Smorgasburg Diwali: Festival of Bites Took Over Williamsburg and Prospect Park, NYC

Smorgasburg, the open-air food market, held a two-day special event on October 17 and 18, 2026: Diwali: Festival of Bites. Diwali, the festival of lights, is widely celebrated across South Asia, and this event marked it through food.

The event moved between two parks. On Saturday, October 17, it took place at Marsha P. Johnson State Park on the Williamsburg waterfront. On Sunday, October 18, it moved to Breeze Hill in Prospect Park. Both days ran from 11am to 6pm.

On Smorgasburg's New York events page, the two days were listed as separate entries, "Diwali at Williamsburg" and "Diwali at Prospect Park." Both were marked Free Entry, so visitors paid nothing to get in and bought whatever they wanted to eat on site.

The same page lists other special events from the market. These include a Beer Fest in Williamsburg and Spookysburg, the Halloween-themed event, also in Williamsburg. The Diwali weekend was one of those themed editions, built around a single cultural celebration rather than the market's usual format.

New York has a large South Asian community and a food scene to match, so a festival like this gave visitors, including travelers from Japan, an easy, no-ticket way to try South Asian flavors outdoors. The event ended on October 18.