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Pumpkin Patch
You can wander Queens Farm’s pumpkin patch and choose a pumpkin to take home.
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46 things worth doing in the next 7 days · Friday, October 16th – Thursday, October 22nd
Friday, October 16
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
 FNM Booster Draft | Fri, Oct 16 | Gamestoria, AstoriaAstoria · Queens | Fridays 7pm$25 ($32 for UB) |
 Focus: Disco with Inés, Lovie & Mark Grusane | Fri, Oct 16 | 56-06 Cooper Ave. Ridgewood, NY 11385 USARidgewood · Queens | 10pm–6amFrom $20 |
 GrowNYC Greenmarket at MoMA PS1 | Fri, Oct 16 | 22-25 Jackson Ave, Long Island CityLong Island City · Queens | Not posted yetGallery admission is free; market goods are sold. |
 Jan Blomqvist (Live), Parallelle, Kanykei | Fri, Oct 16 | 52-19 Flushing Ave., Queens, NY 11378 USAQueens | 10pm–4amTicketed |
 Juliana Huxtable / Anika Kunst / VILE / Pablo Bozzi / Byron Yeates / Kim Ann Foxman | Fri, Oct 16 | 52-19 Flushing Ave., Maspeth, NY 11378 USAQueens | 10:30pm–7amTicketed |
 Karaoke Friday | Fri, Oct 16 | The Local Bar, AstoriaAstoria · Queens | Fridays 11pm–3amPrice not listed |
 Live Music Friday | Fri, Oct 16 | Claret Wine Bar, Sunnyside GardensSunnyside Gardens · Queens | Friday nightsPrice not listed |
| Magic: The Gathering – Commander FNM | Fri, Oct 16 | Gamestoria, AstoriaAstoria · Queens | Fridays, pods on demand$10 |
 Movies Under the Stars: Hocus Pocus | PG | Fri, Oct 16 | 45th Ave. and Broadway (in Moore Homestead Playground), Moore Homestead PlaygroundJackson Heights · Queens | 6:30 pm |
 NewFest: 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Fri, Oct 16 | 592 Johnson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237Various | Not posted yetVarious prices. |
 Open House New York Weekend | Fri, Oct 16 | More than 300 locations across the five boroughsVarious | 2:00 pmHalf the locations are free drop-ins; others require $7 advance tickets |
 Pumpkin Patch | Fri, Oct 16 | 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Queens, NY 11004Glen Oaks · Queens | Weekdays 1pm-5pm; weekends 10am-5pm |
| Rhythm Brews - Live Music | Fri, Oct 16 | Donovan's Pub, SunnysideSunnyside Gardens · Queens | Fridays and Saturdays 8pm-11pmPrice not listed |
 Trivia Night | Fri, Oct 16 | Sanger Hall, SunnysideSunnyside Gardens · Queens | Fridays 8pm |
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
 Amazing Maize Maze | Sat, Oct 17 | 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Queens, NY 11004Glen Oaks · Queens | 11am-4pmAdults $17; children ages 3-11 $10; children 2 and under free, no ticket required. |
 Composting Series: Fabulous Fungi | Sat, Oct 17 | 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Queens, NY 11004Glen Oaks · Queens | 11:30am-12:30pm |
 Dr. Rubinstein / The Advent / 98dots / fka.m4a / Lauren Flax / Rumi de Baires | Sat, Oct 17 | 52-19 Flushing Ave., Maspeth, NY 11378 USAQueens | 10:30pm–7amTicketed |
 Grow & Gather: Family Gardening Program | Sat, Oct 17 | 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Queens, NY 11004Glen Oaks · Queens | 2pm-3pm$5 |
| GrowNYC Greenmarket at MoMA PS1 | Sat, Oct 17 | 22-25 Jackson Ave, Long Island CityLong Island City · Queens | Not posted yetGallery admission is free; market goods are sold. |
 KEIN KLUB | Sat, Oct 17 | 1090 Wyckoff Ave, Queens, NY 11385, United StatesRidgewood · Queens | 10pm–6amFrom $15 |
 Methodist Flea market | Sat, Oct 17 | 35 Avenue, 82 Street to 81 Street, Queens, NYJackson Heights · Queens | 9am-5pm |
| NewFest: 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Sat, Oct 17 | 592 Johnson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237Various | Not posted yetVarious prices. |
 Nonstop: EscaFlowne, Honey Bun, Main Phase, Nicola Cruz, Peach, Rose Kourts | Sat, Oct 17 | 56-06 Cooper Ave. Ridgewood, NY 11385 USARidgewood · Queens | 10pm–3pmFrom $30 |
| Open House New York Weekend | Sat, Oct 17 | More than 300 locations across the five boroughsVarious | 2:00 pmHalf the locations are free drop-ins; others require $7 advance tickets |
| Pumpkin Patch | Sat, Oct 17 | 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Queens, NY 11004Glen Oaks · Queens | Weekdays 1pm-5pm; weekends 10am-5pm |
 RUSH presents - Funk Tribu: Day & Night | Sat, Oct 17 | 52-19 Flushing Ave., Queens, NY 11378 USAQueens | 3pm–5amTicketed |
| Rhythm Brews - Live Music | Sat, Oct 17 | Donovan's Pub, SunnysideSunnyside Gardens · Queens | Fridays and Saturdays 8pm-11pmPrice not listed |
 Saturday Open Mic | Sat, Oct 17 | The Local Bar, AstoriaAstoria · Queens | Saturdays signup 3pm, show 4pmPrice not listed |
 Sing Along Brunch | Sat, Oct 17 | IYKYK Forest Hills, FlushingForest Hills · Queens | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
 BHS Castle Tour | Sun, Oct 18 | Bayside Historical Society (in Fort Totten Park), Fort Totten ParkQueens | 12:00 pm |
 BHS Vintage Car Show 2026 | Sun, Oct 18 | Bayside Historical Society (in Fort Totten Park), Fort Totten ParkQueens | 9:00 am |
 College Point Blvd | Sun, Oct 18 | College Point Blvd, 20th Ave to 14th AveCollege Point · Queens | Not posted yet |
 Flavors of the World Festival | Sun, Oct 18 | 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Queens, NY 11004Glen Oaks · Queens | 10am-5pm$25 |
 Flower parade | Sun, Oct 18 | Permit area69 Street, 37 Avenue to 34 Avenue, Queens, NYJackson Heights · Queens | 12pm-2pm |
 Forest Hills Autumn Fair | Sun, Oct 18 | 71st Avenue / Continental Avenue from Queens Blvd to Austin Street, Forest Hills, NYForest Hills · Queens | Not posted yet |
| GrowNYC Greenmarket at MoMA PS1 | Sun, Oct 18 | 22-25 Jackson Ave, Long Island CityLong Island City · Queens | Not posted yetGallery admission is free; market goods are sold. |
 Live Jazz | Sun, Oct 18 | The Last Word, SteinwaySteinway · Queens | Sundays 7pmPrice not listed |
 Malaysia Day Merdeka Parade | Sun, Oct 18 | Permit areaMain Street, Peck Avenue to Elder Avenue, Queens, NYFlushing · Queens | 12pm-3pm |
 Mister Sunday: Aurora Halal and Justin Carter | Sun, Oct 18 | 56-06 Cooper Ave. Ridgewood, NY 11385 USARidgewood · Queens | 3pm–9pmTicketed |
| NewFest: 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Sun, Oct 18 | 592 Johnson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237Various | Not posted yetVarious prices. |
| Open House New York Weekend | Sun, Oct 18 | More than 300 locations across the five boroughsVarious | 2:00 pmHalf the locations are free drop-ins; others require $7 advance tickets |
| Pumpkin Patch | Sun, Oct 18 | 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Queens, NY 11004Glen Oaks · Queens | Weekdays 1pm-5pm; weekends 10am-5pm |
| Sing Along Brunch | Sun, Oct 18 | IYKYK Forest Hills, FlushingForest Hills · Queens | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
 Sunday Live Music | Sun, Oct 18 | LIC Bar, Long Island CityLong Island City · Queens | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
 The Ritual with Anané & Louie Vega | Sun, Oct 18 | 1090 Wyckoff Ave, Queens, NY 11385, United StatesRidgewood · Queens | 6pm–midnightTicketed |
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowNYC Greenmarket at MoMA PS1 | Mon, Oct 19 | 22-25 Jackson Ave, Long Island CityLong Island City · Queens | Not posted yetGallery admission is free; market goods are sold. |
 Magic: The Gathering – Legacy | Mon, Oct 19 | Gamestoria, AstoriaAstoria · Queens | Mondays 7pm$18 |
| NewFest: 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Mon, Oct 19 | 592 Johnson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237Various | Not posted yetVarious prices. |
| Pumpkin Patch | Mon, Oct 19 | 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Queens, NY 11004Glen Oaks · Queens | Weekdays 1pm-5pm; weekends 10am-5pm |
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowNYC Greenmarket at MoMA PS1 | Tue, Oct 20 | 22-25 Jackson Ave, Long Island CityLong Island City · Queens | Not posted yetGallery admission is free; market goods are sold. |
 Literature at DADA: Tuesday Salons | Tue, Oct 20 | Dada, RidgewoodRidgewood · Queens | Not posted yetDonation-based unless stated otherwise |
| NewFest: 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Tue, Oct 20 | 592 Johnson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237Various | Not posted yetVarious prices. |
| Pumpkin Patch | Tue, Oct 20 | 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Queens, NY 11004Glen Oaks · Queens | Weekdays 1pm-5pm; weekends 10am-5pm |
 Trivia | Tue, Oct 20 | The Wolfhound, AstoriaAstoria · Queens | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
 Animal Collective Performs Feels Live | Wed, Oct 21 | 52-19 Flushing Ave, Maspeth, NY 11378, USAQueens | 7pmTicketed |
 Dungeons & Dragons | Wed, Oct 21 | Gamestoria, AstoriaAstoria · Queens | Wednesdays 7pm$10 |
| GrowNYC Greenmarket at MoMA PS1 | Wed, Oct 21 | 22-25 Jackson Ave, Long Island CityLong Island City · Queens | Not posted yetGallery admission is free; market goods are sold. |
| Native Plant Planting Day! | Wed, Oct 21 | Bay 84th Street Community GardenHammels · Queens | 5:30 pm |
| NewFest: 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Wed, Oct 21 | 592 Johnson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237Various | Not posted yetVarious prices. |
| Pumpkin Patch | Wed, Oct 21 | 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Queens, NY 11004Glen Oaks · Queens | Weekdays 1pm-5pm; weekends 10am-5pm |
| Sunnyside Horror Society Film Screening | Wed, Oct 21 | Sanger Hall, SunnysideSunnyside Gardens · Queens | Wednesdays 8pmPrice not listed |
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
 1tbsp All Night | Thu, Oct 22 | 56-06 Cooper Ave. Ridgewood, NY 11385 USARidgewood · Queens | 9pm–3amFrom $20 |
| Animal Collective Performs Feels Live | Thu, Oct 22 | 52-19 Flushing Ave, Maspeth, NY 11378, USAQueens | 7pmTicketed |
| GrowNYC Greenmarket at MoMA PS1 | Thu, Oct 22 | 22-25 Jackson Ave, Long Island CityLong Island City · Queens | Not posted yetGallery admission is free; market goods are sold. |
 Live Jazz with Jazz Generation | Thu, Oct 22 | DiWine Natural Wine Bar & Restaurant, AstoriaAstoria · Queens | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
| Magic: The Gathering – Modern | Thu, Oct 22 | Gamestoria, AstoriaAstoria · Queens | Thursdays 7pm$18 |
| NewFest: 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Thu, Oct 22 | 592 Johnson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237Various | Not posted yetVarious prices. |
| Pumpkin Patch | Thu, Oct 22 | 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Queens, NY 11004Glen Oaks · Queens | Weekdays 1pm-5pm; weekends 10am-5pm |
 SUBLIMINA | Thu, Oct 22 | 1090 Wyckoff Ave, Queens, NY 11385, United StatesRidgewood · Queens | 9pm–4amTicketed |
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Trivia Night
You can test your knowledge at Sanger Hall’s recurring NYC Trivia League night.
🚇 52 St (7) · 4 min walk
🍴 Eat nearby · 4 places, closest 2 min walk
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Rhythm Brews - Live Music
You can hear live musicians on Donovan's Kevin Allen Stage during its recurring Rhythm & Brews nights.
🚇 61 St-Woodside (7) · 4 min walk
🍴 Eat nearby · 4 places, closest 9 min walk
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Karaoke Friday
You can take the mic at The Local Bar’s weekly karaoke night, hosted by Jack Boise.
🚇 46 St (M R) · 7 min walk
🍴 Eat nearby · 4 places, closest 2 min walk
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Live Music Friday
You can hear live music at Kevin and Jaci’s wine bar in Sunnyside Gardens.
🚇 46 St-Bliss St (7) · 5 min walk
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Jan Blomqvist (Live), Parallelle, Kanykei
Jan Blomqvist performs live, with Parallelle and Kanykei also on the bill.
🍴 Eat nearby · 3 places, closest 12 min walk
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Magic: The Gathering – Commander FNM
Play Magic’s Commander format at Gamestoria, with games starting on demand.
🚇 Steinway St (M R) · 4 min walk
🍴 Eat nearby · 4 places, closest 2 min walk
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Focus: Disco with Inés, Lovie & Mark Grusane
Dance to disco with Chicago’s Inés and Mark Grusane and New York’s Lovie.
🚇 Halsey St (L) · 5 min walk
🍴 Eat nearby · 3 places, closest 3 min walk
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Juliana Huxtable / Anika Kunst / VILE / Pablo Bozzi / Byron Yeates / Kim Ann Foxman
Techno and experimental club music share the night with a Second Sight label showcase spanning italo, disco and house.
🍴 Eat nearby · 3 places, closest 12 min walk
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Open House New York Weekend
Go behind the scenes at infrastructure facilities, manufacturing workshops and private collections during a festival spanning all five boroughs.
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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.
🚇 Elmhurst Av (M R) · 2 min walk
🍴 Eat nearby · 3 places, closest 2 min walk
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🌧 Rain likely
GrowNYC Greenmarket at MoMA PS1
You can shop directly from regional farmers and bakers at GrowNYC’s seasonal market on MoMA PS1’s plaza.
🚇 21 St (G) · 2 min walk
🍴 Eat nearby · 4 places, closest 3 min walk
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FNM Booster Draft
You can play Magic: the Gathering in Gamestoria’s weekly booster draft.
🚇 Steinway St (M R) · 4 min walk
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LGBTQ+
NewFest: 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival
NewFest pairs queer cinema with opening and closing film parties, alongside international, New York and documentary centerpiece selections.
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Saturday Open Mic
Astoria Music Collective hosts a weekly open mic welcoming local singers and songwriters.
🚇 46 St (M R) · 7 min walk
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RUSH presents - Funk Tribu: Day & Night
Funk Tribu anchors an outdoor and indoor dance program with groove-oriented trance and a lineup spanning club sounds and techno.
🍴 Eat nearby · 3 places, closest 12 min walk
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Underground
KEIN KLUB
Two rooms split the night between a sequence of broken beats, house and electro and Soundstream’s disco special.
🚇 Halsey St (L) · 2 min walk
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Nonstop: EscaFlowne, Honey Bun, Main Phase, Nicola Cruz, Peach, Rose Kourts
EscaFlowne and Honey Bun are among the six DJs on this edition of Nowadays’ Nonstop lineup.
🚇 Halsey St (L) · 5 min walk
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Amazing Maize Maze
Your goal is Victory Bridge, where you can look out over Queens Farm's three-acre corn maze.
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Grow & Gather: Family Gardening Program
Tess Fleming leads hands-on family gardening sessions that connect growing vegetables with tasting and preparing seasonal food.
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Free
Composting Series: Fabulous Fungi
Learn how fungi break down organic matter in a composting class about nature’s recycling process.
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Dr. Rubinstein / The Advent / 98dots / fka.m4a / Lauren Flax / Rumi de Baires
Acid techno anchors the BASEMENT bill, while fka.m4a brings rave classics, trance and house to STUDIO.
🍴 Eat nearby · 3 places, closest 12 min walk
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Sing Along Brunch
You can sing along during brunch at IYKYK in Forest Hills.
🚇 Forest Hills-71 Av (E F M R) · 2 min walk
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Free
Methodist Flea market
Browse a flea market on 35th Avenue in Queens.
🚇 82 St-Jackson Hts (7) · 6 min walk
🍴 Eat nearby · 2 places, closest 3 min walk
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Flavors of the World Festival
Sample foods from around the world, catch live cultural performances and shop artisans’ handcrafted goods at Queens Farm’s harvest celebration.
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Live Jazz
You can hear live jazz at The Last Word’s weekly Sunday program.
🚇 Astoria-Ditmars Blvd (N W) · 2 min walk
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Mister Sunday: Aurora Halal and Justin Carter
Mister Sunday brings you outside to dance in Nowadays’ backyard.
🚇 Halsey St (L) · 5 min walk
🍴 Eat nearby · 3 places, closest 8 min walk
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Underground
The Ritual with Anané & Louie Vega
Anané and Louie Vega blend multiple house subgenres in a joint DJ performance.
🚇 Halsey St (L) · 2 min walk
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Free
College Point Blvd
A neighborhood street fair takes over College Point Boulevard between 20th and 14th Avenues in Queens.
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Free
Forest Hills Autumn Fair
You can browse exhibitors at this autumn street fair in Forest Hills.
🚇 Forest Hills-71 Av (E F M R) · 2 min walk
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Free
Malaysia Day Merdeka Parade
A parade for Malaysia Day and Merdeka takes over Main Street in Queens, with the street fully closed to traffic while it passes.
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Free
BHS Vintage Car Show 2026
Vintage and antique automobiles share the lawn at Fort Totten for Bayside Historical Society’s annual car show.
🍴 Eat nearby · 1 place, 24 min walk
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BHS Castle Tour
Tour Fort Totten’s Gothic Revival Castle and explore an exhibition about northeast Queens residents’ military and civic service.
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Sunday Live Music
You can hear live music at LIC Bar’s Sunday fireplace concerts.
🚇 21 St (G) · 5 min walk
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Free
Flower parade
Watch a flower parade in Queens.
🚇 65 St (M R) · 2 min walk
🍴 Eat nearby · 3 places, closest 6 min walk
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Magic: The Gathering – Legacy
You can play Magic: The Gathering in Gamestoria’s weekly Legacy tournament.
🚇 Steinway St (M R) · 4 min walk
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Trivia
Matt hosts a pen-and-paper pub quiz with at least 60 general-knowledge questions for you and your teammates to tackle.
🚇 30 Av (N W) · 7 min walk
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Literature at DADA: Tuesday Salons
DADA's Tuesday literary programs include open mics hosted by Thorne Malik and The Most Hated Poets.
🚇 Fresh Pond Rd (M) · 7 min walk
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Dungeons & Dragons
Play Dungeons & Dragons with one of Gamestoria’s DMs.
🚇 Steinway St (M R) · 4 min walk
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Animal Collective Performs Feels Live
Animal Collective revisit Feels with a performance of the entire album.
🍴 Eat nearby · 3 places, closest 11 min walk
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Sunnyside Horror Society Film Screening
You can watch a film with Sunnyside Horror Society at Sanger Hall.
🚇 52 St (7) · 4 min walk
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Native Plant Planting Day!
Help Bay 84th Street Community Garden add native plants around the garden.
🚇 Beach 90 St (A S) · 6 min walk
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Hot ticket
1tbsp All Night
1tbsp takes over Nowadays for an all-night set of melodic, pop-inflected house.
🚇 Halsey St (L) · 5 min walk
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Magic: The Gathering – Modern
You can play Magic: The Gathering in Gamestoria’s weekly Modern event.
🚇 Steinway St (M R) · 4 min walk
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Live Jazz with Jazz Generation
You can hear Jazz Generation perform live jazz at DiWine’s recurring Thursday program.
🚇 46 St (M R) · 7 min walk
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Underground
SUBLIMINA
SUBLIMINA’s Halloween edition centers on hypnotic techno.
🚇 Halsey St (L) · 2 min walk
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Citi Field
Beyond a Mets game, the Mets Hall of Fame is inside the ballpark, and Citi Field tours are offered.
4.6★ from 29,749 Google reviews
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Regal UA Kaufman Astoria
A no-frills multiplex in Astoria running current releases, with tiered stadium seating and a snack counter.
4.3★ from 7,272 Google reviews
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Gatcha
4.9★ from 7,332 Google reviews
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Open any dayFree
Gantry Plaza State Park
A 12-acre park spread across four piers on the East River.
4.8★ from 10,159 Google reviews
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Open any day
Cute Cafe
A small cafe built around cats, serving breakfast and lunch dishes alongside coffee, lattes and desserts.
4.4★ from 624 Google reviews
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Forest Hills Stadium
An outdoor stadium dating to 1923, restored in 2013, that now books concerts across a wide range of genres.
4.6★ from 3,880 Google reviews
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New York Hall of Science
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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Open any dayFree
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
This is the World's Fair park, and a day here is usually built around picking two or three things and walking between them: the Unisphere and the Rocket Thrower and Freedom of the Human Spirit sculptures, the New York State Pavilion, Buzz Vollmer Playground, and the lakes, which you can go out on by kayak or paddleboat.
4.6★ from 30,251 Google reviews
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Spa Castle New York
Spa Castle spreads across four floors of pools and saunas.
4★ from 7,838 Google reviews
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A+ Head Spa
5★ from 5,898 Google reviews
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AMC Fresh Meadows 7
An AMC multiplex with recliner seats and a snack bar.
4.4★ from 5,861 Google reviews
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Open any dayFree
Rockaway Beach
A beach where people go to swim and surf.
4.6★ from 3,952 Google reviews
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Rockaway Beach
The beach and boardwalk run from Beach 3rd Street to Beach 153rd Street, so you pick a stretch and settle in for swimming, sand and a walk along the boards.
4.6★ from 3,284 Google reviews
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Regal Atlas Park
A multi-screen cinema showing new releases, with padded seating and a concession stand.
4.3★ from 3,143 Google reviews
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Open any dayFree
Francis Lewis Park
This is a small waterfront park on the Queens shore of the East River, at 3rd Avenue between Parsons Boulevard and 147th Street.
4.7★ from 2,179 Google reviews
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灵魂密室Soul escape room-恐怖真人密室逃脱
An escape room venue that stages live performances alongside its rooms.
4.9★ from 1,948 Google reviews
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Alley Pond Golf Center
A city-run facility with both a driving range and a miniature golf course, along with a chipping and putting green.
4.3★ from 1,134 Google reviews
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CUE BAR
Cue Bar's Bayside room has 21 pool tables and 2 ping pong tables, with a full lunch and dinner menu and 16 TVs showing sports.
4.2★ from 1,030 Google reviews
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Forest Park Carousel Amusement Village
A long-running park carousel that retains its original carved animals and old-fashioned character.
4.4★ from 846 Google reviews
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Open any dayFree
Queens Public Library at Central
The Central Library's two-storey Children's Library Discovery Center wing holds hands-on discovery stations built with specialists from the Exploratorium, the New York Hall of Science and the Brooklyn Children's Museum, on topics including weather, music and nanotechnology.
4.4★ from 828 Google reviews
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Carnesecca Arena
This is the on-campus arena at St.
4.5★ from 497 Google reviews
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Sunnyside Gardens Park
4.4★ from 405 Google reviews
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Espurresso Cat Cafe 有「意式」猫咖
You book an hourly session in the lounge and spend it sitting with the cats — more than ten of them, all adoptable — while the café side serves coffee, tea, pastries and snacks.
4.7★ from 307 Google reviews
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Marina 59
A working marina on the Rockaway Peninsula that rents boats and water sports equipment and is used as a launch point onto the city's waterways.
4.6★ from 140 Google reviews
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Court 16 Long Island City
An indoor tennis club with courts sized to the player: 30-foot courts for the youngest, 36-foot USTA-sanctioned courts for children still developing, and full 60-foot courts for advanced players.
4.5★ from 121 Google reviews
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Bliss Vintage & Handmade (by Violet's Volition)
A shop that mixes secondhand clothing with handmade pieces.
4.9★ from 97 Google reviews
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Open any dayFree
Hook Creek Park
A 111-acre natural area in southeast Queens, between 149th Avenue and Hook Creek Basin, rather than a playground or developed park — the whole site is classified as natural area, and its wetlands were recently restored in a project with the city's environmental department and the National Audubon Society.
4.3★ from 87 Google reviews
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Pancakes Records
4.7★ from 82 Google reviews
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Queens Public Library at Windsor Park
Read or study in a small, quiet room, or browse a collection that runs beyond English — the branch carries Chinese, Hindi and Korean language materials, with special collections in Chinese and Korean, alongside books and multimedia.
4.7★ from 79 Google reviews
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Frank Principe Pickleball Courts
4.6★ from 14 Google reviews
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Forest Park
Over 500 acres split into two halves that feel quite different.
4.6★ from 7,410 Google reviews
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Museum of the Moving Image
The core exhibition, Behind the Screen, walks you through how films, television and digital entertainment are actually made, promoted and shown.
4.6★ from 4,388 Google reviews
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Queens Botanical Garden
A 39-acre garden originally planted for the 1939 World's Fair and enlarged for the 1964 fair.
4.3★ from 2,859 Google reviews
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Open any dayFree
Hunter's Point South Park
A 22-acre waterfront park on the East River in Long Island City, built on former post-industrial land.
4.8★ from 5,548 Google reviews
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TV Eye
A venue for live music and dancing that also houses an art gallery, a cinema and a restaurant.
4.7★ from 611 Google reviews
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Regal UA Midway
A no-frills multiplex with tiered stadium seating and a snack bar, screening current releases and cheaper daytime showings.
4.4★ from 3,276 Google reviews
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Lucky Strike Queens
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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Queens Zoo
This is a small zoo you can walk in an afternoon.
4.5★ from 5,956 Google reviews
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Powell's Cove Park
A waterfront park in College Point where most of the acreage is tidal marshland rather than places to walk.
4.4★ from 274 Google reviews
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Bowl 360 Ozone Park
A bowling centre set up for families, with lanes bookable in two-hour blocks and glow-in-the-dark sessions.
4.1★ from 3,773 Google reviews
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Rockaway Beach
This is a long ocean beach running from Beach 9th Street in Far Rockaway to Beach 149th Street in Neponsit, with a boardwalk alongside it for walking, biking and skating.
4.5★ from 1,574 Google reviews
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Laser Bounce - Family Fun Center
An indoor centre in Glendale with seven attractions under one roof: an inflatable trampoline park combined with inflatable ninja courses, Highway 66 miniature bowling on shorter lanes, a laser tag arena, the Mission Impossible laser maze, a Virtual Rabbids 360-degree VR ride, the Ballocity arena where cannons and blasters fire soft foam balls, and a large arcade with prize redemption.
4.4★ from 1,336 Google reviews
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Taihuang Spa Xin Wen Zhou 24hr spa
4.4★ from 905 Google reviews
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Alley Pond Environmental Center
The center sits inside Alley Pond Park in Douglaston, with an animal room open to the public and walking trails through the park around it.
4.7★ from 524 Google reviews
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Christmas Karaoke
You book a private karaoke room rather than sing in front of strangers — there are 16 private rooms plus 2 VIP rooms, and a room can hold anywhere from 4 people to 50.
4.7★ from 1,028 Google reviews
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George Seuffert, Sr. Bandshell
This is an outdoor bandshell in Forest Park where you go to sit and hear a concert.
4.6★ from 464 Google reviews
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VP Records Retail
A reggae specialist selling vinyl.
4.4★ from 116 Google reviews
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Belson Stadium
You come for a soccer match — this is a 2,168-seat soccer-specific stadium on the St.
4.5★ from 157 Google reviews
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St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church
You attend Mass inside what was the Loew's Woodside Theatre, a 2,000-seat movie house from 1926 designed by Herbert J.
4.8★ from 337 Google reviews
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USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
This is the tennis complex that hosts the US Open each year, with Arthur Ashe Stadium at its centre.
4.7★ from 5,530 Google reviews
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Socrates Sculpture Park
An outdoor park, built over a former landfill, given over to sculpture and multimedia work.
4.4★ from 2,116 Google reviews
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Kokoro Cat Café
A cat café in Flushing where you book a session in the cattery and spend it with the resident cats over a drink.
4.8★ from 1,662 Google reviews
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MoMA PS1
Admission is free for everyone.
4.4★ from 3,336 Google reviews
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Trans-Pecos
A music venue and nightclub with a mixed programming slate.
4.6★ from 462 Google reviews
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Cinemart Cinemas
A Forest Hills movie theater with a cafe, currently showing family titles alongside the wider slate — Toy Story 5, Minions & Monsters, Moana and Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the last also in RealD 3D.
4.6★ from 2,858 Google reviews
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Queens Night Market
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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Unisphere
The Unisphere is a 120-foot stainless steel globe standing in a fountain at the centre of the radial paths in the northern half of Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
4.7★ from 4,211 Google reviews
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New York Indoor Sports Club
Two things share the building: a 15,000-square-foot table tennis hall with 17 Butterfly tables, and a 5,000-square-foot indoor soccer arena with a vinyl sports floor.
4.5★ from 125 Google reviews
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Rockaway Beach Park
A long ocean beach and boardwalk running from Beach 3rd Street to Beach 153rd Street, busiest from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
4.6★ from 1,215 Google reviews
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Artistic Stitch Sports Complex
A mixed-use complex that combines a sports facility with silkscreening and sign shops.
4.2★ from 444 Google reviews
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Worth knowing about Queens
Queens Museum
You can look across all five boroughs without leaving the room. On the museum’s Panorama, one inch stands for 100 feet of New York, shrinking the Empire State Building to just 15 inches. Try finding a familiar neighborhood in miniature.
Gantry Plaza State Park
Before you turn toward the Manhattan skyline, look at the machinery behind you. The park’s restored gantries once helped load and unload railcar floats and barges. They are surviving pieces of the working waterfront that came before the lawns and piers.
Museum of the Moving Image
Kermit and Miss Piggy are only part of the story here. The Jim Henson Exhibition also lets you try puppeteering on screen and designing a puppet character, turning a familiar television face into a chance to understand the craft behind it.
Queens FAQs
Updated Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 7:42 a.m New York time.
What is happening in Queens this weekend?
Queens Farm hosts food and cultural performances on Sunday, October 18, with its corn maze open Saturday, October 17. You can also spend Saturday evening at Queens Night Market or Sunday morning talking with car restorers at Fort Totten.
- Flavors of the World Festival at Queens County Farm Museum: Sunday, October 18, 10am–5pm. Performers include Harambee Dance Company and Inis Fada Gaelic Pipe Band. $25 includes the Corn Maze Adventure and Pumpkin Patch access.
- Amazing Maize Maze at Queens County Farm Museum: Saturday, October 17, 11am–4pm. Find clues through three acres of corn toward Victory Bridge. Adults $17; ages 3–11 $10; children 2 and under free.
- Queens Night Market: Saturday, October 17, 4pm to midnight. Free entry behind the New York Hall of Science; bring cash for vendors.
- BHS Vintage Car Show 2026: Sunday, October 18, 9am–1pm. Meet owners and restorers beside vintage automobiles at Fort Totten. Visitor admission is free.
Where should I go for food in Queens?
Queens Night Market runs on Saturday, October 17, behind the New York Hall of Science. You also have meals in Flushing and Jackson Heights.
- Queens Night Market: Saturday, October 17, 4pm to midnight, behind the New York Hall of Science. Admission is free; bring cash, since most vendors primarily accept it. Parking is very limited.
- New World Mall food court: In Flushing, 32 brands offer plenty of choice. Look for Joe's Steam Rice Roll, Lan Zhou Handmade Noodles or Tarim Uyghur Food's lamb noodle soup.
- Himalayan Yak: This Nepali restaurant in Jackson Heights lists vegan, vegetarian and halal options, plus live music seven nights a week.
What can I do for free in Queens?
AIA Queens supplies pumpkins for children to decorate on Sunday, October 18. You can also find free museum and market admission between Friday, October 16 and Thursday, October 22.
- Pumpkin Patch at Queens County Farm Museum: Saturday, October 17, 10am–5pm, with free entry. Pumpkins are priced by size; bring your own bag.
- MoMA PS1 (Long Island City): Friday, October 16 through Monday, October 19, plus Thursday, October 22, noon–6pm, except Saturday, October 17, when it opens at 10am. Admission is free.
- Queens Night Market (behind the New York Hall of Science, Flushing Meadows Corona Park): Saturday, October 17, 4pm to midnight. Entry is free.
- Archtober Family Day at Flushing Town Hall: Sunday, October 18, 11am–1pm. Children get free pumpkins to decorate, alongside architecture-inspired activities. Advance RSVP is required.
Which Queens museums should I visit?
I'd start with Queens Museum for its building-by-building model of New York, or Louis Armstrong's home for his life and music. You can visit both, plus MoMA PS1, on Saturday, October 17.
- Queens Museum: Saturday, October 17 and Sunday, October 18, 11am–5pm; Wednesday, October 14 through Friday, October 16, noon–5pm. Admission is pay-what-you-wish, with $8 suggested for adults and free entry for children 12 and under.
- MoMA PS1: Free admission Thursday, October 15 through Friday, October 16, and Sunday, October 18 through Monday, October 19, noon–6pm; Saturday, October 17, 10am–6pm.
- Louis Armstrong House Museum: Thursday, October 15 through Saturday, October 17, 11am–4pm. House tours begin hourly from 11am to 3pm, taking you through Louis and Lucille Armstrong's preserved home. Advance purchase is required for the house.
What can I do with kids in Queens?
You can work in Queens Farm's gardens or tackle its corn maze on Saturday, October 17. The pumpkin patch also lets you choose a pumpkin to take home.
- Amazing Maize Maze at Queens County Farm Museum: Saturday, October 17, 11am–4pm. Solve clues through three acres of corn. Adults $17; ages 3–11 $10; children 2 and under free.
- Pumpkin Patch at Queens County Farm Museum: Saturday, October 17, 10am–5pm. Free entry; pumpkins cost extra. Bring your own bag.
- Grow & Gather: Family Gardening Program: Saturday, October 17, 2–3pm, $5. Botanist Tess Fleming leads an hour of hands-on outdoor work in the farm's teaching gardens. Each session takes one gardening topic.
Where can I hear live music in Queens?
Tom Shaner & friends open LIC Bar's Fireplace Concert season on Sunday, October 18. You can hear Cuban timba Saturday, October 17, or catch Hook Dream, Good Ruined and Glob on Monday, October 19.
- Fireplace Concert with Tom Shaner & friends at LIC Bar (Long Island City): Sunday, October 18, 5–8pm.
- Live Jazz at The Last Word (Astoria): Sunday, October 18, 7pm, at 3130 Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria.
- Live Music night at LIC Bar (Long Island City): Monday, October 19. Hook Dream plays at 8pm, Good Ruined at 9pm and Glob at 10pm.
- César Orozco & SonAhead at Terraza 7 (Elmhurst), first set: Saturday, October 17, 8–9pm. Cuban timba meets contemporary jazz; mezzanine admission is $20 plus a $0.50 service fee.
Curated by Nora Kinsella
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