Masala Mingle — Market & Meet Up · Edition 1

This isn't another South Asian event. It's the one we've been waiting for.

Masala Mingle is a full-day cultural experience built for the South Asian diaspora in New York, where the community actually forms, not just gathers.

Browse 40+ curated South Asian-founded brands. Eat real food. Have real conversations. End the night jamming on live music.

The venue

Hana House, 345 Adams Street, Downtown Brooklyn. 6,000 sq ft of urban-industrial space with a mezzanine, full commercial kitchen, and a full-service bar. 1-minute walk from Jay St–MetroTech (A/C/F/N/R/W).

Why this, why now

May is AAPI Heritage Month. Over 1 million South Asians live in the NYC metro — and there is no recurring, design-forward, community-first space built for us. Masala Mingle is Edition 1 of a quarterly series. Get in early.

"Most SA events are transactional shopping or nightlife. The Mingle creates something rarer: emotional connection."

Presented by

The Rooted Edit · @therooted.edit

Supported by Hana House BK, the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, and the AAPI nonprofit network.

Vendor applications: the-rootededit.co

Info: 40+ application-vetted vendors across beauty, fashion, jewelry, art, home goods, packaged food, wellness, and tech - all South Asian-founded. It's a curated edit of the best South Asian brands you haven't discovered yet.

Info: Structured 20-minute conversation rounds with 4–6 strangers — on diaspora, identity, ambition, family, culture. Facilitated. Intentional. The thing people talk about for weeks after.

Info: Live music, cocktails, chai, a full bar, and the energy of 800+ people who actually get it. The evening opens to all evening ticket holders this is where the night gets good.

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Host or Publisher Hana House