Picking some pumpkins at Queens County Farm.
TIMESLEDGER | Q 2 NS.COM | OCT. 8 - OCT. 14, 2021
BY NATALIE LOWIN
Families gathered to eat
moon cakes and sing moon
poems under the light of the
bright, full moon during the
annual celebration of the
Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional
festival celebrated
by many east and southeast
Asian communities, on Saturday,
Sept. 18.
This year’s festival took
place at Kissena Corridor
Park in Flushing, and featured
several activities, including
kite flying, an opening
ceremony and musical
performances, a mooncake
eating contest, a fireworks
show and a parade with elected
officials along Main Street
from 38th Avenue to Elder
Avenue.
Fred Wu, president of
the Flushing Development
Center, said they’re proud to
carry out the moon celebration
for its 21st anniversary
this year.
“After the pandemic and
anti-Asian hate crimes, it
is important to show our
vibrant Asian cultures and
traditions to the public,”
Wu said. “We are very glad
to see all ethnic groups
standing with the Asian
communities.”
The event was organized
by the Flushing Development
Center and MetroPlus
Health, along with various
organizers and sponsors.
Queens Borough President
Donovan Richards
described the Mid-Autumn
Festival as a “joyous annual
celebration” of the arrival of
the harvest season.
“With our community
having gone through
so much over the past 20
months, it is great to be able
to spend time with family
and friends during what will
be a spectacular parade and
festival,” Richards said. “I
salute the Flushing Development
Center, MetroPlusHealth
and all those who are
involved in organizing this
celebration.”
Brilliant fireworks
adorned the night sky, as
community members gathered
to celebrate the Harvest
Moon.
BY BENEDETTA TOMMASELLI
The month of October has
arrived, and Queens County
Farm Museum is bringing
back the fun of its “FaBOOlous
Fall” season for family
and friends to enjoy.
The Queens County Farm
Museum, a New York City
landmark dating back to
1697, occupies the city’s largest
remaining tract of undisturbed
farmland. The farm
covers 47 acres of land, which
includes historic farm buildings,
a greenhouse complex,
livestock, farm vehicles and
implements, planting fields,
an orchard and an herb
garden.
This month, from Fridays
to Sundays now through
Oct. 30, the farm is hosting
different activities and
events to enjoy the spirit of
Halloween.
Check out a list of their
upcoming events:
The Amazing Maize Maze
sponsored by Con Edison
The Amazing Maize Maze
is a special maze meant to
celebrate the amazing art
by Andy Warhol.The experience
begins with a Stalk
Talk and a cow–themed
game board, and it proceeds
with the visitors trying to
find their way to Victory
Bridge, through different
clues and puzzles.
New York City’s only corn
maze is open Friday, Saturday
and Sunday beginning
Monday, Oct. 11, through
Saturday, Oct. 30. It’s open
Saturdays, Sundays and
Columbus Day from 11 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., and on Fridays
from noon to 4:30 p.m. Maze
tickets are $12 general admission
and $8 for ages 4
through 11.
Maze by Moonlight
Queens Farm’s Maze by
Moonlight is an interactive
experience where visitors
are challenged in finding
clues, solving puzzles and
making their way out. Maze
by Moonlight is open exclusively
on Saturday, Oct. 23;
and Thursday, Oct. 28. Maze
by Moonlight tickets are $15
general admission and $10
for ages 4 through 11.
Harvest Weekends
Harvest Weekends is
when the admission to the
farm is free daily so that visitors
can enjoy the fall atmosphere
and enjoy the other
activities, like the Pumpkin
Patch. The farm includes
hayrides and its seasonal
farmstand with a variety
of Hudson Valley apples,
doughnuts, fresh cider and
apple pies for a proper taste
of New York, as well as seasonal
mums, locally made
jams and honey from the
Farm Store. Activities are
priced separately, all in order
to support the care and
operations of the historic
farm.
Harvest Weekends run
Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 2
through Oct. 30 and Monday,
Oct. 11 from 11 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.
Pumpkin Patch
Visitors can enjoy the October
tradition of picking up
their pumpkins through the
farm grounds, and be exposed
to New York History at the
Photo courtesy of Queens County Farm
same time – as Queens Farm
is one of the longest continually
farmed sites in New York
state. Pumpkins are priced by
size and there is no fee to enter
the patch.
Pumpkin Patch is open
daily, Oct. 1 through Oct. 30.
Hours are from noon to 4:30
p.m. on Monday through Friday,
and 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on
Saturdays and Sundays.
Halloween on the Farm
Queens Farm will be hosting
their annual Halloween
party, for both young community
members and grown-ups.
It will include the Amazing
Maize Maze, hayrides, haunted
farmhouse and trick-ortreating
plus bewitching
sounds of live music. Costumes
are encouraged.
Halloween on the Farm is
on Sunday, Oct. 31, from 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $20.
The Queens County Farm
Museum is located at 73-50
Little Neck Pkwy. in Floral
Park. Neighborhood parking
and bicycle racks are available
on site, and strollers are
permitted.
For more information, visit
queensfarm.org.
The Moon Festival featured a fireworks show that lit up the night
sky. Photo by Walter Karling
Moon Festival lights
up sky in Kissena
Corridor Park
Queens Farm brings ‘FaBOOlous
Fall’ season back in October
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