Things to Do With Kids in Brooklyn

Things to do with kids in Brooklyn

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Monday June 2, 2025

11 am – 9 pm

Brooklyn Greek Festival

Brooklyn Greek FestivalDowntown Brooklyn

Tuesday June 3

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge Park

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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5:30 – 6:30 pm

Child’s Play NY presents: Hamlet

Ages: 5 – 12
Caribbean
Family
Theater

First Unitarian Congregational Society in BrooklynBrooklyn Heights

Wednesday June 4

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10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Spring First Discoveries

Ages: 4 and under
Family

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Thursday June 5

Brooklyn Gerritsen Library Summer Reading Kick-Off Event

11 am – 4 pm

Gerritsen Library Summer Reading Kick-Off Event

Dr. John’s PlaygroundGerritsen Beach

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1 – 3 pm

Summer Reading Kickoff

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Dekalb BranchBushwick

4 – 5 pm

PRIDE Melted Crayon Rainbow Art

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Jamaica Bay Library

2nd Annual W!se 5k FUN RUN

6 – 9 pm

2nd Annual W!se 5k FUN RUN

Hudson River Park , Pier 46Brooklyn

7:30 – 9:30 pm

Alvin Ailey at BAM

Ages: All
Dance
Family

BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

Friday June 6

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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 – 4 pm

Ocean Shell-a-bration Weekend

New York AquariumConey Island

Noon – 3 pm

Summer Reading Kick-Off Party & Free Book Giveaway in partnership with The NYLF

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BaySheepshead Bay

7:30 – 9:30 pm

Alvin Ailey at BAM

Ages: All
Dance
Family

BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

Saturday June 7

9 am – noon

10th Annual LIC Waterfront 5K Run/Walk

Hunter’s Point South Park

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10 – 11 am

The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays the Music of Ramblin’ Dan & The Freewheelin’ Band + More for Kids

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Music

Brooklyn Bowl: BrooklynWilliamsburg

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10 am – noon

Community Science Seining

Ages: All
Caribbean
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 Beach

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10:30 – 11:15 am

K–5 Poetry Workshop

Church of the IncarnationBoreum Hill

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10:30 am – 3:30 pm

Mental Wellness for My Caribbean Mind

St. Lucia HouseEast New York

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11 am – 4 pm

Ocean Shell-a-bration Weekend

New York AquariumConey Island

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11 am – 12:30 pm

Fairy Friends’ Nature Adventure

Ages: 8 and under
Family

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11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Announces Free June Family Activity Weekends

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes
Family

Noon – 6 pm

Red Hook Fest

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Boating
Family

Valentino Park and Pier

12:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Theater

Puppetworks IncPark Slope

2:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Theater

Puppetworks IncPark Slope

7:30 – 9:30 pm

Alvin Ailey at BAM

Ages: All
Dance
Family

BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

Sunday June 8

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge Park

Heartbeat5K RunWalk

8 am – noon

Heartbeat5K Run/Walk

Rockland County Fire Training CenterBrooklyn

6:8 Father’s Day Jam OSH

10 – 10:45 am

Father’s Day Jam

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Family
Holiday

Old Stone House – Park Slope

10:30 am – noon

Tasting Dim Sum: Storytime with The ABC Digest

Ages: 3 – 12
Family

Museum of Food and DrinkDumbo

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11 am – 4 pm

Ocean Shell-a-bration Weekend

New York AquariumConey Island

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11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Announces Free June Family Activity Weekends

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes
Family

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