The best things to do in Brooklyn the weekend of Sep 5–6, 2026 — hand-curated and refreshed weekly.
63 picks · checked Aug 12
Brooklyn Museum, Crown Heights, BrooklynJim.henderson · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsMasqueraders up to age 17 parade in full costume from Kingston Avenue down Franklin to the Brooklyn Museum in Carnival's children's edition.
Brooklyn Museum, Crown Heights, BrooklynJim.henderson · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsMasqueraders up to age 17 parade in full costume from Kingston Avenue down Franklin to the Brooklyn Museum in Carnival's children's edition.
Barclays Center, Prospect Heights, BrooklynAEMoreira042281 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsRobyn brings the sexistential tour to Barclays Center with Yaeji opening, her first Brooklyn arena run in years and a full production.
Barclays Center, Prospect Heights, BrooklynAEMoreira042281 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsRobyn brings the sexistential tour to Barclays Center with Yaeji opening, her first Brooklyn arena run in years and a full production.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynJim.henderson · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsKes The Band, Bunji Garlin, Fay-Ann Lyons and WCK play a seven-hour soca marathon on the Brooklyn Museum grounds for Carnival week.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynJim.henderson · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsKes The Band, Bunji Garlin, Fay-Ann Lyons and WCK play a seven-hour soca marathon on the Brooklyn Museum grounds for Carnival week.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynJim.henderson · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsSteel orchestras roll their pan racks onto the Brooklyn Museum lawn and battle for the New York Panorama crown until one in the morning.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynJim.henderson · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsSteel orchestras roll their pan racks onto the Brooklyn Museum lawn and battle for the New York Panorama crown until one in the morning.
Brooklyn Museum, Crown Heights, BrooklynJim.henderson · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsCarnival week's all-night soca party fills the Brooklyn Museum grounds on Eastern Parkway with seven hours of Caribbean music.
Brooklyn Museum, Crown Heights, BrooklynJim.henderson · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsCarnival week's all-night soca party fills the Brooklyn Museum grounds on Eastern Parkway with seven hours of Caribbean music.
Barclays Center, Prospect Heights, BrooklynAEMoreira042281 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDon Toliver brings the Nitrous leg of the Octane World Tour to Barclays Center, with Chase B and friends running a DJ set beforehand.
Barclays Center, Prospect Heights, BrooklynAEMoreira042281 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDon Toliver brings the Nitrous leg of the Octane World Tour to Barclays Center, with Chase B and friends running a DJ set beforehand.
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Maimonides Park, Coney Island, BrooklynKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA Cheinelle cap giveaway plus postgame fireworks at the ballpark where the Wonder Wheel sits just past the outfield wall.
Maimonides Park, Coney Island, BrooklynKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA Cheinelle cap giveaway plus postgame fireworks at the ballpark where the Wonder Wheel sits just past the outfield wall.
Maimonides Park, Coney Island, BrooklynKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMinor-league baseball with the Wonder Wheel over the outfield wall, capped by postgame fireworks fired off the Coney Island boardwalk.
Maimonides Park, Coney Island, BrooklynKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMinor-league baseball with the Wonder Wheel over the outfield wall, capped by postgame fireworks fired off the Coney Island boardwalk.
LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park, Prospect Park, BrooklynEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLucie Tiberghien directs Molière's most subversive play outdoors at Lakeside, with live cello by Johnathan Moore — free with an RSVP.
LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park, Prospect Park, BrooklynEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLucie Tiberghien directs Molière's most subversive play outdoors at Lakeside, with live cello by Johnathan Moore — free with an RSVP.
Prospect Park, Prospect Park, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDozens of Brooklyn dogs off-leash at dawn while their owners drink coffee and eat pastries at FIDO's long-running Prospect Park meet-up.
Prospect Park, Prospect Park, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDozens of Brooklyn dogs off-leash at dawn while their owners drink coffee and eat pastries at FIDO's long-running Prospect Park meet-up.
Union Pool, Williamsburg, BrooklynWwwhatsup at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCrickets, the band of JD Samson, Roddy Bottum and Michael O'Neill, play a free afternoon backyard set at Union Pool with Tami Hart.
Union Pool, Williamsburg, BrooklynWwwhatsup at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCrickets, the band of JD Samson, Roddy Bottum and Michael O'Neill, play a free afternoon backyard set at Union Pool with Tami Hart.
Fort Hamilton at Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree live jazz and blues at Fort Hamilton inside Industry City, with a full bar and no cover on a Sunday evening in Sunset Park.
Fort Hamilton at Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree live jazz and blues at Fort Hamilton inside Industry City, with a full bar and no cover on a Sunday evening in Sunset Park.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynA three-hour crawl through Industry City: bonbons at Lilac Chocolates, imports at Sahadi's, whiskey at Fort Hamilton Distillery, plus a sake flight.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynA three-hour crawl through Industry City: bonbons at Lilac Chocolates, imports at Sahadi's, whiskey at Fort Hamilton Distillery, plus a sake flight.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynFive Japanese craft sakes against five cheeses, then a walk through Brooklyn Kura's new brewery in Industry City.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynFive Japanese craft sakes against five cheeses, then a walk through Brooklyn Kura's new brewery in Industry City.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynTour a working brewery and taste sake at Industry City — a guided behind-the-scenes session for craft-drink curious New Yorkers.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynTour a working brewery and taste sake at Industry City — a guided behind-the-scenes session for craft-drink curious New Yorkers.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynKids wire simple circuits and build their own bots at Brooklyn Robot Foundry's summer sessions inside Industry City — hands-on STEM for young makers.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynKids wire simple circuits and build their own bots at Brooklyn Robot Foundry's summer sessions inside Industry City — hands-on STEM for young makers.
Prospect Park: Bartel Pritchard Lot, BrooklynA Greenmarket on the Bartel-Pritchard Square lot, right where Prospect Park West meets Windsor Terrace.
Prospect Park: Bartel Pritchard Lot, BrooklynA Greenmarket on the Bartel-Pritchard Square lot, right where Prospect Park West meets Windsor Terrace.
Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk: Bays 6 - 10, BrooklynFree LaBlast dance-fitness on the Coney Island Boardwalk — ballroom-inspired cardio by the beach with NYC Parks.
Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk: Bays 6 - 10, BrooklynFree LaBlast dance-fitness on the Coney Island Boardwalk — ballroom-inspired cardio by the beach with NYC Parks.
Ocean Parkway Malls: Ocean Parkway Malls, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsProduce stands on the Ocean Parkway malls, the landscaped promenade Olmsted and Vaux drew as America's first parkway.
Ocean Parkway Malls: Ocean Parkway Malls, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsProduce stands on the Ocean Parkway malls, the landscaped promenade Olmsted and Vaux drew as America's first parkway.
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynRhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGreen-Wood's free 90-minute introductory walk covers the 1838 landscape design and the monuments a first-time visitor should not miss.
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynRhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGreen-Wood's free 90-minute introductory walk covers the 1838 landscape design and the monuments a first-time visitor should not miss.
Herbert Von King Park: Lawn Greene, BrooklynA free trainer-led, full-body conditioning hour on Herbert Von King's lawn — Shape Up NYC's open-to-everyone workout in the heart of Bed-Stuy.
Herbert Von King Park: Lawn Greene, BrooklynA free trainer-led, full-body conditioning hour on Herbert Von King's lawn — Shape Up NYC's open-to-everyone workout in the heart of Bed-Stuy.
McCarren Park: McCarren Park, BrooklynRukshanV · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe McCarren Park Greenmarket lines up along the Lorimer Street edge, feeding Williamsburg and Greenpoint at once.
McCarren Park: McCarren Park, BrooklynRukshanV · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe McCarren Park Greenmarket lines up along the Lorimer Street edge, feeding Williamsburg and Greenpoint at once.
Columbus Park: Columbus Park, BrooklynDetroit Publishing Co. · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsA Greenmarket on Columbus Park beside Brooklyn's Borough Hall, farm stands on the courthouse plaza.
Columbus Park: Columbus Park, BrooklynDetroit Publishing Co. · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsA Greenmarket on Columbus Park beside Brooklyn's Borough Hall, farm stands on the courthouse plaza.
Prospect Park: Grand Army Plaza Arch, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBrooklyn's flagship Greenmarket sets up under the Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park's front door.
Prospect Park: Grand Army Plaza Arch, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBrooklyn's flagship Greenmarket sets up under the Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park's front door.
