Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in Brooklyn the weekend of Sep 18–20, 2026: 111 picks, refreshed weekly.
111 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.
Brooklyn Heights, BrooklynBrooklyn Bridge Park closes the twenty-sixth season of Movies With A View with a free family screening of How to Train Your Dragon on Pier 1's Harbor View Lawn, the Manhattan skyline behind the screen.
Brooklyn Heights, BrooklynBrooklyn Bridge Park closes the twenty-sixth season of Movies With A View with a free family screening of How to Train Your Dragon on Pier 1's Harbor View Lawn, the Manhattan skyline behind the screen.
House of Yes, Bushwick, BrooklynRaffi Asdourian · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHouse of Yes throws open its Bushwick corner for a free all-day block party with DJs, performers and the club's signature costumed chaos.
House of Yes, Bushwick, BrooklynRaffi Asdourian · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHouse of Yes throws open its Bushwick corner for a free all-day block party with DJs, performers and the club's signature costumed chaos.
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.
Williamsburg, BrooklynDavid Shankbone · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington close a three-night Music Hall of Williamsburg residency with two separately ticketed sets in one night - an 8 PM early show and an 11 PM late show.
Williamsburg, BrooklynDavid Shankbone · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington close a three-night Music Hall of Williamsburg residency with two separately ticketed sets in one night - an 8 PM early show and an 11 PM late show.
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.
Brooklyn Paramount, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynThe cult California shoegaze band plays its only East Coast show of 2026 — a rarities-and-live-debuts set at Brooklyn Paramount, with support from Luster.
Brooklyn Paramount, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynThe cult California shoegaze band plays its only East Coast show of 2026 — a rarities-and-live-debuts set at Brooklyn Paramount, with support from Luster.
East Williamsburg, BrooklynMaryland death-metal institution Dying Fetus co-headlines Brooklyn Steel with Ohio's Sanguisugabogg, with Crowbar and Left to Suffer on a stacked four-band bill.
East Williamsburg, BrooklynMaryland death-metal institution Dying Fetus co-headlines Brooklyn Steel with Ohio's Sanguisugabogg, with Crowbar and Left to Suffer on a stacked four-band bill.
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.
Creekside – Under the K Bridge Park, Greenpoint, BrooklynSpanish duo MESTIZA bring their flamenco-meets-electronic SACRO show to NYC for the first time — an open-air Latin and Afro house night under the Kosciuszko Bridge.
Creekside – Under the K Bridge Park, Greenpoint, BrooklynSpanish duo MESTIZA bring their flamenco-meets-electronic SACRO show to NYC for the first time — an open-air Latin and Afro house night under the Kosciuszko Bridge.
Brooklyn Storehouse, Brooklyn Navy Yard, BrooklynFour Tet headlines a second added night at the massive Navy Yard warehouse — the headline electronic event of the weekend.
Brooklyn Storehouse, Brooklyn Navy Yard, BrooklynFour Tet headlines a second added night at the massive Navy Yard warehouse — the headline electronic event of the weekend.
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+.
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