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Friday Sep. 26, 2025

Slow Fashion Forward in 2025 – 5

Noon – 5:30 pm

Uprose Slow Fashion Event

The Climate Justice CenterSunset Park

2 – 4:45 pm

Fishing Frenzy Fridays

Ages: All
Family
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park Penn Pier

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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 Sep. 27

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownOyster Bay

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8 am – 3 pm

Maria Hernandez Farmers Market

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9:30 – 11:30 am

City Harvest: Mobile Market (Sunset Park)

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10 am – 11 pm

New York City Congenital Heart Walk

Flushing Meadows Corona Park

KIDS-harvestfest-2025

10:30 am – 8 pm

6/15 Green Fall Festival

Free
Music

615 GreenPark Slope

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

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11 am – 7 pm

Zappos Pop-Up Shop

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Zappos Pop-Up Shop

Magical GIrls Festival Eventbrite

11 am – 8 pm

Magical Girls Festival

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Craft & DIY
Family

Japan Village at Industry CitySunset Park

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Noon – 6 pm

Six Foot Platform: MARIA CAMIA | AN ARI AND CAMA MASSAGE

Art
Free

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Noon – 1 pm

Calpulli Mexican Dance Company

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

Sunset Park Library

Noon – 4 pm

45th Annual GreenThumb Harvest Fair

Herbert Von King Park

Noon – 6 pm

¡WEPA! Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

El PuenteWilliamsburg

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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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BARK Live

1 – 5 pm

BARK Live Presents: The Farmer’s Barket

Domino ParkWilliamsburg

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3 – 7:30 pm

WE ARE NATURE: Climate Week — WASTE YOUR TIME

Dance
Free

Newtown Creek Nature Walk

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4 – 10 pm

The Brooklyn Cumbia Festival

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6 – 7 pm

Pamela Z performance at the Public Art Fund installation “Torkwase Dyson Akua” in Brooklyn Bridge Park

Art
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 Harbor View LawnDUMBO

Sunday Sep. 28

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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

Sportime Pickleball YorktownOyster Bay

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

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11 am – 7 pm

Zappos Pop-Up Shop

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Zappos Pop-Up Shop

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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

Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionRed Hook

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3 – 7:30 pm

WE ARE NATURE: Climate Week — WASTE YOUR TIME

Dance
Free

Newtown Creek Nature Walk

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4 – 5 pm

“Stand Clear of the Closing Doors, Please” – A bilingual performance for families

Domino ParkWilliamsburg

Monday Sep. 29

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownOyster Bay

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

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