Queens, NY Fun in October

There will be alot going on throughout the month of October in Queens, NY for the whole family to enjoy. Everyone loves it when the weather begins to turn pleasant during the fall. Therefore, we have found some great activities you can enjoy during the rest of the month.

 

Queens October Activities:

 

Oct. 16th – Highland Park’s Fall Harvest Festival – Come out from noon until 3 pm for a fun-filled time of crafts, games, music and more. Highland Park is on the Queens/Brooklyn border at Jamaica Ave and Elton St.

Oct. 17th – Halloween Harvest Festival LIC – The Halloween Harvest Festival gives everyone a great opportunity to check out the Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City. Children can learn from Socrates artists at many of the Halloween costume workshops. You can even enter your canine into the Canine Costume Contest. There will also be face-painting, art-making and pumpkin-painting all day long.

Oct. 17th – Hood – You can enjoy the Tale of Robin and his Merry Men at the Red Door Theatre Company at 11:30am and 2:00pm. There will also be a concert of Irish Mariachi and Mexican Bluegrass. Socrates Sculpture Park is located at 3134 Vernon Blvd at Broadway.

Oct. 30th & 31st – Smash That Pumpkin – At 1 pm and 3 pm, you can join in on launching pumpkins to their death with a catapult. This activity will be held at the NY Hall of Science on 111th Street and at Flushing Meadows Park.

Oct. 30th & 31st – Boo at the Zoo – For the Halloween animal in you, come out to the Queens Zoo with the family so you can all enjoy face-painting, pumpkin decorating, a haunted habitat and trick-or-treating.

Oct. 31st - The Jackson Heights Halloween Parade – This is the second largest Halloween parade in the state of New York. It turns into a day all about the neighborhood kids and their costumes. Grownups are even known to get in on the fun. Parade begins on 89th Street. Time is to-be-announced.

Any of these activities will make for a fun-filled time in Queens, NY this October and its communities of Forest Hills, Forest Hills Gardens, Rego Park, Kew Gardens and other areas.