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Dumpling Galaxy
Dumpling Galaxy 42-35 Main Street, Flushing, NYChoose from than 100 kinds of delicious dumplings plus noodles & other Chinese dishes in a striking, modern interior with bold Chinese red across walls. Deep semiprivate booths have individual TV screen showing highlights of the extensive menu.
Connected Worlds
New York Hall of Science Flushing Meadow-Corona Park Queens, Queens, NYExplore a fantastical animated world where your actions – gestures, movements, and decisions – impact how well the world is kept in balance. Six magical, computer generated habitats: jungle, desert, wetlands, river valley, reservoir, and grasslands -have their own trees, plants, and animals, but they share a common supply of water. The habitats are fed…
Queens Botanical Garden
Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NYExplore lovely gardens in a 39-acre oasis in one of New York City’s most bustling and diverse neighborhoods. Look for site-specific art throughout the garden including a reflective, life-sized kaleidoscope and a beautiful mural 'Wonder Garden' outside the Education Building. Closed Mondays (except holidays).
Queens Zoo
Queens Zoo 53-51 111th Street Queens, Corona, NYThis intimate zoo in Flushing Meadows houses wildlife native to the Americas including more than 4,000 Puerto Rican crested toads, Andean Bear Cubs, American bison and rare breeds of domestic animals including Flemish giant rabbits, Texas longhorn cattle, and Jacob’s four-horned sheep. See our guide to Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
Queens Museum
Queens Museum Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Queens, New York, NYAn expansive open light-filled space on the edge of Flushing Meadows Corona Park hosts ambitious Queens-themed exhibitions, educational initiatives, and community-minded programming. HIGHLIGHTS: 🏙 Mini-city Panorama of the City of New York 🌎 Great views of the iconic Unisphere 🏮 Gorgeous glass in Tiffany’s Lamps: Lighting Luxury CURRENT EXHIBITS: 📚 Large…
New York Hall of Science
New York Hall of Science Flushing Meadow-Corona Park Queens, Queens, NYFind tons of fun hands-on learning opportunities in a gorgeous, spacious building at a beloved center for interactive science, founded at the 1964–65 World’s Fair. HIGHLIGHTS: 🙂 Smile and dance in The Happiness Experiment 🌱 Interact with animated wonderland Connected Worlds 🧪 Join Daily Demos throughout the day 🔨 Use real tools…
SciSkate
New York Hall of Science Flushing Meadow-Corona Park Queens, Queens, NYTake a glide around an indoor rink in skates or booties for a warm, wintertime experience. The rink is made from Glice, an eco-friendly synthetic plastic surface. Skates and booties rentals included (starting at size 9). You can bring your own skates but make sure they are sharpened. See our guide to New York…
New York Hall of Science Free Hours
New York Hall of Science Flushing Meadow-Corona Park Queens, Queens, NYThis center for interactive science featuring tons of fun hands-on learning opportunities in a gorgeous, spacious building offers free admission on Friday afternoons. Reserve online on Friday morning. See our guide to New York Hall of Science.
Miffy Presents Lunar New Year
Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NYCelebrate the Year of the Rabbit with Miffy, the globally beloved bunny. Enjoy lion dance performances, zodiac crafts, demonstrations, storytime, lucky plant sale, and more in a gorgeous garden.
Chinese Theatre Works Hao Bang-ah Rabbit!
Flushing Town Hall 137-35 Northern Blvd. Queens, Queens, New YorkCelebrate the Lunar New Year season with an original “budaixi” (traditional Chinese glove-puppet) production that features the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac. This year’s production stars the Rabbit, who will preside over a jolly selection of wild puppet skits, dances, popular songs and well-known Chinese sayings celebrating the wit and wisdom of the Zodiac…
Queens Museum Lunar New Year Celebration
Queens Museum Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Queens, New York, NYCelebrate the year of the rabbit with folk dances, Lion Dance, Kung fu demonstrations, and traditional arts and crafts. Enjoy a 45-minute performance program featuring professional artists and students of New York Chinese Cultural Center's School of the Arts, as well as a hands-on Chinese calligraphy and ink brush painting workshop for kids and adults. Queens…
The Monkey King
Flushing Meadows Corona Park 11101 Corona Ave Queens, Flushing, New YorkSee an original musical based on the legendary mythical figure from the beloved 16th-century Chinese novel “Journey to the West,” by Wu Cheng'en. Follow the adventures of the first-ever female Monkey King as she battles against Heaven and Earth's most treacherous foes to save her tribe and achieve immortality. Features a cast of memorable characters,…
The Beauty of Ballet
Queens Theatre 14 United Nations Avenue, Queens, NYSee two local dance companies on an outdoor stage: 2nd Best Dance Company, creator of physically rigorous, almost always slapstick dance-plays and tap troupe Demi Remick & Dancers.
Presented by Queens Theatre. Free online tickets required.