Calendar of Brooklyn Parades NYC 2026

Schedule of Parades and Cultural Festivals in Brooklyn NYC

June 5, 2026 / Brooklyn Neighborhoods / Brooklyn Parades NYC / Brooklyn BLVD / L. / Updated Weekly

This report provides a schedule of the parades held in Brooklyn each year.

We update parades and festival events as we approach the event date. Only Asterisked events have been updated to 2026. Pay attention to the dates / year.

The parades we feature not only include the majors but also the minors and the new ones as we become aware of them. We expect to add about 5 to 10 new parades or events to each month as the year progresses. As the year unfolds, you will be able to scroll down to see for yourself.

At the end of this report there are links to the parades and festivals in the other four boroughs of NYC.

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Calendar of Brooklyn Parades NYC 2026

Schedule of Parades and Cultural Festivals in Brooklyn NYC

June 5, 2026 / Brooklyn Neighborhoods / Brooklyn Parades NYC / Brooklyn BLVD / L. Continued.

Editor's Note. We didn't begin updating parades until late February 2026, so the first two months generally reflect the 2025 parades.

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January Parades & Cultural Festivals in Brooklyn NYC 2026

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• * January 10 - 28, 2026 / 4 at various times - Under the Radar Festival at BRIC. At BRIC Arts Media at 647 Fulton Street in Fort Greene / Downtown Brooklyn. Tickets range in price from $31 - $68 [more or less]. For details and tickets see - https://utrfest.org/schedule/ or https://bricartsmedia.org.

• January 17, 18, 19 & 20, 2025 - Martin Luther King Day Weekend - Things to do MLK / Martin Luther King Day Weekend in Brooklyn NYC

• * January 14, 2024 beginning at 3 pm - Three Kings Parade in Brooklyn. The parade begins at Meeker Avenue, travels along Graham Avenue to Flushing Avenue and Broadway in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. Gifts will be given to children for as long as supplies last. For details see - FB - https://www.facebook.com/ThreeKingsDayParade.

February Parades & Cultural Festivals in Brooklyn NYC 2026

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• Sunday, February 2, 2025 beginning at 11 am - Bensonhurst Chinese New Year Parade - in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn. The parade starts at 65th Street and marches up to 83rd Street along 18th Avenue. Organized by the Chinese American Social Services. For details see their FB page at - https://www.facebook.com/casscenter

• Sunday, February 9, 2025 from 11.30 am to 2.30 pm - Brooklyn Chinese American Association Chinese New Year Parade. The parade begins at 60th Street and 8th Avenue in Sunset Park in Brooklyn NYC. Free. For details see - https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/lunar-new-year-parade-in-brooklyn-sunset-park/

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• Saturday, February 22, 2025 from 11 am to 9 pm - Ramadan Celebration & Bazaar - at the Muslim American Society at 1933 Bath Avenue in the Bath Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn NYC. There are six different programs scheduled separately during the day, while the bazaar runs the entire time. For details see - https://www.masnewyork.org/centers/

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March Parades & Cultural Festivals in Brooklyn NYC 2026

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• * Sunday, March 8, 2026 from 2.30 to 4.30 pm - Holi Celebration in Prospect Park - at Prospect Park Boathouse at 101 East Drive in the northeast section of Prospect Park near Crown Heights and Prospect Lefferts Gardens in Brooklyn. There will be music, storytelling, a bonfire, Holi colors and a small parade. For details see - https://www.prospectpark.org

• * Prospect Park _ Saturday, March 14, 2026 from 11.30 am to 2 pm - Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration - at the Prospect Park Boathouse & Audubon Center in Prospect Park. A number of cultural performances, as well as gift bags for the first 100 to enter. Organized by the Chinese American Planning Council. Free, but encouraged to rsvp, at - https://www.prospectpark.org/event/lunar-new-year-celebration/

• * Dumbo _ Saturday & Sunday, March 14 & 15, 2026 from 10 am to 5 pm - Brooklyn Flea market - under the arch of the Manhattan Bridge in Dumbo in Brooklyn. It's an outdoor market that stays open weekends until December 20, 2026. For details see - https://www.brooklynflea.com

• * Park Slope _ Sunday, March 15, 2026 beginning at 10.30 am, Speeches at 1 pm & parade kicks off at 1.30 pm - 51st Annual Brooklyn Saint Patrick's Parade. At 10.30 am there's a church service at Holy Name of Jesus Church at 245 Prospect Park West. The St. Patrick's Day parade assembly begins at Bartel-Pritchard Square at 14th Street [assembly stretches to 9th St] at the southwest corner of Prospect Park in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn. At 1 pm there's a dedication. At 1.30 pm the parade kicks off at Prospect Park West and 15th St and then marches to 7th Avenue. It turns right onto 7th Avenue & marches to Garfield Place, where it turns right again heading back to Prospect Park West, where it turns right again & circles back to 15th Street where there's a celebration / after party from 2 - 5 pm at Holy Name of Jesus Church at 245 Prospect Park West. For details see their Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/p/Brooklyn-St-Patricks-Parade-100067529770947/ because as of this post their website was out of date - https://brooklynstpatricksparade.org/

• * Crown Heights _ Sunday, March 15, 2026 [opens at 10 am] from 11 am to 4 pm - Classical Kids Fair - at the Brooklyn Childrens Museum at 145 Brooklyn Avenue in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. They describe the event as follows, " ... Touch, try, and play string and percussion instruments alongside NYC’s top classical musicians ... Compose your own music, dance with ballet professionals, watch live performances, and join group sing-alongs ...". To rsvp $15 tickets copy & paste - https://www.brooklynkids.org/events/classical-kids-fair/

• * Bay Ridge _ Sunday, March 22, 2026 beginning at 1 pm - 31st Annual Bay Ridge Brooklyn Saint Patrick's Parade. The parade kicks off on 3rd and Marine Avenues and marches north along 3rd Avenue to 67th Street. The grandstand is at 77th Street. In the past, but no mention this year, they turned west off of Marine Avenue and ending into Owl's Head Park for an after gathering in Bay Ridge. For details see - https://www.brparade.com or FB - https://www.facebook.com/brparade. St Pats Day parades in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn NYC.Generally there's a pre-parade fundraiser held in February. Patrick's Day parades in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of BK NYC.

• * Park Slope _ Friday, March 20 - 26, 2026 beginning at various times - Art House Cinema Week - at participating cinemas in Manhattan, Brooklyn & Queens. A well curated selection of interesting films - not like the shallow, predictable Hollywood reruns and remakes. For details and tickets see - https://www.arthouseny.org

• * Prospect Park _ Saturday, March 28, 2026 from 2 to 4 pm - No Kings Day Protests - see details on the front page in the Things to do in NYC section of this weekend post. There are a few Brooklyn rally locations as well such as from 1 to 3 pm at Garfield Place and Prospect Park West. For details see - https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/903320/ Please note that No Kings asks all protesters to conduct themselves peacefully - even when confronted by those who disagree with them.

• * Crown Heights _ Saturday, March 28, 2026 from 10 am to 4 pm - Eid al-Fitr - celebrate the end of Ramadan at the Brooklyn Children's Museum at 145 Brooklyn Avenue in Crown Heights Brooklyn. Sufi drumming, Bangladeshi dance and Turkish food. For details and $15 tickets see - https://www.brooklynkids.org

• * Coney Island _ Saturdays & Sundays, March 28 & 29, 2026 from 11 am to 8 pm - Luna Park opens for weekends in Coney Island. Thereafter the park is open weekends from 11 am to 8 pm, until Memorial Day Weekend when it opens daily for the summer. It is also open weekdays part of the first and all of the second week of April for Spring break. For details and tickets see - https://lunaparknyc.com

April Parades & Cultural Festivals in Brooklyn NYC 2026

• * NYC _ Wednesday, April 1 - Thursday, April 9, 2026 - Passover. The Jewish celebration their flight from slavery in Egypt thousands of years ago. Communal feasts, also known as Seders are generally held the first night.

• * NYC _ Thursday, April 2, 3 & 5, 2026 - Christian Lent Ends, Holy Friday & Easter - celebrated respectively. Easter commemorates the Biblical stories of Christ's death on the cross and resurrection from the dead.

• * Friday, Saturday & Sunday, April 3, 4 & 5, 2026 beginning at 6.40 pm, 2 pm & 2 pm respectively - Brooklyn Cyclones Home Opener & Series - at Maimonides Park in Brooklyn. The Cyclones Minor League baseball team, is a High A team [it's the third tier just below AAA and AA] affiliated with the Mets. They are hosting the Hudson Valley Renegades in their Home Opener series. The home opener is part of a three game weekend series. For details and $14 - $65 tickets see - https://www.milb.com

• * Coney Island _ Thursday - Sunday, April 2 - 12, 2026 from 11 am to 8 pm except 4/5/26 when it's open until 10 pm - Luna Park Open in Coney Island. For hours, details and tickets see - https://lunaparknyc.com/plan/park-hours/

• * Not Returning to Brooklyn in 2026, but Available in Queens _ Use Link to Queens at the bottom of this page _ Friday, Saturdays, Sundays, April 12, 13, 18, 19 & 20, 2025 from 11 am to 5 pm - Green Meadows Farm Easter Egg Hunt 2025 - at the Aviator Sports Center at 3159 Flatbush Avenue in the Marine Park neighborhood of Brooklyn. The event includes an Easter Egg Hunt, real bunnies, other real live animals, games and recreation. For details copy & paste - https://greenmeadowsfarmbrooklyn.com. $14.

• * Not Returning in 2026 _ Friday, April 18, 2025 beginning at 10 am - Eastern Orthodox and Western Christian Holy Friday Procession Across the Brooklyn Bridge. It begins at St. James Cathedral Basilica at 250 Cathedral Place in Brooklyn with a service, marches across the Brooklyn Bridge stopping along the way for Meditations of the Cross, along the Brooklyn Bridge and at City Hall Park [about 1 pm], and then ending at St. Nicholas National Shrine at the World Trade Center. For details see - https://archny.org/event/way-of-the-cross-over-the-brooklyn-bridge - OR - https://www.goarch.org/-/good-friday-ecumenical-procession-way-of-the-cross-over-the-brooklyn-bridge

• * Not Returning in 2026 _ Saturday, April 4, 2026 from 11 am to 1 pm - Easter Fest at City Point - at 445 Albee Square in Downtown Brooklyn NYC. Arts, crafts, photos w/ Easter Bunny and w/ Brooklyn Bridge parents. For details and to obtain a free rsvp see - https://www.citypointbrooklyn.com

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• * Downtown Brooklyn _ Friday, April 10, 2026 from 7 to 11 pm - Lamentation & Epitafios - at Saints Constantine & Helen Cathedral at 64 Schermerhorn Street in Brooklyn. The church also hosts a Pascha Meal and an Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday morning 4.12.26. For details see - https://stconstantinecathedral.org

• * Bay Ridge _ Friday, April 10, 2026 beginning at 7 pm - Lamentation & Epitafios - at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church at 8401 Ridge Blvd in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The services begin at 10.30 am with the decoration of the epitaphios, followed by the unnailing service at 2.30 pm, and at 7 pm the Lamentation and carrying of the epitaphios around the neighborhood. They also host a Pascha Meal. For details see - https://www.holycrossbrooklyn.com

• * Greenwood _ Friday, April 10, 2026 beginning at 7 pm - Lamentation & Epitafios - at Kimisis Brooklyn Greek Orthodox Church at 224 18th Street in Greenwood Heights in Brooklyn. For details see - https://www.kimisisbrooklyn.org

• * Dumbo _ April 11 & 12, 2026 from 11 am to 6 pm - There's a FAD Market - at 55 Water Street in Dumbo. Use the dashboard or links below to go to the street fairs page.

• * Thursday - Sunday, April 9 - 12, 2026 - PowerHouse Arts Fine Art Print Fair - 2nd Annual - https://powerhousearts.org/print-fair

• * Brooklyn / Manhattan / Bronx _ Saturday - Saturday, April 11 - 18, 2026 at various times & locations - Brooklyn Fashion Show / Fashion Week - at the Pfizer Building at 630 Flushing Avenue in the Williamsburg / Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhoods of Brooklyn. This is a runway show organized by Fashion Week Brooklyn. Saturday 4.11.26 is a black tie at the Split Rock Golf Course in the Bronx and Sunday is being held in collaboration with Japan X in Manhattan, thereafter returning to Brooklyn. For details and $25 / $35 / $100 tickets see - https://www.fashionweekbrooklyn.com or FB - https://www.facebook.com/fashionweekbrooklyn.

• * Fort Greene / Boerum Hill _ Sunday, April 13, 2026 from 6.15 - 7.45 pm - Celebrate Together: Creating Festivals for NYC - at BRIC House at 647 Fulton Street in Fort Greene / Boerum Hill in Brooklyn NYC. Free but rsvp as space is limited - https://ohny.org/activity/celebrate-together/ or https://bricartsmedia.org/event/celebrate-together-creating-festivals-for-new-york-city/

• * Brooklyn / Manhattan / Bronx _ Saturday - Saturday, April 11 - 18, 2026 at various times & locations - Brooklyn Fashion Show / Fashion Week - at the Pfizer Building at 630 Flushing Avenue in the Williamsburg / Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhoods of Brooklyn. This is a runway show organized by Fashion Week Brooklyn. Saturday 4.11.26 is a black tie at the Split Rock Golf Course in the Bronx and Sunday is being held in collaboration with Japan X in Manhattan, thereafter returning to Brooklyn. For details and $25 / $35 / $100 tickets see - https://www.fashionweekbrooklyn.com or FB - https://www.facebook.com/fashionweekbrooklyn.

• * Governors Island _ Friday & Saturday, April 17 & 18, 2026 from 10 am - 6 pm - Governors Island Earth Day on Governors Island. This year Governor's Island celebrates Earth Day with a full schedule of events that include climate / environmental related films, hands on nature work, free tour of Governor's Island, green technologies, biking and clean up. For details and ferry passage planning & ticket purchases [Adults $4 / Kids & Seniors $2 / Kids under 12 free], copy & paste - https://www.govisland.com/things-to-do/events/earth-day-on-governors-island

• * NYC _ Wednesday, April 22, 2026 is Earth Day.

• * Brooklyn Heights _ Thursday, April 23, 2026 from 6 to 9 pm - Jalopy Theatre Gala '26 - at St. Ann & Holy Trinity Church which is located at 157 Montague Street in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of BK. This event is a celebratory and fundraiser event for the Jalopy Theatre and School of Music which specializes in folk music and is located in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn. For details and $250 tickets copy & paste - https://www.jalopytheatre.org

• * NYC _ Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 10 am to 4 pm is Car-Free Streets Day. Car free streets in NYC on Saturday, April 25, 2026 begins an hour earlier and ends an hour later for mototorists from 9 am to 5 pm. Events will take place from 10 am to 4 pm. And Citi Bike is offering free rides at the same time. For specific streets and the opening / closing times of the car-free streets to which this applies, in all five boroughs see - https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pr2026/nyc-dot-announces-return-of-car-free-earth-day-celebration.shtml

• * Park Slope _ Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 1.30 to 7.30 pm - 6th Annual SaintJamesJoy Block Party - at St James Place between Gates & Greene Avenues. This is a father / son DJ team that hosts a block party which started during CoVid. For details see - https://www.stjamesjoy.com

• * Williamsburg / Maspeth _ Saturday, April 25, 2026 - from 11 am to 4 pm - Thrift 2 Death - at Brooklyn Roots Collective - See street fairs for details.

• * Fort Greene _ Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 5 to 9 pm - Shred Fest - at the Brooklyn Music School - at 126 St. Felix Place in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn. Performance of a mix of modern music genres. For $17 / $12 tickets and details see - https://www.brooklynmusicschool.org/calendar-and-events/shredfest-2026

• * Williamsburg _ Saturday, April 25, 2026 - Pratt Other Island Book Fair - See street fairs for details.

• * Sunset Park _ Saturday, April 25, 2026 - Brooklyn Spring Market at Industry City - See street fairs for details.

• * Prospect Park _ Monday, April 27, 2026 at 7 pm - Reelabilities Film Fest at Nitehawk Cinema at 188 Prospect Park West in Prospect Park neighborhood of Brookyn. For details and tickets see - https://nitehawkcinema.com/prospectpark/ Also see NYC section above for more films at other locations around the five boroughs. For details and $0 - $50+ tickets see - https://reelabilities.org/newyork/schedule

May Parades & Cultural Festivals in Brooklyn NYC 2026

• * Williamsburg _ Saturday - Sunday, April 25 - May 3, 2026 at various times - Emruz Festival - at the Brooklyn Art Haus at 25 Marcy Street. A live cultural festival exploring Persian and Iranian life, culture and history. For $34 tickets and details see - https://www.emruzfestival.org/bkah

• * Gowanus _ Wednesday - Sunday, April 29 - May 3, 2026 from 11 am to 7 pm, except [opening night &] Sunday until 5 pm - Conductor: The Art of the Global Majority - at Powerhouse Arts at 322 Third Avenue in the Gowanus neighbhorhood of Brooklyn.  For $15 tickets and details see - https://powerhousearts.org

• * Park Slope _ Friday, Saturday & Sunday, May 1 - 3, 2026 at - Kimisi Theotokou Greek Festival - at 224 18th Street in Park Slope. For details see - WS https://www.kimisisbrooklyn.org/community-calendar or FB - https://www.instagram.com/parkslopegreekfest/p/DVv_f_EjeCy/

• * Brooklyn _ Thursday, April 30 - Sunday, May 3, 2026 at various times - 5th Long Play Festival - by Bang on a Can at various venues featuring a number of Brooklyn musical institutions including BRIC, BAM, Brooklyn Music School, Roulette, Pioneer Works, Public Records, the Church of St Luke and St Matthew, ISSUE Project Room, Polonsky Shakespeare Center for Theatre for a New Audience, Fort Greene Park – and more. For $109 tickets [day pass] on up to $397 for the four day festival and details see - https://bangonacan.org/long-play-2026/

• * NYC _ Friday, Saturday & Sunday, May 1, 2 & 3, 2026 at various locations & times but generally from 10 am to 5 pm - Janes Walk Weekend - at 200 locations in all five boroughs. Various art, culture, history, advocacy and architectural tours throughout all five boros of NYC. Free. They describe the event as follows, " ... MAS staff organize a fleet of volunteer walk leaders, to create 200+ FREE, in-person, virtual, and on-demand walks with over 10,000 participants ... During Jane’s Walk NYC weekend, the simple act of exploring the city is enhanced with personal observations, local history, and civic engagement."... Organized by the Municipal Art Society. Not a street fair so much as a streets tour. For details including a map of locations, copy & paste - https://www.mas.org/janes-walk-nyc-2026/

• Saturday, May 2, 2026 from 4 to 8 pm - 21st Annual Brooklyn Derby Party - at Greenwood Park [entrance at 555 7th Avenue] in South Slope. Modern Derby party complete with garb and get up. They allow $2 bets, there's music and bourbon. Tickets are $30, drinks and food extra. For tickets and details see - https://www.brooklynderby.com/the-event

• * NYC - Sunday, May 3, 2026 waves begin at 7.30, 8.30, 9.15, 9.50 and 10.30 am & officially over between 4 and 6 pm - 5 Boro Bike Ride. Assembly begins along Broaday, south of Canal Street down to Battery Park in Manhattan, depending on the cyclist wave folks are in. The course is 40 miles long, and most of the 32,000 cyclists finish in under 5 hours. It ends at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island, where there's a finishing party that runs from 10 am to 5.30 pm. Not a street fair per se, but rather a major cycling event. For details, copy & paste - https://www.bike.nyc

• * Flatbush _ Sunday, May 3, 2026 from 12 noon to 6 pm - Church Avenue Festival - Click on the street fairs icon above to go to the street fairs page for details.

• * Park Slope _ May 9, 2026 from 11 am to 6 pm - Black Zine Fair - at PowerHouse Arts at 322 Third Street in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn. This fair encompasses most - if not all - aspects of publishing, with a focus on African Americans because there aren't enough platforms and venues for Black Authors and Publishers to learn, mix and mingle. There are nearly 100 exhibitors signed up. Free and open to the general public. For details see - https://blackzinefair.org/

• * Flatbush _ May 9, 2026 w/ Parade beginning at 10 am followed by Market / Celebration beginning at 12 noon - 7th Annual Haitian Parade & Cultural Festival - Ayiti Nou La Toujoul - begins at Church & Nostrand Avenues, marching through Little Haiti & Little Caribbean neighborhoods of Brooklyn. For details see - WS - https://www.lohnyc.org/haitian-culture-day-2025-1 or FB - https://www.facebook.com/events/26180213004947036/

• * Park Slope _ May 9, 2026 from 3 to 6 pm - Open Stages - in Prospect Park in Brooklyn. They tell us the event includes 19 stages of free outdoor music, involving hundreds of artists and partners. This is a fundraiser by the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music which provides musical education and therapy for over 7,000 people across all five boroughs. Rain or Shine. For details and to rsvp and possibly make a small donation copy & paste - https://bkcm.org/openstages/

• * Downtown Brooklyn / Boerum Hill / Cobble Hill & Brooklyn Heights _ May 9 - 17, 2026 from noon to 6 pm - Atlantic Avenue Art Walk in Brooklyn - along Atlantic Avenue from 4th Street to the Waterfront in Brooklyn. They describe the event as follows, "... This 1.5-mile, self-guided tour along Atlantic Avenue ... and its immediate side streets, will feature art from different mediums while showcasing approximately 150 emerging and established Brooklyn artists at 70+ participating businesses ... eclectic shops, diverse restaurants, galleries and wide range of vital businesses and organizations ... [along a] tree-lined avenue that stretches through charming Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, and Boerum Hill to Downtown Brooklyn ...". The map with locations and artists is supposed to be posted on their website by the time the event begins. There are also three dates for tours 5/9, 5/16 & 5/17/2026. Organized by Atlantic Ave LDC. For rsvps, maps & details see - https://www.atlanticave.org/artwalk

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• * Gowanus _ May 16, 2026 from 11 am to 5 pm - Community Day - at Powerhouse Arts at 322 Third Avenue in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn. They bill the event as follows, " ... annual day of discovery and creative expression featuring hands-on workshops, demonstrations, installations, and conversations with PHA Print, Ceramics, and Public Arts shops plus MGC Community Print Studio, Workspace11, and The Alpha Workshops, as well as partner organizations, artists, and educators and ..." [about a dozen other art neighborhood organizations]. Free, but rsvp suggested at - .

• * Park Slope _ May 16, 2026 from 2 pm to 6 pm - Restoration Carnival Supporting Renovations - at Old First Reform Church of Brooklyn at 729 Carroll Street in Brooklyn. Live music, dance, crafts and kids stuff. For $13 tickets and details see - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/restoration-carnival-tickets-1988366707347 or https://oldfirstbrooklyn.org/about/calendar/

• * Williamsburg _ Saturday, May 16, 2026 from [unofficial / unconfirmed start] 10 am and [official start] 1 pm to 6 pm - Graham Avenue Fiesta Brooklyn - Along Graham Avenue from Broadway to Boerum in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. This is a proudly Puerto Rican neighborhood with Latin culture and Caribbean flavor. Williamsburg street fairs / street festivals in Brooklyn. For details copy & paste FB - https://www.facebook.com/GrahamAvenueBID/ or http://grahamavenuebid.org

• * Bay Ridge _ Sunday, May 17, 2026 beginning at 1 pm [Earlier vs Past Parades] - Norwegian Day Parade - The parade steps off at 85th Street marching north along 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge. The parade then turns right [eastward] on 75th Street [aka Bay Ridge Parkway], before turning left [resumes northward journey] onto 5th Avenue, to 67th Street. [Editor's Note: Last year (2025) the parade didn't end here, but rather turned right [eastward again] marching alongside Lief Ericson Park where it ended between 6th and 7th Avenues where the reviewing stand was.] Parades and cultural festivals in Bay Ridge Brooklyn NYC since 1952. For details see - https://17thofmayparadecommittee-brooklyn.org. Parades in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn NYC.

• * Park Slope _ Sunday, May 17, 2026 from 10 am to 6 pm - Fabulous Fifth Avenue Street Fair - Along 5th Avenue between Dean & 15th Street [used to be Sterling to 12th] in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn. Brooklyn street fairs / St Fairs & festivals near the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn. Organized by the Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID. There will be plenty of food offerings at the bars and restaurants along 5th, as well as live entertainment at many of the venues. This is more of a food fair that typical street fair. For details see - https://parkslopefifthavenuebid.com

• * CONTINUATION _ Downtown Brooklyn / Boerum Hill / Cobble Hill & Brooklyn Heights _ May 9 - 17, 2026 from noon to 6 pm - Atlantic Avenue Art Walk in Brooklyn - along Atlantic Avenue from 4th Street to the Waterfront in Brooklyn. They describe the event as follows, "... This 1.5-mile, self-guided tour along Atlantic Avenue ... and its immediate side streets, will feature art from different mediums while showcasing approximately 150 emerging and established Brooklyn artists at 70+ participating businesses ... eclectic shops, diverse restaurants, galleries and wide range of vital businesses and organizations ... [along a] tree-lined avenue that stretches through charming Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, and Boerum Hill to Downtown Brooklyn ...". The map with locations and artists is supposed to be posted on their website by the time the event begins. There are also three dates for tours 5/9, 5/16 & 5/17/2026. Organized by Atlantic Ave LDC. For rsvps, maps & details see - https://www.atlanticave.org/artwalk

• * Dumbo _ Saturday & Sunday, May 16 & 17, 2026 from 11 am to 6 pm & 10 am to 5 pm respectively - There's a FAD Pop Up & the Brooklyn Flea Market - Click street fairs link above for details.

• * Prospect Park _ Wednesday, May 20, 2026 from 5 to 9 pm - Haitian Flag Day [Selebrasyon = Celebration] - at the Prospect Park Boathouse. For details and to rvsp w/ suggested $20 donation, see - https://haiticulturalx.org/event/haitian-flag-day-selebrasyon-3/

• * MERGED _ Park Slope _ May 2025 - Philippines Fest - was held in Park Slope. This year [2026] it has now merged with the Manhattan, event in early June. We'll post details in early June. Stay tuned.

• * RESCHEDULED _ Sheepshead Bay _ May 2025 - Bayfest - has moved to mid June and will be managed and organized by a different party. We'll post details in mid June. Stay tuned.

• * Fort Greene _ Friday thru Monday, May 16 - 28, 2026 beginning at various times - Dance Africa FESTIVAL at BAM - At 30 Lafayette Avenue at Ashland Place - in the Peter Jay Sharp Building and Howard Gilman Opera House in the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn. It's a festival of African culture, that includes performance, classes, film, community, a bazaar, history and storytelling. Ticket prices vary but start from free / $25 / $35. For details see www.bam.org. This is NOT a street fair, but there is a bazaar over the Memorial Day weekend. For details copy & paste - https://www.bam.org/DanceAfrica

• * Editor's Note - No Fleet Week in NYC over the Memorial Day Weekend of 2026 - The traditional Fleet Week that New Yorkers and Brooklynites have become accustomed to accommodating for decades over the Memorial Day Weekend has been moved to the July 4th, 2026 week to synch up with celebrations of America's 250th Anniversary. Return to this site in late June / early July 2026 for details regarding Fleet Week 2026 in NYC.

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• * Sunday, May 24, 2026 beginning at 12 noon [estimated end time is 4 pm] - 5 Borough Veterans - NYC Memorial Ruck March - begins at [195] Cadman Plaza Brooklyn War Memorial. Marchers are encouraged to fill their rucksacks with non-perishables to carry over the Brooklyn Bridge and onto Battery Park, stopping at war memorials along the way. The nonperishables will be donated to homeless shelters for veterans at the end of the march. To rsvp, see - https://luma.com/1ekwljsc?tk=vTXceG&utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e231_tv4_tp1_a1dennhb6cuq2w and for details see - FB - https://www.facebook.com/events/1596697335157584

• * Carnarsie _ Monday, May 25, 2026 from 10 am - 12 noon - Brooklyn Canarsie Lions Club Memorial Day Parade - Assembly begins at 9.30 am in the parking lot of the Holy Family Church at 9719 Flatlands Avenue. The parades heads southeast along East 98th Street to Avenue L. It then turns right heading southwest along Avenue L before turning right heading northwest along Remson Avenue, where the parade marches a couple of blocks before stopping at the Carnarsie Cemetery to honor the fallen. After the cemetery commemoration ceremony, the parade continues north on Remson turning right onto Conklin Avenue, ending at the American Legion at 1130 East 92nd Street. Memorial Day Parades in Brooklyn NYC. For details copy & paste FB - http://www.brooklyncanarsielions.com or NYC Gov https://www.nyc.gov/assets/brooklyncb18/downloads/pdf/2024/Canarsie-Memorial-Day-Parade-5-27-24.pdf

• * Bay Ridge _ Monday, May 25, 2026 beginning at 11 am - The 159th Brooklyn / Kings County / Bay Ridge Memorial Day Parade - steps off on 3rd Avenue and 78th Street in Bay Ridge Brooklyn. The parade proceeds down to Marine Avenue, then heads up to 4th Avenue, then over to John Paul Jones Park for their memorial service which includes bag pipes, flag raising and wreath laying by Veteran Service Organizations. This is followed by a 21-gun salute and the playing of Taps by the Veteran Corps of Artillery. Organized by the United Military Veterans of Kings County. For details copy & paste - https://www.brooklynmemorialdayparade.com/

• * Bedford Stuyvesant _ Monday, May 25, 2026 from 11.30 am to 1.30 pm / 4 pm - 15th Bedford Stuyvesant Veterans' Memorial Day Parade - Assembles at 11.30 am, steps off 12 noon from Restoration Plaza at 1368 Fulton Street in Bedford Stuyvesant in Brooklyn. The parade marches north to BVSJ HQ at 665 Willoughby Plaza in Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn, where at 1 pm there will be closing ceremonies. Organized by the Black Veterans for Social Justice. For details, copy & paste - https://bvsj.org/event/bedford-stuyvesants-13th-veterans-memorial-day-parade-and-stand-down-memorial-day-2024 | FB https://www.facebook.com/bvsjinc/

• * The Fort Hamilton Military Garrison does not appear to be planning any Memorial Day 2026 events

• * Dumbo / Williamsburg _ Friday, May 29, 2026 with drops at 5 pm & 7 pm - DUMBO DROP Block Party - Along Washington Street between Front & Water Streets near the Pearl Street Triangle and DUMBO Arch [Down Underneath the Manhattan Bridge O.] in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn. Food, music & entertainment [less shopping], as well as fundraiser for PS 307 and the Dock Street Middle School for STEAM Studies. Tickets to see the drop run from $15 - $25, and include a guaranteed viewing spot. The event includes two drops, the first for which the gate opens at 3.30 pm and the second for which the gate opens at 6 pm. They parachute toy elephants down on the street. Street fairs in Dumbo BK. For details see - https://dumbo.nyc/dumbo-drop/

• * Greenpoint / Fort Greene _ Friday - Sunday, May 29 - June 7, 2026 at various times - the Brooklyn Film Festival - at five live location venues including BRIC at 647 Fulton Street, 100 Sutton Studios at 100 Sutton Street 2nd Floor, the Wythe Hotel at 80 Wythe Avenue [at North 11th Street], the Fierstein Graduate School of Cinem at 25 Washington Avenue and the Round Table Brewery at 245 South First, as well as online. There will be 131 films, spanning six categories including Narrative Feature & Short, Documentary Feature & Short, Animation and Experimental. There is also a full day of panels and talks similar to 2024 [not sure what happened in 2025]. The primary location for live viewing is at Windmill Studios on 300 Kingsland Avenue [and the other four locations noted above] in Greenpoint Brooklyn. For $25 / $40 / $100 tickets [single / day pass i think / full online access] and details see - https://www.brooklynfilmfestival.org/

• * Dumbo / Williamsburg _ Friday, May 29, 2026 with drops at 5 pm & 7 pm - DUMBO DROP Block Party - Along Washington Street between Front & Water Streets near the Pearl Street Triangle and DUMBO Arch [Down Underneath the Manhattan Bridge O.] in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn. Food, music & entertainment [less shopping], as well as fundraiser for PS 307 and the Dock Street Middle School for STEAM Studies. Tickets to see the drop run from $15 - $25, and include a guaranteed viewing spot. The event includes two drops, the first for which the gate opens at 3.30 pm and the second for which the gate opens at 6 pm. They parachute toy elephants down on the street. Street fairs in Dumbo BK. For details see - https://dumbo.nyc/dumbo-drop/

• * Park Slope _ Saturday, May 30, 2026 from 10 am to 5 pm - Pottery Fair - at the Old Stone House - Use the street fairs icon above to obtain details for this and other food and vendor events.

• * Bedford Stuyvesant _ Saturday, May 30, 2026 from 2 to 6 pm - Tastes of Bed-Stuy - Use the street fairs icon above to obtain details for this and other food and vendor events.

• * Greenpoint _ Saturday & Sunday, May 30 & 31, 2026 from 12 noon to 6 pm - Greenpoint Open Studios - in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn. They describe the event as follows, " ... For one weekend, hundreds of artists and designers open up their studios to the public to showcase work in a wide range of mediums. From paintings, sculptures, film, photography, weaving/textiles, ceramics, and more, there are seasoned artists to be visited and emerging artists to be discovered in the northernmost tip of Brooklyn ...". Free. For details see - https://greenpointopenstudios.com

• * Bay Ridge _ Sunday, May 31, 2026 from 10 am - 6 pm _ 32nd Annual Fun on 5th Avenue Bay Ridge Festival - - Use the street fairs icon above to obtain details for this and other food and vendor events.

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• * Coney Island / Brighton Beach _ Saturday - Sunday, May 23 - September 13, 2026 from 10 am to 6 pm - NYC & NYS Beaches Open for the Summer. Swimming not allowed when life guards are not present. For details see - https://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/beaches

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• So far No Return in 2025 _ * Sunday, May 5, 2024 from 12 noon - 10 pm - Cinco de Mayo Celebration & Parade in Sunset Park Brooklyn. For details copy & paste - https://www.facebook.com/IndependenciayCincoDeMayoSunsetPark/
  • BUT _ on Saturday, May 3, 2025 from 1 to 10 pm there is a Cinco de Mayo Party being hosted within Industry City at 220 36th Street. It seems like a food, beverage and entertainment (?) event. Free admittance and the rest is paid.

*** GOING FORWARD WE ARE USING THIS ROW OF LINKS TO DESIGNATE WHERE LAST WEEK ENDS & THIS WEEKEND & COMING WEEK PICK UP ***

*** We add new events weekly, generally late Friday. We add up to a couple dozen or more new events monthly, especially during the warmer weather months. See front page for related events and first notices.

June Parades & Cultural Festivals in Brooklyn NYC 2026

• * Sunset Park _ Sunday, June 7, 2026 from 1 to 7 pm - Ferry Food Fest / Summer at the Terminal - at Brooklyn Army Terminal at 140 58th Street in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn. It's a food festival with live musical entertainment. For details see - https://brooklynarmyterminal.com/events

• * Brooklyn Heights _ Monday - Sunday, June 1 - 7, 2026 from 11 am - 9 pm [Mon - Wed] and 11 am - 10 pm [Thurs - Sat] and 12 noon - 8 pm [Sun] - 50th Annual Greek Festival at Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral - in the court yard at 64 Shermerhorn Street between Court Street and Boerum Place in Brooklyn Heights. The event has rides, entertainment, food and shopping. Organized by the St Constantine & Helen Cathedral. For details see - https://stconstantinecathedral.org. Greek cultural festivals in Brooklyn Heights NYC.

• * Bensonhurst _ Sunday, June 7, 2026 from 10 am to 6 pm - 86th Street Festival in Bensonhurst - Along 86th Street between 19th Avenue and Bay Parkway in Bensonhurst. Includes flea market style shopping, food and rides. Brooklyn Street Fairs & Festivals in Bensonhurst. Organized by Southwest Brooklyn Parks Task Force and 62nd Precinct Council - https://www.facebook.com/events/1440670296237202/?_rdr

• * Greenpoint / Fort Greene _ Friday - Sunday, May 29 - June 7, 2026 at various times - the Brooklyn Film Festival - at five live location venues including BRIC at 647 Fulton Street, 100 Sutton Studios at 100 Sutton Street 2nd Floor, the Wythe Hotel at 80 Wythe Avenue [at North 11th Street], the Fierstein Graduate School of Cinem at 25 Washington Avenue and the Round Table Brewery at 245 South First, as well as online. There will be 131 films, spanning six categories including Narrative Feature & Short, Documentary Feature & Short, Animation and Experimental. There is also a full day of panels and talks similar to 2024 [not sure what happened in 2025]. The primary location for live viewing is at Windmill Studios on 300 Kingsland Avenue [and the other four locations noted above] in Greenpoint Brooklyn. For $25 / $40 / $100 tickets [single / day pass i think / full online access] and details see - https://www.brooklynfilmfestival.org/

• * Coney Island / Brighton Beach _ Saturday - Sunday, May 23 - September 13, 2026 from 10 am to 6 pm - NYC & NYS Beaches Open for the Summer. Swimming not allowed when life guards are not present. For details see - https://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/beaches

WE ADD ABOUT 6 - 24 NEW EVENTS MONTHLY

THE NEW EVENTS ARE ADDED WEEKLY

ONLY ASTERISKED EVENTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO 2026

• Sunset Park _ Sunday, June 8, 2025 from 5 to 9 pm - 9th Annual Sunset Park Puerto Rican Day Parade & Festival. The parade begins at 5 pm along 5th Avenue at 59th Street, and marches up to 43rd Street. At at 6.30 pm the Sunset Park Puerto Rican Day festival begins in Sunset Park. There will be a couple of bands, including at least one salsa band as well as food for sale via trucks. Parades in the Sunset Park neighborhood of BK. For details, copy & paste FB - https://www.facebook.com/SunsetParkPRparade/

• Bushwick _ Sunday, June 8, 2025 assembling at 1 pm & kicking off at 3 pm - Bushwick Knickerbocker Puerto Rican Day Parade. Begins at Woodbine Street & Knickerbocker Avenue near the Bushwick Playground and marches east ending near Trinity Cemetery. The parade ends around 4 pm. Puerto Rican Day Parades in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn NYC. For details, copy & paste - https://www.instagram.com/knickerbockerpuertoricanparade/?hl=en | https://www.facebook.com/RiseBoroNYC/

• Park Slope _ Saturday, June 14, 2025 beginning at 7.30 pm [in 2024 they said until 10 pm] - Annual Brooklyn Pride Parade. The parade begins at Lincoln Place, marching along 5th Avenue and ending at 9th street. LGBTQ parades in Prospect Park / Park Slope Brooklyn NYC. For details see - https://brooklynpride.org

• Coney Island _ Saturday, June 21, 2025 from 1 to 5 pm - Coney Island Mermaid Parade - begins assembly at 10 am and then at 1 pm begins marching east along Surf Avenue from West 21st Street [heading east] to West 10th Street, where it turns south toward the Boardwalk. At the Boardwalk it heads east again and ends at Steeplechase Plaza. At around 4 pm beginning at the Judge's stand along Surf Avenue between West 15th & 16th Streets, they march through Maimonides Parking Lot to the beach, where the official ceremony is held. Brooklyn parades in the Coney Island neighborhood Brooklyn NYC. For details see - https://www.coneyisland.com/mermaidparade

The photo at right was taken in a prior year showing one of the many NY Musicians who bring a bit of joy to NYC during the Summer Solstice.

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• Sunset Park _ Sunday, June 29, 2025 _ from 10 am to 2 pm - American Independence Day Parade. The event begins at 10 am with a mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help at 526 59th Street. The parade assembles between 5th & 6th Avenues before stepping off at 59th Street at 11.30 am. The parade marches north along 5th Avenue ending at 43rd Street. Following the parade there will be a barbeque hosted by the parishioners of St. Agatha Roman Catholic Church at 702 48th Street in tandem with the Knights of Columbus. Street fairs and parades in Sunset Park in Brooklyn NYC. By Long Island Assembly#703 of the Knights of Columbus. For BBQ tickets and details, email - info@kofcindependenceparade.com | in 2024 copy & paste - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brooklyn-american-independence-day-parade-tickets-700054781697?aff=erelexpmlt

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• Wednesday, June 19, 2024 _ JUNETEENTH Celebrations - Visit our front page next Monday / Tuesday.

WE ADD ABOUT 6 - 24 NEW EVENTS MONTHLY

THE NEW EVENTS ARE ADDED WEEKLY

ONLY ASTERISKED EVENTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO 2026

2ND HALF OF 2026 YEAR WILL APPEAR SOMETIME IN JUNE 2026 - IF NOT BEFORE

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Brooklyn 4th of July Fireworks. CLICK this link to view a full schedule of all of the Brooklyn 4th of July fireworks 2023 & Coney Island July 4th fireworks 2023 BK NYC.

Brooklyn Parades. CLICK here to look for parades in any of the five boroughs - Queens Parades & Cultural Festivals Qns NYC, Brooklyn Parades & Cultural Festivals Bk NYC, Bronx Parades & Cultural Festivals Bx NYC, Staten Island Parades & Cultural Festivals SI NYC, and Manhattan Parades & Cultural Festivals Mhtn NYC.

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Brooklyn Arts & Cultural Institutions. CLICK here for ongoing exhibits and performance events - Queens things to do & events Qns NYC, Manhattan things to do & events Mhtn NYC, Brooklyn things to do & events Bk NYC, Bronx things to do & events Bx NYC, and Staten Island things to do & events SI NYC. Be advised that these calendars aren't yet up to snuff as of this posting, but they should be brought up to our standards within the next few weeks.

Mostly Free Swimming Pools Brooklyn NYC. CLICK this link to view all of the free public swimming pools in Brooklyn NYC.

Mostly Free Summer Concerts Brooklyn NYC. CLICK this link for a mostly done, and moving to weekly updates, of a page of mostly free summer concerts in Brooklyn NYC page.

Mostly Free Summer Theater Brooklyn NYC. CLICK this link for a mostly done [sometime Fri 6/24 or Sat 6/23], and moving to weekly updates, of a page of mostly free summer theater / plays in Brooklyn NYC page.

Mostly Free Summer Movies Brooklyn NYC. CLICK this link for work in progress and updated weekly page of mostly free summer movies in Brooklyn NYC.

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