We’ve rounded up the family-friendly events we’re most excited about this June! Enjoy an open-air performance by the Met Opera in Brooklyn Bridge Park, play for free at Brooklyn Children’s Museum during their first-ever World of Play Day, explore the annual Photoville exhibit in Brooklyn Bridge Park, and don’t miss Summer Saturdays at Atlantic Terminal Plaza. Plus, mark your calendar for Juneteenth and Pride celebrations, a special Family Day with BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! to honor Pippi Longstocking’s 80th birthday, and Coney Island’s 43rd annual Mermaid Parade.
1. World Day of Play at Brooklyn Children’s Museum
Wednesday, June 11 | 2-5pm | FREE | Crown Heights
Celebrate Brooklyn Children’s Museum’s first-ever World Day of Play, with free admission and a slate of fun activities. Get your face painted, hop into jump rope on their rooftop, build your own city with DUPLO blocks, and more!
2. Photoville Festival
Saturday, June 7–Sunday, June 22 | FREE | Brooklyn Bridge Park & beyond
Photoville is a free, family-friendly photography festival featuring 80 exhibits by local and international artists, on view from June 8 to June 22 in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Learn more about the festival and its family-friendly exhibits here! Photoville will offer free kid-friendly activity packs at their information tent in Emily Warren Roebling Plaza during open hours from June 7 to 22.
3. Celebrate Pride in Brooklyn
- Pride Night at the Brooklyn Cyclones
Friday, June 13 | 7pm | $18.50 | Coney Island
Cheer on the Cyclones during Pride Night at Maimonides Park! Enjoy Pride-themed entertainment, sip on drink specials, and soak up the electric atmosphere of Coney Island’s iconic ballpark. - Pride Street Festival: Entertainment Stage & Family Fun Zone
Saturday, June 14 | Festival 11am-5pm | Family Fun Zone 12-4pm | FREE | 5th Avenue between Union and 9th Street | Park Slope
The Pride Street festival on 5th Avenue will feature a main stage on 9th street with live performances, plus a Family Fun Zone outside the Old Stone House with crafts, games, and activities for all ages. - 29th Annual Brooklyn Pride Twilight Parade
Saturday, June 14 | Starts at 7:30pm | FREE | 5th Avenue from Lincoln Place to 9th Streets | Reviewing Stand at 3rd Street | Park Slope
The Pride Parade will march down 5th Avenue from Lincoln to 9th Street, with the Judges’ Reviewing Stand at 3rd Street. - Brooklyn Youth Pride
Saturday, June 21 | 12-5pm | FREE | 4th Street & 5th Avenue | Park Slope
LGBTQIA+ teens and allies ages 11–19 are invited to spend the afternoon enjoying live music, games, interactive art, snacks, and supportive community vibes.
Saturday, June 14 | Doors at 3pm, Show at 4pm | FREE | RSVP here | Prospect Park
5. Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series
Saturday, June 14 | 7pm | FREE | Brooklyn Bridge Park
An annual summer tradition, the Metropolitan Opera will perform open-air in Brooklyn Bridge Park as part of their Summer Recital Series. Three of today’s most exciting young stars—soprano Leah Hawkins, tenor Mario Chang, and bass-baritone Michael Sumuel—come together for an effervescent evening of favorite arias, duets, and ensembles, accompanied by Met assistant conductor Dimitri Dover at the piano.
6. Summer Sunday for Families at Atlantic Terminal Plaza: Father’s Day Edition!
RESCHEDULED: Sunday, June 15 | 11am-1pm | Ages 0-12| RSVP here | Downtown Brooklyn
Note: This event has been rescheduled from Saturday, June 14 due to rai in the forecast. Join Brooklyn Bridge Parents and Atlantic Terminal Mall for for Summer Saturdays: Father’s Day Edition! There will be free water play, kids activities, Father’s Day crafts, and more fun for ages 0-12 on the Atlantic Terminal Mall Plaza! Come out to play, cool off and make friends!
7. Big Family Get Down in Brooklyn Bridge Park
Tuesday, June 17 | 5:00-8:30pm | $25 | Brooklyn Heights
This ticketed waterfront bash will be packed with music and dancing for families, all to support Brooklyn Bridge Park. Enjoy crafts, games, bubbles, a musical petting zoo, and more for the little ones. Bring a picnic or buy food and drinks from local food trucks. Takes place at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 6. Learn more here!
Celebrate Juneteenth in Brooklyn with a vibrant lineup of events honoring Black freedom, culture, and creativity.
- Juneteenth in Brower Park
Thursday, June 19 | 11am-3pm | FREE | Crown Heights
This special Juneteenth celebration will feature performances by Brooklyn United Marching Band and Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, a line dance workshop by STooPS, storytelling with Brooklyn Public Library, a book giveaway with Brooklyn Book Bodega, planting activities with Field Meridians, a special quilting project inspired by the historic Gee’s Bend community, and more. - BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn’s 3rd Annual Juneteenth in the Park
Thursday, June 19 | Doors 5pm, Show 6pm | FREE with museum admission | Prospect Park
This edition of BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! will celebrate the holiday’s historic Texas origins, with a performance by Dallas-based Ghost-Note, readings from Voices of a People’s History, plus DJ Flash Gordon Parks with a set celebrating Houston’s deep musical legacy of Hip-Hop, funk, and soul. - We Outside! A BK Juneteenth
Saturday, June 21 | 12-8pm | FREE | Downtown Brooklyn
651 ARTS presents its annual We Outside! A BK Juneteenth, a commemoration of African-American emancipation, with live music, dance, spoken word, and more! - Juneteenth Jubilee at Brooklyn Museum
Saturday, June 21 | 1-5pm | FREE with museum admission | Prospect Heights
Celebrate Juneteenth with an afternoon of activities and music. Enjoy music by Bruce Edwards Trio with Alisa Ohri, listen in or contribute your own voice to a poetry open mic, and dance to DJ sets by SoulSummit. Plus, kids can play games, make a mini-zine or scrapbook, participate in a community photo series, and enjoy food and drink by Black-owned businesses. Plus, don’t miss a special tour of Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: I Will Not Bend an Inch.
9. The 43nd Annual Mermaid Parade
Saturday, June 21 | 1pm | FREE | Coney Island
Founded in 1983, the Mermaid Parade is the largest art parade in the country and features tons of DIY-costumed mermaids, mermen, sea monsters, pirates, and brass bands marching down Surf Avenue and the Boardwalk. The Parade starts at 1pm, rain or shine, on West 21st and Surf Avenue. It rolls east to West 10th Street, proceeds to the Boardwalk, and continues to Steeplechase Plaza, where the Parade ends under the Parachute Jump. stick around after the parade for the annual opening-of-swimming-season splash on the beach (around 4pm).
10. Public pools opening for the summer!
Friday, June 27 | 11am-7pm | FREE | Various locations
NYC public pools are opening for the season on Friday, June 27. Outdoor pools will be open daily from 11am to 7pm, with a break for pool cleaning from 3 to 4pm. Click here for everything you need to know: location of local pools, rules for swimmers, and more ways to stay cool this summer!
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Updated: June 20, 2025. Main Image: Summer Saturdays for Families at Atlantic Terminal Plaza.
