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Free to enter Limited spots Starts in 2h 14m
Daily · 3 PM–11:59 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · limited spots · repeats, so you can go another time · at Alligator Lounge, Brooklyn · official listing on alligatorloungebrooklyn.com · checked Nov 10
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Alligator Lounge · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Free to enter; purchases optional. Dine-in and same day only; no to-go. · 21+
Free Registration required Limited spots Photo: Roebling Rink, Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park Starts in 3d 21h
SAT, NOV 14 · 10:30 AM–2 PM
45°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 Registration required Photo: The Green-House at Green-Wood Cemetery Starts in 3d 23h
SAT, NOV 14 · 12 PM–2 PM
47°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at The Green-House at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn · official listing on green-wood.com · checked Nov 1
Painting & crafts
＋ Add to planner 📍 The Green-House at Green-Wood Cemetery · Brooklyn
Free · registration required · Free with RSVP
Free Photo: Nicholas Lea Bruno via Staten Island Museum Starts in 4d 1h
SAT, NOV 14 · 2 PM–4 PM
48°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, Staten Island · official listing on statenislandmuseum.org · checked Oct 30
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor · Snug Harbor, Staten Island
Free; registration recommended, donations welcome
Free Starts in 4d 1h
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 Registration required Photo: Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library Starts in 4d 2h
SAT, NOV 14 · 3 PM–4:15 PM
47°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Nov 2
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library · Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Free · registration required
Free Starts in 4d 7h
SAT, NOV 14 · 8 PM–11 PM
41°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Great Kills Park, Staten Island · official listing on brooklyn.kidsoutandabout.com · checked Nov 7
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Great Kills Park · Great Kills, Staten Island
Free
Free to enter Starts in 4d 8h
SAT, NOV 14 · 9 PM–1 AM (NEXT DAY)
43°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at Wonderville, Brooklyn · official listing on wonderville.nyc · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Wonderville · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid; Free to attend; 21+
Free Photo: House of Yes Starts in 4d 9h
SAT, NOV 14 · FROM 10 PM
43°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · at House of Yes, Brooklyn · official listing on calendar.houseofyes.org · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 House of Yes · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid · tickets on the House of Yes site · 21+
Free Starts in 4d 9h
SAT, NOV 14 · 10:30 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
43°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Elsewhere, Brooklyn · official listing on elsewhere.club · checked Oct 30
Music & nightlife
＋ Add to planner 📍 Elsewhere · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid; 21+
Free Starts in 4d 22h
SUN, NOV 15 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
48°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 5d 1h
SUN, NOV 15 · 2 PM–3 PM
51°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
＋ Add to planner 📍 Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5 · Brooklyn
Free admission; no tickets or reservations
Free Registration required Photo: Pioneer Works Starts in 5d 6h
SUN, NOV 15 · FROM 7 PM
47°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn · official listing on pioneerworks.org · checked Nov 1
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Pioneer Works · Red Hook, Brooklyn
Free · registration required · Free with RSVP; seating first-come, first-served
Free to enter Photo: Mood Ring Starts in 5d 8h
SUN, NOV 15 · 9 PM–2 AM (NEXT DAY)
45°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at Mood Ring, Brooklyn · official listing on moodringnyc.club · checked Nov 5
Arts & culture
＋ Add to planner 📍 Mood Ring · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free to enter · purchases optional · Free to sing and enter; full bar service. 21+ with ID · 21+
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