# Illuminate the Farm: Winter Lantern Festival — Queens County Farm Museum

> Event for families in the New York–Newark–Jersey City area (NY / NJ). Times are Eastern Time.

- When: Fri, Nov 20 (+4 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Where: Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park, NY 11004
- Ages: Check age guidance
- Price: $18 – $25
- Organizer: Queens County Farm Museum / Winter Lantern Festival
- Official page: https://www.queensfarm.org/event/illuminate-the-farm/
- Last checked: Wed, Nov 4

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## About

A limited-time outdoor lantern festival with larger-than-life lantern displays, live performances, and local food vendors at Queens County Farm Museum — open Thanksgiving evening and the surrounding weekend.

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