Long Island City's wellness scene gets its biggest day of the year on Saturday, August 1, 2026, when the 2nd Annual LIC Wellness Fest takes over 44th Drive from 10am to 5pm. It's a free, all-ages community celebration of movement, recovery, and good energy — and it's happening on the very block that Trends, LIC's cannabis and community-wellness hub, calls home.
What the festival is
The LIC Wellness Fest is a high-energy, free-to-attend community event built around fitness, health, and positive vibes. Expect live fitness classes and workouts, wellness activations and recovery experiences, nutritional workshops, massage and recovery zones, local fitness and lifestyle vendors, plus music, giveaways, and family-friendly activities. Whether you come to sweat, to discover new wellness brands, or just to soak up the atmosphere, it's designed to bring the neighborhood together through movement.
The headline draw is the Hurricane Fit Race + City Block Challenge — an obstacle race that shuts down a single block of 44th Drive and crams in 20 obstacles on a 'mystery course.' It's free to watch and a blast to cheer on; if you want to compete, registration starts around $30 (early-bird pricing is lower), with awards for the top three men and women overall. Here's a look at what to expect:
The details
- What: 2nd Annual LIC Wellness Fest & Hurricane Fit Race
- When: Saturday, August 1, 2026, 10am-5pm (doors 9:50am), rain or shine
- Where: 44th Drive (between Jackson Ave & Thomson Ave), Long Island City, Queens 11101
- Cost: Free to attend (all ages); Hurricane Fit Race registration from ~$30
- Tickets: Free festival admission on Eventbrite; race registration via Elite Feats
Right on Trends' block
There's a reason this fits Long Island City so well. The festival unfolds on 44th Drive — the same block that's home to Trends, the LIC dispensary that doubles as a cultural center and community meeting place near Court Square and Queens Plaza. Trends has built its identity around exactly this kind of energy: weekly high yoga, educational nights, and community events that blend health, wellness, art, and music with cannabis culture. A neighborhood wellness festival landing on its doorstep is about as on-brand as it gets for the LIC community Trends has been cultivating.
Worth keeping straight: the festival is an all-ages, family-friendly community event, while Trends is a 21+ space for adults. The two share a block and a wellness-first spirit, not an age policy. If you're 21+, it's an easy day to pair a morning at the fest with a stop by Trends to see what the neighborhood's cannabis-and-wellness hub is all about.
Why it's worth your Saturday
Free, outdoors, family-friendly, and packed with workouts, recovery, vendors, and a genuinely fun obstacle race — the LIC Wellness Fest is the kind of community day that makes a neighborhood feel like a neighborhood. Come move, cheer on the Hurricane Fit Race, discover some local wellness brands, and enjoy a summer Saturday in Long Island City. Grab your free festival ticket, and if you're feeling brave, sign up for the race. This is an informational community calendar listing, not an endorsement. The festival is all ages; cannabis is for adults 21+.