May doesn’t only bring flowers, but amazing summer markets as well! It’s that time of year and the outdoor markets are back! Featuring your favorite food and drink markets and some of the best (and Instagrammable) NYC eats and libations to local makers and artisans and their one-of-a-kind handmade crafts, gifts, and vintage items.
In addition to themed markets, live entertainment, and more the NYC market scene is the perfect outing for the season with friends or family. Don’t miss out and check out our round-up below! Which will you be visiting?
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Updated 10/5/24
Food/Drink Markets
MHG Night Markets
Uptown Night Market aka West Harlem Market
📅 Every Second Thursday from April to October (April 11th, May 9th, June 13th, July 11th, August 8th, September 12th, October 10th, November 14th)
⏰ 4-10pm
📍 701 W 133rd St – Under the Arches of Harlem
The Uptown Night Market has become a celebration of community, cuisine, and culture in the heart of Harlem and the uptown neighborhood. Boasting a lineup of 80 vendors, this vibrant marketplace attracts more than 15,000 people.
Credit: MHG
Brooklyn Night Market aka Industry City Market
📅 Every last Monday from April to October (April 29th, May 27th, June 24th, July 29th, August 26th, September 30th, October 28th)
⏰ 4-10pm
📍 Industry City, 36th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues
The Brooklyn Night Market has elevated Monday nights as a must-have experience for food enthusiasts. This food festival draws over 6,000 visitors and a lineup of 65 vendors. They also have live music!
Bronx Night Market aka Fordham Plaza Market
📅 Every First Saturday from April to October (April 6th, May 4th, June 1st, July 6th, August 3rd, September 7th, October 5th, October 26th (Halloween), November 2nd) and Bronx Week (May 11th, 161st and Grand Concourse)
⏰ 4-10 pm
📍 1 Fordham Plaza
As the longest-running MHG Night Market, the Bronx Night Market is on the foodie scene cultivating a deep connection to the identity of the Bronx with a lineup of 50 local vendors and over 4,000 visitors.
Vegan Night Market *Discontinued at the End of August 2024
📅 Every First Tuesday from May to October (NEW schedule)
⏰ 2-9pm
📍 Columbus Circle, Central Park South *New Location
Launched just last year, the first-ever Vegan Night Market attracts both vegans and the vegan-curious alike. Paving the way for up-and-coming plant-based concepts and satisfying the taste buds of 3000 visitors with an array of vegan delights.
Latin Night Market aka Quisqueya Plaza Market
📅 Friday, October 18th
⏰ 4-10pm
📍 Quisqueya Plaza, 247 Dyckman Street
The Latin Night Market, dedicated to the cuisine and culture of the Latin diaspora, celebrated its inception with almost 20,000 attendees. Featuring a curated lineup of 50 vendors offering a diverse array of Latin flavors and a musical lineup.
Long Island Night Market
📅 TBA
⏰ TBA
📍 125 Tuckahoe Lane, Southampton
The first-ever Long Island Night Market is bringing the sizzle and buzz of New York City’s famous food scene straight to the serene vibes of Southampton, celebrating the melting pot of cultures of New York.
Dragon Fest
📅📍 Various Saturdays and Sundays, April- October.
5/11: 6th Avenue, 30th-31st Street; 5/25: Astor Place; 6/8: 8th Avenue, 52-54th Street; 6/16: BK, 7th Avenue, 5-6th Street; 6/22: Washington Square Park North, 5th-university; 7/13: 6th Avenue 22nd-23rd Street; 7/14:Broadway, 67th-68th Street; 7/21: 7th Avenue, 56-57th Street; 7/28: TBA; 8/10: Washington Square Park North, 5th-Macdougal; 8/18: Broadway, 91st-93rd Sreet; 8/24: Broadway, 12-14th Street; 8/25: 4th Avenue, 12-13th Street; 8/31: Queens; 9/8: Astor Place; 9/14:8th Avenue, 20th-22nd Street; 9/22:Astor Place; 9/28: Broadway, 114-115th Street; 10/5: 4th Avenue, 12-13th Street; 10/6: 6th Avenue, 29th-31st Street; 10/13: Broadway, 80th-82nd Street
⏰ 10am-6pm
Dragon Fest is an annual outdoor Chinese food & culture festival with experiential activities, tastings, and market fairs that showcase the vibrant food, art, and cultural traditions from China.
Smorgasburg
Smorgasburg is the largest weekly open-air food market in America, attracting tens of thousands of people to locations across Brooklyn and Manhattan each weekend to eat from hundreds of local vendors representing food and drink from across the globe. Find special events like BBQ Day with Little Caribbean and Ice Cream Day here.
Prospect Park
📅 Every Sunday, April through the last weekend of October
⏰ 11am-6pm
📍 Breeze Hill (enter at Lincoln Road), Brooklyn
Williamsburg
📅 Every Saturday, April through the last weekend of October
⏰ 11am-6pm
📍 Marsha P. Johnson State Park, 90 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn
WTC
📅 Every Friday, April through the last weekend of October
⏰ 11am-6pm
📍The Oculus, Fulton and Church Streets
The Shed *NEW*
📅 Every Wednesday and Thursday, July and August (July 3rd + 4th through August 22nd_ 23rd)
⏰ 11am-6pm
📍The Shed, 11 Hudson Boulevard East
Think!Chinatown Night Market
📅 Select Friday, June- August (June 21st, July 26th & August 23rd)
⏰ 8-11pm
📍 Forsyth Plaza (Forsyth & Canal Streets)
Think!Chinatown’s summer series of food, art & music at the iconic gateway of the Manhattan Bridge. This open-air cultural festival features Chinatown-focused programming alongside local art & food vendors.
Artisans of traditional folk art crafts like paper cutting art, sugar painting, and braided straw figures demonstrated their art form, all of which were available for purchase.
JapanFes
📅📍 Various Saturdays and Sundays, March-November.
5/19: Parkslope; 5/26: Greenwich Village; 6/8: Midtown West; 6/15: NOHO; 6/16: Parkslope; 6/29: Garment District; 6/30: Astoria ; 7/7: @Midtown East; 7/13: Chelsea; 7/21: Midtown West; 7/28: East Village; 8/10: UES; 8/11: Ostumami Street; 8/18: UWS; 8/24: East Village; 8/25: East Village; 9/7: UES; 9/14: Konamon Contest in Chelsea; 9/15: Konamon Contest in UWS; 9/28: UWS; 10/5: Ramen Contest in Parkslope; 10/6: Ramen Contest in Chelsea; 10/12: Japanese Food & Culture Festival (NJ); 10/13: UWS; 10/27: UWS; 11/9: East Village
⏰10am-6pm
JAPAN Fes is a celebration of Japanese culture in New York with over 500,000 annual attendees and 1,500 vendors, making it the world’s largest Japanese food festival.
Queens Night Market
📅 Saturdays, April 13th- August 17th and September 14th – October 26th
⏰ 4pm-Midnight
📍 Behind New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th Street, Flushing Meadow Corona Park
The Queens Night Market features over 100 independent vendors selling merchandise, art, food, and small-scale cultural performances, all celebrating the rich cultural diversity and heritage of NYC and Queens.
Philippines Fest
📅 Sunday, May 19th, Sunday, May 26th (Jersey City), Saturday, June 8th (Brooklyn Pride) Saturday June 15th + Sunday, June 16th (Ubeland at Smorgasburg Williamsburg-6/15 and Smorgasburg Prospect Park- 6/16) Sunday, July 21st (Philippines Times Square Fest), Sunday, August 25th (Union Square), Sunday, October 6th (Ube Fest in Chelsea), Saturday, October 12th (Lumpia Fest at Smorgasburg Williamsburg). More dates TBA via their IG.
⏰ 10am-6pm
Philippines Fest is the first Filipino street fair in the US featuring a variety of independent vendors such as handcrafted products, art, and food, and introducing upcoming FilAm performers and cultural performers.
Taiwan Fest
📅 May 11th (LIC), May 26th (Passport to Taiwan), Saturday, June 8th (Pride Month), June 16th (Park Slope), July 6th (LIC), July 20th (Rockefeller Center District), August 3rd (LIC), August 18th (Times Square), September 7th (Mid-Autumn Fest at LIC)
⏰ Various Times
📍 Various Locations
Taiwan Fest features a Food Adventure: Try their night market-style food where bubble tea was invented, a Maker Faire: Jewelry from local designers and handmade bath products, and Taiwan Tourism: Immerse yourself in the sceneries of Taiwan with Taiwan Tourism Bureau.
Union Square Night Market
📅 Every Thursday from July 11th- August 1st (July 11th, July 18th, July 25th, and August 1st)
⏰ 12-9pm
📍 Union Square Park, 201 Park Avenue South
Urbanspace debuts Union Square Night Market as part of Union Square Partnership’s annual Summer in the Square (SITS) series Market-goers can expect an eclectic mix of culinary delights from over 20 independent food vendors, offering everything from innovative street food to gourmet treats.
The Union Square Night Market will coincide with the evening entertainment lineup featuring live music, dance performances, and movie nights, making it the perfect spot for an all-encompassing Thursday night outing.
New York Latin Food Festival
📅 Friday, September 13th – Saturday, September 14th
⏰4-10pm (9/13) and 12-8pm (9/14)
📍Pier 76 Hudson River Park, 408 12th Avenue
Prepare to be swept away by the grandeur of the inaugural New York Latin Food Festival, the largest celebration of Latin American cuisine and culture in North America!
Featuring 80+ vendors serving up diverse offerings from the Latin diaspora, featuring mouthwatering dishes, unique merchandise, and artisanal crafts, and a wide range of live performances from top Latin musicians and performers. Also, art installations that celebrate the rich Latin heritage.
ReImagine Food Fest
📅 Sunday, August 4th and Sunday, September 15th
⏰10am-6pm
📍Broadway & 97-99th Street (8/4) and Broadway & 88-90th Street (9/15)
Join Reimagine Food Fest for a day filled with exceptional flavors, performances, and artisanal shopping.
NYC Halal Fest by @muslimfoodies
📅 Saturday, October 5th
⏰12-8pm
📍Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Avenue, Long Island City
Join for the first annual NYC halal fest held at Culture Lab LIC with amazing food vendors serving only halal food under strict halal guidelines. Priority entrance via Eventbrite (12-2pm), General admission 2-8pm (no tickets needed, first come, first serve).
Maker/Artisan Markets
Makers Market at Bryant Park
📅 Four weekends in May. Friday, May 3rd – Sunday May 5th, Friday, May 10th – Sunday, May 12th, Friday, May 17th – Monday, May 19th, Friday, May 24th – Monday, May 27th
⏰ 11am-7pm
📍 Bryant Park, 40th Street and 6th Avenue
Urbanspace brings the largest Makers Market yet to Bryant Park. The spring shopping experience features 150 vendors from the Tri-State region as well as interactive programming. Serving as a hub of creativity and community, bringing together talented artisans, food purveyors, jewelry and clothing designers, and more.
Greenpoint Terminal Market
📅 Every Saturday and Sunday, Starting in May
⏰ 11am-6pm
📍 72 Noble Street, Brooklyn
The Greenpoint Terminal Market features creative vendors selling food, drinks, and hand-made items.
FAD Market
Governors Island
📅 Every Third weekend (Saturdays and Sundays) of the month from June to October. June 15th+16th, July 20th+21th, August 17th+18th, September 21st+22nd, and October 19th+20th
⏰ 11am-5pm
📍 King Avenue, Governors Island
Featuring a rotating lineup of over 40 of the city’s emerging makers, designers, artists, and small businesses, our markets will feature handcrafted jewelry, art, apparel, bath and body care, tableware, home furnishings, artisanal packaged food, and more.
Indoor Markets: Dumbo (May-August) and Boreum Hill (May, June & July)
Hester Street Fair
📅 Every Saturday and Sunday, May-September
⏰ 11am-6pm
📍 Pier 17, 89 South Street
*Also Bryant Park Picnic Performances (May- September)
Hester Street Fair features a vibrant creative community, delicious food, activities, and breathtaking views of Brooklyn and the East River. Don’t miss out on their outdoor bar and live DJ.
Grand Bazaar
📅 Every Sunday, year-round
⏰ 10am-5pm
📍 100 W 77th Street at Columbus Avenue
Grand Bazaar features 60 and 200 vendors (depending on the time of year) selling one-of-a-kind, rare, and limited edition goods, a mix between old and new, from independent antique/vintage dealers to creative artists, designers, and craft-makers; as well as artisanal foods. Every Sunday also has different themed events.
Brooklyn Pop-up
Brooklyn Museum
📅 Every Sunday, Mid-April- Mid-November
⏰ 10:30am-5:30pm
📍 Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn
Come shop the best of Brooklyn with a revolving roster of 35+ artisans, designers, and makers selling contemporary fashion, accessories, home goods, food, beauty, jewelry, and more! Also features two DJ sets, 11am-2pm and 2:30pm-5:30pm. *Also First Saturdays at Brooklyn Museum, February – October (indoors)
Fort Greene
📅 Every Saturday, year-round
⏰ 9am-4pm
📍 Fort Greene Park on Dekalb Avenue
Shop the best of Brooklyn with a revolving roster of 25+ artisans, designers, and makers selling contemporary fashion, accessories, home goods, beauty, jewelry, and more!
Museum of the City of New York
📅 Saturday, July 13th
⏰ 11am-6pm
📍 Museum of the City of New York, 1220 5th Avenue
Come visit the Museum of the City of New York for this special Summer event. Featuring a DJ, and mobile bar (open 1-6pm), along with local makers exhibiting the best of the 40 NYC artisans, designers, and makers selling contemporary fashion, accessories, home goods, beauty, jewelry, and more!
Chelsea Flea
📅 Every Saturday and Sunday, Year round
⏰ 8am-5pm
📍 29 West 25th Street
Chelsea Flea is focused on high-quality antiques, unique vintage goods, architectural salvage, and collectibles, featuring 50-60 vintage + antiques vendors.
Brooklyn Flea
📅 Every Saturday and Sunday, April-December
⏰ 10am-5pm
📍 DUMBO Archway, 80 Pearl Street, Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Flea features hundreds of top vendors of furniture, vintage clothing, collectibles, and antiques, as well as a tightly curated selection of jewelry, art, and crafts by local artisans and designers.
Smorgasburg BQ Flea *NEW*
📅 Every Sunday in October (6th, 13th, 20th, 27th)
⏰ 10am-5pm
📍 Under the BQE, Meeker Avenue Between Union + Lorimer Streets, Brooklyn
Find 50+ vendors of both flea & food. Featuring local artists, makers, entrepreneurs, food vendors, and especially sellers of vintage furniture/rugs/lighting/housewares.
