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Saturday Dec. 6, 2025

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9 – 10 am

Brooklyn Bridge parkrun

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1

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10 am – 4 pm

Brooklyn District Attorney’s Gun Buyback

St. Paul Community Baptist Church

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Empire StoresDumbo

11 am – 6 pm

Poetics of the Photographic: Language of Resistance

Art
Free

Clive Davis Gallery

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Boerum Hill]

51 Bergen StreetBoerum Hill

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Cobble Hill]

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

St. PaulCobble Hill

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11 am – 2 pm

Festival of Lights: Santa in the Park

Carmine Carro Community Center in Marine Park

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Noon – 4 pm

BRIC’s Winter Wonderland 2025

Ages: All
Family
Free
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Noon – 6 pm

Holidays on Atlantic Avenue

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Noon – 3 pm

Winter Fest 2025

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Major R. Owens Health & Wellness Community Center

Noon – 4 pm

Santa Land Community Parade

Santa Land Community Parade

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1:30 – 3 pm

Celebrate the Salt Marsh Nature Center

Salt Marsh Nature CenterMarine Park

St. Nicholas on Horse

2 – 4 pm

Sinterklaas: Saint Nicholas Day!

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumEast Flatbush

Sunday Dec. 7

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Empire StoresDumbo

11 am – 6 pm

Poetics of the Photographic: Language of Resistance

Art
Free

Clive Davis Gallery

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Boerum Hill]

51 Bergen StreetBoerum Hill

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Cobble Hill]

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

St. PaulCobble Hill

Noon – 6 pm

Holidays on Atlantic Avenue

Monday Dec. 8

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Empire StoresDumbo

11 am – 6 pm

Poetics of the Photographic: Language of Resistance

Art
Free

Clive Davis Gallery

Noon – 6 pm

Holidays on Atlantic Avenue

5 – 7 pm

Tree Lighting and Christmas Parade

Knickerbocker Plaza BrooklynBushwick

Tuesday Dec. 9

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Empire StoresDumbo

11 am – 6 pm

Poetics of the Photographic: Language of Resistance

Art
Free

Clive Davis Gallery

Noon – 6 pm

Holidays on Atlantic Avenue

8 – 10 pm

Queer Trivia Extravaganza @ Good Judy

Free
LGBTQ+

good judySouth Slope

Wednesday Dec. 10

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Empire StoresDumbo

11 am – 6 pm

Poetics of the Photographic: Language of Resistance

Art
Free

Clive Davis Gallery

Noon – 6 pm

Holidays on Atlantic Avenue

6 – 7:30 pm

Caregiver Connection PLUS Youth Hangouts LIVE!

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

St. Michael Friary & ParishBrownsville

Thursday Dec. 11

Brooklyn Prospect Park Stroller Walk

10 am

Prospect Park Stroller Walk

Ages: 2 and under
Community
Family
Free

Prospect Park Audubon Center

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11 am – 6 pm

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