#Newsflash | Open House New York Weekend Features Dozens of Queens Adventures

Exercise, education, and enrichment!

Open House New York Weekend runs from Friday, Oct. 18, through Sunday, Oct. 20.

The 22nd annual walk-a-palooza opens 276 places across the five boroughs for behind-the-scenes tours and special access to everything from skyscrapers to factories to artist studios.

Using the “Coca-Cola doesn’t promote Pepsi and vice versa” philosophy, this column will mention events in Queens only. (Let the other boroughs promote themselves!)

Here’s the alphabetical list of borough activities and dates.

34th Avenue Open Street Tour Jackson Heights
Oct. 19 with a one-hour tour at noon

Bayside Historical Society’s Castle
Oct. 20 from noon to 4 pm

Bowne House Historical Society Flushing
Oct. 19 from noon to 4 pm

Cunningham Park SE Preserve Trail Tour Fresh Meadows
Oct. 19 from 10 am to 1 pm

Fort Totten: Historic Buildings Walking Tour Bayside
Oct. 19 from 9 am to 3 pm
Oct. 20 from 9 am to 3 pm

Greater Nexus: From Historic Halls to Modern Minds Jamaica
Oct. 18 from 2 pm to 6 pm

Hindu Temple Society of North America Flushing
Oct. 18 from 10 am to 6 pm
Oct. 19 from 10 am to 6 pm
Oct. 20 from 10 am to 6 pm

LaGuardia Airport Architecture Tour: The Atrium Business & Conference Center
Oct. 19 with 45-minute tours at noon and 1 pm

LaGuardia Airport: Terminal C
Oct. 19 with 90-minute tours at 2 pm and 4 pm

Lewis Latimer House Museum Flushing
Oct. 19 from noon to 4 pm
Oct. 20 from noon to 4 pm

Materials for the Arts Long Island City
Oct. 18 from 10 am to 6 pm

MTA Arts & Design: Art on the Elevated in Astoria
Oct. 19 with a 90-minute tour at 11 am

NYC Water Supply Relief Map at Queens Museum
Oct. 20 from 1 pm to 2 pm

Playground for All Children Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Oct. 19 with one-hour tours at 10 am and noon

Queens Botanical Garden Flushing
Oct. 20 from 9 am to 11 am

Queens Street Names Listening Party Jackson Heights
Oct. 20 from noon to 4 pm

QueensWay Forest Hills
Oct. 18 with a two-hour-plus walk at 9:30 am.

Ravenswood Generating Station Long Island City
Oct. 19 with 90-minute tours at 10 am, 11 am, noon, and 1 pm.

Reformed Church of Steinway + Steinway Family Legacy
Oct. 20 from 1 pm to 4 pm

Sky Farm LIC: Rooftop Farm Tour with Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens
Oct. 18 with 45-minute tours at 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, and 3:30 pm

Socrates Sculpture Park Long Island City
Oct. 19 from 2 pm to 6 pm

Stickbulb Long Island City
Oct. 19 from noon to 4 pm
Oct. 20 from noon to 4 pm

TWA Hotel, JFK Airport
Oct. 18 with 75-minute tours at 10 am, 11:30 am, 1 pm, and 2:30 pm

Vander Ende Onderdonk House Ridgewood
Oct. 19 from noon to 4 pm
Oct. 20 from noon to 4 pm

Voelker Orth Museum Flushing
Oct. 20 from noon to 4 pm

West Pond Living Shoreline Restoration Tour Broad Channel
Oct. 19 with one-hour tours at 3 pm and 4 pm

Most tours are open access, but some require tickets. Similarly, most tours are free, but a few cost minimal amounts with varying prices. An OHNY Weekend Passport provides access and expedited entry to all Open Access sites for $150. (They will be mailed to purchasers.)

Editor’s note: All are invited to a free Opening Night reception at DUMBO Archway Plaza at 155 Water St. in Brooklyn on Friday, Oct. 18, from 6 pm to 8 pm. However, attendance is limited and tickets are selling fast.

Images: Open House New York