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Saturday July 12, 2025

Various

Nature Exploration: Lake Appreciation

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Prospect Park Audubon Center

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8 am – 3 pm

Maria Hernandez Farmers Market

Maria Hernandez ParkBushwick

Invisible Strings Front

10 am – 5 pm

“Invisible Strings”, a group exhibition featuring six gallery- represented artists.

Free

Philadelphia

Free Kayaking

10 am – 4 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn Heights

10:50 am – 7 pm

göt2b Emergency Box Machine

Ages: All
Beauty
Family
Free

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Summer Pop-up [Dumbo]

Empire StoresDUMBO

RSK picture

11 am – noon

Ready, Set, Kindergarten! at the Sheepshead Bay Library

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BaySheepshead Bay

Noon – 9 pm

Brooklyn Army Terminal Summer Series Carnaval de Chilenos & Tecuanos

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Brooklyn Army Terminal

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Noon – 4:30 pm

Wotagei Workshop

The 2nd Floor of Japan Village

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3 – 5 pm

Community Science Seining

Ages: All
Caribbean
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 Beach

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3 – 4:30 pm

Art Talk

Art
Free

Transmitter GalleryBushwick

Sunday July 13

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge Park

Various

Nature Exploration: Lake Appreciation

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Prospect Park Audubon Center

Invisible Strings Front

10 am – 5 pm

“Invisible Strings”, a group exhibition featuring six gallery- represented artists.

Free

Philadelphia

10:50 am – 7 pm

göt2b Emergency Box Machine

Ages: All
Beauty
Family
Free

240810+Yang_FAD+Market+-+Empire+Stores-48 (1)

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Summer Pop-up [Dumbo]

Empire StoresDUMBO

Free Kayaking

Noon – 3:30 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn Heights

FABID_2014 Fair Ride King Kong ADG PR (1)

12:30 – 5 pm

Flatbush Avenue Street Fair

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

Flatbush Avenue Street FairFlatbush

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3 – 4:30 pm

William May ‘Blaze Without Burning’ Q&A and Reading

Pete’s Candy StoreWilliamsburg

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