Things to Do in Queens This Weekend

Oct 9–12 · 73 picks hand‑checked by Stumblday against organizer pages · 2 free in the top 10 · updated Oct 8

The 10 best things to do in Queens this weekend (Oct 9–12)

  1. Indigenous Peoples Day at Queens County Farm Museum — Monday, October 12 · Floral Park
  2. 49th Annual Queens Columbus Day Parade — Saturday 12pm–2pm · Queens
  3. Malaysia Day Merdeka Parade in Flushing — Sunday, October 11, 12–3pm · Flushing
  4. Amazing Maize Maze — Sat, Oct 24 11:00am · $10 – $17 · Floral Park
  5. Teresa Margolles: En el lugar de los hechos (At the Scene) — Sep 24–Feb 8, 2027 · Free · Long Island City
  6. Behemoth! (Tony Gilroy, Pedro Pascal) — Nyff64 at Museum of the Moving Image — Oct 9 at MoMI; also Oct 11 · $40 · Astoria
  7. The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (John Turturro) — Nyff64 at MoMI — Oct 9 at MoMI; also Oct 10 and Oct 12 · $35 · Astoria
  8. Conch Shell International Film Festival 2026 — October 9–11, 11am–9pm · Individual tickets $20 · Forest Hills
  9. Queens Night Market — Sat, Oct 10, 4pm–midnight · Free · Flushing Meadows Corona Park
  10. Pumpkin Party 2026 at Cunningham Park — Saturday, October 10, 10am–5pm · Fresh Meadows

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About this list

Stumblday's 73 hand-checked picks for Oct 9–12: this weekend's Queens picks — food first, Flushing to the Rockaways.

This is the Queens slice of the weekly hand-checked board, led by what is distinct to the borough that weekend rather than the citywide headliners. If the weekend has a tentpole in the borough, from the US Open to a street fair on Roosevelt Avenue, it is ranked here.

FAQ

When is "this weekend"?

This list covers the weekend of Oct 9–12, 2026, and it refreshes automatically every week.

Is Queens worth the trip if I do not live there?

The 7 train alone justifies it: Flushing Meadows, Corona, and Jackson Heights hold some of the city's best food events, and summer adds the Rockaways. Most picks here sit within a few blocks of a subway stop, and each page says which.

Why do food events dominate this list?

Because they dominate the borough's actual calendar — night markets, street fairs, and food festivals are what Queens programs most, and the ranking reflects the real weekend rather than balancing categories for looks.

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