The best things to do in Queens next weekend, Sep 4–7, 2026 — hand-curated and refreshed weekly.
53 picks · checked Aug 26
Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensThird-round singles inside Arthur Ashe, the largest tennis stadium in the world, with grounds access to Armstrong and the outer courts.
Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensThird-round singles inside Arthur Ashe, the largest tennis stadium in the world, with grounds access to Armstrong and the outer courts.
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensFifty-three New York artists sprawl across every floor of MoMA PS1 with 150-plus works and admission is free in its final days.
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensFifty-three New York artists sprawl across every floor of MoMA PS1 with 150-plus works and admission is free in its final days.
34th Avenue Open Street, Jackson Heights, QueensUnicycle basketball, races and a learn-to-ride area take over 34th Avenue's mile-plus open street in Jackson Heights for the festival's 17th year.
34th Avenue Open Street, Jackson Heights, QueensUnicycle basketball, races and a learn-to-ride area take over 34th Avenue's mile-plus open street in Jackson Heights for the festival's 17th year.
Aqueduct Racetrack, South Ozone Park, QueensNew York City Transit Authority · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsNew York City loses its last racetrack after 132 years. Live racing ended in June; NYRA keeps the doors open for simulcast through Labor Day Monday and then that is it. Admission is free.
Aqueduct Racetrack, South Ozone Park, QueensNew York City Transit Authority · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsNew York City loses its last racetrack after 132 years. Live racing ended in June; NYRA keeps the doors open for simulcast through Labor Day Monday and then that is it. Admission is free.
Cross Bay Boulevard, Broad Channel, QueensThe island community in the middle of Jamaica Bay closes Cross Bay Boulevard for its homemade-float Labor Day parade. Free, small and unlike anything else in the city.
Cross Bay Boulevard, Broad Channel, QueensThe island community in the middle of Jamaica Bay closes Cross Bay Boulevard for its homemade-float Labor Day parade. Free, small and unlike anything else in the city.
46th Avenue street fair site, Long Island City, QueensJAPAN Fes brings 18 Japanese street-food vendors to 46th Avenue in Hunters Point — and unlike most editions, this one runs into the night, until 10pm.
46th Avenue street fair site, Long Island City, QueensJAPAN Fes brings 18 Japanese street-food vendors to 46th Avenue in Hunters Point — and unlike most editions, this one runs into the night, until 10pm.
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Forest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills, QueensRauw Alejandro headlines the global debut of Red Bull Chapters, a three-act show tracing his past, present and future at Forest Hills Stadium.
Forest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills, QueensRauw Alejandro headlines the global debut of Red Bull Chapters, a three-act show tracing his past, present and future at Forest Hills Stadium.
Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensThird-round singles at Arthur Ashe to open Labor Day weekend, with grounds access to Armstrong, the Grandstand and the outer courts.
Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensThird-round singles at Arthur Ashe to open Labor Day weekend, with grounds access to Armstrong, the Grandstand and the outer courts.
Third-round night tennis inside Louis Armstrong Stadium, the tournament's second show court, with a retractable roof and its own ticket.
Third-round night tennis inside Louis Armstrong Stadium, the tournament's second show court, with a retractable roof and its own ticket.
Knockdown Center, Maspeth, QueensThe UK dance legends close their sold-out two-night Labor Day stand at Knockdown Center — two full sets, no opener, their only U.S. headline shows of 2026.
Knockdown Center, Maspeth, QueensThe UK dance legends close their sold-out two-night Labor Day stand at Knockdown Center — two full sets, no opener, their only U.S. headline shows of 2026.
Crown Square Pizza, Rockaway Beach, QueensTyler A. McNeil · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDetroit-style pizza arrives in Rockaway Beach from the owner of the boardwalk's Seany Pizza. Thick, crisp-edged squares in a neighborhood that defaults to the plain slice.
Crown Square Pizza, Rockaway Beach, QueensTyler A. McNeil · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDetroit-style pizza arrives in Rockaway Beach from the owner of the boardwalk's Seany Pizza. Thick, crisp-edged squares in a neighborhood that defaults to the plain slice.
Knockdown Center, Maspeth, QueensLondon's queer-disco institution throws its annual Labor Day Sunday blowout at Knockdown Center — disco, boogie and house from 10 PM to 5 AM, with no work.
Knockdown Center, Maspeth, QueensLondon's queer-disco institution throws its annual Labor Day Sunday blowout at Knockdown Center — disco, boogie and house from 10 PM to 5 AM, with no work.
Knockdown Center, Maspeth, QueensHot Since 82's annual full-venue Knockdown Center takeover, with New York house legend Danny Tenaglia joining a 3pm-to-5am indoor-outdoor marathon.
Knockdown Center, Maspeth, QueensHot Since 82's annual full-venue Knockdown Center takeover, with New York house legend Danny Tenaglia joining a 3pm-to-5am indoor-outdoor marathon.
The Ruins at Knockdown Center, Maspeth, QueensThe UK bass shape-shifter makes his Knockdown Center debut with a seven-hour open-air day party in The Ruins, backed by New York's x3butterfly and adobeprincess.
The Ruins at Knockdown Center, Maspeth, QueensThe UK bass shape-shifter makes his Knockdown Center debut with a seven-hour open-air day party in The Ruins, backed by New York's x3butterfly and adobeprincess.
The Mets host the Giants at Citi Field in an afternoon start, one 7 train stop past the US Open grounds in Flushing Meadows.
The Mets host the Giants at Citi Field in an afternoon start, one 7 train stop past the US Open grounds in Flushing Meadows.
Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensRound-of-16 singles at Arthur Ashe with the draw down to sixteen players a side, plus grounds access to Armstrong and the outer courts.
Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensRound-of-16 singles at Arthur Ashe with the draw down to sixteen players a side, plus grounds access to Armstrong and the outer courts.
Austin Street, Forest Hills, Forest Hills, QueensForest Hills' main shopping strip goes car-free for Queens' big Labor Day weekend street fair — crafts, fair food, kids' rides and live music on Austin Street.
Austin Street, Forest Hills, Forest Hills, QueensForest Hills' main shopping strip goes car-free for Queens' big Labor Day weekend street fair — crafts, fair food, kids' rides and live music on Austin Street.
Louis Armstrong Stadium, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queenskarlnorling from New York, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThird-round tennis in Louis Armstrong Stadium — the US Open's second show court, with its own roof.
Louis Armstrong Stadium, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queenskarlnorling from New York, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThird-round tennis in Louis Armstrong Stadium — the US Open's second show court, with its own roof.
Grandstand, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThird-round tennis in the Grandstand — the best-value seat on the grounds.
Grandstand, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThird-round tennis in the Grandstand — the best-value seat on the grounds.
A grounds pass opens Louis Armstrong Stadium, the Grandstand and every outer court for third-round singles and doubles at Flushing Meadows.
A grounds pass opens Louis Armstrong Stadium, the Grandstand and every outer court for third-round singles and doubles at Flushing Meadows.
New York Hall of Science, Corona, QueensAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsOver 100 independent vendors sell food, art and merchandise behind the Hall of Science until midnight, then the market breaks for the US Open.
New York Hall of Science, Corona, QueensAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsOver 100 independent vendors sell food, art and merchandise behind the Hall of Science until midnight, then the market breaks for the US Open.
34th Avenue Open Street, Jackson Heights, Queens34th Avenue closes for two days of races, workshops and unicycle basketball in Jackson Heights.
34th Avenue Open Street, Jackson Heights, Queens34th Avenue closes for two days of races, workshops and unicycle basketball in Jackson Heights.
The Noguchi Museum, Long Island City, QueensWmpearl · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsIsamu Noguchi's own LIC museum reframes his stone, steel and paper works around the city that shaped him — a serene sculpture garden at its heart.
The Noguchi Museum, Long Island City, QueensWmpearl · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsIsamu Noguchi's own LIC museum reframes his stone, steel and paper works around the city that shaped him — a serene sculpture garden at its heart.
The Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33rd Road, Long Island City, QueensThe Noguchi Museum restages Isamu Noguchi's 1986 Venice Biennale — glowing Akari light sculptures and carved stone reunited in his own garden museum.
The Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33rd Road, Long Island City, QueensThe Noguchi Museum restages Isamu Noguchi's 1986 Venice Biennale — glowing Akari light sculptures and carved stone reunited in his own garden museum.
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Big weekends coming up — save them now, plan later.
