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Monday Sep. 29, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownOyster Bay

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

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JLB Recruitment Brochure (1)

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Junior League of Brooklyn Membership Information Sessions

Virtual via Zoom

Tuesday Sep. 30

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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

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

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IKEA Secret Room Brooklyn

11 am – 7 pm

Discover the Secret Room at IKEA Brooklyn

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Family
Free

IKEA BrooklynRed Hook

Dance Journey with Adult Ballroom picture

6 – 7:30 pm

Step Into Dance: Ballroom Workshop Series at the Sheepshead Bay Library

Dance
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BaySheepshead Bay

7 – 8 pm

Barbers

Comedy
Free

Pete’s Candy StoreWilliamsburg

8 – 10 pm

The Overthinking Hour Comedy Show

HalyardsPark Slope/Gowanus

Wednesday Oct. 1

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

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IKEA Secret Room Brooklyn

11 am – 7 pm

Discover the Secret Room at IKEA Brooklyn

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Family
Free

IKEA BrooklynRed Hook

plant swap

2 – 3 pm

Plant Swap @ Mill Basin

Free

Brooklyn Public Library – Mill BasinMill Basin

3 pm

Double Dutch Dreamz: Wednesday Wonders

Ages: All
Family
Free
Games

Abolitionist Place

4 – 6 pm

Tunes at The Triangle

6th Avenue TriangleNorth Flatbush

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6 – 9 pm

The Brooklyn Cumbia Festival

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10:30 pm

 Crayon Box Comedy Show

Comedy
Free

SleepwalkEast Williamsburg

Thursday Oct. 2

Brooklyn Prospect Park Stroller Walk

10 am

Prospect Park Stroller Walk

Ages: 2 and under
Community
Family
Free

Prospect Park Audubon Center

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

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IKEA Secret Room Brooklyn

11 am – 7 pm

Discover the Secret Room at IKEA Brooklyn

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Family
Free

IKEA BrooklynRed Hook

2 pm

Final Fishing Frenzy: Learn to Rig Thursday

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park Penn Pier

3 pm

Final Fishing Frenzy: Learn to Rig Thursday

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park Penn Pier

4 pm

Final Fishing Frenzy: Learn to Rig Thursday

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park Penn Pier

DEP October Eventbrite

7 – 9 pm

Divination Exchange Party!

Barrow’s Intense Tasting RoomSunset Park

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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 Oct. 3

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7 am – 9:30 pm

Beyond the Frame: Art & Advocacy on Wrongful Conviction Day

The Center for Art and AdvocacyBed-Stuy

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

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4 – 6 pm

Community Science Fishing

Ages: All
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5

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5 – 9 pm

WikiGameJam

Hex HouseEast Williamsburg

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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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7:30 – 10 pm

“She Ate” The Ultimate Drag Dinner Show at Branded Saloon

Art
Comedy

Branded SaloonProspect Heights

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