Hayrides, Pie-eating, Corn-husking and Maize Maze at Queens Farm this Weekend

If you’re driving eastbound on the Grand Central Parkway this weekend, simply take Exit 24 onto Little Neck Parkway and go about three blocks. You will find yourself in the middle of a traditional country fair with typical, time-honored activities, such as pie-eating and corn-husking contests; blue ribbon competitions; hayrides; and lumberjack shows. Your host, the Queens County Farm Museum, will add some of its own, homemade fun, including the Con Edison Ecology Booth and its adopt-a-worm program, the Amazing Maize Maze, carnival rides and plenty of livestock petting. Plus, there will be a Bavarian garden and live Irish music on Saturday and German band on Sunday. Unfortunately, traffic might be heavy on the ride home, a reminder that you left the city spiritually, not physically.

Details: 31st Annual Queens County Fair, Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park, September 21-22, 11 am-6 pm both days. $8/$5 children 12 and under. (Admission does not include maze, carnival rides, games and a few other activities.)

Photos by Queens County Farm Museum/FB