But there are lots more events held in the Park, many huge gatherings that celebrate immigrant holidays from the old country. Almost every weekend the Queens Museum of Art has events and there are performances year round at the Queens Theatre in the Park.
Major Summer Festivals in Flushing Meadows Park
- Location Key
- Festival Square - Site just southwest of the Unisphere
- Cricket Field #17 - The north end of Meadow Lake
March of Dimes Walkathon
April 19, 2009, 8 a.m.
Location: Unisphere
CANCELED: Cinco De Mayo
May 3, 2009, 10 a.m.
Location: Festival Square
Bike Month NYC: Queens Greenway Ride
Thursday, May 21, 2009, 9:45-4:30
Location: Flushing Meadows Park is a destination; ride starts in Manhattan at the northeast corner of 1st Ave and East 60th St
Jana Hunsaker Memorial Wheelchair Tennis Tournament
June 4-7, 2008, 9 a.m.-6p.m.
Location: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Unisphere Gala
TBD
Gala fundraiser for Flushing Meadows Park
Passport Fridays
Fridays - July and August 2009
Location: Outdoors next to the Queens Museum of Art
Colombian Independence Day Festival
July 19, 2009
Location: Festival Square
Dragon Boat Festival
August 8 and 9, 2009, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine
Location: Meadow Lake
Arthur Ashe Day
August 29, 2009
Location: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
U.S. Open
August 31 - September 13, 2009
Location: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
718-760-6200
Junta Hispana Festival
September 27, 2009
Location: Festival Square
Pan-Latino celebration with music, dance, and food.
Korean Harvest and Folklore Festival
October 10 and 11, 2009
Location: Festival Square
Juvenile Diabetes Walk-a-thon
October 25, 2009, 10 a.m., register at 8:30 a.m.
Halloween - Shocktoberfest
October 2009 date TBD
Location: Playground for All Children - 111-01 Corona Ave
Macy's Thanksgiving Balloon Event
November 2009, TBD
Watch the prep and practice for the giant balloons of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. This delightful event isn't "official," nor is it announced publicly. We always try to post it here, but we "get by with a little help from our friends." Email queens.guide@about.com if you hear word.
