Free things to do this weekend in and around Queens
Queens's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, August 7, 2026 to Sunday, August 9, 2026
(Scroll down for full, detailed list of free weekend activities.)
- Stargazing with Amateur Astronomers Association at Carl Schurz Park (Manhattan) - Amateur Astronomers Association of New York - 209 West 29th Street suite 6149, New York, NY 10001, United States, August 7, 2026, 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
- Long Island History Hunt - Long Island, New York, USA, August 7-9, 2026, 12:00 am
- Shakespeare in the Park: You, It, and Macbeth - Various Locations - Please check schedule, August 7-9, 2026, Times Vary Check Schedule
- Free Community Rowing, Sailing, and Birding - Hunts Point Riverside Park, Lafayette Avenue, The Bronx, NY, USA, August 8, 2026, 1:00pm-6:00pm
- STEAM Saturday: Lighting Sacred Spaces at Lewis Latimer House - Lewis Latimer House, 34-41 137th St, Flushing, NY 11354, United States, August 8, 2026, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
- 14th Annual Hindu Lamp Ceremony - Pebble Beach, Plymouth Street, Brooklyn, NY, USA, August 8, 2026, 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival at Flushing Meadows Corona Park - Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY 11354, United States, August 8-9, 2026, Check Website
- Queens Farm Movie Nights - Queens County Farm Museum - 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park, NY 11004-1129, United States, August 8, 2026, Farm opens at 7pm, Movies begin at sundown.