2026 events
Every 2026 event on the site. Upcoming events come first; each one moves to the past list by itself once it ends, so nothing has to be moved by hand.
Upcoming events
October 30 to 31, 2026Night two of the grand opening at METTRA, the food hall at 28-17 Jackson Avenue that used to be JACX&CO.
October 31, 2026The park's season closing Halloween festival, with new installations by two 2026 Artist Fellows, workshops, a performance by Flying Leap, a community resource fair, a vegan food market and a dog costume contest. Free with RSVP.
October 31, 2026Trunk-or-Treat & Halloween Festival at Culture Lab LIC's lot, organized by The Learning Center LIC. $25 per family, benefiting Make-A-Wish. 2 to 5 PM.
October 31, 2026An afternoon-into-evening Halloween party in Hunters Point South Park, with a costume parade and contest at the Oval around 5:30 pm and The Nightmare Before Christmas on a screen at sunset.
October 31, 2026Vernon Boulevard goes car free between 46th and 50th Avenues on Halloween afternoon for trick or treating at local businesses, with a 4 PM performance by The Only Bay All Stars.
Past events
Dayna Hanson: Hugely Amplified Present
A showing of a new dance work in progress by Dayna Hanson and four collaborators, assembled from new, old and unfinished material.
Greater New York 2026 at MoMA PS1
The sixth edition of PS1's survey of artists living and working in the New York area, timed to the museum's 50th anniversary, with more than 50 artists across the whole building. A partial view stayed open through Sept 7.
LIC Arts Open, 13th edition
Five days of exhibitions, performances and parties put on by LIC-Artists, with open studios across the neighborhood on May 16 and 17. It opened with a launch party at Culture Lab LIC.
LIC Lunar New Year Neighborhood Lion Dance
The closing event of the Long Island City Partnership's two-week Lunar New Year celebration: a lion dance that wound along Jackson Avenue, blessing businesses on the way, and finished on the MoMA PS1 plaza.
LIC Partnership Real Estate Breakfast 2026
The Partnership's 21st annual breakfast, where developers, business owners and civic leaders heard a panel on the state of the western Queens property market.
LIC Springs! 2026
The Partnership's yearly street festival on Vernon Boulevard, where local businesses and groups ran free activities, performances, fitness classes and outdoor dining.
Takahiro Yamamoto: Approaches To Hollow Center
A performance by Takahiro Yamamoto about erasure, nothingness and being.
UNIQLO Family Day at MoMA PS1
A free museum-wide family day with drop-in art workshops for all ages, from neighborhood mapping and communal braiding to clay time capsules, plus a toddler area.
Warm Up 2026 opening night at MoMA PS1
The first of six Friday Warm Up parties in the PS1 courtyard, the museum's long-running summer music series, now in its 28th season. The series ran on Fridays through Aug 28.
World Cup 2026 Final Watch Party at MoMA PS1
A free screening of the men's World Cup final, organized by MoMA PS1 with the Long Island City Partnership, with LIC food vendors and gallery access included.
