Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in Queens over Columbus Day weekend 2026 (Oct 10–12): 71 picks, refreshed weekly.
71 picks · checked Sep 17
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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Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park, QueensMaffilms13 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsQueens Farm marks Indigenous Peoples Day on 47 acres of working farmland that has been cultivated since 1697 — the city's last undisturbed tract.
Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park, QueensMaffilms13 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsQueens Farm marks Indigenous Peoples Day on 47 acres of working farmland that has been cultivated since 1697 — the city's last undisturbed tract.
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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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Main Street, Flushing, QueensA Malaysian independence parade takes Main Street through downtown Flushing, the rare Merdeka procession on a New York City street.
Main Street, Flushing, QueensA Malaysian independence parade takes Main Street through downtown Flushing, the rare Merdeka procession on a New York City street.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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Regal UA Midway, 108-22 Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills, QueensForty-seven films from fourteen countries fill a Forest Hills multiplex for three days of Caribbean and diaspora storytelling.
Regal UA Midway, 108-22 Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills, QueensForty-seven films from fourteen countries fill a Forest Hills multiplex for three days of Caribbean and diaspora storytelling.
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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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Forest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills, QueensSWinxy · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFoster the People play the historic Forest Hills tennis stadium under open October sky, with Goth Babe opening the Good Mourning Sunshine Tour.
Forest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills, QueensSWinxy · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFoster the People play the historic Forest Hills tennis stadium under open October sky, with Goth Babe opening the Good Mourning Sunshine Tour.
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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.
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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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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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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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35th Ave between 82nd & 81st St, QueensA church-run flea market takes over 35th Avenue in Jackson Heights — secondhand finds, household goods and a very Queens sidewalk crowd.
35th Ave between 82nd & 81st St, QueensA church-run flea market takes over 35th Avenue in Jackson Heights — secondhand finds, household goods and a very Queens sidewalk crowd.
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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.
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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.
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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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