort Pl., New Rochelle, New York
https://www.japanfes.com/new-blog/2025/oct-4th-new-rochelle
Previously: www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=japanfes
Free admission
Diwali on the Hudson
Saturday, October 4, noon-6:00
Exchange Place, Montgomery St. between Hudson and Greene Sts., Jersey City
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1197621372399035&set=a.624085356419309
Previously: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=saraswati+jersey+city&view_all=1
Free admission
Dushahra Festival
Saturday, October 4, noon-7:30
Lake Papaianni Park, Edison, New Jersey
http://dushahra.com
Free admission
CiderFeast NYC
Saturday, October 4, 1:00-4:00
Industry City, 635 Second Ave. (36th-37th Sts., courtyard 1/2), Greenwood, Brooklyn
https://ciderfeasthq.com/ciderfeast-brooklyn-2025-tickets
Tickets: $90 for two adults, or $130 for hour-earlier VIP admission; ages 21 and over only
Season finale: Jersey City Night Market
Saturday, October 4, 3:00-9:00
Outside City Hall, 179 Montgomery St. (at Marin Blvd.), Jersey City
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/latin-food-music-night-market-tickets-1677135069139
Free admission
Oktoberfest at Zion German Evangelical Lutheran Church
Saturday, October 4, 4:00-9:00
125 Henry St. (Clark-Pierrepont Sts.), Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1216495300516180&set=a.550536110445439
Admission: adults, $35; seniors ages 62 and over and students with valid ID, $30; children ages 6-12, $15
Queens Night Market
Saturday, October 4, 4:00-midnight; continues weekly through October 25
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%22
Free admission
Grand Bazaar NYC
Sunday, October 4, 10:00-5:00; repeats year-round
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
Lexington Avenue Food Fair
Sunday, October 5, 10:00-6:00
Lexington Ave. between 42nd and 47th Sts., Manhattan
Free admission
Dragon Fest
Sunday, October 5, 10:00-6:00; repeats weekly, more or less, through mid-October
Sixth Ave. between 31st and 32nd Sts. (one block of a longer street festival), Manhattan
https://www.instagram.com/p/DHrMPmyyiD8
Free admission
JapanFes
Sunday, October 5, 10:00-6:00; repeats weekly, more or less, through early November
Sixth Ave. between 23rd and 25th Sts. (two more blocks of that same street festival), Manhattan
https://www.japanfes.com/new-blog/2025/oct-5th-chelsea
Previously: http://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=japanfes
Free admission
Fungus Festival
Sunday, October 5, 11:00-3:00
Randall's Island Urban Farm, Wards Meadow Loop, Manhattan
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nyc-fungus-festival-2025-tickets-1603730895279
Free admission; some activities require advance registration
Dashain celebration by Adhikaar ("rights," in Nepali)
Sunday, October 5, noon-4:00
P.S. 12 (The James B. Colgate School), 4200 72nd St. (at 42nd Ave.), Woodside, Queens
https://www.instagram.com/p/DO4JuvNASRT
Previously:
https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=adhikaar&view_all=1
Free admission
Atlantic Antic
Sunday, October 5, noon-6:00
Atlantic Ave. from Hicks St. to Fourth Ave., Brooklyn
https://www.atlanticave.org/atlanticantic
Free admission
Tết Trung Thu (Mid-Autumn Festival) of the Vietnam Heritage Center
Sunday, October 5, 1:00-4:00
The Chocolate Factory, 70 Scott Ave. (Johnson Ave.-Randolph St.), East Williamsburg, Brooklyn
https://vhcnyc.org/events/2025-tet-trung-thu-mid-autumn-festival
Tickets: adults, $22; reduced for students and children; advance purchase required
Lighthouse Point Fest and Soup Contest
Sunday, October 5, 1:00-6:00 (soup contest concludes by midafternoon)
National Lighthouse Museum, a short walk from the ferry in St. George, Staten Island
https://lighthousemuseum.org/event/international-lighthouse-point-fest-2
Previously: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=lighthouse+soup
Admission: to the festival, $3; for soup tasters, an additional $7
Lunch Box Food Fair
Tuesday, October 7, 11:30-2:30
Fosun Plaza, in the vicinity of Liberty, Pine, Nassau, and William Sts., Manhattan
https://downtownny.com/lunch-box
Free admission
Port Wine Fest
Tuesday, October 7, 6:00-9:00
Ideal Glass Studios, 9 West 8th St. (Fifth-Sixth Aves.), Manhattan
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/port-wine-fest-a-festival-of-portuguese-wines-nyc-2025-tickets-1497068675709
Tickets: $57.04 for two; ages 21 and over only; proceeds from ticket sales benefit City Harvest
The last-ever Uptown Night Market
Thursday, October 9, 4:00-10:00
"Under the famous Harlem arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
https://www.instagram.com/p/DPC8kj4kbl2
Previously: https://www.flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/52013600345/lightbox
Free admission
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