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Queens Night Market Hosts All-You-Can-Eat Festival

Tickets for the Wednesday night event cost about $50.

The sun sets behind the unisphere in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
The sun sets behind the unisphere in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

FLUSHING, QUEENS – About $50 will buy you all you can eat at a Queens Night Market gala thrown in honor of the borough's hospitals.

Queens Night Market chefs and vendors will set up shop in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Wednesday night for an "Evening Under the Sphere," according to an online event listing.

The gala — courtesy of the Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park — will include vendors, international chefs, live music and gift bags. Tickets are going for $54.24 a pop.

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"It’s wonderful to see the progress and enthusiasm from the broad array of individuals, businesses, civic organizations, elected officials, everyday park-goers, and Queens’ unique creative independents participating, contributing, and celebrating Flushing Meadows Corona Park,” said Anthony Sama, executive director of The Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park and FMCP Park Administrator.

This year, the nonprofit group is honoring hospitals that take care of Queens, including Elmhurst, New York Presbyterian Queens Hospital, and Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Northwell Health.

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The event, which is scheduled from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m, will serve dinner buffet-style, according to the gala’s Eventbrite page. It's on, rain or shine.

The iconic Queens open-air night market features up to 100 independent vendors selling art, making food, and, according to its website, "celebrating the rich cultural diversity and heritage of NYC and Queens."

The first Evening Under the Sphere was held in 2017. Find out more about the Queens Night Market here.

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