Stumblday's 10 hand-checked picks for Aug 28–30: shows and free concerts across Queens this weekend.
10 picks · checked Aug 26
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensTomasTomasTomas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe 28th Warm Up season ends in the MoMA PS1 courtyard with TDJ, De Schuurman, keiyaA and DJ WORKING CLASS.
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensTomasTomasTomas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe 28th Warm Up season ends in the MoMA PS1 courtyard with TDJ, De Schuurman, keiyaA and DJ WORKING CLASS.
Forest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills, QueensEmpire of the Sun brings their elaborate headdresses and dancers to Forest Hills Stadium, with Polo & Pan and Midnight Generation supporting.
Forest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills, QueensEmpire of the Sun brings their elaborate headdresses and dancers to Forest Hills Stadium, with Polo & Pan and Midnight Generation supporting.
Forest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills, QueensZac Brown Band and Grace Potter fill Forest Hills Stadium — the open-air Tudor bowl where the Beatles once played, in the middle of Queens.
Forest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills, QueensZac Brown Band and Grace Potter fill Forest Hills Stadium — the open-air Tudor bowl where the Beatles once played, in the middle of Queens.
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensSix hours of free DJ sets in the Kaufman Courtyard at Museum of the Moving Image, running rain or shine.
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensSix hours of free DJ sets in the Kaufman Courtyard at Museum of the Moving Image, running rain or shine.
Beach Channel Dr between Bay 32nd & Seagirt Blvd, QueensExperience the Queens Carnival in the Rockaways! Mas bands and soca trucks bring Caribbean energy to Beach Channel Drive.
Beach Channel Dr between Bay 32nd & Seagirt Blvd, QueensExperience the Queens Carnival in the Rockaways! Mas bands and soca trucks bring Caribbean energy to Beach Channel Drive.
Culture Lab LIC, Long Island City, QueensThe Robert Silverman Quartet plays Culture Lab's weekly free jazz night, staged inside an intimate Long Island City art gallery.
Culture Lab LIC, Long Island City, QueensThe Robert Silverman Quartet plays Culture Lab's weekly free jazz night, staged inside an intimate Long Island City art gallery.
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Beach 17 Playground (O'Donohue Park): Beach 17th Street Performance Space, QueensDance to disco, pop, house and Latin beats at this free open-air music showcase. Enjoy the tunes steps from the Far Rockaway beach.
Beach 17 Playground (O'Donohue Park): Beach 17th Street Performance Space, QueensDance to disco, pop, house and Latin beats at this free open-air music showcase. Enjoy the tunes steps from the Far Rockaway beach.
Culture Lab LIC, Long Island City, QueensTwo free nights of outdoor live music and pop-up vendors in Culture Lab's 18,000-square-foot lot in Long Island City.
Culture Lab LIC, Long Island City, QueensTwo free nights of outdoor live music and pop-up vendors in Culture Lab's 18,000-square-foot lot in Long Island City.
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, QueensD-Nice and Natasha Diggs headline a free block party at the US Open grounds.
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, QueensD-Nice and Natasha Diggs headline a free block party at the US Open grounds.
The Rockaway Hotel, Rockaway Beach, QueensBoston funk-rock band Ripe play outdoors at The Rockaway Hotel, a beach-block show capped at a few hundred people.
The Rockaway Hotel, Rockaway Beach, QueensBoston funk-rock band Ripe play outdoors at The Rockaway Hotel, a beach-block show capped at a few hundred people.
This list covers the weekend of Aug 28–30, 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.
