The best things to do in Brooklyn next weekend, Sep 4–7, 2026 — hand-curated and refreshed weekly.
69 picks · checked Aug 25
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.
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.
Barclays Center, Prospect Heights, BrooklynRobyn brings the sexistential tour to Barclays Center with Yaeji opening, her first Brooklyn arena run in years and a full production.
Barclays Center, Prospect Heights, BrooklynRobyn brings the sexistential tour to Barclays Center with Yaeji opening, her first Brooklyn arena run in years and a full production.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynSteel orchestras roll their pan racks onto the Brooklyn Museum lawn and battle for the New York Panorama crown until one in the morning.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynSteel orchestras roll their pan racks onto the Brooklyn Museum lawn and battle for the New York Panorama crown until one in the morning.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynKes The Band, Bunji Garlin, Fay-Ann Lyons and WCK play a seven-hour soca marathon on the Brooklyn Museum grounds for Carnival week.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynKes The Band, Bunji Garlin, Fay-Ann Lyons and WCK play a seven-hour soca marathon on the Brooklyn Museum grounds for Carnival week.
Barclays Center, Prospect Heights, BrooklynDon Toliver brings the Nitrous leg of the Octane World Tour to Barclays Center, with Chase B and friends running a DJ set beforehand.
Barclays Center, Prospect Heights, BrooklynDon Toliver brings the Nitrous leg of the Octane World Tour to Barclays Center, with Chase B and friends running a DJ set beforehand.
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Pacha New York, East Williamsburg, BrooklynThe Grammy-winning French duo take over the decks at Pacha New York on Labor Day Saturday, with hometown provocateur The Dare sharing the bill until 4 AM.
Pacha New York, East Williamsburg, BrooklynThe Grammy-winning French duo take over the decks at Pacha New York on Labor Day Saturday, with hometown provocateur The Dare sharing the bill until 4 AM.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynLast chance: the Brooklyn Museum's bicentennial survey of 200 years of collecting — with KAWS, Duke Riley and Tourmaline — closes Sunday after an extended run.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynLast chance: the Brooklyn Museum's bicentennial survey of 200 years of collecting — with KAWS, Duke Riley and Tourmaline — closes Sunday after an extended run.
LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park, Prospect Park, BrooklynEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLucie Tiberghien directs Molière's most subversive play outdoors at Lakeside, with live cello by Johnathan Moore — free with an RSVP.
LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park, Prospect Park, BrooklynEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLucie Tiberghien directs Molière's most subversive play outdoors at Lakeside, with live cello by Johnathan Moore — free with an RSVP.
Brooklyn Paramount, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynJoy Division and New Order's founding bassist plays the restored Brooklyn Paramount, hammering those melodic basslines through a full band set.
Brooklyn Paramount, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynJoy Division and New Order's founding bassist plays the restored Brooklyn Paramount, hammering those melodic basslines through a full band set.
Maimonides Park, Coney Island, BrooklynMinor-league baseball with the Wonder Wheel over the outfield wall, capped by postgame fireworks fired off the Coney Island boardwalk.
Maimonides Park, Coney Island, BrooklynMinor-league baseball with the Wonder Wheel over the outfield wall, capped by postgame fireworks fired off the Coney Island boardwalk.
Under the K Bridge Park, Greenpoint, BrooklynLondon club fabric's first-ever New York show: Jeff Mills, Ben UFO, Helena Hauff and Craig Richards play open-air under the Kosciuszko Bridge, 2pm to 2am.
Under the K Bridge Park, Greenpoint, BrooklynLondon club fabric's first-ever New York show: Jeff Mills, Ben UFO, Helena Hauff and Craig Richards play open-air under the Kosciuszko Bridge, 2pm to 2am.
Marsha P. Johnson State Park, Williamsburg, BrooklynThe country's largest open-air food market lines the Williamsburg waterfront with dozens of vendors and full Manhattan skyline views.
Marsha P. Johnson State Park, Williamsburg, BrooklynThe country's largest open-air food market lines the Williamsburg waterfront with dozens of vendors and full Manhattan skyline views.
BAM Rose Cinemas, Fort Greene, BrooklynBAM revives its cult perspiration series for a second run: eleven films about sweat, desire and heat, opening Friday with Atlantics, Body Double and Wild Things.
BAM Rose Cinemas, Fort Greene, BrooklynBAM revives its cult perspiration series for a second run: eleven films about sweat, desire and heat, opening Friday with Atlantics, Body Double and Wild Things.
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.
Breeze Hill, Prospect Park, Prospect Park, BrooklynDozens of independent food vendors set up outdoors at Breeze Hill, Prospect Park for the Sunday Smorgasburg market.
Breeze Hill, Prospect Park, Prospect Park, BrooklynDozens of independent food vendors set up outdoors at Breeze Hill, Prospect Park for the Sunday Smorgasburg market.
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.
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.
Prospect Park, 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, 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.
Brooklyn Storehouse, Brooklyn Navy Yard, BrooklynHard techno brand Teletech returns to Brooklyn Storehouse with Jazzy b2b Nikolina, JSMN, Kruelty, Natte Visstick and Restricted — 10pm to 5am on holiday Sunday.
Brooklyn Storehouse, Brooklyn Navy Yard, BrooklynHard techno brand Teletech returns to Brooklyn Storehouse with Jazzy b2b Nikolina, JSMN, Kruelty, Natte Visstick and Restricted — 10pm to 5am on holiday Sunday.
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.
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.
Pacha New York, East Williamsburg, BrooklynGORDO — the producer formerly known as Carnage — opens Pacha New York's Labor Day weekend with a 10 PM–4 AM house set at the new superclub on the old Brooklyn Mirage site.
Pacha New York, East Williamsburg, BrooklynGORDO — the producer formerly known as Carnage — opens Pacha New York's Labor Day weekend with a 10 PM–4 AM house set at the new superclub on the old Brooklyn Mirage site.
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Big weekends coming up — save them now, plan later.
