The Jewish holiday of Purim is exuberant, colorful, and full of pure joy. Purim is celebrated every year on the 14th day of the Hebrew month of Adar. For 2026, it begins at sundown on Monday, March 2 and lasts until sundown on Tuesday, March 3. According to the Book of Esther, Mordecai and Queen Esther foiled Haman's plans to hurt the Jews. Purim celebrates this event with feasting and merriment. Often described as "Jewish Halloween," it is customary for Jews to dress up in costume to allude to the miracle of the holiday.
Celebrate Purim at these local events in Brooklyn:
Ongoing through Wednesday, March 4
- Pre-Purim Party at the Jewish Children's Museum
10am-5pm (Sunday-Thursday through March 16) | $16-19 per person (free for kids under 2) | Crown Heights
Get excited for the Purim Discovery room: Mask decorating, sand castles, lego table, and more! You’re in for a world of fun! Come dressed up to The Pre-Purim Fun at the Jewish Children's Museum February 22-March 4.
Sunday, March 1
- Youth and Family Purim Celebration at Congregation Beth Elohim
9:30am | FREE | Park Slope
Unleash your inner superstar at our kid-friendly Pop Star Purim-themed sing-along with the CBE family band at 9:30-10:30 a.m., followed by a costume parade to J.J. Byrne Playground led by the Shag Horns (plus special guests!)—along with hamantaschen, Purim activity bags, and playground fun! - PurimPalooza at The Senesh School
10am-12pm | $10 per child | Carroll Gardens
Grab your costumes and bring your ruach (spirit)! The Senesh School and JCC Brooklyn Summer Day Camp invite families to a high-energy, carnival-style Purim celebration where the space transforms into a playful Purim wonderland for the whole family. Families will enjoy games, inflatables, music, face painting, and surprises around every corner, alongside a lively, kid-friendly Megillah reading and a costume parade where everyone gets their moment to shine. Kids can collect stamps for raffle prizes, take part in hands-on mitzvot like packing Mishloach Manot, and spread a little Purim kindness. - Brooklyn Purim Jamboree at Brooklyn Brewery in Williamsburg
10am-12pm | $20/family | For ages 0-6 | Williamsburg
Celebrate Purim with Tkiya, The Neighborhood, and friends with songs, stories, costumes, and hamantashen! RSVP is required. Grab your costumes and get ready to celebrate the Jewish calendar's carnival holiday, Purim, at Purim Jamboree on Sunday, March 1, with The Neighborhood, Tkiya, B'nai Brooklyn, and friends.
This festive day will be packed with be jam packed with lively music, face painting, balloon animals, crafts, and of course, delicious hamentashen. We can't wait to celebrate Purim with you! This event is best suited for children aged 0-6 and their families. - Family Hamantash Bake at Chabad Downtown Brooklyn
10:30am-12pm | FREE | Downtown Brooklyn
Make, roll, and fill your own delicious hamentashen! Discover all about Purim in a fun way. RSVP for the location. - Purim Palooza at Kane Street Synagogue
10:30am for ages 0-4, 12pm for ages 0-8 | FREE | Cobble Hill
Families with infants and toddlers, please come at 10:30am! Get ready for a joyful Purim party filled with fun for the whole family! Come in costume and enjoy exciting activities, tasty holiday treats, lively music, and plenty of celebration. A perfect way for children and parents to experience the spirit of Purim together!
Families with older kids, please come at 12:00pm! Join a giant costume parade, Enjoy making art, playing active Purim games, baking hamantashen, Plus sing and dance with Landon! - Purim Party: Rock & Roll Playhouse Plays the Music of the Phish ft. Uncle Ebenezer Purim Party
11am doors, 12-1pm show | $22, free for children under 1 | Williamsburg
Performing songs created by the most iconic musicians in rock history, The Rock and Roll Playhouse band offers its core audience of families with children aged ten and under games, movement, stories, and an opportunity to rock out to educate children and explore their creativity. The Rock and Roll Playhouse is an early and often first introduction to a child’s lifelong journey with live music and rock and roll. - Purim Carnival 2026 at King's Bay Gym in Sheepshead Bay
11am-2pm | FREE with RSVP | Sheepshead Bay
Enjoy a fun-filled afternoon with a Costume Party, Arts & Crafts Stations, Main Show, Puppet Show, Hamantaschen, Inflatables, and so much more! - Park Slope Jewish Center Purim Party
11:30am-1:30pm | FREE | Park Slope
Games, Unlimited bounce, Community BBQ, Bloody Mary Bar and Mocktail Mimosas, Crafts, and so much more! Fun for all ages and stages! Sing-A-Long for Littles at 10:30am. - Purim Carnival at Brooklyn Heights Synagogue
12pm Carnival | $25-30 per kid, free for ages 0-2 and 13+ | Brooklyn Heights
Join BHS for the Religious School’s annual Purim Carnival. This event is for children of all ages and will include pizza, dancing, crafts, games, and a bounce house. Also: stop by the Tot Megillah for ages 0-5 before the Carnival at 11:30am - JFREJ PURIMSPIEL: Talking About a Revolution at Brooklyn Heights Synagogue
1-3pm | $20 | For ages 0-5 | Brooklyn Heights
Join for a genre-bending, youth-powered Purimspiel where queens say NO, fans become The People, and walls of ice are meant to melt. When a Burger King crowned in comfort plots belonging and not-belonging with the help of Vanilla Ice Haman and his frozen machine of repression, Esther (Queen of YES) joins forces with Vashti (Queen of NO), Mayor Mordechai Mamdani, and a demon-hunting, music-making movement to turn fear into collective power. Through rap, rally, drag, parachutes, and song, the people discover that humanity cannot be divided without shattering itself, and that joy, when wielded together, can topple empires, melt the ice, and make revolution irresistible. Doors open at 1pm for our winter pageant, live music, Hamantaschen, dancing, and crafting. The Purimspiel will begin at 1:30pm sharp! - Purim Carnival at Bay Ridge Jewish Center
1-4pm | $5-15 | Bay Ridge
Costumes, games, magic, hamantaschen, and lots of Purim chaos (the good kind). Bring friends. Bring kids. Bring your best costume.
Tuesday, March 2
- Queen Vashti’s Pre-Party for Youth & Family at Park Slope Jewish Center
5:30pm | FREE | Park Slope
Queen Vashti’s Pre-Party for Youth & Family begins with stories and songs for Tots followed by an English Megillah for All Ages - Purim Carnival at Kane Street Synagogue
6-7:15pm | FREE | For ages 6-12 | Cobble Hill
Carnival-esque silly games, hamantashen-baking, and a costume parade! - Megillah & Masquerade: A Community Purim Celebration at The Brooklyn Mill
6-8pm | By donation | Gowanus
Join us on Purim night to celebrate the Holiday with the community. Pack Mishloach Manot for home-bound seniors. Hear the Megillah. Falafel Dinner & L'chaims. Hamantash Bar - Megillah Reading & Purim Party at Greenpoint Shul
6-10pm | $18 each | Park Slope
Celebrate Purim with the Greenpoint Shul for an evening full of joy, music, and community! The event will feature face painting for all ages, a kids costume parade, megillah reading, live music, food, and ice cream cake! - Megillah Across Brooklyn at Congregation Beth Elohim
6:20pm | FREE | Park Slope
Join CBE for an evening Purim service and megillah reading, followed by a Purim party (ages 21+) with drinks, food, music, and your friends throughout the BK Jewish community! - The Greenwood Heights & Jewish Sunset Park Purim Party
6:30pm | $18 suggested | Location provided upon registration
Something big is happening this Purim right in your neighborhood! All ages. All fun. Come celebrate with us!
Event features Megillah, Tacos, Games, Music, and L’chaims.
Wednesday, March 3
- Purim at the Arcade at Area 53
4-6pm | $20 per person, kids 2 & under are free | DUMBO
Join the Chabad of Dumbo community as we celebrate Purim at the Arcade! Event features Arts and Crafts, Unlimited Video Games, Hamentashen and Holiday Fare, Face Painting, and Interactive Megillah Reading. Everyone who comes in costume will receive a prize and be entered into the grand raffle! - Chabad of North Brooklyn Mega Purim Party
4-6pm | $10 suggested per child | Greenpoint
Join Chabad of North Brooklyn as they celebrate Purim!
They will have Megillah Reading, Crafts, Inflatables, Dinner, Music, Magic, Hamantashen and so much more! - Purim B’Yachad at Bison & Bourbon
4:30-7pm | From $25-$65 | Gowanus
Purim B’Yachad is Brownstone Brooklyn’s Purim celebration, bringing together multiple communities for one epic night at Bison & Bourbon including Bison & Bourbon Dinner, Premium Open Bar (for 21+), Adult Entertainment, Inflatables for Kids, Music & Dancing, Face painting, Roving Magician, Interactive Megillah Readings - Kids Shabbos Party: Special Purim Celebration with Chabad of Fort Greene
5pm | Free w/ RSVP | Fort Greene
Come ’round our Lab, we’ve got the Formula for some Purim fun: Calibrated Hamentashen, Hear the Megillah in perfect Hz dB, Alchemy Bar, and Shushan Teleporter. Costumes are recommended but optional. A buffet dinner will be served. No membership or affiliation required.
Sunday, March 8
- Celebrate Purim with ABCirque at Cirque du Purim at Crown Hill Theatre
2-4pm | $25-$40; kids under 2 free | For ages 2-10 | Bed-Stuy
You’re invited! Step into an enchanting world of whimsy for an unforgettable Purim celebration with Brooklyn's favorite Cirque and Play show by ABCirque. Watch the Purim story come to life through dazzling acrobatics, awe-inspiring acts, clowns, magic, and more! Whether you are familiar with or new to the story of Purim, this show is for you. Ideal for kids 2-10 years old; all are welcome!
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Want to know more about Purim?
Watch this 5 minute video for an intro to this Jewish holiday:
There are four observances of Purim:
- Hear the Megillah, the complete story of how Mordecai and Queen Esther saved the Jewish people from the hands of the wicked Haman. The story is read twice, once at night and a second time on Purim Day. It is customary to make noise with graggers and boo Haman when his name is read in the Megillah.
- Give gifts of food to friends. The gifts should include at least two different types of food such as Hamentashen cookies and juice. Kids love this holiday because they get to dress up in their favorite costumes to deliver the gifts.
- Give Tzedekah (money or charity) to two or more poor people, or put two or more coins into the donation box of a favorite charity.
- Eat and rejoice! Partake in a big meal with family and friends, sing songs, tell the story of Purim, and celebrate!
Suggested Purim activity 1: Make Hamentashen (Haman's hat) cookies with your kids:
- Simple recipe: Working Mom's Hamentashen
- For littles to do on their own: No Bake Hamantaschen
- Traditional recipe: Hamentashen with Poppy Seed Filling
- Kid-approved: No-Fail Sprinkle Hamantaschen
- Gluten-free: Raspberry Hamantaschen
Suggested Purim activity 2: Make your own Gragger, Purim noise-makers:
Visit the Chabad or PJ Library's Kids' Purim Guide for more information, videos, songs, games, recipes, and more.
Happy Purim!
Past events:
Saturday, February 21
- Kids Shabbos Party: Special Purim Celebration at Greenpoint Shul
4:30-6pm | $10 | Greenpoint
Join for a joyful pre-Purim Kids Shabbat Party at the Greenpoint Shul! They’ll begin with a kid-friendly Megillah reading, followed by a short, fun Purim play—no prior rehearsals or experience needed. Just show up ready to participate and have fun! Of course, there will be hamantaschen, plenty of snacks, and lots of Purim spirit. Kids and parents are warmly invited. Come celebrate Purim together with community, creativity, and joy!
Sunday, February 22
- Jewish Unity Hamantash Bake at B'nai Jacob
10:15am | From $15 | Park Slope
Unite with Jewish friends across Brooklyn for some Pre-Purim fun! Enjoy lively music, lite refreshments, and an epic Hamantash Bake! Registration is required. - Purim Celebration at Our Lady of Mount Carmel
11am-1pm | FREE w/ RSVP | Williamsburg
Come celebrate Purim with JCC Brooklyn N. Williamsburg at their Community-Wide Purim Celebration at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 275 N 8th St (Lower Level). Get ready for music with Yonatan, fun arts & crafts, face painting, festive treats, and plenty of chances to say hello to your favorite JCC Brooklyn teachers and staff. Costumes encouraged! RSVP in advance.
Wednesday, February 25
- JFREJ Community Hamantaschen Bake
3-10pm | FREE | Flatbush
Join the great community Hamantaschen bake of 2026/5786 in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Help bake hundreds of Hamentaschen for the Purimspiel! All ages are welcome! - Pre-Purim Hamantash Bake at Chabad Downtown Brooklyn
7pm | FREE | Downtown Brooklyn
Mix, roll, fill, and shape your very own Hamantashen and learn all about Purim!
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