Firework Spots
Fourth of July Fireworks and Events - July 4, 2011 - DISAPPOINTMENT - No fireworks over East River this year.- Oh say can you see the fireworks any better than from Gantry Plaza Park and the Water Taxi Beach? Long Island City USED TO have the best seats in the house for the big July 4 fireworks show. Now you have to go to Jersey City for fireworks.
Cooling Dance at the Art Party
Warm Up at PS 1 - Opens July 2, 2011 - Saturdays through September 3- The biggest art and dance party in Queens gets cool this year, cool as in temperature cool. The new installation for the courtyard party at PS 1 includes ...a "Holding Pattern" for the dancing crowd.
Summer Stage - Free Concerts in the Parks
Summer Stage in Queens - Many dates- This is just great - lots of free concerts and puppet shows for kids. Here are a couple highlights: Kool Moe Dee and Marley Marl at Rufus King Park, and the Metropolitan Opera at Socrates Sculpture Park. Excellent! Check the Summer Stage website for many more free concerts in Queens.
Bike the Borough
Tour de Queens - July 10, 2011- This 20-mile bike ride start at Flushing Meadows Park next to the Queens Museum of Art. It's open to riders of all ages and abilities, but registration is required and limited.
Edgy Music! Tool Tunes!
Musical Saw Festival - July 16, 2011, 2 p.m.- In Astoria is where you'll find a unique music festival dedicated to the sounds of the saw. I love the passion of these musicians. You're got to hear it to believe it!
Party the Park
Colombian Independence Day Festival - CANCELED- CANCELED Want to party with the Colombians? One of the biggest outdoor events in New York City, the Colombian Independence Day Festival fills up Flushing Meadows Park like little else. Expect fits of yellow, red, and blue, plus bbq and music.
Build Your Own Castle
16th Annual Sandcastle Contest at Rockaway Beach - July 31, 2011, noon - 2 p.m.- This is a summertime classic. Embrace your dreams of glory and build the sandcastle of the year at this family-fun event. There will be refreshments and prizes.
At a Real Farm, a Powerful Dance
33rd Annual Thunderbird American Indian Mid-Summer Powwow - July 29, 30, and 31, 2011- The biggest and longest-running Native American powwow in NYC is a spiritual event. You will be moved by just a couple hours at this three-day dance competition, held at the Queens County Farm Museum. Over 40 Native American nations are represented.
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