Kid-friendly concerts, summer readings, free mini golf, capoeira classes, outdoor swimming, basketball clinics and more are happening in Brooklyn in July.
Cobble Hill Music in the Park | Cobble Hill Park | 7/6, 7/13 and 7/20
After a one year hiatus, Cobble Hill Music in the Park is back! Come join your neighbors in celebrating the return of this wonderful community tradition on Tuesdays at 6 pm.
Outdoor concert with the Brownstone Baritone | Brooklyn Heights | 7/7
Brooklyn Heights resident, opera singer and St. Ann’s music teacher Peter Kendall Clark has created Songs From The Ledge hosting free outdoor concerts weekly. If you find yourself in Brooklyn Heights, join them on Wednesdays (rain date Fridays) at 6 pm in Brooklyn Heights. Find out more here.
Free mini golf | Downtown Brooklyn | Daily until 7/11
A new mini golf course is now open at Brooklyn Commons formerly known as MetroTech Commons in Downtown Brooklyn. Putt putt your way through a 7-hole mini golf course, there is no pre-registration required to play; free tickets are offered on a first come first served basis. The course will be open daily from 11 am to 8 pm with the exception of Sunday, July 4th until July 11th.
Public seining in Brooklyn Bridge Park | 7/10
Discover the amazing biodiversity of the Hudson River Estuary as our staff and scientists use a seine net to catch and release incredible creatures that live below the water’s surface! This is a free event and advance registration is required. The Conservancy will host two seining sessions at the Pier 4 beach on July 10th from 4 to 6 pm. Advanced registration required. Click here to sign up.
Outdoor storytime | Brooklyn Bridge Park | 7/14 & 7/28
Librarians from the Brooklyn Heights and Annex branches will be reading stories they love to share! To find out more about Summer Reading 2021 at Brooklyn Public Library click here. The only thing more fun than a good storytime is one with a view of the Brooklyn Bridge. Recommended for ages 2 to 7.This event takes place in-person every other Wednesday until July 28 and will switch off between the Pier 3 Greenway Terrace and John Street Lawn locations of the Park. Advance registration is required. A limited number of spaces are available.
Freedom Dance Party | Pier 3 | 7/16
Join Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy for the Freedom Party Outside — an all-ages summer dance party to kick-off the Waterfront Dance Party season on Friday, July 16 from 6 to 10 pm on Pier 3! This event is free with RSVP and open to the public. This is an all-ages event.
Journey to the Stars Stargazing Sessions | Pier 3 | 7/16 & 7/23
Come out and see the stars, planets, and the moon from Brooklyn Bridge Park! Gaze across the New York sky and all the wonders it holds. On select Friday nights starting in June through August, members of the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York will set up hi-powered telescopes for stargazing sessions that are free and open to the public. Weather permitting. July 16 & 23 from 8 to 10 pm at Pier 3, walk up only.
Young Dancemakers Company Performance | Downtown Brooklyn | 7/23
Young Dancemakers Company – a performing ensemble of NYC teens – presents a free concert of their unique, original choreography based on meaningful personal and social themes. They will perform their latest works and an excerpt of Ann Reinking’s Ritmo y Ruido, set by artists from the renowned Latino dance organization Ballet Hispánico. The one-hour concert will be followed by lively dance-making with the audience, led by the company. Friday, July 23 from 5 to 8 pm at The Plaza at 300 Ashland.
Family Fitness | Pier 6 | 7/25
Family Fitness at the Liberty Lawn at Pier 6 every 4th Sunday from 12 to 12.45 pm , next one 7/25. Advanced registration is required. Registration opens every Tuesday at 10 am for fitness classes the following week. Find out more here.
Game Night | DUMBO Archway | Mondays
Mondays game night: Enjoy corn hole, giant Jenga, giant Connect Four and more from 5 to 8 pm. No need to RSVP, just stop by.
Basketball clinics | Pier 2 | Tuesdays
The Conservancy’s Youth Basketball Clinics start Tuesday, June 8! In partnership with KING Hoops, NYC’s premier youth basketball organization, join them for 2-hr basketball clinics featuring drills and games. Recommended for ages 7-17. Every Tuesday from 5 to 7 pm until August 31. Register here.
Summer Serendipity | Brooklyn Commons | Tuesdays
On Tuesdays in July from 12 to 2 pm, dancers, circus artists, musicians and mimes perform pop-up vignettes for the lunchtime crowd at Brooklyn Commons Park (former MetroTech Commons).
Capoeira Class | Albee Square | Tuesdays
Local martial arts studio Motumbaxé will make Albee Square the home of the Afro-Brazilian martial art form, capoeira. Combining self-defense, acrobatics, dance, music and song, the art form is derived from traditions brought across the Atlantic Ocean by enslaved Africans and fueled by the desire for freedom. Taught by Mestre Lampréia, the class will build confidence, focus, and community. All levels and kids welcome! Tuesdays in July from 6.30 to 7.30 pm.
Kids activity & DJ | DUMBO Archway | Thursdays
The DUMBO BID is hosting free kids activities with story time, kids concerts, arts & crafts on Thursdays at 5 pm in the Archway under the Manhattan Bridge. DJ until 8 pm. All summer long until the end of August – rain or shine.
Live Music | DUMBO Archway | Fridays
Fridays Live at the Archway: Live music every Friday from 5 to 8 pm.
Kayaking | Red Hook & Brooklyn Bridge Park | Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays
You can take the kids kayaking in Red Hook and Brooklyn Bridge Park this summer – for free. All details here.
Swimming in NYC public pools | Daily weather permitting
NYC outdoor pools are back open and free to the public. Pool hours are from 11 a.m. through 7 p.m. daily, with a break for pool cleaning between 3 and 4 p.m. Outdoor pools are open from June 26 through September 12, 2021. FInd out more here.
Playgrounds with sprinklers | Daily weather permitting
Our list of water sprinklers in the neighborhood that are open weather permitting above 80 degrees throughout summer. Enjoy the water fun!
