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Come for a morning with great cars, coffee, food and the company of fellow enthusiasts in the amazing setting of the renovated industrial complex on the Brooklyn water front. Classic 356s, 911s of all generations, transaxles, race cars, hot rods and those pristine factory-correct examples, let\u2019s check them all out!<\/p>\n
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2K26 Ultimate Tournament at the Saratoga Library | Bed-Stuy<\/a><\/p>\n Tuesdays in May | 4:00pm-5:oopm | FREE | Register here<\/a><\/p>\n Think you got game? This May it\u2019s time to prove it. The 2nd Annual 2K Ultimate Tournament is back and more bigger and competitive than ever. Grind through the competition all month long for your shot to compete in the Playoff and Championship game at Brooklyn Heights Library to win the grand prize. Be sure to register!<\/p>\n Youth Birding with the Central Library | Prospect Park<\/a><\/p>\n Wednesday, May 6th | 3:40pm-5:00pm | Ages 6-19 | FREE<\/p>\n Join the Central Library\u2019s Librarians for Youth Birding in Prospect Park. Learn more about native birds and their habitat. Meet at the north enterance of the park off of Flatbush Ave. near the Kind David\u2019s Breakfast Taco Truck.<\/p>\n Teen Time \u2013 Rangoli Art at the Brooklyn Heights Library | Brooklyn Heights<\/a><\/p>\n Wednesday, May 6th | 4:00pm-5:00pm | Ages 13-18 | FREE\u00a0<\/p>\n It is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Let\u2019s celebrate with Rangoli art from India. Rangoli is made using colorful sand and rice flour to make flower designs for good luck.<\/p>\n Young Adult Book Group at Greenlight Bookstore | Fort Greene<\/a><\/p>\n Wednesday, May 6th | 6:00pm-7:00pm | Ages 13 and up | FREE | Register here<\/a><\/p>\n Led by Greenlight bookseller Micah, the YA Book Group is a space for the curious young reader interested in a curated, intentionally diverse and broad selection of books. While literature is of course at the core of this book group, cultivating community and connections are also at the root of YABG, so if this sounds like a good time to you, come join the fun! For May, the group discusses Nothing Burns as Bright as You, from New York Times bestselling author Ashley Woodfolk\u2014an impassioned stand-alone tale of queer love, grief, and the complexity of female friendship. Two girls. One wild and reckless day. Years of tumultuous history unspooling like a thin, fraying string in the hours after they set a fire. Over the course of a single day, the depth of their past, the confusion of their present, and the unpredictability of their future is revealed. And the girls will learn that hearts, like flames, aren\u2019t so easily tamed. Pizza will be provided.<\/p>\n Filmmaking Workshop with Echoes of Incarceration at the Bedford Library | Bed-Stuy<\/a><\/p>\n Thursday, May 7th | 6:00pm-7:30pm | FREE<\/p>\n Join the award-winning youth filmmakers of Echoes of Incarceration for a hands-on, peer-led documentary workshop. Led by young people directly impacted by the criminal justice system, Echoes creates films that center lived experience and challenge dominant narratives about youth and punishment. Participants will step into a multi-camera interview setup, learn the basics of documentary interviewing, and explore how storytelling can be used as a tool for advocacy and change. Through guided prompts and collaborative filming, attendees will have the opportunity to conduct interviews and share stories. Open to teens and young adults. No prior filmmaking experience required.<\/p>\n NBA 2K26 at the Central Library | Prospect Heights<\/a><\/p>\n Thursdays in May | 4:30pm-6:00pm | Ages 14-17 | FREE<\/p>\n Come to the 2nd annual NBA 2K26 Tournament for your chance to win fun prizes.\u00a0The tournament will run throughout the month of May, taking place once a week on Thursdays 4:30pm-6:00pm at the Central branch Upper Youth Wing room. The playoff and championship\u00a0will be held at the Brooklyn Heights Branch on June 6th, 2026.<\/p>\n New York Liberty Home Opener at the Barclays Center | Prospect Heights<\/a><\/p>\n Friday, May 8th | 7:30pm | Tickets start at $51\/person | Purchase here<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Take the family to the home opener of the New York Liberty. They will be playing the Connecticut Sun.<\/p>\n BKCM\u2019s Open Stages | Park Slope<\/a><\/p>\n Saturday, May 9th | 3:00pm-6:00pm | FREE | RSVP here<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Brooklyn Conservatory of Music\u2019s Open Stages is a neighborhood-wide, free music festival with stages all over Park Slope, and a celebration of Brooklyn\u2019s vibrant music scene. Open Stages takes place rain or shine, and all best efforts will be made to keep the music going regardless of weather. The festival is free and open to everyone, but it\u2019s also a fundraiser that supports music education and therapy for over 7,000 New Yorkers of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds across the five boroughs. If you\u2019re able to make a contribution with your RSVP, every dollar makes a difference!<\/p>\n Japan Village Spring Festival at Industry City | Sunset Park<\/a><\/p>\n Sunday, May 10th | 1:00pm-5:00pm | FREE | Register here<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Come to Japan Village\u2019s Spring Festival. There will be games, karaoke, prizes, traditional Japanese dances, food vendors, an artist market, and more!<\/p>\n Teen Time: Let\u2019s Make Neurographic Art! at the McKinley Park Library | Dyker Heights<\/a><\/p>\n Wednesday, May 13th | 4:00pm-5:00pm | FREE<\/p>\n In celebration of National Mental Health Awareness Month, teens will explore making Neurographic Art. Neurographic Art combines art and psychology to facilitate mindfulness and self-discovery \u2013 it\u2019s also just a low-stress, easy, and accessible activity.<\/p>\n Tween Book Group at Greenlight Bookstore | Fort Greene<\/a><\/p>\n Wednesday, May 13th | 6:00pm-7:00pm | Ages 9-12 | FREE | Register here<\/a><\/p>\n Led by Greenlight staff member Megan, the Tween Grade Book Group is geared toward kids ages 9 to 12, reading and discussing great contemporary and classic chapter books. Pizza is served! For May, the group discusses The Last Hope School for Magical Delinquents by Nicki Pau Preto, a magic school fantasy perfect for fans of The School for Good and Evil and Witchlings! After years of detention, suspension, and expulsion from magic schools far and wide, Lavinia \u201cVin\u201d Lucas is out of control and out of options. Sent to the Last Hope School for Magical Delinquents, Vin is determined to behave. Except no one at Last Hope seems to want her to; and when a former student begins attacking the school, Vin must question just how much she knows about the headmistress and her new home. Is this place worth saving? And are her budding abilities\u2014and every trick, trap, and deception in her friends\u2019 delinquent arsenal\u2014enough to protect Last Hope?<\/p>\n Free outdoor dance party for all ages on the DUMBO Archway Plaza Fridays once a month from May to October! Pop, Hip Hop and international hits \u2013 come dance with us! Curated by Team DUMBO<\/a>\u00a0x Brooklyn Bridge Parents and supported by\u00a0Leaf Medical<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0Leaf Dental<\/a> in DUMBO.<\/p>\n Saturday, May 16th | 11:00am-7:00pm| FREE <\/p>\n Get ready for the highly anticipated 2nd Annual Empire Cup Open Sumo Tournament at Industry City. There will be men\u2019s, women\u2019s, and junior\u2019s divisions to watch and cheer on!<\/p>\n Kite Festival at Brooklyn Bridge Park | DUMBO<\/a><\/p>\n Saturday, May 16th | 11:00am-3:00pm | FREE<\/p>\n Celebrate spring and kick off the season at Brooklyn Bridge Park\u2019s beloved annual Kite Festival! Watch your kite soar above the city skyline \u2013 this is the one day of the year you can fly a kite at Brooklyn Bridge Park! Decorate your own free kite to take home (while supplies last), borrow a kite to fly, or bring your own to show off! Enjoy live music, crafts, games, and activities from local partners at this family-friendly event. Learn and celebrate global origins of kite flying and kite making from international community partners.<\/p>\n Photoville Festival Opening Weekend at Brooklyn Bridge Park | DUMBO<\/a><\/p>\n Saturday, May 16th and Sunday, May 17th | 12:00pm-10:00pm | FREE<\/p>\n To celebrate the opening of the festival, Photoville will present a free Community Weekend (May 16 and 17), a visual storytelling event bringing various artists to Brooklyn Bridge Park, featuring 65 exhibitions and free public programming from VSCO, the Penumbra Foundation, Doctors Without Borders, Creatively Wild, and Cynthia Santos Briones. As you take in all the festivities, relax at the Leica Camera Lounge, or grab a bite at Smorgasburg\u2019s pop-up. Join on opening night, Saturday May 16, for Boroughs In Focus, a special presentation of photos projected on the Brooklyn Bridge featuring photo collections highlighting New York\u2019s five unique boroughs from over 35 photographers. Photoville will be on display until May 30th!<\/p>\n Clinton Hill Teen Quarterly at the Clinton Hill Library | Clinton Hill<\/a><\/p>\n Saturday, May 16th | 2:00pm-4:30pm | Ages 12 and up | FREE | Must register here<\/a><\/p>\n Calling all young journalists! Now\u2019s your shot to write for the Clinton Hill Library\u2019s very own newspaper Clinton Hill Teen Quarterly! Would you like to learn how to pitch an article, write for a newspaper, conduct interviews, and see your work in print? Join the Clinton Hill Library and reporter Elsie Carson-Holt \u00a0for a lesson on how to pitch for and write a newspaper article. Then write your own and they will compile them into the next issue of CHTQ. Registration is limited and required.<\/p>\n Outdoor Sketchbooking at Brooklyn Bridge Park | DUMBO<\/a><\/p>\n Sunday, May 17th | 10:00am-11:30am | Older teens and adults | FREE | Register here<\/a> and arrive early<\/p>\n Do you like to sketchbook? Are you interested in starting? Join Brooklyn Bridge Park educators and other like-minded people in a sketchbooking meet-up. Each time, the group will meet at a different location in the park to concentrate on different subjects and stretch our skills. Come to one event or come to all. It\u2019s up to you. These are informal sessions with some instruction for those who are new to the practice as well as an open exchange of ideas, techniques, and materials. This month the group will be exploring the John Street section of the park and concentrating on architecture (the NYC skyline, the Manhattan Bridge, etc). Meeting point will be at the Manhattan Bridge viewing area, near the salt marsh.<\/p>\n MILNA MARKET: South Asian Pop-Up Market NYC at Industry City | Sunset Park<\/a><\/p>\n Sunday, May 17th | 11:00am-6:00pm | Tickets are $4.36\/person | Purchase here<\/a><\/p>\n Milna Market is a curated South Asian pop-up market in NYC! They\u2019re transforming 11,000 sq ft of space into a modern bazaar featuring 60+ South Asian brands and makers across food, beverage, fashion, jewelry, beauty, fragrance, home, lifestyle, and more. \u200b\u200b\u200bIn Hindi, Milna means both \u201cto meet\u201d and \u201cto find\u201d, which is exactly what this market is all about. Join for a full day of community, discovery, and shopping South Asian-owned businesses!<\/p>\n Teens DIY: Bracelets for Menstrual Cycle Tracking at the Greenpoint Library | Greenpoint<\/a><\/p>\n Wednesday, May 20th | 4:00pm-5:30pm | Ages 13-19 | FREE<\/p>\n Join the team at the Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center in the Teen Zone to learn how to make a period tracking bracelet. Ditch those apps while participants talk about privacy, menstruation, and expressing themselves. This is a gender inclusive event.<\/p>\n LEGO\u00ae Batman\u2122: Legacy of the Dark Knight \u2013 Launch Day at The Paley Museum | Manhattan<\/a><\/p>\n Friday, May 22nd | 3:00pm-7:00pm | FREE with admission (admission starts at $17.50\/person with children under 12 free) | Purchase here<\/a><\/p>\n LEGO Batman takes center stage in New York City! Join The Paley Museum to celebrate the launch of LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight with an action-packed event fans won\u2019t want to miss. Players of all ages can go hands\u2011on with the game, including gameplay showcased on two massive big screens, turning every brick\u2011built battle and iconic LEGO Batman moment into a truly larger\u2011than\u2011life experience. Plus, don\u2019t miss your chance to win exciting prizes in our exclusive raffle, making this a must\u2011attend event for gamers, families, and superhero fans alike.<\/p>\n Brooklyn Bridge Anniversary Walk at Brooklyn Bridge Park | DUMBO<\/a><\/p>\n Sunday, May 24th | 10:00am-11:45am | FREE | Register here<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n May 24th marks the 143rd birthday of the Brooklyn Bridge! Join to learn the fascinating story of the Roebling family and the engineering behind it. Immerse yourself in the history of the bridge that transformed the New York landscape forever. The event will begin indoors at the Environmental Education center. The group will walk on the bridge up to the Brooklyn tower.<\/p>\n Seining at the Salt Marsh Nature Center | Marine Park<\/a><\/p>\n Sunday, May 24th | 11:00am-12:30pm | Ages 8 and up | FREE<\/p>\n Experienced Urban Park Rangers will teach the ecology of our waterways at this seining program. Get ready to get your hands wet; seining programs use nets to catch fish. All equipment is provided.<\/p>\n Tween Book Club at the Adams Street Library | DUMBO<\/a><\/p>\n Thursday, May 28th | 4:30pm-5:30pm | Grades 4-7 | FREE<\/p>\n Come to the Tween Book Club, a low-stakes, self-paced book club! The May book club pick is Gumshoe<\/a> by Brenna Thummler. Copies of the book and discussion packets are available for pickup at the Adams Street Library or check out Libby <\/a>for the e-book<\/a> version.<\/p>\n Friday, May 29th | Starts at 3:30pm with separate drops at 5:00pm & 7:00pm | Tickets are $25\/person or $75\/family 4-pack (children under 2 are free) | Purchase here<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n #DUMBODROP is an Annual Tradition where thousands of toy elephants parachute down from the skies of Dumbo onto the cobblestoned Washington Street \u2013 Brooklyn\u2019s most iconic block. Ticket holders also have access to Restaurant Row, spectacle photo opps, music, arts & crafts, a bouncy slide and more fun! All proceeds from ticket sales go directly to Dumbo\u2019s Title 1 public schools, PS307 Elementary and\u00a0The Dock Street Middle School.<\/p>\n LGBTQ+ Teen Night at the Brooklyn Museum | Prospect Heights<\/a><\/p>\n Friday, May 29th | 5:00pm-7:30pm | FREE | Register here<\/a><\/p>\n Celebrate art, queer activism, identity, and allyship at the Brooklyn Museum\u2019s 13th annual LGBTQ+ Teen Night! Created by and for teens, the evening will be full of art-making, performances, and much more.<\/p>\n Art 360: The Spring Social at Fowler Square Plaza | Fort Greene<\/a><\/p>\n Saturday, May 30th | 12:00pm-4:00pm | FREE<\/p>\n Come out and get creative with your friends and neighbors. 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\nDUMBO DROP 2026 on Washington Street | DUMBO<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-04-20-at-11.21.52-AM.png\")
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