Things to Do in Long Island City the Weekend of Sep 18–20, 2026

Sep 18–20 · 14 picks hand‑checked by Stumblday against organizer pages · 5 free in the top 10 · updated Oct 5

The 10 best things to do in Long Island City the weekend of Sep 18–20

  1. Live in The Lot at Culture Lab LIC — Weekends through September 27 · Free · Long Island City
  2. SculptureCenter Reopening Reception: Hazara, Erek, Fei — Saturday, Sep 19, 2 - 4 PM · Free · Long Island City
  3. MoMA PS1: Homeroom — Artists Against the Bomb — On view Sep 10–Feb 8, 2027 · Free · Long Island City
  4. Homecoming: Chakaia Booker at Socrates Sculpture Park — On view May 11–Apr 30, 2027 · Long Island City / Astoria
  5. MexFest: Cuerpxs en Resonancia at Socrates Sculpture Park — Sunday, September 20, 3–5pm EDT · Free · Long Island City
  6. Party in the Park: Trio Under the Triboro — Saturday Sep 19, 12–5pm · Free · Astoria / Long Island City
  7. Cevdet Erek: Americas at SculptureCenter — On view Sep 19–Dec 28, Thursday–Monday · Long Island City
  8. Homecoming: Sanford Biggers at Socrates Sculpture Park — On view Jul 27–Jun 27, 2027 · Long Island City / Astoria
  9. Light and Stone: Revisiting Noguchi's 1986 Venice Biennale — On view May 6–May 9, 2027 · Long Island City
  10. Aziz Hazara: Coming Home at SculptureCenter — On view Sep 19–Dec 28 (open Thu–Mon) · Long Island City
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MexFest: Cuerpxs en Resonancia at Socrates Sculpture ParkSocrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, QueensDavid Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Sunday, September 20, 2026, 3–5pm EDT; rain date Saturday, October 10Free RSVP option

MexFest: Cuerpxs en Resonancia at Socrates Sculpture Park

Long Island City, Queens

MexFest turns memories of home into a bilingual story circle at Socrates, with writing, conversation and a free RSVP option.

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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in Long Island City, Queens the weekend of Sep 18–20, 2026: 14 picks, refreshed weekly.

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