There is lots to celebrate as we enter the second half of summer break! The fun includes beach fun, outdoor festivals, special performances, street sprinkler cool downs, cultural celebrations, and historic throwbacks! Happy August!
1. Beach Sports Festival
Saturday, August 1 (rain date August 2) | 10am-5pm | FREE | For ages 8+ | Coney Island
The ninth annual Brooklyn Beach Sports Festival Beach Sports Festival (BBSF) is back. This high-energy, active event features sports, fitness competitions, music, and more for individuals ages 8 and up. Participants can compete in the Calisthenics Contest including pull-ups, dips, push-ups, and freestyle facilitated by the National Calisthenics Association. Alongside the competition, the festival offers a variety of family-friendly activities including yoga, meditation, a Silent Disco, tug-of-war, cornhole, and additional games and challenges throughout the day. Enjoy a full day of competition and family-friendly fun at Coney Island Beach!
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2. Sprinkler Saturday at Prospect Heights Open Streets
Saturday, August 1 | 1pm-7pm | FREE | Prospect Heights
Vanderbilt Open Streets is back this Saturday with a full day of reasons to stay outside: live DJ sets from DJ Alias (1-4pm), bring the little ones for Storytime with Storied Forest (1:30pm), brush up on your riding skills with Bike New York's Bike Skills 101 (2-4pm), cool off at Sprinkler Saturday (2-5pm), then wrap up the day dancing in the street with the Dark Tide Brass Band (5-7pm). Whether you're coming for the music, the family fun, or just an excuse to spend a summer Saturday car-free, there's something happening all day long.
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3. Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Summer Follies at Decatur Open Streets
Saturday, August 1 | 2:30pm | FREE | Bed-Stuy
Join Bindlestiff Family Cirkus for an afternoon of FREE summer fun! Marching Cobras of NY Drumline at 2:30pm and Bindlestiff Family Cirkus showtime at 3pm!
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4. BKCM Family Music Festival at LeFrak Center Prospect Park
Sunday August 2 | 11am-2pm | Free to attend; $5 per child for mini-instrument lessons | Prospect Park
Soak up the summer sun with a day of music, movement, and family-centered activities at The LeFrak Center at Lakeside in Prospect Park! The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music will help turn Lakeside into an interactive musical playground at its Family Music Festival, open to families and park-goers of all ages. Join us for three hours of musical adventures, with performances and mini instrument lessons led by BKCM faculty members and friends. And reserve your spot for a mini-instrument lesson in ukulele, bucket drumming and woodwinds taught by BKCM faculty.
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5. Celebrate the Caribbean at Brooklyn Children's Museum
Saturday, August 8 | 11am-4pm | $14-15 admission | Crown Heights
Feel the rhythm of Carnival culture with steel drums, stilt walkers, and costumed dancers at this island family fête! Get moving at Afro-Caribbean dance workshops, play steelpan, create a carnival headdress, and enjoy the flavors of the islands at our pop-up food marketplace. Presented with the West Indian American Day Carnival Association.
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6. STEAMventures Fair in Fort Greene Park
Saturday, August 8 | 10am-1pm | FREE | Fort Greene Park
STEAMVentures is a free, family-friendly outdoor event where children can explore science through creativity, hands-on discovery, and take-home projects. Designed for elementary-age children and their families, this interactive science fair features a variety of activity stations that combine art and science in fun and engaging ways. Participants can create solar-powered animals that move in sunlight, uncover hidden messages using invisible ink, reveal colorful designs through scratch art, decorate lightning bugs, and explore other activities that demonstrate concepts such as light, energy, color, nature, and observation. Each station is designed to be completed in a short amount of time, allowing families to move at their own pace and visit as many activities as they like.
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7. Hindu Lamp Ceremony in Brooklyn Bridge Park
Saturday, August 8 | 5-7:30pm | FREE | DUMBO, Pebble Beach
The 14th annual Hindu Lamp Ceremony returns to Brooklyn Bridge Park on Saturday, August 8! Dance artist and educator Aeilushi Mistry brings peace and harmony to the community as she performs the traditional Hindu Aarti ceremony on the banks of the East River at Pebble Beach. The Aarti ceremony is traditionally performed each morning and evening along India’s rivers, in order to convey gratitude to mother river, reflect on community, and remember loved ones. Join to make a blessing and pay respects to loved ones. Ajna Dance Company will be performing at 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM.
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8. New York Liberty presents The Brooklyn Dribble with New York Liberty
Saturday, August 8 | 2-5pm, 1pm check-in | Brooklyn Bridge Park
New York Liberty's largest community event The Brooklyn Dribble is a free, public event where thousands of basketball fans and families dribble basketballs along a one-mile route from Pier 6 to Pier 2 in Brooklyn Bridge Park, culminating in a Liberty Fan Fest celebrating the team and its community. The Brooklyn Dribble will connect fans with the players, legends, and community that define the New York Liberty.
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9. STooPS Summer Festival: Joy As Resistance
Saturday, August 8 | 1-7pm | FREE/by donation | Bed-Stuy
The Annual STooPS Summer Festival is back to bring that Bed-Stuy magic to Decatur Street! The event features art crawls, local vendors, live music, and community. Bring your vibe, friends, family, and your positivity for a festival packed with good energy and awesome moments. Don't miss out on this epic celebration of life and community on Decatur Street (between Lewis Ave & Stuyvesant Ave).
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10. Coney Island Sand Sculpting Competition
Saturday, August 15 | 12-4pm, 11am registration | FREE | Coney Island
The 34th Annual Coney Island Sand Sculpting Competition returns to the beach on Saturday, August 15! Whether you’re a seasoned sculptor or just looking for a fun day at the beach, everyone is welcome to join in on the fun at Coney Island Beach (West 12th Street). Day of registration to participate opens at 11am. Categories include Adult Solo Artist, Family, Adult Group. Cash prizes will be awarded to the winners!
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11. One Crown Heights Festival
Sunday, August 16 | 12-5pm | FREE | Crown Heights in front of Brooklyn Children's Museum
One Crown Heights is a coalition of Crown Heights organizations, not-for-profits, elected officials, community leaders, and residents that strive to bring our diverse community of Black, Caribbean, and Jewish community members together in dialogue and in joint empowerment projects. There is a packed lineup of family fun and activities including basketball by Love Hoops NY, rollerskating with Outdoor Skates, family activities and games, arts and crafts, community conversations, live entertainment, local artist's market, and prizes!
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12. Rock and Roll Playhouse plays music of The Beatles at Brooklyn Bowl
Sunday, August 16 | 12pm doors, 12:30-1:30pm show | FREE | Williamsburg
The Rock and Roll Playhouse, a family concert series hosted at historic music venues across the country, allows kids to “move, play and sing while listening to works from the classic-rock canon” (NY Times). This free show presented by Little Spoon features the music of The Beatles and more!
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13. Youth Improv in Marsha P. Johnson State Park
Thursday, August 20 | 6-7:30pm | FREE | For ages 10+ | Williamsburg
In collaboration with Second City NYC, learn the basics of improv theatre and participate in improv games! Please note that since last month was our teens and adults improv program, this program is for youth (ages 10+). All ages are welcome to attend, mindful that the goal of this program is to create a space for youth improvisers to play.
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14. Powerhouse Arts Deluge Festival
Saturday, August 22 | 12-8pm | FREE | Gowanus
Part festival, part symposium, part community ritual, this day-long gathering brings together artists, environmentalists, scientists, farmers, storytellers, performers, and neighbors to explore what animals might teach us about living through an age of profound change. People of all ages are invited to imagine new ways of relating to the more-than-human world. Throughout the day, guests can move between thought-provoking talks and panel discussions, hands-on creative workshops, interactive activities for all ages, performances, and community reflections. Deluge culminates in a performance and a procession of party animals, wild souls, and treehuggers, transforming reflection into collective action and revelry.
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15. Brooklyn Summer Streets: Bindlestiff Family Cirkus and more!
Saturday, August 22 | 9am-5pm | FREE | Prospect Heights, Crown Heights b/w Grand Army Plaza and Buffalo Avenue
Summer Streets is an annual celebration of New York City's most valuable public space – our streets. Miles of NYC’s streets are open in both directions for people to play, walk, and bike. Take a break along the route at one of our rest stops to enjoy free activities or giveaways. Summer Streets provides space for healthy recreation and encourages New Yorkers to use more sustainable forms of transportation. Activities will include performances by Bindlestiff Family Cirkus at 11am, 1pm, and 3pm.
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16. Battle of Brooklyn Community Day at the Center for Brooklyn History
Saturday, August 22 | 11am-5pm | FREE | Brooklyn Heights
Join the Center for Brooklyn History (CBH) for all-day festivities commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn, the largest battle of the Revolutionary War. Highlighting CBH's exhibition The Battle of Brooklyn: Fought and Remembered, this family-friendly event will offer kids’ storytime; craftmaking and hands-on activities; curator-led exhibition tours that bring the summer of 1776 alive; special access to CBH's collection of Revolutionary War-era archival material, artwork, and historic artifacts; and joyful, authentic 18th-century-style music and dancing with Brooklyn Contra. Join CBH for this special celebration of Brooklyn's unique role in the founding of America!
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17. Battle of Brooklyn and The Meaning of Freedom at Green-Wood Cemetery
Sunday, August 23 | 10am-1pm | FREE, registration recommended | South Slope
Step back in time to August 1776 and experience the excitement of the Battle of Brooklyn, the largest battle of the Revolutionary War and the first to take place after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Green-Wood invites families and kids to discover the diverse perspectives of this historic event, which unfolded right here on land that’s now part of our Cemetery. In partnership with institutions from across New York City (full list to be announced soon), we’re offering a fun-filled afternoon of activities that honor the bravery of those who fought in the battle and bring revolutionary New York to life. Join us for an unforgettable exploration of America’s past—perfect for all ages!
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18. Spellbound Theatre Bilingual Performances at Domino Park
Sundays, August 23 and 30 | 4-5pm | FREE | Williamsburg
Join Spellbound Theatres for a special bilingual (Spanish and English) of "Stand Clear of the Closing Doors, Please," a one-of-a-kind storytelling performance that follows a lost toy, Catbear, as they travel through the tunnels of New York City on six different subway lines, looking for their owner. Each train has its own story, and Catbear experiences all the sights and sounds of New York City before landing home again.interactive performances that take children on educational journeys across settings like the MTA system and the local zoo.
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19. KoKo NYC South Slope Derby
Saturday, August 29 | 12-3pm | FREE | South Slope, 17th St b/w 5th and 6th Aves
For 18 years and counting, the Annual South Slope Derby has becoming a beloved celebration of creativity and innovation. The Derby is the culmination of KoKo NYC’s summer programming and features gravity-powered, kid-built soap box racers made from recycled materials. During week-long workshops, kids develop their building and engineering skills and express their natural ingenuity as they imagine and construct their sustainable cars. In the South Slope Derby, kids put their creations to the test in a race down 17th Street in South Slope, Brooklyn. Join the community to cheer them on! In addition to the races there are raffles, food vendors, and fun activities for the whole family to enjoy.
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20. Summer Saturdays Back to School Edition at Atlantic Terminal
Saturday, August 29 (rain date August 30) | 1am-1pm | FREE | For ages 0-12 | Downtown Brooklyn
Bring the whole family out for Summer Saturdays for Families, a free seasonal celebration filled with play, creativity, and community—hosted by Brooklyn Bridge Parents at Atlantic Terminal Plaza. Designed for kids ages 0–12 and their grownups, each event features an exciting lineup of family-friendly activities including water play, arts & crafts, games, giveaways, music, and interactive experiences that keep little ones engaged all morning long. Bring bathing suit and towel!
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There's more in the calendar – check it out, and happy August!!
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