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Top 20 Weekend Event Picks (September 20-22)

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

By Meredith Kurnov, Editor & Publisher of Macaroni Kid Brooklyn NW September 19, 2024

Time to plan your weekend! Forecast: Friday 🌀️ 63-80°, 5% chance of rain | Saturday 🌀️ 61-76°, 5% chance of rain | Sunday 🌀️ 59-72°, 7% chance of rain. 

See below for 20 weekend event highlights in and around Brooklyn. There are many more events listed in the calendar! Check out our Guides 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.


  1. πŸŽƒ Opening weekend: Halloween Harvest at Luna Park in Coney Island
    Friday 12-8pm, Saturday-Sunday 11am-10pm  | $45+ 4hr Wristband or Single Rides
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  2. πŸŽ‰ Mathnasium of Park Slope Grand Re-Opening
    Friday and Saturday 2-6pm | FREE
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  3. πŸͺ˜ Brooklyn Brujeria Festival Noche de Tambores at the Dumbo Archway
    Friday 5-10pm | FREE admission
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  4. πŸŽ‰ Kids Dropoff Party at Bouldering Project in Gowanus and Joy Gymnastics at Industry City
    Friday 6-9:30pm, Saturday 5-8pm | Ages 5-12, 4.5-12 | $70, $35
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  5. 🩰 Pirouette Playdate with Tutu School at Spear Physical Therapy in DUMBO
    Saturday 11-11:30am | FREE with RSVP | For ages 3-8
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  6. 🎭 Brooklyn Children's Museum programs: Animal Yoga + Shabazz Spacely’s Cabinet of Intergalactic Curiosities
    Saturday 11-11:30am, Sat & Sun 12-12:30pm | $15 admission | For ages 2-12, 7-10
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  7. 🎡 Rolie Polie Guacamole concert at Jalopy Theatre in Red Hook
    Saturday 11am-12pm | $10 adv, $12 door
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  8. 🎢 Family Day: Baila! Canta! Celebra! at Carnegie Hall in Midtown
    Saturday 12pm | FREE | For ages 3-10
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  9. πŸ“š Brooklyn Book Bodega Giveaway and Street Lab Pop-up at Hoyt Open Street in Boerum Hill
    Saturday 12-3pm | FREE
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  10. 🎨 Outdoor art-making with Private Picassos at Park Slope Open Streets
    Saturday 12-4pm | FREE
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  11. πŸŽ‰ Explore Japan + September Karaoke at Japan Village - Industry City in Sunset Park
    Saturday 12-6pm, 2-4pm | FREE entry
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  12. πŸ“š Drag Story Hour NYC + A Celebration of Visibility in Children’s Literature at Central Library
    Saturday 12-4pm | FREE
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  13. πŸͺ˜ 8th Annual Art is Alive: classes + performances at The Space at Irondale in Fort Greene
    Saturday 12-7pm | Free Event Donations appreciated
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  14. 🍽️ Tastes of Carroll Gardens - A Food and Drink Crawl in support of Seeds in the Middle
    Saturday 2-6pm | $40 for 4 tastes
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  15. βœ‚οΈ Garden as Catalyst: Create Your Own Artwork at The Old Stone House in Park Slope
    Saturday 2-4pm | FREE
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  16. πŸŽ‰ Attend a Street Festival! Flatbush Frolic in Ditmas Park, Sunset Park 5th Ave Street Festival, YES! Block Party in Bushwick
    Sunday 10am-6pm, 11am-6pm, 12-6pm | FREE
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  17. 🎢 BAM Presents: A Celebration of African Diasporic Dance at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 
    Sunday 11am-1pm | FREE
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  18. πŸ“š Author Storytimes at Books Are Magic in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Made Store in Downtown Brooklyn, READ 718 in Bed-Stuy
    Sunday 11-11:30am, 11am-1pm, 12-2pm
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  19. 🎸 Rock & Roll Playhouse Plays the Music of Taylor Swift for Kids at Brooklyn Bowl
    Sunday 12-1pm show (11am doors) | $23, free for kids under 1 | For ages 0-10
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  20. 🌾 Sunday at Governors Island: Open hours at The Yard, African Film Festival Family Day Celebration, Meet a Beekeeper, Seed Collecting
    Sunday 12-4pm, 12-6pm, 2-3pm, 2-3:30pm
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There's more in the calendar – check it out, and have a great weekend! 







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