This week, families can check out Love Your Library Day at branches from Williamsburg to Bay Ridge, the Third United Lenape and Lunáapeew Nations Pow Wow in Prospect Park, Sukkot celebrations, Super Stoop’s Park Slope-wide stoop sale, City of Forest Day at Domino Park in Williamsburg, the Greenpoint StoopFest on Lorimer Street, the Cobble Hill Community Potluck, the Third Avenue Festival in Bay Ridge and more! Be sure not to miss Brooklyn Bridge Parents’ Playtopia at the Atlantic Antic on Sunday.
ALL WEEK
Free stroller walks | All week, borough-wide
Every week | Mornings, days vary | Prospect Park, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Bridge Park and more | Free | Babies and toddlers in strollers
Brooklyn’s free stroller groups walk every week of the year: Mommy & Me walks Sundays at 10am in Prospect Park, Stroller Mami Walk Mondays at 10am in a rotating neighborhood, the Cobble Hill Walking Club on weekday mornings at Cobble Hill Park, Prospect Park Stroller Walks Thursdays at 10am from the Audubon Center, and parkrun Saturdays at 8am in Brooklyn Bridge Park. There are dads’ stroll and run clubs too.
Kids in Motion | Tuesday to Saturday, several parks
Tuesday, September 29 to Saturday, October 3 | 10am–6pm | St. John’s Park, Crown Heights and Nostrand Playground | Free | No registration
NYC Parks staff set up drop-in games, sports and craft activities in the playground and you turn up whenever suits. St. John’s Park and Nostrand Playground run Tuesday through Saturday; John J Carty Park in Bay Ridge runs Tuesday and Wednesday only.
Open hours at the Environmental Education Center | Thursday to Sunday, DUMBO
Thursday, October 1 and Friday, October 2, 3–5pm; Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4, 1–5pm | 99 Plymouth Street | Free | Drop-in, all ages
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s education center opens its doors for free drop-in hours four days this week, with hands-on exhibits about the estuary on the park’s doorstep. No booking, no fee, and a good rainy-afternoon option.
Nature exploration at the Audubon Center | Thursday to Sunday, Prospect Park
Thursday, October 1 and Friday, October 2, 10am–3pm; Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4, 10am–1pm | Audubon Center at the Boathouse, 101 East Drive | Free
Drop in at the Boathouse and the Prospect Park Alliance’s naturalists will hand you something to look at — pond life, feathers, seeds, whatever the season is doing. Come and go as you like.
MONDAY
Sukkot Celebration in Prospect Park | Monday, Prospect Park
Monday, September 28 | 12–4pm | Carousel Lawn, opposite Lefferts Historic House, 452 Flatbush Avenue | Free, RSVP | Families
A Sukkot afternoon on the Carousel Lawn with crafts and carousel rides, run by the Prospect Park Alliance. Free, though the Alliance asks you to RSVP so it knows how many to expect.
Sukkot Holiday at Prospect Park | Monday to Wednesday, Prospect Park
Monday, September 28 to Wednesday, September 30 | 10am–3pm | Audubon Center at the Boathouse, 101 East Drive | Free, RSVP | Families
Three days of family programming at the Boathouse for Sukkot, same hours each day. Free with an RSVP.
Craft Night at Domino Park | Monday, Williamsburg
Monday, September 28 | 6–9pm | Domino Square, 300 Kent Avenue | Free | All ages
The last Craft Night of the season at Domino Square. All materials are provided and all ages are welcome — turn up, sit down, make something. Worth catching before it stops for the winter.
Babies and Books at Leonard Library | Monday, Williamsburg
Monday, September 28 | 10:30–11:15am | Leonard Library, 81 Devoe Street | Free | Infants not yet walking
A lapsit storytime for the smallest babies, followed at 11:15am by an ASL Babies and Books storytime for ages four to eighteen months. Leonard also runs Build with Lego and Duplo at 3:30pm.
After school homework help at Greenpoint Library | Monday, Greenpoint
Monday, September 28 | 3–4:30pm | Greenpoint Library, 107 Norman Avenue | Free, no registration | Grades 1–8
Drop-in homework help for grades one to eight, free and with no sign-up. Teens have their own slot the same afternoon — Dungeons & Dragons at 4pm for ages 13 and up.
Afterschool Playtime at Bay Ridge Library | Monday to Wednesday, Bay Ridge
Monday, September 28 to Wednesday, September 30 | 3–4pm | Bay Ridge Library, 7223 Ridge Boulevard | Free | Ages 0–5 with a caregiver
An hour of open play in the children’s room three afternoons running, for under-fives and whoever brought them. Bay Ridge also has a storytime on Wednesday at 11am.
TUESDAY
Kids Create at Park Slope Library | Tuesday, Park Slope
Tuesday, September 29 | 3–3:45pm | Park Slope Library, 431 6th Avenue | Free | Ages 5–12, younger with an adult
An after-school art session in the children’s room. Materials provided; younger siblings can join with a grown-up alongside.
Assembly at Domino Park | Tuesday, Williamsburg
Tuesday, September 29 | 6–9pm | Domino Square, 300 Kent Avenue | Free | All ages and all levels
Good Move’s free community movement workshop, open to “dancers and movers of all levels, genders, ages, shapes, and sizes” in the organisers’ own words. No experience wanted, no ticket.
Grab and Go Crafts at Williamsburgh Library | Tuesday, Williamsburg
Tuesday, September 29 | 1–8pm | Williamsburgh Library, 240 Division Avenue | Free | Ages 5 and up
Collect a craft kit any time the branch is open and take it home. The library flags these as unsuitable for ages 0–4, so this one is for school-age children.
Little Kids Create at Adams Street Library | Tuesday, DUMBO
Tuesday, September 29 | 3:30–4:30pm | Adams Street Library, 9 Adams Street | Free | Ages 2.5–5
An open art studio for toddlers and preschoolers — paint, paper, glue and no particular outcome expected.
Lunchtime Jazz at Columbus Park | Tuesday, Downtown Brooklyn
Tuesday, September 29 | 12–1:30pm | Columbus Park, outside Borough Hall | Free | All ages
Pablo Rosario and his Latin Jazz Messengers play the park outside Borough Hall. Publicly funded and free to sit down at, with plenty of room for a stroller.
WEDNESDAY
Storytime in the Park at Fort Greene Park | Wednesday, Fort Greene
Wednesday, September 30 | 11–11:45am | Fort Greene Park, bottom of the monument stairs | Free | All ages with a caregiver
Brooklyn Public Library librarians bring the storytime outdoors, at the foot of the monument steps. Billed for children of all ages and their caregivers. The Conservancy lists it finishing at 11:45am and the library at noon — plan for the earlier one.
Sounds of the Americas at The Plaza | Wednesday, Fort Greene
Wednesday, September 30 | 6–8pm | The Plaza at 300 Ashland, Flatbush Avenue | Free and open to all | Family-friendly
Linda EPO, Derrick Barnett & the Statement Band and DJ Khalil close out the series. The organisers call it “free and open to all” and the plaza has space to move about in.
Mały Picasso painting class at the Polish & Slavic Center | Wednesday, Greenpoint
Wednesday, September 30 | 5–8pm | Polish & Slavic Center, 176 Java Street, Studio 8 | Free class | Ages 7–13
A free children’s painting class in Greenpoint, taught for ages seven to thirteen. The class itself costs nothing, though the centre notes materials are not included — worth asking when you book.
Read and Play at Sunset Park Library | Wednesday, Sunset Park
Wednesday, September 30 | 1–1:45pm | Sunset Park Library, 5108 Fourth Avenue | Free | Birth to five
An inclusive, bilingual play session with ASL available on request. The same branch runs Babies & Books at 10:30am and Toddler Time at 11:15am, so there are three chances in one day.
Our Garden Club at Greenpoint Library | Wednesday, Greenpoint
Wednesday, September 30 | 4:30–5:30pm | Greenpoint Library, 107 Norman Avenue | Free | Ages 6–12
Gardening on the library’s rooftop for six to twelves. Greenpoint also runs Read and Play for under-fives at 1pm, capped at twelve children.
THURSDAY
Sing with Suzi in the Park | Thursday, Park Slope
Thursday, October 1 | 10–11am, giant bubbles at 10am and the concert from 10:15am | JJ Byrne Playground, Old Stone House & Washington Park, 336 3rd Street | Free, no registration | Ages 0–5
Suzi Shelton & Friends open a fifth fall season of free Thursday-morning concerts at JJ Byrne, with Park Slope Parents blowing giant bubbles beforehand. It runs every Thursday in October — the 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th — with November 5 as the rain date.
Tot Time at Marsha P. Johnson State Park | Thursday, Williamsburg
Thursday, October 1 | 10–11am | Blue Park House, 90 Kent Avenue | Free, supplies first come first served | Ages 5 and under with an adult
A free hour of activities for under-fives on the waterfront, with supplies handed out while they last. Every child needs a grown-up with them.
Prospect Park Stroller Walk | Thursday, Prospect Park
Thursday, October 1 | 10–11am | Audubon Center at the Boathouse, 101 East Drive | Free, RSVP | Parents and caregivers with children under 3
A guided hour at stroller pace from the Boathouse, for grown-ups with babies and toddlers. Free with an RSVP, and it only runs April through October, so there are a few weeks left.
Movie at Leonard Library: Encanto | Thursday, Williamsburg
Thursday, October 1 | 3:30–5pm | Leonard Library, 81 Devoe Street | Free | Families
A Hispanic Heritage Month screening of Encanto in the branch. With every outdoor movie series now finished for the year, this is the free film of the week.
Sunset Storytime at Greenpoint Library | Thursday, Greenpoint
Thursday, October 1 | 6–6:30pm | Greenpoint Library rooftop garden, 107 Norman Avenue | Free, no tickets | All ages
An evening storytime in the rooftop garden, weather permitting, for kids of all ages and no ticket needed. Teen Tech Time runs downstairs from 3pm for ages 13 and up.
La Hora Mágica at Sunset Park Library | Thursday, Sunset Park
Thursday, October 1 | 10:30–11:30am | Sunset Park Library, 5108 Fourth Avenue | Free | Birth to five
A bilingual Spanish and English story hour for the under-fives, one of the branch’s longest-running sessions.
FRIDAY
Love Your Library Day begins | Friday to Sunday, borough-wide
Friday, October 2 to Sunday, October 4 | Times vary by branch | Brooklyn Public Library branches across the borough | Free
Brooklyn Public Library’s borough-wide open house runs across three days, and Saturday is the big one — around seventy-five branches with programmes, giveaways and craft kits. Friday’s single listed event, the Adams Street Library fifth-birthday party, is for ages 18 and up; the children’s version is Saturday afternoon.
Jack and Friends presents Hopalong Andrew at Park Slope Library | Friday, Park Slope
Friday, October 2 | 2:30–3:15pm | Park Slope Library auditorium, 431 6th Avenue | Free | Birth to five
Live music for babies and toddlers in the branch auditorium, part of a residency running through the autumn.
Spanish Storytime at Williamsburgh Library | Friday, Williamsburg
Friday, October 2 | 10:30–11:30am | Williamsburgh Library, 240 Division Avenue | Free | Birth to five
Stories in Spanish for the under-fives in the Division Avenue branch.
Sophie Escabasse at Books Are Magic | Friday, Brooklyn Heights
Friday, October 2 | 6–8pm | Books Are Magic, 122 Montague Street | Free, RSVP encouraged | Middle grade readers
Sophie Escabasse launches the sixth Witches of Brooklyn book at the Montague Street store. RSVP is encouraged but not required, and there is no ticket to buy — a good one for eight-to-twelves who already know the series.
SATURDAY
Super Stoop | Saturday, Park Slope
Saturday, October 3 | 11am–4pm | Stoops across Park Slope | Free to browse | All ages
Park Slope’s neighborhood-wide stoop sale, rescheduled from last weekend’s weather to Saturday. The Park Slope Civic Council says almost every street has multiple stoops signed up, and the map of participating addresses is finished and due to be shared early in the week.
Love Your Library Day | Saturday, borough-wide
Saturday, October 3 | Mostly 10am–4:30pm, varies by branch | Brooklyn Public Library branches across the borough | Free
The main day, and close to seventy-five branches are taking part. Williamsburgh Library runs button-making from 10am and gives away books all day; Park Slope Library has craft kits plus two family concerts in the auditorium; Sunset Park Library has an all-ages storytime at 10:30am and bilingual fall gardening at noon; Bay Ridge Library has a live jazz trio at 11am and a felt-collage workshop at 2pm; Adams Street Library in DUMBO throws its fifth-birthday kids’ storytime at 3pm.
Third United Lenape and Lunáapeew Nations Pow Wow | Saturday and Sunday, Prospect Park
Saturday, October 3, vendors from 10am and Grand Entry at 11am, to 7pm; Sunday, October 4, 10am–4pm | LeFrak Center at Lakeside, 171 East Drive | Free | Families
Two days of dance, drumming, regalia, craft and food at Lakeside, hosted by the Prospect Park Alliance with the Éenda-Lŭnaapeewáhkiing Collective and the American Indian Community House. Saturday’s Grand Entry at 11am is the moment to be there for.
Sensory in the Park | Saturday, Greenpoint
Saturday, October 3 | 9am–12pm | By the McCarren Parkhouse, McCarren Park | Free, no sign-up | Ages 1–5
A free sensory play session set up on the grass by the Parkhouse, for one- to five-year-olds. The organisers’ own words: “No sign-up, no cost, just show up!” It runs most Saturdays through October.
City of Forest Day at Domino Park | Saturday, Williamsburg
Saturday, October 3 | 12–3pm | Domino Square, 300 Kent Avenue | Free | Families
Leaf printing, a plant scavenger hunt around the park, nature read-alouds and tree bingo, for the citywide City of Forest Day. The best Williamsburg pick of the week and it does not appear on the park’s own upcoming-events page, so it is easy to miss.
Classical For Kids at the Old Stone House | Saturday, Park Slope
Saturday, October 3 | 3–4pm | Old Stone House, 336 3rd Street, Washington Park | Free | Recommended for ages 3–6
A short classical concert pitched at three- to six-year-olds. RSVP does not guarantee a seat if the room fills, so arrive a little early.
It’s My Park at Owl’s Head Park | Saturday and Sunday, Bay Ridge
Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4 | 10am–12pm | Owl’s Head Park House, Shore Road at 68th Street | Free | Families
Bulb-planting and mulching with the park’s volunteers — genuinely doable with children, and the bulbs come up in spring where they can find them again.
McGolrick Bird Club | Saturday, Greenpoint
Saturday, October 3 | 9–10am | Meet at Russell Street and Driggs Avenue, Msgr McGolrick Park | Free | Families
An hour of birdwatching in McGolrick with people who know what they are looking at. Autumn migration is on, so there is more about than you would guess.
46th Annual GreenThumb Harvest Fair | Saturday, Bed-Stuy
Saturday, October 3 | 12–4pm | Hattie Carthan Community Garden, 363–365 Clifton Place, and Herbert Von King Park | Free | Families
Face painting, pumpkin carving, a scarecrow build, lawn games and crafts, plus free daffodil bulbs and seedlings to take home. Forty-six years running.
Storytime with Sid Sharp at Books Are Magic | Saturday, Brooklyn Heights
Saturday, October 3 | 11–11:30am | Books Are Magic, 122 Montague Street | Free, RSVP encouraged | Picture-book age
Sid Sharp reads Midnight Manor at the Montague Street store. The shop runs a free author storytime most Saturdays and Sundays at 11am, so it is worth checking the following week too.
SUNDAY
Three street festivals land on the same Sunday this week — the Atlantic Antic, the Third Avenue Festival in Bay Ridge and the Greenpoint StoopFest — plus the Montague Street tag sale. It is a pick-one-of-three day rather than a day to try to do everything.
The Atlantic Antic, with Playtopia | Sunday, Boerum Hill to Brooklyn Heights
Sunday, October 4 | Festival 12–6pm, rain or shine; Playtopia 12–4pm | Atlantic Avenue, Hicks Street to Fourth Avenue; Playtopia at Atlantic Avenue and Boerum Place | Free | All ages
The 51st Atlantic Antic, postponed from last Sunday, fills ten blocks of Atlantic Avenue. Brooklyn Bridge Parents runs Playtopia at Boerum Place — Lego building, arts and crafts and a cardboard maze, free and all ages, sponsored by Prospect Schools. Note Playtopia wraps at 4pm, two hours before the festival does. The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus plays between Henry and Court at 1pm, 3pm and 5pm, and Kids Rock for Kids runs on Nevins Street through the afternoon.
Third Avenue Festival | Sunday, Bay Ridge
Sunday, October 4 | 10am–6pm | Third Avenue, Bay Ridge | Free to attend | All ages
The 53rd Third Avenue Festival, also moved from last Sunday by the weather. The Merchants of Third Avenue have not published a 2026 kids’ line-up or the street extent yet, so check their page in the days before if you are travelling for it.
Greenpoint StoopFest | Sunday, Greenpoint
Sunday, October 4 | Main event 1–5pm, closing party 5–7pm | Lorimer Street between Nassau and Norman avenues; closing party at McCarren Parkhouse | Free, food is limited | All ages
Greenpoint’s first neighborhood festival: food and drink from local establishments, a jazz quartet, live-band karaoke, a neighborhood quest, a community mural, DIY art stations and a photobooth. The organisers say to come early because the free food runs out.
Cobble Hill Community Potluck | Sunday, Cobble Hill
Sunday, October 4 | 3–7pm | Verandah Place, between Clinton and Henry streets | Free, RSVP helpful | All ages
The first Cobble Hill potluck, free to attend, with sidewalk chalk and cornhole for children. It is bring-your-own — food, drink, plates, cutlery and napkins — and a dish to share is encouraged rather than required. The Association provides the tables and chairs.
Montague Street Open Streets and Neighborhood Tag Sale | Sunday, Brooklyn Heights
Sunday, October 4 | Open Streets 10am–7pm, tag sale 12–4pm | Montague Street, Clinton to Hicks | Free | All ages
Also rescheduled from last Sunday. Forty Brooklyn Heights households sell clothes, books, housewares, toys and sports gear between Henry and Hicks. The Blessing of the Animals for the Feast of St Francis is at St Ann’s at 1pm, followed by a pet dance party at 1:30pm.
Bike Skills 101: Learn to Ride | Sunday, Ditmas Park
Sunday, October 4 | 10am–12pm | Albemarle Road between Marlborough and Argyle | Free | Under 18 with a parent or guardian
A free class for children ready to lose the training wheels, on a closed street. Bring your child’s own bike and helmet.
Catch-and-release fishing at Brooklyn Bridge Park | Sunday, DUMBO
Sunday, October 4 | 3–5pm | Pier 5 fishing stations | Free | Drop-in, families
Rods, bait and someone to show you how, free on the pier. Everything caught goes back in the water.
Intro to Capoeira at Domino Park | Sunday, Williamsburg
Sunday, October 4 | 11am–12pm | Flex Field, Domino Park, 300 Kent Avenue | Free | All fitness levels
An introduction to capoeira on the Flex Field with an instructor who has taught children and adults for over a decade. All levels welcome, no charge.
Love Your Library Day story and craft at Central Library | Sunday, Prospect Heights
Sunday, October 4 | 2–4pm | Central Library Youth Wing, 10 Grand Army Plaza | Free, drop-ins welcome | All ages
The last of Love Your Library Day: two hours of stories and making in the Youth Wing, open to children and families of all ages. Registration is suggested but drop-ins are fine.
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