Street Food Around the World — 2026-09-21
This week's street food headlines come from New York, where the centennial Feast of San Gennaro and the Queens Night Market's fall opening headline a packed weekend, and from Germany, where Saarbrücken hosted the European Street Food Awards grand finale. Fall food festival season is also ramping up across New York State, with a fresh guide to apple harvests and Italian feasts.
Street Food Around the World — 2026-09-21
City Spotlight
New York City's street food calendar was bursting at the seams this weekend (September 18–20, 2026). The highlights: the centennial Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy, JapanFes on the Upper East Side, the fall opening of the Queens Night Market in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, and First Taste 001 at LilliStar Rooftop in Williamsburg.
Beyond this weekend, New York State's fall festival season is in full swing — a fresh guide points to the Feast of San Gennaro and the Apple Harvest Festival in Ithaca, celebrating the harvest season with local food, live entertainment, and family-friendly activities.
Dish of the Week
The European Street Food Awards grand finale just wrapped up in Saarbrücken over the weekend of September 18–20, 2026, where 26 national finalists from across Europe competed — a snapshot of the continent's best burgers, tacos, and international street specialties in one place. If you missed it, keep an eye on the winning vendors' stands as they tour European street food festivals later this year.
Events
- Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany: A complete 2026 overview of remaining street food festivals across the region — burgers, tacos, and international specialties — has just been updated with all dates and locations
- New York City: The Queens Night Market fall season opening at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park and the landmark 100th Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy
- Ithaca, NY: Apple Harvest Festival, a fall staple pairing local food with live entertainment
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