Birding at the Green-Wood Cemetery
The Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Vine Ave Entrance, Brooklyn, NY 11218
10:00 AM–12:00 PM EST
Community Events
January 2025
Explore Free, Public Events Across Brooklyn
January 1-5
Birding at the Green-Wood Cemetery
Sat. 1/04, 10 AM - 12 PM | The Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Vine Ave. Entrance
Chinese Paper Cutting Art Workshop
Sat. 1/04, 12:30 - 2:30 PM | Brooklyn Heights Library, Craft Room, 286 Cadman Plaza West
Winter Tea in Prospect Park
Sat. 1/04, 2 - 4 PM | Prospect Park Boathouse + Audubon Center, 101 East Dr.
Application Clinic: Community Project Microgrants
Brooklyn Org x CitizensNYC
Online
12:00 PM–1:00 PM EST
January 6-12
Brooklyn Org x CitizensNYC Application Clinic: Community Project Microgrants
Tues. 1/7, 12 - 1 PM | Online
Brooklyn Museum Teacher Workshop: Revolutions on Paper
Thurs. 1/9, 4:30 - 7:30 PM | Brooklyn Museum Education Center, 200 Eastern Pkwy
Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Leader Salon: Weekend Edition!
Sat. 1/11, 10:30 AM - 12 PM | Brooklyn Org's Office, 80 Hanson Pl. 5th floor.
Storytime w/ Emma Straub: Mama Hug
Sat. 1/11, 11 AM | Books Are Magic Montague, 122 Montague St.
Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Training: Leveling Up Your LOI
Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Training
Online
12:00 PM–1:30 PM EST
January 13-19
Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Training: Leveling Up Your LOI
Weds. 1/15, 12 - 1:30 PM | Online
Connect2Care Lunch & Learn: Diabetes Care + Prevention
Weds. 1/15, 12 - 2 PM | Prospect Park Boathouse + Audubon Center, 101 East Dr.
Center for Law and Social Justice's Cinema with a Cause: "Boycott"
Weds. 1/15, 6 - 8:30 PM | Medgar Evers College EOJ Auditorium, 1638 Bedford Ave
Make It Official: Registering Your Non-Profit by the Office of Assembly Member Chantel Jackson
Thurs. 1/16, 6 PM | Online
CBH Talk | Progress and Preservation: Atlantic Avenue End-to-End
Thurs. 1/16, 6:30 - 8 PM | Center for Brooklyn History, 128 Pierrepont St.
Marine Park Super Steward: Trail Maintainer Training
Sat. 1/18, 10 AM - 1 PM | Seba Playground (Seba Ave & Gerritsen Ave)
Youth Career Readiness Crash Course (Ages 18-24)
Sat. 1/18, 11 AM - 1 PM | Brooklyn Public Library - Pacific Library, 25 Fourth Ave.
The Free Black Women's Library presents Setting Intentions w/ Fanny Tristan
Sun. 1/19, 3 - 4:30 PM | The Free Black Women's Library Reading Room, 226 Marcus Garvey Blvd
Just Conversations | Reparations in NYC: A Path Toward Justice and Equity
Center For Brooklyn History, Brooklyn Public Library Gov. Affairs, BPL's DEI Council
Center For Brooklyn History at BPL, 128 Pierrepont Street Brooklyn, NY 11201
6:30 PM–8:00 PM EST
January 20-26
BAM's Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Mon. 1/20, 10:30 AM | BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building, 30 Lafayette Ave.
Just Conversations | Reparations in NYC: A Path Toward Justice and Equity
Tues. 1/21, 6:30 - 8 PM | Center For Brooklyn History at BPL, 128 Pierrepont St.
Brooklyn Museum Teen Night: Teens Parkway
Fri. 1/24, 5 - 7 PM | Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Pkwy
Rest and Restore Yoga
Fri. 1/24, 6 - 7 PM | Weeksville Heritage Center, 158 Buffalo Ave.
Wikipedia Day NYC 2025
Sat. 1/25, 12 - 5 PM | Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch, 10 Grand Army Plaza
Lunar New Year Family Festival at the Brooklyn Museum!
Sun. 1/26, 12:45 - 4 PM | Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Pkwy
Lunar New Year Storytime
Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213
3:00 PM–3:45 PM EST
January 27-31
SALON DES ARTISTES with ARTMAGEDDON COLLECTIVE
Mon. 1/27, 7 - 10 PM | Highbury Pub, 1002 Cortelyou Rd
Connect2Care Lunch & Learn: Hypertension Care + Prevention
Thurs. 1/30, 12 - 2 PM | Prospect Park Boathouse + Audubon Center, 101 East Dr.
Lunar New Year Storytime
Thurs. 1/30, 3 - 3:45 PM | Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave.
Footsteps Winter Party
Thurs. 1/30, 7 - 10 PM | Brooklyn Location Provided Upon RSVP
Submit Your Community Events
Upcoming Events
Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Leader Salon
Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Training
Brooklyn Org's Office, 80 Hanson Place, 5th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11217
9:00 AM–11:00 AM EDT
Community Joy Family Day & Forum
Presented by Brooklyn Org, BRIC, The Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn Book Bodega, and Booklyn
BRIC House, 647 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217
11:00 AM–3:00 PM EDT
Lunch & Learn with Melissa Prober: Ask A Legal Expert
Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Training
Brooklyn Org's Office, 80 Hanson Place, 5th Floor Brooklyn NY 11217
1:00 PM–2:30 PM EDT
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso’s 2026 State of the Borough
Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238
7:00 PM– EDT
Lady Moo Moo x Brooklyn Org: Sweet on Brooklyn (Ice Cream Giveaway!)
Lady Moo Moo Ice Cream, 365 Chauncey St, Brooklyn, NY 11233
12:00 PM–4:00 PM EDT
Cinema with a Cause: “Judas and The Black Messiah”
The Center for Law and Social Justice
Medgar Evers College (Student Services Building), 1637 Bedford Ave, 1st Floor Room S122, Brooklyn, NY 11225
6:00 PM–8:30 PM EDT
Brooklyn Org Listening Tour: Bay Ridge & Dyker Heights
Milk & Honey, 9402 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11209
10:00 AM–12:00 PM EDT
Brooklyn Org Volunteer Day 2026
Join Brooklyn Org and our community partners at multiple family-friendly volunteer sites throughout the day!
Multiple Locations Across Brooklyn
8:00 AM– EDT
[FULL] BKO Volunteer Day: Mixteca – Weekly Food Distribution
Ages 12-16 with guardian, 16+ without guardian
Mixteca, 245 23rd St (Near 5th Ave), Brooklyn 11215, Outdoors
8:15 AM–11:30 AM EDT
[FULL] BKO Volunteer Day: Asiyah Women’s Center Free Store – Unpacking & Store Setup
Ages 15+
Southwest Brooklyn, Indoors/Outdoors, Address Provided On Registration
8:30 AM–12:00 PM EDT
[FULL] BKO Volunteer Day: YVote – Planting & Beautification At Ft. Greene Park
All Ages with guardian, 14+ without guardian
Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, NY 11217, Outdoors
9:00 AM–12:00 PM EDT
[FULL] BKO Volunteer Day: The Campaign Against Hunger – Urban Farming
Ages 14+
1965-1971 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11233, intersection of Hull St. / Fulton St. / Saratoga Ave., Outdoors
9:45 AM–12:00 PM EDT
[FULL] BKO Volunteer Day: The Campaign Against Hunger – Pack Food Pantry Grocery Bags
Ages 14+
744 Berriman Street, Brooklyn, NY 11208, Indoors/Outdoors
9:45 AM–12:00 PM EDT
[FULL] BKO Volunteer Day: Red Hook Initiative – Urban Farming
Ages 13+
Red Hook Farm, 560 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY 11231, Outdoors
10:00 AM–1:00 PM EDT
[FULL] BKO Volunteer Day: The B.R.O. Experience Foundation – Mural Painting & Packing “Bro Kits”
Ages 8+ with guardian, 14+ without guardian
7 Marcus Garvey Blvd, Brooklyn, NY 11206, Indoors
10:00 AM–1:00 PM EDT
[FULL] BKO Volunteer Day: CHiPS – Food Prep & Pantry Distribution
Ages 16+
CHiPS Soup Kitchen, 200 4th Avenue, Brooklyn 11217, Indoors & Outdoors
10:00 AM–2:00 PM EDT
BKO Volunteer Day: Surveillance Technology Oversight Project – Phone Banking Advocacy
Ages 14+ with guardian
80 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217, Indoors
10:30 AM–12:30 PM EDT
BKO Volunteer Day: Black Trans Femmes in the Arts – Studio Beautification Project
Ages 14+
141 Flushing Ave, Suite 1319, Brooklyn, NY 11205, Indoors
12:00 PM–3:00 PM EDT
BKO Volunteer Day: Asiyah Women’s Center Free Store – Staffing The Free Store
Ages 15+
Southwest Brooklyn, Indoors/Outdoors, Address Provided On Registration
12:00 PM–3:30 PM EDT
BKO Volunteer Day: Sure We Can – Recycling
Ages 8+ with guardian
Sure We Can, 219 McKibbin St., Brooklyn, NY 11206, Outdoors
12:00 PM–2:00 PM EDT
Brooklyn Org x NYCRUNS 2026 Brooklyn Experience Half Marathon
Cheer On Brooklyn Org's Team!
Brooklyn
7:00 AM– EDT
Brooklyn Org Happy Hour – April 2026
Rustik Tavern, 471 DeKalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
5:00 PM–7:00 PM EDT
Brooklyn Org Listening Tour: Flatbush & Midwood
LARK Cafe, 1007 Church Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11218
6:00 PM–8:00 PM EDT
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Bang On A Can’s Long Play Festival
Various Venues in Brooklyn
Brooklyn Org Listening Tour: Canarsie, Marine Park, Bergen Beach & Mill Basin
Floridian Plaza Diner, 2301 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11234
6:00 PM–8:00 PM EDT