The best things to do in Brooklyn on Labor Day Monday, Sep 7 — hand-curated and refreshed weekly.
37 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.
The William Vale, Vale Pool, Williamsburg, BrooklynSephora turned The William Vale's rooftop pool into a beauty-club cabana scene — SPF stations, a beauty library and skyline views.
The William Vale, Vale Pool, Williamsburg, BrooklynSephora turned The William Vale's rooftop pool into a beauty-club cabana scene — SPF stations, a beauty library and skyline views.
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.
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Kirbee's, Greenpoint, BrooklynTwo of Texas's most decorated pitmasters bring a smokehouse to Greenpoint. After a limited first day, Kirbee's opens in full across Labor Day weekend.
Kirbee's, Greenpoint, BrooklynTwo of Texas's most decorated pitmasters bring a smokehouse to Greenpoint. After a limited first day, Kirbee's opens in full across Labor Day weekend.
Ugly Baby, Williamsburg, BrooklynBrooklyn's most feared Thai kitchen returns after nearly two years dark, in a Williamsburg space with double the seats and a full bar.
Ugly Baby, Williamsburg, BrooklynBrooklyn's most feared Thai kitchen returns after nearly two years dark, in a Williamsburg space with double the seats and a full bar.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynMore than 140 Iris van Herpen haute couture pieces fill the Brooklyn Museum, shown beside scientific artifacts and natural-history specimens.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynMore than 140 Iris van Herpen haute couture pieces fill the Brooklyn Museum, shown beside scientific artifacts and natural-history specimens.
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.
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.
Prospect Park: Bartel Pritchard Lot, BrooklynA Greenmarket on the Bartel-Pritchard Square lot, right where Prospect Park West meets Windsor Terrace.
Prospect Park: Bartel Pritchard Lot, BrooklynA Greenmarket on the Bartel-Pritchard Square lot, right where Prospect Park West meets Windsor Terrace.
Prospect Park: Drummer's Grove, BrooklynA decades-old Sunday drum circle fills Prospect Park's Drummer's Grove with polyrhythms, dancing and open community.
Prospect Park: Drummer's Grove, BrooklynA decades-old Sunday drum circle fills Prospect Park's Drummer's Grove with polyrhythms, dancing and open community.
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.
Ocean Parkway Malls: Ocean Parkway Malls, BrooklynProduce stands on the Ocean Parkway malls, the landscaped promenade Olmsted and Vaux drew as America's first parkway.
Ocean Parkway Malls: Ocean Parkway Malls, BrooklynProduce stands on the Ocean Parkway malls, the landscaped promenade Olmsted and Vaux drew as America's first parkway.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Crown Heights, BrooklynBBG rebuilds the winning stoops of the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest, plus portraits of the neighbours who planted them.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Crown Heights, BrooklynBBG rebuilds the winning stoops of the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest, plus portraits of the neighbours who planted them.
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.
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.
Sofra, Bay Ridge, BrooklynBay Ridge gets a dedicated Egyptian restaurant, which soft-opened in late August. Koshari and baladi salad are there but so are a pharaoh pot pie and a baklava pancake stack.
Sofra, Bay Ridge, BrooklynBay Ridge gets a dedicated Egyptian restaurant, which soft-opened in late August. Koshari and baladi salad are there but so are a pharaoh pot pie and a baklava pancake stack.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Prospect Heights, BrooklynMultisensory installations by the Art x Environment Fellows sit among the plantings at Brooklyn Botanic Garden through late October.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Prospect Heights, BrooklynMultisensory installations by the Art x Environment Fellows sit among the plantings at Brooklyn Botanic Garden through late October.
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.
House of Yes, Bushwick, BrooklynHouse of Yes's signature cabaret packs aerialists, burlesque, drag and sideshow stunts into one glittering early-evening Bushwick spectacle.
House of Yes, Bushwick, BrooklynHouse of Yes's signature cabaret packs aerialists, burlesque, drag and sideshow stunts into one glittering early-evening Bushwick spectacle.
Prospect Park: Drummer's Grove Market Place, BrooklynVendors ring Prospect Park's Drummer's Grove while the drum circle runs — West African crafts, oils, food and fifty years of Brooklyn tradition.
Prospect Park: Drummer's Grove Market Place, BrooklynVendors ring Prospect Park's Drummer's Grove while the drum circle runs — West African crafts, oils, food and fifty years of Brooklyn tradition.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynA first-year electronic festival takes over Industry City with two stages running eighteen hours a day, indoors and outdoors, across the long weekend.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynA first-year electronic festival takes over Industry City with two stages running eighteen hours a day, indoors and outdoors, across the long weekend.
Columbus Park: Columbus Park, BrooklynDetroit Publishing Co. · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsA Greenmarket on Columbus Park beside Brooklyn's Borough Hall, farm stands on the courthouse plaza.
Columbus Park: Columbus Park, BrooklynDetroit Publishing Co. · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsA Greenmarket on Columbus Park beside Brooklyn's Borough Hall, farm stands on the courthouse plaza.
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