This week starts with Green-Wood’s Day of the Dead Family Celebration on Monday evening. Tuesday is Election Day — public schools switch to remote learning for the day, and the Prospect Park Alliance runs a free nature day at the Audubon Center. Thursday is the free afternoon at Brooklyn Children’s Museum. On Saturday, Lafayette Avenue closes for Playback’s Street Party hosted by Spike Lee in Fort Greene and Leonard Library hosts an all-day comics festival, Sunday brings a mushroom hike in Prospect Park and My Gym Williamsburg’s open house.
ALL WEEK
Every week | Mornings, days vary | Prospect Park, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Bridge Park and more | Free | Babies and toddlers in strollers
Brooklyn’s free stroller groups walk every week: Mommy & Me walks Sundays at 10am in Prospect Park, Stroller Mami Walk Mondays at 10am in a rotating neighborhood, the Cobble Hill Walking Club on weekday mornings at Cobble Hill Park, and parkrun on Saturday mornings in Brooklyn Bridge Park. There are dads’ stroll and run clubs too.
Thursday, November 5 and Friday, November 6, 3–5pm; Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 8, 1–5pm | 99 Plymouth Street | Free | Drop-in, families
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s nature center opens its 250-gallon aquarium of East River critters, a scale model of the park, crafts and a reading corner for free drop-in hours. Feed the Fauna is at 3pm on Saturday.
Tuesday, November 3 to Sunday, November 8 | 10am–3:30pm | 990 Washington Avenue | Free for children under 12 | Closed Mondays
Children under 12 are always free at the garden; adults pay admission.
Friday, November 6 to Sunday, November 8 | 12–4pm | Old Stone House in Washington Park, 336 3rd Street | Suggested donation $3, no one turned away | Families
The 1699 farmhouse reconstruction opens its Witness to War exhibit on the Battle of Brooklyn and a seasonal art show upstairs. No reservation needed.
Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 8 | 10am–5pm | Brooklyn Army Terminal, Building A, Dock 1, 140 58th Street | Free
Mmuseumm turned a 36,000-square-foot warehouse at the Brooklyn Army Terminal into an exhibition you ride through on tricycles, past towering photographs of the tools, craftspeople and production work of the terminal. Open weekends through November 15.
Wednesdays through January 13 | 4–5pm | Brooklyn | Free | Ages 6–9
Precious Moments is a professionally facilitated bereavement group through Calvary Hospital for children who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, grandparent or other significant person. Exact dates are set with families during intake.
MONDAY
Monday, November 2 | 4–7pm | Green-Wood Cemetery, Main Entrance Meadow, Fifth Avenue at 25th Street | Free, registration recommended, walk-ins welcome | All ages
Live mariachi and Mexican folk dance, an alebrije scavenger hunt built with Sunset Park High School students, hands-on crafts and Laura Anderson Barbata’s community ofrenda in the Historic Chapel, with food and flowers for sale. The library’s Kidsmobile parks on site from 4pm. Green-Wood’s post.
Monday, November 2 | 3:30–4:15pm | Leonard Library, 81 Devoe Street | Library program | Kids
Build from suggestions or your own designs, with DUPLO blocks for the younger builders.
Monday, November 2 | 4–5pm | Sunset Park Library, 5108 Fourth Avenue | Library program | Ages 3–12
Sugar-skull masks and papel picado for the Day of the Dead.
Monday, November 2 | 3–4pm | Brooklyn Heights Library, 286 Cadman Plaza West | Library program | Ages 9–13
Hang out, listen to music and make something after school.
Monday, November 2 | 4–5pm | Crown Heights Library, 560 New York Avenue | Library program | Kids
Make animations and games in Scratch; no coding experience needed.
TUESDAY
Tuesday, November 3 | Nature exploration 10am–3pm; Lefferts Historic House open 12–4pm | Audubon Center at the Boathouse, 101 East Drive | Free (carousel rides $3) | Families
Public schools switch to remote learning on Election Day, and the Prospect Park Alliance fills the day: leaf art and leaf-litter stations at the Audubon Center from 10am to 3pm, a Fall Leaf Discovery walk at 2pm, and open hours at Lefferts Historic House from noon. The carousel runs 12–5pm.
Tuesday, November 3 | 10:30–11:30am | Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza | Library program | Ages 0–5
A live kids’ concert in the Dweck Center, on the Election Day remote-learning day.
Tuesday, November 3 | 3–4pm | Clinton Hill Library, 380 Washington Avenue | Library program | Ages 0–5
A special storytime with the author and illustrator.
Tuesday, November 3 | 3–3:45pm | Park Slope Library, 431 Sixth Avenue | Library program | Ages 5–12
Board, card and tabletop games; younger children welcome with a caregiver.
Tuesday, November 3 | 3:30–4:30pm | Leonard Library, 81 Devoe Street | Library program | Ages 4–12
A calm downstairs auditorium for children who find the children’s area overstimulating.
Tuesday, November 3 | 3:30–4:30pm | Clinton Hill Library, 380 Washington Avenue | Library program | Kids
An instructor guides players of every level through the basics and a game.
Tuesday, November 3 | 4–5pm | Brooklyn Heights Library, 286 Cadman Plaza West | Library program | Kids
Practice reading aloud to a visiting therapy dog in the Craft Room.
Tuesday, November 3 | 4–5:30pm | Brooklyn Heights Library, 286 Cadman Plaza West | Library program | Middle schoolers
A weekly hangout to create, invent and explore.
WEDNESDAY
Wednesday, November 4 | 10:30–11:30am | Check in at the Green-House, 750 Fifth Avenue | Free, registration required (one space per person) | Parents and caregivers with strollers
An easy-paced hour through Green-Wood’s landscape, history and nature, designed for caregivers pushing strollers.
Wednesday, November 4 | 10:30–11am | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 199 Carroll Street (a Carroll Gardens Library program while the branch is closed) | Library program | Babies and toddlers
A live mini-concert of songs and rhymes with Jono Songs, hosted off-site by the Carroll Gardens Library.
Wednesday, November 4 | 3:30–4:30pm | Leonard Library, 81 Devoe Street | Library program | Kids
Learn about the Festival of Lights with a story and a craft.
Wednesday, November 4 | 3:30–5:30pm | Brooklyn Heights Library, 286 Cadman Plaza West | Library program | Ages 5–12
An afternoon of chess with the branch’s chess master; no registration.
Wednesday, November 4 | 3:30–4:30pm | Brower Park Library, 155 Brooklyn Avenue | Library program | Ages 6–12
Hands-on STEM play with the cornstarch goo that is both liquid and solid.
Wednesday, November 4 | 4–5pm | Sunset Park Library, 5108 Fourth Avenue | Library program | Ages 7 and up, families
Build a new robotics project with LEGO every week.
Wednesday, November 4 | 4:30–5:30pm | Greenpoint Library, 107 Norman Avenue | Library program | Kids, inclusive
Plant seeds, read stories, sing and take home plants in the EcoLab.
Wednesday, November 4 | 3–4:30pm | Greenpoint Library, 107 Norman Avenue | Library program | Ages 9–12
Activities for tweens upstairs in EcoLab 2.
THURSDAY
Thursday, November 5 | 10–11am | Prospect Park Boathouse and Audubon Center, 101 East Drive | Free, register on Eventbrite | Parents and caregivers with children under 3
A Prospect Park Alliance naturalist leads a one-hour stroll along the park’s waterways, with birdsong, streams and the park’s tall trees along the way. The walk leaves promptly at 10am from the Audubon Center; the Alliance asks walkers to check their email beforehand to confirm the walk has met its minimum number of participants.
Thursday, November 5 | 2–5pm | Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 145 Brooklyn Avenue | Free (reserve online recommended) | All ages
Admission is free every Thursday from 2 to 5pm, courtesy of Amazon: the exhibits, a guided art workshop in the ColorLab studio from 2:15pm and hands-on STEM projects in the Nature’s Engineers makerspace from 2:30pm. This week also brings a Mexican folk dance workshop with Calpulli Mexican Dance Company, 3–3:45pm, RSVP.
Thursday, November 5 | 12–1:30pm | 32 Court Street, Suite 701 | Free | Babies 0–1 and their parents
A cozy gathering for new parents and their babies, hosted by Speech Language Play NYC, with a different local provider each time — a lactation consultant, occupational therapist or social worker — to answer questions. Runs Thursdays through December 17.
Thursday, November 5, 4–8pm; Saturday, November 7, 1–5pm | 290 Conover Street | Free | All ages
The 1914 Lehigh Valley railroad barge at the end of Conover Street opens for free self-guided visits — a floating museum with harbor views from the deck.
Thursday, November 5 | 3–4pm | Williamsburgh Library, 240 Division Avenue | Library program | Kids
A read-aloud of an Ezra Jack Keats book, then a craft based on it.
Thursday, November 5 | 3:30–5pm | Leonard Library, 81 Devoe Street | Library program | Families with children
The Thursday family movie in the auditorium.
Thursday, November 5 | 3:30–4:15pm | Kensington Library, 4207 18th Avenue | Library program | Kids
A fall story with Miss Mira, then leaf-inspired crafts.
Thursday, November 5 | 3:30–5pm | Brooklyn Heights Library, 286 Cadman Plaza West | Library program | Ages 5 and up
The 1993 adventure, rated G.
Thursday, November 5 | 3–4:15pm | Red Hook Interim Library, 362 Van Brunt Street | Library program | Kids
Learn to draw comics at the Van Brunt Street branch.
Thursday, November 5 | 4–5pm | Pacific Library, 25 Fourth Avenue | Library program | Ages 6–12
Make and take your own art project; caregivers stay.
FRIDAY
Friday, November 6 to Sunday, November 8 | 10am–5pm | Designers Collab., 96 North 5th Street | Free kids’ activities; RSVP for a shopping discount | All ages
The kids’ clothing brand takes over a Williamsburg loft for a weekend of free kids’ activities — dance parties, story times — alongside expert Q&As, treats and holiday gift shopping with brands like Boppo, Babsy, Hatch, MAM and Once Upon a Farm. Details here.
Friday, November 6 | 2–4pm | The Green-House, 750 Fifth Avenue, near the main entrance | Free, drop in | Ages 2–5
The library’s Kidsmobile parks at the Green-House from 2pm (borrow books, get a card), then a librarian leads stories and crafts from 3pm.
Friday, November 6 | 10:15–10:45am | Jane’s Carousel, Brooklyn Bridge Park | Library program | Ages 0–5
The Adams Street children’s librarian leads songs, rhymes and stories at the carousel before it opens for the day. No registration, but there is a capacity limit.
Friday, November 6 | 2:30–3:15pm | Park Slope Library, 431 Sixth Avenue | Library program | Ages 0–5, registration required
Bubbles the Silly Entertainer hosts a dance party in the auditorium.
Friday, November 6 | 2–4pm | The Green-House, 750 Fifth Avenue, at Green-Wood’s main entrance | Library program | Kids
Story time and crafts at Green-Wood Cemetery with the Sunset Park Library and the bookmobile. Check the listing for the meeting point.
Friday, November 6 | 3:30–4:30pm | Windsor Terrace Library, 160 East 5th Street | Library program | Kids
LEGO and DUPLO play.
Friday, November 6 | 3:30–4:30pm | Brooklyn Heights Library, 286 Cadman Plaza West | Library program | Ages 5–12
Board, card and tabletop games.
Friday, November 6 | 3:30–4:30pm | Brower Park Library, 155 Brooklyn Avenue | Library program | Ages 6–12
Make a kaleidoscope; younger kids welcome with supervision.
SATURDAY
Saturday, November 7 | 11am–5pm | Lafayette Avenue between Ashland Place and St. Felix Street | Free, first come first served | All ages
The Soapbox Presents and Playback, with BAM Rose Cinemas, turn Lafayette Avenue into an all-day outdoor party: Brooklyn DJs and bring-your-own-vinyl, the work of artist Katie Merz, Double Dutch, and food and drink. An RSVP gets you updates but does not guarantee entry.
Saturday, November 7 | Class 12:15–1pm, family celebration 1–2pm | Rikud Studio, 607A Vanderbilt Avenue | Free, register for the class (8 spots) | Class ages 3–5; celebration all ages
Speech on the Slope’s speech-language pathologists run a free trial of Reading Yogis — movement, stories, phonics and playful speech-sound games — then everyone, siblings included, stays for a craft with Little Makers Studio, games, snacks and raffles. Register here.
Saturday, November 7 | 10am–12pm | Audubon Center at the Boathouse, 101 East Drive | Free, no registration | All ages; under 12 with an adult
The Brooklyn Bird Club leads a beginner-friendly walk around the park’s lake and woods during fall migration, rain or shine. Bring binoculars if you have them.
Saturday, November 7 | 11am–12pm | Lincoln Terrace Park | Free, no registration | Kids
The Urban Park Rangers collect leaves with kids and turn them into colorful leaf art.
Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 8 | 12–5pm | Lefferts Historic House, Children’s Corner | Free | School-age and up
Portraits, campaign memorabilia and seven life lessons from the Brooklyn congresswoman’s career, presented with the Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute.
Saturday, November 7 | 2–3:30pm | Starts and ends at Lefferts Historic House | Free, RSVP | Recommended for school-age kids and up
A 90-minute walk with the Flatbush Library and the Alliance to the park’s Battle Pass fortifications, with a focus on the enslaved Africans held by the Lefferts family. RSVP here.
Saturday, November 7 | 11am | The BookMark Shoppe, 8415 3rd Avenue | In-store storytime, no ticket listed | Picture-book ages
Carolyn Sloan reads Welcome to Broadway, the latest in her Welcome to Music sound-button picture-book series.
Saturday, November 7 | 10am–2pm | 378 Throop Avenue | Free | All ages
A weekly Saturday space for kids to explore movement, build confidence and get creative through dance, with games, music and food.
Saturday, November 7 | 5:30–7pm | Pier 3, meet at the northern pier entrance by the marina | Free, register | Families
A 90-minute workshop on the park’s nocturnal insects and mammals, with prompts and time to draw and write on the lawn as night falls. Register here.
Saturday, November 7 | 10:30–11:30am | Lofty Pigeon Books, 743 Church Avenue | Free, RSVP on Eventbrite | Picture-book ages
The Brooklyn author and artist launches her city-pigeon alphabet book with a storytime at the Kensington shop.
Saturday, November 7 | 10–10:30am | Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza | Library program | Ages 0–5
Picture books, kamishibai and hand games in Japanese.
Saturday, November 7 | 11am–12pm | Bay Ridge Library, 7223 Ridge Boulevard | Library program | Kids
Learn the game with Chess Master William Del Castillo; no registration.
Saturday, November 7 | 11am–12pm | Clinton Hill Library, 380 Washington Avenue | Library program | Kids
Read to Dot the therapy dog.
Saturday, November 7 | 11am–4pm | Leonard Library, 81 Devoe Street | Library program | All ages
A single-day comics festival with BODEGA and Kindplay: workshops and activities for readers and aspiring comic artists, with guests John Patrick Green (InvestiGators), Wendy Xu (Mooncakes) and the duo Veronica Agarwal and Lee Durfey-Lavoie (Just Roll With It). The Twisted Spine sells the guests’ books on site.
Saturday, November 7 | 12–2pm | Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza | Library program | Kids and families, registration required
Indian dance, music and movement for the Festival of Lights in the Dweck Center.
Saturday, November 7 | 12–12:45pm | Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza | Library program | Kids
Paint and decorate a clay diya and learn what it means.
Saturday, November 7 | 1–3pm | Dyker Library, 8202 13th Avenue | Library program | Kids
An afternoon of crafts for families that folds in a few basic economics ideas, like budgeting with scarce supplies.
Saturday, November 7 | 2–3:30pm | Bedford Library, 496 Franklin Avenue | Library program | Families
Games you win together, not against each other.
Saturday, November 7 | 2:30–4:30pm | Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza | Library program | Ages 6 and up
A game and tips from chess master William Del Castillo.
SUNDAY
Sunday, November 8 | 45-minute sessions at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 2:30pm, 3:30pm and 4:30pm | 118 North 11th Street, 3rd floor | Free, sign-up and waiver required | Ages 3 months to 10 years
The new kids’ gym opens its doors a day before its first classes with free open-house sessions of songs, dances, toys, games, gymnastics skills and a puppet show. More sessions Wednesday, November 11.
Sunday, November 8 | 11am–12pm | Audubon Center at the Boathouse, 101 East Drive | Free, no registration | Families
An Urban Park Rangers walk through the park’s woods to find and identify fungi and see how decomposition keeps a forest going.
Sunday, November 8 | 12–1:30pm | Old Stone House, 336 3rd Street | Free, no registration | Families
For Native American Heritage Month, the Urban Park Rangers explore Lenape, Dutch and English foodways — seasonal ingredients and historic cooking techniques.
Sunday, November 8 | 10am–12pm | 171 East 4th Street | Free | All ages
Bring last week’s jack-o’-lantern (no glitter, no candles) and smash it into the garden’s compost.
Sunday, November 8 | 11am–1pm | Check in at the trolley by the Gothic Arch, main entrance, Fifth Avenue at 25th Street | Free, ticket required | Ages 10 and up
A free introductory trolley tour of the landscape and its notable residents. Green-Wood says it is not recommended for children under 10.
Sunday, November 8 | 10:30am–12pm, doors 10am | Lofty Pigeon Books, 743 Church Avenue | Free, RSVP appreciated but not required | All ages
Dog Man himself visits the shop to celebrate the new book Dog Man: A Sprinkle in Time, with giveaways, treats and photos.
Sunday, November 8 | 12–6pm | Pioneer Works, 159 Pioneer Street | Free, RSVP | All ages
The monthly open house fills three floors and the garden with open studios, exhibitions, workshops, live music and food. RSVP here.
Sunday, November 8 | 9:30–11:30am | Starts at Designers Collab., 96 North 5th Street | Free, RSVP on Eventbrite | Babies and toddlers in strollers
A group stroller run around Williamsburg with the DUMBO Dads Run Club, then a gift bag, free coffee and a family mingle at the Magnetic Me pop-up.
