Explore Brooklyn’s Coney Island, from neighborhood favorites to unique curated events. Start with the best-known things to do, then check out "What's happening" for upcoming limited events in Coney Island.
These special events are sourced from the web and social media, then carefully curated based on cool and unique events you might enjoy doing in Coney Island.
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Blacktip reef sharks and zebra sharks swim above you in the coral reef tunnel at the New York Aquarium, sharing the water with butterflyfish. The tunnel is part of Ocean Wonders: Sharks!, an exhibit that moves between colorful reef life and the darker water of Canyon’s Edge. There, you can watch sand tiger sharks, sandbar sharks and rough-tail stingrays emerge into view.
The Cyclone’s first plunge drops you 85 feet before its wooden track carries you through tight curves and repeated rises and falls. Just west of the aquarium, Luna Park holds this operating piece of Coney Island history, which first carried riders in 1927. During the amusement season, you can experience the landmark from inside a coaster train. Its twisting layout packs in 27 changes in elevation, so the opening drop is only the beginning.
Your choice of car changes the ride on the Wonder Wheel: red and blue cars swing, while white cars stay fixed within the wheel. At Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park, the 150-foot landmark lifts you above the beach and boardwalk, with views across the Atlantic and toward the Manhattan skyline. First opened in 1920, it offers a very different ride from the Cyclone nearby, with the shoreline spread below you.
Vintage signs and objects from the amusements bring Coney Island’s past close enough for you to examine at the Coney Island Museum. The upstairs collection in Coney Island USA’s landmarked Surf Avenue building also includes photographs, paintings and printed ephemera devoted to the neighborhood. After seeing the surviving rides outside, you can browse the images and objects preserved from its longer life as a seaside amusement destination.
Anglers share the Pat Auletta Steeplechase Pier with people walking out for an open-water view. Farther west along the waterfront, you can leave the boardwalk behind and follow the pier over the Atlantic. Turn back toward shore and the amusement skyline comes into view, including the tall framework of the Parachute Jump.
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2 things worth doing in the next 7 days · Friday, October 16th – Thursday, October 22nd
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 Royal Masquerade | Fri, Oct 16 | Level Restaurant & Bar, Coney IslandConey Island · Brooklyn | Fridays and Saturdays 10:30pmPrice not listed |
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| Royal Masquerade | Sat, Oct 17 | Level Restaurant & Bar, Coney IslandConey Island · Brooklyn | Fridays and Saturdays 10:30pmPrice not listed |
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 Live Jazz | Sun, Oct 18 | Level Restaurant & Bar, Coney IslandConey Island · Brooklyn | Sundays 8pm |
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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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Level’s Sunday live music program moves between jazz, soul, funk and blues.
🚇 Sheepshead Bay (B Q) · 7 min walk
🍴 Eat nearby · 4 places, closest 2 min walk
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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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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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A Coney Island amusement park where you spend the day on the rides — the Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster is the one it leads with.
4.4★ from 19,318 Google reviews
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A multi-screen cinema showing current releases, with cushioned seating and a concession counter.
4.2★ from 7,770 Google reviews
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This is a concert venue on Coney Island that books touring acts — past shows listed include the Foo Fighters, Wu-Tang Clan, Lamb of God and Willie Nelson.
4.4★ from 3,297 Google reviews
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You watch the Brooklyn Cyclones, the Mets' High-A affiliate, at Maimonides Park, a roughly 7,000-seat ballpark a block off the Coney Island boardwalk and the Atlantic.
4.5★ from 2,283 Google reviews
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You watch the Brooklyn Cyclones, the Mets' High-A affiliate, who have played here since 2001 on the old Steeplechase Park site.
4.6★ from 2,146 Google reviews
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Three tiers of rides sit side by side here, so a family with a spread of ages can split up and regroup.
4.5★ from 1,866 Google reviews
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A single-screen-style neighbourhood cinema running family titles — currently Minions & Monsters, Toy Story 5 and Spider-Man: Brand New Day, with showtimes from noon through the evening.
3.7★ from 1,689 Google reviews
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An indoor playground on Sheepshead Bay Road that you turn up to and pay at the door — no session booking.
4.7★ from 1,108 Google reviews
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This exhibit at the New York Aquarium holds over 115 marine species, including 18 kinds of sharks and rays.
4.7★ from 925 Google reviews
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Bath Club of NY is a Brooklyn banya with a Russian sauna, a Turkish steam room, a men's-only steam room and a 30 by 60 foot swimming pool kept at 82 degrees.
4.3★ from 920 Google reviews
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An 11,000-square-foot kids' fun centre on Coney Island Avenue built around arcade games, virtual reality, bumper cars and a prize counter.
4★ from 712 Google reviews
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A nonprofit arts building on Surf Avenue in the amusement district, holding the Coney Island Circus Sideshow, the Coney Island Museum, the Freak Bar and a gift shop.
4.6★ from 653 Google reviews
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4.2★ from 598 Google reviews
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Luna Park is a beachside amusement park of roller coasters and rides, including the Coney Island Cyclone.
4.5★ from 554 Google reviews
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A Brooklyn pool hall running since 2003, with Diamond Pro Am tables and Simonis cloth.
4.5★ from 496 Google reviews
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The pier is part of Coney Island's beach and boardwalk stretch, with nearly three miles of sand along the historic Riegelmann Boardwalk.
4.7★ from 425 Google reviews
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You board at Pier 8 in Sheepshead Bay for a whale watching and dolphin adventure cruise out into the ocean.
4.6★ from 322 Google reviews
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Everything is under one roof: trampolines, an arcade, bumper cars, VR, a 6D theater with motion seats and effects, claw machines and an indoor playground.
4.8★ from 266 Google reviews
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An 85-foot party boat running fishing trips out of Sheepshead Bay, and you fish the whole time — there is nothing else aboard to do.
4.4★ from 250 Google reviews
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Ice skating on the Coney Island Boardwalk at West 19th Street.
4.1★ from 193 Google reviews
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Your group is put in a themed room and has 60 minutes to find clues, solve puzzles and get out — rooms take 2–5 or 2–8 players, with 4–6 described as the ideal size.
5★ from 179 Google reviews
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A dance and aerial studio on Gravesend Neck Road with a dedicated children's schedule: hip hop, gymnastics, choreography, jazz funk, aerial arts and aerial hoop.
4.7★ from 156 Google reviews
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This is a summer day camp rather than a drop-in outing — campers spend the day on the water off Seabreeze Avenue doing windsurfing, kayaking, wakeboarding, stand-up paddleboarding, surfing, skimboarding, boogie boarding, tubing, deep-sea boat fishing, and rides on a pontoon with water slides.
4.7★ from 133 Google reviews
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A sideshow at 1208 Surf Avenue with sword swallowers, fire eaters, glass walkers, and aerial and variety artists performing classic ten-in-one acts.
4.7★ from 129 Google reviews
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4.1★ from 110 Google reviews
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A jewelry designer's own label, making contemporary pieces set with Swarovski elements; the work has been worn by celebrities.
5★ from 109 Google reviews
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5★ from 108 Google reviews
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Charters and rentals of yachts and other boats, aimed at weddings and corporate functions.
4.7★ from 103 Google reviews
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An amusement park attraction aimed at children.
4.4★ from 92 Google reviews
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A long-running table tennis club on Coney Island Avenue where children play and train alongside adults.
4.6★ from 91 Google reviews
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The pier is the departure point for Midnight Fleet's charter fishing trips out of Sheepshead Bay with Captain Jeff and crew.
4.4★ from 88 Google reviews
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You take an aerial yoga class suspended in a silk hammock, performing poses in the fabric with inversions for spinal decompression, alongside breathing practices, mantras, meditation, strength exercises and stretches.
4.9★ from 76 Google reviews
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A low-key pool hall where you can shoot a few games, play board games, or enter a tournament.
4.5★ from 75 Google reviews
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4.9★ from 65 Google reviews
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4.9★ from 61 Google reviews
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The headline exhibit is Ocean Wonders: Sharks!, which includes a shark tunnel, and there's a Meet Your NY Neighbors section on local marine life.
4★ from 42 Google reviews
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A children's art studio where kids spend an afternoon on hands-on projects in one of three strands.
5★ from 22 Google reviews
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Booked sessions rather than a place to turn up at, offered one-to-one in your home, online, or in groups at their location.
4.9★ from 20 Google reviews
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For boardwalk food, one choice covers savory classics while the other focuses on something cold and sweet.
Both rides are listed as mild thrills, and each lets riders influence how the car moves.
Luna Park has both an arcade for individual games and a midway race you can play against others.
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