Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in Brooklyn on Sunday night, Sep 27: 22 picks, refreshed weekly.
22 picks · checked Sep 21
Atlantic Avenue, Boerum Hill, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBrooklyn's biggest street festival turns 51: six free hours of live music, beer gardens and food.
Atlantic Avenue, Boerum Hill, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBrooklyn's biggest street festival turns 51: six free hours of live music, beer gardens and food.
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Brooklyn Borough Hall and Columbus Park, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynHarrison Leong · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsColson Whitehead, Marlon James and Douglas Stuart headline 60+ free panels across Borough Hall and Columbus Park — NYC's biggest book day.
Brooklyn Borough Hall and Columbus Park, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynHarrison Leong · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsColson Whitehead, Marlon James and Douglas Stuart headline 60+ free panels across Borough Hall and Columbus Park — NYC's biggest book day.
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Peral, Bedford-Stuyvesant, BrooklynBed-Stuy's Michelin Bib Gourmand Olmo teams up with Mexico City's Cicatriz for an all-day taqueria next door. Tacos start at $6.
Peral, Bedford-Stuyvesant, BrooklynBed-Stuy's Michelin Bib Gourmand Olmo teams up with Mexico City's Cicatriz for an all-day taqueria next door. Tacos start at $6.
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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.
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LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMoliere's most subversive comedy plays open-air at Lakeside with live cello, a five-actor cast and a Labor Day curtain that costs nothing.
LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMoliere's most subversive comedy plays open-air at Lakeside with live cello, a five-actor cast and a Labor Day curtain that costs nothing.
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Dumbo Archway, BRIC House and Von King Park, DUMBO, Fort Greene and Bed-Stuy, BrooklynDrums under the Dumbo Archway, tarot and a Magic Market at BRIC, then a Von King Park jam — most of the Brujeria Festival is free.
Dumbo Archway, BRIC House and Von King Park, DUMBO, Fort Greene and Bed-Stuy, BrooklynDrums under the Dumbo Archway, tarot and a Magic Market at BRIC, then a Von King Park jam — most of the Brujeria Festival is free.
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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.
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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.
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Cortelyou Road, Ditmas Park, BrooklynCortelyou Road closes to cars for Flatbush Development Corporation's annual street fair — vendors, rides and neighborhood restaurants spilling out.
Cortelyou Road, Ditmas Park, BrooklynCortelyou Road closes to cars for Flatbush Development Corporation's annual street fair — vendors, rides and neighborhood restaurants spilling out.
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Bay Ridge, BrooklynBay Ridge's biggest street fair closes Third Avenue for local merchants, food and live music, free.
Bay Ridge, BrooklynBay Ridge's biggest street fair closes Third Avenue for local merchants, food and live music, free.
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St. Ann's Warehouse, Dumbo, BrooklynAdjoajo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDaniel Fish restages the 1993 TV clash over AIDS, with Will Brill as Fauci and Thomas Jay Ryan.
St. Ann's Warehouse, Dumbo, BrooklynAdjoajo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDaniel Fish restages the 1993 TV clash over AIDS, with Will Brill as Fauci and Thomas Jay Ryan.
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BAM Rose Cinemas, Fort Greene, BrooklynBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Dark Knight, Talladega Nights and Jesus Camp anchor BAM's week of Bush-era films about 9/11, surveillance and the War on Terror.
BAM Rose Cinemas, Fort Greene, BrooklynBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Dark Knight, Talladega Nights and Jesus Camp anchor BAM's week of Bush-era films about 9/11, surveillance and the War on Terror.
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Polonsky Shakespeare Center, Fort Greene, BrooklynBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTony winner Sarah Jones shapeshifts through characters spanning 250 years of American history in a solo show adapted from her podcast.
Polonsky Shakespeare Center, Fort Greene, BrooklynBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTony winner Sarah Jones shapeshifts through characters spanning 250 years of American history in a solo show adapted from her podcast.
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Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynMilna Market pops up at Industry City with South Asian designers, jewelry, food and art — a day of desi small businesses under one Brooklyn roof.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynMilna Market pops up at Industry City with South Asian designers, jewelry, food and art — a day of desi small businesses under one Brooklyn roof.
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Brooklyn Paramount, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThree 2000s emo and post-hardcore favorites — Taking Back Sunday, Thrice and Saves the Day — share one bill inside the restored Brooklyn Paramount.
Brooklyn Paramount, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThree 2000s emo and post-hardcore favorites — Taking Back Sunday, Thrice and Saves the Day — share one bill inside the restored Brooklyn Paramount.
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Roberta's, Bushwick, Brooklynstar5112 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWho Framed Roger Rabbit plays under the stars in Roberta's Bushwick garden, with wood-fired pizza and themed cocktails before the lights go down.
Roberta's, Bushwick, Brooklynstar5112 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWho Framed Roger Rabbit plays under the stars in Roberta's Bushwick garden, with wood-fired pizza and themed cocktails before the lights go down.
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Commodore Barry Park: Park House Plaza (Sitting Area), BrooklynSoul Satisfaction brings a free afternoon of soulful house to Commodore Barry Park — Fort Greene's open-air dance tradition, no cover ever.
Commodore Barry Park: Park House Plaza (Sitting Area), BrooklynSoul Satisfaction brings a free afternoon of soulful house to Commodore Barry Park — Fort Greene's open-air dance tradition, no cover ever.
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Herbert Von King Park: Amphitheater, BrooklynDJs meet garden life at Herbert Von King Park — an afternoon amphitheater session where Bed-Stuy dances among the park's bees and blooms.
Herbert Von King Park: Amphitheater, BrooklynDJs meet garden life at Herbert Von King Park — an afternoon amphitheater session where Bed-Stuy dances among the park's bees and blooms.
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The Bell House, Gowanus, BrooklynNrbelex · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsZodiac-obsessed LA comic Kevin Sullivan, who turned star signs into punchlines for 800,000 followers, headlines the Bell House.
The Bell House, Gowanus, BrooklynNrbelex · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsZodiac-obsessed LA comic Kevin Sullivan, who turned star signs into punchlines for 800,000 followers, headlines the Bell House.
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Brooklyn Bowl, Williamsburg, BrooklynChapel Hill's Southern Culture On the Skids bring Camel Walk surf-rockabilly to Brooklyn Bowl, where you can bowl a frame between songs.
Brooklyn Bowl, Williamsburg, BrooklynChapel Hill's Southern Culture On the Skids bring Camel Walk surf-rockabilly to Brooklyn Bowl, where you can bowl a frame between songs.
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Littlefield, Gowanus, BrooklynThe All-Nite Images from NY, NY, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBe in the audience as Brooklyn comic Mindy Raf films A (very) Nervous System, a neurodivergent, queer hour praised by Time Out NY.
Littlefield, Gowanus, BrooklynThe All-Nite Images from NY, NY, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBe in the audience as Brooklyn comic Mindy Raf films A (very) Nervous System, a neurodivergent, queer hour praised by Time Out NY.
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Branded Saloon, Prospect Heights, BrooklynProspect Heights' queer-owned Branded Saloon hosts a Sunday drag brunch with rotating queens, a DJ and mimosas on Vanderbilt Avenue.
Branded Saloon, Prospect Heights, BrooklynProspect Heights' queer-owned Branded Saloon hosts a Sunday drag brunch with rotating queens, a DJ and mimosas on Vanderbilt Avenue.
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