{"id":280048,"date":"2026-05-21T22:35:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T22:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/280048\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T22:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T22:35:11","slug":"smorgasburg-is-hosting-a-special-mango-edition-of-its-asian-street-food-festival-in-ft-lauderdale-and-theyre-letting-you-barter-your-backyard-fruit-for-drinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/280048\/","title":{"rendered":"Smorgasburg is hosting a special mango edition of its Asian street food festival in Ft. Lauderdale \u2014 and they\u2019re letting you barter your backyard fruit for drinks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\tMay 21, 2026<\/p>\n

Forget about winter, spring, summer or fall. Here, we really only recognize one special time of year: mango season. In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI) and the beloved king of fruit, Smorgasburg Fort Lauderdale has announced a mango edition of its Asian Street Food Market.<\/p>\n

Known as America\u2019s largest weekly open-air food market, Smorgasburg has recently found its permanent location in Broward, and has newly partnered with Cheryl Tiu of Cross Cultures to bring this special edition of the weekend festival, taking place on May 30 to 31. <\/p>\n

Both days will serve as a celebration of AAPI food, culture and community through an expansive lineup of food vendors, live performances and interactive activities.<\/p>\n

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Food & Drink Highlights<\/p>\n

More than 45 vendors will come together for the celebration, many of which will represent cuisines from across Asia and the Pacific Islands including Burmese, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Filipino, Thai, Vietnamese and more. Among them are Ahmay\u2019s Burmese Street Food, Chef Norlan, Island Tastes Florida, Julie\u2019s Crochet and Kanto Asian Street Food.<\/p>\n

Guests will also be able to choose from over 40 mango-forward dishes and drinks created exclusively for the market. Think mango sticky rice matcha, mango adobo wings and mango banana lumpia!<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, a Mango Exchange activation will take place all weekend long at the bar, where one can bring in the fruit and exchange it for a complimentary drink while supplies last!<\/p>\n

Entertainment & Programming<\/p>\n

Of course, it wouldn\u2019t be a true Smorgasburg affair without special programming. Here\u2019s what to expect:<\/p>\n

Saturday, May 30<\/p>\n

Silent Karaoke: 5 p.m. \u2013 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Community Table: 4 p.m. \u2013 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Polynesian Dance Performances: 5 p.m. \u2013 7p.m.<\/p>\n

Sunday, May 31<\/p>\n

Hong Kong-style Mahjong hosted by 888Mahjong<\/p>\n

Polynesian Dance Performances: 5 p.m. \u2013 7p.m.<\/p>\n

You can find the new Smorgasburg Fort Lauderdale at 536 NE 2nd Street in Fort Lauderdale\u2019s Flagler Village. This special edition of the Asian Street Food Market is free and open to the public, and will open from noon to 10 p.m. on May 30, and from noon to 8 p.m. on May 31.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Smorgasburg South Florida \u00a0\u2013\u00a0 Staff Writer \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 May 21, 2026 Forget about winter, spring, summer or fall. Here,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":280049,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":["post-280048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/280049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}