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Top 20 Weekend Event Picks (March 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 March 27, 2025

Time to plan your weekend! Forecast: Friday ⛅️ 52-61°, 7% chance of rain | Saturday 🌤️ 46-78°,11% chance of rain | Sunday ☁️ 49-52°,  17% chance of rain

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. 🎭 Gimme Please! at BAM in Fort Greene
    Fri1:30pm, Sat 10:30am + 1:30pm, Sun 10:30am + 1:30pm | $18 adults, $12 children | For ages 0-5
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  2. 🛼 Grand Re-Opening Skate Party at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 2 in Brooklyn Heights
    Friday 3:30-6pm | Free admission, $8 skate rental, $6 skate mate rental
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  3. 🎨 Teen Night: Sun-Kissed at Brooklyn Museum in Prospect Heights
    Friday 5-7pm | FREE | For ages 14-19
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  4. 🎉 Kids Drop Off Party at CREA Industry City in Sunset Park, The Tiny Scientist in Park Slope, Brooklyn Music Factory in Gowanus, My Gym - Park Slope, Brooklyn Game Lab in Park Slope
    Fri + Sat 6-8:30pm, Fri 6:30-8:30pm, Fri 7-9pm, Sat 4:30-7:30pm, Sat 5:30-10pm | Ages vary
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  5. 🎨 Brooklyn Public Library Mixed Media Adventure at Creatively Wild Art Studio in DUMBO
    Friday 6:30-8:30pm | FREE
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  6. 🍽️ A Lent Shabbat Iftar at Barzakh Café in Crown Heights
    Friday 6:30-10pm | $50 + fee per person
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  7. ✍️ Kids' Poetry Workshops at Brooklyn Poets in Brooklyn Heights and Poetry Society of America in Boerum Hill
    Saturday 9-10:30am and 10:30-11:15am | FREE / $5 | For ages 8-11 / K-5th graders
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  8. 🎶 Mozart for Munchkins: Sounds of Spring at St. Paul's Episcopal in Carroll Gardens
    Saturday 11am | $37 adults, kids free
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  9. 🎸 Free Kids activities + Rock & Roll Playhouse Concert at Grand Central Terminal in Midtown
    Saturday 11am-2pm | FREE
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  10. 🎡 Opening Weekend: Luna Park in Coney Island
    Saturday-Monday | 11am-8pm | Free Admission
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  11. 🔨 Opening Weekend: play:groundNYC's The Yard on Governor's Island
    Saturday and Sunday 12-4pm | FREE | For ages 1-12
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  12. 🌿 Young Naturalists Cyanotype Plant Prints at Fort Greene Park Visitor Center 
    Saturday 12-1pm | FREE
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  13. 📕 African Storytelling Reimagined at Central Library in Prospect Heights
    Saturday 1-2pm | FREE | For ages 4-10
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  14. 💜 Books, Magic, Science: Women's History Celebration at Atlantic Terminal in Downtown BK
    Saturday 1-3pm | FREE
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  15. 💪 Urban Stages presents Stories For Rebel Girls at Brooklyn Heights Library
    Saturday 1-2:30pm | FREE | For ages 2-7
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  16. 🏳️‍⚧️ Transgender Day of Visibility at Marsha P. Johnson State Park House in Williamsburg
    Saturday 1-3pm | FREE
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  17. 🎶 Stoop Kidz Brass Band Stoop Concert at Park Place in Prospect Heights
    Saturday 6:30pm | FREE
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  18. ♻️ Clothing Swap + Open Play at Radio Star in Greenpoint
    Sunday 10-11:30am | FREE
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  19. 🌱 Recycled Plantable Paper Making Workshop at Herbert Von King Park in Bed-Stuy
    Sunday 11am-12pm | FREE
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  20. 🎸 Rock & Roll Playhouse Plays the Music of Chappell Roan for Kids at Brooklyn Bowl
    Sunday 11am doors, 12-1pm show | $23, free for children under 1 | For ages 0-10

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







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