Queens Parades & Ethnic & Cultural Festivals NYC 2025

Schedule of Parades and Cultural Festivals in Queens NYC

April 25, 2025 / Queens Neighborhoods / Queens Parades / Queens Buzz

This report provides a schedule of the parades held in the Queens each year.

We update parades and festival events as we approach the event date. Pay attention to the dates / year as asterisked events have NOT been updated to 2025.

The parades include the Queens Three Kings Day celebration in January, Chinese New Year Parade in late January, February or early March, the St. Patrick's Day Parades in March, the Greek Independence celebration in April, the Queens Memorial Day Parades in May, the Sunnyside Flag Day, Dominican and the Jackson Heights Pride Parades in June, the Queens Peruvian and Colombian Parades, the Festival of the Flores [flowers], Feast of St Irene Chrysovalantou [Greek], Jamaica Jerk Festival and the Queens County Farm Pow Wow in July, Jamaica JAMS and the Queens India Day & Ecuadorian Parades are held in August, the Queens Hispanic Day Parade and Sunnyside Oktoberfest in September; Astoria Oktoberfest, the Bolivian Parade, the Columbus Day and Kids Halloween Parades in October, and Durga Puja Sharod Utsav [Indian Festival] and the NYC Marathon, Diwali and Queens Veterans Day Parade in November. And actually quite a bit more - scroll down to see for yourself.

At the end of this report there are links to the parades and festivals in the other four boroughs of NYC.

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Schedule of Parades and Cultural Festivals in Queens NYC

April 25, 2025 / Queens Neighborhoods / Queens Parades / Queens Buzz. Continued.

January Parades & Cultural Festivals in Queens NYC 2025

• Elmhurst _ Saturday, January 4, 2025 from 2 to 4 pm - Three Kings Celebration - at the Pan American High School 45-10 94th Street in Elmhurst in Queens. A celebration of the three wise men, in the Biblical tale of Jesus' birth. Free. Announced by The 34th Avenue Open Streets Coalition - https://www.34aveopenstreets.com / FB - https://www.facebook.com/34AveOpenStreets

• Flushing _ January 10, 2025 - Chinese Puppet Show by Chinese Theatre Works for Lunar New Year - at Glow Cultural Center at 133-29 41st Avenue in Flushing. For details see - https://glownyc.org

• Queens _ January 17, 18, 19 & 20, 2025 - Martin Luther King Day Weekend - Things to do MLK / Martin Luther King Day Weekend in Queens NYC

• Astoria _ January 24 - February 9, 2025 at various times - Triborough Film Festival - at the Hellenic Cultural Center Thespis Theater in the AFC [Astoria Filmmakers Club] Headquarters at 25-02 Newtown Avenue in Astoria. A wide variety of mostly locally produced independent films. For mostly $15 tickets and details see - https://www.astoriafilmmakers.org

February Parades & Cultural Festivals in Queens NYC 2025

• Astoria _ January 24 - February 9, 2025 at various times - Triborough Film Festival - at the Hellenic Cultural Center Thespis Theater in the AFC [Astoria Filmmakers Club] Headquarters at 25-02 Newtown Avenue in Astoria. A wide variety of mostly locally produced independent films. For mostly $15 tickets and details see - https://www.astoriafilmmakers.org

• Flushing _ Saturday, February 1, 2025 beginning at 11 am - Queens Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing - begins at the corner of Union Street and 39th Avenue in Flushing. Click this link & scroll down to the map to see the Flushing Queens Chinese New Year parade route from prior years, which [unconfirmed] I believe is the same as this year. Organized by the Flushing Chinese Business Association. For details see - https://fcbainc.org
  • The year of the snake brings challenges but also luck. Chinese New Year Parade Route in Flushing Queens begins between 37th and 39th Avenues along Union Street, marches south to Sanford Avenue, turns right [west] until reaching Main Street, where it turns right again [north] and heads back to the Queens Crossing Mall at 39th Avenue in Flushing. Free and well worth the visit. Click here for prior coverage of the Queens Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing which includes a parade route map. For details see - http://flushingfantastic.nyc

• The photo shows the Flushing Chinese New Year Parade in a prior year. Click the link above for reports from prior years about the parade and some of its history. Click this link to view a map showing the Chinese New Year parade route and viewing locations from a prior year which haven't substantively changed.

• Flushing _ Sunday, February 2, 2025 beginning at x am [it started at 11.30 am in 2024] - Glow Cultural Center & Flushing Town Hall Chinese New Year Parade and Celebration - at Flushing Town Hall at 137-35 Northern Blvd in Flushing. A Lion Dance, Peking Opera and cultural booths on the first floor at Flushing Town Hall generally centered around food, calligraphy and possibly some artisanal work. For details and tickets see - https://glownyc.org

• LIC _ Saturday, February 15, 2025 from 3 to 10 pm - Lunar New Year Lamp Festival - at Culture Lab at 5-25 46th Avenue in LIC Queens. An Asian Art Exhibit in the year of the dragon. They describe the event as follows, "... a dazzling array of traditional and contemporary performances, delicious food, unique artisan vendors, and a hilarious stand-up comedy show ...". For $12 tickets [$39 for family of 4] and details copy & paste - https://www.culturelablic.org

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March Parades & Cultural Festivals in Queens NYC 2025

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• Rockaways _ Saturday, March 1, 2025 beginning at 1 pm - The 50th Annual Queens County St. Patrick's Day Parade in the Rockaways - kicks off at Beach 130th and Newport Avenue. Church services at Francis de Sales Church [129th and Newport Avenue] will be held prior to the parade beginning at 9 am, followed by a brunch by invitation only. The parade marches east down Newport Avenue to 116th Street, where it turns right / heads south one block to Rockaway Blvd - where it turns left and continues east down Rockaway Blvd to 102nd Street terminating near a shopping center parking lot. This parade is in the Rockaways neighborhood of Queens. For details see - https://queenscountyparade.org/

• Sunnyside _ Sunday, March 2, 2025 beginning at 12 noon - The 26th Annual St. Pat's for All Parade in Sunnyside - begins with speeches and music at 12 noon, and then at 1 pm kicks off from Skillman Avenue and 43rd Street in Sunnyside, Queens, marching east and uphill for 15 blocks before ending at 58th Street in Woodside. This link will take you to a section of our coverage of the St Pats Parades in Queens NYC. Please be advised that as of this post [3/1/25] I've not yet finished cleaning up the linked section. For details see - https://www.stpatsforall.org/

The photo at right was taken at the St Pats for All Parade in Sunnysidein 2012. This link will take you to a section of our coverage of the St Pats Parades in Queens NYC. Please be advised that as of this post [3/1/24] we've not finished cleaning up the linked section since we migrated to a new web platform late last year.

• Richmond Hill _ Sunday, March 23, 2025 assembling at 10 am & kicking off at 12 noon [post parade festivities run until 6 pm] - the Phagwah Parade - beginning at 133rd Street and Liberty Avenue in the Richmond Hill neighborhood of Queens NYC.  The parade route is - Liberty Avenue and 133rd Street, west on Liberty, north on 124th Street to 97th Avenue and then east to 125th Street to Smokey Oval Park / at Phil Rizzuto Park at 125th Street. At the park there will be a festival including music, other cultural performances [and likely some food and shopping] until about 6 pm. For details see - FB https://www.facebook.com/groups/phagwahparade/

• Flushing _ Saturday, March 22, 2025 beginning at 2.15 pm - Holi Phagwah Festival - at Flushing Town Hall at 137-35 Northern Blvd in Flushing Queens. The festival includes Indian music and dance. For details and $15  $12  $8 tickets copy & paste - https://www.flushingtownhall.org.

• NYC _ Saturday, March 29, 2025 beginning shortly after sunrise there's a 'Partial' Solar Eclipse in NYC. The peak darkening period may be missed as it is only a partial in the morning after sunrise. Be sure to take proper precautions 1) in evaluating any eyewear you use to view it, and 2) if you do view it, do so briefly, as staring at the sun can cause severe eye damage. The NY Public Library is handing out free solar eclipse glasses. The next total eclipse of the sun is May 1, 2079 - so don't hold your breath.

• Bayside _ Saturday, March 29, 2025 beginning at 1 pm - 7th Annual Bayside St. Patrick's Day Parade - marches down Bell Blvd beginning at 214th Place & 35th Avenue to 42nd Avenue. The parade is a fairly new one, now in its seventh year [2025]. For further details see FB - https://www.facebook.com/baysidestpatricksdayparade/ or WS - https://baysidesaintpatricksdayparade.org.

• UES MANHATTAN _ Sunday, March 30, 2025 beginning at 1.30 pm until 5.30 pm - the Greek Independence Day Parade will march up 5th Avenue beginnning at 64th Street and ending at 79th Street. For details and related events see - https://www.nycgreekparade.org / or https://w
  • * On Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 beginning at 4 pm, there's the Miss Greek Independence Pageant at the Stathakeion Center at 22-51 29th Street in Astoria Queens. If I'm not mistaken, this is where they choose one of the key Greek Independence Day parade participants. For details see - http://hellenicsocieties.org/ ww.facebook.com/NYGreekParade/ [previously - https://www.hellenicsocieties.org/]

April Parades & Cultural Festivals in Queens NYC 2025

• Saturday & Sunday, April 5 & 6, 2025 from 11 am to 5 pm - Easter Egg Hunt - at Green Meadows at Alley Pond Environmental Center in Queens. Details coming.

• Friday, April 4, 2025, beginning at 3.10 pm - NY Mets Home Opener vs the Toronto Blue Jays at CitiField in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens. For details see - https://www.mlb.com/mets/schedule/2025-04

• Friday, Saturdays & Sundays April 5, 6, 12, 13, 18, 19 & 20, 2025 from 11 am to 5 pm - Green Meadows Farm Easter Egg Hunt 2025 - at Alley Pond Park in Queens [last year / 2024 it was at the Aviator Sports Center at 3159 Flatbush Avenue in the Marine Park neighborhood of Brooklyn]. For details copy & paste - https://greenmeadowsfarmbrooklyn.com. $15. The Saturday event was cancelled due to inclement weather forecast.

• NYC _ Saturday, April 12 - Sunday, April 20, 2025 - Passover. The Jewish celebrating their flight to freedom from slavery in Egypt thousands of years ago. Communal feasts, also known as Seders are generally held the first night.

• Friday, April 18, 2025 beginning at 7 pm - Lamentation Service & Epitafios - at St. Demetrios at 30-11 30th Drive at 31st Street in Astoria. For details see - https://www.saintdemetriosastoria.com/church/

• Friday, April 18, 2025 beginning at 7.30 to 10 pm - Lamentation Service & Epitafios - at St Markella 22-68 26th Street [between Ditmars & 23rd Avenues] in Astoria. For details, including of Greek Orthodox Easter Sunday mass, see - https://www.saintmarkellagoc.org

• Friday, April 18, 2025 probably beginning around 7 pm [time UNCONFIRMED] - Lamentation Service & Epitafios - at St Irene Chrysovalantou at 36-07 23rd Avenue [also between Ditmars & 23rd Avenues] in Astoria. For details, including of Greek Orthodox Easter Sunday mass, see - https://www.stirene.org

• Friday, Saturdays & Sundays April 5, 6, 12, 13, 18, 19 & 20, 2025 from 11 am to 5 pm - Green Meadows Farm Easter Egg Hunt 2025 - at Alley Pond at 224-65 76th Street [at Union Turnpike] in the Oakland Gardens neighborhood of Queens. For details copy & paste - https://greenmeadowsfarmbrooklyn.com. $15.

• Sunday, April 13 & Saturday, April 19, 2025 from 10 am to 5 pm - Barnyard Egg Hunt - at the Queens County Farm Museum at 73-50 Little Neck Parkway in Floral Park Queens. For $16 TIMED tickets and details, copy & paste - https://www.queensfarm.org/

• Saturday, April 19, 2025 from 10 am to 12 noon - Queens Easter Festival - in Gantry Plaza State Park at Center Blvd and [4-44] 47th Rd in LIC Queens. It's an Easter Egg Hunt at Gantry Plaza, wherein kids ages 2 - 10 get to go Easter Egg hunting for free. But the kids are organized into groups which are timed starting with ages 2 - 3 at 10.10 am and closing with kids ages 9 - 10 starting at 11.50 am. For free, but required, rsvp tickets and details, copy & paste - http://www.queenseasterfestival.com/lic

• WEEKLY _ Flushing / Corona _ Saturdays beginning April 19, 2025 from 4 pm to 12 midnight - Queens Night Market - at the NY Hall of Science at 47-01 111th Street in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in the Corona neighbohood of Queens. Food vendors representing culinary treats from around the world. It's not a traditional street fair, but rather a hot food market in Queens. For details see - https://queensnightmarket.com/ Editor's Note. This market is open every Saturday at the same time through August 16, 2025 and then again from September 13 - October 25, 2025. They first opened on Saturday, April 13, 2024.

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• NYC _ Tuesday, April 22, 2025 is Earth Day.

• Queens _ Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 10 am to 4 pm - NYC DOT Earth Day / Declares 54 Car Free Streets - in all five boroughs of NYC. At various locations around NYC including (locations) in each borough - Bronx (9), Brooklyn (19), Manhattan (16), Queens (8) and Staten Island (2). For details and interactive map of 2025 locations, copy & paste - https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pedestrians/earthday.shtml

• Flushing _ Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 11 am to 4 pm - Climate Arts Festival - at the Queens Botanical Garden at 43-50 Main Street in Flushing. The fair includes fun for " ... the whole family [including] hands-on activities, art exhibits, music, interactive performances, tours, demonstrations, and ... [a] Sustainable Vendor Fair to support local businesses ...". The fair will include food, beverages and a wide variety of sustainable offerings. For details and $46 / $2 tickets see - https://queensbotanical.org/event/climate-arts-festival/

May Parades & Cultural Festivals in Queens NYC 2025

• Saturday, May 3, 2025 from 7 to 8.30 pm - JCAL Closing Reception of Free Your Mind Exhibit - at the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning at 161-40 Jamaica Avenue in Queens. Free. For details & to rsvp copy & paste - https://jcal.org

• 2025 Festival 'Movied' to November 5 - 9, 2025 - Queens World Film Festival - at various venues including Flushing Town Hall, King Manor, Culture Lab LIC and Alewife in Queens. For details and $x tickets see - https://queensworldfilmfestival.org

• Queens & NYC _ Friday, Saturday & Sunday, May 2, 3 & 4, 2025 at various times but generally from 10 am to 5 pm - Janes Walk Weekend - at 200 locations in all five boroughs. Various art, culture, history and architectural tours throughout all five boros of NYC. Free. They describe the event as follows, " ... MAS staff organize a fleet of volunteer walk leaders, to create 200+ FREE, in-person, virtual, and on-demand walks with over 10,000 participants ... During Jane’s Walk NYC weekend, the simple act of exploring the city is enhanced with personal observations, local history, and civic engagement."... Organized by the Municipal Art Society. Not a street fair so much as a streets tour. For details including a map of locations, copy & paste - https://www.mas.org/janes-walk-nyc-2025/

• Queens & NYC - Sunday, May 4, 2025 first wave beginning at 7.30 am & officially over at 6 pm - 5 Boro Bike Ride. It starts between Canal Street and the Battery in Manhattan, depending on the cyclist wave folks are in. And it ends at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island. Not a street fair per se, but rather a major cycling event. For details, copy & paste - https://www.bike.nyc

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WE UPDATE WEEKLY. ASTERISKED EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED. Pay Attention to Dates / Years.

• * LIC _ Wednesday thru Sunday, May 15 - 19, 2024 / Open Galleries Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday from 12 noon to 6 pm except Thurs / Fri & Sat open until 9 pm] - LIC Arts Open Studios. LIC Arts Open is an event whereby LIC artists open their studios to the public for a long weekend. As they're artists, they sometimes forge their own hours, so it's best to check the site using the link info that follows. Admission to open studios is free, possibly some exceptions, but not likely. Opportunity to visit artists' studios, attend some performances. For details see - https://licartsopen.com/ and / or https://www.licartists.org/ Also see kick off party above and there are two dance performances on Thursday and Saturday from 6 to 9 pm.

• * Astoria _ Thursday through Sunday, May 16 - 19, 2024 runs 5 pm - 11 pm Thursday & Friday, and 1 - 11 pm Saturday & ending at 10 pm Sunday - 50th Annual Greek Festival at St Demetrios Church on 31st Avenue and 30th Drive. Old fashioned town fair including traditional Greek food, good rides and prizes for the kids, and Greek cultural music and dance entertainment. Click here for St Demetrios street fair map. 718.728.1718.

• * Corona / Flushing _ Tuesday, May 21, 2024 from 6 - 9 pm - Taste of Queens - at the NY Hall of Science at 47-01 111th Street in Corona. Taste the food and beverages from around the globe of about 50 food and beverage vendors, many of which are based in Queens. For details and $125 - $200 tickets see - https://queensny.org/.

• * Saturday, May 25, 2024 from 11 am to 1 pm - Memorial Day Service with the Scouts - at 127-15 Kew Gardens Road near the Maple Grove Cemetery in Kew Gardens. The playing of taps and the reading of those killed in the various wars in which the U.S. has been involved, who are buried in the Maple Grove Cemetery. For details copy & paste - https://www.friendsofmaplegrove.org/events/sat-5-25-24-memorial-day-service-at-11-am-with-scout-troop-177

• Saturday & Sunday, May 25 & 26, 2024 from 12 noon to about 10 pm - Czech & Slovak Festival - at the Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden at 29-19 24th Avenue in Astoria. Czech & Slovak cuisine, beverages and entertainment in the beer garden at one of the oldest beer gardens in NYC. For details, copy & paste - https://www.bohemianhall.com/event/czech-and-slovak-festival-2

• * Sunday, May 26, 2024 beginning at 2 pm, the 103nd College Point Memorial Day Parade marches from 28th Avenue and College Point to MacNeil Park in College Point. For details see - https://www.facebook.com/CPmemorialdayparade/.

• * Sunday, May 26, 2024 from 1 - 3 pm, the Maspeth Memorial Day Parade marches from Walter Garlinge Memorial Park at 72nd Street and Grand Avenue in Maspeth. The parade marches down Grand Avenue ending at 69th Street at Maspeth Memorial Park where there will be a ceremony and community gathering. ECCA antique autos are participating in the parade. For details see - https://www.maspethfederal.com/about/events-hub/memorial-day-parade/

• * Sunday, May 26, 2024 from 11 am - 2 pm, the American Legion Forest Hills Memorial Day Weekend Parade. The opening ceremony begins at 11 am and the parade begins at 12 noon, marching from Ascan Avenue and Metropolitan Avenue [home of the Legion Post] to St. Johns Cemetery at Cooper and Metropolitan Avenues in Forest Hills. ECCA antique autos are participating in the parade.

• * Monday, May 27, 2024 beginning at 9 am - Laurelton Memorial Day Parade. The parade begins at Merrick and Francis Lewis Blvd and ends at the Veterans Memorial Triangle at 225th Street. https://e-clubhouse.org/sites/laurelton/

• * Monday, May 27, 2023 the Douglaston - Little Neck Memorial Day Parade begins at 2 pm at Jayson Avenue marching southwest along Northern Blvd and ending at 245th Street in Douglaston, near the Zion Episcopal Church. This is said to be the biggest Memorial Day Parade in the city. There are related activities leading up to the parade that begin at 10 am. For details see - https://www.lndmemorialday.org

• * [TIME UNPUBLISHED SO 2023 SHOWING HERE] Monday, May 27, 2024 from 11 am - 1 pm the Ridgewood / Glendale Myrtle Avenue 86th Memorial Day Parade - Begins at Myrtle Avenue and Cypress Avenue, marching down to Cooper Avenue. There will be short ceremonies at both the beginning and end of the parade. Organized by the Allied Veterans Memorial Committee of Ridgewood and Glendale. ECCA antique autos are participating in the parade. For details see - http://www.myrtleavenuememorialparade.org/

• * Monday, May 27, 2024 beginning 11.30 am - the Whitestone Memorial Day Parade marches from 149th Street and 15th Drive to [end destination not yet provided]. It begins with a ceremony at 11.30 am and the parade steps off at 12 noon. Organized by the Whitestone Veterans Memorial Association. Tel 718.767.4323. For details copy & paste - https://whitestonemerchants.com/listings/whitestone-memorial/ or FB - https://www.facebook.com/WVMA11357

• * Monday, May 27, 2024 begins at 11 am - the Rosedale Memorial Day Parade. It begins at 243rd Street and Mayda Road in Rosedale, then to Memorial Square on Sunrise Highway and then to Brookville Park where there will be music and a gathering. For details copy & paste - https://www.facebook.com/RCA1946/

June Parades & Cultural Festivals in Queens NYC 2024

• * Sunday, June 2, 2024 from 12 noon to 6 pm - Queens Pridefest - The parade begins at 12 noon at 89th Street, marching west along 37th Avenue to 75th Street. It ends at 37th Road where there's a festival from 73rd to 77th Street and in Diversity Plaza. Organized by Queens Pridefest. For details see - https://newqueenspride.org

• Sunday, June 2, 2024 from 2 - 6 pm _ The Annual Bell Blvd Food & Music Festival in Bayside. Along Bell Blvd between 38th and 43rd Avenues and along 41st Avenue from 213th Street to 214th Place in Bayside Queens. Sample over 35 Bayside restaurants for $40 adults & $20 kids 12 and under. There will also be live music and other entertainment. For details see - http://baysidevillagebid.com/

• * Wednesday through Sunday, June 5 - 9, 2024 from 4 - 10 pm Wed / Thurs; until 11 pm Fri; noon - 12 midnight Sat; and until 11 pm Sunday - The Astoria Park Carnival at Hoyt Avenue and 19th Street in the Astoria Park parking lot. This event includes rides, food and fun for the family. For details on the Astoria Park Carnival see - https://centralastoria.org.

• * RECURRING _ Saturday, June 8 - September 15, 2024 at various times & locations - Queens Boro Dance Festival. The performances are weekly all summer long in numerous locations across the borough. Free. For details see - https://queensborodancefestival.org

• * Sunnyside _ Saturday, June 8, 2024 beginning at 11 am - 55th Annual Sunnyside Kiwanis Flag Day Parade - Along Greenpoint Avenue from 40th to 48th Street in Sunnyside NYC. Followed by a celebration at 49th and Queens Blvd in Veterans Memorial Sabba Park. This is an outdated FB page - https://www.facebook.com/people/Kiwanis-Club-of-Sunnyside-Queens-New-York/100080380816153/

• * Jackson Heights _ Saturday & Sunday, June 8 & 9, 2024 - Jackson Heights Historic Tour - Exhibits from 10 am - 2 pm Saturday including two opportunities to view and hear a slide presentation beginning at 10.45 am and again at 12.15 pm. Free. For $15 you may obtain a map for self-guided tour visiting up to 15 sites from 12 noon - 4 pm on Saturday. For another $15 on Sunday, there's an escorted tour beginning at 12 noon beginning at Community Church at 81-10 35th Avenue at 82nd Street. For details copy & paste - https://www.jhbg.org

POST FACTO POST _ Tuesday, June 6, 2023 beginning at X - a Filipino Independence Day celebration at Queens Borough Hall in the Kew Gardesn neighborhood of Queens. For details see - https://newyorkpcg.org/pcgny/2023/06/21/philippine-consulate-general-new-york-participates-in-the-celebration-of-philippine-independence-day-in-queensborough-queens-new-york/

• * RECURRING _ Saturday, June 8 - September 15, 2024 at various times & locations - Queens Boro Dance Festival. The performances are weekly all summer long in numerous locations across the borough. Free. For details see - https://queensborodancefestival.org

• * RECURRING _ Saturdays, June 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2024 - Annual Jamaica Dance Festival - Begins at 7 pm - In Rufus King Park on Jamaica Avenue at 150th Street. Free dance performances by local performers. Street fairs in Jamaica NY. For details see - https://thejamaicadancefestival.com/

• * Wednesday, June 19, 2024 _ JUNETEENTH Celebrations - Come back here on Monday / Tuesday. LINK TO GB.

The photo at right was taken in a prior year of one of the many 'Make Music NY Musicians' who bring a bit of joy to NYC on the day of Summer Solstice. While technically the solstice falls on the 20th this year, it is being celebrated by Make Music NY on Friday the 21st.

• * Friday June 21, 2024 - Make Music New York returns for its 18th year. They are coming to numerous locations around the entire city at various times on the day of Summer Solstice in all five boroughs of NYC. For details and for a schedule, see https://www.makemusicday.org/ny/listings or https://makemusicny.org

• * Jackson Heights / Corona _ Saturday, June 22, 2024 from 12 noon to 3 pm - The Queens Dominican Parade marches from 69th Street along 37th Avenue and ends at 86th Street and ending sometime between 2 and 3 pm. It's generally followed by a street fair held in the vicinity of the parade ending point. For details see - https://www.instagram.com/queensdominicanparadeinc/?hl=en

• * Saturday, June 22, 2024 from 10 am - 7 pm - Rockstock Music Festival at Beach 92nd Street & the Boardwalk in the Rockaways this weekend. There's also an after party. For details see https://rockstocknyc.com/.

• * Friday, June 28, 2024 beginning at 7 pm - A Concert for Tootie Heath - at Flushing Town Hall at 137-35 Northern Blvd in Flushing. This is a paid jazz concert. For details and $48 tickets, copy & paste - https://www.flushingtownhall.org.

• * Saturday, June 29, 2024 from 4 to 7 pm - Irish Dance & Music Festival - at the Gantries in Gantry State Park along the East River next to the public library. About a dozen different performers / performances of Irish cultural traditions. For details see the NY Irish Center in LIC.

• * Across the Kosciuszko Brige in Greenpoint BK _ Friday & Saturday, June 28 & 29, 2024 beginning at 7 pm - Lady Land - at Under the K Bridge Park at the Kosciuszko Bridge on the Brooklyn side at Van Dam Street and Meeker Avenue. It's a queer music festival and pride party. For details and $60 / $95 / $185 tickets, copy & paste - https://www.ladylandfestival.com

• * Sunday, June 30, 2024 from 10 am to 6 pm - Broadway Astoria Festival / Summer Jam - This Astoria street fair is along Broadway between 47th Avenue and Steinway St.

1. * I don't see Anything for 2024 & their Website has Expired _ Sunday, June 25, 2023 - Groovin' in the Park - Begins at 12 noon - 9 pm - Large reggae and rhythm and bluses music festival at Roy Wilkins Park 177-01 Baisley Blvd [at Merrick Blvd] in Jamaica. For details and $85 tickets see - https://www.groovininthepark.com/.

July Parades & Cultural Festivals in Queens NYC 2024

• * Friday, 7/5/24 beginning at 9 pm - Independence Day / July 4th Fireworks at Breezy Point in the Rockaways - Organized by the Breezy Point Coop. For details, copy & paste - https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-01301

• Also see our Queens 4th of July fireworks 2024 page for all fireworks displays with links to all boroughs.

• * NYC _ Saturday, July 13, 2024 - City of Water Day - Events all around NYC. For details, copy & paste - https://www.cityofwaterday.org

• * Jackson Heights / Corona _ Sunday, July 14, 2023 from 12 noon to 3 pm - The Festival de las Flores - A parade marches along 37th Avenue from 69th Street [in Jackson Heights] to 88th Street in Corona where there should be a nearby street fair that runs along [possibly 90th] Street to Roosevelt Avenue until about 6 pm.

• * Jackson Heights / Corona _ Sunday, July 21, 2024 from 12 noon to 3 pm - Colombian Day Parade - marches along Northern Blvd from 69th Street in Jackson Heights to 89th Street in Corona. Usually there's a street fair in the vicinity of where the parade ends [see below]. In prior years it's included entertainment at 40th Road between Junction Blvd & Warren St in Corona - near Sabor Latino. Free.

• * Sunday, July 21, 2024 from 2 to 9.30 pm - Annual Festival Independencia Orgullo Colombiano, FIOC - at the NY Hall of Science at 47-01 111th Street in Flushing / Corona. The festival includes live music and dance performances. Tickets cost $12.50 and children under 12 are free, as are seniors over age 65. For details and tickets, copy & paste - https://www.festivalcolombianofioc.com

• * Astoria / LIC _ Thursday - Sunday, July 25 - July 28, 2024 - from 5 pm to 11 pm - St Irene Chrysovalantou Church Festival - This Astoria street fair is along 23rd Avenue from 36th Street to the Amtrak trestle. Traditional Greek food, music, and folk dances every night, as well as rides for the kids and a marketplace. The feast day celebration starts with a mass on Wednesday at 7 pm inside and continues with various religious services through the end of the feast on Sunday. For details see - https://www.stirene.org

• * Bellerose / Little Neck _ Friday through Sunday, July 26 - 28, 2024 - Thunderbird American Indian Pow Wow at the Queens County Farm - at 73-50 Little Neck Parkway in Bellerose Manor / Little Neck neighborhoods of Queens. Performances run from 7 - 10 pm Friday; 12 noon - 5 pm and 7 - 10 pm Saturday; and from 12 noon - 5 pm Sunday. The Grand Entry of tribes is at 7 pm Friday, 1 pm and 7 pm Saturday and 1 pm Sunday. Gates open at 6 pm Friday, and 10 am on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets run $18 / adult and $12 / kids 1- 12 and infants free [discounted rates $35 / $24 for full weekend passes]. For details see - https://www.queensfarm.org/

• * Queens & Staten Island _ Saturday, July 27, 2024 from 7 am to 3 pm - Summer Streets - There will be street closures to autos and trucks along Vernon Boulevard between 44 Drive and 30 Road in Queens and along Broadway between Richmond Terrace and Clove Road on Staten Island. People are welcome to bike, stroll, skateboard and whatnot. For details, copy & paste - https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pedestrians/summerstreets.shtml

• * Jackson Heights / Corona _ Sunday, July 28, 2024 from 12 noon to 3 pm - Peruvian Day Parade - along 37th Avenue marching from 69th to 89th Streets. Queens parades and street fairs in Jackson Heights / Corona.

• * Nothing in 2024 _ Panorama Music Festival - most recent festival in nyc was in 2018 on Randalls Island. Website was www.panoramanyc.com - now it's - https://www.goldenvoice.com/festivals/

• * Second Postponement _ They postponed 2023 to 2024 & now postponing 2024 to 2025 _ Sunday, July 21, 2019 from 12 noon to 8 pm - Jamaica Jerk Festival - Carribean Food Festival with music at Roy Wilkins Park 177-01 Baisley Blvd at Merrick in Jamaica. Admission $39 advance / $49 at door / Children under 10 Free. Tickets at https://jerkfestivalny.com/ or FB - https://www.facebook.com/JamaicanJerkFestivalNY/.

August Parades & Cultural Festivals in Queens NYC 2024

• * Jamaica _ Friday & Saturday, August 2 & 3, 2024 from 6 - 11.30 pm Friday and from 11 am to 6 pm Saturday - _ Jamaica JAMS Music Festival & the Jamaica JAMS street fair - On Friday the music festival is on the great lawn of Rufus King Park. On Saturday the street fair runs along Jamaica Avenue from Parsons Blvd to 170th Street. Music, food, entertainment and street shopping. The biggest street fair in Queens with a lot of music and entertainment mixed in. JAMS stands for Jamaica Arts & Music Summer. Jamaica JAMS is partly in Rufus King Park is at 153rd Street and Jamaica Avenue in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens NYC. For details see - https://www.jamaicajams.nyc.

• * Jackson Heights / Corona _ Sunday, August 4, 2024 from 11.30 am to 3.30 pm - The Ecuadorian Parade or Desfile Ecuatoriano New York - The parade kicks off at 12 noon at 68th Street and Northern Blvd in Jackson Heights and marches east to 89th Street in Corona. In prior years the parade was followed by an after party near where the parade ended, but we've been informed that that won't be happening this year [2024]. St fairs in Corona Queens. For details, copy & paste - https://www.eccofny.com or FB - https://www.facebook.com/ECCNY

• * Forest Hills _ Friday - Sunday, August 2 - 11, 2024 beginning at various times - Festival of Cinema - at the Regal United Artists Midway at 108-22 Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills. A few events are also hosted at the Queens Center Mall and at the Queens Library in Forest Hills. They're showing a mix of independent films including documentary, drama, shorts and comedy. Ticket prices $20 which you can purchase online at - https://www.festivalofcinemanyc.com/

• * Flushing Meadows Corona Park _ Saturday & Sunday, August 3 & 4, 2024 beginning at 10.30 am on Saturday and at 11 am on Sunday until 5 pm on both days - Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival - at Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Live boat races featuring 180 teams, 2000 athletes and 40,000 spectators. The event includes food, shopping and entertainment. Free admission. For details see - https://www.hkdbf-ny.org

• * Addisleigh Park _ Saturday, August 10, 2024 from 12 to 8 pm - BANKRA Caribbean Culture Festival in Archie Spigner Park on Merrick Blvd in Addisleigh Park, Queens. Braata Productions describes the event as follows," ... multidisciplinary Caribbean Culture Festival ... this year focusing on Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, the Grenadines, and Haiti ... ". Includes shopping, entertainment and food. Free, but donations welcome. For details see - https://www.braataproductions.org/upcomingevents

• * Flushing / Corona _ Sunday, August 11, 2024 from 10 am to 10 pm - Festival Orgullo Ecuatoriano de New York - at the NY Hall of Science. For details see - FB - https://www.facebook.com/events/hall-science-flushing-meadow-park/festival-orgullo-ecuatoriano-de-new-york/337919199363655/?_rdr

• * Forest Hills _ Friday - Sunday, August 2 - 11, 2024 beginning at various times - Festival of Cinema - at the Regal United Artists Midway at 108-22 Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills. A few events are also hosted at the Queens Center Mall and at the Queens Library in Forest Hills. They're showing a mix of independent films including documentary, drama, shorts and comedy. Ticket prices $20 which you can purchase online at - https://www.festivalofcinemanyc.com/

• * Far Rockaway _ Thursday, August 15, 2024 beginning at 7 pm - Queens Jazz Trail Concert Series - at the Rockaway Beach Amphitheater along the Shore Front Parkway between Beach 94th & 95th Streets in Far Rockaway in Queens. Free. First come / first serve. For details, copy & paste - https://kupferbergcenter.org

• * Bellerose _ Saturday, August 17, 2024 from 1 - 6 pm - India Day Parade & Celebration - Begins at Langdale & 268th Street and marches down to 249th Street and Hillside Avenue. This year the after party is at Hillside Avenue [northwest corner] and Little Neck Parkway [west service road] in Bellerose / Floral Park. The event includes a parade, Bollywood celebrities, dignitaries, entertainment including song and dance, and food and shopping stalls. This is organized by the Bellerose Indian Merchants Association. For details see FB - https://www.facebook.com/indiadayparadequeens | or FB https://www.facebook.com/people/Floral-ParkBellerose-Indian-Merchants-Association-Inc-F-Bima/100064636723722/

THESE ARE OLD - NOTE DATES / YEARS - CONTINUE SCROLLING DOWN FOR REMAINING AUGUST & 2024 EVENTS

• Sunday, August 6, 2023 beginning at 1 pm - A Conversation with Women in Hip Hop. At LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at 31-10 Thompson Avenue in Long Island City. The event is described as follows, " ... Multimedia personality and Hot 97’s TT Torrez will moderate a live conversation between Grammy Awardwinning artists and seminal hip hop mega-group Salt-N-Pepa, celebrated Bronx rapper Remy Ma, and newcomer Flo Milli at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center. This cross-generational conversation will explore the global impact of Salt-N-Pepa, how women emcees have laid the foundation for hip hop to evolve, and the continued efforts to push hip hop culture forward...". FREE.

• Woodside _ Sunday, August 13, 2023 from 11am - 4 pm - 3rd Annual Burmese Food Festival. The festival raises humanitarian funds for Myanmar [formerly Burma]. Along Woodside Avenue between 78th and 79th Streets in Woodside, Queens. Street fairs in Woodside, Queens NYC.

• * Flushing _ From Monday through Sunday, August 19 - 25, 2024 at various times _ U.S. Open Fan Week at the USTA complex in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Register for a Fan Access Pass and obtain FREE tickets to wach the Qualifing Matches at the U.S. Open. For details see - https://www.usopen.org/

• * LIC _ Friday, Saturday & Sunday, August 23, 24 & 25, 2024 beginning at 6 pm - the Queens Film Festival - at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at 31-10 Thomson Avenue in Long Island City. A showcase for local film makers. This is NOT related to the Queens World Film Festival. For details and $20 tickets see - https://www.queensfilmfest.com/tickets or https://www.lpac.nyc/upcoming-events/queens-film-festival

• * Rockaway _ Friday, Saturday & Sunday, August 23, 24 & 25, 2024 beginning at 6 pm, 5 pm and 4 pm respectively - The Rockaway Beach Surf Music Festival - at the Rockway Bazaar Beach Pavilion at 9701 Shorefront Parkway and 97th Street by the beach in the Rockaways in Queens. A whole weekend of music near the beach. In 2023 the festival was one of the biggest Labor Day weekend events in Queens, this year [as every year] it's a part of the Rockaway Bazaar concerts. Free. For details see -https://www.rockaway-bazaar.com/

• * Broad Channel _ Saturday, August 24, 2024 from 10 am to 2 pm - 19th Annual Shore Bird Festival in Jamaica Bay - at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge at 175 Cross Bay Boulevard in the Broad Channel neighborhood of Queens. For details and to rsvp [required] see - http://www.jbrpc.org/calendar-layout/2024/8/24/19th-annual-jamaica-bay-shorebird-festival-1 or https://www.littoralsociety.org/jamaica-bay-shorebird-festival.html?blm_aid=0

• * Flushing _ Saturday, August 24, 2024 from 9.30 am to 4 pm _ Free Kids Day at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The event includes things like an autograph session w/ pros, hair braiding, fitness programs, musical acts and the ability to watch the pros practice in the afternoon. Free. For details see - https://www.usopen.org/en_US/fan-week/arthur-ashe-kids-day.html

• * Astoria _ Sunday & Tuesday, August 25 & 27, 2024 from 7 - 9 pm - Athens Square Movie / Queensboro Dance Festival - in Athens Square Park. See NYC Parks & Queensboro Dance Festival websites.

September Parades & Cultural Festivals in Queens NYC 2024

• * Flushing _ Monday, August 26 - Sunday, September 8, 2024 daily beginning at 11 am _ the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. They sell grounds passes for $28 - $64 and tournament tickets from $500 - $2,200. For details and tickets see - https://www.usopen.org/

• * Woodside _ Saturday, August 31, 2024 beginning at 3 pm [arts] and 5 pm - Sri Krishna Janmashtami - celebration of Krishna's birthday. At ISKON at 34-63 56th Street in Woodside. For details see - https://www.facebook.com/pujaprogramme/

• * RECURRING SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER _ Floral Park _ Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, September 7 - October 26, 2024 from 2 to 5.30 pm Fridays, and from 11 am - 4.30 pm Saturdays & Sundays - Corn Fest / the Amazing Maize Maze at the Queens County Farm at 73-50 Little Neck Parkway in Floral Park. I think this is replacing the Queens County Fair. For details and $14 / $10 tickets [kids age 3 and under free] see - https://www.queensfarm.org

• * Jamaica _ Sunday, September 1, 2024 - Oracabessa Festival from 12 noon - 11.30 pm - This is a music and food festival in Roy Wilkins Park along Merrick Blvd at about 119th Avenue in Jamaica NY. They had moved to Long Island in 2018 and 2024 marks their first year back in Jamaica Queens. Admission $71. For more info call 1.800.665.9330 or https://www.instagram.com/caribstarradiolive/reel/C9Fi920As_B/

• * Rockaway _ Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday, August 30 & 31, & September 1 & 2, 2024 beginning at 6 pm, 5 pm, 4 pm and 4 pm respectively - The Rockaway Beach Music Series - at the Rockway Bazaar Beach Pavilion at 9701 Shorefront Parkway and 97th Street by the beach in the Rockaways in Queens. A whole weekend of music near the beach. In 2023 they held a festival over the Labor Day Weekend that was one of the biggest Labor Day weekend events in Queens. This year, while the Music Festival is over, they're continuing with the Rockaway Beach Music Series concerts. Free. For details see - https://www.rockaway-bazaar.com/

• * Flushing _ Monday, August 26 - Sunday, September 8, 2024 daily beginning at 11 am _ the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. They sell grounds passes for $28 - $64 and tournament tickets from $500 - $2,200. For details and tickets see - https://www.usopen.org/

• * Ridgewood _ Thursday - Sunday, September 5 - 8, 2024 beginning at 6.30 pm daily, except Sunday when it begins at 3 pm and generally ends between 9.30 and 11 pm - The Fresh Pond Road Festival - Along Fresh Pond Road between Woodbine and Menahan Street. This is a big real Italian themed fair with great food, rides for kids and plenty of shopping. Organized by the Ridgewood Social Club. Brooklyn St fairs in Ridgewood organized by the Federazione Italo-Americana di Brooklyn and Queens. For details see the Ridgewood Social Club - https://www.facebook.com/p/Federazione-Italo-Americana-of-Brooklyn-and-Queens-100083057994083/ or the Myrtle Avenue BID - https://ridgewood-ny.com

• * Floral Park _ Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, September 7 - October 26, 2024 from 2 to 5.30 pm Fridays, and from 11 am - 4.30 pm Saturdays & Sundays - Corn Fest / the Amazing Maize Maze at the Queens County Farm at 73-50 Little Neck Parkway in Floral Park. I think this is replacing the Queens County Fair. For details and $14 / $10 tickets [kids age 3 and under free] see - https://www.queensfarm.org

• * Bayside _ Wednesday, September 11, 2024 - Bayside 911 Commemoration - in Bayside Queens NYC. For details see - http://baysidevillagebid.com

• * Astoria _ Thursday through Sunday, September 12 - 15, 2024 from 6 - 10 pm Thursday & Friday, 5 - 11 pm on Saturday and 1 - 10 pm on Sunday - Hellenic Orthodox Traditionalist Church of America [St Markella] celebrates patron feast day with traditional Greek food, arts and crafts and possibly music. Along 22-68 26th Street between 22nd & 23rd Avenues in Astoria. For details see - https://www.saintmarkellagoc.org or FB - https://www.facebook.com/saintmarkella

• * Roosevelt Island _ Saturday, September 14, 2024 from 10 am to 5 pm - Fall for Arts Festival - In Southpoint Park at Meditation Lawn on Roosevelt Island. This is the first greenspace south of the 36th Avenue bridge from Queens on the Manhattan side of the island. A day full of activities for everyone including games, arts & crafts and musical performances. Free. The themes this year are Mythology and Riverside Rhythms. For updates see - https://rioc.ny.gov/374/Fall-for-Arts-Festival

• * Jackson Heights / Corona _ Sunday, September 15, 2024 from 10 am to 6 pm, the Carnival de la Cultura Latina will be along Junction Blvd between Roosevelt and 37th Avenues in Corona Queens. It's one of the biggest Latin street fairs / festivals in Queens and NYC. For details see - http://www.carnavalculturalatina.com/

• * Astoria _ Saturday & Sunday, September 13, 14, 15, 20, 27, 28 & 29, 2024 from 12 noon to 12 midnight & 10 pm on Sundays - Oktoberfest at the Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden in Astoria. The Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden is located at 29-19 24th Avenue [at 31st Street]. They usually offer a special menu, drink specials, giveaways and there's usually a pig roast in the beer garden. Not a street fair in Astoria, but an ethnic food & drink festival. For details see - https://www.bohemianhall.com

• * Sunnyside _ Saturday, September 21 2024 from 3.30 to 10 pm - 7th Annual Queens United International Music Festival / Party - At Sunnyside Gardens Park at 48-21 39th Avenue. Music, beer, wine food trucks, crafts. Open to the public with suggested donation $15. St fairs in Sunnyside Queens NYC. For details see - https://sunnysidegardenspark.org

• * Flushing _ Saturday, September 21, 2024, from 12 noon to 4 pm, there's a Moon Festival in Kissena Corridor Park at 45th Avenue and Colden Street in Flushing. There will be cultural performances and snacks. Organized by the Glow Cultural Center. Free. For details see - https://glownyc.org

• * Jackson Heights / Corona _ Sunday, September 22, 2024 from 12 noon to 3 pm - Hispanic Day Parade marches east along 37th Avenue from 69th Street in Jackson Heights, ending at 89th Street in Corona. Generally following the parade there's a street festival east of 37th Avenue between Roosevelt and Junction Blvd, but this year [like last year] the Carnival de la Cultura Latina was held a week before the parade [9/15/24], so it's unclear if there will be another fiesta after the parade. Parades and street fairs in Jackson Heights Queens NYC. https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Nonprofit-organization/Desfile-Hispano-de-Queens-920602374687827/
• Click this link to view prior coverage of the Hispanic Day Parade in Queens NYC.

• * Rockaway _ Saturday, September 21 2024 begins at 1 pm - The Poseidon Parade at Beach 105th Street at the Boardwalk, marching down to 95th Street in the Rockaways in Queens. Costumes, floats and artwork. For details see - https://www.poseidonsparade.com

• * Astoria _ Friday, Saturday & Sunday, September 27, 28 & 29, 2024 from 5 pm to 11 pm, 12 noon to 11 pm & 11 am to 10 pm respectively - Greek Orthdox Festival at St. Catherine & St. George Church at 22-30 33rd Street in Astoria. For details see - https://ny.goarch.org/

• * LIC / Jackson Heights _ Friday, September 27, 2024 beginning at 7.30 pm - Queens World Film Festival Listening Tour. This event was described as follows last year [2023], " ... The Listening Tour is a program of Queens World Film Festival that brings small groups together to video tape their thoughts on Hope and Resilience. The program launched in September 2021 and has produced 46 segments featuring school children, the kitchen staff of local diners, artists, teachers, community organizers, 8th grade environmental activists and many other of our Queens neighbors. Join us as we share segments featuring community members from Rockaway to Flushing...". At the Local 1302 44th Avenue in Long Island City. Free w/ popcorn and chocolate while supplies last. To rsvp [required for admittance] see - https://queensworldfilmfestival.org/the-listening-tour-celebrating-community-september-27-2024/.

• * Astoria _ Saturday, September 28, 2024 from 11.30 am to 9 pm - St Francis of Assissi Carnival - At 21-18 46th Street at the St. Francis Academy between 21st Avenue & Ditmars. Street fairs in Astoria. Food, rides, live music, entertainment, games, face painting & things for sale. For details see - https://sfaacademy.org/ or FB - https://www.facebook.com/SFACAAstoria

• * RECURRING SEPTEMBER ONLY _ Astoria _ Saturday & Sunday, September 13, 14, 15, 20, 27, 28 & 29, 2024 from 12 noon to 12 midnight & 10 pm on Sundays - Oktoberfest at the Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden in Astoria. The Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden is located at 29-19 24th Avenue [at 31st Street]. They usually offer a special menu, drink specials, giveaways and there's usually a pig roast in the beer garden. Not a street fair in Astoria, but an ethnic food & drink festival. For details see - https://www.bohemianhall.com

• * THIS WAS MOVED TO JUNE 29, 2024 _ scroll up to June for details
• Saturday, September 23, 2023, from 2 to 5 pm, there's an Irish Heritage Festival in Hunters Point Park South. The event will include three hours of continuous dance, music and sporting performances by McManus Irish Dance, NY Studio of Irish Dance, Sunnyside/Maspeth Children's Trad Group and sporting Demonstrations by Shannon Gaels. Free. For details see - https://www.newyorkirishcenter.org

October Parades & Cultural Festivals in Queens NYC 2024

• * 2024 STARTED & ENDED IN SEPTEMBER _ See September Listings Above _ Saturday & Sunday, September 30 & October 1, 2023 from 12 noon to 12 midnight & 10 pm respectively - Oktoberfest at the Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden in Astoria. The Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden is located at 29-19 24th Avenue [at 31st Street]. They usually offer a special menu, drink specials, giveaways and there's usually a pig roast in the garden, but not sure what's planned this year, because they haven't announced any specifics on their website. Not a street fair in Astoria, but an ethnic food & drink event.

• * RECURRING SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER _ Floral Park _ Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, September 7 - October 26, 2024 from 2 to 5.30 pm Fridays, and from 11 am - 4.30 pm Saturdays & Sundays - Corn Fest / the Amazing Maize Maze at the Queens County Farm at 73-50 Little Neck Parkway in Floral Park. I think this is replacing the Queens County Fair. For details and $14 / $10 tickets [kids age 3 and under free] see - https://www.queensfarm.org

• * Sunnyside _ Saturday, October 5, 2024 from 12 noon to 5 pm - Sunnyside Gardens Park Oktoberfest - At Sunnyside Gardens Park at 48-21 39th Avenue. Arts, crafts, food, pumpkin patch & games open to public. St festivals in Sunnyside Queens NYC. Free, but registration is suggested at their website - https://sunnysidegardenspark.org/

• * Jackson Heights / Corona _ Sunday, October 6, 2024 from 12 noon to 3 pm, the Queens Dominican Day Parade marches along 37th Avenue from 69th Street to 89th Street in Jackson Heights / Corona in Queens. The Dominican Day Parade in Queens NYC.

• * Astoria _ Saturday, October 12, 2024, assembly at 11 am and parade kicks off at 12 noon - 2 pm - 47th Annual Columbus Day Parade - Kicks off from Kaufman Astoria Studios at 34-12 36th Street, marches north on Steinway, west on 30th Avenue and then turns north on 33rd Street ending at Columbus Triangle at Astoria Blvd around 1 pm where there's an ending ceremony. Rain or shine. Organized by FIAO which is the Italian Federation of Queens.

• * Forest Hills _ Saturday & Sunday, October 12 & 13, 2024 from 12 noon - 6 pm - EEEEEats Con. A food festival at the Forest Hills Stadium at 1 Tennis Place. There are about 30 restaurateurs / food vendors from NYC and beyond. Tickets are $42 at https://www.eeeeeatscon.com/

• * Sunnyside _ Sunday, October 13, 2024 from 1 to 7 pm - Taste of Sunnyside Restaurant Crawl. Check in begins underneath the #7 subway line along Queens Blvd at 40th Street in Lowery Plaza or in Bliss Plaza along Queens Blvd at 46th Street in Sunnyside Queens. This year 64 restaurants and bars are participating, and they're hosting a block party with live entertainment along 46th Street underneath the Sunnyside Arch between Queens Blvd and Greenpoint Avenue. Last year tickets were $29 and this year they're sold out. You're given a pass to enter about two dozen different participating restaurants for a 'taste'. For tickets and details see - https://sunnysideshines.org/

• Click here for Things to do Columbus Day Weekend in Queens NYC events / Columbus Day Parades QNS NYC.

• * NYC _ Friday, Saturday & Sunday, October 18, 19 & 20, 2024 - Open House NY - at various times and at 270 locations in all five boroughs. An opportunity to tour many of NYC's historic and cultural destinations for free. For details see - https://ohny.org

• * Saturday, October 19, 2024 from 8 to 11 pm - MoMI Hallween Party - at the Museum of the Moving Image at 36-01 35th Avenue in Astoria / LIC. I believe it's free with admission. For details and tickets see - https://movingimage.org

• * Sunnyside _ Saturday, October 19, 2024 from 6.30 to 10.30 pm - Sunnyside Shorts Film Festival - at Sunnyside Reformed Church at 48th Street and [48-03] Skillman Avenue in Sunnyside. Here are a couple of links of prior reports we did on the Sunnyside Short Film Festival in 2009, 2010 and 2016. For details and $20 / $15 tickets see - https://www.sunnysideshorts.com

• * Jackson Heights / Corona _ Sunday, October 20, 2024 from 12 noon to 3 pm, the Bolivian Day Parade marches along 37th Avenue from 69th Street to 89th Street in Jackson Heights / Corona in Queens. The Bolivian Parade in Queens NYC.

• * October 9, 2024 - details coming
  September 23, 2023 - Durga Puja. The festival begins this weekend at various locations throughout NYC, but most notably in the Woodside, Jackson Heights, Jamaica and Richmond Hill neighborhoods in Queens. Durga Puja celebrates the goddess Durga, who is a motherhood figure representing the victory of good over evil. The celebrations, which cover a week of activity, are also something of a Hindu harvest festival. See this Facebook page for a listing of Durga Puja events in NYC and on Long Island - https://www.facebook.com/pujaprogramme/

• * Jamaica _ Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 12 noon to 4 pm - Fall Harvest / Queens Fiber Arts Festival - At King Manor Museum at 150-05 Jamaica Avenue at 153rd Street in Jamaica. A fall celebration which they describe as follows: " ... corn husk doll-making, pumpkin-picking, candy, crafts, and of course, the Queens Fiber Arts Festival! This jam packed celebration will also include art making classes, performances by Mazarte, and a workshop that explores the Victorian fascination with the occult ... ". Halloween / Fall festivals in Jamaica Queens NYC. Free. Not a street fair per se, but rather an historic / cultural / arts & crafts festival.

• * Jackson Heights _ Saturday, 10/26 beginning at 12 noon Timberland is hosting a ‘Dia De Muertos’ block party in Jackson Heights. See the Queens Member Events Calendar for details.

• * Jackson Heights _ Thursday, October 31, 2024 beginning at 5 pm - Kids Halloween Parade in Jackson Heights Queens. The parade begins at 89th Street and marches down 37th Avenue to PS 69 at 76th Street. At the end of the parade, goodie bags have historically been handed out. For details see - https://www.jhbg.org/

• * Click this link for Queens Halloween parties & events - Queens Halloween parties, parades & events Qns NYC.

• Friday, Saturday & Sunda, October 20, 21 & 22, 2023 _ Durga Puja Sharod Utsav - The Indian Autumn Festival. Runs from 4 pm to 8 pm Friday, 10 am to 8 pm Saturday and 11 am to 8 pm Sunday. At 173-15 Horace Harding Expressway - Along 174th St between 59th Avenue and Horace Harding Expressway. While the official dates of the festival run longer -from Thursday - Monday, October 19 to 23 - it is being celebrated over the weekend when folks have time off. The event includes food, music, shopping and Bengali rituals and traditions. Admission for one day $35 Adults / $30 Students / $15 Teens under 18 / Kids 12 and under are free. They also have three day tickets. For details and tickets see - https://www.eccany.com/

• Except October 29th / Daily September 30 to October 31, 2023 from 12 noon to 4.30 pm weekdays and beginning 10 am on Saturday and Sunday - Queens County Farm Pumpkin Patch at 75-30 Little Neck Parkway in Queens. Free with admission. For details see - https://www.queensfarm.org

November Parades & Cultural Festivals in Queens NYC 2024

• * NYC _ Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 2 am - Daylight Savings Time Ends. This is where we will 'fall back' by moving our clocks back one hour starting at 2 am Sunday, or before going to bed Saturday night.

• * Floral Park _ Sunday, November 3, 2024 from 11 am to 4 pm - Native American Indian Harvest Celebration & Market - at the Queens County Farm at 73-50 Little Neck Parkway in Floral Park. They describe the event as follows, " ... Harvest Dance Celebration showcases a variety of Native American dances outdoors at Queens Farm performed by representatives of ten Indian Nations. The dancers will perform in full regalia and each dance’s origins are explained. This event also features a Native American Craft & Food Market with authentic art, jewelry, ceramics, textiles, and more ...". . For details and $14 / $10 tickets [kids age 3 and under free] see - https://www.queensfarm.org

• * NYC _ Sunday, November 3, 2024 from 8 am - 5 pm - The NYC Marathon runners begin congregating at Fort Wadsworth at the foot of the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge on Staten Island beginning at 7 am. The Professional Wheelchairs take off at 8 am, the Handcyclists at 8.22 am, the Professional Women at 8.40 am, and the Professional Men at 9.05 am, with the last wave at 11.40 am. Staten Island is the starting poinit, while Brooklyn is the first leg, the Queens segment of the course is around the midpoint before heading into Manhattan, then north to the Bronx over the Willis Avenue Bridge, where they do a U turn by heading west over the Madison Avenue Bridge before turning south into Manhattan and Central Park. Use the link to the front page below to view a map of the Marathon course for 2022.
  • So you can do some math to figure out when to greet them in your borough. The fastest men complete the race in a bit more than two hours, while the average is 4 hours and 40 minutes. The midpoint is in Queens. The biggest wave of runners travel through Queens around 11 am, so you can figure out the rest. The weather is expected to be pleasant. Enjoy.

• * Tuesday, November 5, 2024 from 6 am to 9 pm - Election / Voting. For details see - https://www.nycvotes.org.

• * LIC _ Thursday, November 7, 2024 to January 12, 2025 - open Thurs thru Sat from 10 am to 6 pm - Off the Wall Affordable Art Fair. Opening Reception 11.23.24 from 7 to 10 pm. Over 100 local Long Island City Artists [aka LICA] feature their works for sale at Culture Lab LIC at 5-25 46th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens. The fair continues thru January 12th, with an art talk event on January 11th from 2 to 3 pm. All art work priced under $999. For details see - https://www.culturelablic.org OR https://www.licartists.org/off-the-wall-2

• * RECURRING _ Forest Park _ Friday, November 8 - 26, 2024 at various times - Flip Circus in Queens. At the cricket fields in Forest Park. For details and tickets ranging from $30 for kids to $60 / $65 for adults, see - https://www.flipcircus.com

• * RECURRING _ Floral Park _ Fridays, November 8 & 15 & December 13 & 20 & Saturdays December 7 & 14, 2024 from 8 to 11 pm - 18th Century Tavern Night - at the Queens County Farm at 73-50 Little Neck Parkway in Floral Park. For

• * Flushing _ Saturday, November 9, 2024 from 1 pm to 5.15 pm - 14th New York Son Jarocho Festival - at Flushing Town Hall at 137-35 Northern Blvd in Flushing. Musical performances reflecting the culture and traditions of the Vera Cruz region of Mexico. For $17 tickets see - https://www.flushingtownhall.org.

• * Middle Village _ Sunday, November 10, 2024 beginning at 12 noon - Veterans' Day Parade - beginning at 80th Street and marching down Metropolitan Avenue to Christ the King Church at 69th Street in Middle Village, where there will be a commemorative ceremony. This generally ends at 3 pm but the length of the event is unconfirmed 2024. For details see - FB https://www.facebook.com/queens.parade.7/

This Weekend Beginning 11.23.24 & the Following Weekdays

• * RECURRING _ LIC _ Thursday, November 7, 2024 to January 12, 2025 - open Thurs thru Sat from 10 am to 6 pm - Off the Wall Affordable Art Fair. Opening Reception 11.23.24 from 7 to 10 pm. Over 100 local Long Island City Artists [aka LICA] feature their works for sale at Culture Lab LIC at 5-25 46th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens. The fair continues thru January 12th, with an art talk event on January 11th from 2 to 3 pm. All art work priced under $999. For details see - https://www.culturelablic.org OR https://www.licartists.org/off-the-wall-2

• * RECURRING _ Forest Park _ Friday, November 8 - 26, 2024 at various times - Flip Circus in Queens. At the cricket fields in Forest Park. For details and tickets ranging from $30 for kids to $60 / $65 for adults, see - https://www.flipcircus.com

• * RECURRING _ Floral Park _ Fridays, November 8 & 15 & December 13 & 20 & Saturdays December 7 & 14, 2024 from 8 to 11 pm - 18th Century Tavern Night - at the Queens County Farm at 73-50 Little Neck Parkway in Floral Park. For details and $95 / person tickets excluding beer, wine, cider and cocktails - https://www.queensfarm.org

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  • Then, after the New Year, we'll resume posting / updating events here, as this winter we intend to keep this up, as more vendors adjust to the global warming weather to extend their seasonal selling seasons.

• CLICK this link to view details of this and other current & upcoming Queens holiday markets & shops QNS NYC. WORK IN PROGRESS. - this weekend 11/16 & 17 - there are two holiday markets / fairs featured.

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Only Asterisked events have been updated to 2024. Watch Dates / Years.

WE UPDATE WEEKLY.

• More updates coming next week, but they will largely be posted on the holiday events and holiday markets pages, which you can find via the search function on this site, or by using the links posted on the front page each Friday by borough, or using the links on this page. In January, the activity on this page will begin picking back up again.

• CLICK here for Queens Parades in NYC QNS.

• OLD _ NOTE DATES / YEAR _ Thursday, November 9, 2023 from 6 to 9 pm, the International Food Expo will be held at the NY Hall of Science at 47-01 11th Street in Corona [in FMC Park]. Proceeds benefit the Queens Together Food Pantry. For details and $100 tickets see - https://expo.queenstogether.org

• OLD _ NOTE DATES / YEAR _ Saturday, November 4, 2023 from 12 noon to 2.30 pm - Diwali Celebration in the Auditorium at IS 230 at 73-10 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights. Free, but rsvp recommended at - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/diwali-celebration-tickets-714865220117. The event is organized in tandem with the NYC Comptroller.

UPCOMING I - Next Week+

• See holiday markets link below. We'll be updating over the next week or so and then weekly.

• SPECIAL NOTICE - Qns Holiday Events - Update of Queens Holiday events & things to do NYC coming Monday 11/27/23.

• SPECIAL NOTICE - Qns Holiday Markets - Update of Queens Holiday markets & shopping NYC now updating weekly beginning 11/1/23.

USE LINKS THAT FOLLOW TO SEE OTHER ACTIVITIES IN QUEENS.

Queens Holiday Events 2024

NOTE. The parade season for 2024 is over, but there are plenty of Queens holiday events to enjoy.

The next cultural celebration is the Three Kings event which generally occurs on January 5, 2024, followed by Chinese New Year celebrations which, although technically occuring in February, is oftentimes celebrated in advance of that time.

WE UPDATE WEEKLY - Use These Related Activities / Things To Do in Queens NYC

Queens 4th of July Fireworks. CLICK this link to view a full schedule of all of the Queens July 4th fireworks 2023 & Astoria Park 4th of July fireworks & Bayside Fireworks 2023 Queens NYC.

Queens Parades. CLICK here to look for parades in any of the five boroughs - Queens Parades & Cultural Festivals Qns NYC, Brooklyn Parades & Cultural Festivals Bk NYC, Bronx Parades & Cultural Festivals Bx NYC, Staten Island Parades & Cultural Festivals SI NYC, and Manhattan Parades & Cultural Festivals Mhtn NYC.

Queens Street Fairs. CLICK here to look for food festivals, art festivals and street fairs - Manhattan street fairs NYC, Queens street fairs NYC, Bronx street fairs NYC, Brooklyn street fairs NYC and Staten Island street fairs NYC.

Queens Arts & Cultural Institutions. CLICK here for ongoing exhibits and performance events - Queens things to do & events Qns NYC, Manhattan things to do & events Mhtn NYC, Brooklyn things to do & events Bk NYC, Bronx things to do & events Bx NYC, and Staten Island things to do & events SI NYC. Be advised that these calendars aren't yet up to snuff as of this posting, but they should be brought up to our standards within the next few weeks.

Mostly Free Swimming Pools Queens NYC. CLICK this link to view all of the free public swimming pools in Queens NYC.

Mostly Free Summer Concerts Queens NYC. CLICK this link for a mostly done, and moving to weekly updates, of a page of mostly free summer concerts in Queens page.

Mostly Free Summer Theater Queens NYC. CLICK this link for a mostly done, and moving to weekly updates, of a page of mostly free summer theater / plays in Queens NYC page.

Mostly Free Summer Movies Queens NYC. CLICK this link for work in progress and updated weekly page of mostly free summer movies in Queens NYC.

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