Queens Parades NYC

Schedule of Parades and Cultural Festivals in Queens NYC 2023

November 28, 2023 / Queens Neighborhoods / Queens Parades / Queens Buzz

Queens Holiday Events 2023

NOTE. The parade season for 2023 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.

This report provides a schedule of the parades held in the Queens each year. We update each parade / festival as we approach the event date. Pay attention to the dates and asterisked events have NOT been updated to 2023. Pay attention to the dates / year.

The parades include the Queens Chinese New Year Parade in late February or early March, the St. Patrick's Day Parades in March, the Queens Memorial Day Parades in May, the Jackson Heights Pride Parade in June, the Queens Dominican Parade & Ecuadorian Parade in July, the Queens Hispanic Day Parade in September, the Columbus Day Parade in October and the Queens Veterans Day Parade in November. We have also included a number of the larger cultural festivals here as well.

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 2023

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January Parades & Cultural Festivals in Queens NYC 2024

Coming by January 1, 2024.

January Parades & Cultural Festivals in Queens NYC 2023

Saturday, January 21, 2023, the Chinese Lunar New Year Parade in Flushing. This was in celebration of the year of the rabbit began Sunday, January 22, 2022 and runs through February 9th, 2023. Flushing Queens parade jumped the gun vis a vis the official lunar new year dates, by hosting its parade the Saturday before the official beginning of the Chinese lunar new year.

February Parades & Cultural Festivals in Queens NYC 2023

* Saturday, February 17, 2018, the Flushing Queens Chinese New Year Parade begins at 11 am near Queens Crossing shopping mall north one block on Main Street from Roosevelt Avenue from the #7 subway stop in Flushing. The parade begins at 39th Avenue and Union Street and circles back to the starting point. Click here for prior coverage of the Queens Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing which includes a parade route map.

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.

March Parades & Cultural Festivals in Queens NYC 2023

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Saturday, March 4, 2023. The Queens County St. Patrick's Day Parade in the Rockaways kicks off at 1 pm at Beach 130th and Newport Avenue. Church services at Francis de Sales Church [129th and Newport Avenue] will be held prior to the parade. 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 and as of 2023, this parade is in its 48th year.

For more details see - https://queenscountyparade.org/

Sunday, March 5, 2023. The St. Pat's for All Parade in Sunnyside begins with speeches and music at 12 noon, and then kicks off from Skillman Avenue and 43rd Street in Sunnyside, Queens ending 15 blocks further east at 58th Street in Woodside. The St Pats for All Parade was founded in 2000 in response to the Manhattan St Pats Parade boycott of LGBTQ folks marching as openly gay. The Manhattan St Pats Parade has since dropped that policy and permits openly gay members of the community to march in the parade.

The photo at right was taken at the St Pats for All Parade in Sunnyside in 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 [2/27/23] we've not finished cleaning up the linked section since we migrated to a new web platform late last year. Those 'elements' in the linked report represent stories we need to add back as the 'elements' technology from the old platform no longer functions.

For further details on the St Pats for All Parade see - https://www.stpatsforall.org/

Saturday, March 25, 2023 beginning at 1 pm the Bayside St. Patrick's Day Parade marches down Bell Blvd between 35th and 42nd Avenues. The parade is a fairly new one, now in its fifth or sixth year [2023].

For further details see their Facebook page - www.facebook.com/baysidestpatricksdayparade as their website as of this post on 2.28.23 is currently having issues - www.baysidesaintpatricksdayparade.org.

April Parades & Cultural Festivals in Queens NYC 2023

On Sunday, April 2nd 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/

On Saturday, April 8, 2023 from 12 noon to 7 pm, there's an Easter Egg Hunt in Roy Wilkins Park at 177th Street and Baisley Blvd just south of the Jamaica neighborhood in Queens. Tickets are $29, which you may obtain on Eventbrite. It's organized by Nooks and Gems, which is a private company located in Brooklyn, but for which I could not easily find a website linked to the company.

On Sunday, April 9, 2023 from 11 am - 1.30 pm and 3 - 5.30 pm, there's an Easter Party at Astoria World Manor at 25-22 Astoria Blvd. For details and $43 tickets see - https://mtsproductions.com.

Friday, April 14, 2023 beginning at 7 pm a Greek Orthodox Church Lamentation Service commemorating Holy Friday and the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ with the carrying of the epitaphios through the streets of Astoria in a candlelit procession. The religious and cultural event includes a procession from the St. Demetrios Cathedral in Astoria around several nearby blocks before returning to the church. In past year, several of the Astoria Greek Orthodox churches held their own Holy Friday celebrations and processions, but as of this posting [4.2.23], only St. Demetrios has posted any specifics for 2023. The other two churches which I have reported on in the past include St Irene Chrysovalantou and St Markella. For more details see - https://www.saintdemetriosastoria.com/church/ https://www.stirene.org / https://www.saintmarkellagoc.org

May Parades & Cultural Festivals in Queens NYC 2023

Sunday, May 7, 2023 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. For details see - https://www.bike.nyc

Thursday through Sunday, May 18 - 21, 2023 runs 5 pm - 11 pm Thursday & Friday, and 1 - 11 pm Saturday & ending at 10 pm Sunday - 49th 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.

Sunday, May 28, 2023 beginning at 2 pm, the 102nd 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 28, 2023 from 1 - 3 pm, the Maspeth Memorial Day Parade marches from Walter Garlinger 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 28, 2023 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.

Monday, May 29, 2023 beginning at 11 am - Laurelton Memorial Day Parade. The parade begins at Merrick and Francis Lewis Blvd and ends at the Veterans Memorial Triangle at 225th Street.

Monday, May 29, 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

Monday, May 29, 2023 from 11 am - 1 pm the Ridgewood / Glendale Myrtle Avenue Memorial Day Parade - Begins at Myrtle Avenue and Cooper Avenue, marching up to Cypress 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 29, 2023 from 11.30 am - 2 pm the Whitestone Memorial Day Parade marches from 149th Street and 15th Drive to [not sure of end destination]. It begins with a ceremony at 11.30 am and the parade steps off at 12.15 pm. Organized by the Whitestone Veterans Memorial Association. Tel 718.767.4323. For details see - https://www.facebook.com/WVMA11357

Monday, May 29, 2023 begins at 11 am - the Rosedale Memorial Day Parade. It begins at 243rd Street and Mayda Road in Rosedale.

June Parades & Cultural Festivals in Queens NYC

Also use the links below to find additional events this weekend.

Saturday, June 3, 2023 from 3 - 7 pm - Queens Boro Dance Festival - The performances take place hourly along 34th Avenue between 69th and 92nd Streets in Jackson Heights / Corona, with the last one beginning at 6 pm in Travers Park which is located between 77th and 78th Streets. Free. For details see - https://queensborodancefestival.org

Sunday, June 4, 2023 from 11 am 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

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/

Saturday, June 10, 2023 beginning at 11 am - 53rd 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.

Sunday, June 18, 2023 beginning at 12 noon - 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.

Wednesday June 21, 2023 - Make Music New York returns for its 17th 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. FREE.

The photo at right was taken of a musician in a prior year performing in the Make Music New York festival on the day of the Summer Solstice.

Sunday, June 18, 2023 beginning at 12 noon - 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.

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/.

Saturday, June 24, 2023 from 10 am - 7 pm - Rockstock Music Festival in the Rockaways this weekend. There's also an after party. For details see https://rockstocknyc.com/.

July Parades & Cultural Festivals in Queens NYC

Sunday, July 9, 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. NOTE - the street fair hasn't been confirmed but I am somewhat sure it's happening.

Sunday, July 16, 2023 from 12 noon to 3 pm there's the Peruvian Day Parade in Jackson Heights / Corona. The parade is along 37th Avenue marching from 69th to 89th Streets.

Saturday, July 15, 2023 is NYC's City of Water Day with events going on all around the boroughs. To find one copy and paste this url into your browser or paste in a search engine. https://www.cityofwaterday.org/eventsmap

Sunday, July 23, 2023 from 12 noon to 3 pm the Colombian 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. In prior years it's included entertainment at 40th Road between Junction Blvd & Warren St in Corona - near Sabor Latino. Free.

2023 EVENT POSTPONED TO 2024 _ 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/.

Thursday - Sunday, July 27 - July 30, 2023 - Thurs / Fri / Sat / Sun - 5 pm to 11 pm - St Irene Chrysovalantou Church - 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 7.30 pm inside and continues with various religious services through the end of the feast on Sunday. For details see - https://www.stirene.org

Friday through Sunday, July 28 - 30, 2023 - There's a 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 for full weekend passes]. For details see - https://www.queensfarm.org/

August Parades & Cultural Festivals in Queens NYC

• Friday & Saturday, August 4 & 5, 2023 - Jamaica JAMS Music Festival runs from 6 - 10 pm Friday, and the Jamaica JAMS music festival and street fair runs from 11 am to 7 pm Saturday - Friday evening from 6 pm - 10 pm in the northwest corner of Rufus King Park for the music festival. On Saturday from 11 am - 7 pm along Jamaica Avenue from Parsons Blvd to 170th Street. Music, food 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 Rufus King Park is at 153rd Street and Jamaica Avenue in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens NYC. For details see - https://www.jamaicajams.nyc.

• Sunday, August 6, 2023 assembling at 11 am and marching from 12 noon to 3 pm - The Ecuadorian Parade kicks off at 68th Street and Northern Blvd in Jackson Heights and marches down to 89th Street in Corona. In prior years the parade / celebration was expected to last until about 4 pm. AFTER PARTY UNCONFIRMED _ Sunday, August 6, 2023 from 10 am - 6 pm - Junction Blvd Latin Culture Festival - Along Junction Blvd between Roosevelt and 35th Avenue. St fairs in Corona Queens.

• 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.

• Friday - Sunday, August 4 - 13, 2023 beginning at various times - Festival of Cinema [formerly the Kew Gardens Film Festival]. They're showing a mix of independent films including documentary, drama, shorts and comedy. Brief History. This festival started in Kew Gardens in its inaugural year in 2017, when the festival was held at Kew Gardens Cinemas at 81-05 Lefferts Blvd in Kew Gardens. The festival moved to Forest Hills in 2019 and I think renamed itself at the same time when it was shown at two theaters - 1) at United Artists Midway 9 at 108-22 Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills, and 2) at the Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. This year it remains in place at the UA Midway only.
• Contact / Tickets. Ticket prices last year were $10 / $25 / $50. As of this posting, tickets were not on sale. They also offer packages which you can purchase online at - https://www.festivalofcinemanyc.com/
• Location. At the Regal United Artists Midway at 108-22 Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills. Also at the Queens Library in Forest Hills.

• Tuesday, August 8, 2023 from 7 - 9 pm - Athens Square Festival featuring Eleanna Finokalioti - Sponsored by George Delis at Athens Park, located at 30th Avenue & 30th Street in Astoria.

• Addisleigh Park _ Saturday, August 12, 2023 from 1 to 7 pm - BANKRA Caribbean Culture Festival in Archie Spigner Park in Addisleigh Park, Queens. Braata Productions describes the event as follows, " ... multidisciplinary Caribbean Culture Festival celebrating Dominica, Bahamas and St. Kitts & Nevis the three islands that will be centered with this year’s Braata programming, and as always Jamaica... ". Free. For details see - https://www.braataproductions.org/bankra2023.

• Saturday & Sunday, August 12 & 13, 2023 - 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, food, shopping and entertainment. Free admission. For details see - https://www.hkdbf-ny.org

• Bellerose _ Sunday, August 13, 2023 from 1 - 6 pm - India Day Parade & Celebration - Begins 263rd Street and Hillside Avenue to Commonwealth Blvd and then left until about 87th Street when they turn right, ending at 244-44 87th Avenue near the Cross Island Parkway in Bellerose at Gregorian Hall. Mayor Adams will be the honored guest in the parade this year [2023]. The event includes a parade, 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/

• 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 Tuesday through Sunday, August 22 - 27, 2023 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/

• Flushing _ Saturday, August 26, 2023 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. They tell us, "... this year's special appearances include 2022 US Open Champions Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek, 23-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, Coco Gauff, and Ben Shelton. Tickets will NOT be required for this year's festivities...". For details see - www.arthurashekidsday.com

September Parades & Cultural Festivals in Queens NYC

• Little Neck _ September 8, 9 & 10, 2023 from 6 - 9 pm Friday and from 11 am - 6 pm the Queens County Fair at the Queens County Farm at 73-50 Little Neck Parkway in Floral Park. For details and $18 tickets see - https://www.queensfarm.org

• Ridgewood _ Thursday - Sunday, September 7 - 10, 2023 beginning at 6.30 pm daily, except Sunday when it begins at 3 pm and generally ends around 9 - 10 pm - The Fresh Pond Road [Italian] 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

• Astoria _ Thursday through Sunday, September 14 - 17, 2023 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.

• Flushing _ Saturday, September 16 2023 from 10 am - 5 pm - Flushing BID Asian Street Festival. Along 40th Road between Main and Prince Streets in Flushing, Queens. The focus is on Asian food, shopping and entertainment. Organized by the Flushing BID.

• Sunnyside _ Saturday, September 16 2023 from 2.30 to 10 pm - 6th 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.

• Rockaway _ Saturday, September 16 2023 from 12 noon to 2 pm - The Poseidon Parade at Beach 94th Street Plaza near the Rockaway Beach. Costumes, floats and artwork.

• Corona _ Sunday, September 17, 2023 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/

• Saturday, September 23, 2023, from 2 to 5 pm, there's an Irish Heritage Festival in Hunters Point Park South. The eevent 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.

• Saturday, September 23, 2023, 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

• Sunday, September 24, 2023 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 there's a street festival a bit further east on 37th Avenue beginning at Junction Blvd, but this year the Carnival de la Cultura Latina was held last week 9/17, so it's unclear if there will be a 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.

• Saturday, September 30, 2023 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. https://sfaacademy.org/ or FB - https://www.facebook.com/SFACAAstoria

• Moved from 9/23 _ Saturday, September 30, 2023 from 11 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

• 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.

October Parades & Cultural Festivals in Queens NYC

• 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.

• Sunnyside _ Saturday, October 7, 2023 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/

• Forest Hills _ Saturday & Sunday, October 7 & 8, 2023 from 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 $34 at https://www.eeeeeatscon.com/

• Astoria _ Saturday, October 7, 2023, assembly at 11 am and parade kicks off at 12 noon - 2 pm - 46th 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.

• Saturday, October 14, 2023 from 6.30 to 10.30 pm the Sunnyside Shorts Film Festival will be shown at Sunnyside Reformed Church at 45th Street and Skillman Avenue in Sunnyside. For details and $20 tickets click link. Here are a couple of links of prior reports we did on the Sunnyside Short Film Festival in 2009, 2010 and 2016.

• Sunnyside _ Sunday, October 15, 2023 from 2 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 52 restaurants and bars are participating. There is also a block party with live entertainment along 46th Street underneath the Sunnyside Arch between Queens Blvd and Greenpoint Avenue. Tickets $29. You're given a pass to enter about two dozen different participating restaurants for a 'taste'. For tickets and details see - https://sunnysideshines.org/

• 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/

• Sunday, October 22, 2023 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.

• 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

• Tuesday, October 31, 2023 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/

November Parades & Cultural Festivals in Queens NYC 2023

• Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 2 am - Daylight Savings Time. 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.

• Sunday, November 5, 2023 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 7, 2023 from 6 am to 9 pm - Midterm Election Voting. For details see - https://www.nycvotes.org

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.

Saturday, November 4, 2023 from 6 to 9 pm - Opening Reception for Off the Wall Affordable Art Fair. 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 December 17th.

CLICK this link to view details of this and other current & upcoming Queens holiday markets & shops QNS NYC. WORK IN PROGRESS.

• 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

• Sunday, November 12, 2023 from 12 noon - 3 pm - There's a Veterans' Day Parade beginning at 80th and marching down Metropolitan Avenue to Christ the King Church at 69th Street in Middle Village, where there will be a commemorative ceremony ending at 3 pm.

THIS WEEK / WEEKEND BEGINNING 11.17.23

• Saturday, November 18, 2023 beginning at 7 pm - Queens World Film Festival Listening Tour. Described as follows, " ... 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://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1e534qAdZojy7dzMiSFlpO77AardRWiZdydbbI7cImUBXtQ/viewform.

• Sunday, November 19, 2023 beginning at 12 noon - Diwali Celebration at Flushing Town Hall at 137-35 Northern Blvd in Flushing. Folk dance and musical performances, as well as exhibits of Indian clothing, decoration and food. For details and $10 - $22 tickets see - https://www.flushingtownhall.org.

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.

ALWAYS A WORK IN PROCESS. 11.17.23.

USE LINKS THAT FOLLOW TO SEE OTHER ACTIVITIES IN QUEENS.

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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