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Top 20 Weekend Event Picks (October 18-20)

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

By Meredith Kurnov, Editor & Publisher of Macaroni Kid Brooklyn NW October 17, 2024

Time to plan your weekend! Forecast: Friday ☀️ 49-69°, 2% chance of rain | Saturday ☀️ 49-71°, 3% chance of rain | Sunday ☀️ 52-74°, 4% chance of rain. 

See below for 20 weekend event highlights in and around Brooklyn. There are many more events listed in the calendar and our Halloween Guide. Click on pink links below for full event details. Events are subject to sell out, change, or cancellation; please confirm events before attending.


  1. 🎉 Open House New York Weekend with 250+ open locations across NYC
    Friday-Sunday, times vary by location | FREE
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  2. 📖 Central Library Saturday programs: Freedom to Read Day of Action Rally, Mousetown Art Workshop, Graphic Novelist George O'Connor presents Asgardians: Thor + Drawing Demo
    Saturday 10am-2pm, 11am-12pm, 1-2pm | FREE
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  3. 🎃 Memorial Gore Pumpkin Patch and Halloween Crafts in Williamsburg
    Saturday 10am-2pm | FREE
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  4. 🎶 Free outdoor kids concert: Suzi Shelton and Laura Doherty at JJ Byrne Playground in Park Slope and Ari the Sing-along Guy at Domino Park in Williamsburg
    Saturday 10am, Sunday 10am | FREE
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  5. 🎵 Kids concerts at Jalopy in Red Hook: Rolie Polie Guacamole and The Good Ms. Padgett 
    Saturday 11am-12pm, Sunday 4pm-5pm | $10-12, $5-10
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  6. 📚 Storytime with Oliver Jeffers: Where to Hide a Star at Books Are Magic in Brooklyn Heights
    Saturday 11am-12pm | FREE | For ages 4-8
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  7. 👨🏻‍🍼 Dadurdays at Wild East Brewing in Gowanus
    Saturday 11am-12:30pm | FREE entry

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  8. 🎃 Red Hook Harvest Fest at Columbia Street Farm in Red Hook
    Saturday 11am-3pm | FREE
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  9. 🍁 Sound & Color! Autumn in New York at Brooklyn Bridge Park
    Saturday 11am-5pm | FREE
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  10. 🍁 Support local schools' Fall Festivals at PS 107 in Park Slope, PS 9 in Prospect Heights, and PS 110 in Greenpoint
    Saturday 12-4pm, 2-5pm, 2-5pm | FREE entry, pricing varies for activations
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  11. 🎃 Bed-Stuy Street Festivals: Halloween Block Party and Tompkins Open Streets Fall Festival
    Saturday 12-4pm, Sunday 12-4pm | FREE
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  12. 🎃 Strong Rope Brewery Pumpkin Painting in Red Hook
    Saturday 1-3pm | FREE entry
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  13. 🐸 Poké-thon Card Show at Boerum Hall in East Williamsburg
    Saturday 1-4pm | $5 admission at the door | Kids admitted Free
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  14. 🍁 Van Alen Fall Fest in Gowanus
    Saturday 1-5pm | FREE
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  15. ✡️ Celebrate Sukkot in Prospect Heights, Carroll Gardens, Park Slope,  or Greenpoint
    Sunday 10am-12pm, 10am-12pm, 11am-4pm, 11:30-1pm | FREE or $10/child
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  16. 🎃 DUMBO Family Games + Pumpkin Decorating at Car-Free Washington Street in DUMBO
    Sunday 11am-1pm | FREE
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  17. 🎃 Superhero & Pumpkin Fest at City Point in Downtown Brooklyn
    Sunday 11am-1pm | FREE | Ages 2-10
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  18.  🎶 Brooklyn FAM 2024: Festival of Arts and Music at Prospect Park
    Sunday 11am-5pm | FREE

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  19. 🤹 Bindlestiff Family Cirkus and more at Montague Open Streets in Brooklyn Heights
    Sunday 12-4pm | FREE

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  20. 🎃 Fall Festival at Marsha P. Johnson State Park in Williamsburg
    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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