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Top 20 Weekend Event Picks (April 4-6)

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

By Meredith Kurnov, Editor & Publisher of Macaroni Kid Brooklyn NW April 3, 2025

Time to plan your weekend! Forecast: Friday 🌧️ 48-64°, 62% chance of rain | Saturday 🌧️ 45-51°, 54% chance of rain | Sunday 🌧️ 41-58°, 68% 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. πŸŽ‰ Kids Drop Off Party at Pixie Pods Atlantic Terminal, PLAY Greenpoint, CREA Industry City, Brooklyn Game Lab, Joy Gymnastics Industry City, Brooklyn Music Factory
    Fri 5:30-8:30pm, 6-8:30pm, Fri/Sat 6-8:30pm, Sat 5:30-10pm, 6-8pm, 7-9pm | prices and ages vary
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  2. πŸƒ Spring Opening at Prospect Park Audubon Center
    Saturday 10am-1pm | FREE
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  3. β˜€οΈ Attend a fun Summer Camp Open House at Smith St. Maternelle in Carroll Gardens, YMCA Locations, JCC Brooklyn in Fort Hamilton, and Brooklyn Music Factory in Carroll Gardens
    Saturday 10-11:30am, 10am-12pm, Sunday 10am-3pm, 12-3pm | All FREE
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  4. 🎢 Wake Up & Dance with Suzi Shelton at ShapeShifter Lab in Park Slope
    Saturday 10-11:30am | $15, free for 0-12mos | For ages 0-8
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  5. πŸ˜‹ Smorgasburg Opening Weekend in Williamsburg and Prospect Park
    Saturday 11-6pm, Sunday 11-6pm | FREE admission
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  6. 🎡 Rolie Polie Guacamole at Jalopy Theatre in Red Hook
    Saturday 11am-12pm | $10 adv, $15 door, $35 Family of 4 (2 Adults, 2 Kids) | For ages 0-8
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  7. πŸŒ™ Celebrate Eid Around the World at Brooklyn Children's Museum in Crown Heights
    Saturday 11am-4pm | FREE
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  8. 🀰🏽BABYTOPIA World of Fun at Atlantic Terminal Mall in Downtown BK
    Saturday 11am-2pm | FREE | For ages 0-4
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  9. πŸ“š Author Storytime: We Leap Together at Books Are Magic in Brooklyn Heights
    Saturday 11-11:30am | FREE | For ages 4-8
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  10. 🎢 On the Shoulders of…: Hold Up Who Holds You Up at BAM in Fort Greene
    Saturday 12-3:30pm | Concert $10-$20, Workshop $5, Gallery Walk Free | For ages 0-11
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  11. πŸ§€ The Stinky Cheese Man & Other Fairly Stupid Tales in Brooklyn Heights
    Saturday 12pm & 2pm | $10 + fee | For ages 0-5
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  12. 🐰 Kick off Easter with Ten Community Garden Easter Egg Hunt in East New York, Annual Easter Egg Hunt & Festival at Maria Hernandez Park in Bushwick, and Bunny's Breakfast Bash at Dave & Buster's in Downtown Brooklyn
    Saturday 1-2pm, 2pm, Sunday 9-11am | FREE, $27+ | Check out the Easter Guide for more
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  13. πŸŽͺ Circus Academy New York Youth Showcase and Adult Showcase in Williamsburg
    Saturday 4-5pm, 7-9pm | $15
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  14. 🧩 Sensory Sensitive Sunday at Chuck E. Cheese in Downtown Brooklyn
    Sunday 9-11am | FREE admission
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  15. 🎸 Rock & Roll Playhouse Plays the Music of The Beatles for Kids at Brooklyn Bowl
    Sunday 11am doors, 12-1pm show | $23, free for children under 1 | For ages 0-10
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  16. πŸ•ΉοΈ Family Day at Barcade in Williamsburg
    Sunday 12-5pm | FREE admission
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  17. πŸŽ‰ Brooklyn Conservatory of Music Celebrates Holi at Prospect Park Long Meadow
    Sunday 1-2:30pm | FREE entry, $6 color packets
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  18. πŸ‰ Brooklyn Rugby - Youth Rugby Clinic at St. Johns Park in Crown Heights
    Sunday 1-3pm | FREE | Ages 12-18
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  19. 🌬️ Climate Families: Big Kids Take NY State Spring Session at Brooklyn Heights Library
    Sunday 1:30-4:30pm | FREE | Ages 8-14
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  20. πŸͺ„ Brooklyn Free Space Magic Show at Berkeley Carroll Performance Space in Park Slope
    Sunday 4pm | $40 per family

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







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