Live music on every block, beach volleyball, aerialists, breakdancers, ping pong, martial arts, face painting, and bouncy houses. And if that isn’t enough: restaurant stroll!
At least 3,000 fun-seekers are expected at Bayside’s Bell Blvd Food & Music Fest 2024 on Sunday, June 2, at 2 pm.
Presented by the Bayside Village BID, this annual, four-hour affair takes up about eight blocks on Bell Boulevard from 38th Avenue to 43rd Avenue and on 41st Avenue from 213th Street to 214th Place.
The Park Brothers, Chicken Head Rocks, Kat & Country City, and School of Rock are among the 10 local bands that are scheduled to perform, and the stroll features 39 eateries.
Attendance is free. The stroll costs $40 or about $1 per taste. (Children under age 12 can attend for $20, but they can’t consume alcohol.)
Check-in for the stroll begins at 1 pm. Here’s the participant list: Artisan Coffee & Tea; Avli The Little Greek Tavern; Baraki NYC; Bareburger; Bell Garden Chinese Restaurant; Belly Cake Pancake House; B2J Tasty Pot; BoonSikDang; Bourbon Street; Chill Out! Ice Cream & Cereal Bar; Golden K Burgers; Krave It Pizza + Sandwich Joint; Kung Fu Tea; Kyuramen; Mango Mango Dessert; Maria’s Mediterranean; Masaaki Modern Japanese Cuisine; Moho Mexican Grill; Momo Ashi; Monahan & Fitzgerald; Neptune Diner; Nippon Cha; New Golden Wine & Liquors; One Station Plaza; Papazzio; Press 195; Red Mango; Sangarita’s Tapas & Wine; SoBol; Spanglish NYC; Taverna Kyclades; The Cuban; The French Workshop Artisan Bakery; The Lazy Cow; T-Swirl Crepe; Uncle Jack’s Steakhouse; Valdari Ristorante; VIPizza; and White Castle.
Editor’s note: It’s Rain or Shine, but some activities might be cancelled by inclement weather.
Images: Bayside Village BID