Join us in our Queensboro Dance Festival 2026 Season!

Full tour dates and locations:

• Saturday May 30 6PM at Travers Park (Sunday May 31 raindate)

• Saturday June 13 6PM at Beach 94th Street Amphitheater, Far Rockaway

• Tuesday July 14 6PM at Frank D O’Connor Playground, Elmhurst

• Saturday July 25 6:30PM at Hunter’s Point South Park (Ottomanelli’s Awning)

• Sunday July 26 3PM at Bayside Historical Society Castle at Fort Totten (indoors)

• Season Finale: Saturday August 15 5PM at Queens Theatre

Queensboro Dance Festival: https://queensborodancefestival.org/

OUR MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE DANCE COMMUNITY IN QUEENS AND INSPIRE A GREATER APPRECIATION FOR QUEENS DANCE.

Launched in 2014, Queensboro Dance Festival (QDF) was created out of a need for easier artist access to a dance community within Queens, and to cultivate audiences in underserved Queens neighborhoods. Each summer, we tour throughout Queens’ local parks, plazas, and streets, reaching 10,000 people each year. We proudly present professional Queens-based dance companies of diverse cultures and styles, offering over 30 free outdoor performances, classes, and dance parties to the public. We also provide our dance companies with free professional development and Queens arts resources.

We exist to be a platform for Queens’ underrepresented diversity of dancers, where contemporary and cultural groups come together to share their artistry with our fellow Queens neighbors. We believe cultural exchange builds community, and dancing together uplifts the soul. Our values are equity, curiosity, quality, and connection.

QDF has been cited for its community impact in the first 2017 Create NYC Cultural Plan; a 2018 honoree of Queens Pride with a Proclamation from NYS Comptroller’s Office Thomas P. DiNapoli and certificate from NYC Public Advocate Letitia James; 2019 LIC Game Changer Award with Best in Arts & Humanities, certificate from Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan, and 2023 Citation of Honor by Queensborough President Donovan Richards. QDF was named in 2024 City & State’s Power 100 in Arts and Culture under the leadership of Founding Executive Director Karesia Batan.