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Give back and have fun at LIC Flea’s fi nal weekend this season!
Come and enjoy the last weekend of
the 2017 season at LIC Flea & Food market
this Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 28
and 29.
Take advantage of the warm weather
while you support your local community,
shop great sales, eat international cuisine
and sip on $4 craft beer. Th e popular
Long Island City market, located at
Fift h Street and 46th Avenue, is ending
its outdoor season with a weekend fi lled
with fun activities for everyone.
Visitors are encouraged to come and
visit all their favorite LIC Flea vendors.
On Sunday, you can have fun and do
good as the Flea joins local P.S./I.S. 78 in
their annual school fundraiser. Kids will
be able to decorate a pumpkin, participate
in arts & craft s, fi ll up on goodies
and jump in the bouncy house. Tickets
will be sold for all of the activities and
are $1.
Th e Long Island City Y.M.C.A. will
also be hosting their “Scholastic Book
Fair” and providing fun activities from
noon to 3 p.m. both days.
Ready to enjoy some art? An original
Project O / La Mer Wave Walk
Sculpture, “Birth of Venus” created by
acclaimed photographer, stylist, writer
and creative director Margaret Zhang,
will be on display at the Flea. Margaret
Zhang’s wave sculpture was inspired by
“Th e Birth of Venus” by Botticelli. Birth
of Venus represents the ocean as a life
source and magical, ethereal being that,
as the artist puts it, “is oft en forgotten in
this age of technology that we currently
inhabit.”
Th e LIC Beer Garden will be celebrating
Oktoberfest where you can grab a
fl ight of local craft beer for $4, get a cool
branded tasting souvenir mug and sip
fi ve amazing brews for only $10. Shop
our vintage fl ea vendors and start your
holiday shopping early!
Although this weekend marks the end
of the outdoor season of the market, stay
tuned for the announcement of the holiday
market coming soon.
LIC Flea & Food is open this upcoming
Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. until
6 p.m. and is located at 5-25 46th Ave.
in Long Island City at the corner of Fift h
Street and 46th Avenue. For more information
and to learn about the monthly
special events, visit www.LICFlea.com.
For updates follow on Facebook.com/
LICFlea, Instagram.com/LICFlea and @
LICFlea on Twitter.
Here’s your guide to family-friendly Halloween fun in Queens
BY THE QUEENS COURIER STAFF
editorial@qns.com / @QNS
Whether you’re looking for the Great
Pumpkin or just want to dress up and
have some fun, there are plenty of exciting,
family-friendly Halloween events
taking place across Queens over the next
week.
Some of the events, scheduled to take
place rain or shine, include the following:
Howard Beach: Ghouls and goblins of
all ages are invited to take part in the 31st
Howard Beach Halloween Parade scheduled
for this Saturday, Oct. 28. Th e fun
gets underway at 11:30 a.m. at the corner
of Cross Bay Boulevard and 159th
Avenue. Participants will head southbound
along the boulevard to 165th
Avenue, where a party will be held including
food, beverages, rides, games and
much more.
Middle Village: Th e Middle Village
Halloween Parade will take place on
Saturday, Oct. 28, at Juniper Valley Park.
Starting at 11:30 a.m., kids will begin lining
up at the small playground near 74th
Street and Juniper Boulevard South. At
11:45 a.m., the parade will start as the
children make their way up to the blacktop
at 80th Street and Juniper Boulevard
North.
Th e Halloween festivities will continue
from noon to 4 p.m. at the park’s blacktop
where there will be the 1980s tribute band
White Wedding playing some tunes.
Th ere will also be festive carnival games,
pumpkin decorating, kids’ costume contest,
food and much more. Th e Halloween
Parade and festival is being organized
by the Juniper Park Civic Association
(JPCA), in conjunction with the NYC
Parks Department and the Middle Village
Moms.
Long Island City: Socrates Sculpture
Park will host a Halloween Harvest
Festival on Oct. 28 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Th is year’s theme is Dia de los Muertos
and Ballet Folklórico Mexicano de Nueva
York will provide a dance performance.
Th e event will also include the annual
Canine Costume Contest. Two- and fourlegged
friends can show up in costume or
attend a costume-making workshop with
Free Style Arts Association. Th e park is
located at 32-01 Vernon Blvd.
Woodside: Join the sixth annual
Halloween Pet Parade hosted by
Woodside on the Move on Oct. 28 at 11
a.m. Furry friends and their owners will
go to Windmuller Park at 52nd Street and
39th Drive for an opportunity to win prizes
and be judged on your pups costume.
Categories include best in show, best pair,
most creative, scariest and most original.
Th ere is an entrance fee of $5.
Bayside: Th e Bayside Village BID will
sponsor a Halloween Family Fun Day
on 41st Avenue off Bell Boulevard by the
LIRR Bayside station on Sunday, Oct. 29.
Th e fun, free event will feature a pumpkin
patch, spooky craft s and a slime station
and will run from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Flushing: Dress up in costume and head
over to the Queens Botanical Garden for
Halloween at the Garden on Sunday, Oct.
29. Enjoy seasonal craft s, a dance party,
magic show, face painting and more. Th e
event is free with admission to the garden,
which is $6 for adults and $2 for children,
and will run from noon until 4 p.m. Th e
garden is located at 43-50 Main St.
Glen Oaks: Th e Queens County Farm
Museum will host the annual Children’s
Fall Festival on Sunday, Oct. 29. Admission
is $20 for all ages and includes access to
numerous activities found on the sprawling
farm, including a haunted house, petting
zoo and maize maze. Costumes are
encouraged. Th e event will run from 11
a.m. until 4 p.m. Free parking will be available
until the lot fi lls. Th e museum is located
at 73-50 Little Neck Parkway.
Ridgewood: Th e 104th Precinct is
inviting the community inside the station
house on Tuesday, Oct. 31, for a
Halloween Open House. From 3 to 6
p.m., offi cers will be welcoming everyone
to stop by the 104th Precinct, located
at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for some candy,
to take a look around the precinct, and
to meet some of the offi cers. Th e event
is being sponsored by the 104th Precinct
Community Council.