Queens Night Market
Annual summertime event in New York City
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The Queens Night Market, also known as the Queens International Night Market, is a night market in Queens in New York City, New York.[1] The event launched in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in April 2015,[2] with 40 vendors.[3] Since then, it operates on Saturday nights from April through October, except for a break when the US Open tennis tournament is held within the park.[4] As of 2023[update], the event averages around 20,000 visitors on Saturday nights.[4]
| Queens Night Market | |
|---|---|
Queens Night Market in May 2019 | |
| Status | Active |
| Begins | April |
| Ends | October |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Venue | Flushing Meadows-Corona Park |
| Locations | Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°44′53″N 73°51′2″W |
| Inaugurated | 2015 |
| Attendance | 20,000 nightly (2023) |
| Website | Official website |
Attractions and geographical features of Flushing Meadows–Corona Park:
The market was named the #9 best restaurant in New York City by The New York Times in 2023.[5]
The market hosts independent vendors each night, selling food, art, and merchandise; as of 2019, it has featured food from over 80 countries.[6] When it launched in 2015, it introduced a $5 price cap on all food available for sale at the event. The price cap has since been raised to $6.[7]
A cookbook with vendor stories and recipes, The World Eats Here: Amazing Food and the Inspiring People Who Make It at New York's Queens Night Market by John Wang and Storm Garner, was published in 2020.[8]
The event has ATMs, sells beer and wine,[7] and hosts live entertainment each Saturday night. To date, the event has hosted approximately 200 free live performances.[6]
The event was paused during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City in 2020.[8][9] It reopened with ticketed entry under public health regulations in June 2021[10] and resumed regular operations in July 2021.[11][12]