Top Things to Do with Kids in Queens - September 2011

We've hand-picked the best kids' events in Queens from our September 2011 calendar. Among tons of family-friendly things to do this month, our top picks include Sesame Street Live at the Nassau Coliseum, the New York City Honey Festival at Rockaway Beach, the Queens County Fair at the Queens County Farm Museum, an overnight adventure at the Queens Zoo, and a special Muppets program at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria. Scroll down for details.

Also see: September 11 Memorial Events in Queens

Sounds on Sesame Street

Some kids are Elmo fanatics and others are Oscar the Grouch aficionados, but everyone's favorite Sesame Street friends will be rocking out at the Nassau Coliseum during Sesame Street Live: Elmo Makes Music. Along with new-to-town music teacher Jenny, Big Bird and the rest of the gang discover unlikely instruments in everyday objects like trashcan lids and cookie jars. September 16 at 7pm; September 17 at 10:30am, 2pm, and 5:30pm; September 18 at 1pm and 4:30pm. Prices vary depending on seating. Nassau Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale. For tickets: 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

In the Land of Milk and Honey

To celebrate the initiation of legal beekeeping in and around NYC, the Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm is sponsoring a festival that is sure to be the bee's knees. Held at Rockaway Beach, the First Annual New York City Honey Festival will be swarming with everything from contests for the best pie made with honey and the best bee costumes for kids and adults, to a short film event, a borough-wide honey tasting, and lots of honey bun eating. So pack up the kids and see what the buzz on the boardwalk is all about. September 17. 10am-sundown. Rockaway Beach, 95th Street on the Rockaway boardwalk.

Sleepover at the Zoo

Trade in your teddy bear for the real deal at a Queen Zoo Family Overnight Adventure on September 17. Explore the grounds after-hours and participate in fun-filled activities such as preparing animal enrichment treats and learning about animal diets. Families will also go on a late night walk in the Aviary to meet some of the animals up close. Call 718-271-1500 for times. $85. Queens Zoo, 53-51 111th Street, Flushing Meadows Corona Park.