FEATURED EVENTS

Bring your pumpkins, jack-o-lanterns, and gourds for a smashing good time! You smash them, and the QBG Compost Team will turn them into compost for improving soil all over Queens. Join us for refreshments, activities, and more. Free entry for families bringing a pumpkin to smash, otherwise regular garden admission applies. Normal parking rates apply.

Discover how Intrepid’s crew celebrated special occasions together. Explore historic spaces and create take-home projects as your family connects with the traditions of sailors on board. The Intrepid Museum offers Early Morning Openings for children with autism and their families before the Museum opens to the public! Families receive a sensory bag with interactive activities designed for the whole family, and explore the Museum without the crowds! Participants receive a social narrative ahead of time.

This holiday season, Summoners Ensemble Theatre and the Merchant’s House Museum celebrate 13 years of A Christmas Carol at the Merchant’s House. In December 1867, Charles Dickens arrived in New York City for a month of sold-out performances of his beloved holiday classic, A Christmas Carol. As the New York Herald exclaimed, “The Christmas Carol becomes doubly enchanting when one hears it performed by Dickens.” Join Mr. Dickens, portrayed by John Kevin Jones and Vince Gotton (at alternating performances), as he tells his timeless Christmas tale in the elegant intact Greek Revival double parlor of the landmark 1832 Merchant’s House Museum.