Japan Food Festival Slated To Stop In Astoria This Summer

ASTORIA, QUEENS — The festival celebrating food, art, and music from Japan is making nearly two dozen stops around the city this year, with Astoria taking its turn later this summer.

Japan Fes New York will take place on Broadway, between 45th Street and 46th Street, on July 2 starting at 10 a.m.

The Japanese food festival, which started in 2016, attracts 250,000 visitors and features about 800 vendors, including 50 from Japan, according to the festival's organizers.

This year's schedule kicked off on March 26 in the East Village. Other stops include Park Slope in May and Chelsea in September.