Explore Brooklyn’s Red Hook, 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 Red Hook.
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360 Van Brunt St
Record Shop: records and adventurous music
Musicians have paired tabla, accordion and bass at Record Shop, where you can browse records as well as come for a performance. The music program leans into jazz, improvisation and experimental ensembles, with room for solo players too. Past bills have included Cleek Schrey on solo fiddle and a collaboration between flute and tap dance. Those combinations make this a particularly appealing stop if you're interested in hearing musicians work outside familiar band arrangements.
362 Van Brunt St
Red Hook Pinball Museum: put the old games to work
You can play a half inning of baseball on a machine from 1934 at Red Hook Pinball Museum. World's Series uses mechanical engineering to turn baseball into a tabletop game, one example from a playable collection spanning the 1870s through the 1970s. For a different challenge, Diamond Lill from 1954 has reversed flippers and a horseshoe shot. Even if you know modern pinball, those controls give you something unfamiliar to try.
290 Conover St
Waterfront Museum: aboard a rescued cargo barge
David Sharps found Lehigh Valley Barge No. 79 in the New Jersey tideflats and began restoring it in 1985. You can step aboard that vessel at the Waterfront Museum, southwest of the Van Brunt Street pair. Built in 1914, the wooden barge once carried freight between New Jersey railroad facilities and ships around the harbor. Inside, the captain's original living quarters sit alongside tools used by longshoremen and other waterfront workers, plus gongs and bells from the port's maritime network.
Ferris St &, Coffey St
Valentino Pier: harbor views and key lime pie
If you're coming for the harbor, Louis Valentino, Jr. Park and Pier puts the Statue of Liberty, Governors Island and Manhattan in view. North of the museum, the pier extends out from a former shipping area. Walk onto it for the water-facing panorama, then look back toward Red Hook, where industrial, historic and residential buildings share the shoreline. The view back gives the neighborhood itself as much attention as the landmarks across the water.
What's happening in Red Hook
Find upcoming street fairs, performances and other unique events in Red Hook.
1 thing worth doing in the next 7 days · Friday, October 16th – Thursday, October 22nd
Red Hook Pinball Museum, Red HookRed Hook · Brooklyn
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Nicolas House of Games Trivia
You can play Nicolas House of Games trivia at the Red Hook Pinball Museum.
Sun Oct 18 · Red Hook Pinball Museum, Red Hook · Brooklyn · Price not listed
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Louis Valentino, Jr. Park and Pier
fishing pier · Red Hook
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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Shipwrecked
miniature golf course · Red Hook
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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Lift / Next Level Floats
wellness center · Red Hook
4.9★ from 592 Google reviews
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Pier 12
cruise terminal · Red Hook
4.3★ from 393 Google reviews
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Record Shop
record store · Red Hook
This is a Red Hook record shop on Van Brunt Street that doubles as a small live music room, with shows most weeks at 7:30pm.
4.9★ from 175 Google reviews
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Velto Pickleball
pickleball court · Red Hook
4.8★ from 115 Google reviews
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Botanic Head Spa
spa · Red Hook
5★ from 113 Google reviews
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Brooklyn Magic Shop
magician · Red Hook
A small family-run magic shop with a black-box, parlour-style magic theater behind the store front, between Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens.
5★ from 106 Google reviews
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Waterfront Museum
museum · Red Hook
The museum is a working barge — the Lehigh Valley Railroad Lighter No.
4.6★ from 97 Google reviews
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Brooklyn Sluggers
batting cage center · Red Hook
A batting facility with cages and tunnels for baseball and softball, both fast pitch and slow pitch.
4.8★ from 76 Google reviews
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Red Hook Pinball Museum
video arcade · Red Hook
The whole floor is playable vintage pinball, dating from an 1886 Parlor Bagatelle — a spring-plunger game that predates pinball itself — through Whiffle (1931), widely considered the first pinball machine, up to 1970s Gottlieb tables.
5★ from 66 Google reviews
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Nyc Ferry
transportation service · Red Hook
The ride is the outing here — boats run on routes including East River, South Brooklyn, Astoria, Rockaway, Soundview and St.
4.7★ from 46 Google reviews
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Red Hook Pickleball Club
pickleball court · Red Hook
Five indoor Pro-Cushion X pickleball courts you can book privately and play on as a group.
4.7★ from 21 Google reviews
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Neighborhood FAQs
Where can I eat a meal in Red Hook?
On Van Brunt Street, the choice is between oak-smoked barbecue served at a counter and a classic American tavern meal.
Hometown Bar-B-Que smokes meats over oak and serves traditional sides; its bars pour craft beer, American whiskey and cocktails.
Red Hook Tavern serves lunch and dinner inspired by old-school New York taverns, with a wine list for a longer meal.
Where can I see contemporary art in Red Hook?
You can visit galleries and a garden at Pioneer Works or focus on contemporary drawings and works on paper at Kentler.
Pioneer Works galleries and garden open Wednesday through Sunday, noon–6pm, with programming spanning art, music, science and technology.
Kentler International Drawing Space presents work by emerging and under-recognized artists. Its exhibitions include solo shows, group shows and selections from the Kentler Flatfiles.
Where can I hear music over a drink in Red Hook?
You can hear live music at Sunny's six nights a week, or pair weekend music with barbecue at Hometown.
Sunny's Bar has live music 8–10pm Tuesday–Sunday and opens every day, including Mondays without live music.
Hometown Bar-B-Que has live music on weekend nights, with craft beer, American whiskey and cocktails from its bars and oak-smoked meats ordered at the counter.
