These 212 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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November 22 at 12pm (Next weekend)
Queens Theatre · Corona
Prokofiev, traditional Mexican son jarocho, and brass fill the rooms as Queens Theatre welcomes the annual WQXR Classical Kids Fair, offering instrument discovery, dance workshops, and live family-friendly performances for young listeners.
April 3 at 4pm
The Church-in-the-Gardens · Forest Hills • Free
Four string instruments blend their sounds together at The Church-in-the-Gardens for a sixty-minute interactive concert introducing young audiences to music-making through teaching artist hosts and guest performers.
May 22 at 8pm
The Church-in-the-Gardens · Forest Hills • Free
Instruments tell stories without words in this interactive family concert at The Church-in-the-Gardens. Visitors attend a sixty-minute session led by teaching artist hosts Katie Kresek and Barbara Podgurski alongside guest musicians.
Rego Park
This old-fashioned kosher butcher cuts meat to order and stocks exotic options like Foie Gras, Bison, and Duck alongside organic, grass-fed staples and prepared foods.
Astoria • Free
Born from a personal collection of 70s and 80s treasures, this Astoria spot is part museum and part toy shop. It is a space dedicated to sharing childhood memories and vintage finds.
LIC
Step into Rudy's and you're back in a time when hobby shops meant aisles of model trains, Gunpla, and Star Wars kits. The beloved owner keeps prices fair and the nostalgia flowing.
Corona • $$
This Corona food truck parks near the Hall of Science, serving authentic Mexican staples like Pastor tacos, Chicharrón Preparado, and burritos loaded with seasoned meats and fresh toppings.
Woodside • $
A neighborhood spot where everything's made fresh and the staff treats you like family. The menu spans breakfast sandwiches to pizza, all seasoned just right and easy on the wallet.
Flushing
Watch ladies hand-roll each dumpling before pan-frying them to order—crispy bottoms, juicy peppery pork filling, and soup that requires strategy to eat without making a mess.
Woodside • $$
Thai Diva specializes in ultra-spicy Isan cuisine, and their pork larb—seared extra-crunchy and rare to find—packs herbed ground pork, fried pig skin, and tart flavors into one textured feast.
Browse Queens neighborhood by neighborhood, get ideas just for you, or ask me anything.
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Sat Nov 14, 7pm
Forest Park · Woodhaven
Tickets start at $22.88
Sun Nov 15, 9:30am
Alley Pond Environmental Center · Douglaston
Sun Nov 15, 11:30am
Vetro Restaurant & Lounge · Howard Beach
$$$$
Sun Nov 15, 4pm
THE CENTER by Bricks 4 Kidz · Jamaica
Ages 3–6 $45 per child
Sun Nov 15, 10:30am
Dada · Ridgewood
Free
Sun Nov 15, 10am
Commonpoint Queens' Central Queens (Formerly known as Central Queens Y) · Forest Hills
Sun Nov 15, 12pm
Partake NYC · LIC
$25
Sun Nov 15, 8am
Jackson Heights Greenmarket · Jackson Heights
Sun Nov 15, 3pm
Partake NYC · LIC
$25
Thu Nov 19, 8:30am
Zeta Queens Elmhurst Elementary School · Elmhurst
Free
Fri Nov 20, 9am
J.H.S. 190 Russell Sage · Forest Hills
Sat Nov 21, 12:45pm
Cucala Dance Company LIC · LIC
Sat Nov 21, 11am
Bowne House · Flushing
Donation
Sun Nov 22, 11am
Museum of the Moving Image · Astoria
Sun Nov 22, 3pm
Partake NYC · LIC
$35 includes brunch & supplies!
Sat Nov 28, 12pm
Cucala Dance Company LIC · LIC
Sun Nov 29, 12pm
Museum of The Moving Image · Astoria
Sun Nov 29, 3pm
Partake NYC · LIC
$35 per person
Sun Dec 6, 8am
Applebee's Grill + Bar Fresh Meadows · Fresh Meadows
15 $
Sun Dec 6, 12pm
Vander Ende-Onderdonk House · Ridgewood
$5
Sat Dec 12, 11am
Lewis Latimer House Museum · Flushing
Free
Sat Dec 12, 11am
Lewis Latimer House · Flushing
Free
Sun Dec 13, 11am
The Greats of Craft - LIC Warehouse · LIC
$$
Sat Dec 19, 12pm
Queens Theatre · Corona
TICKETS $17 (includes a $2 per ticket fee)
Sun Dec 20, 12pm
Partake NYC · LIC
Children $35
Sun Jan 10, 10am
Moves & Motions School of Dance · Glendale
Sun Mar 21, 1pm
Queens Theatre · Corona
Queens Village
Ridgewood
$
Floral Park
$
Ridgewood
Woodhaven
LIC
Elmhurst
Jamaica
Astoria
Free
Corona
Glendale
LIC
Woodside
Sunnyside
$$
Astoria
$
Ridgewood
$$
Ozone Park
$$
Flushing
Ridgewood
$$
Woodside
$$
Flushing
$$
LIC
Rego Park
$$
Fresh Meadows
Rockaway Beach
LIC
Workshops $41 – $72
Arverne
Whitestone
$$
Ridgewood
$
Bayside
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