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Raaka Chocolate factory store in Red Hook
Open Hours at Brooklyn Bridge Park Education Center
Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 skyline lawns (free)
Brooklyn Heights Promenade skyline walk (free)
Domino Park free East River waterfront walk (Williamsburg)
Rally Reading Series at Pete's Candy Store (21+)
Red Parry NYC vs. Wonderville Street Fighter Tournament (21+)
Demon Time improvised sketch night at Brooklyn Comedy Collective (21+)
J. Walter Hawkes & Friends play Bennie Green at LunÀtico
Lounge Sessions at SILO (free with RSVP, 21+)
Mousse T. at Public Records (21+)
Magnetic Me’s Holiday Playhouse
TGIF! Afterschool story and craft hour at Green-Wood
Game On: Board Games at Dyker Library
Battle of Brooklyn Exhibition Tour at the Center for Brooklyn History
Open Hours at Brooklyn Bridge Park Education Center
Middle School Makerspace at Jamaica Bay Library
Bushwick Comedy Club Friday Night Open Mic
Dead Pete's Society poetry open mic (21+)
Chatroom: OSGEMEOS (free with RSVP, 21+)
Reginald Chapman's Chaphouse at LunÀtico
House of Grooves: Eli Escobar All Night (21+)
Karaoke Tremendous at Union Hall (21+, free, midnight)
FAD Market fall pop-up in Dumbo
FIDO Coffee Bark in Prospect Park
Introduction to Birdwatching Outings in Prospect Park
Birding: Fall Migration at Salt Marsh Nature Center
Dumboween
Volunteer Workday at Preston Community Garden
Playback's Free Street Party Outside BAM
Nature's Workshop: Fall Foliage Leaf Art in Lincoln Terrace Park
Saturday house tours at the Wyckoff House Museum
Exhibit: The Shirley Chisholm Way at Lefferts Historic House
Environmental Education Center: Saturday Open Hours
Historical Walking Tour from the East 4th Street Community Garden
Brooklyn Bridge Park Education Center Open Hours (Weekends)
The Lott House: Update Talk at Salt Marsh Nature Center
Battle of Brooklyn Walking Tour
International Board Games Month gaming day at Gravesend Library
Repurposeful Ancestry Lab Repair Café
Dragon Dance: free Pokémon Champions tournament at Wonderville (21+)
Before It's Gone: Archive to Survive book launch and panel
Mosaic Lab Coding Workshop
Bright Five tech salon at Pete's Candy Store (21+)
Bushwick Comedy Club Saturday Night Open Mic
Anant Pradhan with Larry McDonald (Jamaican jazz) at LunÀtico
Scorpio Stings with Junior Sanchez (21+)
Flava D + Made to Order at Elsewhere (21+)
Benji B, Louise Chen, Hidden Spheres and more at Public Records (21+)
Young Adult Friction indie + alt dance party at Union Hall (21+)
Smorgasburg Prospect Park (Sundays)
Fantastic Fungi Mushroom ID Hike in Prospect Park
Native American Heritage Month: Early Food Traditions at the Old Stone House
Second Sundays Free Open House at Pioneer Works
Free Solar Observing at Pioneer Works
Sunday music open mic at Pete's Candy Store (21+)
Wonderville Karaoke (21+)
Yacouba Sissoko & Siya (Malian kora) at LunÀtico
Civic Crash Course talk at Public Records (free RSVP, 21+)
The Variety Show Variety Party at Wonderville (21+)
Bushwick Comedy Club Monday Night Open Mic
Free late-night karaoke at Mood Ring (21+)
Middle School Makerspace at Coney Island Library
Shape Up NYC: Soca Sweat Dance Fitness
Bushwick Comedy Club Tuesday Night Open Mic
Bacon, Eggs & Toons: Free Animation Screening (21+)
Veterans Day Nature Programs at Prospect Park Audubon Center
Bushwick Comedy Club Wednesday Night Open Mic
SING! SING! SING! Karaoke for Kids at Coney Island Library
Starting Seeds for Community Self-Sufficiency
Bushwick Comedy Club Thursday Night Open Mic
Catch-Up Comedy free open mic at Acoustik Garden Lounge
Library Lab: Free STEAM Activities for Ages 6–12
Free Stargazing at Floyd Bennett Field
DURATIONS festival club night: Dasha Rush, Decoder and more at Public Records (21+)
Rhythm in Ritual by Xeno Collective (21+)
Inner Sin: Henrik Schwarz Live (21+)
Cut Copy (DJ set) at Elsewhere (21+)
Free Play Night: Jake Korolev + stjarnafaen at Wonderville (21+)
Roebling Rink Opening Day: Free Morning Skate Sessions
Roebling Rink Opening Day Celebration
Discovery Hike: Waterfront Ecosystems at Bushwick Inlet Park
Día de los Hongos: Free Myco-Drawing and Mushroom Walk at Green-Wood
Fall foliage hike in Prospect Park
Music for Autism: Ensemble Mycelium
Poetry Writing Workshop at Brooklyn Public Library Central
Smash Bash Vol. 28 Super Smash Bros. Night at Wonderville (21+)
Full Throttle: Mha Iri (21+)
X-Coast (open to close) at Elsewhere (21+)
Pre-Thanksgiving Bird Walk in Prospect Park
Gobble Games Family Board Game Extravaganza
Ricitos and the Three Bears
Nature Detective Mystery Adventure in Brower Park
Calendula Salve Making Workshop at Vernon Garden
Historic New York: Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument Tour
Junior Volunteer Corps: Family Leaf Raking in Prospect Park
Free Stargazing at Pioneer Works
Terence Tao: Six Math Essentials at Pioneer Works
Creative Writing Workshop at Brooklyn Public Library Central
Middle School Makerspace at Ryder Library
Middle School Makerspace: Bridges at Clarendon Library
Eiffel Tower Mic free 21+ open mic at Brooklyn Comedy Collective
Green-Wood on Wheels: Stroller-Friendly Tour
Volunteer Workday at Fantasy Garden (Brownsville)
Giving Thanks to Community at Success Garden
Nature Storytime at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Salsa Party at the Brooklyn Museum
Discostan with Omid Walizadeh and Mansaf Mama at Public Records (21+)
Middle School Makerspace at Jamaica Bay Library
Teen Time: Board Games at Stone Avenue Library
Club Massive: Jungle Is Hardcore at Wonderville (21+)
FUTCH: Queer Women's Dance Party (21+)
Nature Scavenger Hunt at Seth Low Playground
Historic New York: Greenpoint Neighborhood History Walk
Sinéad, ketia, Bennet and more at Public Records (21+)
Magnetic Archery in Owl's Head Park
Freedom Seekers: Stories by the Fire in Prospect Park
Free late-night karaoke at Mood Ring (21+)
Wonderville Last-Tuesday PLAYTEST (21+)
Post-Thanksgiving Day Super Hike
5th Avenue Tree Lighting & Small Business Saturday in Park Slope
The Donut Lounge at Wonderville (21+)
Curiouser & Curiouser with Felix Da Housecat (21+)
DICKAPPOINTMENT Invites TROMAC (21+)
Cinthie, Amir Alexander and more at Public Records (21+)
Afrobeat Nights NYC at The Sultan Room (21+)
Grave Beginnings: Free Walking Tour of Green-Wood
Birding: Winter Birds at Fort Greene Park
Robot Karaoke at Wonderville (21+)
Dumbo Holiday Tree Lighting
Grand Army Plaza (Brooklyn) Hanukkah menorah lightings
Fort Greene Park Tree Lighting
Festival of Lights: Santa in the Park
Winter Tree ID Walk at McCarren Park
Birdwatching: First Sunday Outings in Prospect Park
Doggie Day Hike in Prospect Park
Discovery Hike: Winter Wildlife at Brower Park
Festival of Lights: Chanukah
Free Stargazing at Floyd Bennett Field
Free Solar Observing at Pioneer Works
Outdoor Skills: Animal Tracking in Prospect Park
Plants of the holiday season walk
Prospect Park New Year's Eve Fireworks
Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge (spectating)
BAM 41st Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Paid & ticketed events (91)
Giles Corey with Kathryn Mohr at Market Hotel
Glenn Zaleski jazz sets at Bar Bayeux
Black Rabbit Greenpoint late bar until 2–4 AM
Broken Land Greenpoint late cocktail bar (21+)
Torst craft beer bar and kitchen in Greenpoint (21+)
Maison Premiere oyster and absinthe cocktail bar (Williamsburg)
Sunny's Bar Red Hook live music nights (late) (21+)
Union Pool Williamsburg late bar and music venue (21+)
🗽 Other places to go
Brooklyn Heights Promenade
📍 Columbia Heights from Remsen St to Orange St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
A walkway above the harbor with views of lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge.
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Details Official site ↗Louis Valentino Jr. Park & Pier
📍 Coffey St & Ferris St, Brooklyn, NY 11231
A quiet Red Hook pier facing the Statue of Liberty, good at sunset.
● Open now
Details Official site ↗Sunset Park (the hill)
📍 41st–44th Sts between 5th & 7th Aves, Brooklyn, NY 11232
A hilltop with views of the Manhattan skyline, the harbor and the Statue of Liberty.
● Open now
Details Official site ↗Prospect Park Zoo
📍 450 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225
A small, easy zoo for little kids: sea lion training sessions, a barn with farm animals and red pandas. Kids 2 and under free.
● Open now
Details Official site ↗Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse: free kayaking
📍 Floating dock between Piers 1 & 2, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Free kayaking in the calm water between Piers 1 and 2, under the Brooklyn Bridge. Book a slot two weeks ahead or try walking up.
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Details Official site ↗Time Out Market New York
📍 55 Water St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
A Dumbo food hall with a rooftop that looks straight at the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges. Free to go up; food is extra.
● Open now
Details Official site ↗Public art: Woody De Othello, "Guardian Spirit"
📍 Pier 1 & Manhattan Bridge View, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, NY 11201
A free Public Art Fund installation on the Brooklyn waterfront, with the bridges behind it.
● Open today
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