JAPAN Fes NYC returns
JAPAN Fes is back in New York with 30+ street‑food events across the city — think ramen, yakitori and regional sweets in pop‑up formats meant for tasting tours and short immersive jaunts This amazing Japanese street food festival is coming back to NYC with over 30+ culinary events. It’s a fast way to sample regional Japanese street bites without leaving the city.
The 2026 season launches March 28 at Astor Place in the East Village, according to Time Out’s event listing timeout.com. A follow‑up pop‑up is scheduled for March 29 on 40th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues in Midtown, per PIX11’s calendar summary pix11.com. Organizers say at least 34 New York events are already scheduled for 2026, with most festivals running 10 a.m.–6 p.m. across Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, as listed in the 2026 lineup timeout.com. JAPAN Fes began in New York in 2016 and is marking its 10th NYC anniversary in 2026, while the festival’s 2026 season also includes early‑March stops in Miami, Austin and Paris, per the organizers’ season notes timeout.com. The official JAPAN Fes site posts neighborhood‑specific dates and vendor pages — for example, the April 25 Chelsea (8th Ave) event and an April 26 Astoria date appear on the festival’s 2026 event pages with hours and vendor details japanfes.com.
