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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best outdoor things to do in queens in New York City on Saturday, Oct 10: 18 picks, refreshed weekly.
18 picks · checked Sep 28
New York Hall of Science parking lot, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDozens of stalls cooking the food of dozens of countries fill a Flushing Meadows lot until midnight, free to walk in, with the season's end near.
New York Hall of Science parking lot, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDozens of stalls cooking the food of dozens of countries fill a Flushing Meadows lot until midnight, free to walk in, with the season's end near.
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Columbus Square: Columbus Square - Whole Park, QueensMarching bands, soccer clubs and a costumed Columbus and Queen Isabella parade through Astoria to the Columbus statue — a free, neighborly 49th year.
Columbus Square: Columbus Square - Whole Park, QueensMarching bands, soccer clubs and a costumed Columbus and Queen Isabella parade through Astoria to the Columbus statue — a free, neighborly 49th year.
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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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Cunningham Park, Fresh Meadows, QueensA seven-hour pumpkin festival takes over a picnic grove in Cunningham Park, one of the largest green spaces in eastern Queens.
Cunningham Park, Fresh Meadows, QueensA seven-hour pumpkin festival takes over a picnic grove in Cunningham Park, one of the largest green spaces in eastern Queens.
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Flushing Meadows Corona Park: Ederle Terrace, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTwenty years after the city dedicated the Sri Chinmoy Heart-Garden, a peace-themed gathering returns to Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
Flushing Meadows Corona Park: Ederle Terrace, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTwenty years after the city dedicated the Sri Chinmoy Heart-Garden, a peace-themed gathering returns to Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
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Torsney Playground: Torsney Playground - Whole Park, QueensTristate farmers line Skillman Avenue beside Lou Lodati Park — Terhune Orchards fruit, Ballards honey, fresh-caught fish, all free to browse.
Torsney Playground: Torsney Playground - Whole Park, QueensTristate farmers line Skillman Avenue beside Lou Lodati Park — Terhune Orchards fruit, Ballards honey, fresh-caught fish, all free to browse.
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Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk: Beach 59th Street, QueensA free boxing-inspired cardio workout on the Rockaway boardwalk, ocean-air fitness on the Queens beachfront.
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk: Beach 59th Street, QueensA free boxing-inspired cardio workout on the Rockaway boardwalk, ocean-air fitness on the Queens beachfront.
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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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Flushing Meadows Corona Park: Ederle Terrace, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAn afternoon-long outdoor prayer vigil at the old World's Fair Vatican Pavilion site in Flushing Meadows Corona Park — one of four this October.
Flushing Meadows Corona Park: Ederle Terrace, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAn afternoon-long outdoor prayer vigil at the old World's Fair Vatican Pavilion site in Flushing Meadows Corona Park — one of four this October.
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Little Bay Park, Bayside, QueensCostumed dogs march the waterfront path under the Throgs Neck Bridge at Little Bay Park's first Halloween pooch parade.
Little Bay Park, Bayside, QueensCostumed dogs march the waterfront path under the Throgs Neck Bridge at Little Bay Park's first Halloween pooch parade.
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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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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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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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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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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 / 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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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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Highland Park: Reservoir Path, QueensJoin guided joggers looping Highland Park's scenic reservoir path in a community-run atmosphere.
Highland Park: Reservoir Path, QueensJoin guided joggers looping Highland Park's scenic reservoir path in a community-run atmosphere.
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