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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best outdoors in Rockaway, Queens the weekend of Oct 2–4, 2026: 6 picks, refreshed weekly.
6 picks · checked Sep 28
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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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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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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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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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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