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Top 20 Memorial Day Weekend Event Picks (May 24-27)

20 things to do in and around Brooklyn with kids Memorial Day weekend

By Meredith Kurnov, Editor & Publisher of Macaroni Kid Brooklyn NW May 23, 2024

Looking for fun staycation things to do nearby with the kids Memorial Day weekend? Macaroni Kid Brooklyn NW has you covered! 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. 🀸 Dropoff Parties at Bouldering Project in Gowanus or Pixie Pods at Discovery Kids in PLG
    Friday 6-9:30pm, Saturday 5:30-8pm | $70, $55 | For ages 5-12, 3-6
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  2. 🎡 Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical Jr. at Brooklyn Music School in Fort Greene
    Friday 7pm, Saturday 3pm & 7pm| $15 | For ages 6+
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  3. πŸͺ˜ DanceAfrica Festival: Performances at BAM in Fort Greene, Community Class in BK Bridge Park, Bazaar 2024 at BAM in Fort Greene, Family Class at Mark Morris Dance in Fort Greene
    Friday-Monday BAM performances, Saturday 11am park class, Saturday-Monday 12-8pm/10pm Bazaar, Monday 10am class
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  4. 🐦‍⬛ Family Bird Walk in Brooklyn Bridge Park
    Saturday 10am-11am | FREE
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  5. πŸ– NYC Public Beaches Re-open for Swimming
    Saturday 10am-6pm | FREE entry
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  6. πŸ›οΈ Greenpoint Terminal Market and Kids Zone 
    Saturday & Sunday 11am-6pm | FREE admission
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  7. 🎡 Bluey’s Big Play: The Stage Show at Kings Theatre in Flatbush
    Saturday & Sunday 11am & 3pm showtimes | For ages 3-8
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  8. πŸ¦† Young Naturalists at Fort Greene Park
    Saturday 12-1pm | FREE | For ages 5-13
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  9. πŸͺ˜ Farmhouse Family Day: Pinkster Celebration at Wyckoff House Museum in E. Flatbush
    Saturday 12-3pm | FREE
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  10. πŸ‘Ÿ Zing! movement class on Hoyt Street in Boerum Hill
    Saturday 1-4pm | FREE
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  11. ✑️ Celebrate Lag Ba'Omer: Parade and Fair in Crown Heights, Street Fair with Chabad of Brooklyn Heights, Picnic & Kite Flying with Greene Chabad in Fort Greene Park, BBQ at Chai Tots with Chabad of Park Slope, Celebration & BBQ with Chabad of Downtown Brooklyn, or BBQ with Dirah in Gowanus
    Sunday 10:30am-6pm, 2-4pm, 3:30-6pm, 4-6pm, 4-8pm, 5pm respectively 
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  12. πŸ›Ό Lakeside Community Skate in Prospect Park
    Sunday 10am-11:30am | $12 admission, $6 skate
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  13. 🎈 DUMBO Family Games at Car-Free Washington Street in DUMBO
    Sunday 11am-1pm | FREE
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  14. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Memorial Day Festival at Green Meadows Farm Brooklyn in Marine Park 
    Sunday & Monday 11am-5pm | $14 for ages 2+
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  15. 🎸 Rock & Roll Playhouse Plays the Music of Taylor Swift at Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg
    Sunday 12:30pm (doors 12pm) | $23.95 | For ages 0-10
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  16. πŸŽ₯ Movies Under the Stars Series: Wish (PG) at Irving Square Park in Bushwick
    Sunday 8pm | FREE
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  17. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ 127th Memorial Day Parade and Memorial Service in Bay Ridge
    Monday 11am | FREE
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  18. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ 13th Veterans Memorial Day Parade and Stand Down Memorial Day in Bed-Stuy
    Monday 11:30am ceremony, 12pm processional | FREE
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  19. 🎠 Memorial Day School Holiday Nature Programs at Audubon Center in Prospect Park
    Monday 12-5pm | FREE
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  20. 🎡 Memorial Day Concert at Green-Wood Cemetery in South Slope
    Sunday 1:30-3:30pm | Free, suggested $10pp donation
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There's more in the calendar – check it out, and have a great weekend! 
p.s. Need a day camp for Monday? Click here.




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