{"id":364400,"date":"2026-10-04T22:28:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T22:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/364400\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T22:28:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T22:28:55","slug":"free-kid-friendly-events-this-week-in-brooklyn-10-5-10-12-brooklyn-bridge-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/364400\/","title":{"rendered":"Free kid-friendly events this week in Brooklyn (10\/5-10\/12) | Brooklyn Bridge Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week, families can check out the McGolrick Park fall morning with the CityParks PuppetMobile in Greenpoint, Daybreaker\u2019s free sunrise-to-sunset festival in Brooklyn Bridge Park, the Hoedown on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights, Banned Books Week story times at libraries from DUMBO to Bed-Stuy, Pop-Up Audubon in Prospect Park, Sing with Suzi in Park Slope and more! Be sure not to miss Brooklyn Bridge Parents\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/fall-fest-at-atlantic-terminal-mall-plaza-tickets-1991594109594\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Fall Fest at Atlantic Terminal Mall Plaza<\/a> with Brooklyn\u2019s biggest free urban pumpkin patch on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>ALL WEEK<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brooklynbridgeparents.com\/walking-running-stroller-groups-for-brooklyn-parents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Free stroller walks<\/a> | All week, borough-wide<\/p>\n<p>Every week | Mornings, days vary | Prospect Park, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Bridge Park and more | Free | Babies and toddlers in strollers<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn\u2019s free stroller groups walk every week of the year: Mommy &amp; 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, Prospect Park Stroller Walks Thursdays at 10am from the Audubon Center (this week\u2019s is Thursday, October 8, RSVP requested), and parkrun Saturdays at 8am in Brooklyn Bridge Park. There are dads\u2019 stroll and run clubs too.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-65789\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/MAIN-IMAGE-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycgovparks.org\/programs\/recreation\/kids-in-motion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Kids in Motion<\/a> | Tuesday to Saturday, Crown Heights and Flatbush<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, October 6 to Saturday, October 10 | 10am\u20136pm | St. John\u2019s Park, Crown Heights, and Nostrand Playground, Flatbush | Free | No registration<\/p>\n<p>NYC Parks staff set up drop-in games, sports, fitness demos and craft activities in the playground, and you turn up whenever suits. Both sites run Tuesday through Saturday this week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brooklynbridgepark.org\/event\/open-hours-at-the-environmental-education-center-october-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Open hours at the Environmental Education Center<\/a> | Thursday to Sunday, DUMBO<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, October 8 and Friday, October 9, 3\u20135pm; Saturday, October 10 and Sunday, October 11, 1\u20135pm | 99 Plymouth Street | Free | Drop-in, all ages<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn Bridge Park\u2019s education center opens for free drop-in hours four days this week: a 250-gallon East River aquarium, a ten-foot model of the park, crafts and a reading corner, with educators on hand. On Saturday at 3pm the staff feed the turtles, snails and fish. No booking, no fee.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-81400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eec-open-hours-brooklyn-bridge-park-oct-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Children at the East River aquarium during open hours at Brooklyn Bridge Park\u2019s Environmental Education Center\" width=\"513\" height=\"641\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prospectpark.org\/event\/october-weekday-nature-exploration-3\/2026-10-08\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Nature exploration at the Audubon Center<\/a> | Thursday to Sunday, Prospect Park<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, October 8 and Friday, October 9, 10am\u20133pm; Saturday, October 10 and Sunday, October 11, 10am\u20131pm | Audubon Center at the Boathouse, 101 East Drive | Free<\/p>\n<p>Drop in at the Boathouse and the Prospect Park Alliance\u2019s naturalists will hand you something to look at. This month\u2019s weekday theme is leaf art; the weekend sessions add a short nature walk. Come and go as you like.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycgovparks.org\/events\/2026\/10\/09\/old-stone-house-open-hours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Open hours at the Old Stone House<\/a> | Friday to Sunday, Park Slope<\/p>\n<p>Friday, October 9 to Sunday, October 11 | 12\u20134pm | Old Stone House, Washington Park, 336 3rd Street | Suggested $3 donation, no one turned away | Families<\/p>\n<p>A self-guided visit to the permanent Battle of Brooklyn exhibit, from the Lenape village to the 1776 fighting on this spot, plus the contemporary art show upstairs. No reservation; the playground is right outside.<\/p>\n<p>MONDAY<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bklynlibrary.org\/calendar\/babies-and-books-session-leonard-auditorium-20261005-1030am\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Babies and Books at Leonard Library<\/a> | Monday, Williamsburg<\/p>\n<p>Monday, October 5 | 10:30am and 11:15am | Leonard Library, 81 Devoe Street | Library program | Babies and caregivers<\/p>\n<p>Two lapsit sessions of board books, songs and bounces for the under-ones and whoever is holding them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bklynlibrary.org\/calendar\/stomp-clap-sing-araceli-pacific-2nd-flr-meeting-20261005-1045am\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Stomp, Clap &amp; Sing with Araceli Poma at Pacific Library<\/a> | Monday, Boerum Hill<\/p>\n<p>Monday, October 5 | 10:45\u201311:20am | Pacific Library, 25 Fourth Avenue at Pacific Street | Library program | Birth to 5<\/p>\n<p>Singer Araceli Poma teaches Spanish through children\u2019s songs and puppets in the second-floor meeting room of the newly reopened Pacific branch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bklynlibrary.org\/calendar\/banned-books-week-launch-bay-ridge-library-20261005-0200pm-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Banned Books Week launch at the Bookmobile<\/a> | Monday, Bay Ridge<\/p>\n<p>Monday, October 5 | 2\u20136pm | BPL Bookmobile at Shore Road and 75th Street | Library program, free books while supplies last | Teens and young adults<\/p>\n<p>Bay Ridge and Fort Hamilton librarians park the Bookmobile on Shore Road to open Banned Books Week with free books, library cards and conversation about the freedom to read.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bklynlibrary.org\/calendar\/k-8-after-school-homework-greenpoint-library-20261005-0300pm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">After school homework help at Greenpoint Library<\/a> | Monday, Greenpoint<\/p>\n<p>Monday, October 5 | 3\u20134:30pm | Greenpoint Library, 107 Norman Avenue | Free, no registration | Grades 1 to 8<\/p>\n<p>Trained volunteers help elementary and middle schoolers with their homework in the first-floor Ash Room every Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bklynlibrary.org\/calendar\/build-lego-duplo-leonard-auditorium-20261005-0330pm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Build with LEGO and DUPLO at Leonard Library<\/a> | Monday, Williamsburg<\/p>\n<p>Monday, October 5 | 3:30\u20134:15pm | Leonard Library, 81 Devoe Street | Library program | Ages 3 to 10<\/p>\n<p>Free build after school: DUPLO on the rug for the little ones, small LEGO at the table for the bigger ones.<\/p>\n<p>TUESDAY<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bklynlibrary.org\/calendar\/music-garden-carroll-gardens-library-20261006-1030am\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Music in the Garden with Moozika at the Amazing Garden<\/a> | Tuesday, Carroll Gardens<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, October 6 | 10:30\u201311:15am | Amazing Garden, 58 Carroll Street | Library program | Birth to 5, all ages welcome<\/p>\n<p>Jesse of Moozika plays original bilingual English-Spanish songs for Hispanic Heritage Month while the kids drum along, a Carroll Gardens Library program held outdoors in the community garden. Weather permitting; caregivers stay.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bklynlibrary.org\/locations\/williamsburgh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Grab and Go Crafts at Williamsburgh Library<\/a> | Tuesday, Williamsburg<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, October 6 | 1pm | Williamsburgh Library, 240 Division Avenue | Library program | All ages<\/p>\n<p>Take-away craft kits to pick up at the Division Avenue branch while they last.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bklynlibrary.org\/calendar\/babies-books-for-infants-greenpoint-library-20261006-0115pm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Babies &amp; Books at Greenpoint Library<\/a> | Tuesday, Greenpoint<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, October 6 | 1:15pm and 2pm | Greenpoint Library, 107 Norman Avenue | Library program | Infants and caregivers<\/p>\n<p>Two afternoon sessions of books and songs for babies at the Norman Avenue branch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bklynlibrary.org\/calendar\/sensory-friendly-zone-for-leonard-auditorium-20261006-0330pm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sensory-Friendly Zone at Leonard Library<\/a> | Tuesday, Williamsburg<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, October 6 | 3:30\u20134:30pm | Leonard Library, 81 Devoe Street | Library program | Ages 4 to 12 with a caregiver, 12 children max, no registration<\/p>\n<p>Sensory stations with noise-cancelling headphones, fidgets and weighted items for kids who find the after-school hours overstimulating. The branch\u2019s lift is currently out of service.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bklynlibrary.org\/calendar\/freedom-read-storytime-adams-street-multipurpose-20261006-0400pm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Freedom to Read Storytime and Craft at Adams Street Library<\/a> | Tuesday, DUMBO<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, October 6 | 4\u20134:45pm | Adams Street Library, 9 Adams Street | Library program, free giveaway book | Ages 3 to 6, registration opens 48 hours ahead<\/p>\n<p>A Banned Books Week storytime built around challenged picture books, followed by a craft, and every child goes home with a free book.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bklynlibrary.org\/calendar\/park-slope-lego-robotics-park-slope-auditorium-20261006-0400pm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LEGO Robotics at Park Slope Library<\/a> | Tuesday, Park Slope<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, October 6 | 4\u20135pm | Park Slope Library, 431 6th Avenue | Library program | Ages 9 to 17<\/p>\n<p>LEGO SPIKE robotics and STEM team practice toward the Brooklyn Robotics League competition in January; ask a staff member to join a team.<\/p>\n<p>WEDNESDAY<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bklynlibrary.org\/calendar\/freedom-read-storytime-macon-library-20261007-1015am\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Freedom to Read Storytime at Macon Library<\/a> | Wednesday, Bed-Stuy<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, October 7 | 10:15am and 11:15am | Macon Library, 361 Lewis Avenue | Library program | Birth to 5, online registration opens 24 hours ahead<\/p>\n<p>Two Banned Books Week storytimes of challenged children\u2019s books at the Lewis Avenue branch. No waitlist, so register the day before.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bklynlibrary.org\/calendar\/toddler-time-adams-street-library-20261007-1030am\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Toddler Time at Adams Street Library<\/a> | Wednesday, DUMBO<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, October 7 | 10:30\u201311am | Adams Street Library, 9 Adams Street | Library program | 18 to 36 months, registration opens 48 hours ahead<\/p>\n<p>Books, songs and fingerplays for crawling and walking toddlers; the pre-crawlers get their own Babies and Books lapsit at 11:15am.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bklynlibrary.org\/calendar\/toddler-time-for-walking-greenpoint-library-20261007-1030am\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Toddler Time at Greenpoint Library<\/a> | Wednesday, Greenpoint<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, October 7 | 10:30am and 11:15am | Greenpoint Library, 107 Norman Avenue | Library program | Walking toddlers<\/p>\n<p>Two sessions of stories, songs and movement for toddlers on their feet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bklynlibrary.org\/calendar\/toddler-time-carroll-gardens-library-20261007-1030am\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Toddler Time and Babies &amp; Books at the Carroll Gardens Pop-Up Library<\/a> | Wednesday, Boerum Hill<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, October 7 | Toddler Time 10:30am, Babies &amp; Books 11:15am | Carroll Gardens Pop-Up Library, 250 Baltic Street | Library program | Toddlers, then babies<\/p>\n<p>The branch\u2019s temporary home on Baltic Street runs its two little-ones programs back to back on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bklynlibrary.org\/calendar\/storytime-williamsburgh-library-20261007-1030am\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Storytime at Williamsburgh Library<\/a> | Wednesday, Williamsburg<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, October 7 | 10:30\u201311am, doors open at 10am for play | Williamsburgh Library, 240 Division Avenue | Library program | Birth to 5<\/p>\n<p>Books, rhymes, songs and movement, with half an hour of open play beforehand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.green-wood.com\/event\/green-wood-on-wheels-stroller-friendly-tour\/2026-10-07\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Green-Wood on Wheels stroller-friendly tour<\/a> | Wednesday, Greenwood Heights<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, October 7 | 10:30\u201311:30am | Check in at the Green-House, 750 Fifth Avenue at 25th Street | Free | Parents and caregivers with strollers<\/p>\n<p>A relaxed-pace guided walk through Green-Wood\u2019s hills and stories, run with Park Slope Parents for grown-ups pushing strollers. Grass and uneven paths; not fully step-free.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-81403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/green-wood-on-wheels-stroller-tour-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Parents pushing strollers along a path at Green-Wood Cemetery\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fortgreenepark.org\/calendar\/storytime-in-the-park-100726\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Storytime in the Park at Fort Greene Park<\/a> | Wednesday, Fort Greene<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, October 7 | 11\u201311:45am | Bottom of the monument stairs, northwest corner of Fort Greene Park | Free | All ages<\/p>\n<p>Librarians from the Walt Whitman branch sing, read and play under the trees, with guest musicians from Urban Stages. Cancelled in severe weather; the Conservancy posts updates the day before.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bklynlibrary.org\/calendar\/storytime-bay-ridge-library-20261007-1100am\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Storytime at Bay Ridge Library<\/a> | Wednesday, Bay Ridge<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, October 7 | 11\u201311:30am | Bay Ridge Library, 7223 Ridge Boulevard | Library program | Birth to 5<\/p>\n<p>Stories, songs and rhymes in the children\u2019s program room, then playtime.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bklynlibrary.org\/calendar\/kids-create-first-5-years-clinton-hill-meeting-room-20261007-1100am\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Kids Create! First 5 Years at Clinton Hill Library<\/a> | Wednesday, Clinton Hill<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, October 7 | 11am\u201312pm | Clinton Hill Library, 380 Washington Avenue | Library program | Birth to 5<\/p>\n<p>A new art project every week for the youngest artists; the branch also runs Print and Play tabletop games for school-age kids at 3:30pm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stoopwise.com\/e\/psc-maly-picasso-wednesdays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ma\u0142y Picasso painting class at the Polish &amp; Slavic Center<\/a> | Wednesday, Greenpoint<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, October 7 | 5pm | Polish &amp; Slavic Center, 176 Java Street | Free | Kids<\/p>\n<p>A free weekly children\u2019s painting class at the Java Street center.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/greenlightbookstore.com\/event\/2026-10-07\/young-adult-book-group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Young Adult Book Group at Greenlight Bookstore<\/a> | Wednesday, Fort Greene<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, October 7 | 6\u20137pm | Greenlight Bookstore, 686 Fulton Street | Free, pizza provided, RSVP | Ages 13 and up<\/p>\n<p>Bookseller Micah leads a teen discussion of V.E. Schwab\u2019s Gallant, with pizza. Banned Books Week is on in the store all week too.<\/p>\n<p>THURSDAY<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brooklynbridgeparents.com\/event\/sing-with-suzi-in-the-park-fall-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sing with Suzi in the Park<\/a> | Thursday, Park Slope<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, October 8 | 10\u201311am, giant bubbles at 10am and the concert from 10:15am | JJ Byrne Playground, Old Stone House &amp; Washington Park, 336 3rd Street | Free, no registration | Ages 0\u20135<\/p>\n<p>Suzi Shelton &amp; Friends play the second of five free Thursday-morning concerts at JJ Byrne, with Park Slope Parents blowing giant bubbles beforehand. The series runs every Thursday in October, with a Halloween costume party on the 29th and November 5 as the rain date.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-81398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sing-with-suzi-in-the-park-fall-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Flyer for Sing with Suzi in the Park, free Thursday-morning concerts at JJ Byrne Playground in Park Slope, October 2026\" width=\"450\" height=\"563\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/parks.ny.gov\/visit\/events\/tot-time-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tot Time at Marsha P. Johnson State Park<\/a> | Thursday, Williamsburg<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, October 8 | 10\u201311am | Blue Park House, 90 Kent Avenue | Free, registration required | Ages 5 and under with an adult<\/p>\n<p>A weekly nature theme with crafts, a storytime and a short guided walk on the waterfront. Register through the park\u2019s Eventbrite link; the Park House also opens its classroom, outdoor library and lawn games to all ages from 1:30 to 4:30pm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bklynlibrary.org\/calendar\/la-hora-magica-sunset-sunset-park-multipurpose-20261008-1030am\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">La Hora M\u00e1gica at Sunset Park Library<\/a> | Thursday, Sunset Park<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, October 8 | 10:30\u201311:30am | Sunset Park Library, 5108 Fourth Avenue | Library program | Birth to 5<\/p>\n<p>A bilingual storytime of stories and songs in Spanish and English at the Fourth Avenue branch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bklynlibrary.org\/calendar\/storytime-clinton-hill-library-20261008-1100am\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Storytime at Clinton Hill Library<\/a> | Thursday, Clinton Hill<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, October 8 | 11am | Clinton Hill Library, 380 Washington Avenue | Library program | Children<\/p>\n<p>The branch\u2019s weekly Thursday storytime.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynkids.org\/visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Free Thursday afternoon at the Brooklyn Children\u2019s Museum<\/a> | Thursday, Crown Heights<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, October 8 | 2\u20135pm, last entry 4:50pm | Brooklyn Children\u2019s Museum, 145 Brooklyn Avenue | Free, courtesy of Amazon | All ages<\/p>\n<p>Admission is free every Thursday from 2pm, when the museum\u2019s regular $15 ticket is waived. Expect a queue at 2pm and quieter galleries after 3:30pm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bklynlibrary.org\/calendar\/kids-create-central-library-youth-20261008-0330pm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Freedom to Read Story and Craft at Central Library<\/a> | Thursday, Prospect Heights<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, October 8 | 3:30\u20134:15pm | Central Library Youth Wing, 10 Grand Army Plaza | Library program | Ages 3 to 8<\/p>\n<p>A Banned Books Week storytime and craft in the Youth Wing at Grand Army Plaza.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/waterfrontmuseum.org\/event\/open-hours-3-2\/2026-10-08\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Open hours at the Waterfront Museum<\/a> | Thursday, Red Hook<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, October 8 | 4\u20138pm | Waterfront Museum, 290 Conover Street | Free | Families<\/p>\n<p>Walk on board the 1914 Lehigh Valley railroad barge moored at the end of Conover Street, with free tours for families during open hours. It opens again Saturday, 1\u20135pm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bklynlibrary.org\/calendar\/tween-teen-create-space-adams-street-library-20261008-0430pm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tween &amp; Teen Create Space at Adams Street Library<\/a> | Thursday, DUMBO<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, October 8 | 4:30pm | Adams Street Library, 9 Adams Street | Library program | Tweens and teens<\/p>\n<p>The DUMBO branch\u2019s weekly drop-in creative hour for the 9-to-17 set.<\/p>\n<p>FRIDAY<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bklynlibrary.org\/locations\/williamsburgh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Spanish Storytime at Williamsburgh Library<\/a> | Friday, Williamsburg<\/p>\n<p>Friday, October 9 | 10:30am | Williamsburgh Library, 240 Division Avenue | Library program | Children<\/p>\n<p>A Spanish-language storytime at the Division Avenue branch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bklynlibrary.org\/calendar\/baby-toddler-yoga-bedford-library-20261009-1100am\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Baby and Toddler Yoga at Bedford Library<\/a> | Friday, Bed-Stuy<\/p>\n<p>Friday, October 9 | 11am | Bedford Library, 496 Franklin Avenue | Library program | Babies, toddlers and caregivers<\/p>\n<p>Gentle stretches and songs for the littlest yogis and the grown-ups who bring them.<\/p>\n<p>SATURDAY<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brooklynbridgepark.org\/event\/daybreaker-alive-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Daybreaker ALIVE Festival at Brooklyn Bridge Park<\/a> | Saturday, Brooklyn Bridge Park<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, October 10 | 6am\u20138pm | Pier 3, Brooklyn Bridge Park | Free, RSVP encouraged but not required | All ages<\/p>\n<p>Daybreaker\u2019s first American sunrise-to-sunset sober festival takes over Pier 3 for a full day of movement, music and making, built for every generation at once. Moved here from its rained-out September date; the day\u2019s schedule is on Daybreaker\u2019s site.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-81401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/daybreaker-alive-festival-pier-3-oct-10-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Crowd dancing at a Daybreaker ALIVE sober festival\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gogreenbk.org\/event\/mcgolrick-bird-club-2026\/2026-10-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">McGolrick Bird Club<\/a> | Saturday, Greenpoint<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, October 10 | 9\u201310am | Meet at Russell Street and Driggs Avenue, Msgr. McGolrick Park | Free | Families<\/p>\n<p>An hour of birdwatching in McGolrick with people who know what they are looking at, run by Go Green Brooklyn every Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dd1g_3lRhMv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Fall morning at McGolrick Park<\/a> | Saturday, Greenpoint<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, October 10 | 10am storytime, 11am puppet show, 12pm cleanup and costume swap | Msgr. McGolrick Park, Nassau Avenue and Russell Street | Free | All ages<\/p>\n<p>Friends of McGolrick Park stack the morning: local author Meghan Oliver reads Carrie the Tree Fairy at 10am, the CityParks PuppetMobile performs Pinocchio at 11am, and at noon the monthly cleanup pairs with a Halloween costume swap, with a chance to lead the park\u2019s Halloween Parade on the 31st.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-81268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mcgolrick-park-fall-morning-oct-10-2026.jpg\" alt=\"McGolrick Park fall morning with storytime, the CityParks PuppetMobile and a Halloween costume swap, Greenpoint\" width=\"588\" height=\"784\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prospectpark.org\/event\/introduction-to-birdwatching-outings-3-2\/2026-10-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Introduction to Birdwatching at the Audubon Center<\/a> | Saturday, Prospect Park<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, October 10 | 10am\u201312pm | Audubon Center at the Boathouse, 101 East Drive | Free | Beginners welcome<\/p>\n<p>A Brooklyn Bird Club member leads an easy introductory outing through Prospect Park during fall migration. Binoculars help; so does a snack.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/fall-fest-at-atlantic-terminal-mall-plaza-tickets-1991594109594\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Fall Fest at Atlantic Terminal Mall Plaza<\/a> | Saturday, Fort Greene<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, October 10 | 11am\u20132pm | Atlantic Terminal Mall outdoor plaza and car-free Fort Greene Place, 139 Flatbush Avenue | Free | All ages<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn Bridge Parents and Atlantic Terminal Mall turn the plaza and car-free Fort Greene Place into an urban pumpkin patch: pick out a pumpkin and decorate it, climb through the haunted trucks, build with blocks and dance along with the DJ. Costumes encouraged; rain date Sunday, October 11. In partnership with Atlantic Terminal Mall.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-78240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2024_1013_Fall-Fest@Atlantic-Terminal-Mall-Plaza_10-TOP-2-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booksaremagic.net\/events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Storytime with Suzy Ultman at Books Are Magic<\/a> | Saturday, Brooklyn Heights<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, October 10 | 11am\u201312pm | Books Are Magic, 122 Montague Street | Free, RSVP encouraged | Little kids<\/p>\n<p>Suzy Ultman reads I Heart Pickles, a pickle-shaped picture book of appreciation and silliness, at the Montague Street store\u2019s Saturday storytime. No ticket needed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bklynlibrary.org\/calendar\/saturday-storytime-bedford-library-20261010-1100am\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Saturday Storytime at Bedford Library<\/a> | Saturday, Bed-Stuy<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, October 10 | 11\u201311:30am | Bedford Library, 496 Franklin Avenue | Library program | Birth to 5, all ages welcome<\/p>\n<p>New stories and old favorites read aloud at the Franklin Avenue branch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brooklynbridgeparents.com\/event\/flex-out-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Flex dance program<\/a> | Saturday, Bed-Stuy<\/p>\n<p>Every Saturday through December 19 | 10am\u20132pm | 378 Throop Avenue | Free | All ages<\/p>\n<p>Northeast Brooklyn Housing Development Corporation\u2019s free Saturday program for children and families: dance and movement sessions, arts and hands-on activities, fitness games, music and guest DJs, with snacks. No dance experience needed, and there are volunteer and youth leadership spots.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-81273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/flex-out-dance-program-bed-stuy.jpg\" alt=\"Flyer for the free Flex dance program, every Saturday 10am to 2pm at 378 Throop Avenue, Bed-Stuy\" width=\"535\" height=\"713\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prospectpark.org\/event\/pop-up-audubon-i-11\/2026-10-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pop-Up Audubon<\/a> | Saturday and Sunday, Prospect Park<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, October 10 and Sunday, October 11 | 12\u20134pm | Prospect Park, locations posted by the Alliance | Free | Kids and families<\/p>\n<p>Two Prospect Park Alliance pop-ups each afternoon: design an autumn-leaf window cling that helps keep migrating birds from hitting glass, and dig into the leaf litter to find the insects and decomposers that live on the forest floor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynflea.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Brooklyn Flea<\/a> | Saturday and Sunday, DUMBO<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, October 10 and Sunday, October 11 | 10am\u20135pm | Dumbo Archway, under the Manhattan Bridge<\/p>\n<p>The vintage and makers market under the Manhattan Bridge archway runs every weekend through December 21: vintage finds, handmade goods and food vendors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fortgreenepark.org\/calendar\/prison-ship-martyrs-memorial-commemoration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Prison Ship Martyrs Memorial commemoration at Fort Greene Park<\/a> | Saturday, Fort Greene<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, October 10 | 12\u20132pm | Prison Ship Martyrs Monument, Fort Greene Park | Free | All ages<\/p>\n<p>The Sons of the American Revolution lay a wreath at the monument with a color guard in Revolutionary War uniform and short remarks from historians, a good excuse to explain what the column at the top of the park is for.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/parks.ny.gov\/visit\/events\/nature-your-neighborhood-urban-wildlife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Nature in Your Neighborhood: Urban Wildlife at Marsha P. Johnson State Park<\/a> | Saturday, Williamsburg<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, October 10 | 1\u20134pm | Marsha P. Johnson State Park, 90 Kent Avenue | Free, registration required | All ages<\/p>\n<p>The park\u2019s monthly drop-in nature program takes on the wildlife that shares the city with us, with hands-on stations on the waterfront.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govisland.com\/things-to-do\/events\/the-tree-of-life-painting-workshop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Tree of Life painting workshop on Governors Island<\/a> | Saturday, Governors Island<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, October 10 | 1\u20132:30pm | Nolan Park, Building 17 | Free, advance RSVP required, limited spots | Families<\/p>\n<p>Artist Nikolina Kovalenko and the Taiwanese American Arts Council lead a hands-on painting workshop imagining your own tree of life. The ferry from Brooklyn Bridge Park\u2019s Pier 6 is free before 11am on weekends and $5 after.<\/p>\n<p>SUNDAY<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booksaremagic.net\/events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Search-and-Find Storytime at Books Are Magic<\/a> | Sunday, Brooklyn Heights<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, October 11 | 11am\u201312pm | Books Are Magic, 122 Montague Street | Free, RSVP encouraged | Little kids<\/p>\n<p>Evi Triantafyllides and Jordan Sondler turn their new Book of Maps into a morning of search-and-find activities at the Montague Street store.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dominopark.com\/events\/intro-to-capoeira-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Intro to Capoeira at Domino Park<\/a> | Sunday, Williamsburg<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, October 11 | 11am\u201312pm | Flex Field, Domino Park, 300 Kent Avenue | Free, RSVP | All fitness levels<\/p>\n<p>Instrutora Esquila of Capoeira Guatambu introduces the Afro-Brazilian martial art that blends movement and music, every Sunday in October on the Flex Field.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/montaguebid.com\/open-streets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hoedown on Montague<\/a> | Sunday, Brooklyn Heights<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, October 11 | Open Streets 10am\u20137pm; Hopalong Andrew 12\u201312:45pm, square dance 1\u20134pm, free walking tours 1pm and 3pm | Montague Street between Henry and Hicks Streets | Free | All ages<\/p>\n<p>Montague Street goes car-free for the Sunday and turns into a hoedown with Jalopy Theatre: Hopalong Andrew plays cowboy tunes and singalongs at noon, then The Katydids bring the fiddle and caller Sammy Osmund teaches everyone to do-si-do in the middle of the street. McNeil Tours leads free walking tours of Brooklyn Heights at 1pm and 3pm (reservation required). Bandanas encouraged.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-81399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/montague-street-hoedown-jalopy-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Square dancing in the street at Montague Street Open Streets in Brooklyn Heights\" width=\"800\" height=\"457\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brooklynbridgepark.org\/event\/rubber-stamp-it-linocut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Rubber Stamp It! Linocut printing on fabric<\/a> | Sunday, DUMBO<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, October 11 | 9:30\u201311:30am | Environmental Education Center, Brooklyn Bridge Park, 99 Plymouth Street | Free, registration encouraged | Ages 13 and up<\/p>\n<p>Carve a rubber stamp and print your own design on fabric with the park\u2019s educators. All materials are provided, or bring your own light-colored item to print on; sharp tools, so a waiver is required. First come, first served, 25 spots.<\/p>\n<p>MONDAY, OCTOBER 12 \u2014 NO SCHOOL<br \/>Public schools are closed on Monday, October 12 for Italian Heritage\/Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Day, and every Brooklyn Public Library branch is closed too. If you need a plan for the day, our <a href=\"https:\/\/brooklynbridgeparents.com\/day-camps-for-when-public-schools-are-closed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">guide to day camps for when public schools are closed<\/a> has the drop-in options.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prospectpark.org\/event\/indigenous-peoples-day-school-holiday-in-prospect-park-4\/2026-10-12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">School-holiday nature exploration at the Audubon Center<\/a> | Monday, Prospect Park<\/p>\n<p>Monday, October 12 | 10am\u20133pm | Audubon Center at the Boathouse, 101 East Drive | Free | Kids and families<\/p>\n<p>The Prospect Park Alliance runs its drop-in nature programs through the school holiday, with the Boathouse open all day. The carousel and Lefferts Historic House are open too, with the usual charges, and the Brooklyn Children\u2019s Museum opens on this Monday for its Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Day weekend at regular admission.<\/p>\n<p>Do you want all local parenting news in your inbox? 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