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Top 20 Weekend Event Picks (Feb. 16-18)

20 things to do in and around Brooklyn with kids over the weekend

By Meredith Kurnov, Editor & Publisher of Macaroni Kid Brooklyn NW February 15, 2024

Take a peek below for 20 weekend event highlights, and there are many more events listed in the calendar! Check out our Indoor Fun Guide for more outing ideas. Click on pink links below for full event details. Events are subject to sell out, change, or cancellation; please confirm events before attending.
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  1. ❤️ Family Fun Event: Valentine's Day at NY Kids Club in Cobble Hill
    Friday 3:30- 5:30pm | $60 | For ages 6 mos-4 yrs
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  2. 🐦 Great Backyard Bird Count at Marsha P. Johnson State Park in Williamsburg
    Friday 3:30-4:30pm | FREE
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  3. 🎉 Friday dropoff parties at Discovery Kids in Prospect Lefferts, Lola & tots in Bed-Stuy, and Bouldering Project in Gowanus
    Friday 5-7pm, 5:30-8pm, 6-9:30pm | $40, $40, $70 | For ages 4-7. 3-10, 5-12
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  4. ⚽️ Mini Soccer Camp with Williamsburg Soccer Club at The Post in Greenpoint
    Saturday 8-11am | $65 | For ages 5-10
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  5. 🥾 Prospect Park Winter Nature Hike at Prospect Park Audubon Center
    Saturday 10am-12pm | FREE
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  6. ⚔️ 38th Annual New York Sword Dance Festival in multiple Brooklyn locations
    Saturday 1:30 & 3:30pm and Sunday 12:30pm, 12:45pm, 2:30pm | FREE
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  7. 📚 Author Storytimes: Wish Soup! at Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene and My Block Looks Like at Books Are Magic in Brooklyn Heights
    Saturday 11am | FREE
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  8. 🏳️‍🌈 Miss Tutti And The Fruity Band Album Release Show at The Jalopy Theatre in Red Hook
    Saturday 11am-12pm | $10 for Adults $5 for Kids | For ages 2-11
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  9. 🐉 Celebrate Lunar New Year at Mott St. in Chinatown, The Seaport, Sunset Park, and Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing
    Saturday 11am-1pm, 11am-1pm, 12-3pm, Sunday 12-4pm | More celebrations in our Lunar New Year Guide
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  10. 🍴 Opening week: Museum of Food & Drink in DUMBO
    Saturday 12-5pm | $15 (14+ yrs), $7 (5-14 yrs), Free for Children under 5
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  11. 🌱 The Heights Players present Jack and the Beanstalk, an interactive play in Brooklyn Heights
    Saturday 12-1pm | $10 | For ages 2-10
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  12. 🎥 "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" at Atlantic Terminal Mall in Downtown Brooklyn
    Saturday 12-3:30pm | FREE
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  13. 🎭 The Sleeping Beauty at Puppetworks in Park Slope
    Sat, Feb 17-Sun, Feb 25 12:30pm & 2:30pm | $10-$11 each | For ages 3+
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  14. 🖼️ Artland Installation Kids Workshop: World Building at Brooklyn Museum
    Saturday 1-3pm | Free with Museum admission
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  15. 🤸 Opening weekend: 360 Allstars at The New Victory Theater in Midtown
    Saturday 2pm & 7pm, Sunday 12pm & 5pm, Monday 2pm | Tickets starting at $24 | For ages 6+.
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  16. ✂️ Ms T’s Cranky Tales: Make Your Own Cranky Workshop at Old Stone House in Park Slope
    Saturday 3:30-5pm | $25 for parents/guardians, Kids are Free | For ages 6+
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  17. 💖 The Winter Social Community Gathering "Love Party" in Cobble Hill Park
    Saturday 4-6pm | FREE
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  18. 🖤 Black Future Festival at Brooklyn Children's Museum in Crown Heights
    Sun, Feb 18-Sat, Feb 25 | 10am-5pm | $14-15, Free for Infants under 1 | For ages 6 mos-10 yrs
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  19. 🎸 Rock & Roll Playhouse Plays Music of Green Day at Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg
    Sunday 12pm (doors 11am) | $16-$17 all ages | For ages 0-10
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  20. 🏀 Harlem Globetrotters 2024 World Tour at Barclays Center in Downtown Brooklyn
    Sunday 1pm | Tickets start at $51
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There's more in the calendar – check it out, and have a great weekend!




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