JAPAN Fes NYC goes big
JAPAN Fes 2026 plans more than 30 Japanese street-food pop-ups across NYC neighborhoods, with a full schedule now published for the multi-week celebration of street eats and cultural programming Time Out NYC listing.
The festival officially launches [timeout.com] its 2026 season on March 28 at Astor Place in the East Village and returns to Midtown’s 40th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues on March 29 [timeout.com]. Organizers have publicly listed 33 finalized New York events on their site [japanfes.com], while press outlets reported at least 34 scheduled across Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens; each date is slated to run roughly from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. [timeout.com]. JAPAN Fes marks a decade in New York since its 2016 debut, a milestone the festival framed as its 10th anniversary for 2026 [timeout.com], and organizers say the program is expanding worldwide with plans for more than 80 global events this year while the official site touts nearly 100 events annually across locations [timeout.com]. Programming this year will mix returning vendor favorites and special contests: the event’s vendor map highlights stalls such as award-winning OSAKA BALLS and YU BAN [japanfes.com], the festival has hosted ramen and konamon contests in past seasons [facebook.com], and organizers advertise a lineup that includes vendors flown in from Japan alongside U.S. and international sellers. loving-newyork.com
