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Friday Aug. 15, 2025

9:45 pm

Friday Night Fireworks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Luna ParkConey Island

Saturday Aug. 16

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

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8 am – 3 pm

Maria Hernandez Farmers Market

Maria Hernandez ParkBushwick

Free Kayaking

10 am – 4 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn Heights

RSK picture

11 am – noon

Ready, Set, Kindergarten! at the Sheepshead Bay Library

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BaySheepshead Bay

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: The Power of the Sun

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumEast Flatbush

11 am – 3 pm

Museum on Wheels: East New York

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

Success Community GardenEast New York

guitar

1 – 6 pm

The Art is Pulsing with Energy at BWAC This Summer

Art
Free

BWAC Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionRed Hook

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3 – 5 pm

Community Science Fishing

Ages: All
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5

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4 – 7:30 pm

Hindu Lamp Ceremony

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park

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6 – 10 pm

Big Summer August GetDown

Ages: All
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park

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7 – 10:30 pm

Rooftop Films How Deep is Your Love

Film
Free

Brooklyn Army Terminal

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9 – 11 pm

Brooklyn Musical Legends Reunite for One Night Show

Free
LGBTQ+

Sunset Stooppark slope

Sunday Aug. 17

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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

Oyster Bay

Untitled Artwork

All day

The Pan-Afro Wisdom (POW) Fest 2025

Free

Herbert Von King Park

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8 – 10:30 am

No More Lonely Runs x Propel Fitness Water: Two Truths and Lie Run

Old Fulton Street Plaza

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10 am – 11 pm

Postpartum Yoga

Ages: All
Family
Free

Domino ParkWilliamsburg

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: The Power of the Sun

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumEast Flatbush

Free Kayaking

Noon – 3:30 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn Heights

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Noon – 5 pm

One Crown Heights

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumCrown Heights

guitar

1 – 6 pm

The Art is Pulsing with Energy at BWAC This Summer

Art
Free

BWAC Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionRed Hook

1 – 6 pm

AFROBEATS VS DANCEHALL TAKEOVER BARCLAYS CENTER

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

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3 – 5 pm

A Una Tarde de Adoracion Con Sarai Rivera y Los Cantantes del Brooklyn Tabernacle

Brooklyn TabernacleDowntown Brooklyn

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7 – 9:30 pm

Cara Mia Comedy at Mon Cheri Ridgewood

Comedy
Free

Mon Cheri Restaurant

Monday Aug. 18

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Tuesday Aug. 19

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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

Oyster Bay

11 am – 12:30 pm

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park (Hendrix Creek Patio)

Ray Borchers Invite AUG 2025

6 – 10 pm

Ray Borchers – Paintings – 1 Night Exhibition at The Living Gallery (Bushwick Brooklyn) Tues AUG 19, 2025

Art
Free

The Living GalleryBushwick

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6:30 – 8 pm

Sandy Hudson Discusses Defund: Black Lives, Policing, and Safety for All with Brian Jones

New Lots Library

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