Community Corner
Get Out: Queens County Fair and KidsFest
Enjoy a great weekend with these fun activities all near your neighborhood.
Say goodbye to city life!
Relive the old farm days at the Queens County Fair with livestock and fun. Bring your best pig and be a blue ribbon winner. You can also help kids learn to save the environment at KidsFest 2011. They’ll visit a petting zoo and view an aquarium.
Then, start marching to the unique drumbeat of Afro-Colombian rhythms played by Colombian musician Wolfgang Barros. He’ll perform a concert of traditional drumming styles. Or, attend the Italian Experience Festival and inhale a sausage-and-pepper hero while you sing-a-long to opera and Italian folk songs. This time, everybody’s Italian.
Where/When: Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park, on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.
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Why Go: Farm fun begins here when you enter a pie-eating contest, win a blue ribbon for your best pig, or win the title at the 34th annual White Castle Queensboro Arm Wrestling Championship.
Pricing: Adults $8; children under age 12 pay $5
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Where/When: Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury on Sunday from noon until 4 p.m.
Why Go: Kids get earth-friendly with a petting zoo, touch-tank aquarium and interactive games. Then rock out while Tim and the Space Cadets perform an outdoor concert.
Pricing: General admission $10
Where/When: The Community Church of Little Neck, 46-16 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck, on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
Why Go: Hunt for hidden treasures without breaking your budget. The market is full of surprises that include old curios, furniture pieces and jewelry sets. It’s nifty and thrifty.
Pricing: Free
Where/When: Sky View Shopping Center, 40-24 College Point Blvd., Flushing, on Sunday from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m.
Why Go: This Colombian musician taps an irresistible drumbeat that takes you on a journey through folkloric musical traditions, from cumbia to vallenato. The sound of Barros’ Afro-Colombian drumming styles will keep you grooving while you shop.
Pricing: Free
Where/When: Hofstra University south campus, 900 Hempstead Blvd., Hempstead, on Sunday from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Why Go: Every year, this feast gets bigger with more food, crafts and live entertainment that includes performers like Filippo Voltaggio, The San Remo Duo “Popera,” the Italian-American poets writers piazza, and more. You’ll feel more Italian than ever in just one day.
Pricing: Adults $6; Seniors $4; children under 12 free