Homecoming: Sanford Biggers
Sanford Biggers returns to the East River park where he once built as a fellow, with work installed on open lawn against the Manhattan skyline.
Upcoming events in Astoria — curated from the Stumblday board and refreshed regularly.
10 picks · checked Aug 12
Sanford Biggers returns to the East River park where he once built as a fellow, with work installed on open lawn against the Manhattan skyline.
Sanford Biggers returns to the East River park where he once built as a fellow, with work installed on open lawn against the Manhattan skyline.
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Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Avenue, Astoria, Astoria, QueensA feature-length reel of the internet's best cat footage screens at MoMI in Astoria, with ticket proceeds going to local cat rescue.
Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Avenue, Astoria, Astoria, QueensA feature-length reel of the internet's best cat footage screens at MoMI in Astoria, with ticket proceeds going to local cat rescue.
Astoria Park, Hoyt Avenue North & 19th Street, Astoria, Astoria, QueensLive bands, DJs and rows of artist and food vendors take over Astoria Park under the RFK Bridge - free to walk in either day.
Astoria Park, Hoyt Avenue North & 19th Street, Astoria, Astoria, QueensLive bands, DJs and rows of artist and food vendors take over Astoria Park under the RFK Bridge - free to walk in either day.
Hallets Cove Beach, 31-10 Vernon Boulevard, Astoria, Astoria, QueensVolunteers hand you a kayak and push you onto the East River off an Astoria beach - no experience, no booking, no charge.
Hallets Cove Beach, 31-10 Vernon Boulevard, Astoria, Astoria, QueensVolunteers hand you a kayak and push you onto the East River off an Astoria beach - no experience, no booking, no charge.
Four DJs work techno, live synths and drum and bass across five hours at Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, with a full sound and lighting rig brought in.
Four DJs work techno, live synths and drum and bass across five hours at Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, with a full sound and lighting rig brought in.
Rainey Park, Astoria, QueensJurassic World Rebirth on an outdoor screen in Astoria, with Rainey Park's lawn running down to the East River behind the audience.
Rainey Park, Astoria, QueensJurassic World Rebirth on an outdoor screen in Astoria, with Rainey Park's lawn running down to the East River behind the audience.
Six hours of free DJ sets in the Kaufman Courtyard at Museum of the Moving Image, running rain or shine.
Six hours of free DJ sets in the Kaufman Courtyard at Museum of the Moving Image, running rain or shine.
Kubrick's 2001 in a 70mm print closes the 11th See It Big series in a theater the museum built for space-age scale.
Kubrick's 2001 in a 70mm print closes the 11th See It Big series in a theater the museum built for space-age scale.
Grammy-nominated Mexico City band Elefante plays an 18-and-over late show at Melrose Ballroom, billed on some listings as Elefante en Queens.
Grammy-nominated Mexico City band Elefante plays an 18-and-over late show at Melrose Ballroom, billed on some listings as Elefante en Queens.
A free drop-in Vinyasa class on the lawn at Socrates Sculpture Park, no registration, with the East River and the skyline behind you.
A free drop-in Vinyasa class on the lawn at Socrates Sculpture Park, no registration, with the East River and the skyline behind you.
This list covers the weekend of Aug 15–16, 2026, and it refreshes automatically every week.
Stumblday curates and re-ranks NYC events each week from official venue and city sources — so you get a short, vetted shortlist instead of an endless calendar.





