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
Events
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Events
Farm Community Volunteer Days
Help prepare the QBG Farm to grow produce that we distribute to food pantries to support our communities with food relief. Join QBG’s Farm 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 of seasonal projects. Learn more […]
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.
Halloween at the Garden
Celebrate Halloween with a spooky afternoon at Queens Botanical Garden! Little ones can show off their costumes, stroll through the trick-or-treat trail, make Halloween crafts, see and learn about our spooky plants, walk with Griot Darlene Deloris for Ankhlave Anansi’s Wisdom of the World Tour, and catch lively performances. There will be a special opportunity to meet The Cat in […]
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.
E-Waste, Textiles, and Paint Collection With Lower East Side Ecology Center
Have old computer parts, textiles, or paint lying around? Bring them to our e-waste collection day, hosted in partnership with the Lower East Side Ecology Center.
Pumpkin Smash
Bring your pumpkins, jack-o-lanterns, and gourds for a smashing good time!
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 Community Volunteer Days
Help prepare the QBG Farm to grow produce that we distribute to food pantries to support our communities with food relief. Join QBG’s Farm 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 of seasonal projects. Learn more […]
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.
Math in Bloom: Community Art: Fibonacci Stepping Stone Creation
Join Queens Botanical Garden for a hands-on afternoon of community art making!
Thanks to the generous support of the Simon Foundation, neighbors of all ages are invited to create a one-of-a-kind stepping stone using natural garden materials. Each participant will add their own color, texture, and story to the project.
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.
Wellness at the Garden: Mindful Movement with UrbanYoga Foundation
Connect and flow through this practice of mindful movements through breath and sound to still the mind and liberate the body.
Math in Bloom: Community Art: Fibonacci Stepping Stone Creation
Join Queens Botanical Garden for a hands-on afternoon of community art making!
Thanks to the generous support of the Simon Foundation, neighbors of all ages are invited to create a one-of-a-kind stepping stone using natural garden materials. Each participant will add their own color, texture, and story to the project.
Fall Bird Tour with NYC Bird Alliance
In this special series with NYC Bird Alliance (formerly NYC Audubon), participants will learn to spot and identify birds while exploring how the Garden provides important resources for them, including water, shelter, native plants, and insects to eat.
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 Community Volunteer Days
Help prepare the QBG Farm to grow produce that we distribute to food pantries to support our communities with food relief. Join QBG’s Farm 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 of seasonal projects. Learn more […]
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.
Math in Bloom: Community Art: Fibonacci Stepping Stone Creation
Join Queens Botanical Garden for a hands-on afternoon of community art making!
Thanks to the generous support of the Simon Foundation, neighbors of all ages are invited to create a one-of-a-kind stepping stone using natural garden materials. Each participant will add their own color, texture, and story to the project.
Math in Bloom: Community Art: Fibonacci Stepping Stone Creation
Join Queens Botanical Garden for a hands-on afternoon of community art making!
Thanks to the generous support of the Simon Foundation, neighbors of all ages are invited to create a one-of-a-kind stepping stone using natural garden materials. Each participant will add their own color, texture, and story to the project.
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.
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 Community Volunteer Days
Help prepare the QBG Farm to grow produce that we distribute to food pantries to support our communities with food relief. Join QBG’s Farm 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 of seasonal projects. Learn more […]
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.
Math in Bloom: Community Art: Fibonacci Stepping Stone Creation
Join Queens Botanical Garden for a hands-on afternoon of community art making!
Thanks to the generous support of the Simon Foundation, neighbors of all ages are invited to create a one-of-a-kind stepping stone using natural garden materials. Each participant will add their own color, texture, and story to the project.
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.
Math in Bloom: Fibonacci Community Volunteer Day
Celebrate the finale of Math in Bloom programming for 2026! Join QBG's horticulture staff for an engaging, educational event where you will learn about the special Fibonacci spiral at QBG.
Farm Cooking Workshop: Pickling
Join the QBG Farm team in pickling our end-of-season harvest!
Do you have unripe tomatoes? Green peppers? A handful of random beets? We do! Learn how to preserve the end of the harvest to keep eating delicious veggies through the winter. All participants will learn pickling basics and take home pickled creations.
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 Community Volunteer Days
Help prepare the QBG Farm to grow produce that we distribute to food pantries to support our communities with food relief. Join QBG’s Farm 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 of seasonal projects. Learn more […]
Thanksgiving Day – Garden is CLOSED
Happy Thanksgiving! The Garden is closed on Thanksgiving Day.
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 Community Volunteer Days
Help prepare the QBG Farm to grow produce that we distribute to food pantries to support our communities with food relief. Join QBG’s Farm 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 of seasonal projects. Learn more […]
Winter Wonder
Celebrate the season at Winter Wonder at Queens Botanical Garden with live music, crafts, and festive shopping. Snap photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, take selfies among the beautiful evergreen displays in the Garden, and enjoy seasonal drinks from the Holiday Bar.
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 Community Volunteer Days
Help prepare the QBG Farm to grow produce that we distribute to food pantries to support our communities with food relief. Join QBG’s Farm 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 of seasonal projects. Learn more […]
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
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.
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
Christmas Day – Garden is CLOSED
Queens Botanical Garden is closed on this day.
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
New Year’s Day – Garden is CLOSED
Happy New Year! Queens Botanical Garden is closed on New Year's Day.
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.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Garden is OPEN
Featured RecurringQueens Botanical Garden is OPEN on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Farm Cooking Workshop: Preserving Elderberries
Join us in making elderberry syrup using QBG Farm elderberries, QBG honey, and other QBG-grown herbs!
Learn about the beneficial and medicinal uses of elderberries as well, as other medicinal products we grow at the QBG Farm. All participants will take home some freshly made elderberry syrup.
Presidents’ Day – Garden is OPEN
Featured RecurringQueens Botanical Garden is OPEN on Presidents' Day.
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.