Free things to do this weekend in and around Queens

Queens's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, October 16, 2026 to Sunday, October 18, 2026.

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• Movies Under the Stars: Hocus Pocus - Moore Homestead Playground - Moore Homestead Playground - Broadway & 45th Ave & 82nd Street, Elmhurst, NY, Friday, October 16, 2026, 6:30 pm - 8 pm
• OHNY: Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch Tours - Open House New York - Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY, Saturday, October 17, 2026, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
• Queens Farm Pumpkin Patch - Queens County Farm Museum - 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park, NY 11004-1129, Saturday, October 17, 2026 to Sunday, October 18, 2026, 10am - 5pm
• 2026 Spooktober at Prospect Park Zoo - Prospect Park Zoo - 450 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225, Saturday, October 17, 2026, time varies
• Movies Under the Stars: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie - Tudor Park - NYC Parks - Addabbo Playground, 133rd Avenue, Ozone Park, NY, Saturday, October 17, 2026, 6:30 p.m.–8:15 p.m.
• Stargazing with Amateur Astronomers Assn at Great Kills Park (Staten Island) - Amateur Astronomers Association - 3270 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10306, Saturday, October 17, 2026, 8 PM - 11 PM
• The Oyster Festival- Oyster Bay, NY - Oyster Bay - Oyster Bay, NY, Saturday, October 17, 2026 to Sunday, October 18, 2026, 11am - 6pm