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Top 20 Weekend Event Picks (November 15-17)

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

By Meredith Kurnov, Editor & Publisher of Macaroni Kid Brooklyn NW November 14, 2024

Time to plan your weekend! Forecast: Friday 🌀️ 44-63°, 0% chance of rain | Saturday β˜€οΈ 44-63°, 0% chance of rain | Sunday πŸŒ₯️ 48-64°, 1% chance of rain. 

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


  1. πŸŽ‰ Kid's Night Out Dropoffs: CREA Industry City in Sunset Park, Joy Gymnastics Industry City, Brooklyn Music Factory in Gowanus, The Tiny Scientist in Park Slope, Brooklyn Cat Cafe in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Game Lab in Park Slope
    Fri and Sat 6-8:30pm, Friday 5-8pm, 7-9pm, 6:30-8:30pm, Saturday 5-11pm, 5:30-10pm | For ages 3-12, 4.5+, 4-9, 4+, 6-12, 6-12
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  2. 🧬 Saturday DNA NYC: From Genes to Proteins at CityTech in Downtown Brooklyn
    Saturday 10am-12pm | $27 | For ages 10-14
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  3. 🫢 Volunteer with the kids in Fort Greene Park, Park Slope, Brooklyn Heights, McCarren Park, or Prospect Park
    Saturday 10am-12pm, 10am-2pm, 10am-11am, Sunday 10am-1pm, 1-3pm | FREE
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  4. 🍁 Nature Exploration at Prospect Park Audubon Center
    Saturday and Sunday 10am-1pm | FREE | Ages 3-12
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  5. 🎢 Catch a Kid's Concert: Rolie Polie Guacamole at Jalopy Theatre, Sunflower Lane at Shapeshifter Lab, Mozart for Munchkins at The Old Stone House, Timbalooloo at National Sawdust, Rock & Roll Playhouse at Brooklyn Bowl
    Sat.11am-12pm, 2-3pm, Sun. 10:30-11:15am, 11am, 12-1pm | $10-12, FREE, $37, $20, $23
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  6. πŸ“š Author Storytime at Books Are Magic in Brooklyn Heights with w/ Maria Coco: Dogs Love Books, Too and X. Fang: We Are Definitely Human
    Saturday 11am, Sunday 11am | FREE
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  7. βœ‚οΈ Farmhouse Family Day: Cozy Coaster Crafts at Wyckoff House Museum in Canarsie
    Saturday 11am-3pm | FREE | For ages 4-12
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  8. πŸͺ‘ Beam Camp Try it Day at Beam Center in Red Hook
    Saturday 12-3pm | FREE | For ages 11-17
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  9. 🎨 Family Arts & Crafts at Little Makers Studio in Prospect Heights
    Saturday 12-4pm | FREE
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  10. πŸ”¨ Final weekend: Free open hours at play:groundNYC's The Yard on Governor's Island
    Saturday and Sunday 12-4pm | FREE | For ages 1-12
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  11. 🚲 Girls in Gear presents Glide-to-Ride Clinic at 4th Street Plaza in Park Slope
    Saturday 12-2pm | $70 | For girls of all ages and abilities
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  12. πŸ“š Book Swap at Hoyt Street Garden
    Saturday 1-3pm | FREE
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  13. πŸ“š Events for Youth & Family: Junie B. Jones show at Central Library in Prospect Heights
    Saturday 1-2pm | FREE
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    🎨 Community Printmaking Workshop with Ellen Coleman Izzo at Sunset Park Library
    Saturday 2-4pm | FREE | For ages 5-12
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  14. πŸ˜‹ 4th Annual Harvest Potluck at Cobble Hill Park
    Saturday 3-5pm | FREE, BYO
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  15. πŸŽ₯ Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse at Kings Theater in Flatbush
    Saturday 3pm and 8pm | $49+ 
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  16. ✑️ Jewish family celebrations: Havdalah Jam with Tkiya at McGolrick Park in Greenpoint and Multicultural Fall Family Fest at The Senesh School in Carroll Gardens
    Saturday 3:30-4:45pm, Sunday 10am-12pm | FREE, $10 | For ages 0-5, 2-8
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  17. 🧘‍♀️Self-Care Sunday with Kaci Mial + Open Play at NY Kids Club DUMBO 
    Sunday 10am-12pm | FREE | For parents + kids ages 3-6
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  18. πŸ¦ƒ 3rd Annual North BK Open Streets' Turkey Trot Scavenger Hunt in Greenpoint
    Sunday 10:30-2pm | FREE
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  19. πŸ• Community Pizza Nights with Angel Martinez Lombardo at Old Stone House in Park Slope
    Sunday 12-4pm | $23
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  20. πŸͺ„ Family Magic Show at Brooklyn Magic Shop in Carroll Gardens
    Sunday 2-3pm | $35 tickets | ages 5+


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







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