Model Train Show, Big Band Concert at Queens Botanical Garden over Memorial Day Weekend

Spend some time on the right side of the tracks! A model train system and a local musician who has enjoyed huge hits with his big band are pulling into the Queens Botanical Garden. Over Memorial Day Weekend, the Long Island Garden Railway Society will create a working “G-scale” exhibit with model trains traveling a track around a scaled-down Unisphere and other iconic features from the 1964 World’s Fair. On May 24th, festivities will include food-and-craft vendors, a trackless train for rides through selected sections of the Flushing green space, and a concert by John Yao’s Big Band, a 17-piece ensemble. A graduate of the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, Yao is a composer, trombonist, and arranger specializing in jazz fusion. 

Details: World’s Fair Train Show, Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main Street, Flushing, May 24th through May 26th, 10 am to 5 pm, free with admission.

Concert details: Music in the Garden: John Yao & His 17-Piece Ensemble, May 24th, 4 pm, free with admission.

Photos: Queens Botanical Garden