SUMMER FUN ’19
Summer fun abounds at Flushing Meadows
The Dragon Boat Festival in August is among the many amazing events at Flushing Meadows Park this summer. Photo by Dean Moses
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
Summer is here and
there are plenty of outdoor
recreational activities for
everyone to enjoy at Flushing
Meadows Corona Park
this season.
Here are some of the best
centers to visit at the park
and special events taking
place in the community
throughout the summer for
your entertainment.
The Carousel
Go for a whimsical ride
on the largest carousel in
the borough of Queens. One
of the world’s most unique
amusement rides, this
attraction was created for
the 1964-1965 World’s Fair by
combining two historic Coney
Island carousels. Choose
any of the ravishing horses
or chariots for a ride on the
Flushing Meadows Corona
Park classic.
Aquatic Center/Ice Rink
On a hot summer day,
take a dip in the olympic size
swimming pool, located at 131-
04 Meridian Rd. The largest
recreation center ever built
inside a New York City Park,
Flushing Meadows Corona
Park Aquatic Center and Ice
Rink is home to the swimming
pool with adjustable floor and
diving tank for competitions,
as well as a year-round NHLregulation
hockey rink.
The 110,000-square-foot
facility is accessible to those
with disabilities.
The Golf Center
Play a round of golf at
the 18-hole “Pitch and Putt”
golf course or at the minigolf
course with water falls,
bridges and streams. Both
courses are fully lit for
night play. The golf course
allows experienced golfers to
sharpen up their short game
and allows inexperienced
golfers an introduction to the
wonderful game of golf.
Full Moon Afro-Brazilian
Circle, Tuesday, July 16
At this Flushing Town
Hall outdoor workshop,
students will learn to
play timbal, caixa, surdo,
xequere, tamborim and
more with a former member
of Timbalada! Dendê will
teach proper technique,
exercises, improvisations,
traditional rhythms from
candomble and samba
de roda as well as the
rhythms and breaks from
bands like Timbalada,
Ilê Aiyê and Olodum. The
event begins at 7 p.m.;
$25/$20 members
The 29th Annual Hong
Kong Dragon Boat
Festival, Saturday &
Sunday, Aug. 3-4
The Hong Kong Dragon
Boat Festival will be held
Aug. 3-4 at Flushing Meadows
Corona Park featuring
events for the entire family
including the New York
Championship Race on
Saturday and the U.S. Dragon
Boat Open Championship
Race on Sunday, an opening
parade, and youth, women’s,
sponsors, media and charity
races. Guests are treated to
traditional Chinese foods and
performances at the festival
that hosts over 120 dragon
boat teams from across North
America, making it one of the
largest dragon boat festivals
in the U.S.
Booths located around the
main stage area will host folk
art and craft demonstrations.
And, of course, a food
court will serve a culturally
diverse menu.
Taiwan: A World of
Orchids, Friday, Aug. 9 –
Sunday, Aug. 11
Enjoy a stunning display
of orchids and a weekend
filled with art and culture at
the Queens Botanical Garden
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; included
with Garden Admission. This
special event is in partnership
with the Taipei Economic and
Cultural Office in New York
(TECONY).
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