The 9th Avenue Food Festival is one of New York's largest and oldest traditions. A real vibrant celebration of cultural diversity through food, it promises to surprise your taste buds. There are many foods to taste at the festival. That being said, the fair offers both traditional festival treats like zeppolis, mozzarepas, funnel cakes, egg creams, and more fabulous food you won't see at any other festival.
Here, you'll also find Argentinian, Brazilian, Cajun, Cuban, Dominican, Ethiopian, Greek, Haitian, Irish, Moroccan, Ukrainian, and many other kinds of cuisine. But not only the food at the festival is international. There are also two stages with ethnic music and performances, like German folk dancing, Arabian scarf dancing, Celtic dancing, Peabody, Egyptian belly dancing, etc.
The 9th Avenue Food Festival is held to raise funds for community groups and mirror the diversity of New York itself. The Festival usually takes place on the first weekend after the Mother's Day. At this point, we suggest booking an apartment in the city beforehand (NY is always crowded, but during festivals, it's literally jam-packed with people). Other than that, you're good to go!