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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best outdoor things to do in queens in New York City the weekend of Oct 2–4, 2026: 24 picks, refreshed weekly.
24 picks · checked Sep 28
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing Meadows (by the Unisphere), QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Strokes play a hometown park show by the Unisphere with Beach House, TV On The Radio and Fcukers, their first NYC headline since 2023.
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing Meadows (by the Unisphere), QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Strokes play a hometown park show by the Unisphere with Beach House, TV On The Radio and Fcukers, their first NYC headline since 2023.
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New York Hall of Science, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Corona, QueensMore than 100 vendors cook under string lights behind the Hall of Science, the open-air Queens market locals plan a whole evening around.
New York Hall of Science, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Corona, QueensMore than 100 vendors cook under string lights behind the Hall of Science, the open-air Queens market locals plan a whole evening around.
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Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing Meadows (by the Unisphere), QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDom Dolla turns the lawn by the Unisphere into an open-air dancefloor for his biggest NYC headline show, with part of the gate going to the park.
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing Meadows (by the Unisphere), QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDom Dolla turns the lawn by the Unisphere into an open-air dancefloor for his biggest NYC headline show, with part of the gate going to the park.
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Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk, Beach 116th Street Island, Rockaway Park, QueensBeach 116th Street throws its fall festival at the Rockaway boardwalk, one of the last big beachfront afternoons of the year.
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk, Beach 116th Street Island, Rockaway Park, QueensBeach 116th Street throws its fall festival at the Rockaway boardwalk, one of the last big beachfront afternoons of the year.
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Fort Totten Park, Parade Grounds, Bayside, QueensA puppet show, performers and family games on the Parade Grounds of a Civil War–era fort on Little Neck Bay — free.
Fort Totten Park, Parade Grounds, Bayside, QueensA puppet show, performers and family games on the Parade Grounds of a Civil War–era fort on Little Neck Bay — free.
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Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk: Beach 94th Street, QueensCostumed dogs take the Rockaway boardwalk — the annual dog parade struts Beach 94th with prizes, spectacle and maximum good boys.
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk: Beach 94th Street, QueensCostumed dogs take the Rockaway boardwalk — the annual dog parade struts Beach 94th with prizes, spectacle and maximum good boys.
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Rockaway Beach Boardwalk: Beach 108th Street, QueensA youth track club's 5K takes the Rockaway boardwalk — run for the kids' program, stay for the ocean-flat fast course at Beach 108th.
Rockaway Beach Boardwalk: Beach 108th Street, QueensA youth track club's 5K takes the Rockaway boardwalk — run for the kids' program, stay for the ocean-flat fast course at Beach 108th.
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Springfield Park: Lawn, QueensSpringfield Gardens shows up for its park — an It's My Park volunteer day of planting, painting and sprucing across Springfield Park.
Springfield Park: Lawn, QueensSpringfield Gardens shows up for its park — an It's My Park volunteer day of planting, painting and sprucing across Springfield Park.
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Springfield Park: Trails, QueensA memorial 1.5-mile walk/run through Springfield Park's trails — the Alexander K. Griffin Foundation gathers Queens to move for a mission.
Springfield Park: Trails, QueensA memorial 1.5-mile walk/run through Springfield Park's trails — the Alexander K. Griffin Foundation gathers Queens to move for a mission.
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Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk: Beach 116th Street Island, QueensA family 5K for a cure on the Rockaway boardwalk — walk or run the oceanfront course and fund the fight, strollers welcome.
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk: Beach 116th Street Island, QueensA family 5K for a cure on the Rockaway boardwalk — walk or run the oceanfront course and fund the fight, strollers welcome.
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Forest Park Drive, Forest Park, Forest Hills, QueensA 5K along Forest Park Drive, run under the name of the abandoned rail corridor the neighbourhood wants turned into a greenway.
Forest Park Drive, Forest Park, Forest Hills, QueensA 5K along Forest Park Drive, run under the name of the abandoned rail corridor the neighbourhood wants turned into a greenway.
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Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City / Astoria, QueensThree monumental Chakaia Booker sculptures of recycled tires and steel, including Gridlock and LIKE, return her to Socrates for its 40th year.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City / Astoria, QueensThree monumental Chakaia Booker sculptures of recycled tires and steel, including Gridlock and LIKE, return her to Socrates for its 40th year.
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Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensGolden Lion winner Sonia Boyce films Queens groups and the Resistance Revival Chorus into a kaleidoscopic wallpaper-and-video installation.
Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensGolden Lion winner Sonia Boyce films Queens groups and the Resistance Revival Chorus into a kaleidoscopic wallpaper-and-video installation.
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Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensThree Queens community fellows pick vintage prints from the 1800s to 1979 to ask what makes art American, at the Queens Museum.
Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensThree Queens community fellows pick vintage prints from the 1800s to 1979 to ask what makes art American, at the Queens Museum.
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Socrates Sculpture Park: Socrates Sculpture Park, QueensOlder-adult and multigenerational dancers mark 20 years of Dances for a Variable Population at Socrates Sculpture Park, free to watch.
Socrates Sculpture Park: Socrates Sculpture Park, QueensOlder-adult and multigenerational dancers mark 20 years of Dances for a Variable Population at Socrates Sculpture Park, free to watch.
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Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWalk the grounds of both New York World's Fairs with a collector who knows where Dalí's pavilion stood and where two time capsules still lie buried.
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWalk the grounds of both New York World's Fairs with a collector who knows where Dalí's pavilion stood and where two time capsules still lie buried.
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Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, Astoria, QueensFifty-five dealer tables of rare and collectible vinyl fill Astoria's century-old Czech beer garden for one day of crate digging.
Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, Astoria, QueensFifty-five dealer tables of rare and collectible vinyl fill Astoria's century-old Czech beer garden for one day of crate digging.
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Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City / Astoria, QueensSanford Biggers' cloud sculptures Unsui (Mirror) land on the East River shoreline at Socrates, 25 years after his Terra Mandala there.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City / Astoria, QueensSanford Biggers' cloud sculptures Unsui (Mirror) land on the East River shoreline at Socrates, 25 years after his Terra Mandala there.
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Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park / Glen Oaks, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSolve clues through three acres of towering corn to Victory Bridge in New York City's only corn maze, on a working Queens farm.
Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park / Glen Oaks, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSolve clues through three acres of towering corn to Victory Bridge in New York City's only corn maze, on a working Queens farm.
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Rockaway Theatre Company, The John Gilleece Theater at Fort Tilden, Rockaway Park (the Rockaways), QueensWilde's cucumber sandwiches and mistaken identities come to a converted Fort Tilden army building by the beach, staged by the Rockaways' own troupe.
Rockaway Theatre Company, The John Gilleece Theater at Fort Tilden, Rockaway Park (the Rockaways), QueensWilde's cucumber sandwiches and mistaken identities come to a converted Fort Tilden army building by the beach, staged by the Rockaways' own troupe.
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Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensOptimumPx · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe paperwork behind the Panorama of the City of New York, the 9,335-square-foot model of all five boroughs built for the 1964 World's Fair.
Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensOptimumPx · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe paperwork behind the Panorama of the City of New York, the 9,335-square-foot model of all five boroughs built for the 1964 World's Fair.
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Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, QueensSound, meditation and slow repetitive movement by the East River: a free bilingual workshop led by Violeta Picayo at Socrates Sculpture Park.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, QueensSound, meditation and slow repetitive movement by the East River: a free bilingual workshop led by Violeta Picayo at Socrates Sculpture Park.
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Jacob Riis Park Boardwalk, Rockaway, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA mile of Rockaway boardwalk with ten food vendors, two bars and a retail market — beach day and food hall in one, free to walk in.
Jacob Riis Park Boardwalk, Rockaway, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA mile of Rockaway boardwalk with ten food vendors, two bars and a retail market — beach day and food hall in one, free to walk in.
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Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City / Astoria, QueensAdd your own line to a living map of people, monarch butterflies and the waterfront at Lizania Cruz's new interactive kiosk at Socrates.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City / Astoria, QueensAdd your own line to a living map of people, monarch butterflies and the waterfront at Lizania Cruz's new interactive kiosk at Socrates.
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