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Monday Sep. 15, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownOyster Bay

Art is Alive Flyer

All day

ASASE YAA CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES ITS NINTH ANNUAL ART IS ALIVE FESTIVAL

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Classes
Family

Asase Yaa Cultural Arts FoundationBed-Stuy

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

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5:30 – 8:30 pm

Brooklyn DA Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

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7 – 8 pm

Age of Union founder/environmentalist Dax Dasilva discusses & signs Echoes from Eden: A Daring Voyage to Protect Earth’s Last Wild Places

Tuesday Sep. 16

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge Park

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownOyster Bay

Art is Alive Flyer

All day

ASASE YAA CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES ITS NINTH ANNUAL ART IS ALIVE FESTIVAL

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Classes
Family

Asase Yaa Cultural Arts FoundationBed-Stuy

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

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8 – 10 pm

The Overthinking Hour Comedy Show

HalyardsPark Slope/Gowanus

Wednesday Sep. 17

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownOyster Bay

Art is Alive Flyer

All day

ASASE YAA CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES ITS NINTH ANNUAL ART IS ALIVE FESTIVAL

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Classes
Family

Asase Yaa Cultural Arts FoundationBed-Stuy

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

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3 pm

Double Dutch Dreamz: Wednesday Wonders

Ages: All
Family
Free
Games

Abolitionist Place

September

7 – 9 pm

Brooklyn Books & Booze Reading Series

Barrows Intense Ginger Tasting RoomIndustry City

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9 – 10:30 pm

What’s The Worst That Could Happen? A Comedy Show

Comedy
Free

HalyardsGowanus

Thursday Sep. 18

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownOyster Bay

Art is Alive Flyer

All day

ASASE YAA CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES ITS NINTH ANNUAL ART IS ALIVE FESTIVAL

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Classes
Family

Asase Yaa Cultural Arts FoundationBed-Stuy

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

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King David Rampersad, Jr: paintings on wood, plastic, and metal

6 – 8 pm

Trinidad and Tobago: King David Solo Exhibition

Free

Ivy’s ProjectsBed Stuy

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7 – 9 pm

That 80s Improv Challenge: EXERCISE VIDEOS AND BAD SITCOM INTROS EDITION

Comedy
Free

Young Ethel’sPark Slope

8 pm

Movie Nights on the Overlook

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Central Park Wollman Rink

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8 – 10 pm

Landline Comedy at Wild East Brewing

Comedy
Free

Wild East BrewingGowanus

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9:30 – 11:30 pm

Superstar Open Set

Pink MetalBushwick

Friday Sep. 19

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownOyster Bay

Art is Alive Flyer

All day

ASASE YAA CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES ITS NINTH ANNUAL ART IS ALIVE FESTIVAL

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Classes
Family

Asase Yaa Cultural Arts FoundationBed-Stuy

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

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Noon – 7 pm

Glossier Brooklyn Pop-Up: Cloud Paint Plush Blush

Beauty
Free

Glossier Williamsburg, 77 N 6th street, Brooklyn, NY 11249

2 – 4:45 pm

Fishing Frenzy Fridays

Ages: All
Family
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park Penn Pier

Exhibition Sept 19-24, 2025 Opening Sept 19, 2025, 6-9 pm Performance Sept 19, 7 pm By Appointment Only Sept 20-24, 2025

6 – 9 pm

When Lullabies Become Walls

Bartlett Street Garage (former Pfizer Building Garage)Williamsburg

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7 – 9 pm

Kweendom

Comedy
Free

Pete’s Candy StoreWIlliamsburg

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7:30 – 9:30 pm

Ocean Beach Chamber of Commerce Summer Movie Series

Free

Sportime Pickleball YorktownOcean Beqch – Fire Island

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