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Community Events
October 2023
Explore Free, Public Events Across Brooklyn
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October 9 – 15
EASTBKBIKECLUB / DOT Bike the Block Brownsville
Saturday, October 14 | 11am – 3pm
259 Bristol Street Brooklyn, NY 11212
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EASTBKBIKECLUB and the NYC Dept. of Transportation present “Bike the Block,” a series of city-wide open-street events featuring tips for riding, bike repair, and bike law education, group bike rides, giveaways and cultural programming promoting fun, sustainable, healthy activities. There will be vendors, food, music and other fun activities for the community.
Cooper Park Block Party
Saturday, October 14 | 1pm – 4pm
Cooper Park, Maspeth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211
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The Friends of Cooper Park and Amant present the Third Annual Block Party, on Sharon Street alongside Cooper Park. Join them for an afternoon filled with fun fall activities, including a screen-printing station, pumpkin decorating, bluegrass music, a raffle with great prizes, and neighborly gathering over apple cider and donuts or a warm cup of coffee.
October 16 – 22
Storytime with Yobe Qiu at Brooklyn Children’s Museum
Thursday, October 19 | 3pm – 4pm
145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213
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Join the museum for their series of fall-themed read-along programs, including activities and crafts geared for children ages 1–5. These sessions will feature a selection of titles by local authors curated and read by author Yobe Qiu.
Lampblack Reading Series at The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA)
Friday, October 20 | 6PM – 8PM
80 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217
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The Lampblack Reading Series was created by Black writers to support, promote, and celebrate Black writers. This event will see three celebrated authors read their most recent work: Mayada Ibrahim, Benjamin Wright, and Kim Coleman Foote!
OHNY: Lefferts Historic House Behind-the-Scenes Tour
Saturday, October 21 | 11am – 2pm
Lefferts Historic House, 452 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225
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Join Open House New York for a behind-the-scenes look at the newly restored and reimagined Lefferts Historic House. This 18th-century Flatbush farmhouse and New York City landmark, jointly operated by Prospect Park Alliance and the Historic House Trust, reopened this season after a $2.5 million major restoration which was recognized with a 2023 Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award, the New York Landmarks Conservancy’s highest honor for outstanding preservation.
The Soul of Food: For the Love of Grains
Saturday, October 21 | 1PM – 3:30PM
Good Life Garden, 46 Goodwin Place, Brooklyn, NY 11221
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NYC Parks GreenThumb urban gardening program will take you on a deep dive into Afro-Indigenous grains! Through discussion and preparation of grain-producing plants including rice and corn, you’ll learn how these grains connect and continue to feed Black and Brown diasporas.
Family Volunteering at Brooklyn Book Bodega
Sunday, October 22 | 10AM – 12PM
141 Flushing Avenue Suite 407, Brooklyn, NY 11205
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Families with 10-17 year olds are invited to join Brooklyn Book Bodega for a volunteer morning to help stamp and sort books at their Book Hub!
October 23 – 31
Horror Screenwriting Workshop at the Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center
Monday, October 23 | 5:30pm – 7:45pm
670 Lafayette AveBrooklyn, NY 11216
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Join NYC Parks for their Horror Screenwriting Workshop! Each session, writers will present pages from their works-in-progress horror scripts and receive peer feedback with the goal of elevating the chills and thrills of their projects.
Workshop: Successful End-of-Year Giving Campaign
Thursday, October 25 | 8am-10am
1290 6th Ave 7th floor, New York, NY 11213
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Cushman & Wakefield’s nonprofit (real estate) practice and Anat Gerstein Inc. are hosting a free workshop to help nonprofits prepare a successful end-of-year giving campaign.
Animal Encounters at Brooklyn Children’s Museum
Thursday, October 26 | 3:40pm – 4:20pm
145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213
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Say hello to BCM’s live animals at this program led by expert animal maintainer, Sarah! Get a personal introduction to some of BCM’s most fascinating creatures and participate in an art project inspired by our animal friends.
Urban Pumpkin Patch
Saturday, October 28 | 12-3pm
Kaiser Park (2529 Neptune Ave)
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Celebrate Motivation Monsters’ 3rd Annual Urban Pumpkin Patch in Coney Island, including a Pumpkin Pick N Paint workshop for kids and adult creatives!
Muslim Community Network’s Interfaith Soup Kitchen
Saturday, October 28 | 3pm – 7pm
Holy Trinity Church, 316 E 88th Street, New York, NY 10128
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Sign up to help at Muslim Community Network’s monthly Interfaith Soup Kitchen! Volunteers are responsible for prepping meals — from dicing vegetables to cooking food — working with care to ensure they are serving the best meals to the community.
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Upcoming Events
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Fort Greene Park Jazz Festival
Fort Greene Park
3:00 PM–7:00 PM EDT
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100 Years of Shirley Chisholm
Prospect Park Alliance
Lefferts Historic House, 452 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225
1:00 PM–5:00 PM EDT
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Hattie Carthan Art Exhibition Opening
Magnolia Tree Earth Center and Von King Cultural Arts Center
Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center, 670 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216
2:00 PM– EDT
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New York Transit Museum Bus Festival
Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park
10:00 AM–3:30 PM EDT
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Presidential Debate Watch Party
Center for Law and Social Justice
Patrick Steakhouse, 227 Rogers Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11225
8:00 PM–10:00 PM EDT
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Getting Ready for Brooklyn Gives on GivingTuesday 2024
Nonprofit Training
BKGives.brooklyn.org
12:00 PM–1:30 PM EDT
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Weeksville Green Farmers & Community Market
Occurs Saturdays: September 7, October 12 and October 19
Weeksville Heritage Center, 158 Buffalo Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213
12:00 PM–5:00 PM EDT
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Sanctuary and Solutions for Migrants
Panel Conversation & Breakfast
New York Immigration Coalition Office, 131 W 33rd St, Ste 610 New York, NY 10001
8:30 AM–10:00 AM EDT
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September Social Justice Social
Common Justice
DSK Brooklyn, 710 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11217
6:00 PM–8:00 PM EDT
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Brooklyn Org Racial Justice Training Series For Nonprofits
3 Part Series: Attendance Required For All Workshops
Virtual (Sept. 12 & 26), In-Person (Sept. 18)
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Hot Glass Hangout & Studio Sale
UrbanGlass
UrbanGlass Studio, 647 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217
6:00 PM–8:00 PM EDT
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Film Screening: Suppressed & Sabotaged
Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 269 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215
6:30 PM–9:00 PM EDT
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End of Summer Multi-Block Party
5th Avenue between 68th Street & 81st Street
2:00 PM–9:00 PM EDT
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Hope and Healing Family Center Community Baby Shower
Hope Gardens Community Center, 422 Central Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221
11:00 AM–3:00 PM EDT
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Street Tree Care with Ditmas Park West Neighborhood Association
504 Marlborough Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11226
10:00 AM–12:00 PM EDT
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Dancing for Democracy
Brooklyn Org In Partnership With Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, NYC Votes, YVote, Center for Law and Social Justice, The Brooklyn Mavens & Vinyl Nights
Abolitionist Place, Brooklyn, NY 11201
5:00 PM–8:00 PM EDT
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Cinema with a Cause: “Shirley” Chisholm
The Center for Law and Social Justice
EOJ Auditorium, Medgar Evers College, 1638 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225
6:00 PM–8:30 PM EDT
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Disability and the Care Economy Webinar
Disability & Philanthropy Forum
Virtual
1:00 PM–2:00 PM EDT
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Goal Setting for Brooklyn Gives on GivingTuesday 2024
Nonprofit Training
BKGives.brooklyn.org
12:00 PM–1:30 PM EDT
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Canarsie Beach Cleanup
Canarsie Pier, Canarsie Veterans Circle, Brooklyn, NY 11236
10:00 AM–12:00 PM EDT
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Flatbush Frolic
Cortelyou Road (between Ocean Avenue and Coney Island Avenue)
10:00 AM–6:00 PM EDT
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Brooklyn Book Festival
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Brooklyn Org Nonprofit Conference: AI For Fundraising
In Partnership with Hudson Ferris & United Way of NYC
St. Francis College, 179 Livingston St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
8:30 AM–12:30 PM EDT
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Healing Pathways to Parenting
NYC Center for Health Equity & Community Wellness
Brownsville Neighborhood Health Action Center, 259 Bristol Street, Brooklyn, NY 11212
10:00 AM– EDT
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Cultivating Grace Support Group – Healthy Start Brooklyn
NYC Center for Health Equity & Community Wellness
Brownsville Neighborhood Health Action Center, 259 Bristol Street, Brooklyn, NY 11212
1:00 PM–2:30 PM EDT