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Monday May 26, 2025

All day

DanceAfrica Festival 2025

Ages: All
Art
Dance
Family

Brooklyn Academy of Music

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All day

Brooklyn Strength’s Virtual Marathon Training Club

Virtual

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All day

DanceAfrica at BAM

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building

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9 am – 5 pm

The Light Show: A Celebration of Illuminating Ceramics

Art
Free

A.MANO BrooklynProspect Heights

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11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausWilliamsburg

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBedford-Stuyvesant

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11 am

Brooklyn’s 158th Memorial Day Parade

Brooklyn Memorial Day Parade

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Reimagining Kinship

Art
Free

410 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221Bedford-Stuyvesant

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2 – 4 pm

Green-Wood’s Memorial Day Concert

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

The Green-Wood Cemetery

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2 – 7 pm

The Spooky Social Club: Morbid Memorial Day

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Tuesday May 27

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge Park

THE LIGHT SHOW – SQUARARTISTS CARD (3000 x 3000 px)

9 am – 5 pm

The Light Show: A Celebration of Illuminating Ceramics

Art
Free

A.MANO BrooklynProspect Heights

Brooklyn Art Haus-the human layter 1×1

11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausWilliamsburg

11 am – 12:30 pm

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park (Hendrix Creek Patio)

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBedford-Stuyvesant

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Reimagining Kinship

Art
Free

410 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221Bedford-Stuyvesant

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5 – 6 pm

Child’s Play NY Presents: Frozen Kids

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Theater

First Unitarian Congregational Society in BrooklynBrooklyn Heights

8 – 10 pm

The Overthinking Hour Comedy Show

HalyardsPark Slope/Gowanus

Open Mic and Open Tables Hosted by Simeon Goodson

8 – 11:59 pm

Open Mic and Open Tables Hosted by Simeon Goodson

Comedy
Free

Wednesday May 28

THE LIGHT SHOW – SQUARARTISTS CARD (3000 x 3000 px)

9 am – 5 pm

The Light Show: A Celebration of Illuminating Ceramics

Art
Free

A.MANO BrooklynProspect Heights

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9 am – 3 pm

Hope Ballfield Farmers Markets!

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10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Spring First Discoveries

Ages: 4 and under
Family

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

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11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausWilliamsburg

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBedford-Stuyvesant

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Reimagining Kinship

Art
Free

410 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221Bedford-Stuyvesant

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3 – 5 pm

Artist Office Hours

Art
Free

ShapeShifter LabPark Slope

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5:30 – 6:30 pm

Child’s Play NY Presents: Beetlejuice Jr

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Theater

First Unitarian Congregational Society in BrooklynBrooklyn Heights

THE LIGHT SHOW – SQUARARTISTS CARD (3000 x 3000 px)

6:30 – 9:30 pm

BCAT 2025 Kickoff Party!

A.MANO BrooklynProspect Heights

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7 – 9 pm

HOW TO BECOME AN OCTOPUS – Free training session

Art
Classes

Recess

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8 pm

OK Go

Music

Thursday May 29

THE LIGHT SHOW – SQUARARTISTS CARD (3000 x 3000 px)

9 am – 5 pm

The Light Show: A Celebration of Illuminating Ceramics

Art
Free

A.MANO BrooklynProspect Heights

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