Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best date night in Queens the weekend of Oct 9–12, 2026: 14 picks, refreshed weekly.
14 picks · checked Sep 15
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.
Knockdown Center, Maspeth, QueensKazuhisa OTSUBO from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHoney Dijon takes over all of Knockdown Center from afternoon to 5am, with Derrick Carter and Luke Solomon joining her.
Knockdown Center, Maspeth, QueensKazuhisa OTSUBO from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHoney Dijon takes over all of Knockdown Center from afternoon to 5am, with Derrick Carter and Luke Solomon joining her.
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensLotte Reiniger's cut-paper silhouette feature, made 11 years before Snow White, turns 100 on 35mm with live piano and an expert intro.
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensLotte Reiniger's cut-paper silhouette feature, made 11 years before Snow White, turns 100 on 35mm with live piano and an expert intro.
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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.
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.
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.
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensSam Neill hunts a vanished horror novelist into a Lovecraftian small town in John Carpenter's cult shocker, projected on 35mm.
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensSam Neill hunts a vanished horror novelist into a Lovecraftian small town in John Carpenter's cult shocker, projected on 35mm.
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.
Nowadays, Ridgewood, QueensUK turntablist DjRUM gets the Nowadays sound system for a full all-nighter, from jazz-piano ambience to breakbeat pressure.
Nowadays, Ridgewood, QueensUK turntablist DjRUM gets the Nowadays sound system for a full all-nighter, from jazz-piano ambience to breakbeat pressure.
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.
Q.E.D. Astoria, Astoria, QueensComedy Mob and Phat Set's monthly stand-up night in Astoria is free now — just order one item at the bar at Q.E.D.
Q.E.D. Astoria, Astoria, QueensComedy Mob and Phat Set's monthly stand-up night in Astoria is free now — just order one item at the bar at Q.E.D.
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.
Q.E.D. Astoria, Astoria, QueensOmar Zinda hosts a stand-up showcase about the chaos and charm of immigrant life in NYC, with comics from the world's borough at Q.E.D.
Q.E.D. Astoria, Astoria, QueensOmar Zinda hosts a stand-up showcase about the chaos and charm of immigrant life in NYC, with comics from the world's borough at Q.E.D.
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