Farm Workshop: Pruning Tomatoes
Join us at the QBG farm to learn how to prune your tomatoes for success! Prune your tomatoes for long, productive harvesting seasons. $4 Member | $10 Non-Member (includes admission) RSVP Here.
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- Queens Botanical Garden 4350 Main Street, Flushing, NY
Compost Build Community Volunteer Days
Join the QBG Compost Staff for our weekly on-site compost build and learn about processing community food scraps into nutrient-rich compost. Register here
Farm Stand
Farm Stand is back! Stop by the Visitor & Administration Building Terrace from 2 pm to 5 pm to see what we're harvesting this week.
Farm Open Hours
Come and explore the QBG Farm and learn about everything we are growing at our Farm Open Hours.
Summer Garden Tour with Horticulture Director Andi Pettis
See the Garden in a new light and explore what's growing this season on a guided tour with our Horticulture Director, Andi.
Paper Making with Chloe Seibert
Join artist Chloe Seibert for a papermaking workshop. We will utilize recycled and organic materials sourced from the garden to make handmade paper during this workshop in conjunction with her Twin Urns project.
Movie Night: Crazy Rich Asians
On Saturday, August 15, bring a lawn chair, a picnic blanket, and some snacks to enjoy a screening of Crazy Rich Asians.
Compost Beautification Community Volunteer Days
Join the QBG Compost Staff to tour and care for our compost demo site by weeding, mulching, planting, applying compost and gardening.
Body As Cosmos: Galactic Language Activation
Join AshEL SeaSunZ for a three-hour Soul Somatic Sound Journey exploring the body as an instrument, portal, and living cosmos. Through meditation, movement, breathwork, live music, voice activation, and contemplative practices, participants are invited to slow down, listen deeply, and reconnect with themselves, one another, and the living world.
Parents Night Out
Surprise summer evening hours! The Garden will be open until 8 pm on Sunday, August 16. Enjoy the summer garden blooms, explore our new garden-wide art exhibit in collaboration with Ankhlave Arts Alliance, and watch the sun set during the magical evening hours.
Compost Build Community Volunteer Days
Join the QBG Compost Staff for our weekly on-site compost build and learn about processing community food scraps into nutrient-rich compost. Register here
Farm Stand
Farm Stand is back! Stop by the Visitor & Administration Building Terrace from 2 pm to 5 pm to see what we're harvesting this week.
Farm Open Hours
Come and explore the QBG Farm and learn about everything we are growing at our Farm Open Hours.
Taiwan: A World of Orchids 2026
Taiwan: A World of Orchids returns to Queens Botanical Garden for a thirteenth year — this time with a new, immersive installation and rare orchid species from the Taiwan Orchid Growers Association.
Compost Build Community Volunteer Days
Join the QBG Compost Staff for our weekly on-site compost build and learn about processing community food scraps into nutrient-rich compost. Register here
Farm Stand
Farm Stand is back! Stop by the Visitor & Administration Building Terrace from 2 pm to 5 pm to see what we're harvesting this week.
Farm Open Hours
Come and explore the QBG Farm and learn about everything we are growing at our Farm Open Hours.
Watercolor Workshop: Orchids
Following the annual "Taiwan: A World of Orchids" event, in this special watercolor workshop with artist Chemin Hsiao, we'll learn the basics of watercolor painting by observing orchids' slender stems, and interesting shapes.
Compost Build Community Volunteer Days
Join the QBG Compost Staff for our weekly on-site compost build and learn about processing community food scraps into nutrient-rich compost. Register here
Farm Stand
Farm Stand is back! Stop by the Visitor & Administration Building Terrace from 2 pm to 5 pm to see what we're harvesting this week.
Farm Open Hours
Come and explore the QBG Farm and learn about everything we are growing at our Farm Open Hours.
Apples & Honey Day
Celebrate harvest season with apples and honey! Fill your day with themed crafts, apples and honey tastings, and live performances. Plus, come and meet our beekeeper to learn more about QBG's bee colonies.
Compost Build Community Volunteer Days
Join the QBG Compost Staff for our weekly on-site compost build and learn about processing community food scraps into nutrient-rich compost. Register here
Farm Stand
Farm Stand is back! Stop by the Visitor & Administration Building Terrace from 2 pm to 5 pm to see what we're harvesting this week.
Farm Open Hours
Come and explore the QBG Farm and learn about everything we are growing at our Farm Open Hours.
September Garden Tour with Our Horticulture Director
Discover the Garden in September with our Horticulture Director, Andi Pettis. Stroll through its diverse landscapes and discover late summer plants in bloom.
September 13: Garden Closed for a Private Event
The Garden is closed today for a private event. We'll see you when we re-open on Tuesday, September 15.
Compost Build Community Volunteer Days
Join the QBG Compost Staff for our weekly on-site compost build and learn about processing community food scraps into nutrient-rich compost. Register here
Farm Stand
Farm Stand is back! Stop by the Visitor & Administration Building Terrace from 2 pm to 5 pm to see what we're harvesting this week.
Farm Open Hours
Come and explore the QBG Farm and learn about everything we are growing at our Farm Open Hours.
Wellness at the Garden: Rooted in Nature with UrbanYoga Foundation
Explore practices that reconnect the body to the calming rhythms of nature and support greater mind-body connection in this grounding session with UrbanYoga Foundation.
Compost Beautification Community Volunteer Days
Join the QBG Compost Staff to tour and care for our compost demo site by weeding, mulching, planting, applying compost and gardening.
Twin Urn Burn: Closing Ceremony
Join us for the closing celebration of Chloe Seibert’s Twin Urns, a 6-months long public art project culminating in a fall equinox ceremony on Sunday, September 20 at 5pm.
Compost Build Community Volunteer Days
Join the QBG Compost Staff for our weekly on-site compost build and learn about processing community food scraps into nutrient-rich compost. Register here
Farm Stand
Farm Stand is back! Stop by the Visitor & Administration Building Terrace from 2 pm to 5 pm to see what we're harvesting this week.
Rain Garden Stewardship Volunteer Days
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.
Farm Open Hours
Come and explore the QBG Farm and learn about everything we are growing at our Farm Open Hours.
Compost Build Community Volunteer Days
Join the QBG Compost Staff for our weekly on-site compost build and learn about processing community food scraps into nutrient-rich compost. Register here
Farm Stand
Farm Stand is back! Stop by the Visitor & Administration Building Terrace from 2 pm to 5 pm to see what we're harvesting this week.
Horticulture Community Volunteer Days 2026
Queens Botanical Garden 4350 Main Street, Flushing, NYHelp keep QBG clean, green, and growing! Join QBG's horticulture staff in a variety of gardening activities. 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. Make new friends and put your green thumb to good use in a variety […]
Farm Open Hours
Come and explore the QBG Farm and learn about everything we are growing at our Farm Open Hours.
City of Forest Day: Horticulture Community Volunteering
Queens Botanical Garden 4350 Main Street, Flushing, NYCelebrate City of Forest Day with a horticulture volunteer session all about trees.
“Please Don’t Flush!” Play
Watch a performance of "Please Don't Flush!", an all ages play about climate resilience and protecting NYC's waterways.
Compost Build Community Volunteer Days
Join the QBG Compost Staff for our weekly on-site compost build and learn about processing community food scraps into nutrient-rich compost. Register here
Farm Stand
Farm Stand is back! Stop by the Visitor & Administration Building Terrace from 2 pm to 5 pm to see what we're harvesting this week.
Farm Open Hours
Come and explore the QBG Farm and learn about everything we are growing at our Farm Open Hours.
Compost Build Community Volunteer Days
Join the QBG Compost Staff for our weekly on-site compost build and learn about processing community food scraps into nutrient-rich compost. Register here
Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Native Plant and Bird Tour
Join the Metoac Indigenous Collective for a tour led by Haley Scott (Unkechaug) and Tecumseh Ceaser (Matinecock/Montaukett/Unkechaug) and for a morning Native Bird Nature walk at Queens Botanical Garden, highlighting Long Island’s Indigenous history, native birds and plants, and their cultural significance. Haley Scott (she/her) is a BIPOC birder and guide for NYC Bird Alliance and Feminist Bird Club. She […]
Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Wampum Belt Making Workshop
Commemorate Indigenous Peoples Day by co-creating a wampum belt with Matinecock wampum artist Tecumseh Ceasar! Visitors will help thread wampum beads into a simple design on this belt, which will be used as an educational tool within local indigenous communities upon completion. Visitors will also learn about local native culture, history, and customs. RSVP Here.
Farm Stand
Farm Stand is back! Stop by the Visitor & Administration Building Terrace from 2 pm to 5 pm to see what we're harvesting this week.