{"id":367205,"date":"2026-10-07T21:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T21:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/367205\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T21:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T21:10:10","slug":"open-house-new-york-weekend-2026-free-family-friendly-sites-in-brooklyn-brooklyn-bridge-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/367205\/","title":{"rendered":"Open House New York Weekend 2026: free, family-friendly sites in Brooklyn | Brooklyn Bridge Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Open House New York Weekend runs Friday, October 16 through Sunday, October 18, opening more than 300 destinations across the five boroughs for behind-the-scenes tours. More than 30 sites flag activities for kids, and almost all of them are drop-in: no tickets, free during open hours. These are the Brooklyn ones, plus the Navy Yard\u2019s own open house.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ohny.org\/place\/naval-cemetery-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Greenway Botanical Garden at the Naval Cemetery Landscape<\/a> | Brooklyn Navy Yard<\/p>\n<p>Friday, October 16 \u2013 Sunday, October 18 | 12\u20136pm | 61 Williamsburg Street West | Free, drop-in | All ages<\/p>\n<p>A native plant meadow and pollinator habitat on the site of the former Naval Hospital Cemetery. Kids can take home a nature or science book (one per child) and try self-guided Plant Heroes nature-journaling activities. On Saturday, the Greenway Stomp Fall Festival brings vendors and live music, 12\u20133pm.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81489\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ohny-2026-naval-cemetery-landscape.jpg\" alt=\"Greenway Botanical Garden at the Naval Cemetery Landscape\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ohny.org\/place\/morbid-anatomy-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Morbid Anatomy Library<\/a> | Sunset Park<\/p>\n<p>Friday, October 16 \u2013 Sunday, October 18 | 12\u20134pm | 254 36th Street, Building 2, Floor 2, Suite C248 | Free, drop-in | All ages<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 50 pieces of Victorian hair art from Leila\u2019s Hair Museum, books on death and culture, and an eclectic array of global curiosities. For children, there are coloring pages drawn from items in the collection.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ohny-2026-morbid-anatomy-library.jpg\" alt=\"Morbid Anatomy Library\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ohny.org\/place\/wyckoff-house-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Wyckoff House<\/a> | East Flatbush<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, October 17 \u2013 Sunday, October 18 | 11am\u20133pm | 5816 Clarendon Road | Free, drop-in | Ages 4 and up recommended<\/p>\n<p>The first structure in New York to be designated a historic landmark. Family tours start at 11:30am both days, and Farmhouse Family Day adds drop-in activities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ohny-2026-wyckoff-house.jpg\" alt=\"Wyckoff House, East Flatbush\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ohny.org\/place\/gowanus-canoeing-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Gowanus Dredgers Self-Guided Canoe Trips<\/a> | Gowanus<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, October 17 \u2013 Sunday, October 18 | 10am\u20136pm | 2 19th Street, at the mouth of the Gowanus Canal | Free, drop-in | All ages; under-18s need permission from an adult on site<\/p>\n<p>Paddle the canal from the Dredgers\u2019 community-built dock in family-sized, three-seat canoes made for kids and adults to share. Audio tours are optional. Everyone signs a liability waiver and wears the life jacket provided; wear clothes that can get a bit damp.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ohny-2026-gowanus-dredgers-canoe.jpg\" alt=\"Canoeing the Gowanus Canal with the Gowanus Dredgers\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ohny.org\/place\/powerhouse-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Powerhouse Arts<\/a> | Gowanus<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, October 17 \u2013 Sunday, October 18 | 12\u20135pm | 322 3rd Avenue | Free, drop-in | All ages; children with an adult<\/p>\n<p>Self-guided tours of the fabrication shops and community studios inside a former power plant: ceramics, print, public art and the digital print lab. Saturday\u2019s Crafternoons is a free drop-in art workshop for families, Designing Puppets of Earthly Delights.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ohny-2026-powerhouse-arts-gowanus.jpg\" alt=\"Powerhouse Arts, Gowanus\" width=\"800\" height=\"593\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ohny.org\/place\/waterfront-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">1914 Lehigh Valley Railroad Barge<\/a> | Red Hook<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, October 17 | 1\u20135pm | 290 Conover Street | Free, drop-in | All ages<\/p>\n<p>The last surviving covered wooden barge from New York\u2019s Lighterage Era. Kids get the story of Barge #79\u2019s rescue by a clown and juggler, the captain\u2019s \u201cSerious Foolishness,\u201d and George Rhodes\u2019 audio-kinetic ball machine, which loops, plays music boxes and rings a bell.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ohny-2026-lehigh-valley-barge-red-hook.jpg\" alt=\"1914 Lehigh Valley Railroad Barge, Red Hook\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ohny.org\/place\/mary-whalen-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Historic Tanker Ship Mary A. Whalen<\/a> | Red Hook<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, October 17 | 12\u20135pm | 202 Clinton Wharf | Free, drop-in | All ages<\/p>\n<p>Climb aboard a historic coastal oil tanker, the last of her kind in the country, with no plexiglass or ropes in the way. Kids find toys on the main deck, an art table with free coloring supplies, and a cabin set up for young children with books and toys.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ohny-2026-mary-a-whalen-red-hook.jpg\" alt=\"Historic tanker ship Mary A. Whalen, Red Hook\" width=\"800\" height=\"551\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynnavyyard.org\/events-exhibitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Brooklyn Navy Yard Annual Open House<\/a> | Brooklyn Navy Yard<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, October 17 | 12\u20135pm | Enter at Building 77 | Free; RSVP encouraged<\/p>\n<p>The Yard opens its 300-acre campus as part of Open House New York Weekend, with studios in fashion, design and technology offering behind-the-scenes access. Free; RSVP is encouraged.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791407410_293_screenshot-1790517464619-3e494f7a.png\" alt=\"Brooklyn Navy Yard Annual Open House, October 17, 2026\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The full lineup, including ticketed tours, is at <a href=\"https:\/\/ohny.org\/festival\/lineup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ohny.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open House New York Weekend runs Friday, October 16 through Sunday, October 18, opening more than 300 destinations&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":367206,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":["post-367205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-staten-island","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-staten-island","tag-staten-island-headlines","tag-staten-island-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367205\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/367206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}