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
April 26, 2008, 11 a.m.
Adjacent to Queens Theatre in the Park
March of Dimes Walkathon
April 27, 2008, 8 a.m.
Cinco De Mayo
May 4, 2008, 10 a.m.
Location: Festival Square
Children's Festival
May 18, 2008, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Live entertainment, games, and food for families.
Jana Hunsaker Memorial Wheelchair Tennis Tournament
June 5-8, 2008, 9 a.m.
Location: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Unisphere Gala - The Roaring 20's
June 19, 2008
Gala fundraiser for Flushing Meadows Park
Passport Fridays
Fridays - July 11 to August 22, 2008
Location: Outdoors next to the Queens Museum of Art
Colombian Independence Day Festival
July 20, 2008 - 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Location: Festival Square
Dragon Boat Festival
August 2 and 3, 2008, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Meadow Lake
Junta Hispana Festival
August 17, 2008 - 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Location: Festival Square
Pan-Latino celebration with music, dance, and food.
Arthur Ashe Day
August 23, 2008
Location: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
U.S. Open
August 25 - September 7, 2008
Location: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
718-760-6200
Korean Harvest and Folklore Festival
September 20, 2008 - 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Location: Festival Square
Juvenile Diabetes Walk-a-thon
October 26, 2008, 10 a.m., register at 8:30 a.m.
Halloween - Shocktoberfest
October 30, 2008 - 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Playground for All Children - 111-01 Corona Ave
Macy's Thanksgiving Balloon Event
November 8, 2008, TBD
Watch the prep and practice for the giant balloons of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
