Last week was busy with outdoor movies, music, and festivals. Well, this week is even busier with even more outdoor fun, including a Civil War reenactment and a rave. Stay inside for pirates, witches, and flying. Yes, flying. Please read on.
July 18, Warm Up 2025, 4 pm. Now in its 27th season, this extremely popular tradition mixes DJ sets, live performances, fetching outfits, and unbridled joy in an open-air courtyard on a set designed by NYC-based artist and musician Jeffrey Joyal. Opening night’s lineup features MikeQ, a Ballroom music icon who returns following performances in 2017 and 2012. MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City.
July 18, The Truth As I See It: Open Mic, 6 pm. Hosted by curator Zachary Frater and poet Eliel Lucero, poets, diarists, and storytellers participate in an open mic to celebrate the group exhibition The Truth As I See It. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd.
July 18, Film Fridays, 8:25 pm. A Better Jamaica screens The Boys in the Boat, a sports drama about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. Rufus King Park, lawn in front of King Manor near Jamaica Avenue at 153rd Street.
July 19, Civil War Reenactment, 11 am. Volunteers act as members of Company K of the 67th NY Infantry for a day of Civil War living history. Attendees walk in the footsteps of 1860s Union soldiers and learn how they ate, dressed, fought, and endured. Queens Historical Society, Kingsland Homestead, 143-35 37th Ave., Flushing.
July 19, Hands-on History: Pirates, 1 pm. Learn about the history of pirates and create recyclable pirate spyglasses. King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica.
July 20, Queens Day, 9 am. A celebration of the borough with family-friendly activities, giveaways, concerts, tennis clinics, dance, mini-golf, soccer, and skateboarding. The weekend ends with a free concert by the Roots, the house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Vicinity of the Unisphere, Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
July 19, Grand Opening: iFLY Queens, 11 am. An indoor skydiving venue opens with face painting, balloon twisters, ice cream bar, popcorn machine, instructor airshows, door prizes, and STEM activities. iFLY, 10-20 Borden Ave., Long Island City.
July 19, Beer Wine and Spirits Fest, 1 pm. Sample beer, wine and spirits from around the world with live music and children’s activities. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing.
July 19, Queensboro Dance Festival, 5 pm. The lineup includes Aishwarya Madhav, Cucala Dance Company, Gotham Dance Theater, Kofago Dance Ensemble, San Simon Sucre New York, Kinding Sindaw, and Drye/Marinaro Dance Company. Roy Wilkins Park Outdoor Performance Area, Merrick Boulevard and Foch Boulevard, Jamaica.
July 20, Ali Bello & The Charanga Syndicate, 7 pm. The second annual Queens Jazz Trail Concert Series continues with virtuoso violinist Alí Bello and his rhythm-driven ensemble that reimagines Cuban charanga music. The Unisphere, Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
July 20, Summer Sundays: Eto’o Tsana & Mabina Danseuses, 6 pm. The Jackson Heights Beautification Group’s Summer Sundays series continues with Afro-Congolese dance. Travers Park, 78th Street and 34th Avenue, Jackson Heights.
July 20, Queensboro Dance Festival, 3 pm. The lineup includes Ah-Molla Dance Collective, Umami Playground Dance, Flamenco Latino, Cole Collective, Manhatitlan, Aishwarya Madhav, Shuqi Cong, Silvana Brizuela Weigel, and The Kingdom Dance Company. Bayside Historical Society, 208 Totten Ave., Fort Totten.
July 20, Festival Independencia Orgullo Colombiano, 1:30 pm. A celebration with Colombian music, food, dancing, presenters, and general fun. New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th St., Corona.
July 22, Phish, July 23. This legendary jam band offers performances at 6 pm on two consecutive nights. Forest Hills Stadium, One Tennis Pl., Forest Hills.
July 22, Alphonso Horne & The Gotham Kings, 7 pm. The 17th annual Live at the Gantries continues with a night of high-energy Jazz and New Orleans Funk. Gantry Plaza State Park, Central Boulevard, Long Island City.
July 22, Garden Creativi-Tea, 1 pm. Make fairy houses with natural and recycled materials. Tea, too! Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38th Ave., Flushing.
July 22, Loose Change Quartet, 7 pm. The Loose Change Quartet plays Jazz as part of the summer-long World Music series. Oak Ridge Building in Forest Park.
July 23, Movies on the Green: Coco, 8 pm. This free, outdoor summer series screen this fantasy comedy-drama film inspired by the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead. The Shops at Atlas Park, Center Green, 80-00 Cooper Ave., Glendale.
July 24, CC & The Boys, 7:30 pm. The Waterfront Concert Series continues with a tribute to Country, Southern Rock, and Bluegrass. Astoria Park’s North Lawn, which is encompassed by Ditmars Boulevard, Shore Boulevard, and 19th Street.
July 24, Asian Culture Celebration, 5 pm. A K-pop dance performance, a Taekwondo demonstration, a live K-pop DJ set, Asian snack tasting, a fun claw machine and two competitions: a K-pop dance cover challenge and a student ID uniform photobooth and style competition. Level 4, The Shops at Skyview, 40-24 College Point Blvd., Flushing.
July 24, Woodside Concerts: Seth Gold + The B Boys, 7 pm. The 2025 Woodside Outdoor Concert Series, presented by Northern Woodside Coalition and Goliard Concerts, continues with a night of Country and Folk music. Sgt. Collins Triangle, Broadway and 58th Street, Woodside.
Image: Company K, 67th NY Volunteers Association
