Dates & times
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- 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Winter Wonder at Queens Botanical Garden: Evergreens and a Lantern Walk
At Winter Wonder, the evergreen displays are part of the program: visitors can take photos among them, alongside activities such as crafts and live music. Queens Botanical Garden also names a lantern walk to the tree-lighting as the afternoon’s closing event.
Evergreen displays are part of the program
The advertised choices include taking selfies among the evergreens and posing for photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Live music, crafts and festive shopping are also planned, with seasonal drinks from the Holiday Bar.
The announcement gives broad activity categories, not a roster: it does not name musicians, specify craft projects or identify shopping vendors. If a particular performer or activity would determine your visit, there is no named lineup to plan around yet.
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The walk is the clearest schedule cue
The Garden places the lantern walk to the tree-lighting at the close of the program. It gives no separate start time for the walk, so visitors who want to join it should not assume they can arrive near the end of the event window and still take part.
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Plan your visit
Sunday, Dec. 6, 2026
Winter Wonder runs from 2 to 5 p.m. at Queens Botanical Garden.
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Check the event price against general admission
The Winter Wonder notice lists admission at $6 for nonmembers, included with Garden admission, and free for members. The Garden's general admission information separately lists $6 for adults; $4 for seniors age 62 and older, students with ID and individuals with disabilities; $2 for children ages 4–12; and free admission for children 3 and under and members. The event notice does not explain how its nonmember price relates to those reduced general rates, so check with the Garden before relying on a discounted category.
The ticket link is marked as coming soon. The event information does not say whether drinks from the Holiday Bar, crafts or festive shopping have separate prices.
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Special-event parking is separate
The Garden lists a $15 per-vehicle parking fee for special event and program days, including Winter Wonder. The fee includes tax and is subject to change; members receive $2 off. The parking entrance is at 42-80 Crommelin Street, not the Main Street Garden entrance.
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Getting to Queens Botanical Garden
Main entrance and public transit
The Main Garden entrance is at 43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355. Take the No. 7 subway or Long Island Rail Road’s Port Washington line to Main Street/Flushing; from there, walk eight blocks south on Main Street or take the Q44SBS or Q20A/B bus. The Garden also lists those buses for travel from the Bronx or Jamaica to Flushing.
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Driving and the separate parking entrance
The parking entrance is at 42-80 Crommelin Street. From the Midtown Tunnel, the Garden directs drivers east on the Long Island Expressway to Exit 23/Main Street, then left on Main Street and left on Dahlia Avenue, which becomes Crommelin Street; the lot entrance is on the left. From Long Island, take the LIE west to the same exit, turn right on Main Street and then left on Dahlia Avenue.
For drivers coming from Queens, Brooklyn or Staten Island, the Garden’s directions use the Belt Parkway or Jackie Robinson Parkway to the Van Wyck Expressway, Exit 12A/College Point Boulevard, then Blossom Avenue, which becomes Crommelin Avenue. The Garden parking lot is reached by a right turn.
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Paths, mobility and restrooms
Most Garden paths are paved and the terrain is flat. The Woodland Trail, Fragrance Walk and Herb Garden Bridge are unpaved; accessible parking spaces are in Bay 1. Visitors with disabilities may use wheelchairs, mobility scooters, walkers, canes and crutches in areas open to public pedestrian use. Certain electronic personal-assistance mobility devices are subject to Garden guidelines.
Wheelchairs are available to borrow on a first-come, first-served basis at the Main Street Entrance, Parking Garden Entrance and Visitor & Administration Building. A valid driver's license or government-issued photo ID is required; the Garden holds the ID until the wheelchair is returned.
Restrooms are accessible by the ramp next to the Visitor & Administration Building. Restrooms inside that building are available when it is open. Pets are not permitted on the grounds; service animals are allowed.
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Before you make a plan
Does the lantern walk have its own start time?
No separate time is published. The Garden describes it as the closing activity within the 2–5 p.m. event.
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Which transit options serve the Garden?
Take the No. 7 subway or Port Washington LIRR line to Main Street/Flushing, then walk south on Main Street or use the Q44SBS or Q20A/B bus.
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Can visitors borrow a wheelchair?
Yes. The Garden offers wheelchairs first come, first served at three locations; bring a valid driver's license or government-issued photo ID, which is held during the loan.
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Location & Google Maps
Queens Botanical Garden
43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355
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