Asian and multicultural events across New York City

The Shul of New York holds its Rosh Hashanah service and children's program on September 12 at 10 a.m. at the Angel Orensanz Foundation. Children age 12 and younger join hands-on activities about Jewish holiday traditions, rituals, and music before entering the larger service context.

The organizer confirms the venue is wheelchair accessible. This is a High Holy Day religious gathering with a kids program, not a secular street festival.

Confirm registration or ticket expectations on the synagogue High Holy Days page before arriving with children.

The Feast of San Gennaro returns to Little Italy from September 17 through September 27, 2026, for its 100th annual celebration. Official pages mark the multi-day street feast with Italian food, entertainment, and religious observances centered on San Gennaro of Naples.

Highlighted calendar moments include a Solemn High Mass on September 19 and the Grand Procession at 2 p.m. on September 26, plus evening performance programming on procession day. The feast is a long neighborhood takeover rather than a single-afternoon festival.

Pick one or two evenings or the procession day instead of trying to cover all eleven days, and confirm the current event calendar before you go.

Randall's Island Park Alliance hosts its free Harvest Festival on October 4 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Urban Farm and Fields 62/63. Families can visit a pumpkin patch, watch seasonal cooking demonstrations, hear live performances, try face painting, and join nature activities.

The organizer calls the occurrence free and family-friendly and publishes an accommodation contact. The island setting means planning transit or parking before the short afternoon window.

Arrive near noon for pumpkin-patch time, and use the accommodation contact if you need access support.

GWK Academy's October 10 and 11 weekend brings LGBTQ+ families together for play and connection across Manhattan. The itinerary begins with lunch, drag bingo, and children's activities at The Center, then continues with family-friendly programming across the weekend.

Official registration confirms the October 10 start at 11 a.m. and The Center address. The weekend is explicitly described for LGBTQ+ families rather than as a general public street fair.

Register through the organizer page so you have the full itinerary and any capacity limits.

Indigenous Peoples Day New York City gathers at Randall's Island on October 11 and 12 for community-led programming. Free events include Grand Entry, intertribal dancing, drum and dance specials, cultural performances, advocates, music, food, and vending.

The official schedule gives 10 a.m. gates, noon Grand Entry, and an October 12 sunrise ceremony. Free entry is stated by the organizer for this Indigenous-led gathering.

Plan for a full park day on the 11th if dancing and vendors are the draw, and confirm sunrise logistics separately if you attend the 12th.

Disability Pride NYC gathers at Madison Square Park on October 18 before marching and rolling down Broadway at 11 a.m. A Disability Justice and Rights Block Party follows in Union Square from noon to 3 p.m.

The occurrence page confirms wheelchair access, CART, ASL, audio description, sensory rest areas, Access-A-Ride points, service-animal relief, and seating. Accessibility is part of the event design, not an afterthought.

Join at the park staging area if you want the full march, or meet the block party in Union Square if a shorter celebration fits better.

Brooklyn Book Festival Children's Day fills Brooklyn Borough Hall and Plaza on September 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free program offers readings, workshops, performances, signings, and art projects with children's and middle-grade authors and illustrators.

It sits inside the wider free festival week, so older readers may also care about the main festival day that follows. Author lineups appear on the official homepage as they are announced.

Pick two or three sessions rather than trying to see everything, and bring a tote if you expect to buy books after signings.

Atlantic Antic returns Sunday, September 27, 2026, as a street festival along Atlantic Avenue from Fourth Avenue toward the Brooklyn waterfront. The producer lists ethnic food, global arts and crafts, music, and entertainment across the long avenue route.

It is a classic Brooklyn fall street fair: walk, snack, browse, and exit when energy drops. Exact stage and vendor maps usually firm up closer to the date.

Enter near the neighborhood stretch you care about most rather than trying to walk the full avenue with small kids.

The Floyd Bennett Field Public Arts Festival returns October 3 as a free family event at historic Hangars 3 and 4. Site-specific digital video art covers the hangars' facade after sunset, while music, family lawn activities, and a collective outdoor dinner bring neighbors together.

The Marine Park airfield setting is different from a downtown street festival, so plan transit or parking for the Flatbush Avenue campus. Free admission is stated by the presenter.

Arrive in time for lawn activities if kids need daylight play, and stay for the projection if the digital art is the draw.

Brooklyn Bridge Park's free Harvest Festival returns October 17 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Families can hear live music and storytelling, make arts and crafts, play lawn games, try face painting, and join educational activities.

The park states the event is free and family-friendly, with a weather caveat typical of outdoor waterfront programming. Pier lawns and skyline views are part of the setting.

Dress for wind off the water, and treat the four-hour window as a focused afternoon rather than an all-day fair.

BAM's annual Halloween celebration, BAMboo!, welcomes families on October 31 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Peter Jay Sharp Building, 30 Lafayette Avenue. Free indoor and outdoor activities include carnival games, arts and crafts, candy giveaways, and costume-friendly fun.

The late-afternoon timing works after school or as a Halloween Day stop before evening plans. Free admission is published on the official BAM kids page.

Arrive near 3 p.m. if you want calmer craft tables, and confirm any line or capacity notes closer to Halloween.

Queens Night Market resumes after its US Open break on September 19 from 4 p.m. to midnight behind the New York Hall of Science. Families can explore affordable foods, art, merchandise, and small cultural performances from more than 100 independent vendors.

Admission is free and the format stays family-friendly. This is the first Saturday after the published August 23 through September 18 hiatus.

Use it as the return-night plan if you missed August 22, and check the homepage for any schedule updates after the Open ends.

Carnaval de la Cultura Latina returns to Corona on September 20 with a free celebration of Latino culture along Junction Boulevard between Roosevelt Avenue and 37th Avenue. The organizer lists live music, food vendors, cultural exhibits, health screenings, games, face painting, and other all-ages activities.

Fall edition timing makes this a post-summer street festival rather than a midsummer block party. Wellness and exhibit elements sit beside the music and food, so families can mix celebration with practical booths.

Confirm the final street footprint and hours closer to the date, then meet near a known subway stop on the corridor.

Queens County Farm's multicultural harvest festival runs October 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Performers represent Native American, Southern and Northern Philippine, Spanish, Irish, Jewish and Russian, Mexican and Colombian traditions among the current cultural lineup.

Admission tickets include corn maze and pumpkin patch access under published ticket terms, with parking details on the official ticket page. The farm setting makes this a full daytime outing rather than a quick street stop.

Buy tickets through the farm's ticket page, and plan shoes that can handle farm paths after the performances.

Bronx Little Italy's Ferragosto fills Arthur Avenue on September 13 from noon to 6 p.m., rain or shine. The Belmont Business Improvement District presents Italian culture, food from neighborhood businesses, and live entertainment, with a stage on East 186th Street and a paid parking shuttle from Fordham University.

The route runs Arthur Avenue between East 187th Street and Crescent Avenue. Neighborhood restaurant food is the practical draw alongside stage performances.

Use the shuttle if street parking looks impossible, and treat rain as a poncho day rather than a cancellation.

The Staten Island Museum turns its front lawn into an outdoor gallery for the 76th Fence Show on September 26 from noon to 5 p.m. Visitors of all ages can see and buy local paintings, ceramics, prints, jewelry, and textiles.

Admission is free and includes museum entry, with an October 4 rain date published on the official page. The all-ages recommendation makes it an easy Snug Harbor campus stop.

Browse the fence first, then step inside the museum if weather or kids need a quieter second act.