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Top 20 Weekend Event Picks (March 29-April 1)

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

By Meredith Kurnov, Editor & Publisher of Macaroni Kid Brooklyn NW March 28, 2024

Happy Easter to those who celebrate! For those staying local for the long weekend, take a peek below for 20 weekend event highlights (including loads of Easter celebrations and egg hunts!), 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. 🐰 Celebrate Easter with Green Meadows Farm, The Craft Studio, Twinkle Playspace, Peanut and Honey, Governors Island, Ample Hills, TownSquare, Brooklyn Heights Association, Myrtle Avenue BID, The Seaport, Atlantic Terminal Mall, The William Vale, Redemption Church, Brower Park, All Saints' Episcopal Church, Warren St Marks Community Garden, Gone to the Dogs, Pier 2 Roller Rink, Brooklyn Paints
    Times vary | Details and more Easter events here
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  2. 🌳 School Holiday Nature Programs at Prospect Park
    Friday and Monday 12-5pm | FREE
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  3. 🐘 Aanika's Elephants at The New Victory Theater in Midtown
    Friday 2pm, Saturday 12 & 5pm, Sunday 12 & 4pm  | From $24 | For ages 6+

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  4. 🌳 Kids and Family: Fireside Storytime at Fort Greene Park
    Friday 3-4pm | FREE
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  5. πŸ›Ό Grand Re-Opening: Pier 2 Roller Rink at Brooklyn Bridge Park
    Friday 3:30-8:30pm | FREE/$12 admission, If needed, skate rentals are $8
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  6. 🎨 Teen Night at Brooklyn Museum in Prospect Heights
    Friday 5-7:30pm | Free with registration | For ages 14-19
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  7. ⛸️ Final weekend: Community Ice Skating at Lakeside Prospect Park
    Saturday 9-10:30am | $5-7 including skate rental
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  8. 🎡 Mr. Evan V Album Release Party at ShapeShifter Lab in Park Slope
    Saturday 11am-12pm | $15
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  9. πŸŽ₯ Nostalgia movie screening: "The Pagemaster" (G) at Nitehawk Cinema in Williamsburg
    Saturday and Sunday 11:15am | $15
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  10. 🎡 WeBop Family Jazz Party: Iconic Women in Jazz at Lincoln Center
    Saturday 11:30am-12:15pm | $35 | For ages 8 mos-8yrs
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  11. 🌳 Young Naturalists Session: Playground Soil Testing at Fort Greene Park
    Saturday 12-1pm | FREE | For ages 5-13
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  12. πŸ”¨ Opening Weekend: play:groundNYC's The Yard on Governor's Island
    Saturday and Sunday 12-4pm | FREE | For ages 1-12

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  13. 😎 Art in the Park: Make Your Own Eclipse Viewer at Shirley Chisholm State Park
    Saturday 1-3pm | FREE with advance registration
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  14. πŸ–ŒοΈ Family Paint and Chill at Brooklyn Paints in Bed-Stuy
    Saturday 1-3pm | $25
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  15. 🏳️‍⚧️ Transgender Day of Visibility at Marsha P. Johnson State Park House in Williamsburg
    Saturday 2-4pm | FREE
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  16. πŸ“š Author Storytime: Jose Feeds the World at The Center for Fiction Bookstore in Fort Greene
    Saturday 3:30-4:30pm | FREE, donations gratefully accepted
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  17. 🎸 Rock & Roll Playhouse Plays Music of The Beatles at Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg
    Sunday 12pm (doors 11am) | $16-$17 all ages | For ages 0-10
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  18. πŸŽ‰ Family Sunday Holi Celebration at Rubin Museum in Chelsea
    Sunday 1-3pm | FREE | For ages 3+ | More Holi events here
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  19. 🍩 Dropoff Class: Kids Donuts Intensive at Hudson Table Brooklyn in Williamsburg
    Monday 10am-1pm | $85 | For ages 8-14
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  20. 🌞 Solar Eclipse Crafting w/ Brower Park Library at BCM in Crown Heights
    Monday 3:30-5pm | FREE | For ages 5-12

There's more in the calendar – check it out, and have a great weekend! Happy Easter!




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