16 theater programs for kids in Queens, 1 free. Shows, puppets, acting classes. Includes Flushing Town Hall Family and Youth Programs and Black Spectrum Theatre Children's Theatre Workshop.
A historic 1862 town hall turned arts center that brings kids in for multicultural performances, hands-on arts workshops and residencies, including a school performance series. Programs often spotlight Asian, Latin American and other global performing traditions.
A long-standing Black theater company in Roy Wilkins Park that runs a Children's Theatre Workshop, after-school programs and a summer arts camp for young performers. Its season includes family-friendly productions such as a STEM play about astronaut Mae Jemison.
A Queens-based company that blends traditional Chinese shadow and hand puppetry with Chinese opera and contemporary storytelling. Its family shows like Hao Bang Ah! Dragon! and Tiger Tales tour widely, and it runs hands-on workshops for preschoolers on up.
A Forest Hills youth theater founded in 1916 where kids take musical theater, improv and playwriting classes and premiere original musicals. Several shows written with Garden Players kids have been published and performed around the world.
A Forest Hills musical theater company where kids act, sing and dance in original musicals, with classes open to beginners and extras like playwriting, songwriting and private coaching.
A southeast Queens arts center offering affordable classes in theater, dance, music and visual art, with performances at the nearby Jamaica Performing Arts Center. It also organizes the Queens International Children's Festival.
Queens College's performing arts center presents circus, dance, theater and family favorites across its campus stages, plus a Schooltime Performance Series for classes. Families can catch touring kids' shows without leaving Queens.
A college performing arts venue in Long Island City that hosts theater, music and dance, including family matinees such as circus-style shows and a holiday Nutcracker. It also offers educational sessions tied to its programming.
A festival organized by JCAL that brings international children's theater, dance and music performances to southeast Queens. It's a chance for families to see global performers close to home.
The Secret Theatre in Long Island City runs the Secret Academy, offering acting classes and summer camps for young performers. Kids explore their own creative voice in a working theater that also presents shows and events.
A Saturday morning program at Queens' bilingual Hispanic theater where kids 7-15 learn acting and Spanish and Latin American dance in small groups. No audition is needed, and the term ends with a showcase on the Thalia stage for family and friends.
A Sunnyside arts school whose summer Open Studio camp includes a theater studio where kids rehearse and stage a musical revue, alongside after-school classes and lessons. Programs are grouped for early years, elementary and middle school kids.
Hip to Hip tours free Shakespeare to about ten parks around Queens each summer, and before every show runs Kids & the Classics, a free 30-minute workshop where kids 4-12 play theater games and meet the characters. The 2026 season featured As You Like It and Macbeth.
A performing arts center inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park that stages family events and student matinees, including kid-friendly rock concerts and accessible performances.
A college performing arts center that runs a children's series of family-friendly shows alongside its concert season. Families can catch holiday productions and other kid-oriented performances.
A community theater at Fort Tilden that stages musicals and plays with family-friendly ticket prices and runs a Young People's Theatre Workshop for local kids. It's a beach-side option for families in the Rockaways and Breezy Point.
LittleGotham lists 16 theater programs for kids in Queens.
Yes. 1 of 16 are free to attend, including Hip to Hip Theatre Kids & the Classics.
15 listings are indoors, such as Flushing Town Hall Family and Youth Programs, Black Spectrum Theatre Children's Theatre Workshop, Chinese Theatre Works.
Long Island City (3), Forest Hills (2), Flushing (2).