9:30 am – 8 pm Summer Festival Ages: 8 and underFamily Free Open Houses NY Kids Club Park Slope-GowanusPark Slope-Gowanus
10 am – 4 pm Free Kayaking Ages: AllFamily Free Sports Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn Heights
11 am – 4 pm Back to School Festival Ages: AllArt Books & Readings Family Major R Owens Community Center, 1561 Bedford Ave Brooklyn, NYCrown Heights
Noon – 3 pm KoKo NYC South Slope Derby Ages: 5 and upArt Community Family Open Source GallerySouth Slope
1 – 6 pm The Art is Pulsing with Energy at BWAC This Summer Art Free BWAC Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionRed Hook
1 – 6 pm Japan Village Summer Festival Ages: AllCommunity Family Festivals Japan Village at Industry City
10 am – 1 pm Battle of Brooklyn and The Meaning of Freedom: Family Afternoon Ages: AllFamily Free History & Culture Green-Wood Cemetery
10 am – 5 pm Summer Festival Ages: 8 and underFamily Free Open Houses NY Kids Club Park Slope-GowanusPark Slope-Gowanus
Noon – 3:30 pm Free Kayaking Ages: AllFamily Free Sports Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn Heights
1 – 6 pm The Art is Pulsing with Energy at BWAC This Summer Art Free BWAC Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionRed Hook
10:15 am – 1 pm CASABLANCA – Movie Screening and Discussion Film Free Kings Bay Public LibrarySheepshead Bay
4 – 7 pm Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway Ages: AllCommunity Family Free Gerritsen Beach LibraryGerritsen Beach
11 am – 12:30 pm Tot Time Tuesdays Ages: 4 and underCraft & DIY Family Free Shirley Chisholm State Park (Hendrix Creek Patio)
5 – 7 pm Free Kayaking Ages: AllFamily Free Sports Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn Heights
8 am – 5 pm The Billie Holiday Theatre Presents Black Joy Film Fest Ages: AllCommunity Family Film The Billie Holiday TheatreBed Stuy
Aug. 19, 6 pm Ray Borchers – Paintings – 1 Night Exhibition at The Living Gallery (Bushwick Brooklyn) Tues AUG 19, 2025 The Living Gallery
Aug. 19, 6:30 pm Sandy Hudson Discusses Defund: Black Lives, Policing, and Safety for All with Brian Jones New Lots Library
Aug. 21, 11:30 am Triumph of Nature: Art Nouveau from the Chrysler Museum of Art The Long Island Museum
Aug. 21, 6 pm Pluto TV Movies With A View at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1, Harbor View Lawn, Brooklyn Bridge Park
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