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Top 20 Weekend Event Picks (June 28-30)

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

By Meredith Kurnov, Editor & Publisher of Macaroni Kid Brooklyn NW June 27, 2024

There's more than the much-anticipated start of summer break to celebrate this weekend! Read on for 20 weekend picks including culminating Pride and Caribbean Heritage Month celebrations, the anniversary of a Brooklyn movie icon, and more for Brooklyn families. Visit the calendar, Indoor Fun Guide, and Sprinkler 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. πŸŽ‰ Drop Off Nights at Play Kids Greenpoint, CREA at Industry City in Sunset Park, Pixie Pods PJ Party at Discovery Kids in PLG
    Friday 5-7:30pm, Friday and Saturday 6-9pm, Saturday 5:30-8pm | For ages 4-8, 3+, 3-6
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  2. 🎭 See a free Shakespeare play: Comedy of Errors at in Prospect Park or The Tempest in Brooklyn Bridge Park
    Friday and Saturday 6:30pm (COE), Saturday and Sunday 6:30pm (TT) | FREE
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  3. 🫢 Family Volunteering at Brooklyn Book Bodega in the Brooklyn Navy Yard
    Saturday 10am-12pm | FREE | For ages 10-17 + families
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  4. πŸŽ₯ Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Do the Right Thing in Fort Greene on Saturday or Bed-Stuy on Sunday
    Saturday 10am-8pm or Sunday 12-6pm  | FREE
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  5. 🎭 Cinderella Samba at McGolrick Park in Greenpoint
    Saturday 10-11am | FREE
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  6. 🌴 Little Caribbean Time Capsule at Brooklyn Children's Museum in Crown Heights
    Saturday 10am-5pm | $15 | For ages 1-10
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  7. πŸ“š Workshop: Teach Kids Daily Calming Habits This Summer at Adams St. Library in DUMBO
    Saturday 11am-12pm | FREE | For caregivers 
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  8. πŸ• Brooklyn Pup Pride Parade: Pups in the Park at Abolitionist Place in Downtown Brooklyn
    Saturday 11am-3pm | See Pride Guide for more 
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  9. 🏳️‍🌈 Youth Pride at The Seaport
    Saturday 12pm | FREE  | See Pride Guide for more 
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  10. πŸ›Ό All Ages Skate at new Xanadu Roller Arts Rink in Bushwick 
    Saturday & Sunday 12-6pm | $18.54 | More in our Brooklyn Roller Rink Guide
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  11. πŸ‘‘ Princess Tea Party at Brooklyn Paints in Bed-Stuy
    Saturday 1-3pm | 45 + fee per person | For ages 4-8
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  12. 🌎 Earthy Girthy: A Festival to Celebrate the Earth & Art at BKLYN Commons in PLG
    Saturday and Sunday 1-9pm | Suggested donation $15-$20
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  13. ☘️ Queens Irish Heritage Festival at Live at the Gantries in LIC
    Saturday 2-5pm | FREE 
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  14. πŸ’ž Community Friends & Volunteers Day in Commodore Barry Park in Fort Greene
    Saturday 2-6pm | FREE
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  15. πŸŽ₯ Catch an outdoor family movie: Toy Story in Brooklyn Heights or Under the Boardwalk at Sunset Park
    Saturday 8:30pm/9pm | FREE
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  16. 🏳️‍🌈 Pride Family Rainbow Party at ShapeShifter Lab in Park Slope
    Sunday 9:30-11:30am | $15 per person 2+, $45 per family | See Pride Guide for more 
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  17. 🏳️‍🌈 Brooklyn Grange & City Growers Family Farm Day and Pride Celebration at Sunset Park
    Sunday 10am-3pm | FREE entry | See Pride Guide for more 
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  18. 🎸 Rock & Roll Playhouse Plays Bruce Springsteen at Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg
    Sunday 12:30-1:30pm | $22.95 | For ages 0-10
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  19. πŸŽ‰ Bed-Stuy Strong’s 4th Annual Summer Party 
    Sunday 2-6pm | FREE 
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  20. 🌴 Tropicalfete's Carnival Festival celebrating Caribbean Culture at Central Library
    Sunday 2-6pm | FREE 

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







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