For its eleventh year, Brooklyn Children's Museum pushes its program out the front door onto Park Place, turning the block at Brooklyn Avenue into a free street party built entirely around kids. Expect oversized street games and art tables, kosher and non-kosher vendors side by side, live music and dance from Brooklyn artists, and free entry to the museum's galleries. If you want one thing that shows what Crown Heights feels like, this is it.
What to expect
The street outside the museum at Park Place and Brooklyn Avenue closes to traffic and fills with art-making tables and oversized street games. A stage rotates through Brooklyn musicians and dance groups, and food vendors run kosher and non-kosher options together so mixed groups can eat in one place. Admission to the museum's indoor galleries comes with it, which is the natural break when the block gets hot.
Good to know
- The 3 train to Kingston Avenue and the C to Kingston-Throop both land a short walk from Park Place.
- It's an outdoor block with little shade, so hats, water and sunscreen matter.
- Strollers are easy here: the street is closed to cars and flat end to end.
- Free entry to the museum's air-conditioned galleries is included, which is the move if kids overheat.
- RSVP through the museum's site ahead of time to move faster through the entry line.
- Both kosher and non-kosher vendors are on the block, so mixed-diet families can eat together.
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Common questions
Is One Crown Heights free?
Yes. The street festival is free and open to everyone, and it includes complimentary admission to Brooklyn Children's Museum's galleries.
What ages does it suit?
It's built for families with kids roughly 2 to 12, though the live music, dance and food pull in plenty of teens and adults.
Where exactly does it take place?
On the street directly outside Brooklyn Children's Museum, at Park Place and Brooklyn Avenue in Crown Heights.
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