Martin Luther King Weekend Things To Do in Brooklyn NYC
Things To Do in Brooklyn over the MLK Day Weekend
January 17, 2025 / Brooklyn Neighborhoods NYC / Things To Do in Brooklyn NYC / Brooklyn Blvd NYC.
NYC Weather as of 1.17.2025. Sunrise 7.16 am. Sunset 4.56 pm. We're getting 25 more minutes of sunlight than we were the weekend of the Winter solstice in late December.
This weekend we could get 1/10th inch of rain concentrated between 1 and 4 pm Saturday or none at all. And on Sunday there's an 80% - 90% chance we'll get two or more inches of snow between 1 pm and 9 pm. Monday is cloudy, but no precipitation is expected.
The temperature highs will be in the mid 40's Friday, the low 40's Saturday, falling to the mid 30's on Sunday and then to the mid teens on Monday. The temperature lows will be in the low 30's on Friday and Saturday, falling to the high teens on Sunday and dropping to about 10 on Monday. Most of next week will range from the high single digits up to 30 by next Friday, so enjoy the weekend, as it will be followed by a cold week. The winds will be 5 - 12 mph all weekend, at the lower end on Friday and Saturday, and at the higher end on Sunday and Monday. The humidity will rise from between 50% - 60% Friday, up to between 70% to 80% on Sunday, and again dropping to 50% to 60% on Monday.
Brief History of Martin Luther King Holiday in NYC
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Baptist Minister who became the leading voice for African Americans' non-violent civil rights movement beginning in the mid 1950's through to his assassination in 1968. In 1983, the third Monday of every year was set aside to honor Martin Luther King for his service to the nation. The third Monday was chosen, as it was the nearest Monday to the anniversary of King's birthday, which was January 15, 1929.
Martin Luther King Day has grown to take on an even larger meaning, as it is oftentimes referred to as a day on, versus a day off. Organizations around the city and nation have used the day to call people into action to address the needs of the community through volunteering and service.
As Martin Luther King Day is a national holiday, it's worth keeping in mind that many / most federal offices will be closed, along with a number of businesses.
Martin Luther King Holiday Special Events in Brooklyn NYC
√ Sunday and Monday January 19 & 20, 2025 from 10 am - 5 pm - MLK Commemorations - at the Brooklyn's Children's Museum at 145 Brooklyn Avenue in Crown Heights Historic District. They're hosting events celebrating the life the Martin Luther King with a full day of various activities including arts collage, crafts puppets, games, storytelling and service. For details see - https://www.brooklynkids.org
√ Monday, January 20, 2025 beginning at 10.30 am [to 4 pm] the 39th Annual Celebration of MLK's life - at the Brooklyn Academy of Music at 30 Lafayette Street in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn. There will be musical performances, speeches by renowned scholars and civil rights activists, a film screening and more in the BAM Peter J. Sharp Building and the Howard Gilman Opera House. Free, but tickets will be distributed on first come / first serve basis in the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House lobby. For details see - https://www.bam.org
√ Monday, January 20, 2025 from 12 noon to 4 pm - an afternoon of Nature and Animal related events - in Prospect Park in Brooklyn. The Prospect Park Alliance is hosting the events at the Prospect Park Audubon Center [near the Boathouse which is accessible via the southeast side of the park from Ocean Avenue at Lincoln Road] where there will be outdoor nature activities, an animal encounter and a wilderness walk. For details see - https://www.prospectpark.org.
√ Sunday, January 19, 2025 from 12.30 to 2 pm - Honoring MLK & the Movement of the People - at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture at 269 4th Avenue in Park Slope [different from their office address at 53 Prospect Park West]. In prior events they have also included music, although there was no mention of music this year. Free. For details and to rsvp see - https://bsec.org/events/honoring-mlk/ or see info at FB - https://www.facebook.com/EthicalCultureBrooklyn/ or their website at - https://bsec.org/
√ Monday, January 19, 2025 from 9 am to 12 noon & from 1 to 4 pm - Designer Textile Recycling - at Fabscrap at 140 58th Street at the Brooklyn Army Terminal in Bldg B - 5H-4, in Sunset Park. Sift through bins of designer swatches and samples to identify those that can be reused. For details see - https://fabscrap.org and click into the volunteer link. Free.
√ This weekend between January 18 - 20, 2025 - Make Your Own Day of Civic Action. There are multiple opportunities to help with food distribution through non-profit panties throughout many neighborhoods in Brooklyn. Here is one notable suggestion - https://www.foodpantries.org/ci/ny-brooklyn
Moxie Williamsburg is at 353 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn.
The Crown Hill Theatre at 750 Nostrand Avenue in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn.
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Martin Luther King Weekend Things To Do in Brooklyn NYC
Things To Do in Brooklyn over the MLK Day Weekend
January 17, 2025 / Brooklyn Neighborhoods NYC / Things To Do in Brooklyn NYC / Brooklyn Blvd NYC.
Art Exhibits in Brooklyn NYC - MLK Day Weekend
Click here to view some of the in-progress art exhibits in Brooklyn this Martin Luther King Day weekend.
The Brooklyn Museum is located at 200 Eastern Parkway along the northeast section of Prospect Park along the Eastern Parkway in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. They are open through the weekend.
The Brooklyn Historical Society is located at 128 Pierrepont Street in Brooklyn Heights neighborhood and they opened a second location within the past year or so in Dumbo at 55 Water Street. They are open over the weekend, but closed Monday.
The Brooklyn Botanical Gardens in Prospect Park is open, as is the Brooklyn Zoo also in Prospect Park.
In the photo to your right is the Brooklyn Museum located along the Eastern Parkway in Prospect Park.
Dance, Theater & Music in Brooklyn NYC - Martin Luther King Day Weekend
Click here to view the Theatre section of the Brooklyn Events Calendar to see what's doing this Martin Luther King Day weekend theater in Brooklyn NYC.
The Brooklyn Academy of Music is located at 30 Lafayette Avenue off Atlantic Avenue near the Fort Greene / Prospect Heights neighborhoods. They're not far from the Barclays Center and the Atlantic Terminal. They have special programming for the MLK holiday weekend - see details above.
The Barclays Center is located at 620 Atlantic Avenue at Flatbush Avenue in Prospect Heights, near Fort Greene, not far from Cobble Hill and Boerum Hill. They have nationally famous performers and sports events running throughout the year, so this may provide an entertainment option over the weekend.
Kings Theatre is located at 1027 Flatbush Avenue in the Flatbush Ditmas Park neighborhood of Brooklyn. They may have some entertainment over the Martin Luther King Day Weekend.
The New York Transit Museum located at 99 Schermerhorn Street in Downtown Brooklyn is always worth a visit though unlikely to have any programming dedicated to the legacy of Martin Luther King given it's focus is NYC metro transportation.
An example of an interesting performing arts venue is shown in the photo to your right, where the Brooklyn Academy of Music is shown. BAM is hosting a series of special events related to the legacy of Martin Luther King Day this weekend.
Shopping in Brooklyn NYC - Martin Luther King Day Weekend
This is a great weekend to do a bit of shopping. Brooklyn is a fun place to shop, as it offers a variety of shopping venues from the big box chain stores to the unique boutiqes.. Click here to view our section about Brooklyn shopping.
Several of the most prominent and well traveled shopping areas include near the Barclays Center at the Atlantic Terminal near the Fort Greene and Prospect Heights neighborhoods. There you'll find the big box retailers.
Industry City is a relatively new addition to the retail scene in Brooklyn. It's a collection of renovated industrial buildings, which house a collection of boutique shopping venues, mixed with some discounters, located along the Gowanus Expressway between 37th and 33rd Streets in Sunset Park / Greenwood Heights along the waterfront just south of Park Slope.
And there's plenty of neighborhood shopping. For example there's a vibrant shopping district in the Greenpoint neighborhood, where the locus is at Greenpoint and Manhattan Avenues. Here you'll find some of the unique, made in Brooklyn, items to purchase.
In the photo at right is one of the local stores located in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Martin Luther King Day Weekend - Dining in Brooklyn NYC
The food in Brooklyn has always been good. The variety of restaurant choices is difficult to match anywhere, and if you look carefully, you can find good food at reasonable prices too.
There are still some old style, family-run, Italian restaurants in the Park Slope and Cobble Hill neighborhoods of Brooklyn [other neighborhoods too]. And some Polish restaurants in Greenpoint / Williamsburg neighborhoods. I think the most authentic soul food can be found in Bedford Stuyvesant, Crown Heights and Prospect Heights. We'll have more on these going forward.
The photo at right was taken at Queen Restaurant in Brooklyn, which closed permanently after the pandemic began in March of 2020.
Click here to view the Brooklyn Restaurants NYC section of the site, which includes reviews of the restaurants we've selected to review. As of this writing, we've identified some of our old favorites, but haven't done the deep dive yet.
You can also visit Brooklyn farmers markets, attend events at Brooklyn theaters, performing arts & art museums, go shopping in Brooklyn NYC, and eat out at one of the Brooklyn Valentine's Day restaurants or New Years party restaurants in Brooklyn.
Martin Luther King Day Weekend Events in Brooklyn NYC
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MLK Day Things To Do Manhattan / Queens / Staten Island / Bronx
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Things to do this weekend in Brooklyn NYC
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