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Monday Oct. 20, 2025

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All day

Menagerie: A Tribute to Animals Through Coney Island’s History and Beyond

Art
Free

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2 – 3:30 pm

Quiet Reading Party

Brooklyn Public Library – Mill BasinMill Basin

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6:30 – 8 pm

CBH Talk | Stolen Relations: Recovering the History of Native American Enslavement

Free
Talks

Center for Brooklyn History – Brooklyn Heights

Tuesday Oct. 21

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge Park

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All day

Menagerie: A Tribute to Animals Through Coney Island’s History and Beyond

Art
Free

Coney Island USAConey Island

Dance Journey with Adult Ballroom picture

6 – 7:30 pm

Step Into Dance: Ballroom Workshop Series at the Sheepshead Bay Library

Dance
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BaySheepshead Bay

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7 – 9 pm

Brooklyn Books & Booze Reading Series

Barrows Intense Ginger Tasting RoomIndustry City

Wednesday Oct. 22

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All day

Menagerie: A Tribute to Animals Through Coney Island’s History and Beyond

Art
Free

Coney Island USAConey Island

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Noon – 2 pm

Farmers Market (Brooklyn)

EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care Crown HeightsBrooklyn

1 – 2 pm

Open House with Paw Patrol Chase

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Free

Max AdventuresMarine Park

4 – 6 pm

Tunes at The Triangle

6th Avenue TriangleNorth Flatbush

6 – 8 pm

Sew Simple! Pot Holders (Gr. 4-6)

Ages: 9 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

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6 – 8 pm

Pascale Sablan’s GREATNESS Book Talk and Reception

Higgins Halls Auditorium

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10:30 pm

 Crayon Box Comedy Show

Comedy
Free

SleepwalkEast Williamsburg

Thursday Oct. 23

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All day

Menagerie: A Tribute to Animals Through Coney Island’s History and Beyond

Art
Free

Coney Island USAConey Island

Brooklyn Prospect Park Stroller Walk

10 am

Prospect Park Stroller Walk

Ages: 2 and under
Community
Family
Free

Prospect Park Audubon Center

Nature’s Engineers, June 2024, windmills, web, photo credit Winston Williams-Brooklyn Children’s Museum-029

2 – 5 pm

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Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumCrown Heights

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6 – 7 pm

Marina Tsvetaeva — One of the 20th Century’s Most Powerful Poetic Voices, Now in Jazz at the Sheepshead Bay Library

Dance
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BaySheepshead Bay

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6 – 9 pm

She Rocks: Pro Panels and Showcases

Free
Music

Kumble Theatre – The Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment at Long Island University, 1 University Plaza, Brooklyn, NYFort Greene

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8 – 9:30 pm

Slander Factory at Talon Bar! Free Stand-Up Comedy Every Thurs. in Bushwick

Comedy
Free

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9:30 – 11:30 pm

Superstar Open Set

Pink MetalBushwick

Friday Oct. 24

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All day

Menagerie: A Tribute to Animals Through Coney Island’s History and Beyond

Art
Free

Coney Island USAConey Island

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6:30 – 8:30 pm

Release Party for PANTHER CITY: Tales of a Gen X Grade 3 Class Project Run Amok

Quimby’s Bookstore NYCWilliamsburgh

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7:30 – 10 pm

“She Ate” The Ultimate Drag Dinner Show at Branded Saloon

Art
Comedy

Branded SaloonProspect Heights

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8 – 10 pm

SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience

Branded SaloonProspect Heights

Saturday Oct. 25

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All day

Menagerie: A Tribute to Animals Through Coney Island’s History and Beyond

Art
Free

Coney Island USAConey Island

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All day

AkumuFest – An Interactive Japanese Horror Experience

Japan Village at Industry CitySunset Park

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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

FAD Market at The Invisible Dog

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Cobble Hill]

St. Paul ChurchCobble Hill

11 am – 12:30 pm

Upcycling Halloween Crafts for Kids

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Fort Greene Park Visitor Center

Noon – 4 pm

FREE Brooklyn RISE Fall Harvest Festival

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Festivals
Free

Brooklyn RISE Charter School

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