June is full of family fun. Families have plenty of opportunities to celebrate Pride, Father’s Day, and Juneteenth this month, as well as the World Cup! There is also the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Family Day in Prospect Park, the Summer Print Jam at the Brooklyn Museum, the Juneberry Festival in Domino Park, and of course the 44th Annual Mermaid Parade in Coney Island. And be sure not to miss Brooklyn Bridge Parents’ Family Dance Jam at Abolitionist Place, Summer Saturdays for Families at Atlantic Terminal Mall, and Kids’ Soccer Village & Watch Party at Brooklyn Commons!
1. Family Dance Jam at Abolitionist Place
Friday, June 5th | 5:00pm-8:00pm | FREE | RSVP here | Downtown Brooklyn
Come dance to hip hop, pop and global grooves at this high-energy outdoor dance party for all ages at Abolitionist Place! DJ Marc Bars will be spinning at this community dance party for all ages. There will be a Craft & Carry Pop-up Bar for 21+ as well as food and drinks for sale.
2. Summer Saturdays for Families at Atlantic Terminal Mall
Saturday, June 6th (Sunday is the rain date) | 11:00am-1:00pm | Ages 0-12 | FREE | RSVP here | Downtown Brooklyn
Join Brooklyn Bridge Parents and Atlantic Terminal Mall for Summer Saturdays with free water play, kids activities, giveaways and more fun on Saturdays in June, July and August on the Atlantic Terminal Mall Plaza. Come out to play, cool off and make friends! The theme for this month is Brooklyn’s biggest cookie decorating extravaganza with One Girl Cookies.
3. Celebrate Pride
- The 5th Annual GayRidge Pride at Owl’s Head Park
Sunday, June 7th | 12:00pm-4:00pm | FREE | Bay Ridge
Come celebrate Pride in Bay Ridge. This family-friendly celebration will include drag performances, live music, and games! - Cyclones Brooklyn Pride Night at Maimonides Park
Friday, June 12th | 6:40pm | Tickets start at $26/person | Purchase here | Coney Island
Join the Brooklyn Cyclones for their 2026 Pride Night. The first 2,000 fans in attendance will receive a Cyclones Pride Cap. - Annual Brooklyn Pride Multicultural Festival on 5th Avenue between Union & 9th Streets
Saturday, June 13th | 11:00am-5:00pm | FREE | Park Slope
Don’t miss the 30th Annual Brooklyn Pride Multicultural Festival on 5th Avenue in Park Slope! - Annual Brooklyn Pride Twilight Parade on 5th Avenue from Lincoln Place to 8th Street
Saturday, June 13th | 7:30pm-10:00pm | FREE | Park Slope
Capping off a full slate of events on Brooklyn Pride Day, the Brooklyn Pride Twilight Parade will take place along Fifth Avenue from Lincoln Place and Eighth Street. The only evening parade in the Northeast, the street will be filled with organizations showing up to march in support of the amazing and vibrant LGBTQIA+ community. - Pride Roller Skate
Friday, June 19th | 8:00pm-10:30pm | $12/person admission, $8/skate rental | Brooklyn Bridge Park
Celebrate love, community, and PRIDE on wheels! Join the Pier 2 Roller Skating Rink for a vibrant night of skating, music, and pure joy. - Youth Pride 2026 at Industry City
Saturday, June 20th | 12:00pm-5:00pm | Tailored to ages 11-20, no strollers | FREE | Register here | Sunset Park
Celebrate five years of Brooklyn Youth Pride. Join to honor LGBTQ+ youth and allies across Brooklyn with an afternoon of performance, crafts, ultimate clothing closet, food and interacting with our community.
4. Attend a World Cup Event
- Official Adidas Home of Soccer at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Saturday, June 13th – Sunday, July 13th | 12:00pm-10:00pm daily | FREE | Brooklyn Bridge Park
The Fan Zone will be open daily for watch parties, concerts, live DJs, pickup via the Plei App, beer garden hangs, and adiCup 3v3 tourney action. - Kids’ Soccer Village & Watch Party at Brooklyn Commons
Wednesday, June 17th | 3:30pm-6:00pm | FREE | RSVP here | Downtown Brooklyn
Join Brooklyn Bridge Parents to celebrate the World Cup! There will be free public viewing of the England vs. Croatia game, kids activities and crafts, soccer games, and more fun for all ages! - World Cup 2026 Special Father’s Day Watch Event at the Macon Library
Thursday, June 18th | 12:00pm-6:30pm | FREE | Bed-Stuy
Bring your energy, your team spirit, and your love for the game. This is a great opportunity to connect with the community, enjoy friendly competition, and celebrate fathers and father figures in a fun and welcoming environment. The Macon Library staff looks forward to seeing you for a day full of soccer, refreshments, and community fun! - And more! See our full guide here.
5. Celebrate Father’s Day
- Seed Planting & Kite Craft Day at Poppa & Momma Jones Historical Garden
Saturday, June 13th | 1:00pm-3:00pm | FREE | Gravesend
Come enjoy Poppa & Momma Jones Historical Garden for a Father/Son, Uncle/Nephew, and Godfather/Godson day! Connect with nature’s sounds and beauty with a seeding workshop for window sill gardens or to add to a backyard. The kite craft will be a buddy-up effort blending artistic impressions to create new spring into summer memories. - Daddy Summer Stroll at the LeFrak Center
Sunday, June 14th | 10:00am | FREE | Register here | Prospect Park
The Good+Foundation will host their 2nd Annual Daddy Summer Stroll in partnership with The Prospect Park Alliance at the LeFrak Center at Parkside, Prospect Park: a family-focused event celebrating fathers and caregivers through music, hands-on activities, and time together outdoors. The Stroll reflects a core part of Good+’s work—championing a father-inclusive approach to strengthening families through experiences that are joyful, dignified, and grounded in community. This is a free event open to families with children of all ages. - World Cup 2026 Special Father’s Day Watch Event at the Macon Library
Thursday, June 18th | 12:00pm-6:30pm | FREE | Bed-Stuy
Bring your energy, your team spirit, and your love for the game. This is a great opportunity to connect with the community, enjoy friendly competition, and celebrate fathers and father figures in a fun and welcoming environment. The Macon Library staff looks forward to seeing you for a day full of soccer, refreshments, and community fun! - DDRC x BKO: Father’s Day Run + Rave with Fountainhas at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Sunday, June 21st | 9:00am-11:00am | FREE | Register here | DUMBO
Join Brooklyn Org and DUMBO Dads Run Club for a Father’s Day family run in Brooklyn Bridge Park, followed by Family Rave at Fontainhas! Bring your running stroller if you have one or come solo to run with the dads. All abilities are welcome. - The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays: Music of the Grateful Dead + More at Brooklyn Bowl
Sunday, June 21st | Doors open at 12:00pm, show starts at 12:30pm | $21.45/person, with kids under 1 free | Purchase here | Williamsburg
The Rock and Roll Playhouse band offers its core audience of families with children age ten and under games, movement, stories and an opportunity to rock out in an effort to educate children and explore their creativity. This show will feature the Kara Cavanaugh Band and celebrate Grateful Dads! - And more! Our full Father’s Day guide is coming soon!
6. BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Family Day in Prospect Park
Saturday, June 13th | 3:00-7:30pm | FREE | RSVP here but Bandshell entry is first come, first served | Prospect Park
BRIC partners with The Center for Fiction for an eclectic afternoon of family fun, culture, and music. Multigenerational crowd-pleaser DJ Marc Bars spins an adventurous mix of pop, hip-hop, and classic party anthems. The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music presents talented local players as accompaniment to a bilingual live reading of Katie Yamasaki‘s picture book, Mural Island. Godfathers of the Brooklyn Afrobeat scene, Antibalas will get the whole family dancing, closing out the evening with their infectious horn-driven jams.
7. Celebrate Juneteenth
- Alfreda’s Black Earth, The Boys & The Bees & The Learning Tree in Prospect Park
Thursday, June 18th | 4:00pm-11:00pm | FREE | RSVP here
Join Prospect Park Alliance and Alfreda’s Black Earth for our 2nd annual Juneteenth gathering honoring Black life, land and liberation through film and sound. The celebration begins with a set by DJ Tara from 4:00pm-8:00pm, setting the tone for an outdoor celebration grounded in community and reflection.Following, filmmaker Arielle Knight will join for a pre-show Q&A. At 8:30 pm, the evening will transition to the film program exploring Black relationships to nature, care and self-determination. - NYC’s Famous The Cookout Party in Prospect Park
Friday, June 19th | 11:00am-6:00pm | FREE | Register here | Prospect Park
Come together to celebrate freedom, culture, community, and Black joy the best way we know how… at Tha Cookout Party. Get ready for a day full of laughter, games & activities, friends & family, music, food vendors, and great drinks! - Juneteenth at Herbert Von King Park
Friday, June 19th | 12:00pm-10:00pm | FREE | Bed-Stuy
Juneteenth is back! Bring your cousins, bring your aunties, bring whoever always asks “who all gonna be there?” Pull up for Angela Yee, The Soul Experience Band, DJs, free food, activities, and stick around for Haiti vs. Brazil later that night. - The 1st Juneteenth Double Dutch Championship at Herbert Von King Park
Friday, June 19th | 3:00pm-4:00 | FREE | Register here | Bed-Stuy
Get ready to participate in the inaugural Juneteenth Double Dutch Championship, it will be taking place at 3:00PM. This is an intergenerational celebration of movement, rhythm, endurance, and community in the heart of Brooklyn. - And more! Our full article of Juneteenth events is coming soon.
8. Weekend Art: Summer Print Jam at the Brooklyn Museum
Saturday, June 20th | 1:00pm-4:00pm | FREE with museum admission | $20/adult and children 19 & under are free | Purchase here |Prospect Heights
Celebrate Immigrant Heritage Month at the Brooklyn Museum with an afternoon of all-ages talks and printmaking! Create a gelli print that highlights your history and identity; join pop-up talks in English, Spanish, and Mandarin; and listen to poems by students and their caregivers who are part of our partnership with Public School 1 in Sunset Park.
9. Juneberry Festival in Domino Park
Saturday, June 20th | 1:00pm-5:00pm | FREE | RSVP here | Williamsburg
Celebrate the harvest of the Juneberry at Domino Park with music, food, crafts & more! There will be live music, food and beverages from local vendors highlighting the berry, plant-based craft workshops, and more. And, of course, come to learn about and taste the rare berry for yourself!
10. The 44th Annual Mermaid Parade in Coney Island
Saturday, June 20th | 1:00pm | FREE | Coney Island
Since 1983, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers and visitors from across the country — and around the world — have headed to the Coney Island shore for Coney Island USA’s annual Mermaid Parade. Inspired by the Coney Island Mardi Gras parades of old, the Mermaid Parade was transformed by its participants into a new kind of community celebration. By the late 1980s, it was at the top of every list of “must-do” things in New York, and is, without question, the official opening of summer in the city.
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Updated: May 30, 2026. Main Image: Summer Saturdays for Families at Atlantic Terminal Mall
