Brooklyn Bridge Park has announced their 2024 line up for the outdoor season! Family-friendly highlights include the kite festival, a puppet show, Shakespeare comedy, Movies with a View, Wimbledon public viewing, the Met Opera outdoor performance, basketball clinics, kayaking, interactive dance performances and a Hindu lamp ceremony. All upcoming events and activities here.
The season formally kicks off with the Sound & Color! Spring Festival on Saturday, May 18 from 11 AM to 5 PM. A celebration of colors, culture, spring, and unity, this event expands the Conservancy’s beloved Kite Festival, by adding music to the colors. Live musical performances will take place throughout the Park, and guests will be able to fly their own kites, as well as purchase or build their own, and watch them soar above the Manhattan skyline at Pier 5 celebrating the one day of the year kite-flying is open to the public in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Food vendors, kids activities, and other entertainment will also join for the full-day family-friendly festival.
On Saturday, May 25, Brooklyn Academy of Music’s DanceAfrica Community Class provides a fun-filled, outdoor class to learn rhythms and movement from Cameroon.
During the park’s free kayaking program, visitors can enjoy gliding in a protected embayment on the East River on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, 5 -7 PM, as well as Saturdays, 10 AM-3 PM, beginning May 31 and running through the end of September. No experience is necessary; basic instruction, life vests, and all equipment is provided. Children under 18 must have an adult guardian present. Advance registration is required, open two weeks ahead of each date.
Photoville Festival returns to Brooklyn Bridge Park at Emily Warren Roebling Plaza from June 1-16 with its signature photography exhibits displayed in shipping containers, along with artist-led walking tours and workshops. Photoville Festival will kick off an Opening Day Community Celebration on June 1 and 2.
Free Youth Basketball Clinics with King Hoops are hosted on Tuesdays in June and July geared for kids aged 7-17 at the basketball courts at Pier 2. Players may join for individual weeks or the full season. Newly launched MetroBasketball’s NY Youth Program offers a 10-week low-cost program for kids in grades 3-6 to learn the game, held on Sunday mornings, June 2-August 11 (skipping Sunday, July 7).
Park Slope Parents host a family-friendly Summer Friday on Friday, June 14.
Puppets! With Mango Moon brings families together for an afternoon of puppetry on Saturday, June 22, including building their own puppets, singing songs, and learning academic strategies and social-emotional skills.
Shakespeare At Sunset showcases Theater 2020’s fast-paced family-friendly rendition of Shakespeare’s comedy The Tempest on Saturday, June 29 and Sunday, June 30.
Movies With A View returns with free outdoor movies on Thursday evenings in July and August at Pier 1 Harbor View Lawn. Dates include July 11, July 18, July 25, August 1, August 8, August 15, August 22, and August 29. Titles and details will be released in late May. Doors open at 5 PM and the movie begins at sundown, with free admission.
On Thursday, June 20, stars of the Metropolitan Opera come to Pier 1 Harbor View Lawn to perform for one of the City’s most beloved summer evening traditions.
In July, London’s fan destination, The Hill at Wimbledon, will return to Brooklyn Bridge Park. This year, fans can watch the finals live and get the championship experience on the lawn at Empire Fulton Ferry.
On Saturday, July 13 The Big Busk with Citizen Cope brings together musicians of all ages and abilities for a joint live busking-style performance.
Mark Morris Dance Group returns on Saturday, August 3, with a special outdoor performance and family-friendly dance workshop.
The Carlos Lezama Archives and Caribbean Cultural Center will host Celebrate World SteelPan Day on Saturday, August 10 bringing sounds and tastes of Caribbean culture to the waterfront, including steel pan drum performances, workshops, and activities.
Hindu Lamp Ceremony on Saturday, August 10 with dance artist and educator Aelushi Mistry performing the traditional Hindu Aarti ceremony.
Sound & Color! Autumn In New York, the Conservancy’s annual fall festival will celebrate the changing of the season on Saturday, October 19, with an all-day family-friendly festival of music, arts and crafts, storytelling, lawn games and more.
