#1
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn2026-10-03 1:00pm
Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour
Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
ArtLimited Run
Art in Brooklyn the Weekend of Oct 2–4, 2026
Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best art in Brooklyn the weekend of Oct 2–4, 2026: 23 picks, refreshed weekly.
23 picks · checked Sep 7
23 picks
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn#12026-10-03 1:00pm · Limited Run
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynDiscover Green-Wood Trolley Tour
Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
#2
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynOpens Friday, Sep 11 · through June 6, 2027 · Wed–Sun 11 AM–6 PMWith museum admission (NYC re…
Michael Richards: Free F'All
The Brooklyn Museum opens its survey of sculptor Michael Richards — killed in his World Trade Center studio on 9/11 — deliberately on the 25th anniversary of his death.
ArtMuseum opening9/11 Anniversary
#2Opens Friday, Sep 11 · through June 6, 2027 · Wed–Sun 11 AM–6 PM · Limited Run
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynMichael Richards: Free F'All
The Brooklyn Museum opens its survey of sculptor Michael Richards — killed in his World Trade Center studio on 9/11 — deliberately on the 25th anniversary of his death.
#3
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynOn viewTicketed
Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses
More than 140 Iris van Herpen haute couture pieces fill the Brooklyn Museum, shown beside scientific artifacts and natural-history specimens.
ArtFashionExhibition
#3On view · Limited Run
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynIris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses
More than 140 Iris van Herpen haute couture pieces fill the Brooklyn Museum, shown beside scientific artifacts and natural-history specimens.
#4
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Crown Heights, BrooklynOn view through October 25Included with Garden admission
Block by Block: Celebrating 30 Years of Community Greening
BBG rebuilds the winning stoops of the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest, plus portraits of the neighbours who planted them.
ArtGardensBrooklyn
#4On view through October 25 · Limited Run
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Crown Heights, BrooklynBlock by Block: Celebrating 30 Years of Community Greening
BBG rebuilds the winning stoops of the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest, plus portraits of the neighbours who planted them.
#5
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynJim.henderson · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsOctober 3 – January 31, 2027Included in general admission
Art of Manga
More than 600 original manga drawings, including ONE PIECE, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Inuyasha, in their East Coast debut.
ArtMangaEast Coast debut
#5October 3 – January 31, 2027 · Limited Run
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynJim.henderson · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsArt of Manga
More than 600 original manga drawings, including ONE PIECE, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Inuyasha, in their East Coast debut.
#6
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynPaul Cézanne · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsOctober 2 – April 18, 2027Included in general admission
Cezanne to Modigliani: Gifts of Modern Art from the Pearlman Collection
Over 50 modern European masterworks by Cezanne, Modigliani, Degas, Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec and Soutine, newly given to Brooklyn.
ArtModern artBrooklyn
#6October 2 – April 18, 2027 · Limited Run
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynPaul Cézanne · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsCezanne to Modigliani: Gifts of Modern Art from the Pearlman Collection
Over 50 modern European masterworks by Cezanne, Modigliani, Degas, Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec and Soutine, newly given to Brooklyn.
#7
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynFriday · 2026-10-02 5:00pm
Sake Day Brooklyn
Sake Day Brooklyn has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
ArtOne Day Only
#7Friday · 2026-10-02 5:00pm · One Day Only
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynSake Day Brooklyn
Sake Day Brooklyn has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
#8
Pioneer Works, Red Hook, BrooklynSeptember 12 - November 22, 2026Free
Siphon
Tuomas A. Laitinen wraps you in 8K footage of sleeping octopuses, with blown-glass sculptures in water tanks arranged by an ikebana master.
FreeArtVideo installation
#8September 12 - November 22, 2026 · Limited Run
Pioneer Works, Red Hook, BrooklynSiphon
Tuomas A. Laitinen wraps you in 8K footage of sleeping octopuses, with blown-glass sculptures in water tanks arranged by an ikebana master.
#9
Pioneer Works, Red Hook, BrooklynOn view through December 20, 2026Free
There's no me without you
Finnegan Shannon and collaborators build a show around access and interdependence inside Red Hook's three-storey former ironworks.
FreeArtContemporary art
#9On view through December 20, 2026 · Limited Run
Pioneer Works, Red Hook, BrooklynThere's no me without you
Finnegan Shannon and collaborators build a show around access and interdependence inside Red Hook's three-storey former ironworks.
#10
Pioneer Works, Red Hook, BrooklynSeptember 12 - December 20, 2026Free
Child/ren of the Bloom
LaJune McMillian turns research on phytoplankton and bioluminescence into a floor-to-ceiling interactive video world you walk into.
FreeArtInteractive
#10September 12 - December 20, 2026 · Limited Run
Pioneer Works, Red Hook, BrooklynChild/ren of the Bloom
LaJune McMillian turns research on phytoplankton and bioluminescence into a floor-to-ceiling interactive video world you walk into.
#11
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynSaturday · 2026-10-03 6:00pm
Green-Wood After Hours
Green-Wood After Hours has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
ArtOne Day Only
#11Saturday · 2026-10-03 6:00pm · One Day Only
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynGreen-Wood After Hours
Green-Wood After Hours has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
#12
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynSaturday · 2026-10-03 10:15am
Dinosaurs in Action: Green-Wood’s Birds of Prey
Dinosaurs in Action: Green-Wood’s Birds of Prey has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
ArtOne Day Only
#12Saturday · 2026-10-03 10:15am · One Day Only
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynDinosaurs in Action: Green-Wood’s Birds of Prey
Dinosaurs in Action: Green-Wood’s Birds of Prey has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
#13
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynSaturday · 2026-10-03 10:00am
Stranger Than Fiction Trolley Tour
Stranger Than Fiction Trolley Tour has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
ArtOne Day Only
#13Saturday · 2026-10-03 10:00am · One Day Only
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynStranger Than Fiction Trolley Tour
Stranger Than Fiction Trolley Tour has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
#14
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynSunday · 2026-10-04 1:00pm
Green-Wood’s Greatest Hits
Green-Wood’s Greatest Hits has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
ArtOne Day Only
#14Sunday · 2026-10-04 1:00pm · One Day Only
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynGreen-Wood’s Greatest Hits
Green-Wood’s Greatest Hits has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
#15
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynSunday · 2026-10-04 11:00am
Meet Your Green Neighbors
Meet Your Green Neighbors has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
ArtOne Day Only
#15Sunday · 2026-10-04 11:00am · One Day Only
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynMeet Your Green Neighbors
Meet Your Green Neighbors has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
#16
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynSunday · 2026-10-04 6:30am
Birding In Peace
Birding In Peace has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
ArtOne Day Only
#16Sunday · 2026-10-04 6:30am · One Day Only
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynBirding In Peace
Birding In Peace has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
#17
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynFriday · 2026-10-02 7:30pm
The Night Shift Comedy Show
The Night Shift Comedy Show has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
ArtOne Day Only
#17Friday · 2026-10-02 7:30pm · One Day Only
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynThe Night Shift Comedy Show
The Night Shift Comedy Show has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
#18
Pioneer Works, 159 Pioneer Street, Red Hook, BrooklynOn view weekends through late fallFree
Fall Exhibitions at Pioneer Works
Pioneer Works' fall shows pair LaJuné McMillian's bioluminescent ocean-research installation with Finnegan Shannon's artwork-delivering conveyor belt.
FreeArtRed Hook
#18On view weekends through late fall · Limited Run
Pioneer Works, 159 Pioneer Street, Red Hook, BrooklynFall Exhibitions at Pioneer Works
Pioneer Works' fall shows pair LaJuné McMillian's bioluminescent ocean-research installation with Finnegan Shannon's artwork-delivering conveyor belt.
#19
St. Ann's Warehouse, DUMBO, Brooklyn2026-10-04 3:00pm
Kramer/Fauci
Kramer/Fauci has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
ArtOne Weekend Only
#192026-10-04 3:00pm · One Weekend Only
St. Ann's Warehouse, DUMBO, BrooklynKramer/Fauci
Kramer/Fauci has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
#20
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn2026-10-04 10:00am
Grave Beginnings: Walking Green-Wood
Grave Beginnings: Walking Green-Wood has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
ArtLimited Run
#202026-10-04 10:00am · Limited Run
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynGrave Beginnings: Walking Green-Wood
Grave Beginnings: Walking Green-Wood has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
#21
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Prospect Heights, BrooklynOn view through October 25Included with garden admission
Ancestral Ecologies
Multisensory installations by the Art x Environment Fellows sit among the plantings at Brooklyn Botanic Garden through late October.
ArtGardenOn view
#21On view through October 25 · Limited Run
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Prospect Heights, BrooklynAncestral Ecologies
Multisensory installations by the Art x Environment Fellows sit among the plantings at Brooklyn Botanic Garden through late October.
#22
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynOn view through April 11, 2027Included with general admissi…
Donald Moffett: Impeach
The artist and Gran Fury co-founder brings his protest-poster lineage into the Brooklyn Museum for a run stretching into spring.
ArtContemporaryFree with admission
#22On view through April 11, 2027 · Limited Run
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynDonald Moffett: Impeach
The artist and Gran Fury co-founder brings his protest-poster lineage into the Brooklyn Museum for a run stretching into spring.
#23
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynJim.henderson · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsOctober 2 – April 18, 2027Included in general admission
Hopi Kachina Dolls: Blessings for a Balanced World
Fifty-three carved Hopi kachina dolls among 120-plus works, told for the first time from the perspective of the women who receive them.
ArtIndigenous artBrooklyn
#23October 2 – April 18, 2027 · Limited Run
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynJim.henderson · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsHopi Kachina Dolls: Blessings for a Balanced World
Fifty-three carved Hopi kachina dolls among 120-plus works, told for the first time from the perspective of the women who receive them.
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