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Family-Friendly New Year's Events in Brooklyn!

Looking for kid-friendly New Year's events? Macaroni KID Brooklyn NW has your list!

By Meredith Kurnov, Editor & Publisher of Macaroni Kid Brooklyn NW December 24, 2025

Time flies, and the countdown to 2026 has officially begun! Looking for New Year's events in Brooklyn? We've got your list of family-friendly events happening over New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.






Celebrate the new year with your family at these upcoming events:

New Year's Eve on Wednesday, December 31

9am-3:30pm: NYE PAR-TAY! to benefit C.H.I.P.S Food Pantry at The Tiny Scientist in South Slope (ages 5-9), $175

10:30am-12:30pm: Noon Year's Eve Ball Drop at Good Day Play Cafe in Park Slope (ages 0-6), $49

11am-12:30pm: Noon Years Eve Bash at The Little Gym of Brooklyn Heights (ages 4mos-12rs), Members $27 / Non Members $30

11am-5:50pm: Open Hours at Jane's Carousel at Brooklyn Bridge Park in Dumbo, $3

11am-7pm: Celebrate New Year's Eve Early at Dave & Buster's in Downtown Brooklyn, $34

12-1pm: Kids Week: Winter Scavenger Hunt at Irving Square Park in Bushwick, Free

12pm: Noon Year's Eve Celebration: The Rock & Roll Playhouse Plays Taylor Swift at Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg, $24

12-8pm: New Years EASE at The Randolph in DUMBO, Free entry

1-5pm: Family-Friendly NYE Balloon Drop at Threes Brewing in Gowanus, Free entry

4pm: NYE Balloon Drop at Space Club in Greenpoint, Fort Greene, and Dumbo

4:30-9:30pm: Lightscape at Brooklyn Botanic Garden in Prospect Heights

5-8pm: Family NYE Party at Vineapple in Brooklyn Heights, Free entry

10pm-midnight: New Year’s Eve Fireworks at Grand Army Plaza in Park Slope, Free




New Year's Day Thursday, January 1:

8am-7pm: Space Club Open Hours in Dumbo, Fort Greene, & Greenpoint, $39 pass (1 child + 1 adult for 2 hrs)

11am-1pm: New Year's Day Plunge at Coney Island Beach, Free to spectate

11am-1pm: New Year's Day Super Hike at Prospect Park, Free

11am-6pm: Holiday Fun at Flying Apply NY in Bed-Stuy (ages 1-10), $30

11:30am-5pm: Shabbat Discovery Zone at Jewish Children's Museum in Crown Heights, $16-19 admission

12-8pm: New Years EASE at The Randolph in DUMBO, Free entry

1-4pm: First Day Hike at Shirley Chisholm State Park in East New York, Free

1-5pm: Japanese New Year/ Kimono Experience at Japan Village in Sunset Park, Free admission

2-9pm: Ice Skating at Roebling Rink in Brooklyn Bridge Park, $16

2:30-10pm: SKATE at Domino Park in Williamsburg, $12-18

4:30-9:30pm: Lightscape at Brooklyn Botanic Garden in Prospect Heights, $17+

6pm: Brooklyn Nets v. Houston Rockets at Barclays Center in Downtown Brooklyn, $98+


More in our full event calendar: https://brooklynnw.macaronikid.com/events

If you have another event suggestion, please submit it here and we will add it to our list! 


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