NYC Chinese food festival returns next month with expanded lineup
Photos courtesy of Dragon Fest
Dragon Fest, New York City’s first-ever outdoor Chinese food and culture festival, is returning next month after a successful debut last year. This year’s festival includes an expanded lineup, featuring 16 unique events hosted in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens from April 6 through October 6. Attendees can enjoy Chinese art, cultural traditions, and more than 100 varieties of Chinese food from esteemed local vendors such as Nan Xiang and MìLa.
At this year’s festival, attendees can expect more than 100 varieties of traditional, popular, and rare Chinese foods, including soup dumplings, dragon’s beard candy, lotus root sandwiches, sugar-coated chestnuts, grilled cold noodles, iron plate tofu, fried skewers, milk cap tea, and more.
“We are thrilled to bring Dragon Fest back with an even more ambitious lineup. Our goal is to make Chinese culture and cuisine more accessible to everyone in New York City, and this year’s expanded schedule allows us to do just that,” Biubiu Xu, founder of Dragon Fest, said.
The full schedule of this year’s Dragon Fest can be found below:
| Date | Event Location | Address |
| 4/6/2024 | Broadway, 12th-13th Street | 835 Broadway, Manhattan |
| 4/20/2024 | 6th Avenue, 29th-31st Street | 865 6th Avenue, Manhattan |
| 4/21/2024 | 2nd Avenue, 9th-10th Street | 156 2nd Avenue, Manhattan |
| 5/25/2024 | Astor Place | 4 Astor Place, Manhattan |
| 6/16/2024 | 7th Avenue, 5th-6th Street | 267 7th Avenue, Brooklyn |
| 6/22/2024 | Washington Square Park North, 5th-University Place | 5 Washington Square North, Manhattan |
| 7/13/2024 | 6th Avenue, 22nd-23rd Street | 700 6th Avenue, Manhattan |
| 7/21/2024 | 7th Avenue, 56th-57th Street | 881 7th Avenue, Manhattan |
| 8/10/2024 | Washington Square Park North, 5th-MacDougal Street | 19 Washington Square North, Manhattan |
| 8/24/2024 | Broadway, 12th-14th Street | 850 Broadway, Manhattan |
| 8/25/2024 | 4th Avenue, 12th-13th Street | 123 4th Avenue, Manhattan |
| 8/31/2024 | Queens Boulevard, Yellowstone-72nd Road | 10628 Queens Boulevard, Queens |
| 9/8/2024 | Astor Place | 4 Astor Place, Manhattan |
| 9/28/2024 | Broadway, 114-115th Street | 2937 Broadway, Manhattan |
| 10/5/2024 | 4th Avenue, 12-13th Street | 123 4th Avenue, Manhattan |
| 10/6/2024 | 6th Avenue, 29th-31st Street | 865 6th Avenue, Manhattan |
Sponsors for this year’s event include renowned brands like Chi Forest, a beverage brand known for its flavored, zero-calorie sparkling waters, FOTILE, Nan Xiang, and MìLa.
Dragon Fest was held for the first time last summer, taking place over four days. Xu created the festival as a platform to share Chinese food and culture and highlight local brands and businesses through engaging events and campaigns.
The festival is free to attend. Tickets can be reserved here.
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