These 124 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 25 at 11:30am (This weekend)
Ora La Casa De Las Flores · Sunnyside
Give your favorite book or journal a glow-up during this cozy morning of crafting. Expect a guided journaling session, snacks, and a relaxed space to connect with new friends.
November 29 at 7:30pm
Painting with a Twist · Forest Hills
Sip wine and paint a winter wonderland scene with instructor Kumar, who has a knack for making beginners feel like artists. Expect step-by-step guidance, a fun group game midway, and paintings you'll actually want to hang on your wall.
Grove 34 · Astoria
Poets pair up to read each other's work aloud, then you get to share your own prom stories through creative writing prompts. It's intimate, playful, and packed into a snug 50-seat room.
Adrienne's NYC · Broad Channel • $$
Gather your crew for a waterfront evening where you'll feast family-style on fresh pastas and Italian classics, sip beer and wine for three hours straight, and paint your own souvenir wine glass to take home.
Queens Landing Boathouse and Environmental Center · LIC
Learn how birds are built from bones to feathers, then paint them in watercolor at this hands-on art-science mashup. A scientific illustrator guides you through anatomy, brush techniques, and the 'mother color' method.
Little Pulp Inc. · Glendale
Kids paint without limits—mixing colors, rolling on murals, getting gloriously messy—while Frank and his team somehow make it just as fun for the adults who end up joining in.
Browse Queens neighborhood by neighborhood, get ideas just for you, or ask me anything.
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Sun, Oct 25 · 2:00 PM
The Garage Art Center · Bayside
Sun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM
Commonpoint Queens' Central Queens (Formerly known as Central Queens Y) · Forest Hills
Mon, Oct 26 · 7:00 PM
A.R.T. Shop · Jackson Heights
$20
Thu, Oct 29 · 4:00 PM
Queens Public Library at Far Rockaway events · Far Rockaway
Mon, Nov 2 · 4:00 PM
Elly's Place (Sunrise Market) · Forest Hills
$
Wed, Nov 4 · 7:30 PM
Painting with a Twist · Forest Hills
Tue, Nov 17 · 7:00 PM
Footlight Presents · Ridgewood
Free
Thu, Nov 19 · 6:00 PM
Astoria Art Center · Astoria
Free
Thu, Nov 19 · 5:00 PM
Queens Public Library at Forest Hills · Forest Hills
Sat, Nov 21 · 11:00 AM
Astoria Art Center · Astoria
$15
Sat, Nov 21 · 12:00 PM
Queens Library at Broadway · Astoria
Fri, Dec 11 · 3:00 PM
Far Rockaway Teen Library · Far Rockaway
Fri, Dec 11 · 3:00 PM
Far Rockaway Teen Library · Far Rockaway
Far Rockaway Teen Library · Far Rockaway
TownePlace Suites by Marriott New York Long Island City/Manhattan View · LIC
Queens Landing Boathouse and Environmental Center · LIC
Cozy Art Land · LIC
The Queensboro · Jackson Heights
$$
Queens Botanical Garden · Flushing
Materials for the Arts · LIC
Flushing Town Hall · Flushing
King Manor Museum · Jamaica
Scratch Ceramics · Ridgewood
Medusa Art Studios and Events · Astoria
MoMA PS1 · LIC
Art Strong NYC · LIC
Bloom Botanical Bistro · Forest Hills
$$
One Station Plaza · Bayside
Elly's Place (Sunrise Market) · Forest Hills
$
Ridgewood Commons · Ridgewood
Queensboro Plaza · LIC
Flushing Town Hall · Flushing
LIC Art Center · LIC
BrickHouse Ceramic Art Center · LIC
Plaxall · LIC
Flux Factory · LIC
Q.E.D. · Astoria
King Manor Museum · Jamaica
Art Strong NYC · LIC
$899
Socrates Sculpture Park · Astoria
Scratch Ceramics · Ridgewood
Ridgewood YMCA · Ridgewood
Astoria Bookshop · Astoria
MorningSun Art School · Flushing
Creative Arts For All Studio · Ridgewood
$100
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