Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in Brooklyn on Saturday, Sep 19: 84 picks, refreshed weekly.
84 picks · checked Sep 7
St. Ann's Warehouse (streets of Downtown Brooklyn & Lower Manhattan), DUMBO / Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynFifty life-size buffalo puppets stampede through Downtown Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan with gospel choirs, dancers and marching bands in tow.
St. Ann's Warehouse (streets of Downtown Brooklyn & Lower Manhattan), DUMBO / Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynFifty life-size buffalo puppets stampede through Downtown Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan with gospel choirs, dancers and marching bands in tow.
Studios and galleries throughout Bushwick, Bushwick, BrooklynBrooklyn's largest open-studios festival: hundreds of Bushwick studios, galleries and creative spaces open their doors free all weekend.
Studios and galleries throughout Bushwick, Bushwick, BrooklynBrooklyn's largest open-studios festival: hundreds of Bushwick studios, galleries and creative spaces open their doors free all weekend.
Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Dumbo, BrooklynVintage buses line up beneath the Brooklyn Bridge for a free day of boarding, activities and waterfront photos.
Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Dumbo, BrooklynVintage buses line up beneath the Brooklyn Bridge for a free day of boarding, activities and waterfront photos.
8th Ave between 59th & 60th St, BrooklynLion dancers, lanterns and mooncakes sweep down 8th Avenue as Brooklyn's Chinatown celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival with its annual parade.
8th Ave between 59th & 60th St, BrooklynLion dancers, lanterns and mooncakes sweep down 8th Avenue as Brooklyn's Chinatown celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival with its annual parade.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynIndustry City throws its Oktoberfest Party with Gun Hill Brewing's Festbier on tap — steins, food and music in the Sunset Park courtyards.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynIndustry City throws its Oktoberfest Party with Gun Hill Brewing's Festbier on tap — steins, food and music in the Sunset Park courtyards.
BAM Fisher, 321 Ashland Place, Fort Greene, BrooklynElizabeth Marvel and Gabby Beans re-enact the verbatim Senate testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Anita Hill in a gripping documentary play at BAM.
BAM Fisher, 321 Ashland Place, Fort Greene, BrooklynElizabeth Marvel and Gabby Beans re-enact the verbatim Senate testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Anita Hill in a gripping documentary play at BAM.
Lena Horne Bandshell, Prospect Park, Park Slope, BrooklynLiz Phair and Sleater-Kinney co-headline a Prospect Park benefit — two generations of indie-rock royalty closing the Celebrate Brooklyn! season.
Lena Horne Bandshell, Prospect Park, Park Slope, BrooklynLiz Phair and Sleater-Kinney co-headline a Prospect Park benefit — two generations of indie-rock royalty closing the Celebrate Brooklyn! season.
Brooklyn Heights, BrooklynSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCold Cave plays its 2009 debut Cremations in full for the first time ever, inside the First Unitarian Congregational Society sanctuary in Brooklyn Heights, with Rosa Anschutz opening.
Brooklyn Heights, BrooklynSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCold Cave plays its 2009 debut Cremations in full for the first time ever, inside the First Unitarian Congregational Society sanctuary in Brooklyn Heights, with Rosa Anschutz opening.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynLee Burridge closes All Day I Dream's New York summer with a rare eight-hour open-to-close set on Industry City's Sunset Park waterfront.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynLee Burridge closes All Day I Dream's New York summer with a rare eight-hour open-to-close set on Industry City's Sunset Park waterfront.
Agger Fish Building, Brooklyn Navy Yard, BrooklynGorillaz's 25th-anniversary immersive exhibition takes over the Brooklyn Navy Yard's Agger Fish Building for September — the band's only East Coast stop.
Agger Fish Building, Brooklyn Navy Yard, BrooklynGorillaz's 25th-anniversary immersive exhibition takes over the Brooklyn Navy Yard's Agger Fish Building for September — the band's only East Coast stop.
Industry City, Sunset Park, Brooklyn30+ authors sign and sell at Barrows Intense tasting room in Industry City — panels, an agent speed-pitch and ginger liqueur with your new novel.
Industry City, Sunset Park, Brooklyn30+ authors sign and sell at Barrows Intense tasting room in Industry City — panels, an agent speed-pitch and ginger liqueur with your new novel.
Pony's, Red Hook, BrooklynA loosely horse-themed corner bar that opened on Van Brunt Street. Coffee counter on weekday afternoons, cocktail bar Wednesday nights.
Pony's, Red Hook, BrooklynA loosely horse-themed corner bar that opened on Van Brunt Street. Coffee counter on weekday afternoons, cocktail bar Wednesday nights.
BAM Rose Cinemas, Fort Greene, BrooklynHou Hsiao-hsien's final feature anchors BAM's retrospective devoted to composer Lim Giong, the man who scored three decades of Chinese-language cinema.
BAM Rose Cinemas, Fort Greene, BrooklynHou Hsiao-hsien's final feature anchors BAM's retrospective devoted to composer Lim Giong, the man who scored three decades of Chinese-language cinema.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynA famously faithful Neil Young & Crazy Horse tribute rides into Industry City's bandshell — hours of feedback-drenched jams in the open air.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynA famously faithful Neil Young & Crazy Horse tribute rides into Industry City's bandshell — hours of feedback-drenched jams in the open air.
East Williamsburg, BrooklynBaauer brings The 'U' Experience to SILO, the 500-capacity converted hangar off Scott Avenue, for a late Saturday club set.
East Williamsburg, BrooklynBaauer brings The 'U' Experience to SILO, the 500-capacity converted hangar off Scott Avenue, for a late Saturday club set.
Brooklyn Paramount, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynBrooklyn synth-pop favorites Nation of Language headline a hometown night at the Paramount, with indie-pop heroes The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Anika opening.
Brooklyn Paramount, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynBrooklyn synth-pop favorites Nation of Language headline a hometown night at the Paramount, with indie-pop heroes The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Anika opening.
Under the K Bridge Park, Greenpoint, BrooklynKidfly182 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Prodigy outdoors under the Kosciuszko Bridge, with Brutalismus 3000, Sextile and Lip Critic on the undercard. 18+.
Under the K Bridge Park, Greenpoint, BrooklynKidfly182 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Prodigy outdoors under the Kosciuszko Bridge, with Brutalismus 3000, Sextile and Lip Critic on the undercard. 18+.
Warsaw, Greenpoint, BrooklynPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPsych-soul auteur Nick Hakim fills Warsaw with woozy, reverb-drenched R&B — plus the Polish hall's famous pierogis at the back bar.
Warsaw, Greenpoint, BrooklynPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPsych-soul auteur Nick Hakim fills Warsaw with woozy, reverb-drenched R&B — plus the Polish hall's famous pierogis at the back bar.
The Bell House, Gowanus, Brooklyndiscoscience on Flickr · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLA-based comedian Sam Taggart records his new stand-up special across two shows at The Bell House, cameras rolling on the crowd too.
The Bell House, Gowanus, Brooklyndiscoscience on Flickr · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLA-based comedian Sam Taggart records his new stand-up special across two shows at The Bell House, cameras rolling on the crowd too.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynSift a mountain of reclaimed beads at Brooklyn Creative Reuse — a pay-what-you-wish bracelet bar at Industry City benefiting a youth nonprofit.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynSift a mountain of reclaimed beads at Brooklyn Creative Reuse — a pay-what-you-wish bracelet bar at Industry City benefiting a youth nonprofit.
Barclays Center, Prospect Heights, BrooklynAEMoreira042281 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsUK neo-soul collective Jungle turns Barclays into a giant dance floor — the 'Back on 74' viral machine at full arena scale with RIO KOSTA opening.
Barclays Center, Prospect Heights, BrooklynAEMoreira042281 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsUK neo-soul collective Jungle turns Barclays into a giant dance floor — the 'Back on 74' viral machine at full arena scale with RIO KOSTA opening.
Sofra, Bay Ridge, BrooklynBay Ridge gets a dedicated Egyptian restaurant, which soft-opened in late August. Koshari and baladi salad are there but so are a pharaoh pot pie and a baklava pancake stack.
Sofra, Bay Ridge, BrooklynBay Ridge gets a dedicated Egyptian restaurant, which soft-opened in late August. Koshari and baladi salad are there but so are a pharaoh pot pie and a baklava pancake stack.
Frenzie, Brooklyn Heights, BrooklynThe Confidant team opened a pizza-and-natural-wine bar directly next door, pouring only organic and biodynamic bottles. Walk-in only and open later than almost anything else on Atlantic Avenue.
Frenzie, Brooklyn Heights, BrooklynThe Confidant team opened a pizza-and-natural-wine bar directly next door, pouring only organic and biodynamic bottles. Walk-in only and open later than almost anything else on Atlantic Avenue.
Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse, Pier 2 Dock, Brooklyn Heights, BrooklynTwenty minutes on the East River in the protected embayment off Pier 2 - boats, vests and instruction provided and it costs nothing.
Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse, Pier 2 Dock, Brooklyn Heights, BrooklynTwenty minutes on the East River in the protected embayment off Pier 2 - boats, vests and instruction provided and it costs nothing.
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