The Queens Night Market, also known as the Queens International Night Market, is New York City's first open-air space inspired by the Asian night market phenomenon.[1] The event launched in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens in April 2015,[2] with 40 vendors.[3] Since then, it operates on Saturday nights from April through October.[4]As of 2019[update], the event averages over 10,000 visitors on Saturday nights.[5][3]
| Queens Night Market | |
|---|---|
 Queens Night Market in May 2019 | |
| Status | Active |
| Begins | April |
| Ends | October |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Venue | Flushing Meadows-Corona Park |
| Location(s) | Queens, New York, USA |
| Coordinates | 40°44′53″N 73°51′2″W / 40.74806°N 73.85056°W |
| Inaugurated | 2015 |
| Attendance | 10,000 nightly (2019) |
| Website | Official website |
The market was named the #9 best restaurant in New York City by the New York Times in 2023.[6]
The market hosts independent vendors each night, selling food, art, and merchandise; as of 2019, it has featured food from over 80 countries.[7] 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.[8]
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.[9]
The event has ATMs, sells beer and wine,[8] and hosts live entertainment each Saturday night. To date, the event has hosted approximately 200 free live performances.[7]
The event was paused during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City in 2020.[9][10] It reopened with ticketed entry under public health regulations in June 2021[11] and resumed regular operations in July 2021.[12][13]