Top 20 Weekend Event Picks (April 26-28)

It's going to be a gorgeous Spring weekend! Take a peek below for 20 weekend event highlights in and around Brooklyn, 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. 🦋 Join the City Nature Challenge in Brooklyn: Teen Bioblitz and Bird Blitz at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Family Day at Green-Wood Cemetery, McGolrick Park in Greenpoint
   Friday 4-6:30pm, Saturday 10am-11:30am, Sunday 10am-1pm, Sunday 11am-12:30pm | FREE
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2. 🤸‍♀️ Drop the kids off for Open Play at Prospect Gymnastics in Bed-Stuy, Movie Night at Twinkle Playspace in Williamsburg, or Pixie Pods PJ Party at Discovery Kids in PLG
   Friday 5:15-7:15pm, Friday 5:30-8:30pm, Saturday 5:30-8pm | $25, $55, $55 | Ages 4-10, 3-6, 3-6
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3. 🌷Storytelling events at Cottonwood NYC in Greenpoint: "One More Last Chance" and "Giant Pumpkins, Shadowy Mountains, and Talking Horses"
   Friday 7-8pm, Saturday 11:30am-12:30pm | FREE, donations gratefully accepted
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4. 🎥 Movies Under the Stars Series: Wish at Irving Square Park in Bushwick
   Saturday 8-11pm | FREE
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5. 🌸 Visit Brooklyn Botanic Garden for Peak Cherry Blossoms, Weekends in Bloom Programs, and Discovery Garden Activities
   Saturday & Sunday 8am-6pm hours, 10:30-4pm special programs | $12-18 adults, free for kids 0-12
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6. 🦹🏾 Black Comic Book Festival at Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem
   Saturday and Sunday 10am-6pm | FREE
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7. 🧘🏼 Caturday Yoga at Brooklyn Cat Cafe in Brooklyn Heights
   Saturday 11am | $35 | For ages 14+
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8. 📚 "The Book That Can Read Your Mind" Author Storytime at Barnes & Noble in Cobble Hill
   Saturday 11am | FREE | For ages 5-8
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9. 🌎 Earth Day Festival at Fort Greene Park
   Saturday 11am-2pm | FREE
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10. 🌳 Park Pitch In: Arbor Day at Prospect Park
    Saturday 11am-2pm | FREE | For ages 14+
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11. 🐇 Baby Farm Animals Spring Event at Green Meadows Farm Brooklyn in Marine Park
    Saturday & Sunday 11am-5pm | $14 ages for ages 2+, extra fee for activities
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12. 🍎 Apple Blossom Children's Carnival at Queens County Farm Museum in Floral Park
    Saturday & Sunday 11am-6pm | $16.95+, free parking
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13. 📖 The Center for Fiction Bookstore 5-Year Anniversary Celebration and Bklyn Bookstore Crawl Afterparty in Fort Greene
    Saturday 11am-8pm and 5-7pm afterparty | FREE admission
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14. 🎭 Catch a kids' performance at the library: La Chivita at Central Library and Music for Autism's Los Cuatro Amigos at Sunset Park Library
    Saturday 1-2pm | FREE
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15. 🛹 Red Hook Rampage Skate Jam at Harold Ickes Skate Park in Red Hook
    Saturday 1pm | FREE
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16. 🤠 Hopalong Andrew with full band at PAC NYC in FiDi
    Saturday 2:30pm | FREE
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17. 🎉 Cheer on Brooklyn Half-Marathon Runners from Greepoint to Prospect Park
    Sunday 7am-11am | FREE
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18. 🎵 Oran Etkin: Timbalooloo Jazz For Kids at National Sawdust in Williamsburg
    Sunday 11am | $15 + fee per child, adults admitted free | For ages 2+
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19. 🎸 Rock & Roll Playhouse Plays the Strokes for Kids at Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg
    Sunday 12pm (doors 11am) | $22.95 | For ages 0-10
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20. 🌎 Earth Day Celebration at the Boathouse in Prospect Park
    Sunday 12-4pm | FREE

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

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