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Deck the Stalls Holiday Market
2019-12-14 12:00 - 18:00, 2019-12-13 12:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | NY
NYCEDC Public Markets presents the second annual Deck the Stalls, a multi-cultural market event, celebrating the best of the New York City’s public markets.
December 13 – 15, Friday through Sunday, at Essex Market.
Essex St. at Delancey St.
12pm – 6pm.
FREE for all ages!
Market-goers can enjoy holiday gifts, locally made food, multi-cultural performances, traditional Chinese dance by the New York Chinese Freemasons, live music, wine and craft beverages.
Presented by NYCEDC. Sponsored by RubyFrost Apples & SnapDragon Apples & Seaport District NYC.
Producers featured throughout the weekend include:
MAHA CHOCOLATE, The Kittyrose Lyfestyle, Maryam’s Yum Yum, Cornel’s Catering Co. Inc., Cenkali Products, Maryam’s Yum Yum, Sweet Carolina Pie, TURKO’s GRILL, Elma’s in Harlem, Porto Rico Importing Company, Taste of Taylor Catering,llc, Ms. Macs West Indian Foods & Fruit Cake, Grace Kelli Cupcakes, Pepplish Provisions, MYSTO MEAD, Kitchen36, SDSauce Thai Hot Sauce, Forward Roots, Bennett’s Deli & Sandwich Co, Paulista Avenue Bakery, Hattwood Hot Sauce, Spicegrove, Brittle and Beyond, Lorna’s Naturals, Hany’s Harvest, Blondery, Shadeesha’s Sweets Navy Bean Cookies, Breezy Hill Orchard, Maya’s Jams, Champagne Tea, Rogowskifarm, Mama Margarita Salsa, Karen’s Goodness, Cereally Baked, Pudding Pan Desserts, Olde York Farm: Distillery & Cooperage, Sweet Milk & Sugar Desserts…and more!
Music/Performance schedule:
12/13:
12pm Lion Dance by the NY Chinese Freemasons Athletic Club
12:30-6pm Live Music by The Good Morning Nags
12/14:
12pm-6pm Live Music by CARTAGENA The Band
12pm – 3pm: Gift Wrapping & Holiday Card Making (FREE)
2pm, 3pm, 4pm: The Past, Present & Future of Essex Market Tour with Turnstile Tours
12pm – 1pm: Holiday Cookie Decorating for Kids & Families ($5/ ticket)
1:30 – 2:30pm: Holiday Cookie Decoration for Teens & Adults ($5/ ticket)
**RSVP FOR TICKETED ACTIVITIES HERE: http://bit.ly/34bANbI
12/15:
12pm – 3pm: Gift Wrapping & Holiday Card Making (FREE)
12pm – 1pm: How To Make The Best Latkes ($6/ ticket)
**RSVP FOR TICKETED ACTIVITIES HERE: http://bit.ly/37Bs7xE
Experience the magic of the New York City Public Markets for yourself! Check out the link to EscapeMaker.com‘s blog below for info on guided tours to some of these historic spots.
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Deck the Stalls Holiday Market
2019-12-08 11:00 - 17:00 | NY, United States
NYCEDC Public Markets presents the second annual Deck the Stalls, a multi-cultural market event, celebrating the best of the New York City’s public markets in partnership with Fulton Stall Market’s farmers and producers.
December 8th in the Seaport District. 11am – 5pm.
FREE for all ages!
For an extra level of history and delicious tastes, sign up for the limited edition (Dec. 8 ONLY!) Tenements, Tales & Tastes Tour, which departs from Fulton Stall Market at 2pm! Get tickets here:
https://www.urbanoyster.com/tenements-tales-and-tastes—fulton-stall-market-tour.html
Producers featured:
Mama Margarita Salsa
The Kittyrose Lyfestyle
Maryam’s Yum Yum
TURKO’s GRILL
Sweet Carolina Pies
Torie’s Treasures
Elma’s in Harlem
A Cake Baked in Brooklyn
Taste of Taylor Catering,llc
Liberation Cuisine
Cenkali Products
Karen’s Goodness
Gene Bean
La Casa Grande Cigars
Ms. Macs West Indian Foods & Fruit Cake
Port Morris Distillery
Prohibition Distillery
Turnstile Tours
EscapeMaker.com
Yankee Folly Cidery
Nine Pin Cider
Finger Lakes Distilling
Naked Dove Brewing Company
EscapeMaker.com
SnapDragon Apples
Breezy Hill Orchard
Rogowskifarm
Brittle and Beyond
Pudding Pan Desserts
SDSauce Thai Hot Sauce
The Soup Lady
Paulista Avenue Bakery
Bon Bio Tea
Amuse Pooch Treats
Pepplish Provisions
Legally Addictive Foods
FiveIsland Blend
Forward Roots
Spicegrove
Smooth Pops
Hattwood Hot Sauce
Bennett’s Deli & Sandwich Co
Hany’s Harvest
Davidovich Bakery
NYCEDC
Additional info at fultonstallmarket.org/events.
Presented by NYCEDC. Sponsored by RubyFrost Apples & SnapDragon Apples and The Howard Hughes Corporation.
Additional info at fultonstallmarket.org/events.

Schedule of Events:

Live Music 11am-1pm

Ceremony at 1pm

Chinese Lion Dance at 1:15pm

Live Music by Los Veteranos 2pm-5:00pm

Experience the magic of the New York City Public Markets for yourself! Check out the below for info on guided tours to some of these historic spots.
ESSEX MARKET: Turnstile Tours – This tasting exploration showcases the vendors o the Lower East Side’s Essex Market in its new, bustling facility home to over 40 vendors. Call for more info at (347) 903-8687.
LES.nyc – On this 90-minute walking and tasting tour, we will visit with 6-8 vendors, enjoy generous tastings of their delicious food, and learn about the role the market has played in the evolution of their businesses. Call for more info at (917) 881-7096.
Kornblit Tours – Walk through the neighborhoods where it all began for millions of people and learn about how they lived, how they earned a living, what they ate, and where they shopped. Call for more info at (201) 394-1728.
ARTHUR AVE RETAIL MARKET: Urban Adventures (Private Tour) – Head out on a walking tour of Arthur Ave and 187th Street where you’ll visit butchers, bakers, and cheese shops, as well as the famous Arthur Avenue Retail Market. Call for more info at (347) 878-8444.
Arthur Ave Food Tours – Discover Little Italy in the Bronx and the best Italian restaurants and historic food shops outside of Italy. Call for more info at (718) 618-6264.
MOORE ST. MARKET: Turnstile Tours (Private Tour) – From farms to pushcarts to public markets, this 2-hour walking and tasting tour explores historical aspects of New York’s food system and the influence of Caribbean and Latin American cultures and cuisines on the past and present of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Call for more info at (347) 903-8687.

National Cookie Day
2019-12-04 | NY

National Cranberry Day
2019-11-21 | NY
https://foodimentary.com/?s=National+Cranberry+Day

National Apple Cider Day
2019-11-18 | NY
https://foodimentary.com/?s=National+Apple+Cider+Day

Saratoga Springs Wine & Chocolate Festival
2019-11-16 13:00 - 17:00 | Saratoga City Center, Saratoga, NY, United States
Wineries and wine enthusiasts from across the region will gather for an unlimited sampling of dozens of fabulous wines of all styles and tastes. Then, buy bottles of your favorites, all for great prices!! We’ll have distilleries and cideries too. All wine samples and the souvenir wine glass are FREE with your paid admission. Designated Drivers will get a souvenir coffee mug.
Shop your way through a fabulous selection of tasty nibbles and treats, chocolates, cheeses and sweets. Take a stroll through our Candy Bar. Then get some serious retail therapy done. Browse through fantastic mini boutiques featuring purses, jewelry, clothing and more.

National Pickle ‘Appreciation’ Day
2019-11-14 | NY

Apple Pressing Party at Samascott Orchards with Nine Pin Cider
2019-11-09 | Nine Pin Ciderworks, LLC, NY, United States
Anything that can be pressed…..will be pressed!
Join the Nine Pin crew as they once again press over 100 varieties of Samascott Orchards and wild foraged apples LIVE into one “MONSTER” cider blend and celebrate all things pressed. This year’s party will also feature the release of the 2018 batch of The Cider Monster!
Nine Pin’s PRESSING PARTY will include hand pressed burgers from Burger 21, french pressed coffee from Electric City Roasters, body presses through massages from Albany Massage, T-Shirt pressing from Compas, an apple jug bench press competition sponsored by North Albany’s CrossFit Beyond, pressed quesadillas from Muddaddy Flats, tastings from Albany Distilling Company, pressed donut ice cream sliders from The Dutch Udder Craft Ice Cream, free temporary Nine Pin tattoo presses, pressing candle stacks with Collar City Candle, a pie eating contest where you can press your face into a delicious apple pie, fresh pressed mimosa bar, and more! Winner of the bench press competition (both men and women) will receive a Nine Pin gift basket and a 1 month free membership to Cross Fit Beyond. Winner of the pie eating contest will win an amazing cider gift basket as well.
Throughout the day the apple press will be running, cider will be pouring, and we will have live music.
General Admission tickets in advance are 15$ and at the door are 20$ (include a complimentary glass of cider). Cider Monster Special tickets are 30$ and are only available in advance (includes a complimentary glass of cider and a bottle of Cider Monster 2018 to go). DD tickets are 5$.
Local vendor goods will all be available for purchase at the event.

National Donut Day
2019-11-05 | NY

New York City Public Markets Festival
2019-11-03 11:00 - 17:00 | Pier 17, Address: 89 South St, New York, NY, 10038, United States
Celebrate the delicious history and continuing presence of NYC’s public markets and their unique local producers at a New York City Public Markets Festival. This FREE market showcase will take place in the historic Seaport District NYC. Come out from 11am – 5pm on November 3rd to sample the food and cultures of NYC’s public markets and local NYS craft beverages.
Producers featured:
Mama Margarita Salsa
The Kittyrose Lyfestyle
Cornel’s Catering Co. Inc.
Maryam’s Yum Yum
Sweet Carolina Pie
TURKO’s GRILL
Torie’s Treasures
Elma’s in Harlem
A Cake Baked in Brooklyn
Porto Rico Importing Company
Taste of Taylor Catering,llc
Liberation Cuisine
Karen’s Goodness
Gene Bean
La Casa Grande Cigars
Ms. Macs West Indian Foods & Fruit Cake
Port Morris Distillery
Turnstile Tours
Zuckerman Tours
EscapeMaker.com
Prohibition Distillery
Yankee Folly Cidery
Nine Pin Cider
Taconic Distillery
SnapDragon Apples
MYSTO MEAD
Finger Lakes Distilling
Naked Dove Brewing Company
… and more!
Presented by NYCEDC. Sponsored by RubyFrost Apples & SnapDragon Apples.
Additional info at fultonstallmarket.org/events.
Experience the magic of the New York City Public Markets for yourself! Check out the below for info on guided tours to some of these historic spots.
ESSEX MARKET: Turnstile Tours – This tasting exploration showcases the vendors o the Lower East Side’s Essex Market in its new, bustling facility home to over 40 vendors. Call for more info at (347) 903-8687.
LES.nyc – On this 90-minute walking and tasting tour, we will visit with 6-8 vendors, enjoy generous tastings of their delicious food, and learn about the role the market has played in the evolution of their businesses. Call for more info at (917) 881-7096.
Kornblit Tours – Walk through the neighborhoods where it all began for millions of people and learn about how they lived, how they earned a living, what they ate, and where they shopped. Call for more info at (201) 394-1728.
ARTHUR AVE RETAIL MARKET: Urban Adventures (Private Tour) – Head out on a walking tour of Arthur Ave and 187th Street where you’ll visit butchers, bakers, and cheese shops, as well as the famous Arthur Avenue Retail Market. Call for more info at (347) 878-8444.
Arthur Ave Food Tours – Discover Little Italy in the Bronx and the best Italian restaurants and historic food shops outside of Italy. Call for more info at (718) 618-6264.
MOORE ST. MARKET: Turnstile Tours (Private Tour) – From farms to pushcarts to public markets, this 2-hour walking and tasting tour explores historical aspects of New York’s food system and the influence of Caribbean and Latin American cultures and cuisines on the past and present of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Call for more info at (347) 903-8687.

National Sandwich Day
2019-11-03 | NY
https://foodimentary.com/?s=National+Sandwich+Day

National Caramel Apple Day
2019-10-31 | NY
October 31st is National Caramel Apple Day!

National Chocolate Day
2019-10-28 | NY

Apple Picking & Corn Maze Adventure via Direct Bus from NYC
2019-10-26 09:00 - 19:30, 2019-10-19 09:00 - 19:30 | NY
Revel in the fall foliage and orchards of Dutchess Tourism, Inc.and pick apples till the cows come home! The bus will make stops in the quaint town of Rhinebeck for lunch on your own. Then we’ll stop at the friendly petting zoo and get lost in the corn maze at local favorite, Kesicke Farm Cattle. Next, we’ll travel to historic Rose Hill Farm for apple picking. NEW for 2019, they have added a cider tasting room. We’ll then proceed to the idyllic Greig Farm for pygmy goat feeding, the indoor farmer’s market and café (and more apple picking if you wish.) Tour includes guide, farm entrance fees, corn maze and transportation. Pick up at 9am and return to Bryant Park on NW corner of 6th Ave. / 42nd St. by 7:30pm. $79/pp.

The Norwich Pumpkin Festival
2019-10-26 - 2019-10-27 | East and West Parks in Downtown Norwich, Norwich, NY, 13815, United States
The 20th Norwich Pumpkin Festival is taking place in downtown Norwich. Throughout the two-day event there will be displays, activities, live music, street performers, contests, food & craft vendors and fireworks.

National Pumpkin Day
2019-10-26 | NY

Evening Nine Pin Cider Maze at Samascott Orchards Event
2019-10-25 08:00 - 18:00 | Nine Pin Ciderworks, LLC, NY, United States
Join Nine Pin Cider at Samascott’s Garden Market on Friday, October 25th from 6-11pm for thier second annual Cider Maze! Try to navigate through Samascott’s “Nine Pin” maze while enjoying a crisp can of Nine Pin.
Inside the maze, there are various punch points. If you find 4 of the 8 punches, you’ll receive $1 off a 12 oz pour at our pop-up Nine Pin bar outside the maze. Find all 8 punches and receive $1 off a second 12 oz pour, as well!
A food truck will be on site for the event!
This is a 21 and over event only. $15 entry gets you entry into the maze and your first can of cider to drink in the maze. Please bring flashlights as this event will be held in the dark!

Adirondack Brewery Oktoberfest
2019-10-19 13:00 - 17:00 | Adirondack Pub & Brewery, 33 Canada Street, Lake George, NY, 12845, United States
Nonstop Polka Music, Adirondack Brewery Beer Garden, Bratwurst, Dancing, Knackwurst, Keg Tossing, Weisswurst, Potato Pancakes, Stein Hoisting, New York State Guest Breweries, Costume Contest, Endless Beer Sampling, Local Wine, Craft Cider, Cornhole, Dancing Chickens, Fall Foliage, Artisan Cheese, and so much more!

EscapeMaker in Greenmarket
2019-10-16 08:00 - 17:00, 2019-10-09 08:00 - 17:00 | Bartel-Pritchard Square, Prospect Park Southwest, Brooklyn, NY, 11215, United States
Stop by the EscapeMaker tent in the Greenmarket today! We’re here to discuss all your weekend getaways needs and share loads of literature on some of the amazing agritourism destinations within a day’s drive or train ride from the city!

National Red Wine Day
2019-10-15 | NY

Cider Sunday at Samascott Orchards with Nine Pin Cider
2019-10-13 12:00 - 17:00 | Nine Pin Ciderworks, LLC, NY, United States
One of the most exciting events of the fall returns this October!
On Sunday October 13th, meet at Samascott Orchards for a pick your own apple experience with a POP-UP hard cider bar! Come down to Kinderhook and have some fall fun in Samascott’s incredible orchard with over 20 apple varieties to choose from! While picking your apples, enjoy a cider or two from a POP-UP Nine Pin cider bar in the middle of the orchard. Cider will also be available to go!
Food trucks and live music will be on site for your meals and entertainment. This is not an event to miss!

New York City Public Markets Festival
2019-10-13 11:00 - 17:00 | Pier 17, Address: 89 South St, New York, NY, 10038, United States
Celebrate the delicious history and continuing presence of NYC’s public markets and their unique local producers at a New York City Public Markets Festival. This FREE market showcase will take place on three Sundays this fall in the historic Seaport District NYC. Come out from 11am – 5pm on October 13th, November 3rd and December 8th to sample the food and cultures of NYC’s public markets and local NYS craft beverages.
In addition to the festivals, dive deeper into the local offerings of NYC’s markets at the Market Taste & Talk series. Learn about NYC public markets, sip NYC craft beverages and enjoy unique foods from the producers at Essex, Arthur Ave., La Marqueta and Moore St. Markets. Tuesdays, October 22, November 12, December 10, December 17 at Fulton Stall Market in the Seaport District. 6:00 – 8:30pm. $25pp.
Producers featured: Mama Margarita Salsa, The Kittyrose Lyfestyle, Cornel’s Catering Co. Inc., Maryam’s Yum Yum, TURKO’s GRILL, Elma’s in Harlem, The Egg Roll Queen, A Cake Baked in Brooklyn, Porto Rico Importing Company, Nine Pin Cider, EscapeMaker.com, Yankee Folly Cidery, MYSTO MEAD, Hudson Valley Farmhouse Cider, Taconic Distillery…and more!
Presented by NYCEDC. Sponsored by RubyFrost Apples & SnapDragon Apples.
Additional info at fultonstallmarket.org/events.
Experience the magic of the New York City Public Markets for yourself! Check out the below for info on guided tours to some of these historic spots.
ESSEX MARKET: Turnstile Tours – This tasting exploration showcases the vendors o the Lower East Side’s Essex Market in its new, bustling facility home to over 40 vendors. Call for more info at (347) 903-8687.
LES.nyc – On this 90-minute walking and tasting tour, we will visit with 6-8 vendors, enjoy generous tastings of their delicious food, and learn about the role the market has played in the evolution of their businesses. Call for more info at (917) 881-7096.
Kornblit Tours – Walk through the neighborhoods where it all began for millions of people and learn about how they lived, how they earned a living, what they ate, and where they shopped. Call for more info at (201) 394-1728.
ARTHUR AVE RETAIL MARKET: Urban Adventures (Private Tour) – Head out on a walking tour of Arthur Ave and 187th Street where you’ll visit butchers, bakers, and cheese shops, as well as the famous Arthur Avenue Retail Market. Call for more info at (347) 878-8444.
Arthur Ave Food Tours – Discover Little Italy in the Bronx and the best Italian restaurants and historic food shops outside of Italy. Call for more info at (718) 618-6264.
MOORE ST. MARKET: Turnstile Tours (Private Tour) – From farms to pushcarts to public markets, this 2-hour walking and tasting tour explores historical aspects of New York’s food system and the influence of Caribbean and Latin American cultures and cuisines on the past and present of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Call for more info at (347) 903-8687.

Fat Apple Farm Harvest Celebration Weekend
2019-10-12 12:00 - 2019-10-13 12:00 | Fat Apple Farm, 231 Sigler Rd., Pine Plains, NY, 12567, United States
Fat Apple Farm presents its 3rd annual Harvest Celebration Weekend Saturday, October 12th-Sunday October 13th (Columbus Day Weekend)! Come join us for an escape on the farm which includes a farm tour, fall creation workshop, butchering demo, delicious dinner featuring Fat Apple Farm and Forts Ferry Farm product, beer and wine, live music, camping, and more. All activities, beverages, food, and camping are included with each ticket. Children under the age of 12 attend all activities and dinner for free. To camp, reserve a tent or a spot for your own tent when you buy tickets.

Apple Picking & Corn Maze Adventure via Metro North Poughkeepsie
2019-10-05 08:00 - 20:00 | NY
Hop on MTA Metro-North Railroad and revel in the fall foliage and orchards of Dutchess Tourism, Inc. and pick apples till the cows come home! The bus will make stops in the quaint town of Rhinebeck for lunch and then travel to historic Rose Hill Farm for apple picking. NEW for 2019: a cider tasting room! We’ll then proceed to the idyllic Greig Farm for pygmy goat feeding, more apple picking and the indoor farmers market and cafe. Last, we’ll explore the friendly petting zoo and get lost in the corn maze at local favorite, Kesicke Farm Cattle!

World Farm Animals Day
2019-10-02 | NY

World Vegetarian Day
2019-10-01 | NY

EscapeMaker at Fulton Stall Market's Sunday Farmers Market
2019-09-29 11:00 - 17:00 | Fulton Stall Market, 91 South Street, New York, NY, 10038, United States
Stop by the EscapeMaker tent in the FSM outdoor Sunday farmers market today! We’re here to discuss all your weekend getaways needs and share loads of literature on some of the amazing agritourism destinations within a day’s drive or train ride from the city!
