This special event features a guided “drop in and draw” mushroom drawing session, a "discovery" display of mushrooms common in Asian cuisine and medicine, and a one-hour mini-foray (walk) around the garden and neighborhood to discover the fungi hidden in plain sight in our everyday urban spaces.

Join us for an opening reception for our next gallery show, The Color of Sunlight.

Stop by the terrace and pick up some flower, vegetable, and herb seedlings for your garden! Ask our Farm team which crops will work best in your space — indoor or outdoor, large or small.

Help keep Queens Botanical Garden clean, green, and growing at this volunteer session with our horticulture staff!

Spot and identify local and migratory birds, and learn how Queens Botanical Garden provides important resources for wildlife — like water, shelter, and insects to eat.

Join the QBG compost team for a workshop on how compost and other maintenance practices impact soil health.

This course will be a workshop and discussion of composting systems, tools, and scales, focusing on NYC. Whether you have decades of composting experience or none at all, everyone is welcome and encouraged to join this free 2-hour course.

Learn how to successfully plant, trellis and grow your vegetables this season at theis hands-on workshop led by our Farm team.

Join Bronx-born Boricua and Herbalist Maggie Rivera in the Garden for a Puerto Rican Herbalism Plant Walk.

Together, we will explore the medicines of the Earth Mother (known to Boricuas and Tainos as Atabey). Participants will explore the garden to learn about plants used in Puerto Rican and Caribbean cuisine and medicine.

Come and explore the QBG Farm and learn about everything we are growing at our Farm Open Hours.

Join our Horticulture Director, Andi Pettis, for a tour of the Garden during one of its most vibrant seasons.

欢迎观看Spellbound剧团的免费演出《Stand Clear of the Closing Doors, Please》(车门关闭，请勿靠近) 用普通话和西班牙语，并参与关于演出主题“地铁探险”的艺术活动！

Acompáñanos a un espectáculo “pop-up” llamado “Stand Clear of the Closing Doors, Please” en mandarín y español, y una actividad artística alrededor de nuestra temática “¡Una aventura en el metro!”

Come and explore the QBG Farm and learn about everything we are growing at our Farm Open Hours.

Join the QBG compost team for a workshop on designing community composting spaces.

Get ready for an afternoon of Hawaiian dance, music, and cultural exchange at the Garden!

Join the QBG compost team for an educational session on Compost Advocacy & Community-Building. This free class counts towards the completion of the Master Composter Course, but anyone is welcome to attend! RSVP Here.  

Come and explore the QBG Farm and learn about everything we are growing at our Farm Open Hours.

Help keep Queens Botanical Garden clean, green, and growing! Join QBG’s horticulture staff for an engaging, educational event where you will learn gardening basics and work hands-on with plants.

Stop by this full-day symposium, featuring workshops, panel discussions, and interdisciplinary explorations of poetry.

Learn about composting in the context of NYC — its challenges, changes, and importance. Whether you have decades of composting experience or none at all, everyone is encouraged to join this free 2-hour session.

Come and explore the QBG Farm and learn about everything we are growing at our Farm Open Hours.

Movie nights are back for the summer! Join us for the first edition on Friday, June 12, as we screen the 1996 classic comedy The Birdcage, directed by Mike Nichols and starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane.

Spot and identify local and migratory birds, and learn how Queens Botanical Garden provides important resources for wildlife.

With our Sustainable Rose Garden in bloom, it's the perfect time to take a watercolor workshop.

On Saturday, June 13, from 1 – 3 pm, join us for a storytelling workshop where experienced instructors will introduce the basics of Moth-style storytelling and help participants craft their own personal story!

On Thursday, June 18, at 6:30 pm, we’ll gather under the covered patio for an open-mic StorySLAM! Come to enjoy the show or for the chance to put your name in the hat to tell a 5-minute story on our theme, Summer Solstice: stories about letting the light in, embracing change, and the pivotal moments that stay with you long after the season shifts.

Stop by the farm to learn and discover with our Growing Justice interns! Each intern has created a workshop, tour, or activity for all ages to learn about agriculture, justice, and sustainability. Support their work and enjoy visiting the farm.

Join our Horticulture Director, Andi Pettis, for a tour of the Garden during one of its most vibrant seasons.

Help keep Queens Botanical Garden's rain gardens clean, green, and growing! Join NYC DEP's Green Infrastructure team, in partnership with QBG, for an engaging, educational event where you will learn gardening basics and learn how to become a steward for the rain gardens in your neighborhood.  Learn more and register here.

Come and explore the QBG Farm and learn about everything we are growing at our Farm Open Hours.

The Queens are in the Garden! Get your pride on and enjoy an evening of drag performances hosted by the incomparable queen, Marti Cummings, at the place where people, plants, and cultures meet! Get tickets. This event is sponsored by NewYork Presbyterian Queens.

Join Nadine Nelson for a community potluck that explores diasporic food traditions from around the world.

Enjoy a live concert highlighting the musical traditions across the Americas!