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Top 20 Weekend Event Picks (January 31-February 2)

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

By Meredith Kurnov, Editor & Publisher of Macaroni Kid Brooklyn NW January 30, 2025

Time to plan your weekend! Forecast: Friday 🌧️ 38-45°, 88% chance of precip. | Saturday 🌤️ 23-40°, 6% chance of precip. | Sunday ☁️ 38-41°, 17% chance of precip. 

See below for 20 weekend event highlights in and around Brooklyn. There are more events listed in the calendar and suggested destinations in our Indoor Fun 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. ⛸️ Final weekend: Roebling Rink in Brooklyn Bridge Park 
    Friday-Sunday 10am-10pm | $10 admission, $7 skate rental, $5 skate buddy rental
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  2. 🧧 Lunar New Year Celebration at Atlantic Terminal in Downtown Brooklyn
    Friday 3-5pm | FREE | More Lunar New Year events in our Guide
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  3. 🎉 Kid's Night Out at Guidepost Montessori in Brooklyn Heights or Brooklyn Game Lab in Park Slope
    Friday 5:30-8pm, Saturday 5:30-10pm | $30, $99 | For ages 3-10, 5-12
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  4. 🛻 Monster Jam at Barclay's Center in Downtown Brooklyn
    Friday 7pm, Saturday 1pm + 7pm, Sunday 1pm | $38+
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  5. 🎶 Brooklyn Conservatory Chorale performs “The Joy of Singing: A World in Harmony” at St. John’s of Park Slope
    Friday 7:30pm | $15-$20
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  6. ⚙️ STEAM Fair at PS 56 in Clinton Hill
    Saturday 10am-2pm | FREE entry
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  7. 🧧 Celebrate Lunar New Year at Brooklyn Children's Museum in Crown Heights
    Saturday 10am-5pm | $14-$15 admission | For ages 3+
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  8. 🎥 BAMkids Film Festival at BAM in Fort Greene
    Saturday and Sunday 11am-2pm, | $10-$14 | For ages 3+
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  9. 📚 Kids Author Storytimes at Books are Magic in Brooklyn Heights: Valentine's Books w/ Claire Tattersfield & Timmy Woitas and Toto w/ Hyewon Yum
    Saturday 11am, Sunday 11am | FREE | For ages 3-10, 4-8
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  10. 🧧 Lunar New Year at The Seaport in Lower Manhattan
    Saturday 11am-5pm | FREE admission
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  11. 🧧 Lunar New Year Celebration at Albee Square + CityPoint in Downtown Brooklyn
    Saturday 12-4:10pm | FREE 
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  12. 🧧 Hana House Lunar New Year Market in Downtown Brooklyn
    Saturday 12-6pm | $7+
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  13. 🧧 Dodge YMCA Lunar New Year Celebration in Brooklyn Heights
    Saturday 12:30-2pm | FREE
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  14. ✡️ Multiracial & Families of Color Havdalah Celebration at The Senesh School in Carroll Gardens
    Saturday 6-7:30pm | $17-25
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  15. 🧘‍♀️ Pre/Postnatal Yoga with Stacey Epstein at the NY Kids Club in Cobble Hill
    Sunday 9-9:45am | FREE | For pre/postnatal women and ages 3-6
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  16. 🥬 Plant Powered Kids Festival at Industry City
    Sunday 10am-5pm | $5-25
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  17. 🌳 Tu B’Shevat Jam with Tkiya in Williamsburg
    Sunday 10am-11:30am | FREE with registration
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  18. 🪢 Outdoor Skills: Knots and Paracord Crafts at Sunset Park
    Sunday 11am-12pm | FREE | For ages 5-12
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  19. 🌞 CAMPTOPIA Summer Camp Fair at Atlantic Terminal Mall in Downtown Brooklyn
    Sunday 11am-2pm | FREE | For ages 2-12
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  20. 🌎 Climate Parent Gathering at Threes Brewing in Gowanus
    Sunday 3-5pm | Free entry

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







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