Explore Queens’ Jackson Heights, from neighborhood favorites to unique curated events. Start with the best-known things to do, then check out "What's happening" for upcoming limited events in Jackson Heights.
These special events are sourced from the web and social media, then carefully curated based on cool and unique events you might enjoy doing in Jackson Heights.
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34-06 73rd St
Books and conversation at The World's Borough Bookshop
Adrian Cepeda puts Black, Indigenous and other writers of color at the center of The World's Borough Bookshop, alongside independent authors who can be harder to find in mainstream selections. You can browse books exploring culture and identity, or ask the bookseller for a recommendation beyond the names you already know. Cepeda's emphasis on conversation makes the people writing and reading the books part of the shop's identity.
34th Ave & 79th Street &, 80th St
Sunday shopping at Jackson Heights Greenmarket
Growers and food producers gather at Jackson Heights Greenmarket every Sunday, year-round. You can browse Nolasco's Mexican specialty produce, herbs and cut flowers, then look over Maynard's orchard fruit and hard cider. Lost Bread brings baked goods; Lani's selection includes vegetables, prepared foods and juice. The market runs along 79th Street near 34th Avenue, a little east of the bookshop.
76th St
Eat through the neighborhood with Eat Your World
Laura, the owner of Eat Your World, has lived in Jackson Heights since 2008 and knows the immigrant restaurant owners and street vendors behind its food stops. On the original guided walking tour, you eat at five or six places, mixing seated meals indoors with food from street vendors. Along the way, the guides explain the dishes' origins and share the stories of the people making them.
40-19 Gleane St
Live music across the boundary at Terraza 7
Freddy Castiblanco founded Terraza 7 as a place where traditional and contemporary musicians could collaborate, particularly around musical traditions shaped by migration in the Americas. You'll find it just across Roosevelt Avenue on the Elmhurst side of the neighborhood boundary. There's a bar alongside the live music, with the musical program reaching from contemporary tango and salsa to jazz inspired by Colombia's Pacific coast.
What's happening in Jackson Heights
Find upcoming street fairs, performances and other unique events in Jackson Heights.
3 things worth doing in the next 7 days · Friday, October 16th – Thursday, October 22nd
A price sits under the hours when an event is not free. Tap an event for its details, the time and place, and the organizer's link.
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Movies Under the Stars: Hocus Pocus | PG
Watch Hocus Pocus outdoors at Moore Homestead Playground as part of NYC Parks’ Movies Under the Stars series.
Fri Oct 16 · 45th Ave. and Broadway (in Moore Homestead Playground), Moore Homestead Playground · Queens · Free
🚇 Elmhurst Av (M R) · 2 min walk
🍴 Eat nearby · 3 places, closest 2 min walk
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Free
Methodist Flea market
Browse a flea market on 35th Avenue in Queens.
Sat Oct 17 · 35 Avenue, 82 Street to 81 Street · Queens · Free
🚇 82 St-Jackson Hts (7) · 6 min walk
🍴 Eat nearby · 2 places, closest 3 min walk
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Free
Flower parade
Watch a flower parade in Queens.
Sun Oct 18 · 69 Street, 37 Avenue to 34 Avenue · Queens · Free
🚇 65 St (M R) · 2 min walk
🍴 Eat nearby · 3 places, closest 6 min walk
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Open any day. No date needed
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New York Hall of Science
science museum · Jackson Heights
The approach here is called Design Make Play, so expect hands-on stations rather than glass cases.
4.5★ from 6,304 Google reviews
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Lucky Strike Queens
bowling alley · Jackson Heights
Thirty-five bowling lanes plus an arcade in Woodside, with a lounge and sports bar attached and an extensive food and drink menu.
4.3★ from 3,624 Google reviews
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Open any dayFree
Queens Night Market
night market · Jackson Heights
An open-air night market behind the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, with over 100 independent vendors selling food, art and merchandise, plus small-scale cultural performances.
4.6★ from 2,938 Google reviews
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Terraza 7
live music venue · Jackson Heights
Terraza 7 is a live music bar in Elmhurst that runs performances almost every night, with a schedule built around Latin jazz, Cuban timba, traditional cumbia and big band sets.
4.5★ from 1,023 Google reviews
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Open any dayFree
Today Flea Market
flea market · Jackson Heights
This is an indoor/outdoor flea market on Corona Ave in Elmhurst where you browse stalls run by individual vendors.
4★ from 680 Google reviews
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Open any dayFree
Jackson Heights Greenmarket
farmers' market · Jackson Heights
A year-round Sunday farmers market on 79th Street between 34th Avenue and Northern Boulevard, running since 2000.
4.6★ from 424 Google reviews
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Friend's Tavern
gay bar · Jackson Heights · $20–70
Dance to Latin dance-pop on a low-pressure dance floor at the oldest operating gay bar in Queens, in business at this Roosevelt Avenue storefront since 1989 and a longtime hub for the neighborhood's LGBT Latino community.
4.3★ from 370 Google reviews
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Fair Theatre
movie theater · Jackson Heights
4★ from 326 Google reviews
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Uno Cafe & Billiard Inc
pool hall · Jackson Heights
A pool hall where you can shoot a few games with a drink.
4★ from 325 Google reviews
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Open any dayFree
Queens Public Library at Jackson Heights
public library · Jackson Heights
A branch of the Queens Public Library serving Jackson Heights.
4★ from 317 Google reviews
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MAGIC BAKERY SCHOOL OF NEW YORK
cooking class · Jackson Heights
5★ from 261 Google reviews
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1-800-BARTEND Bartending School
bartending school · Jackson Heights
4.8★ from 230 Google reviews
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Open any dayFree
The World's Borough Bookshop
book store · Jackson Heights
Browse shelves stocked entirely with books by BIPOC authors, curated to mirror Jackson Heights itself — Bengali and Tibetan writers sit out front where readers say they see their own cultures on a shelf for the first time.
4.8★ from 191 Google reviews
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Eat Your World: Food Tours in Queens
tour operator · Jackson Heights
A guide walks you around Jackson Heights stopping to eat at four or five places, a mix of sit-down restaurants and street vendors, with food that may come from India, Bangladesh, Tibet, Nepal, Mexico, Ecuador or Colombia.
5★ from 170 Google reviews
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Helicopter Popular Travels New York
tour agency · Jackson Heights
A tour operator running guided bus trips around New York neighborhoods.
4.9★ from 98 Google reviews
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Matte
video arcade · Jackson Heights
4.2★ from 86 Google reviews
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Riazor Blues
tapas restaurant · Jackson Heights
A relaxed restaurant and bar where the menu runs from tapas to comfort food.
4.4★ from 76 Google reviews
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Open any day
Elmhurst Art Club 莉成艺术分校
art school · Jackson Heights
4.9★ from 66 Google reviews
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Strictlyflair
bartending service · Jackson Heights
A bartending and cocktail service hired for private parties and corporate events, staffed by bartenders who work the room as well as the drinks.
5★ from 61 Google reviews
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Open any day
Dance Dynamics
dance school · Jackson Heights
A long-running dance school on Northern Boulevard in Jackson Heights, teaching students by age and dance level rather than running one-off sessions.
4.8★ from 26 Google reviews
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Neighborhood FAQs
Where can I eat momos in Jackson Heights?
These two restaurants let you choose between several dumpling preparations and a bowl built around spicy broth.
Himalayan Yak makes steamed momos with beef, chicken, pork or vegetable fillings and house chili sauce; it also serves fried momos and jhol momos in tomato-sesame broth.
Nepali Momo Cafe serves handmade momos, including a jhol version with vegetable, chicken or beef dumplings in Nepali-style broth.
Where can I try Colombian food and coffee in Jackson Heights?
Make this two stops if you want both a Colombian meal and coffee made with Colombian beans.
Raices Colombianas serves a menu that combines traditional Colombian dishes with modern takes.
Parva Coffee serves single-origin Colombian coffee at an artisanal bakery and café that also makes empanadas, croissants, sandwiches and other baked goods.
Where can I shop for South Asian groceries in Jackson Heights?
For pantry shopping, these two stores cover Indian groceries alongside produce and other everyday supplies.
Apna Bazar Jackson Heights is open 24 hours for produce, dairy, dals, spices, frozen meals, sweets and ready-to-cook kits. It also stocks snacks and its own Apna Bazar products.
