Sunnyside Night Market tonight 4–9 p.m.

Sunnyside Shines is staging its Sunnyside Night Market on Friday, May 22, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 40th Street–Lowery Plaza in Sunnyside, Queens. The business improvement district said the event is an AAPI Heritage Month celebration with food, shopping and dance programming, and that admission is free. The plaza sits under the elevated 7 train on Queens Boulevard, according to the group’s public-space page. QNS reported this week that the event is Sunnyside’s first AAPI Night Market. ### Where and when is the market happening? Friday, May 22, is the only listed event date on Sunnyside Shines’ event page, which gives the hours as 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 40th Street–Lowery Plaza. The organizer’s listing describes the program as an evening tied to Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. 40th Street–Lowery Plaza is one of the public plazas managed by Sunnyside Shines as part of the New York City Department of Transportation’s Plaza Program, according to the organization’s plaza guide. (sunnysideshines.org) The page places Lowery Plaza under the elevated 7 train along Queens Boulevard at 40th Street. ### What did organizers say people can expect tonight? (sunnysideshines.org) Sunnyside Shines said the event will include food, local vendors and performances. A TikTok post from the organization repeated the same date, time and location and told followers to “tell a friend, bring a friend.” QNS reported on May 20 that the market would bring live music, Queens-based dance groups and dozens of Asian markets to Lowery Plaza. (sunnysideshines.org) The local outlet said the event would be held beneath the elevated 7 tracks on Queens Boulevard. ### Is there an admission charge? Admission is free, according to Sunnyside Shines’ event listing. The organization’s promotional material frames the market as a family-friendly community event. (tiktok.com) May 2026 listings circulated by Queens Community Advisory Program also included the event as “Sunnyside Night Market: AAPI Heritage Month Celebration,” with the same 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. time window and 40th Street–Lowery Plaza location. (qns.com) ### Is this part of a broader Sunnyside event series? Sunnyside Shines has used the “Sunnyside Night Market” label for other heritage-themed events, according to its events feed. (sunnysideshines.org) One archived listing advertises a Hispanic Heritage Month edition scheduled for September 21 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the same plaza. The organization’s main site also highlights Lowery Plaza and Bliss Plaza as recurring community-event spaces in the district. (qcap.commons.gc.cuny.edu) Sunnyside Shines describes the plazas as hubs for pop-up shops, performances and neighborhood gatherings. ### Where can people check details before heading over? Sunnyside Shines has posted the event page on its website with the date, hours and location for the May 22 market. (sunnysideshines.org) The group’s social posts on TikTok and its events archive also carry the same logistics for tonight’s program. Friday’s program is scheduled to end at 9 p.m., according to the organizer’s listing. (sunnysideshines.org) The named host is Sunnyside Shines, and the posted location is 40th Street–Lowery Plaza in Sunnyside, Queens. (sunnysideshines.org)