Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in Dumbo, Brooklyn the weekend of Sep 18–20, 2026: 6 picks, refreshed weekly.
6 picks · checked Sep 15
St. Ann's Warehouse (streets of Downtown Brooklyn & Lower Manhattan), DUMBO / Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynViewing NYC · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFifty 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, BrooklynViewing NYC · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFifty life-size buffalo puppets stampede through Downtown Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan with gospel choirs, dancers and marching bands in tow.
Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park, DUMBO, BrooklynAnton Kuznetsov · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsClimb aboard Betsy, a 1931 double-decker and a 1959 Fishbowl bus parked under the Brooklyn Bridge at the Transit Museum's free Bus Festival.
Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park, DUMBO, BrooklynAnton Kuznetsov · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsClimb aboard Betsy, a 1931 double-decker and a 1959 Fishbowl bus parked under the Brooklyn Bridge at the Transit Museum's free Bus Festival.
Pearl Street Archway, DUMBO, BrooklynVintage dealers, vinyl, jewelry and handmade goods fill the stone Archway under the Manhattan Bridge at Brooklyn Flea's DUMBO market.
Pearl Street Archway, DUMBO, BrooklynVintage dealers, vinyl, jewelry and handmade goods fill the stone Archway under the Manhattan Bridge at Brooklyn Flea's DUMBO market.
Dumbo Archway Plaza, DUMBO, BrooklynAdjoajo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGrimaldi's, Juliana's, Ignazio's and Ziggy's sell slices under the Manhattan Bridge archway, with a cover band playing all evening.
Dumbo Archway Plaza, DUMBO, BrooklynAdjoajo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGrimaldi's, Juliana's, Ignazio's and Ziggy's sell slices under the Manhattan Bridge archway, with a cover band playing all evening.
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Smack Mellon, DUMBO, BrooklynPatty Chang, Pat Oleszko and 13 more artists probe labor, from robotic to domestic, in Smack Mellon's 30th-anniversary show in DUMBO.
Smack Mellon, DUMBO, BrooklynPatty Chang, Pat Oleszko and 13 more artists probe labor, from robotic to domestic, in Smack Mellon's 30th-anniversary show in DUMBO.
The Rat NYC, Dumbo, BrooklynDavid Shankbone · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLifestyle author Mar Jennings reads his one-man show aloud, script in hand, for a free workshop audience at The Rat in Dumbo.
The Rat NYC, Dumbo, BrooklynDavid Shankbone · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLifestyle author Mar Jennings reads his one-man show aloud, script in hand, for a free workshop audience at The Rat in Dumbo.
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