The best things to do in Brooklyn over Labor Day weekend 2026 (Sep 5–7) — hand-curated and refreshed weekly.
23 picks · checked Sep 2
Eastern Parkway, Crown Heights, BrooklynDavid Berkowitz from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe 59th New York Carnival Parade takes over Eastern Parkway with mas bands, steel orchestras and soca trucks from 11am to 6pm. Free, enormous and the reason Labor Day belongs to Brooklyn.
Eastern Parkway, Crown Heights, BrooklynDavid Berkowitz from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe 59th New York Carnival Parade takes over Eastern Parkway with mas bands, steel orchestras and soca trucks from 11am to 6pm. Free, enormous and the reason Labor Day belongs to Brooklyn.
Crown Heights, BrooklynDetroit Publishing Co. (w) , publisher. · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsThe pre-dawn Carnival tradition: steel bands, paint, powder and oil moving through Crown Heights before sunrise, hours ahead of the Eastern Parkway parade.
Crown Heights, BrooklynDetroit Publishing Co. (w) , publisher. · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsThe pre-dawn Carnival tradition: steel bands, paint, powder and oil moving through Crown Heights before sunrise, hours ahead of the Eastern Parkway parade.
Brooklyn Museum, Crown Heights, BrooklynMasqueraders up to age 17 parade in full costume from Kingston Avenue down Franklin to the Brooklyn Museum in Carnival's children's edition.
Brooklyn Museum, Crown Heights, BrooklynMasqueraders up to age 17 parade in full costume from Kingston Avenue down Franklin to the Brooklyn Museum in Carnival's children's edition.
Union Pool, Williamsburg, BrooklynCrickets, the band of JD Samson, Roddy Bottum and Michael O'Neill, play a free afternoon backyard set at Union Pool with Tami Hart.
Union Pool, Williamsburg, BrooklynCrickets, the band of JD Samson, Roddy Bottum and Michael O'Neill, play a free afternoon backyard set at Union Pool with Tami Hart.
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Prospect Park, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMolière in the Park stages a free Don Juan in Prospect Park — the infamous seducer's single day of defiance, with live original music.
Prospect Park, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMolière in the Park stages a free Don Juan in Prospect Park — the infamous seducer's single day of defiance, with live original music.
Smorgasburg Prospect Park, Prospect Heights, BrooklynSteel pan bands, jerk chicken from chef Scotley Innis and Caribbean makers take over Breeze Hill as Smorgasburg turns Carnival - all free.
Smorgasburg Prospect Park, Prospect Heights, BrooklynSteel pan bands, jerk chicken from chef Scotley Innis and Caribbean makers take over Breeze Hill as Smorgasburg turns Carnival - all free.
Coney Island, BrooklynMiscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsA free Practical Magic night at Deno's Wonder Wheel Park with midnight margaritas, tarot readings and giveaways, timed to end with the season's last fireworks.
Coney Island, BrooklynMiscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsA free Practical Magic night at Deno's Wonder Wheel Park with midnight margaritas, tarot readings and giveaways, timed to end with the season's last fireworks.
Coney Island, BrooklynSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe final boardwalk karaoke session of the Coney Island season at Deno's Wonder Wheel Park, free to sing or to watch.
Coney Island, BrooklynSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe final boardwalk karaoke session of the Coney Island season at Deno's Wonder Wheel Park, free to sing or to watch.
Prospect Park, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDozens of Brooklyn dogs off-leash at dawn while their owners drink coffee and eat pastries at FIDO's long-running Prospect Park meet-up.
Prospect Park, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDozens of Brooklyn dogs off-leash at dawn while their owners drink coffee and eat pastries at FIDO's long-running Prospect Park meet-up.
Fort Hamilton at Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynFree live jazz and blues at Fort Hamilton inside Industry City, with a full bar and no cover on a Sunday evening in Sunset Park.
Fort Hamilton at Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynFree live jazz and blues at Fort Hamilton inside Industry City, with a full bar and no cover on a Sunday evening in Sunset Park.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynJim.henderson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA guided crawl through Industry City's food halls and makers inside the converted Bushwick Terminal warehouses on the Sunset Park waterfront.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynJim.henderson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA guided crawl through Industry City's food halls and makers inside the converted Bushwick Terminal warehouses on the Sunset Park waterfront.
Prospect Park Audubon Center, Prospect Park, BrooklynA free Zumba hour outside the Prospect Park boathouse, mixing Latin and international dance rhythms with no booking needed.
Prospect Park Audubon Center, Prospect Park, BrooklynA free Zumba hour outside the Prospect Park boathouse, mixing Latin and international dance rhythms with no booking needed.
The Rat NYC, Dumbo, BrooklynLifestyle 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, BrooklynLifestyle author Mar Jennings reads his one-man show aloud, script in hand, for a free workshop audience at The Rat in Dumbo.
Pioneer Works, 159 Pioneer Street, Red Hook, BrooklynPioneer Works' fall shows pair LaJuné McMillian's bioluminescent ocean-research installation with Finnegan Shannon's artwork-delivering conveyor belt.
Pioneer Works, 159 Pioneer Street, Red Hook, BrooklynPioneer Works' fall shows pair LaJuné McMillian's bioluminescent ocean-research installation with Finnegan Shannon's artwork-delivering conveyor belt.
LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park, BrooklynProspect Park naturalists hand children magnifying glasses to examine what actually lives in the lake at Lakeside — free, drop-in.
LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park, BrooklynProspect Park naturalists hand children magnifying glasses to examine what actually lives in the lake at Lakeside — free, drop-in.
Prospect Park Audubon Center, Prospect Park, BrooklynHugh Sansom · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNaturalists at the Audubon Center open up the plants and animals of the park's waterfall and streams for families with magnifying glasses.
Prospect Park Audubon Center, Prospect Park, BrooklynHugh Sansom · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNaturalists at the Audubon Center open up the plants and animals of the park's waterfall and streams for families with magnifying glasses.
Prospect Park Audubon Center, Prospect Park, BrooklynHugh Sansom · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA guided morning loop from the Audubon Center along the Lullwater, Peninsula and waterfall trails, free and open to all paces.
Prospect Park Audubon Center, Prospect Park, BrooklynHugh Sansom · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA guided morning loop from the Audubon Center along the Lullwater, Peninsula and waterfall trails, free and open to all paces.
Herbert Von King Park: Amphitheater, BrooklynA classics-only DJ session in the Herbert Von King amphitheater, Bed-Stuy's sunken bowl doing what it does best.
Herbert Von King Park: Amphitheater, BrooklynA classics-only DJ session in the Herbert Von King amphitheater, Bed-Stuy's sunken bowl doing what it does best.
Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Heights, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBrooklyn's flagship farmers market has run at the gates of Prospect Park since 1989, with regional growers and local wine sampling.
Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Heights, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBrooklyn's flagship farmers market has run at the gates of Prospect Park since 1989, with regional growers and local wine sampling.
Bartel-Pritchard Square, Windsor Terrace, BrooklynAEMoreira042281 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe neighbourhood market where South Slope and Windsor Terrace shop, tucked into Prospect Park's tree-shaded southwest corner.
Bartel-Pritchard Square, Windsor Terrace, BrooklynAEMoreira042281 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe neighbourhood market where South Slope and Windsor Terrace shop, tucked into Prospect Park's tree-shaded southwest corner.
Prospect Park, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA free hour on the Prospect Park ground where the Battle of Brooklyn was fought, marking the engagement's 250th anniversary year.
Prospect Park, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA free hour on the Prospect Park ground where the Battle of Brooklyn was fought, marking the engagement's 250th anniversary year.
Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, BrooklynProspect Park Alliance and the Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute trace how Brooklyn's own congresswoman broke Washington open — free.
Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, BrooklynProspect Park Alliance and the Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute trace how Brooklyn's own congresswoman broke Washington open — free.
Marsha P. Johnson State Park, 90 Kent Ave, Williamsburg, BrooklynAmerica's biggest open-air food market packs the Williamsburg waterfront — 22 new vendors this season, with the skyline as your table.
Marsha P. Johnson State Park, 90 Kent Ave, Williamsburg, BrooklynAmerica's biggest open-air food market packs the Williamsburg waterfront — 22 new vendors this season, with the skyline as your table.
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