Royal Masquerade
A high-society-themed performance draws you into the action as encounters unfold around the room.
🚇 Sheepshead Bay (B Q) · 7 min walk
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71 things worth doing in the next 7 days · Friday, October 16th – Thursday, October 22nd
Friday, October 16
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
 D. Tiffany, Flørist / Gi Gi & adobeprincess / Very J | Fri, Oct 16 | 233 Butler St, Brooklyn, NY 11217, USAGowanus · Brooklyn | 11pm–4amTicketed |
 DESCENDANTS with DJ TIRA, Danni Gato & More | Fri, Oct 16 | 99 Scott Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237Bushwick · Brooklyn | 10pm–5amTicketed |
 DJ Holographic and 4AM NYC | Fri, Oct 16 | 98 Meserole Ave, GreenpointGreenpoint · Brooklyn | 10pm–5am$15-30 |
 DJ Night | Fri, Oct 16 | Hide & Seek, GreenpointGreenpoint · Brooklyn | Friday and Saturday nightsPrice not listed |
 DR. GABBA w/ wev + HONEY B | Fri, Oct 16 | 1140 Myrtle Avenue; Brooklyn, NY 11206; United StatesBushwick · Brooklyn | 11pm–4amTicketed |
 Friday Night D&D | Fri, Oct 16 | Brooklyn Game Lab, Park SlopePark Slope · Brooklyn | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
 Friday with Friends | Fri, Oct 16 | Brooklyn Game Knight, Sunset ParkSunset Park · Brooklyn | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
 Golden Record NYC x pregame x Chomp! Chomp! present Mike Servito, Haruka, Gee Dee & More | Fri, Oct 16 | 195 Morgan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237Bushwick · Brooklyn | 10pm–8amTicketed |
 JAZZ966 Friday Night Jazz | Fri, Oct 16 | Jazz 966, Fort GreeneFort Greene · Brooklyn | Fridays 8pm & 9:45pm, Sept-JunePrice not listed |
 Marsolo / Jack Marlow | Fri, Oct 16 | 599 Johnson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237 USABushwick · Brooklyn | 10:30pm–4amElsewhere members receive free entry. |
 Movie Under the Stars: Michael (2026) | Fri, Oct 16 | Lincoln Terrace Park (in Lincoln Terrace / Arthur S. Somers Park), Lincoln Terrace / ArthuCrown Heights · Brooklyn | 7:00 pm |
 Music Night | Fri, Oct 16 | Vis-a-Vis Restaurant, Coney IslandWest Brighton · Brooklyn | Fridays and Saturdays 9pmPrice not listed |
 NewFest: 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Fri, Oct 16 | 592 Johnson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237Various | Not posted yetVarious prices. |
 Night & Day: Shed (LIVE), 1morning, LYDO, Juana, Kamran Sadeghi, Concrete Husband | Fri, Oct 16 | 175 Morgan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237Bushwick · Brooklyn | 10pm–2pmTicketed |
 Open House New York Weekend | Fri, Oct 16 | More than 300 locations across the five boroughsVarious | 2:00 pmHalf the locations are free drop-ins; others require $7 advance tickets |
 Phantasma: Joey Beltram, Volvox, Light Asylum(DJ Set) + Lenny Dee, FortifiedStructures | Fri, Oct 16 | 990 Broadway Brooklyn, NYBushwick · Brooklyn | 9:30pm–3am$25 |
| Pumpkin Painting & Fall Festivities | Fri, Oct 16 | Fantasy GardenBrownsville · Brooklyn | 3:00 pm |
 Royal Masquerade | Fri, Oct 16 | Level Restaurant & Bar, Coney IslandConey Island · Brooklyn | Fridays and Saturdays 10:30pmPrice not listed |
 This Week at PR: Listening Parties and Live Music | Fri, Oct 16 | 233 Butler St, GowanusGowanus · Brooklyn | Not posted yetSee post |
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
 12 Years of Good Room - The Carry Nation (all night), Timo Lee, JÄK-87 | Sat, Oct 17 | 98 Meserole Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222 USAGreenpoint · Brooklyn | 10pm–5am$15-30 |
 AGAPĒ PRESENTS: Somewhen - Extended Set [4 Hours] | Sat, Oct 17 | 255 Randolph St, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USABushwick · Brooklyn | 10pm–4amTicketed |
 Black Coffee | Sat, Oct 17 | 140 Stewart Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237Bushwick · Brooklyn | 10pm–4amTicketed |
 Brooklyn Bridge Park's Harvest Festival | Sat, Oct 17 | Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn Bridge ParkDumbo · Brooklyn | 11:00 am |
 Concerts at the Boathouse | Sat, Oct 17 | Bargemusic, DumboDumbo · Brooklyn | Not posted yet |
| DJ Night | Sat, Oct 17 | Hide & Seek, GreenpointGreenpoint · Brooklyn | Friday and Saturday nightsPrice not listed |
 HAUSU_OF_BUBBLE T: COSPL_A_ZIA 2026 | Sat, Oct 17 | 990 Broadway Brooklyn, NYBushwick · Brooklyn | 9:30pm–4amTicketed |
 Harlem Chamber Players: Turina, Dvorak, D'Rivera | Sat, Oct 17 | Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse, Pier 5Brooklyn Bridge Park Greenway, Brooklyn Heights, BroDumbo · Brooklyn | 2pm |
 Harvest Festival on the Water: Live Music, Games, & More | Sat, Oct 17 | Pier 6, Brooklyn Bridge Parkbtwn Atlantic Ave & Bridge Park Dr, Brooklyn Heights, BrooklynCobble Hill · Brooklyn | 11am |
 Midnight Caviar x Elevation present Hardt Antoine, SKALA | Sat, Oct 17 | 175 Morgan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237Bushwick · Brooklyn | 9pm–5amTicketed |
| Music Night | Sat, Oct 17 | Vis-a-Vis Restaurant, Coney IslandWest Brighton · Brooklyn | Fridays and Saturdays 9pmPrice not listed |
| NewFest: 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Sat, Oct 17 | 592 Johnson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237Various | Not posted yetVarious prices. |
| Open House New York Weekend | Sat, Oct 17 | More than 300 locations across the five boroughsVarious | 2:00 pmHalf the locations are free drop-ins; others require $7 advance tickets |
 Open Play Meetup | Sat, Oct 17 | Last Place On Earth, GreenpointGreenpoint · Brooklyn | Saturdays 1pmPrice not listed |
| Royal Masquerade | Sat, Oct 17 | Level Restaurant & Bar, Coney IslandConey Island · Brooklyn | Fridays and Saturdays 10:30pmPrice not listed |
 Running Clouds presents: David Lindmer, Oscar L, EZE RAMIREZ, & Amiti | Sat, Oct 17 | 90 Scott Ave, East Williamsburg, BrooklynBushwick · Brooklyn | 10pm–4amTicketed |
| Saturday Night D&D | Sat, Oct 17 | Brooklyn Game Lab, Park SlopePark Slope · Brooklyn | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
 Saturday Star Wars | Sat, Oct 17 | Brooklyn Game Knight, Sunset ParkSunset Park · Brooklyn | Saturdays 6pmPrice not listed |
 SideQuest Adventures | Sat, Oct 17 | Twenty Sided, WilliamsburgWilliamsburg · Brooklyn | Saturdays 3:45pmPrice not listed |
 Smith St- Brooklyn | Sat, Oct 17 | Smith Street between Union and Bergen StreetBoerum Hill · Brooklyn | Not posted yet |
 Straight Pool League | Sat, Oct 17 | Skyline Billiards & Bar, GravesendGravesend · Brooklyn | Saturday and Sunday afternoonsPrice not listed |
 Wellness For The People Presents: The Festival | Sat, Oct 17 | Audubon Center at the Boathouse (in Prospect Park), Prospect ParkCrown Heights · Brooklyn | 8:30 am |
 eZo Festival Showcase | 26 Hours NONSTOP | Sat, Oct 17 | 592 Johnson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237Bushwick · Brooklyn | From 6pm$100 -120 |
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concerts at the Boathouse | Sun, Oct 18 | Bargemusic, DumboDumbo · Brooklyn | Not posted yet |
 Free Halloween Puppet Pop-up | Sun, Oct 18 | Old Stone House (in Washington Park), Washington ParkPark Slope · Brooklyn | 10:00 am |
 Jazz Sunday | Sun, Oct 18 | Ammazzacaffè, WilliamsburgWilliamsburg · Brooklyn | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
 Live Jazz | Sun, Oct 18 | Level Restaurant & Bar, Coney IslandConey Island · Brooklyn | Sundays 8pm |
| NewFest: 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Sun, Oct 18 | 592 Johnson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237Various | Not posted yetVarious prices. |
 Nicolas House of Games Trivia | Sun, Oct 18 | Red Hook Pinball Museum, Red HookRed Hook · Brooklyn | Sundays 7:30pmPrice not listed |
| Open House New York Weekend | Sun, Oct 18 | More than 300 locations across the five boroughsVarious | 2:00 pmHalf the locations are free drop-ins; others require $7 advance tickets |
| Prospect Farm Fall Harvest Festival | Sun, Oct 18 | Prospect FarmWindsor Terrace · Brooklyn | 12:00 pm |
 Santa Land 7th Annual Community Parade | Sun, Oct 18 | Permit areaWashington Avenue, Atlantic Avenue to Dean Street, Brooklyn, NYProspect Heights · Brooklyn | 12pm-4pm |
 Spaghetti Strap: October | Sun, Oct 18 | 175 Morgan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237Bushwick · Brooklyn | 1pm–11:59pmTicketed |
| Straight Pool League | Sun, Oct 18 | Skyline Billiards & Bar, GravesendGravesend · Brooklyn | Saturday and Sunday afternoonsPrice not listed |
 Sunday Roleplay | Sun, Oct 18 | Brooklyn Game Knight, Sunset ParkSunset Park · Brooklyn | Sundays 5pmPrice not listed |
 The Atrium: Soul Summit All Day Long | Sun, Oct 18 | 233 Butler St, Brooklyn, NY 11217, USAGowanus · Brooklyn | 4pm–10pmTicketed |
 Traditional Irish Music | Sun, Oct 18 | The Canary, Crown HeightsCrown Heights · Brooklyn | Sundays 8-11pmPrice not listed |
 Walk along the East River: Learn about History, Architecture, & Ecology | Sun, Oct 18 | 8 Old Fulton St, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, 11201Dumbo · Brooklyn | 10:30am |
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
 BCA Team 8 Ball League | Mon, Oct 19 | Skyline Billiards & Bar, GravesendGravesend · Brooklyn | Monday nightsPrice not listed |
| NewFest: 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Mon, Oct 19 | 592 Johnson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237Various | Not posted yetVarious prices. |
 The Bitchin' Hour Karaoke | Mon, Oct 19 | Witching Hour, BushwickBushwick · Brooklyn | Mondays 8pmPrice not listed |
| Trivia Night | Mon, Oct 19 | The Canary, Crown HeightsCrown Heights · Brooklyn | Mondays 7-9pmPrice not listed |
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossword Puzzle Competition | Tue, Oct 20 | Phil’s, BushwickBushwick · Brooklyn | Tuesdays 9pmPrice not listed |
 KI-HOLE | Tue, Oct 20 | 1271 Myrtle Ave; Brooklyn, NY 11221; United StatesBushwick · Brooklyn | 10pm–4am$10 |
| NewFest: 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Tue, Oct 20 | 592 Johnson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237Various | Not posted yetVarious prices. |
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
 Community Hole | Wed, Oct 21 | 1271 Myrtle Ave; Brooklyn, NY 11221; United StatesBushwick · Brooklyn | 10pm–4amTicketed |
 D&D One-Shot Night | Wed, Oct 21 | Squarrel Cafe, Boerum HillBoerum Hill · Brooklyn | Wednesdays 6–11pm$8/person |
 Karaoke with Amethyst Valentino | Wed, Oct 21 | Lowlands Bar, GowanusGowanus · Brooklyn | Wednesdays 8:30pmPrice not listed |
 Legendary Locals Open Mic with the BMK House Band | Wed, Oct 21 | Brooklyn Music Kitchen, Clinton HillClinton Hill · Brooklyn | Wednesdays 8pm; doors 6:30pmPrice not listed |
 Movie Under the Stars: Hotel Transylvania (2012) | Wed, Oct 21 | Multipurpose Ballfield (in Carroll Park), Carroll ParkCarroll Gardens · Brooklyn | 7:00 pm |
| NewFest: 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Wed, Oct 21 | 592 Johnson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237Various | Not posted yetVarious prices. |
 WEDNESDAY NIGHT MESS AROUND | Wed, Oct 21 | The Brooklyn Firefly, Bay RidgeBay Ridge · Brooklyn | Wednesdays 7pm–9pm |
 Wednesday the Gathering | Wed, Oct 21 | Brooklyn Game Knight, Sunset ParkSunset Park · Brooklyn | Wednesdays 7pmPrice not listed |
 Wine Down Wednesdays Live Jazz | Wed, Oct 21 | Hide & Seek, GreenpointGreenpoint · Brooklyn | Wednesdays 7pmPrice not listed |
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
 BUSH DÜF (Full Venue Event, Free with RSVP) | Thu, Oct 22 | 90 Scott Ave, East Williamsburg, BrooklynBushwick · Brooklyn | 10pm–4am |
 Burlesque in the Back | Thu, Oct 22 | Freddy's Bar, Sunset ParkSunset Park · Brooklyn | Thursdays 8pmPrice not listed |
| Individual 9 Ball League | Thu, Oct 22 | Skyline Billiards & Bar, GravesendGravesend · Brooklyn | Thursday nightsPrice not listed |
 Movie Under the Stars: Sinners (2025) | Thu, Oct 22 | Driggs Avenue and Lorimer Street (in McCarren Park), McCarren ParkGreenpoint · Brooklyn | 7:00 pm |
| NewFest: 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Thu, Oct 22 | 592 Johnson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237Various | Not posted yetVarious prices. |
 Open Mic Karaoke | Thu, Oct 22 | Insa, GowanusPark Slope · Brooklyn | Thursdays 8:30pm–midnightPrice not listed |
 Redirect with KORBEAT and Skoglund | Thu, Oct 22 | 98 Meserole Ave, GreenpointGreenpoint · Brooklyn | 10pm–4am$15-20 |
 Thursday Night Showcase | Thu, Oct 22 | Bushwick Comedy Club, BushwickBushwick · Brooklyn | Thursdays 8pmPrice not listed |
 Thursday Paint Knight | Thu, Oct 22 | Brooklyn Game Knight, Sunset ParkSunset Park · Brooklyn | Not posted yet$15 entry |
| Trick-or-Streets: Hillel Plaza | Thu, Oct 22 | Hillel Place, Kenilworth Place to Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NYBrooklyn | 2pm-6pm |
 Wife Inspection | Thu, Oct 22 | 1271 Myrtle Ave; Brooklyn, NY 11221; United StatesBushwick · Brooklyn | 7pm–4am$10 |
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DJ Night
You can hear DJs play at Hide & Seek in Greenpoint.
🚇 Nassau Av (G) · 2 min walk
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Friday with Friends
You can play games with friends and meet new people at Brooklyn Game Knight's casual Friday gathering.
🚇 36 St (D N R) · 3 min walk
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JAZZ966 Friday Night Jazz
Listen to jazz at Jazz 966’s Friday night series.
🚇 Clinton-Washington Avs (C) · 4 min walk
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Music Night
Vis-Ã -Vis Restaurant & Lounge hosts recurring music nights.
🚇 Ocean Pkwy (Q) · 2 min walk
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Underground
DR. GABBA w/ wev + HONEY B
DR. GABBA brings ’90s-style house, techno and juke to Market Hotel.
🚇 Myrtle Av (J M Z) · 2 min walk
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Friday Night D&D
Join other young players in a continuing Dungeons & Dragons campaign led by Brooklyn Game Lab’s Dungeon Masters.
🚇 7 Av (F G) · 2 min walk
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Underground
DESCENDANTS with DJ TIRA, Danni Gato & More
DJ TIRA and Danni Gato lead DESCENDANTS’ Afro House and Afro Tech dance party, with Val Fleury, Meedy and Pizzi rounding out the lineup.
🚇 Jefferson St (L) · 5 min walk
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Open House New York Weekend
Go behind the scenes at infrastructure facilities, manufacturing workshops and private collections during a festival spanning all five boroughs.
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🌧 Rain likelyFree
Movie Under the Stars: Michael (2026)
Watch Michael Jackson's story on screen at an outdoor movie night in Lincoln Terrace Park.
🚇 Sutter Av-Rutland Rd (3) · 6 min walk
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🌧 Rain likelyFree
Pumpkin Painting & Fall Festivities
Paint pumpkins at Fantasy Garden’s fall gathering.
🚇 Saratoga Av (3) · 4 min walk
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Underground
Marsolo / Jack Marlow
Marsolo and JACK MARLOW lead an electronic club night, with Blaise Bracic billed for an extended set.
🚇 Jefferson St (L) · 4 min walk
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Night & Day: Shed (LIVE), 1morning, LYDO, Juana, Kamran Sadeghi, Concrete Husband
René Pawlowitz performs live as Shed, heading a techno bill with 1morning, LYDO and Concrete Husband.
🚇 Morgan Av (L) · 5 min walk
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LGBTQ+
NewFest: 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival
NewFest pairs queer cinema with opening and closing film parties, alongside international, New York and documentary centerpiece selections.
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DJ Holographic and 4AM NYC
Good Room’s anniversary kickoff pairs DJ Holographic and 4AM NYC with Lee Cash and Perna playing back-to-back in the Bad Room.
🚇 Nassau Av (G) · 4 min walk
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This Week at PR: Listening Parties and Live Music
Clarissa Bitar’s vinyl listening party opens a program of release shows, live performances and DJ sets.
🚇 Bergen St (F G) · 7 min walk
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Golden Record NYC x pregame x Chomp! Chomp! present Mike Servito, Haruka, Gee Dee & More
Mike Servito, Haruka and Gee Dee share the bill at Green Room NYC.
🚇 Morgan Av (L) · 6 min walk
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D. Tiffany, Flørist / Gi Gi & adobeprincess / Very J
Hear D. Tiffany’s bass-heavy breaks and Flørist’s deep house, with Gi Gi and adobeprincess playing back-to-back in The Atrium.
🚇 Bergen St (F G) · 7 min walk
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Phantasma: Joey Beltram, Volvox, Light Asylum(DJ Set) + Lenny Dee, FortifiedStructures
Joey Beltram, Volvox, Light Asylum, Lenny Dee and Fortified Structures share the bill at Paragon.
🚇 Myrtle Av (J M Z) · 2 min walk
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SideQuest Adventures
Guest storytellers guide roleplaying adventures, from creating a mystic for a coven ritual to playing the character you dress as for Halloween.
🚇 Bedford Av (L) · 6 min walk
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Saturday Star Wars
Brooklyn Game Knight’s weekly Star Wars gathering is devoted to trading card game play.
🚇 36 St (D N R) · 3 min walk
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Underground
Running Clouds presents: David Lindmer, Oscar L, EZE RAMIREZ, & Amiti
Running Clouds brings David Lindmer, Oscar L, Eze Ramirez and Amiti together on one bill at SILO.
🚇 Jefferson St (L) · 5 min walk
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Straight Pool League
You play straight pool in a league for intermediate and advanced players.
🚇 Avenue X (F) · 2 min walk
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Saturday Night D&D
Play through Dungeons & Dragons stories with action, acting and puzzles in a continuing Saturday campaign.
🚇 7 Av (F G) · 2 min walk
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Free
Smith St- Brooklyn
Kids can tackle an obstacle course and make crafts at Smith Street’s fair, with two magic shows and a dance party led by HYPE Dance.
🚇 Bergen St (F G) · 3 min walk
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12 Years of Good Room - The Carry Nation (all night), Timo Lee, JÄK-87
The Carry Nation takes the all-night slot for Good Room’s 12th-anniversary celebration.
🚇 Nassau Av (G) · 4 min walk
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HAUSU_OF_BUBBLE T: COSPL_A_ZIA 2026
Bubble T brings DJs to Paragon’s main room and basement, with full fantasy looks encouraged for COSPL_A_ZIA.
🚇 Myrtle Av (J M Z) · 2 min walk
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Free
Wellness For The People Presents: The Festival
Poetry by Joél Leon and a Dance Church finale share a program with collective movement, meditation and community conversation.
🚇 Prospect Park (B Q S) · 4 min walk
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Free
Brooklyn Bridge Park's Harvest Festival
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s annual fall festival combines live music with crafts, face-painting and a mini pumpkin patch.
🚇 Clark St (2 3) · 6 min walk
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Midnight Caviar x Elevation present Hardt Antoine, SKALA
Hear Hardt Antoine and SKALA on Midnight Caviar and Elevation’s electronic-music bill.
🚇 Morgan Av (L) · 5 min walk
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Free
Harlem Chamber Players: Turina, Dvorak, D'Rivera
The Harlem Chamber Players bring you a string-quartet program featuring music by Turina, Dvořák and Paquito D’Rivera.
🚇 Clark St (2 3) · 7 min walk
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Free
Harvest Festival on the Water: Live Music, Games, & More
You can hear Hopalong Andrew’s cowboy songs and Doll Parts’ Dolly Parton covers at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s family harvest festival.
🚇 Court St (R) · 11 min walk
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Black Coffee
Black Coffee heads the lineup for a night of house music at Pacha.
🚇 Jefferson St (L) · 7 min walk
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Free
Concerts at the Boathouse
You can hear chamber ensembles, solo pianists and Beethoven sonatas with conversation in Bargemusic’s Boathouse series.
🚇 Clark St (2 3) · 7 min walk
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AGAPÄ’ PRESENTS: Somewhen - Extended Set [4 Hours]
AGAPÄ’ brings Somewhen and supporting acts together for a night of underground electronic music.
🚇 Jefferson St (L) · 6 min walk
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eZo Festival Showcase | 26 Hours NONSTOP
Georgia’s eZo Festival brings its electronic music showcase to Brooklyn for its first U.S. appearance.
🚇 Jefferson St (L) · 4 min walk
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Open Play Meetup
Meet new board-game players and learn unfamiliar games at Last Place On Earth’s weekly open-play meetup.
🚇 Nassau Av (G) · 6 min walk
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Free
Live Jazz
Level’s Sunday live music program moves between jazz, soul, funk and blues.
🚇 Sheepshead Bay (B Q) · 7 min walk
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Traditional Irish Music
You can hear live traditional Irish music at The Canary’s weekly Sunday program.
🚇 Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College (2 3 4 5) · 2 min walk
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Sunday Roleplay
You can play Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop roleplaying games at Brooklyn Game Knight’s weekly Sunday gathering.
🚇 36 St (D N R) · 3 min walk
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Nicolas House of Games Trivia
You can play Nicolas House of Games trivia at the Red Hook Pinball Museum.
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Jazz Sunday
Ammazzacaffè hosts live jazz every Sunday.
🚇 Grand St (L) · 4 min walk
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Spaghetti Strap: October
Mike Servito and SPRKLBB share a back-to-back set for Spaghetti Strap's 14th edition.
🚇 Morgan Av (L) · 5 min walk
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Free
Free Halloween Puppet Pop-up
Make Halloween puppets with White Bird at an informal crafts workshop.
🚇 4 Av-9 St (F G R) · 6 min walk
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Free
Santa Land 7th Annual Community Parade
A Santa Land community parade in Brooklyn.
🚇 Clinton-Washington Avs (C) · 4 min walk
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Free
Prospect Farm Fall Harvest Festival
Prospect Farm’s harvest gathering combines music and arts and crafts with a bake sale and a compost giveaway.
🚇 Fort Hamilton Pkwy (F G) · 5 min walk
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Free
Walk along the East River: Learn about History, Architecture, & Ecology
Park docents lead you on a waterfront walk exploring how Brooklyn Bridge Park came to life.
🚇 High St (A C) · 6 min walk
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The Atrium: Soul Summit All Day Long
Soul Summit comes to the Atrium at Public Records for a club event.
🚇 Bergen St (F G) · 7 min walk
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BCA Team 8 Ball League
You can play team 8-ball in Skyline’s recurring BCA league.
🚇 Avenue X (F) · 2 min walk
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Trivia Night
You can test your knowledge at The Canary’s weekly trivia night.
🚇 Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College (2 3 4 5) · 2 min walk
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The Bitchin' Hour Karaoke
You can sing karaoke at Witching Hour’s recurring Bitchin’ Hour.
🚇 Wilson Av (L) · 3 min walk
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Crossword Puzzle Competition
You can take part in a weekly crossword puzzle competition at Phil’s.
🚇 Halsey St (L) · 7 min walk
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Underground
KI-HOLE
KI-HOLE’s costume party raises funds for L4RV4’s surgery recovery.
🚇 Central Av (M) · 2 min walk
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Free
WEDNESDAY NIGHT MESS AROUND
Bring your instrument: it's a musicians' jam session hosted by Bert Jantsch, and you don't need a reservation.
🚇 Bay Ridge Av (R) · 3 min walk
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D&D One-Shot Night
Play a standalone Dungeons & Dragons adventure without committing to an ongoing campaign.
🚇 Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr (2 3 4 5 B D N Q R) · 2 min walk
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Wine Down Wednesdays Live Jazz
You can hear live jazz at Hide & Seek’s weekly Wine Down Wednesdays.
🚇 Nassau Av (G) · 2 min walk
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Karaoke with Amethyst Valentino
Take a turn singing at Lowlands' recurring karaoke night with Amethyst Valentino.
🚇 Prospect Av (R) · 4 min walk
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Wednesday the Gathering
Brooklyn Game Knight brings Magic: The Gathering players together for a weekly night with two formats.
🚇 36 St (D N R) · 3 min walk
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Legendary Locals Open Mic with the BMK House Band
You can sing or play with live backing from the BMK House Band at this weekly open mic.
🚇 Clinton-Washington Avs (G) · 7 min walk
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Free
Movie Under the Stars: Hotel Transylvania (2012)
You can watch Hotel Transylvania outdoors as part of NYC Parks’ family-friendly movie program.
🚇 Carroll St (F G) · 2 min walk
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Underground
Community Hole
🚇 Central Av (M) · 2 min walk
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Individual 9 Ball League
You compete in an intermediate or advanced division in Skyline’s individual nine-ball league.
🚇 Avenue X (F) · 2 min walk
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Thursday Paint Knight
Work on your game miniatures at Brooklyn Game Knight’s weekly painting session.
🚇 36 St (D N R) · 3 min walk
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Burlesque in the Back
You can catch a weekly burlesque show at Freddy's Bar.
🚇 Prospect Av (R) · 4 min walk
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Trick-or-Streets: Hillel Plaza
Join the Flatbush Nostrand Junction BID for a car-free Halloween celebration at Hillel Plaza.
🚇 Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College (2 5) · 2 min walk
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BUSH DÃœF (Full Venue Event, Free with RSVP)
BUSH DÃœF pairs three SILO debuts with a six-deck back-to-back set from Ben Zo and STEEN.
🚇 Jefferson St (L) · 5 min walk
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Wife Inspection
🚇 Central Av (M) · 2 min walk
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Open Mic Karaoke
Insa’s weekly open mic karaoke has a different host each week.
🚇 Union St (R) · 3 min walk
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Movie Under the Stars: Sinners (2025)
Watch Sinners outdoors in McCarren Park, where NYC Parks is hosting a neighborhood movie screening.
🚇 Nassau Av (G) · 4 min walk
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Redirect with KORBEAT and Skoglund
KORBEAT and skoglund join Redirect’s lineup with S'aint Panic, Elle Dee, Arvin T, okocz and Byld.
🚇 Nassau Av (G) · 4 min walk
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Thursday Night Showcase
A Thursday comedy showcase at Bushwick Comedy Club.
🚇 Central Av (M) · 6 min walk
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Kings Theatre
A 1929 theatre in Flatbush, restored and reopened in 2015, seating over 3,000 under an elaborate interior by the architects Rapp and Rapp.
4.6★ from 5,311 Google reviews
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Bury the Hatchet Axe Throwing Brooklyn
Axe throwing in a warehouse space.
5★ from 8,012 Google reviews
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Brooklyn Bridge Park
This is a waterfront park spread across piers, each with something different: playgrounds, soccer at Pier 2, volleyball courts at Pier 6, the Pier 5 Picnic Peninsula, and Fulton Ferry Landing.
4.8★ from 43,138 Google reviews
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Louis Valentino, Jr. Park and Pier
A 4.5-acre waterfront park in Red Hook with a pier out over Buttermilk Channel and the Upper New York Harbor.
4.6★ from 1,339 Google reviews
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Ferox Ninja Park - Trampolines, Ninja gym, Parkour
A 40,000+ square foot ninja gym in Greenpoint where you run ninja warrior obstacle courses, hit the warped walls, and swing across the hanging obstacles.
4.8★ from 1,644 Google reviews
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Barclays Center
You come here for a booked event.
4.5★ from 23,673 Google reviews
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Area 53 - Adventure Park
An indoor adventure park in Williamsburg with a Sky Trail ropes course, zip lines, rock climbing and Clip N Climb, mega slides, a ball pit, battle beams, a ninja foam pit and a roller-skating rink.
4.5★ from 4,304 Google reviews
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Brooklyn Museum
A Beaux Arts building holding collections that span ancient through modern art, alongside a programme of temporary exhibitions.
4.7★ from 10,330 Google reviews
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Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Brooklyn
A Brooklyn branch of the Alamo Drafthouse chain, screening both current releases and older films.
4.5★ from 7,996 Google reviews
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Brighton Beach
Brighton Beach runs into Coney Island along the same stretch of Atlantic shore, with nearly three miles of sand for swimming and sunbathing and a boardwalk to walk.
4.5★ from 30,763 Google reviews
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Alpine Cinema
A neighbourhood cinema in Bay Ridge showing the current family releases alongside the grown-up titles — Toy Story 5, Moana and Minions and Monsters are all on the schedule, with PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie arriving 13 August.
4.1★ from 4,180 Google reviews
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The Bell House
A Brooklyn venue running a nightly schedule of stand-up, live podcast tapings, improv and storytelling — The Moth StorySLAM, a stand-up showcase, Josh & Aaron Do Improv, Kaiju Big Battel and touring comedians.
4.5★ from 2,078 Google reviews
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New York Transit Museum
The museum sits inside a 1936 subway station in Brooklyn, and the working platform level runs a full city block with twenty vintage subway and elevated cars dating back to 1907, plus a working signal tower — kids can walk through the old cars.
4.7★ from 6,529 Google reviews
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Manhattan Beach Park
This is a small beach east of Brighton Beach, calmer than its neighbor, where families set up picnics and barbecues along the water.
4.5★ from 5,530 Google reviews
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WORLD SPA
A contemporary spa with a range of heat and water facilities.
4.4★ from 5,374 Google reviews
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Calvert Vaux Park
Eighty-five acres on Gravesend Bay, built up from sand and rock dug out for the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, with a restored waterfront and water views.
4.4★ from 1,616 Google reviews
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Funfest Mill Basin Bowl
A bowling alley run by one family, with arcade machines alongside the lanes.
3.9★ from 1,277 Google reviews
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Dyker Beach Golf Course
An 18-hole public golf course in southwest Brooklyn below the Verrazzano Bridge, with tree-lined fairways and views of the bridge and the water.
4.1★ from 1,249 Google reviews
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Mermaid Spa
This is a Russian bathhouse in Sea Gate, and the heat rooms are the whole point: three wood-panelled Russian steam rooms, a dry sauna with exposed heated stones, a Turkish bath, two ice-water pools and a Jacuzzi, all inside a wooden hall.
4.2★ from 1,155 Google reviews
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Pottery studio 1 Brooklyn
A two-hour class where each person makes their own clay piece — a mug, bowl, vase, plate or candle holder — working on the potter's wheel and by hand with an instructor.
5★ from 1,142 Google reviews
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blissful headspace spa(brooklyn)
4.9★ from 1,106 Google reviews
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Max Funland
This is an indoor entertainment centre where the attractions are grouped under one roof: a trampoline area, an arcade, claw machines, bumper cars, VR stations and a 6D theatre with motion seats and special effects.
4.8★ from 927 Google reviews
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Branded Saloon
A country-western themed queer bar with booth seating in the front room and a performance space in the back.
4.3★ from 589 Google reviews
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SET Lounge & Bar
A combined pool hall, bowling and lounge in Brighton Beach, near Coney Island, billing itself as family fun by day and nightlife after dark.
4.7★ from 471 Google reviews
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BrownstoneJAZZ
Live jazz in a Bedford-Stuyvesant brownstone on Macon Street, with a regular concert schedule rather than drop-in sessions.
4.9★ from 408 Google reviews
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Building 92
Building 92 is one of two public-access buildings at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, offering tours, Brooklyn-made food and a view of working manufacturing.
4.4★ from 299 Google reviews
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Brooklyn Public Library - Kensington Branch
Beyond borrowing, this branch runs a steady weekly program for children and teens.
4.5★ from 146 Google reviews
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Da basement games
A tabletop gaming shop stocking Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons and other games.
4.9★ from 65 Google reviews
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Brownsville Heritage House
Brownsville Heritage House sits on the second floor of the Stone Avenue Library and holds exhibitions on Black culture and the history of Brownsville.
4.7★ from 59 Google reviews
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BKLYN SWING
You book one of four bays with TrackMan simulators and play rounds on well-known courses, or just hit balls together.
5★ from 50 Google reviews
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Diamond Chess
5★ from 42 Google reviews
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The Tiny Scientist
This is an after-school science program rather than a place to drop in on a Saturday.
4.7★ from 40 Google reviews
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Marine Park
Brooklyn's largest park spreads over 530 acres of grassland and salt marsh protected as a Forever Wild preserve.
4.6★ from 4,776 Google reviews
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Brooklyn Steel
A concert venue holding up to 1,800 people.
4.6★ from 4,186 Google reviews
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Beat The Bomb Brooklyn
Your group puts on hazmat suits and works through five game rooms, one of which is a laser maze, trying to disarm a bomb before the hour runs out — and if you fail, the bomb goes off and covers you in paint, foam or slime, which you pick in advance.
5★ from 16,098 Google reviews
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Shipwrecked
An indoor 18-hole miniature golf course running through four themed areas with lighting and sound effects — no special equipment, just putters.
4.5★ from 835 Google reviews
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Warsaw Concerts
A Brooklyn concert venue running a booked schedule of touring bands, with tickets sold per show.
4.4★ from 1,138 Google reviews
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Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park
A cinema on Prospect Park West whose weekly schedule mixes first-run films with brunch screenings and repertory titles.
4.4★ from 2,473 Google reviews
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Elsewhere
A large venue split across several rooms, one of which is a roof terrace.
4.4★ from 3,063 Google reviews
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Prospect Park Zoo
A small, well-laid-out zoo where the fixed points of the day are the sea lion training sessions at 11:30am, 2pm and 3:30pm — plan your arrival around one.
4.5★ from 4,427 Google reviews
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The Escape Game Brooklyn
Your group is shut in a themed room and has 60 minutes to find clues and get out, and each game holds more than one room — another opens when you think you're finished.
5★ from 4,586 Google reviews
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New York Aquarium
The centrepiece is Ocean Wonders: Sharks!, which includes a shark tunnel with a number of different species, and ends on a section about recycling.
4.3★ from 19,486 Google reviews
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Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park
This is an indoor trampoline and adventure park where kids work through attractions like the Battle Beam, Climbing Hill, climbing walls and dodgeball.
4.4★ from 2,709 Google reviews
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Books Are Magic
Browse two rooms of shelves and large tables of face-up books, where literary fiction sits next to graphic novels and translated work gets the same table space as bestsellers.
4.8★ from 1,117 Google reviews
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Bowl 360 Brooklyn
A 32-lane bowling alley in an older style, with cosmic bowling sessions and specials that run on a weekly schedule.
3.9★ from 2,243 Google reviews
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Adventurers Amusement Park
A small family amusement park where the day is spent working through the ride list: go-karts, the Peter/Paul kiddie ride, a Himalaya, a train, flying planes and a merry-go-round.
4.1★ from 1,550 Google reviews
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Gil Hodges Lanes
4.4★ from 80 Google reviews
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Verrazzano View
A stretch used for walking, running and cycling, looking out at the Verrazano Bridge.
4.8★ from 617 Google reviews
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Brooklyn Music Kitchen
Part bar, part performance space, hosting musicians from the neighbourhood and further afield.
4.2★ from 213 Google reviews
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Unearth Vintage
A family-run vintage and thrift shop on Smith Street where you browse curated racks together.
4.9★ from 448 Google reviews
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Unnameable Books
Browse a new-and-used stock that runs roughly 60% used and 40% new, weighted toward poetry and critical theory, with titles from small independent presses like Ugly Duckling Presse.
4.6★ from 507 Google reviews
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pink folder film house + bedstuy darkroom
An independent film lab in Bed-Stuy that develops 35mm, 120 and disposable-camera film, scans and does archival printing.
4.6★ from 184 Google reviews
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Untapped New York
You book a guided walking tour and follow a guide through a specific building or stretch of the city.
4.9★ from 219 Google reviews
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Leif Ericson Pickleball Courts
4.3★ from 9 Google reviews
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Canarsie Pier
A pier used for fishing, with grills for barbecuing nearby.
4.4★ from 4,532 Google reviews
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Brooklyn Bowl
It's a bowling alley, a full-service restaurant and a music venue in one room, so what you get depends entirely on when you turn up.
4.4★ from 3,959 Google reviews
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DUMBO Manhattan Bridge View
This is a spot on Washington Street where the brick warehouse walls frame the Manhattan Bridge, with the Empire State Building visible inside the span — you walk to it, take the photograph and move on.
4.8★ from 8,965 Google reviews
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Lift / Next Level Floats
4.9★ from 592 Google reviews
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Brooklyn EXPO Center
A 68,000 sq ft exposition hall in Greenpoint with a glass exterior, high ceilings and a large open floor that gets divided into rooms for whatever is running that week.
4.5★ from 1,066 Google reviews
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Ocean's 8 Billiards
A casual sports bar where the games are the draw: pool tables, ping pong, bowling and air hockey.
4.2★ from 1,547 Google reviews
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Worth knowing about Brooklyn
Brooklyn Museum
The building on Eastern Parkway was meant to be much bigger. When construction stopped in 1927, only one-fifth of the architects’ original plan had been completed. Look across the grand facade and imagine the museum that was still left on paper.
Brooklyn Bridge
Look beneath the bridge for the plaza named after Emily Warren Roebling. When her husband became ill, she studied his plans and helped communicate instructions to the engineers. At the bridge’s opening in 1883, she rode in the first carriage across.
Coney Island
The Parachute Jump started its life in Queens. Built for the 1939–40 World’s Fair, the tower was moved to Coney Island’s Steeplechase Park in 1941. When you spot it above the boardwalk, you are looking at a transplanted fairground attraction.
Brooklyn FAQs
Updated Friday, October 16, 2026, at 6:51 a.m New York time.
What can I do in Brooklyn today?
Librarian Michaela Donahue leads stories and crafts at Green-Wood on Friday, October 16, 2026. You can also explore hands-on museum exhibits or meet local animals at Brooklyn Bridge Park.
- Brooklyn Children's Museum, Crown Heights: Friday, October 16, open 10am–5pm. Interactive exhibits and cultural and science programs serve ages 6 months–10 years. Admission is $15 per person.
- TGIF! Afterschool Story and Craft Hour at Green-Wood's Green-House (Friday, October 16): Visit the Bookmobile 2–3pm, then join stories and crafts 3–4pm. Free, recommended for ages 2–5 with a caregiver. Activities are first come, first served.
- Environmental Education Center, Brooklyn Bridge Park (Friday open hours): Friday, October 16, drop in free 3–5pm at 99 Plymouth Street. Explore live animal displays and interactive activities, with educators available for guidance.
What’s happening in Brooklyn this weekend?
You can watch pumpkin carver Lenny Calvin on Saturday, October 17, or explore Green-Wood’s carved symbols. Sunday, October 18, brings Smorgasburg and more Spooktober activities.
- Harvest Festival at Pier 6, Brooklyn Bridge Park (Saturday, October 17): Free, 11am–3pm, with live music, pumpkin carving and crafts. Mini pumpkins are limited to one per child, while supplies last.
- Secrets in Stone walking tour at Green-Wood Cemetery (Saturday, October 17): Decode grave symbols 3–5pm; $25, $20 members. Hilly, uneven terrain, no seating; inaccessible to wheelchair and mobility-aid users.
- Smorgasburg at Breeze Hill, Prospect Park (Sunday, October 18): The food market runs 11am–6pm. Enter at Lincoln Road.
- Spooktober at Prospect Park Zoo (Saturday–Sunday, October 17–18): Explore the Spooky Trail, extinct-animal tombstones and hands-on science activities. Costumes are welcome; activities are included with zoo admission.
What can I do in Brooklyn tonight?
You can step inside Green-Wood’s normally locked Catacombs on Friday, October 16, 2026. Freddy’s has original Americana, while Lincoln Terrace Park screens Michael.
- Green-Wood After Hours night walk with Catacombs visit (Friday, October 16): 7–9pm, $30 or $24 members. Bring a flashlight for hilly, uneven terrain; there’s no seating. The tour isn’t ADA compliant or recommended for under-10s. Masks and costumes aren’t permitted.
- Movie Under the Stars: Michael (2026), Lincoln Terrace Park (Friday, October 16): Free, listed at 7pm; movies begin at dusk. Rated PG-13. Glass bottles and alcohol are prohibited; heavy rain or extreme weather may cancel.
- Night of Original Americana Music at Freddy's Bar (Friday, October 16): Starts at 8pm. Lucas Maehara Rotman performs with Jason Sasai, followed by Red Foot’s honky-tonk originals and old-time country covers.
What can I do for free in Brooklyn?
You can see Michael or join librarian Michaela Donahue on Friday, October 16. Saturday, October 17, adds pumpkin decorating and chamber music.
- Movie Under the Stars: Michael (2026), Lincoln Terrace Park (Friday, October 16): Free, listed at 7pm; starts at dusk. PG-13; heavy rain or extreme weather may cancel.
- TGIF! Afterschool Story and Craft Hour at Green-Wood (Friday, October 16): Free Bookmobile 2–3pm, stories and crafts 3–4pm. Recommended for ages 2–5, with a caregiver.
- Harvest Festival at Pier 6, Brooklyn Bridge Park (Saturday, October 17): Free, 11am–3pm: pumpkin carving, decorating and live music. Supplies are first come, first served.
- Bargemusic free concert at the Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park (Saturday, October 17): Free chamber music at 2pm. No tickets or reservations; doors open 20 minutes beforehand.
What are good things to do with kids in Brooklyn?
Michaela Donahue leads stories Friday, October 16; The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Saturday, October 17. You also have pumpkin decorating and interactive museum exhibits.
- Harvest Festival at Pier 6, Brooklyn Bridge Park (Saturday, October 17): Free, 11am–3pm; decorate mini pumpkins, one per child while supplies last.
- Little Spoon Presents: Music of Bob Marley + More for Kids at Brooklyn Bowl, Williamsburg (Saturday, October 17): Free RSVP; doors 11am, show noon. Children need an adult caregiver.
- Brooklyn Children's Museum, Crown Heights: Friday–Sunday, October 16–18, 10am–5pm. Interactive exhibits for ages 6 months–10 years; $15 per person.
- TGIF! Afterschool Story and Craft Hour at Green-Wood (Friday, October 16): Bookmobile 2–3pm; stories and crafts 3–4pm. Free, recommended for ages 2–5 with a caregiver.
Where can I hear live music in Brooklyn?
Lucas Maehara Rotman plays Friday, October 16, with festival music Saturday, October 17. You can hear chamber music and Irish music Sunday, October 18.
- Night of Original Americana Music at Freddy's Bar (Friday, October 16): From 8pm: Rotman with Jason Sasai, then Red Foot’s honky-tonk originals and country covers.
- Live music at Brooklyn Bridge Park's Harvest Festival, Pier 6 (Saturday, October 17): Hopalong Andrew at noon; Dolly Parton cover band Doll Parts at 2pm. Free.
- Bargemusic free concert at the Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park (Sunday, October 18): Free chamber music at 2pm. No tickets or reservations; doors open 20 minutes early.
- Traditional Irish Music at The Canary, Crown Heights (Sunday, October 18): Music 8–11pm; kitchen open until 11pm. Guests must be over 21 after 7pm.
What are some unusual things to do in Brooklyn?
You can enter Green-Wood’s normally locked Catacombs on Friday, October 16, 2026. Saturday, October 17, offers a daylight tour focused on the symbols carved into its graves.
- Green-Wood After Hours night walk with Catacombs visit (Friday, October 16): Explore cemetery history and legends 7–9pm; $30, $24 members. Bring a flashlight. Masks and costumes aren’t permitted, and the tour isn’t ADA compliant.
- Secrets in Stone symbol-decoding tour at Green-Wood Cemetery (Saturday, October 17): Decode carved flowers, angels and emblems 3–5pm; $25, $20 members. Check in at the Gothic Arch. The route is inaccessible to wheelchair and mobility-aid users. Both tours cross hilly, uneven terrain without seating and aren’t recommended for children under 10.
Curated by Nora Kinsella
Neighborhoods of Brooklyn
The 11 parts of Brooklyn with enough listed to hold a page of their own. Most places first. Everything else in the borough is in the list above.
Williamsburg
live music venues, dance schools, movie theaters
Dumbo
parks, scenic viewpoints
Red Hook
pickleball courts
Greenpoint
record stores, pottery classes
Park Slope
book stores, farmers' markets, public libraries
Bushwick
karaoke bars, comedy clubs, jazz clubs
Crown Heights
botanical gardens, record stores
Fort Greene
movie theaters, tour operators, book stores
Coney Island
amusement parks, aquariums, amusement centers
Sunset Park
cafes, pool halls
Gowanus
pottery classes, rock climbing gyms
The rest of New York City
37 more neighborhoods across the other 4 boroughs, holding 1,116 places you can go on any day.
Manhattan: Midtown · Soho · Times Square · Chinatown · Chelsea · West Village · Little Italy · Central Park · Financial District · East Village · Koreatown · Upper East Side · Harlem · Seaport · Tribeca · Greenwich Village · Upper West Side · Lower East Side · Hell's Kitchen · NoMad · Theater District · Midtown South · Alphabet City
Queens: Astoria · Flushing · Long Island City · Ridgewood · Forest Hills · Jackson Heights
Staten Island: St. George · Stapleton · Great Kills
Bronx: Fordham · Mott Haven · Riverdale · Tremont · Hunts Point
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