Broadway: Maybe Happy Ending
Emmy® and Golden Globe Award® winner Darren Criss (Little Shop of Horrors) returns to Broadway alongside Helen J Shen in the new romantic musical comedy MAYBE HAPPY ENDING. A New York […]
$74 – $311
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Events for May 17, 2025
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Exhibit: “The Monkey King in Chinatown” by AAPI Comic Book and Graphic Novel Artists
The Monkey King is the epitome of tricksterdom. First appearing in the 14th-century Chinese novel, “Journey to the West,” the character born as Sun Wukong embodies rebellion, individualism, and daring. He’s also the inspiration behind the stunning works in this exhibition. Curator Jerry Ma’s modern Monkey King idea began with his first exhibition at Pearl […]
Free
New York Asian Arts Festival
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Multiple NYC locations
This May, the first-ever New York Asian Arts Festival (@nyasianartsfestival) takes over the city with a month-long celebration of Asian American creativity. Anchored by a group exhibition in SoHo and […]
Free – $130
Kochiyama Archives Launch/Conference -Claiming Our Shared Histories and Struggles: Radical Solidarities
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Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (Harlem, NY)
120 East 125th Street, New York
Kochiyama Archives Launch / Conference - Claiming Our Shared Histories and Struggles: Radical Solidarities in the Kochiyama Archives Dates: May 16-18, 2025 Location: Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (Harlem, NY) Overview: Claiming Our Shared Histories and Struggles: Radical Solidarities in the Kochiyama Archives celebrates the official launch of the Yuri and Bill Kochiyama Papers […]
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Ongoing
Queens Night Market
The Queens Night Market is a large, family-friendly open-air night market in Queens, featuring over 100 independent vendors selling merchandise, art, and food and featuring small-scale cultural performances, all celebrating […]
Free
Dance Workshop: Rhythm & Seoul
2025 What Can We Do? Awardee Dahyun Kim is pleased to present Rhythm & Seoul, a free 90-minute workshop that celebrates Korean music and culture across contemporary and jazz genres. […]
Free
Food Festival: Japan Fes NYC
JAPAN Fes renowned as the world's largest Japanese food festival, with over 1,000,000 projected annual attendees and 2,000 vendors, we proudly host the world's largest Japanese food festival. Every Fes is set in a different neighborhood of NYC, introducing it to a slice of Japanese culture and cuisine. Our vendors have been featured in publications […]
Free
Food Festival: Dragon Fest NYC
We are an annual outdoor Chinese food & culture festival with experiential activities, tastings, and market fairs that showcases the vibrant food, art and cultural traditions from China. It is a cultural platform that connects people in New York to Chinese restaurants, food vendors, artists and local communities. April 13 – Astor Place (Panda Day) […]
Free
Chinatown ’75 Walking Tour
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Corner of Canal Street & Elizabeth Street
30 Elizabeth Street, New York
Tours on May 11, 17, and 18, 2025 from 11:00am to 12:30pm CHINATOWN ‘75 is an interactive walking tour that tells the story of the police brutality case that rocked Chinatown and the protest movement that arose in its wake. In May of 1975, 25,000 protesters marched from Chinatown to City Hall to demand justice […]
$22
Public Tour of With a Single Step: Stories in the Making of America
Join a MOCA educator for a public gallery tour of our core exhibition, With a Single Step: Stories in the Making of America.
Writing Intimate Distance – Virtual Writing Workshop
Virtual Event
Join Megan Pinto and Kiran Bath for a virtual workshop on writing about the people we love! How do we write about the ones we love? A common writing adage is write what you know, and while free writing, we might find ourselves returning to core relationships that have shaped us, be it romantic, familial, […]
$50
MOCACREATE: Luminaries We Love with Teaching Artist Yu Rong
Commemorate the lives and achievements of your favorite Asian American heroes by making paper dolls (plus all their accessories!)
Queer AAPI Food Festival
Step into a culinary extravaganza like no other, where vibrant flavors, rich cultural heritage, and the celebration of diversity blend harmoniously. Welcome to our Queer AAPI Food Festival, a captivating feast for the senses that will transport you on an unforgettable journey through the culinary traditions of the LGBTQ+ AAPI community. The Queer AAPI Food […]
Free
We All Eat Rice Open Mic
Join us for this month's open mic, celebrating the long history of solidarity between the Asian and Latino communities in Sunset Park.Join us for this open mic celebrating AAPI Heritage Month and the long history of solidarity between the Asian and Latino communities in Sunset Park. You can sign-up to perform during the open mic […]