Community Events

May 2025

Explore Free, Public Events Across Brooklyn

A child holding a bouquet of flowers stands next to an adult, both smiling, in front of a mural showing hands forming a heart shape. — Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Parents

May 10

Show Brooklyn Some Love Fest 2025

City Point BKLYN, 445 Albee Square W, Brooklyn, NY 11201
11:00 AM–2:00 PM EDT

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May 1-4

Brooklyn Children's Museum: Celebrate Holi

Children and adults participate in an outdoor color powder festival, wearing casual clothes stained with colorful powder, surrounded by trees and other people.

Brooklyn Children's Museum: Celebrate Holi

Sat. 5/03, 10 AM | 145 Brooklyn Avenue

Seeds for Tomorrow's Food Youth Leadership Conference

Sat. 5/03, 10 AM | Medgar Evers College, 1638 Bedford Ave.

Assemblymember Robert Carroll's Spring Clean & Green

Flyer for "Spring Clean & Green" event with photo of Robert Carroll. Event is Sunday, April 30, 10 am-2 pm at Park Circle in Prospect Park.

Assemblymember Robert Carroll's Spring Clean & Green

Sun. 5/04, 10 AM - 2 PM | Park Circle at Prospect Park Southwest (Across the Street from TD Bank)

Church Avenue Street Fair

A young girl with face paint smiles and holds corn on the cob at the Church Avenue 2025 Street Fair, scheduled for Sunday, May 4, 12–6 p.m.

Church Avenue Street Fair

Sun. 5/04, 12 - 6 PM | Church Avenue from Coney Island Ave to Argyle Road

Lefferts Opening Event: Pinkster Celebration

People gather on benches and lawn under trees near a large white house with a porch; a white tent is set up nearby on a sunny day.

Lefferts Opening Event: Pinkster Celebration

Sun. 5/04, 2 - 5 PM | Lefferts Historic House, 452 Flatbush Ave.

May 3

Brooklyn Children’s Museum: Celebrate Holi

145 Brooklyn Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11213
10:00 AM– EDT

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May 5-11

Nonprofit Help Desk: Guarding Your Reputation

Tues. 5/06, 12 - 1 PM | Online

Privacy & Data Security For Nonprofits, Part 2

Person working at a desk with dual monitors, a notebook, phone, and a coffee mug, viewing web pages and code.

Privacy & Data Security For Nonprofits, Part 2

Thurs. 5/08, 10 - 11 AM | Online

Communi-TEA in the Garden

A community garden with green plants in the foreground and a mural on the wall behind that reads “East New York Farms!” in large letters.

Communi-TEA in the Garden

Fri. 5/09, 4 - 6 PM | Spring Creek Learning Garden, 1430 Freeport Loop

Show Brooklyn Some Love Fest 2025

A woman and child embrace and smile in front of a colorful event poster for the "Show Brooklyn Some Love Fest," promoting activities for families on May 10.

Show Brooklyn Some Love Fest 2025

Sat. 5/10, 11 AM - 2 PM | City Point BKLYN, 445 Albee Square W

The Opportunity Hub's 2nd Annual Career Fair

Sat. 5/10, 12 - 3 PM | Brooklyn Sports Club, 1540 Van Siclen Ave.

Brooklyn Conservatory of Music’s Open Stages

Map-themed poster for "Open Stages" music festival by Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, scheduled for May 10, 2025, in Park Slope.

Brooklyn Conservatory of Music’s Open Stages

Sat. 5/10, 3 - 6 PM | Various Locations Throughout Park Slope

Even the Phrase Each Other Art Exhibition

A graphic exhibition poster with red and cream tones lists names, event dates, and venue details for the Cornell MFA 2025 Group Show titled "Even the Phrase Each Other.

Even the Phrase Each Other Art Exhibition

Sat. 5/10, 6 - 8 PM | Ortega y Gasset Projects, 363 3rd Ave.

Monuments to Motherhood: Mother’s Day Celebration

A large abstract bronze sculpture of looping, intertwined tubes sits on grass in a park, with trees and a stone monument visible in the background.

Monuments to Motherhood: Mother’s Day Celebration

Sun. 5/11, 12 - 4 PM | Grand Army Plaza, Entrance to Prospect Park

May 15

Cinema with a Cause: “Sankofa”

The Center for Law and Social Justice

Medgar Evers College - EOJ Auditorium, 1638 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, New York 11225
6:00 PM–8:30 PM EDT

Attend

May 12-18

Fort Greene Park Chinese and Spanish Language Film Series: In The Mood For Love

A poster for a Chinese language film series, featuring "In the Mood for Love" by Wong Kar Wai and "Comrades: Almost a Love Story" by Peter Chan, with screening details.

Fort Greene Park Chinese and Spanish Language Film Series: In The Mood For Love

Weds. 5/14, 7 - 10 PM | Fort Greene Park, Myrtle Ave. & N Portland Ave.

Cinema with a Cause: “Sankofa”

Thurs. 5/15, 6 - 8:30 PM | Medgar Evers College - EOJ Auditorium, 1638 Bedford Ave.

Design Day at the Brooklyn Navy Yard 2025

Blue geometric background with bold white text reads “Design Day at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, May 17, 2025.” Smaller text at the bottom says “Brooklyn Navy Yard.”.

Design Day at the Brooklyn Navy Yard 2025

Sat. 5/17, 12 - 5 PM | Brooklyn Navy Yard Building 77, 141 Flushing Ave.

Connect2Care at Lefferts Historic House

Sat. 5/17, 2 - 5 PM | Lefferts Historic House, 452 Flatbush Ave.

A row of brownstones in Crown Heights, Brooklyn at sunset — Crown Heights

May 21

Deciding Brooklyn’s Future: Community Forum With Elected Officials

Brooklyn Org x BRIC | Doors At 6 PM, Program At 6:30 PM

BRIC House, 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11217, USA
6:00 PM–8:00 PM EDT

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May 19-25

Racial Justice Working Group Session 2: Retention Strategies for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Employees

A group of people sitting and attentively listening in a room, with some wearing name tags.

Racial Justice Working Group Session 2: Retention Strategies for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Employees

Mon. 5/19, 3 - 5 PM | Online

Deciding Brooklyn’s Future: Community Forum With Elected Officials

Row of brick houses with large windows and a garden. An American flag is displayed on one of the houses.

Deciding Brooklyn’s Future: Community Forum With Elected Officials

Weds. 5/21, 6 - 8 PM | BRIC House, 647 Fulton St.

Brooklyn Org x MADE Bush Terminal Open House

Brooklyn Org x MADE Bush Terminal Open House

Thurs. 5/22, 9 - 10:30 AM | MADE Bush Terminal, 13 42nd St.

CBH Talk | Five Years After George Floyd: The Fight Today

People hold up large black-and-white portraits of George Floyd at a public gathering or protest.

CBH Talk | Five Years After George Floyd: The Fight Today

Thurs. 5/22, 6:30 - 8 PM | Center for Brooklyn History, 128 Pierrepont St.

BAM DanceAfrica Community Class

A group of children and adults stand on grass, clapping and following along to instructions at an outdoor event on a sunny day.

BAM DanceAfrica Community Class

Sat. 5/24, 11 AM - 12 PM | Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 Liberty Lawn

Two women seated on white chairs engage in conversation. One holds a coffee cup, the other gesticulates while holding a plate with food. Other people are visible in the background. — Brooklyn Org Regional Nonprofit Convening, December 2024.

May 29

Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Leader Salon

Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Training

Brooklyn Org's Office, 80 Hanson Place, 5th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11217
5:30 PM–7:00 PM EDT

Attend

May 26-31

Green-Wood Cemetery Memorial Day Concert

A conductor leads an outdoor orchestra performance, with musicians playing brass and woodwind instruments and sheet music visible on stands.

Green-Wood Cemetery Memorial Day Concert

Mon. 5/26, 2 - 4 PM | Green-Wood Cemetery’s main entrance, 25th St & Fifth Ave.

Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Leader Salon

Thurs. 5/29, 5:30 - 7 PM | Brooklyn Org's Office, 80 Hanson Place, 5th Fl.

KoKo NYC's 2025 Spring Party

Illustration with the words "Spring Party," stylized in pink, yellow, and blue, next to a geometric structure with string lights hanging above.

KoKo NYC's 2025 Spring Party

Fri. 5/30, 6 - 9 PM | KoKo Lot, 440 19th St.

Fort Greene Park Chinese and Spanish Language Film Series: Comrades

Fri. 5/30, 7 - 10 PM | Fort Greene Park, Myrtle Ave & N Portland Ave.

Wildflowers of Marine Park

Sat. 5/31, 9 - 10:30 AM | Salt Marsh Nature Center, E. 36th St. & Ave. U

Fast Feet Adaptive Running Clinic: East New York at Linden Park Track

Fast Feet Adaptive Running Clinic: East New York at Linden Park Track

Sat. 5/31, 10 - 11 AM | Linden Park Track, Linden Blvd. & Vermont St.

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Brooklyn Mushroom: Fungi Potluck Picnic BBQ

Jul 4

Brooklyn Mushroom: Fungi Potluck Picnic BBQ

Vale of Cashmere, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY 11238
11:00 AM–4:00 PM EDT

The Amazing Garden: A Film and Conversation on Community Gardening in NYC

Two young people tend to an urban farm, harvesting green onions from a field below trees and buildings

Jul 9

The Amazing Garden: A Film and Conversation on Community Gardening in NYC

Center for Brooklyn History, 128 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
6:30 PM–8:00 PM EDT

Yoga for Nonprofit Professionals

Four people on yoga mats perform a side stretch in a spacious indoor venue with plants, wooden floors, and a screen displaying “BKO Regional Nonprofit Convening.”.

Jul 10

Yoga for Nonprofit Professionals

Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Resource

Heatwise, 163 Remsen St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
3:30 PM– EDT

Sound Bath at the NCL

A person stands on a wooden path in a grassy field near trees at sunset, holding and striking a large gong.

Jul 10

Sound Bath at the NCL

Naval Cemetery Landscape, 63 Williamsburg Street West, Brooklyn, NY 11249
7:00 PM–8:00 PM EDT

Kids Create: Let’s Rumble Book Launch!

Two children smiling and playfully tumbling on the ground; the book cover text reads "LET'S RUMBLE! A Rough-and-Tumble Book of Play" by Rachel G. Payne, art by Jose Pimienta.

Jul 10

Kids Create: Let’s Rumble Book Launch!

Central Library, Youth Wing, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238
3:30 PM– EDT

BGI Greenway Volunteer Stewardship Day

Two people ride bicycles along a greenway lined with flowers beside a street with parked shipping containers in Brooklyn, New York. Text promotes a greenway stewardship initiative.

Jul 12

BGI Greenway Volunteer Stewardship Day

Naval Cemetery Landscape, 63 Williamsburg Street West, Brooklyn, NY 11249
10:00 AM–1:00 PM EDT

Celebrate John Lewis Day with a Free Screening of John Lewis: Good Trouble

Illustrated portrait of a man with "JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE" written above him on a blue background.

Jul 16

Celebrate John Lewis Day with a Free Screening of John Lewis: Good Trouble

Center for Law and Social Justice

Medgar Evers College, 1638 Bedford Ave, EOJ Auditorium, Brooklyn, NY 11225
6:00 PM–8:30 PM EDT

Intergenerational Storytelling Workshop With Stoop Stories

Two adults sit facing each other, smiling, at a storytelling workshop event. Informational text about an intergenerational storytelling project and event details are overlaid on the image.

Jul 17

Intergenerational Storytelling Workshop With Stoop Stories

Park Slope Center for Successful Aging, 463A 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215
1:00 PM–3:00 PM EDT

Introduction to Candid Resources

People seated in a lecture hall, taking notes and listening attentively.

Jul 17

Introduction to Candid Resources

Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Training

Online
11:00 AM– EDT

Outdoor Afro Community Birding Tour – Midwood Trail

Jul 20

Outdoor Afro Community Birding Tour – Midwood Trail

Lefferts Historic House in Prospect Park, 452 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225
9:30 AM–11:30 AM EDT

Press 101

A reporter wearing a blue hat interviews a woman in a "Booklyn Tactics Bodhi" T-shirt indoors; people are gathered in the background.

Jul 21

Press 101

Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Training

Brooklyn Org's Office, 80 Hanson Place, 5th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11217
3:30 PM–5:00 PM EDT

Unearthing The Voices of Our Ancestors

A group of people gather around a table with documents. Text promotes a virtual African-American genealogy series by Nicka Sewell-Smith, held on Zoom on select Wednesdays at 7pm.

Jul 23

Unearthing The Voices of Our Ancestors

Weeksville Heritage Center, 158 Buffalo Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213
7:00 PM–8:30 PM EDT

Brooklyn Org Application Clinic: How to Apply For Funding From BKO (July 2025)

A small group of people seated indoors, engaged in conversation. One person holding a plate of food gestures while speaking.

Jul 24

Brooklyn Org Application Clinic: How to Apply For Funding From BKO (July 2025)

Zoom
11:00 AM– EDT

Intergenerational Interviewing Workshop With Stoop Stories

Jul 24

Intergenerational Interviewing Workshop With Stoop Stories

Park Slope Center for Successful Aging, 463A 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215
1:00 PM–3:00 PM EDT

Community Wellness Resource Fair

Flyer for Community Resource Fairs at Isaac Brown Healing Arts & Community Center, listing dates, offerings, RSVP info, and contact details, hosted by Joanne Forbes Foundation and Baltic Street Wellness.

Jul 25

Community Wellness Resource Fair

The Joanne Forbes Foundation & Baltic Street Wellness Solutions

Isaac Brown Healing & Community Center, 882 3rd Ave 10th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11232
11:00 AM–3:00 PM EDT

Sure We Can Volunteer Day (July 2025)

Five people stand in front of a painted van, each holding bags filled with empty cans, likely participating in a recycling activity.

Jul 25

Sure We Can Volunteer Day (July 2025)

219 McKibbin St, Brooklyn, New York 11206
10:00 AM–12:00 PM EDT

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Film Screening: The Wiz

Five people in costumes stand on a stage; one is dressed as a lion, another in a white dress, and others in colorful, elaborate outfits. The background is a plain, industrial set.

Jul 26

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Film Screening: The Wiz

Brooklyn Org Pop-Up

Lena Horne Bandshell, 141 Prospect Park W, Brooklyn, NY 11215
6:00 PM– EDT

Parent Child Relationship Association Clothing Drive (July)

Jul 27

Parent Child Relationship Association Clothing Drive (July)

Parent-Child Relationship Association, 947 57th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219
9:30 AM–2:00 PM EDT

Public Hearing on Reparations | New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies

Black and white flyer for a public hearing on gentrification and redlining at Brooklyn Public Library, July 31, 2025, 4–8 PM. Includes “REPARATIONS” text and event details.

Jul 31

Public Hearing on Reparations | New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies

Topic: Gentrification and Redlining

Brooklyn Public Library, 286 Cadman Plaza West, Brooklyn, NY 11201
4:00 PM–8:00 PM EDT

Streamline Your Fundraising with Margaret by Hudson Ferris

People sitting at tables in a classroom, attentively listening. A sign with text is visible on the wall in the background.

Jul 31

Streamline Your Fundraising with Margaret by Hudson Ferris

Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Training

Brooklyn Org's Office, 80 Hanson Place, 5th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11217
9:00 AM–10:30 AM EDT

Monthly Reuse Center Volunteer Day

Volunteers lift and organize reclaimed wood at Big Reuse's Reuse Center Volunteer Day in Brooklyn; illustrated icons depict various volunteer activities.

Aug 6

Monthly Reuse Center Volunteer Day

Big Reuse, 1 12th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215
11:00 AM–1:00 PM EDT

Yoga for Nonprofit Professionals

Several people sit on yoga mats in a spacious room with plants, stretching their arms out during a seated exercise class.

Aug 7

Yoga for Nonprofit Professionals

Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Resource

Heatwise, 163 Remsen St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
3:30 PM– EDT

Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Leader Salon

Two women sit and have a conversation during a group event, holding pens and paper, while others talk in the background.

Aug 12

Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Leader Salon

Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Training

Brooklyn Org's Office, 80 Hanson Place, 5th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11217
8:30 AM–10:00 AM EDT

Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Happy Hour – August 2025

Three women stand together indoors, holding cups and conversing near a counter with food and drinks, as other people gather in the background.

Aug 20

Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Happy Hour – August 2025

Somethin' Else in Dekalb Market, 445 Albee Square W, Brooklyn, NY 11201
5:00 PM–7:00 PM EDT

Parent Child Relationship Association Clothing Drive (August)

Aug 24

Parent Child Relationship Association Clothing Drive (August)

Parent-Child Relationship Association, 947 57th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219
9:30 AM–2:00 PM EDT

Community Events

May 2025

Show Brooklyn Some Love Fest 2025

May 1-4

Brooklyn Children's Museum: Celebrate Holi

Seeds for Tomorrow's Food Youth Leadership Conference

Assemblymember Robert Carroll's Spring Clean & Green

Church Avenue Street Fair

Lefferts Opening Event: Pinkster Celebration

Brooklyn Children’s Museum: Celebrate Holi

May 5-11

Nonprofit Help Desk: Guarding Your Reputation

Privacy & Data Security For Nonprofits, Part 2

Communi-TEA in the Garden

Show Brooklyn Some Love Fest 2025

The Opportunity Hub's 2nd Annual Career Fair

Brooklyn Conservatory of Music’s Open Stages

Even the Phrase Each Other Art Exhibition

Monuments to Motherhood: Mother’s Day Celebration

Cinema with a Cause: “Sankofa”

May 12-18

Fort Greene Park Chinese and Spanish Language Film Series: In The Mood For Love

Cinema with a Cause: “Sankofa”

Design Day at the Brooklyn Navy Yard 2025

Connect2Care at Lefferts Historic House

Deciding Brooklyn’s Future: Community Forum With Elected Officials

May 19-25

Racial Justice Working Group Session 2: Retention Strategies for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Employees

Deciding Brooklyn’s Future: Community Forum With Elected Officials

Brooklyn Org x MADE Bush Terminal Open House

CBH Talk | Five Years After George Floyd: The Fight Today

BAM DanceAfrica Community Class

Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Leader Salon

May 26-31

Green-Wood Cemetery Memorial Day Concert

Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Leader Salon

KoKo NYC's 2025 Spring Party

Fort Greene Park Chinese and Spanish Language Film Series: Comrades

Wildflowers of Marine Park

Fast Feet Adaptive Running Clinic: East New York at Linden Park Track

Submit Your Community Events

Upcoming Events

Brooklyn Mushroom: Fungi Potluck Picnic BBQ

The Amazing Garden: A Film and Conversation on Community Gardening in NYC

Yoga for Nonprofit Professionals

Sound Bath at the NCL

Kids Create: Let’s Rumble Book Launch!

BGI Greenway Volunteer Stewardship Day

Celebrate John Lewis Day with a Free Screening of John Lewis: Good Trouble

Intergenerational Storytelling Workshop With Stoop Stories

Introduction to Candid Resources

Outdoor Afro Community Birding Tour – Midwood Trail

Press 101

Unearthing The Voices of Our Ancestors

Brooklyn Org Application Clinic: How to Apply For Funding From BKO (July 2025)

Intergenerational Interviewing Workshop With Stoop Stories

Community Wellness Resource Fair

Sure We Can Volunteer Day (July 2025)

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Film Screening: The Wiz

Parent Child Relationship Association Clothing Drive (July)

Public Hearing on Reparations | New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies

Streamline Your Fundraising with Margaret by Hudson Ferris

Monthly Reuse Center Volunteer Day

Yoga for Nonprofit Professionals

Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Leader Salon

Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Happy Hour – August 2025

Parent Child Relationship Association Clothing Drive (August)

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