Queensboro Dance Festival June 2025: Free Dance Events You Won’t Want to Miss
This summer, the Queensboro Dance Festival returns for its 12th season, celebrating the vibrant cultural fabric of Queens through the art of dance. With events scheduled throughout the borough, the festival kicks off in June 2025 with an exciting lineup of free performances, workshops, and community parties.
Partners:
Whether you’re a dance lover, a local family looking for something fun, or a newcomer curious about Queens’ creative scene, this guide covers everything happening in June—from Jackson Heights to Far Rockaway.
June 7 – Season Opening Event in Jackson Heights
The festival kicks off with a block-wide celebration in Jackson Heights featuring over 20 Queens-based dance companies. This all-day event includes three time blocks of performances and lessons at different pedestrian plazas along 34th Avenue, culminating at Travers Park.
Schedule & Locations:
- 3:00–4:00 PM – 34th Ave between 93rd–94th Streets
- Performances by: Kinding Sindaw | Kofago Dance Ensemble | Manhatitlan
- – 34th Ave between 93rd–94th Streets –Dance lesson with: Cole Collective | Cucala Dance Lesson
- 4:30–5:30 PM – 34th Ave between 89th–90th Streets
- Performances by: San Simon Sucre New York | Mala’s School of Odissi Dance | Saylit Dance Collective | The Kingdom Dance Company | Silvana Brizuela Weigel
- Dance lesson with:Flamenco Latino
- 6:00–7:00 PM – Travers Park, 78th Street & 34th Ave
- Performances by: Ah-Molla Dance Collective | Aishwarya Madhav | Drye/Marinaro Dance Company | NK&D / a movement company | Sheep Meadow Dance Theatre |VERBAL ANIMAL | Umami Playground Dance Inc. | Shuqi Cong | Jotary Sunchy Danza y Proyección Escénica
- Dance lesson with: Gotham Dance Theater
ASL interpretation provided
How to Get There:
Subway: 7 Train to Junction Blvd or 74th St-Broadway
Bus: Q49 or Q66
How to Get There:
- Q58 to Seneca Ave/Cornelia St
- Q39 to Summerfield St/Forest Ave
- Limited street parking