Reposo y Recuerdo, a community ofrenda at Greenwood cemetery | Daily, Greenwood Heights
Daily through Sunday, November 15 | 10am–5pm | Historic Chapel, The Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street | Free | All ages
In Green-Wood’s Historic Chapel, Mexico City-born artist Laura Anderson Barbata’s community ofrenda invites visitors to add a remembrance of someone they love: a photo, a note, flowers or another small memento. Visitors can also decorate a calavera (skull) or share a memory on the flowing red ribbon. This is the final week.
Free entry for kids at Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Tuesday to Sunday, Prospect Heights
Tuesday, November 10 to Sunday, November 15 | 10am–3:30pm | 990 Washington Avenue | Free for children under 12 | Closed Monday
Children under 12 are always free at the garden; adults pay admission, and children under 14 must be with an adult.
Open hours at the Environmental Education Center | Thursday, Friday and Sunday, DUMBO
Thursday, November 12 and Friday, November 13, 3–5pm; Sunday, November 15, 1–5pm | 99 Plymouth Street | Free | Drop-in
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s nature center opens for free drop-in hours. Saturday’s hours are cancelled while the park’s educators run activities at the Roebling Rink opening.
Open hours at the Old Stone House | Friday to Sunday, Park Slope
Friday, November 13 to Sunday, November 15 | 12–4pm | Old Stone House in Washington Park, 336 3rd Street | Suggested donation $3, no one turned away | Families
The reconstructed farmhouse opens its doors for weekend visits, no reservation needed.
THWACK: ride tricycles through a warehouse exhibition | Saturday and Sunday, Sunset Park
Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15 | 10am–5pm | Brooklyn Army Terminal, 140 58th Street | Free | All ages
Mmuseumm and the Brooklyn Army Terminal turned a warehouse into an exhibition you ride through on tricycles. This is the closing weekend.
Free children’s bereavement group | Wednesdays, Brooklyn
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 someone important to them. Exact dates are set with families during intake.
The Shirley Chisholm Way at Lefferts Historic House | Saturday and Sunday, Prospect Park
Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15 | 12–5pm | Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park | Free
An exhibit on how Brooklyn’s Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress, with portraits, rarely seen photographs and campaign memorabilia.
Opening Day: SKATE at Domino Park | Monday, Williamsburg
Monday, November 9 | 4–8pm | Domino Park | Free to attend; skating is ticketed | All ages
Domino Park opens its skating season with music, snacks, free photobooth sessions and performances by local figure skaters: Sarah Baetge and Liz Schmidt at 6pm, Jordan Bailey and Isaac Alan Lindy at 7:30pm. The first 20 skaters get Domino Park swag.
Build with LEGO and DUPLO at Leonard Library | Monday, Williamsburg
Monday, November 9 | 3:30–4:15pm | Leonard Library, 81 Devoe Street | Library program | Ages 3–10
Build from suggestions or your own designs, with DUPLO for younger builders and small LEGO for older kids.
Kids Explore: design a city at Sunset Park Library | Monday, Sunset Park
Monday, November 9 | 4–5pm | Sunset Park Library, 5108 Fourth Avenue | Library program | Ages 5–10
Learn about city planning with the ABCs of City Planning and design a city together. Giveaway books while supplies last.
Tween Time at Brooklyn Heights Library | Monday, Brooklyn Heights
Monday, November 9 | 3–4pm | Brooklyn Heights Library, 286 Cadman Plaza West | Library program | Ages 9–13
Tweens hang out, listen to music and make friends, with games, crafts or a movie that changes each week.
Toddler Takeover at the Green-House | Tuesday, Greenwood Heights
Tuesday, November 10 | 10–11:30am | The Green-House, 750 Fifth Avenue | Free, registration required | Recommended for ages 1–4, with a caregiver
Green-Wood turns the Green-House into a pop-up play space for open play and sensory exploration. Registration is required because space is limited.
Veterans Day craft kits at Leonard Library | Tuesday, Williamsburg
Tuesday, November 10 | 1–7:45pm | Leonard Library, 81 Devoe Street | Library program | Kids
Ahead of Veterans Day, the branch hands out grab-and-go kits, including one to make a special flag honoring veterans.
Kids Create at Park Slope Library | Tuesday, Park Slope
Tuesday, November 10 | 3–3:45pm | Park Slope Library, 431 Sixth Avenue | Library program | Ages 5–12
Make a take-home craft after school; younger children are welcome with an adult to help.
Sensory-Friendly Zone at Leonard Library | Tuesday, Williamsburg
Tuesday, November 10 | 3:30–4:30pm | Leonard Library, 81 Devoe Street | Library program | Ages 4–12
The downstairs auditorium opens for sensory-friendly time, with noise-cancelling headphones, fidget toys and weighted items available.
Fall paper quilt squares at Kensington Library | Tuesday, Kensington
Tuesday, November 10 | 3–3:45pm | Kensington Library, 4207 18th Avenue | Library program | Ages 6–12
Craft a fall-themed square for a collaborative paper quilt for the branch’s children’s floor.
Kids Chess Workshop at Clinton Hill Library | Tuesday, Clinton Hill
Tuesday, November 10 | 3:30–4:30pm | Clinton Hill Library, 380 Washington Avenue | Library program | Kids
An instructor guides young players of all experience levels through games, tips and strategy.
Read, Sing, Make at Central Library | Tuesday, Prospect Heights
Tuesday, November 10 | 4:30–5:15pm | Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Youth Wing | Library program | Ages 4–8, with and without disabilities
A story, a song or two and a craft after school in the Youth Wing’s Upper Program Room.
Game On! at Windsor Terrace Library | Tuesday, Windsor Terrace
Tuesday, November 10 | 3:30–4:30pm | Windsor Terrace Library, 160 East 5th Street | Library program | Kids
Board, card and tabletop games after school.
steMTA: hands-on transit science at Bay Ridge Library | Tuesday, Bay Ridge
Tuesday, November 10 | 3–5pm | Bay Ridge Library, 7223 Ridge Boulevard | Library program, registration | Students and families
The MTA’s Interborough Express project team brings hands-on activities about the link between STEM and the subway, buses and trains.
St. Martin’s lantern walk with Kinderhaus | Wednesday, Prospect Park
Wednesday, November 11 | 5pm | Prospect Park, next to Harmony Playground | Free
Kinderhaus holds its St. Martin’s celebration with a lantern walk, singing and a potluck. Bring a cup for the warm drinks.
My Gym Williamsburg grand opening open house | Wednesday, Williamsburg
Wednesday, November 11 | Sessions at 2:30, 3:30 and 4:30pm | 118 North 11th Street | Free, sign-up and waiver required | Ages 3 months to 10 years
The new kids’ gym holds its second free open house on the Veterans Day school holiday, with songs, dances, toys, games, gymnastics skills and a puppet show.
Learning Centers open hours at Shirley Chisholm State Park | Wednesday, Spring Creek
Wednesday, November 11 | 1–3pm | Shirley Chisholm State Park, 1750 Granville Payne Avenue | Free, RSVP on Eventbrite | Families
Drop in any time during open hours at the park’s Penn and Fountain Learning Centers to learn about the water and land ecology of the park.
Tween Book Group at Greenlight Bookstore | Wednesday, Fort Greene
Wednesday, November 11 | 6–7pm | Greenlight Bookstore, 686 Fulton Street | Free, RSVP on Eventbrite | Ages 9–12
Greenlight’s book group for tweens reads and discusses contemporary and classic chapter books.
Veterans Day school holiday in Prospect Park | Wednesday, Prospect Park
Wednesday, November 11 | 10am–3pm | Prospect Park Audubon Center | Free | Families
Leaf art and a hands-on look at leaf litter fill the school holiday at the Audubon Center, with a Fall Leaf Discovery walk at 2pm. Lefferts Historic House, on its own hours, is also free, with family exhibits and activities.
Community Access Thursday at Brooklyn Children’s Museum | Thursday, Crown Heights
Thursday, November 12 | 2–5pm | Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 145 Brooklyn Avenue | Free, reserve online in advance | All ages
The museum’s free Thursday afternoon includes a guided art workshop in ColorLab and STEM projects in the Nature’s Engineers makerspace. This week artist Kameelah Janan Rasheed visits ColorLab to make bookmarks inspired by her artwork with ink, stamps, oil pastels and collage.
Baby and Me new-parent meetup | Thursday, Brooklyn Heights
Thursday, November 12 | 12–1:30pm | 32 Court Street, Suite 701 | Free | Babies and their parents
Speech Language Play NYC hosts a weekly meetup for new parents and babies, each featuring a different local provider, such as a lactation consultant, occupational therapist or social worker. It runs Thursdays through December 17.
Graphic novel workshop for kids with author Julio Anta | Thursday, Crown Heights
Thursday, November 12 | 6–7:30pm | Global School Brooklyn, 760 Sterling Place | Free, RSVP on Eventbrite | Grades 4 and 5
Julio Anta, author of Sol Goes for Goal! and Speak Up, Santiago!, leads a hands-on workshop where students make their own one-page comic. The school also introduces families to its bilingual programs.
Kids Create at Williamsburgh Library | Thursday, Williamsburg
Thursday, November 12 | 3–4pm | Williamsburgh Library, 240 Division Avenue | Library program | Ages 4–12
A take-home craft project every Thursday.
Movies at the Library: Pocahontas at Leonard Library | Thursday, Williamsburg
Thursday, November 12 | 3:30–5pm | Leonard Library, 81 Devoe Street | Library program | Families
The 1995 animated Pocahontas, screened for Native American Heritage Month.
Owl Storycraft at Kensington Library | Thursday, Kensington
Thursday, November 12 | 3:30–4:15pm | Kensington Library, 4207 18th Avenue | Library program | Ages 6–12
Miss Mira reads a book about owls, then everyone makes an owl craft.
After School Movie: Migration at Brooklyn Heights Library | Thursday, Brooklyn Heights
Thursday, November 12 | 3:30–5pm | Brooklyn Heights Library, 286 Cadman Plaza West | Library program | Ages 5 and up
This week’s film is Migration (2023, PG, 82 minutes). No registration; attendance is limited by room capacity.
Comic book drawing class with Mr. Nick at Red Hook Library | Thursday, Red Hook
Thursday, November 12 | 3–4:15pm | Red Hook Interim Library, 362 Van Brunt Street | Library program | Ages 10 and up
An artist who has published his own comic book series teaches kids to draw comics. All supplies are provided.
Kids Create at Pacific Library | Thursday, Boerum Hill
Thursday, November 12 | 4–5pm | Pacific Library, 25 Fourth Avenue | Library program | Ages 6–12, with a caregiver
A group art session where kids make and take their own project.
Prospect Park Stroller Walk | Thursday, Prospect Park
Thursday, November 12 | 10–11am | Leaves from the Prospect Park Boathouse | Free, RSVP | Parents and caregivers with children
A Prospect Park Alliance naturalist leads a leisurely stroll along the park’s waterways. It leaves promptly at 10am.
Diwali celebration at Brooklyn Children’s Museum | Thursday, Crown Heights
Thursday, November 12 | 2–5pm | Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 145 Brooklyn Avenue | Free, RSVP online | Families
Discover the story of Diwali through puppetry, make diya lamps in ColorLab, and join an Indian dance workshop and an interactive musical performance by Brooklyn Raga Massive. More Diwali celebrations across the city, many of them free, are in our Diwali events guide.
Nice Moms Coffee Club at Parkish | Friday, Williamsburg
Friday, November 13 | 9–11am | Parkish, 225 Roebling Street | Free, RSVP on Eventbrite | Moms
A monthly morning meetup for moms looking to make mom friends.
Library Lab at Brooklyn Heights Library | Friday, Brooklyn Heights
Friday, November 13 | 3:30–4:30pm | Brooklyn Heights Library, 286 Cadman Plaza West | Free, no registration | Ages 6–12
The branch’s monthly STEAM program: an experiment or project built around a science, technology, engineering, art or math idea.
After-school stories in Mandarin and English at Sunset Park Library | Friday, Sunset Park
Friday, November 13 | 4:30–5:30pm | Sunset Park Library, 5108 Fourth Avenue | Library program | Ages 5–12, with and without disabilities
A bilingual Mandarin and English story time with songs and a craft. Children come with a parent or guardian; ASL interpretation is available on advance request.
Build with LEGO and DUPLO at Windsor Terrace Library | Friday, Windsor Terrace
Friday, November 13 | 3:30–4:30pm | Windsor Terrace Library, 160 East 5th Street | Library program | Kids
LEGO and DUPLO building after school.
Kids Create: surprise craft at Brower Park Library | Friday, Crown Heights
Friday, November 13 | 3:30–4:30pm | Brower Park Library, 155 Brooklyn Avenue | Library program | Ages 6–12
A craft after school; younger kids are welcome with supervision.
Roebling Rink opening day | Saturday, Brooklyn Bridge Park
Saturday, November 14 | Free skate sessions 10:30am–12pm and 12:30–2pm; activities all day | Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, 1 Water Street | Free admission for the first two sessions, while free tickets last; skate rental $8 | All ages
The rink under the Brooklyn Bridge opens for the season with two free skate sessions, holiday movies through the day, crafts with park educators from 11am to 4pm and the Brooklyn Museum’s Museum on Wheels from 12 to 4pm. In the evening, figure skater Milk performs at 6:30pm and the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus sings at 8pm.
Día de los Hongos: mushroom drawing and walk at GreenWood Cemetery | Saturday, Greenwood Heights
Saturday, November 14 | Drop-in drawing 12–1pm, mushroom walk 1–2pm | The Green-House, 750 Fifth Avenue | Free, register | All ages
A free bilingual drawing workshop about fungi, then a walk to look for mushrooms in the cemetery. Beginners are welcome; drawing materials and fresh mushrooms from Mushroom Queens are provided.
Rolie Polie Guacamole family concert | Saturday, Crown Heights
Saturday, November 14 | 10–11:30am | Global School Brooklyn, 760 Sterling Place | Free, RSVP on Eventbrite | Families
The kids’ band returns to Global School Brooklyn for a free family concert that gets everyone singing and dancing.
Discovery Hike: Waterfront Ecosystems at Bushwick Inlet Park | Saturday, Williamsburg
Saturday, November 14 | 11am–12pm | Bushwick Inlet Park | Free, register | Families
The Urban Park Rangers show how native plants, shoreline habitats and restored coastal features support wildlife and protect the East River waterfront.
Fall Foliage Hike in Prospect Park | Saturday, Prospect Park
Saturday, November 14 | 1–2:30pm | Prospect Park | Free, no registration | Families
The Urban Park Rangers explain the ecology of a fall forest and the science of changing leaf colors.
Flex Out dance program | Saturday, Bed-Stuy
Saturday, November 14 | 10am–2pm | 378 Throop Avenue | Free | Kids
A weekly Saturday space for kids to explore movement, build confidence and get creative through dance, with games, music and food.
Chess for Kids at Bay Ridge Library | Saturday, Bay Ridge
Saturday, November 14 | 11am–12pm | Bay Ridge Library, 7223 Ridge Boulevard | Library program | Kids
Learn chess with Chess Master William Del Castillo. No registration necessary.
Plant a Story workshop at Bay Ridge Library | Saturday, Bay Ridge
Saturday, November 14 | 2–3:30pm | Bay Ridge Library, 7223 Ridge Boulevard | Library program, registration required | All ages; children with an adult
Teaching artist Lucia Warck Meister leads an arts workshop rooted in Latin American traditions: families decorate a small plant pot, then fill it with soil and seeds to take home. Latecomers are not admitted.
Read with a therapy dog at Clinton Hill Library | Saturday, Clinton Hill
Saturday, November 14 | 11am–12pm | Clinton Hill Library, 380 Washington Avenue | Library program | Ages 5–12
Kids read aloud to Harper the therapy dog; sign up at the reference desk from 10am, first come, first served. Windsor Terrace Library holds the same program at 11am.
Music for Autism concert at Brooklyn Heights Library | Saturday, Brooklyn Heights
Saturday, November 14 | 1–2pm | Brooklyn Heights Library, 286 Cadman Plaza West | Free, advance registration recommended | Families; autism-friendly
A free, interactive, autism-friendly concert by Ensemble Mycelium, a viola, cello and piano trio whose performances connect music with dance, film and visual art.
Lachi family concert at Central Library | Saturday, Prospect Heights
Saturday, November 14 | 1–2pm | Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Dweck Center | Library program, first come, first served | Kids and families
Grammy-nominated musician and disability advocate Lachi performs songs from Magnificent, her debut family album of pop, hip-hop and global rhythms.
World Language Festival at Ryder Library | Saturday, Bensonhurst
Saturday, November 14 | 11am–4pm | Ryder Library | Library program | Families
Uzbek puppetry about the Great Silk Road at 11am, a book-making workshop with simple Chinese characters at 1pm, and Peruvian artist Araceli Poma’s songs, puppets and stories in English, Spanish and Quechua at 3pm.
Family arts and crafts at Dyker Library | Saturday, Dyker Heights
Saturday, November 14 | 1–3pm | Dyker Library, 8202 13th Avenue | Library program | Ages 5–12
An art session built around basic economics, like budgeting and making the most of scarce materials.
Chess Workshop at Central Library | Saturday, Prospect Heights
Saturday, November 14 | 2:30–4:30pm | Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Youth Wing | Library program | Ages 6 and up
Play a game and get tips from chess master William Del Castillo.
Introduction to birdwatching | Saturday, Prospect Park
Saturday, November 14 | 10am–12pm | Prospect Park | Free, no registration | All ages; children under 12 with an adult
A Brooklyn Bird Club member teaches birding basics at a relaxed pace over 1.5 to 2 miles. A limited number of binoculars are available to borrow.
playgeni storymaker launch party at Parkish | Sunday, Williamsburg
Sunday, November 15 | 4–7pm | Parkish, 225 Roebling Street | Free, RSVP (spots limited) | Recommended for ages 3 and up
A first try of playgeni’s screen-free audio story toy, designed for imagination and hands-on play. There is a launch sale on site.
Ricitos and the Three Bears, a bilingual musical | Sunday, Marine Park
Sunday, November 15 | 11am–12pm | Carmine Carro Community Center, 3000 Fillmore Avenue | Free, no registration | Kids
Teatro SEA and the Marine Park Alliance stage a bilingual musical Goldilocks: Ricitos stumbles into the bears’ home, samples their sancocho and tries their chairs, with original songs.
Gobble Games family board game day | Sunday, Crown Heights
Sunday, November 15 | 11am–3pm | St. John’s Recreation Center, 1251 Prospect Place | Free | All ages
A family day of board games: chess, checkers, Othello, Trouble, Connect Four, Uno, Battleship, Guess Who and more.
Nature Detective Mystery Adventure in Brower Park | Sunday, Crown Heights
Sunday, November 15 | 11am–12:30pm | Brower Park, Prospect Place and Kingston Avenue | Free, no registration | Kids
The Urban Park Rangers teach the basics of animal tracking, then kids help solve some critter crime scenes.
Inside the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument | Sunday, Fort Greene
Sunday, November 15 | 12–1:30pm | Fort Greene Park Visitor Center | Free, no registration | Families with older kids
The Urban Park Rangers take visitors inside the monument to the 11,500 Americans who died on British prison ships during the occupation of New York, with first-hand accounts from survivors.
Pre-Thanksgiving birding in Prospect Park | Sunday, Prospect Park
Sunday, November 15 | 8am–12pm | Prospect Park, Vanderbilt Street/Prospect Park Southwest entrance | Free, no RSVP | Children under 12 with an adult
A morning walk with the Brooklyn Bird Club to look for late-autumn arrivals and cold-weather residents, including finches, chickadees and woodpeckers.
