Astoria Park is Car-Free August Sundays for Shore Fest

Shore Park in Astoria is going car-free for three Sundays in August.

The annual Shore Fest celebration returns to Queens this weekend. Each Sunday will have it’s own theme.

Aug. 4: We Heart Astoria is sponsoring a food festival featuring samples from local restaurants — including BareBurger, Ovelia, and The Thirsty Koala, and City Harvest will be sponsoring a cooking demo for kids.

Aug. 11th: Astoria-based recycling group Build it Green! NYC is hosting arts and crafts for kids, a clothing swap, and a composting demo, and Socrates Sculpture Park is hosting a pinata making workshop.

Aug. 18th : Big River Jam, a lineup of live musical performances from local bands.

A full list of Shore Fest events is here.