Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in Queens on Sunday, Oct 11: 38 picks, refreshed weekly.
38 picks · checked Sep 15
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA 22-ton wall of rubble from a Ciudad Juárez home anchors Teresa Margolles's first large US museum show, free across PS1's third floor.
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA 22-ton wall of rubble from a Ciudad Juárez home anchors Teresa Margolles's first large US museum show, free across PS1's third floor.
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensPedro Pascal plays a former cello prodigy scoring Hollywood films in Tony Gilroy's NYFF Centerpiece, crossing the river to Astoria.
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensPedro Pascal plays a former cello prodigy scoring Hollywood films in Tony Gilroy's NYFF Centerpiece, crossing the river to Astoria.
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensJohn Turturro plays an aging Bronx pickpocket racing across the boroughs to undo one bad lift, with Steve Buscemi along for the ride.
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensJohn Turturro plays an aging Bronx pickpocket racing across the boroughs to undo one bad lift, with Steve Buscemi along for the ride.
Queens County Farm Museum, Glen Oaks, QueensDanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNavigate the Amazing Maize Maze after dark by flashlight at Queens County Farm Museum, one of only two moonlight nights this fall.
Queens County Farm Museum, Glen Oaks, QueensDanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNavigate the Amazing Maize Maze after dark by flashlight at Queens County Farm Museum, one of only two moonlight nights this fall.
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Vander Ende-Onderdonk House, Ridgewood, QueensKidfly182 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree pumpkins for kids, butter churning and fresh apple-pressed cider at the city's oldest Dutch stone house, on the Ridgewood-Bushwick border.
Vander Ende-Onderdonk House, Ridgewood, QueensKidfly182 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree pumpkins for kids, butter churning and fresh apple-pressed cider at the city's oldest Dutch stone house, on the Ridgewood-Bushwick border.
MacDonald Park: MacDonald Park, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA hands-on art workshop in Queens exploring themes of growth and environmental creativity.
MacDonald Park: MacDonald Park, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA hands-on art workshop in Queens exploring themes of growth and environmental creativity.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Astoria, QueensCastIronSeasoner · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA guided walk through Socrates Sculpture Park stops at flamenco performances among the sculptures, ending in a clap-along finale by the East River.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Astoria, QueensCastIronSeasoner · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA guided walk through Socrates Sculpture Park stops at flamenco performances among the sculptures, ending in a clap-along finale by the East River.
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensPosters, film and sculpture from Nobel Peace Prize winner ICAN's artist campaign fill PS1's Homeroom and museum admission is free for all.
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensPosters, film and sculpture from Nobel Peace Prize winner ICAN's artist campaign fill PS1's Homeroom and museum admission is free for all.
Nowadays, Ridgewood, QueensMister Sunday's final long-weekend party of the season: Justin Carter and Eamon Harkin spin sunset-to-dark in Nowadays' yard.
Nowadays, Ridgewood, QueensMister Sunday's final long-weekend party of the season: Justin Carter and Eamon Harkin spin sunset-to-dark in Nowadays' yard.
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.
Cunningham Park: Parking Lot 1 - Union TP and 196 PL, QueensEastern Queens gets its Sunday produce run in Cunningham Park's lot at Union Turnpike, with regional farm stands from 9am.
Cunningham Park: Parking Lot 1 - Union TP and 196 PL, QueensEastern Queens gets its Sunday produce run in Cunningham Park's lot at Union Turnpike, with regional farm stands from 9am.
Francis Lewis Park: Francis Lewis Park, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWalk pink-ribboned laps along Whitestone's waterfront Francis Lewis Park for breast cancer awareness — a neighbor-run walk with a gift per mile.
Francis Lewis Park: Francis Lewis Park, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWalk pink-ribboned laps along Whitestone's waterfront Francis Lewis Park for breast cancer awareness — a neighbor-run walk with a gift per mile.
Flushing Meadows Corona Park: Vatican Pavillion, QueensSunday-morning outdoor prayer at the Vatican Pavilion site in Flushing Meadows, where Michelangelo's Pietà drew crowds at the 1964 World's Fair.
Flushing Meadows Corona Park: Vatican Pavillion, QueensSunday-morning outdoor prayer at the Vatican Pavilion site in Flushing Meadows, where Michelangelo's Pietà drew crowds at the 1964 World's Fair.
CC Moore Homestead Playground: Performance Area, QueensTwo evening hours of cultural programming on the performance area at CC Moore Homestead Playground, Elmhurst's park on Broadway — free.
CC Moore Homestead Playground: Performance Area, QueensTwo evening hours of cultural programming on the performance area at CC Moore Homestead Playground, Elmhurst's park on Broadway — free.
Alley Pond Park: Parking Lot 01 - Springfield, QueensMeet adoptable shelter animals from Animal Care Centers of NYC in Alley Pond Park's Springfield Blvd lot — bring ID and you could leave with a pet.
Alley Pond Park: Parking Lot 01 - Springfield, QueensMeet adoptable shelter animals from Animal Care Centers of NYC in Alley Pond Park's Springfield Blvd lot — bring ID and you could leave with a pet.
Flushing Meadows Corona Park: Soccer-08, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons06 United, the Queens youth soccer club founded in 2006, marks 20 years with a charity cup across two Flushing Meadows Corona Park fields.
Flushing Meadows Corona Park: Soccer-08, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons06 United, the Queens youth soccer club founded in 2006, marks 20 years with a charity cup across two Flushing Meadows Corona Park fields.
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensDwayne Johnson, Justin Timberlake and Sarah Michelle Gellar in Richard Kelly's apocalyptic cult oddity, on 35mm with critic J. Hoberman.
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensDwayne Johnson, Justin Timberlake and Sarah Michelle Gellar in Richard Kelly's apocalyptic cult oddity, on 35mm with critic J. Hoberman.
SculptureCenter, Long Island City, QueensCevdet Erek's first New York solo turns thrash-metal memories into sound sculpture, beside Aziz Hazara's objects returned from Bagram.
SculptureCenter, Long Island City, QueensCevdet Erek's first New York solo turns thrash-metal memories into sound sculpture, beside Aziz Hazara's objects returned from Bagram.
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensMichael Powell's scandalous 1960 thriller about a photographer who films his victims, introduced by critic J. Hoberman in Astoria.
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensMichael Powell's scandalous 1960 thriller about a photographer who films his victims, introduced by critic J. Hoberman in Astoria.
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.
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.
The Noguchi Museum, Long Island City, QueensWmpearl · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsA ten-foot marble slide and Akari lamps: the Noguchi Museum revisits the artist's 1986 Venice Biennale pavilion in Long Island City.
The Noguchi Museum, Long Island City, QueensWmpearl · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsA ten-foot marble slide and Akari lamps: the Noguchi Museum revisits the artist's 1986 Venice Biennale pavilion in Long Island City.
Knockdown Center, Maspeth, QueensUser:Knifegames · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsItalian producer GENESI, No. 5 on 1001Tracklists' 2025 producer chart, plays an extended Knockdown set on the holiday-eve Sunday.
Knockdown Center, Maspeth, QueensUser:Knifegames · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsItalian producer GENESI, No. 5 on 1001Tracklists' 2025 producer chart, plays an extended Knockdown set on the holiday-eve Sunday.
SculptureCenter, Long Island City, QueensAziz Hazara brings kneepads, tents and kitchenware discarded at Bagram Airfield back to the US — the first full showing of the collection.
SculptureCenter, Long Island City, QueensAziz Hazara brings kneepads, tents and kitchenware discarded at Bagram Airfield back to the US — the first full showing of the collection.
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