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Free Photo: Brooklyn Bridge Park - Pier 1 Happening now
Daily · 6 AM–11:59 PM
55°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Brooklyn Bridge Park - Pier 1, Brooklyn · official listing on publicartfund.org · checked Nov 11
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Brooklyn Bridge Park - Pier 1 · Brooklyn Heights
Free
Free Photo: Acoustik Garden Lounge Starts in 13h 50m
THU, NOV 12 · 8 PM–10 PM
53°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Acoustik Garden Lounge, Brooklyn · official listing on meetup.com · checked Nov 5
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Acoustik Garden Lounge · Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn
Free
Free Registration required Limited spots Photo: Roebling Rink, Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park Starts in 2d 4h
SAT, NOV 14 · 10:30 AM–2 PM
44°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Roebling Rink, Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge , Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Oct 31
Painting & crafts
＋ Add to planner 📍 Roebling Rink, Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park · DUMBO, Brooklyn
Free · registration required · Free admission for the 10:30 AM-12 PM and 12:30-2 PM sessions with a free ticket, while supplies last. Later opening-day sessions follow regular rink ticketing.
Free Starts in 2d 7h
SAT, NOV 14 · 2 PM–3 PM
47°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5, Brooklyn · official listing on bargemusic.org · checked Nov 7
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5 · Brooklyn
Free admission; no tickets or reservations
Free Starts in 3d 4h
SUN, NOV 15 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
49°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · at T & T Vernon Block Association Garden, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 5
Painting & crafts
＋ Add to planner 📍 T & T Vernon Block Association Garden · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Free
Free Illustration Starts in 3d 7h
SUN, NOV 15 · 2 PM–3 PM
50°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5, Brooklyn · official listing on bargemusic.org · checked Nov 7
Music & nightlife
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Free admission; no tickets or reservations
Free Starts in 1w 2d
SAT, NOV 21 · 2 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5, Brooklyn · official listing on bargemusic.org · checked Nov 7
Music & nightlife
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Free admission; no tickets or reservations
Free Starts in 1w 3d
SUN, NOV 22 · 2 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5, Brooklyn · official listing on bargemusic.org · checked Nov 7
Music & nightlife
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Free admission; no tickets or reservations
Free Photo: Sunset Park Library Starts in 1w 5d
TUE, NOV 24 · 6 PM–7 PM
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Sunset Park Library, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Nov 11
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Sunset Park Library · Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Free
Free Starts in 2w 2d
SAT, NOV 28 · 2 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Nov 8, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5, Brooklyn · official listing on bargemusic.org · checked Nov 8
Music & nightlife
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Free admission; no tickets or reservations
Free Illustration Starts in 2w 3d
SUN, NOV 29 · 2 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Nov 8, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5, Brooklyn · official listing on bargemusic.org · checked Nov 8
Music & nightlife
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Free admission; no tickets or reservations
Free Photo: NYC Tourism + Conventions Starts in 3w 1d
FRI, DEC 4 · 4 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn · official listing on nyctourism.com · checked Oct 26
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Grand Army Plaza · Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Free
Free Starts in 3w 2d
SAT, DEC 5 · 2 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Nov 9, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5, Brooklyn · official listing on bargemusic.org · checked Nov 9
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5 · Brooklyn
Free admission; no tickets or reservations
Free Illustration Starts in 3w 3d
SUN, DEC 6 · 2 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Nov 9, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5, Brooklyn · official listing on bargemusic.org · checked Nov 9
Music & nightlife
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Free admission; no tickets or reservations
Free Starts in 5w 2d
SAT, DEC 19 · 2 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn · official listing on bargemusic.org · checked Nov 11
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park · Brooklyn Heights
Free admission; no tickets or reservations required
Free Starts in 6w 2d
SAT, DEC 26 · 11 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Crotona Nature Center, Crotona Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 7
Painting & crafts
＋ Add to planner 📍 Crotona Nature Center, Crotona Park · Crotona Park, Bronx
Free
Free Photo: Prospect Park Alliance Starts in 7w 0d
THU, DEC 31 · 10 PM–12:30 AM (NEXT DAY)
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Grand Army Plaza / Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 26
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Grand Army Plaza / Prospect Park · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Free
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