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Top 20 Weekend Event Picks (April 11-13)

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

By Meredith Kurnov, Editor & Publisher of Macaroni Kid Brooklyn NW April 10, 2025

Time to plan your weekend! Forecast: Friday 🌧️ 40-48°, 73% chance of rain | Saturday 🌦️ 41-45°, 57% chance of rain | Sunday ⛅️ 45-59°, 13% 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. 🎈 Opening Weekend: Keff Joons by Cj Hendry, an interactive art exhibit in DUMBO
    Open daily April 11-20, 10am-5pm | FREE admission
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  2. πŸŽ‰ Kids Drop Off Party at A Rosie Day in Williamsburg, Pixie Pods Atlantic Terminal Mall, CREA Industry City in Sunset Park, Code Ninjas Gowanus, Brooklyn Game Lab in Park Slope
    Frid, 5-8pm, 5:30-8:30pm, 6-8:30pm, 6-9pm, Sat.5:30-10pm | For ages 4-9, 3-6, 3-12, 5+, 6-12
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  3. 🀸‍♀️ Final weekend: Streb presents Do Not Try This at Home in Williamsburg
    Friday 7:30pm, Saturday 5pm, Sunday 3pm | $25+ adults, $15+ kids
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  4. 🎣 Tenkara Fishing in Prospect Park - White Levy Esplanade
    Saturday 9-10:30am | FREE | For ages 8+
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  5. 🐰 So many local Easter egg hunts: Good Day Play Cafe, Trinity Grace Church, Allora, Oaks Church, Green Meadows Farm Brooklyn, Moore Street Market, Crossroads Church, Polish & Slavic Center, and Brooklyn Heights Association
    Times and pricing vary – Check out our Easter Guide for details and many more Easter events!
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  6. 🎢 Bubbly B's presents Bubbles & Babies at Cafe Belearica in Willliamsburg
    Saturday 10am and 12pm shows | $40 per family | For ages 0-5
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  7. ♻️ E-Waste Jewelry Crafting at MakerSpace NYC in Sunset Park
    Saturday 10am-2pm | FREE | For ages 13+
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  8. 🎢 Weekend Family Jam: Sing, Dance and Make Music Together with Tam Tam in Fort Greene
    Saturday 10:50-11:35am | $45 trial class | For ages 0-5
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  9. πŸ“– Free Books at Brooklyn Book Bodega in Brooklyn Navy Yard
    Saturday 11am-2pm | FREE | For ages 10+
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  10. πŸ“š Storytime w/ Drew Daywalt: Little Freddie Two Pants at Books Are Magic in BK Heights
    Saturday 11-11:30am | FREE | For ages 4-8
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  11. 🍻 Dadurday at Wild East Brewing Co. in Gowanus
    Saturday 11am-1pm | FREE entry
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  12. 🎢 Mozart For Munchkins: Favorite Fun Tunes at St. Ann's Church in Brooklyn Heights
    Saturday 11-11:45am | Adults (13+) $40 | Children under 13 always free!
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  13. πŸŽ₯ Spoon Toons All Ages Rocks! at Nitehawk Cinema in Prospect Park
    Saturday 12pm | $20
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  14. 🌿 Young Naturalists at Fort Greene Park Visitor Center
    Saturday 12-1pm | FREE | For ages 5-13
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  15. 🌎  Celebrate Earth Month at Berry Street Garden in Williamsburg, IKEA Brooklyn in Red Hook, Olive Street Garden in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn Children's Museum in Crown Heights
    Saturday 1-7pm, 2-3pm, 2-4pm, Sunday 10am-5pm | FREE / $14-15 museum admission
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  16. 🩰 Grand Opening at Tutu School DUMBO
    Saturday 2-4pm| FREE | For ages 6 months-8 years
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  17. 🐦 Little Flyers at Marsha P. Johnson State Park in Williamsburg
    Saturday 3:30-4:30pm | FREE | For ages 3+
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  18. 🎑 Opening Day at Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park on Coney Island
    Sunday 10am | Free entry
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  19. 🎸 Rock & Roll Playhouse Plays the Music of Blink 182 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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  20. πŸͺ™ Pinball Party at Red Hook Pinball Museum in Red Hook
    Sunday 12-5pm | Unlimited free play with donation

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







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