FLUSHING, QUEENS — Get ready for some late-night snacking: The Queens Night Market is back.

The popular international food fair returns for its fifth season April 20 in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, with more than 50 vendors offering delicacies from across the world. The Saturday market's first two weekends — April 20 and 27 — are only open to those who purchase $5 "sneak preview" tickets, with a portion of proceeds going to The New York Immigration Coalition and City Harvest.

The market, located behind the New York Hall of Science, will be free and open to the public starting May 4. Since the Queens Night Market started in 2015, it has featured cuisine from over 80 countries and attracted nearly one million attendees, according to founder John Wang. Food options cost $6 maximum so the market will be affordable to all, Wang said.

The 2019 market debuts several changes. The market will start an hour earlier than in years past, operating from 5 p.m. to midnight on Saturdays. In past years, attendees over 21 could only consume alcohol in a barricaded beer-and-wine garden; now, they will be able to drink alcohol throughout the market. Vendor fees are also lower to make the market more accessible to food business owners, according to Wang. "I always say we curate stories more than we curate food or menus, and I'd love to eventually feature vendors from every country represented here in NYC," Wang told Forbes.



Some of this year's new food offerings include: Egyptian Hawawshi, Singaporean mee pok and chai tow kway, Ukrainian blintzes, Mexican huaraches, Puerto Rican rellenos de papa, South African bunny chow and Haitian Diri ak Djon Djon.

The market will also have live performances and craft vendors.