The Best FREE Things to Do in Brooklyn

Free things to do in Brooklyn

Find upcoming events in your neighborhood

Find fun free things to do

Post an Event

Saturday June 7, 2025

Invisible Strings Front

10 am – 5 pm

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

Free

Philadelphia

banner_8f73f3

10 am – noon

Community Science Seining

Ages: All
Caribbean
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 Beach

Caribbean-MH_Flyer-V6

10:30 am – 3:30 pm

Mental Wellness for My Caribbean Mind

St. Lucia HouseEast New York

DSCF8359 resized

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBedford-Stuyvesant

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Reimagining Kinship

Art
Free

410 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221Bedford-Stuyvesant

Detail shot of Tiger Lillies by Borinquen Gallo – Photo by MFTA – 6-DSC06198

11 am – 6 pm

Borinquen Gallo: Mending My Garden

Art
Free

Chelsea

b44e9aed-287c-4b61-8469-9863fcee516a_c032d5

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

24-park-slope-windsor-terrace-2014-11-07-bk01_z

Noon – 6 pm

Artist Open Studios in Park Slope Windsor Terrace Neighborhoods

Art
Free

ShapeShifter LabPark Slope Windsor Terrace

FREE SHIPPING (2160 x 1080 px)

1 – 6 pm

All Fungi Art Exhibition –Opening Reception

BWAC Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionRedHook

insta_post5

2 – 4 pm

HOW TO BECOME AN OCTOPUS – Free training session

Art
Classes

Recess

event_4552e2

2 – 5 pm

Free Dance and Trashion (fashion from trash) workshops at Coney Island by Artichoke Dance Company

Coney Island Open StreetConey Island

NOP projections – photoville

7 – 9 pm

Night of Photojournalism

Brooklyn Bridge ParkDumbo

IMG_0923_5b0ce8

8 – 11:30 pm

Extreme Sports, Chaser, Hard Nips, Lowballer

Free

WondervilleBedford-Stuyvesant

JUKEWORK-FLYER-6-7-25

10 pm

JUKEWORK: PRIDE EDITION

Free
LGBTQ+

PurgatoryBushwick

Sunday June 8

banner_ed3ad3

Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge Park

Open Homes Netherlands_6 (1)

All day

HomeExchange Day: Meet home swappers and learn more in NYC

THE LIGHT SHOW – SQUARARTISTS CARD (3000 x 3000 px)

9 am – 5 pm

The Light Show: A Celebration of Illuminating Ceramics

Art
Free

A.MANO BrooklynProspect Heights

Invisible Strings Front

10 am – 5 pm

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

Free

Philadelphia

DSCF8359 resized

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBedford-Stuyvesant

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Reimagining Kinship

Art
Free

410 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221Bedford-Stuyvesant

b44e9aed-287c-4b61-8469-9863fcee516a_c032d5

11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Announces Free June Family Activity Weekends

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes
Family

Noon – 1 pm

Shadowboxing in Blue

Dance
Free

Haven BoxingBushwick

24-park-slope-windsor-terrace-2014-11-07-bk01_z

Noon – 6 pm

Artist Open Studios in Park Slope Windsor Terrace Neighborhoods

Art
Free

ShapeShifter LabPark Slope Windsor Terrace

Noon – 8 pm

Brooklyn Greek Festival

Brooklyn Greek FestivalDowntown Brooklyn

Monday June 9

Invisible Strings Front

10 am – 5 pm

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

Free

Philadelphia

DSCF8359 resized

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBedford-Stuyvesant

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Reimagining Kinship

Art
Free

410 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221Bedford-Stuyvesant

3:30 – 4 pm

Summer Reading Family Event: Mike The Clown

Ages: All
Family
Free

Gerritsen Beach LibraryGerritsen Beach

Tuesday June 10

banner_ed3ad3

Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge Park

Invisible Strings Front

10 am – 5 pm

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

Free

Philadelphia

11 am – 12:30 pm

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park (Hendrix Creek Patio)

+ Export Events

More from Around NYC

cash drop

Two armed suspects rob Brinks van during cash drop at Bank of America in St. Albans: NYPD

Maya Hawke in "Eurydice"

amBroadway | Maya Hawke is radiant in Ruhl’s poetic and challenging ‘Eurydice’

Rob Madge

‘My Son’s a Queer’ finally making NYC debut

20250601_151057(0)

PHOTOS | Bay Ridge celebrates 31st Fun on Fifth Festival with music, food and family fun