The 2026 lineup has been announced for performers and festivities during Queens Day Festival weekend on July 17 and 18.
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Queens Borough President Donovan Richards will be hosting a variety of free events on Friday, July 17, and Saturday, July 18, at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in collaboration with Capital One, City Parks Foundation SummerStage and NYC Parks.
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Grammy-winning hip-hop group De La Soul is set to perform on July 17, when they will be joined by openers Pete Rock, a renowned hip-hop producer, and Hannibal Buress with a DJ set. The performances will take place in front of the Fountain of Planets, which is east of the Unisphere. The show is set to begin at 6 p.m.
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The following day, the annual Queens Day Festival will return to the park, offering a plethora of free activities hosted by various local organizations from 10 a.m to 8 p.m. Events include dance performances by Queens College Arts students, rowing lessons by Row New York and a skate jam led by the Skatepark Project.
The Skatepark Project will be leading a skate jam. Photo courtesy of the Queens Borough President’s Office
Photo courtesy of the Queens Borough President’s Office
To conclude the festival, Queens-based artist DJ Rekha, who combines hip-hop, dancehall, jazz and electronic music, will perform and headline the festival. Other headliners include British-Indian singer Jaz Dhami, electronic pop artist Mitika Kanwar and Punjabi-Canadian artist Babbulicious.
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The musical acts will take the stage beginning at 6 p.m.
Photo courtesy of the Queens Borough President’s Office
“Events like this strengthen our neighborhoods, celebrate the rich cultural heritage of our communities and remind us why Queens continues to be a global destination for arts and culture,” NYC Parks Queens Borough Commissioner Jackie Langsam said of the upcoming festival.