Farm Community Volunteer Days

Help prepare the QBG Farm to grow produce that we distribute to food pantries in supporting our communities with food relief. Join QBG’s Farm staff for an engaging, educational event where you will learn gardening basics and work hands-on with plants. Make new friends a......More

Help prepare the QBG Farm to grow produce that we distribute to food pantries in supporting our communities with food relief. Join QBG’s Farm staff for an engaging, educational event where you will learn gardening basics and work hands-on with plants. Make new friends and put your green thumb to good use in a variety of seasonal projects. Learn more and register here.

Compost Beautification Community Volunteer Days

Join the QBG Compost Staff to tour and care for our compost demo site by weeding, mulching, planting, applying compost and gardening. This is a free outdoor event, please dress for the weather, wear sunscreen, bring water or snacks, and dress comfortably. QBG staff will......More

Join the QBG Compost Staff to tour and care for our compost demo site by weeding, mulching, planting, applying compost and gardening. This is a free outdoor event, please dress for the weather, wear sunscreen, bring water or snacks, and dress comfortably. QBG staff will provide gloves. Registration required. Register Here.

Compost Site Tour

Join the QBG compost team for a tour of our mid-scale composting site. Learn how we transform food scraps and horticultural waste into nutrient-rich compost, explore the different stages of decomposition, and see sustainable waste management in action. Learn more and re......More

Join the QBG compost team for a tour of our mid-scale composting site. Learn how we transform food scraps and horticultural waste into nutrient-rich compost, explore the different stages of decomposition, and see sustainable waste management in action. Learn more and register here.

Garden in a Glass: Terrarium Making Workshop

Come join us at Queens Botanical Garden for our Terrarium Making Workshop! We’re so excited to help you create your own little world to take home. In this workshop with Lowell Iporac, participants will learn how to work with all sorts of cool plants – think lush mosses,......More

Come join us at Queens Botanical Garden for our Terrarium Making Workshop! We’re so excited to help you create your own little world to take home. In this workshop with Lowell Iporac, participants will learn how to work with all sorts of cool plants – think lush mosses, velvety liverworts, and lively ferns. These aren’t your typical succulents or air plants, we’re creating a truly vibrant, living ecosystem that changes and grows over time. We’ll show you all the tricks – how to layer your terrarium just right, which plants work well together, and how to keep your mini ecosystem thriving. You’ll leave understanding how to care for these special plants and your created terrarium. This workshop is recommended for those aged 13 and over. All materials are included—just bring your creativity! You’ll take home something special – not just a decoration, but a living piece of nature that tells a story. Register here.

Sprout and Connect: Meet the Staff of QBG

Join us for QBG’s first Sprout and Connect: Meet the Staff of QBG networking event on May 19, 2025, from 5pm to 6pm!Learn about different professional roles in departments like Education, Compost, Development, and more. Gain valuable insight into the internal affairs of......More

Join us for QBG’s first Sprout and Connect: Meet the Staff of QBG networking event on May 19, 2025, from 5pm to 6pm!Learn about different professional roles in departments like Education, Compost, Development, and more. Gain valuable insight into the internal affairs of a cultural institution and don’t forget about meeting your fellow Members! Bring a friend too! All Members are more than welcome to bring one guest to the event. RSVP by emailing membership@queensbotanical.org.

Spring Community Week: Hula Performance

Join Kumu Hula ʻAuliʻi Aweau-Teves and Ka Pā Hula O Laʻakea and take a journey to Hawaiʻi through Hula. The performance will reflect personal/collective healing, Hawaiian history, storytelling, genealogy, traditional/contemporary hula, and oli (chanting).A kanaka Hawaii......More

Join Kumu Hula ʻAuliʻi Aweau-Teves and Ka Pā Hula O Laʻakea and take a journey to Hawaiʻi through Hula. The performance will reflect personal/collective healing, Hawaiian history, storytelling, genealogy, traditional/contemporary hula, and oli (chanting).A kanaka Hawaiian born and raised in Hawai’i, Kumu ‘Auli’i Aweau-Teves grew up studying the Hula as a tool for cultural resilience and personal awakening. She combines her background in substance abuse counseling with Hawaiian cultural practices to address generational and personal trauma. ‘Auli’i is the Founder and Kumu of Ka Pā Hula O Laʻakea, a Hula school that promotes collective healing through Hula. Established in January of 2013, her initial vision was to create a culturally-based women and childrenʻs support group on Oʻahu that focused on healing through hula. Over the years, that vision would grow and expand to reach neighbor islands, the Continental US and include numerous collaboration efforts with other kumu hula and cultural practitioners.Register here.

Master Composter Course: Designing and Managing Community Compost Spaces

This course will be a workshop and discussion of community composting spaces. Whether you have decades of composting experience or none at all, everyone is welcomed and encouraged to join this free 2 hour course. Designing and Managing Community Compost Spaces is one of......More

This course will be a workshop and discussion of community composting spaces. Whether you have decades of composting experience or none at all, everyone is welcomed and encouraged to join this free 2 hour course. Designing and Managing Community Compost Spaces is one of 7 required workshops for completion of the Master Composter Certificate. Please enter though the main entrance of the Garden and join us in the Auditorium of the Visitor & Administration Building. FREE. Registration required. Register here.

Dusk Spring Bird Walk with NYC Birds Alliance

Join the NYC Birds Alliance for a special evening guided tour of the birds of Queens Botanical Garden! Learn more and register here.

Memorial Day - Garden is Open

Queens Botanical Garden is open on Memorial Day.

Quintet of the Americas

Championing works from both hemispheres, come hear a free concert presented by the Quintet of the Americas. This Queens-based ensemble encourages intercultural appreciation and understanding by performing contemporary, classical, and folk-derived music from the diverse ......More

Championing works from both hemispheres, come hear a free concert presented by the Quintet of the Americas. This Queens-based ensemble encourages intercultural appreciation and understanding by performing contemporary, classical, and folk-derived music from the diverse cultural traditions of the Americas through the musical lens of the woodwind quintet. During free hours. Register here.