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Saturday June 28, 2025

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11 am – 1 pm

Shape Up NYC Caribbean-American Heritage Month Event

St. John’s Recreation Center 1251 Prospect PlaceBedford-Stuyvesant

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Noon – 4 pm

Movement Gowanus Celebration for Access Fund

Free

Movement Gowanus

Noon – 7 pm

BLOCK PARTY – Bond & Schermerhorn

Free

Downtown Brooklyn

1 – 3 pm

Open Bluegrass Jam Session

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

East Fourth Street Community Garden

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1 – 6 pm

The Natural World Takes Center Stage in BWAC Art Shows

Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionRed Hook

Sunday June 29

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge Park

9 am – 3 pm

Blood Drive

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Free
Volunteering

The Shops at Atlas Park

Invisible Strings Front

10 am – 5 pm

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

Free

Philadelphia

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Reimagining Kinship

Art
Free

410 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221Bedford-Stuyvesant

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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

Bklyn Independence Day Parade

11 am – 12:30 pm

Brooklyn’s 118th Annual American Independence Day Parade

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Brooklyn Independence Day ParadeSunset Park

Free Kayaking

Noon – 3:30 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn Heights

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1 – 6 pm

The Natural World Takes Center Stage in BWAC Art Shows

Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionRed Hook

Monday June 30

Invisible Strings Front

10 am – 5 pm

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

Free

Philadelphia

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Reimagining Kinship

Art
Free

410 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221Bedford-Stuyvesant

Tuesday July 1

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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)

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Reimagining Kinship

Art
Free

410 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221Bedford-Stuyvesant

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5 – 7 pm

Free Youth Basketball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park

8 – 10 pm

The Overthinking Hour Comedy Show

HalyardsPark Slope/Gowanus

Wednesday July 2

Invisible Strings Front

10 am – 5 pm

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

Free

Philadelphia

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Reimagining Kinship

Art
Free

410 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221Bedford-Stuyvesant

Free Kayaking

5 – 7 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn Heights

6 – 8 pm

Drink and Draw: Objects in Perspective with Rodney Ewing

Art
Free

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6 – 10 pm

Flatbush Film Night

Flatbush

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Yoga Club Meeting (Free Yoga Class in Prospect Park)

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8:30 – 11:30 pm

Wed Night Jam Sesion

Free
Music

Thursday July 3

Invisible Strings Front

10 am – 5 pm

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

Free

Philadelphia

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Reimagining Kinship

Art
Free

410 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221Bedford-Stuyvesant

4 – 8 pm

Brooklyn Army Terminal Summer Series Independence Day Celebration

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Brooklyn Army TerminalBrooklyn

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