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

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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

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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 Org Regional Convening: West Brooklyn

A man in a red hoodie gestures while talking to a woman with long hair, seated beside him in a room with others on white chairs.

Jun 12

Brooklyn Org Regional Convening: West Brooklyn

Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Training, Sponsored by Ponce Bank

Raíces Times Plaza Senior Center, 460 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
3:00 PM–5:00 PM EDT

Global Water Dance Day Performance

Four women in colorful outfits hold hands and dance in front of a blue water background with the text “Global Water Dance Day 2025” above them.

Jun 14

Global Water Dance Day Performance

Artichoke Dance Company

West 22nd Street between Neptune Avenue and Coney Island Creek
3:00 PM– EDT

Juneteenth 2025: Spread Joy with The Lay Out

A person wearing glasses and earrings smiles and sticks out their tongue at an outdoor event; text promotes a Juneteenth 2025 celebration at Fort Greene Park.

Jun 15

Juneteenth 2025: Spread Joy with The Lay Out

Brooklyn Org Pop-Up

Fort Greene Park (Dekalb Avenue and Washington Park entrance)
10:00 AM–6:00 PM EDT

Love Saves The Day! Performance

A red apple with a green leaf above the text "Queer Sologamy" and "Love Saves the Day" on a white background.

Jun 15

Love Saves The Day! Performance

KoKo Lot, 440 19th St, Brooklyn, New York 11215
3:00 PM– EDT

Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet Free Dance Performance

A male dancer jumps mid-air against a plain background. Text announces a free Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet event at Barclays Center on June 16 at 10am.

Jun 16

Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet Free Dance Performance

Barclays Center, 620 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
10:00 AM–11:00 AM EDT

We Outside! A Brooklyn Juneteenth Celebration By 651 ARTS

Jun 21

We Outside! A Brooklyn Juneteenth Celebration By 651 ARTS

Brooklyn Org Pop-Up

The Plaza at 300 Ashland Place, Lafayette Ave between Flatbush Ave. & Ashland Pl.
12:00 PM–8:00 PM EDT

Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Happy Hour – June 2025

Two women are talking outdoors at an event; one holds a notebook and wears a name tag. Other people are visible in the background near a tent.

Jun 25

Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Happy Hour – June 2025

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

Just Conversations | The Welcome Myth: Immigration and America’s Contradictions

Jun 25

Just Conversations | The Welcome Myth: Immigration and America’s Contradictions

Center For Brooklyn History x Brooklyn Org

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

On America: Misbehaving at the Crossroads with Honorée Fanonne Jeffers and Imani Perry

Book cover of "Misbehaving at the Crossroads" by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, featuring an illustration of three people in patterned shirts standing close together.

Jun 26

On America: Misbehaving at the Crossroads with Honorée Fanonne Jeffers and Imani Perry

Brooklyn Org Pop-Up

The Center for Fiction, 15 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
7:00 PM–8:15 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.

Jun 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

Brownsville Wellness Market

Jun 27

Brownsville Wellness Market

Zion Triangle (Pitkin Ave & Legion St)
4:00 PM–8:00 PM EDT

Open Garden Day: Pride Edition

Jun 28

Open Garden Day: Pride Edition

Green Guerillas

Tranquility Farm, 659 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11206
2:00 PM–4:00 PM EDT

Open Streets: Montague Street Block Party

Jun 29

Open Streets: Montague Street Block Party

Brooklyn Org Pop-Up

Montague Street between Clinton a nd Hicks Streets
10:00 AM–7:00 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Donor Lifecycle: Creating Intentional Connections

Two women sit on white chairs holding coffee cups and talking during an indoor event, with other people seated and conversing in the background.

Sep 11

The Donor Lifecycle: Creating Intentional Connections

Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Training

Zoom
10:00 AM– EDT

Yoga for Nonprofit Professionals

A person sits cross-legged with arms outstretched in a yoga pose indoors, with "BKD Regional Nonprofit Convening" and "BROOKLYN.ORG" displayed on a screen in the background.

Sep 18

Yoga for Nonprofit Professionals

Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Resource

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

Community Wellness Resource Fair

Sep 26

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

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 Org Regional Convening: West Brooklyn

Global Water Dance Day Performance

Juneteenth 2025: Spread Joy with The Lay Out

Love Saves The Day! Performance

Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet Free Dance Performance

We Outside! A Brooklyn Juneteenth Celebration By 651 ARTS

Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Happy Hour – June 2025

Just Conversations | The Welcome Myth: Immigration and America’s Contradictions

On America: Misbehaving at the Crossroads with Honorée Fanonne Jeffers and Imani Perry

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Film Screening: The Wiz

Brownsville Wellness Market

Open Garden Day: Pride Edition

Open Streets: Montague Street Block Party

Yoga for Nonprofit Professionals

Introduction to Candid Resources

Press 101

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

Community Wellness Resource Fair

Streamline Your Fundraising with Margaret by Hudson Ferris

Yoga for Nonprofit Professionals

Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Leader Salon

Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Happy Hour – August 2025

The Donor Lifecycle: Creating Intentional Connections

Yoga for Nonprofit Professionals

Community Wellness Resource Fair

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