Stumblday's 34 hand-checked picks for Aug 28–30: parks, beaches, and open-air events across Queens this weekend.
34 picks · checked Aug 26
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.
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk: Beach 90th Street Surfing Beach, QueensGnome Surf puts neurodivergent kids on boards at Rockaway with 70 trained instructors, zero experience required.
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk: Beach 90th Street Surfing Beach, QueensGnome Surf puts neurodivergent kids on boards at Rockaway with 70 trained instructors, zero experience required.
Forest Park: Handball-09 , QueensLearn essential bike safety skills in a free, hands-on session. Perfect for new riders to gain confidence on paved paths.
Forest Park: Handball-09 , QueensLearn essential bike safety skills in a free, hands-on session. Perfect for new riders to gain confidence on paved paths.
Queensbridge Park: Queensbridge Park, QueensUrban Park Rangers lead a free hour of hands-on nature discovery in Queensbridge Park — wildlife hunting under the bridge with skyline views.
Queensbridge Park: Queensbridge Park, QueensUrban Park Rangers lead a free hour of hands-on nature discovery in Queensbridge Park — wildlife hunting under the bridge with skyline views.
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk, Rockaway Beach, QueensUrban Park Rangers walk the Rockaway shoreline, reading the ecosystem off what washes up.
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk, Rockaway Beach, QueensUrban Park Rangers walk the Rockaway shoreline, reading the ecosystem off what washes up.
Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park, QueensFamilies plant, weed and harvest in the growing fields of a working Queens farm, then eat what comes out of the ground that hour.
Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park, QueensFamilies plant, weed and harvest in the growing fields of a working Queens farm, then eat what comes out of the ground that hour.
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Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, QueensJohn Morse takes a slot on the free East River lawn at Socrates Sculpture Park, one of four installations sharing the waterfront site this season.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, QueensJohn Morse takes a slot on the free East River lawn at Socrates Sculpture Park, one of four installations sharing the waterfront site this season.
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.
Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park, QueensQueens County Farm throws a free corn festival - husking, sack races, corn-husk wreaths - to open its three-acre maze.
Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park, QueensQueens County Farm throws a free corn festival - husking, sack races, corn-husk wreaths - to open its three-acre maze.
Bowne Park: Bowne Park, QueensNYC Parks' Movies Under the Stars lands at Bowne Park, where the screen goes up beside the Flushing pond and the model-boat crowd.
Bowne Park: Bowne Park, QueensNYC Parks' Movies Under the Stars lands at Bowne Park, where the screen goes up beside the Flushing pond and the model-boat crowd.
Forest Park: Bandshell and Seating, QueensAn early-evening concert fills Forest Park's historic Seuffert Bandshell — free music under the oaks as summer's last Sunday winds down.
Forest Park: Bandshell and Seating, QueensAn early-evening concert fills Forest Park's historic Seuffert Bandshell — free music under the oaks as summer's last Sunday winds down.
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk: Beach 94th Street, QueensA 10-mile morning run rolls down the Rockaway boardwalk from Beach 94th — ocean on one side, sunrise crews on the other, done by brunch.
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk: Beach 94th Street, QueensA 10-mile morning run rolls down the Rockaway boardwalk from Beach 94th — ocean on one side, sunrise crews on the other, done by brunch.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, QueensSanford Biggers brings his conceptual patchworking of quilts, classical sculpture and sound outdoors to the free East River lawn at Socrates.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, QueensSanford Biggers brings his conceptual patchworking of quilts, classical sculpture and sound outdoors to the free East River lawn at Socrates.
Forest Park: Trails Orange, QueensWatch Queens' hardiest runners tackle a 50K ultra-marathon looping Forest Park's orange dirt trails, free to spectate.
Forest Park: Trails Orange, QueensWatch Queens' hardiest runners tackle a 50K ultra-marathon looping Forest Park's orange dirt trails, free to spectate.
Ralph Demarco Park, Astoria, QueensFree open-air Shakespeare on the Astoria waterfront lawn, with the Hell Gate Bridge and the East River right behind the playing space.
Ralph Demarco Park, Astoria, QueensFree open-air Shakespeare on the Astoria waterfront lawn, with the Hell Gate Bridge and the East River right behind the playing space.
Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensThree Terra Foundation fellows pull vintage silver gelatin and albumen prints from the collection to ask what American-ness actually looks like.
Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensThree Terra Foundation fellows pull vintage silver gelatin and albumen prints from the collection to ask what American-ness actually looks like.
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.
Flushing Meadows Corona Park: Vatican Pavillion, QueensA morning Holy Hour at the Vatican Pavilion site in Flushing Meadows — a recurring open-air devotion on 1964 World's Fair ground.
Flushing Meadows Corona Park: Vatican Pavillion, QueensA morning Holy Hour at the Vatican Pavilion site in Flushing Meadows — a recurring open-air devotion on 1964 World's Fair ground.
Phil “Scooter” Rizzuto Park, Ozone Park, QueensUrban Park Rangers hand out magnetic bows and foam axes on the Ozone Park ballfields, with all equipment provided.
Phil “Scooter” Rizzuto Park, Ozone Park, QueensUrban Park Rangers hand out magnetic bows and foam axes on the Ozone Park ballfields, with all equipment provided.
Forest Park: Strack Pond, QueensRhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSpend a Saturday morning restoring the woods around Forest Park's glacial Strack Pond — invasive clearing with wood ducks for company.
Forest Park: Strack Pond, QueensRhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSpend a Saturday morning restoring the woods around Forest Park's glacial Strack Pond — invasive clearing with wood ducks for company.
Rockaway Beach, Beach 67th Street, Rockaway Beach, QueensSix sculptural ping-pong tables sit in the sand at Rockaway Beach, including a walnut sea monster swallowing a salvaged aluminum boat.
Rockaway Beach, Beach 67th Street, Rockaway Beach, QueensSix sculptural ping-pong tables sit in the sand at Rockaway Beach, including a walnut sea monster swallowing a salvaged aluminum boat.
Jacob Riis Park Boardwalk, Rockaway, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA mile of Rockaway boardwalk with ten food vendors, two bars and a retail market — beach day and food hall in one, free to walk in.
Jacob Riis Park Boardwalk, Rockaway, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA mile of Rockaway boardwalk with ten food vendors, two bars and a retail market — beach day and food hall in one, free to walk in.
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk, Beach 94th Street, Rockaway Beach, QueensFree Shakespeare performed on the sand at Beach 94th Street, where the surf and the A train do the sound design for you.
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk, Beach 94th Street, Rockaway Beach, QueensFree Shakespeare performed on the sand at Beach 94th Street, where the surf and the A train do the sound design for you.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, QueensThirty years of the Socrates Annual fellowship, marked with new site-specific commissions across the free East River sculpture park.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, QueensThirty years of the Socrates Annual fellowship, marked with new site-specific commissions across the free East River sculpture park.
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