Who: Dr. John, Kermit Ruffins, Soulive
What: Free music festival with beer garden, family-friendly activities, and food trucks
Where: Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
When: Saturday, July 16, free with advance registration (beer garden access $11.54), 1:00 – 8:00
Why: The third annual Louis Armstrong’s Wonderful World festival celebrates the life and legacy of the great Satchmo, who was born in New Orleans but moved to New York City in the 1920s and to Corona, Queens, in 1943, just down the road from Flushing Meadows Corona Park. That residence, at 34-56 107th St., is now home to the Louis Armstrong House Museum. On July 16, the great Dr. John, Kermit Ruffins, and Soulive will perform for free on the main stage in the park. There will also be a Backyard Bash with family activities, a food court with local food trucks, and DJ sets at Pops’ Place at the Queens Museum, featuring music by the influential and innovative, one and only Armstrong.