Fordham Plaza is getting its first-ever night market this summer, aimed at celebrating the diversity within the borough.

Similar to the Queens Night Market and the Brooklyn Night Bazaar, the Bronx Night Market will be a free outdoor festival that will last all summer and offer food, culture, and entertainment.

The market is run by quarterly magazine Edible Bronx and the creative agency BLOX in conjunction with the Fordham Road Business Improvement District. Amanda Celestino, the Edible Bronx publisher and Bronx Night Market co-founder, hopes that it will show visitors all that the organizers believe the Bronx has to offer. “The market is an effort to bring awareness of just how amazing and diverse our borough is, and how much there is to offer by way of food, drink, culture, and performers,” said Celestino.

The Bronx Night Market will offer a vast variety of food options from different cultures that spread across the borough. The festival will host more than 40 food vendors including the borough’s popular Bronx Beer Hall in the Bronx’s Little Italy and the Spanish-cuisine company Empanology in Mott Haven.

Local performers will also be on hand. Durieux is a singer-songwriter who is one musical act set to perform on the opening night, bringing his eclectic blend of alternative rock and R&B soul to the event. DJ Menyu, DJ Sabronxura, and Consumata will also perform that night. These performances will play as the soundtrack for the event as visitors have the chance to purchase food that’s expected to be under $10 and stop by the outdoor booths filled with local artisans and merchants.

“It has been our ongoing mission to make sure that the residents of our borough have one more thing to be proud of,” said Celestino, “and that greater New York recognizes the kinda Bronx we know exists.”

The festival kicks off on June 30 from 4 to 9 p.m. It will recur on the last Saturday of every month through October.

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