These 275 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 18 at 1pm (This weekend)
Culture Lab LIC · LIC • $0
A monthly plant lover's playground where local growers and indie shops sling everything from rare aroids to easy starter houseplants. Handmade ceramic planters included, green thumb not required.
October 17 at 12pm (This weekend) +1
Gottscheer Hall · Ridgewood • Free
Slow shopping done right: over 25 independent sellers pack a historic Queens beer hall with vintage clothing, vinyl, jewelry, and rare finds, plus tarot readings and a charity raffle.
October 24 at 4pm (Next weekend)
Flushing Meadows Corona Park · Flushing • Free
Celebrate Queens' incredible cultural mix at this free evening market, where independent vendors dish out global flavors alongside authentic art and small-scale performances under the stars.
October 28 at 4pm
RISE (Rockaway Initiative for Sustainability and Equity) · Arverne
The sweetest souvenir in the Rockaways: fill your own jar with raw honey harvested from hives right on the peninsula, and support youth and environmental programs while you're at it.
October 31 at 4pm
Flushing Meadows Corona Park · Flushing • Free
Browse handmade treasures and global street food beneath the glow of the iconic Unisphere at this free Halloween night market. Local vendors, live cultural performances, and a spooky seasonal atmosphere make for a memorable evening in one of NYC's most storied parks.
November 7 at 12pm
Gottscheer Hall · Ridgewood • $$
Horror fans, this one's for you: an underground book fair where 40+ indie authors, publishers, and vendors peddle their darkest wares inside a century-old German beer hall. Shop vendors to stamp your Haunted Book Fair gameboard and score a limited-edition Paulie the pigeon pin.
Browse Queens neighborhood by neighborhood, get ideas just for you, or ask me anything.
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Sun, Oct 18 · 12:00 PM
Astoria Farmers' Market · Astoria
Sun, Oct 18 · 8:00 AM
Jackson Heights Greenmarket · Jackson Heights
Sun, Oct 18 · 6:00 AM
Jackson Heights Greenmarket · Jackson Heights
Sun, Oct 18 · 6:00 AM
Jackson Heights Greenmarket · Jackson Heights
Tue, Oct 20 · 8:00 AM
Elmhurst Greenmarket · Elmhurst
Sat, Oct 24 · 4:00 PM
New York Hall of Science · Corona
Sat, Oct 24 · 4:00 PM
Flushing Meadows Corona Park · Flushing
Free
Sun, Nov 8 · 2:00 PM
The Reform Temple of Forest Hills · Forest Hills
Sat, Dec 12 · 12:00 PM
The Rockaway Hotel · Rockaway Park
Materials for the Arts · LIC
Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden · Astoria
$
Culture Lab LIC · LIC
Sanger Hall · Sunnyside
$$
Forest Hills Greenmarket · Forest Hills
Astoria Farmers' Market · Astoria
Tangram · Flushing
Corona
Queens Village
Forest Hills
Elmhurst
Jackson Heights
College Point
$$
Astoria
Richmond Hill
Astoria
East Elmhurst
Far Rockaway
Bayside
Flushing
Queens
Corona
Flushing
$
Far Rockaway
Woodside
Richmond Hill
Whitestone
Astoria
Rockaway Park
Rego Park
Rego Park
Far Rockaway
Rego Park
East Elmhurst
Astoria
Ridgewood
Flushing
Corona
Woodside
Rockaway Park
$$
Astoria
Forest Hills
Flushing
Kew Gardens Hills
Flushing
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