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Thursday Oct. 2, 2025

4 pm

Final Fishing Frenzy: Learn to Rig Thursday

Ages: All
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Family
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park Penn Pier

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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

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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

Saturday Oct. 4

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8 am – 3 pm

Maria Hernandez Farmers Market

Maria Hernandez ParkBushwick

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8 – 9 am

Brooklyn Bridge parkrun

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1

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9 am – 5 pm

WikiGameJam

Hex HouseEast Williamsburg

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10 am – 3 pm

Mazzone Ace Hardware Pumpkinfest

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

Mazzone Ace Hardware Pumpkinfest

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

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FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

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11 am – 2 pm

Free Books from Brooklyn Book Bodega!

Brooklyn Book Bodega

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11 am – 4 pm

City of Forest Day

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Noon – 6 pm

Six Foot Platform: ASHLEY PALMER | SAFE SPACE

Art
Free

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Noon – 4 pm

Free Canoe Rides on Newtown Creek

MASE ParkGreenpoint

Noon – 2 pm

Psalm Fest 2025

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Kingsboro Temple of SDAPark Slope

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1 – 6 pm

Illuminations 2025 Art Exhibit by Park Slope Windsor Terrace Artists

Art
Free

BWAC Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionRed Hook

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1 – 6 pm

Culture and The Urban Experience Take Center Stage in BWAC Fall Exhibitions

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1 – 5 pm

S.E.T. Squad Culture Market

Nicholas BrooklynBed Stuy

Turtle-first rehearsal

3 – 5 pm

Turtle Island

Sunday Oct. 5

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge Park

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9 am – 5 pm

WikiGameJam

Hex HouseEast Williamsburg

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

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FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

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Noon – 6 pm

The Atlantic Antic™ 50th Anniversary Festival

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

Atlantic Avenue from Hicks Street to Fourth Avenue

12:30 – 3:30 pm

Art in the Garden

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Classes
Family

Patchen Community SquareBed-Stuy

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1 – 6 pm

Illuminations 2025 Art Exhibit by Park Slope Windsor Terrace Artists

Art
Free

BWAC Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionRed Hook

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