We’re taking the holiday weekend off and giving you a list of events for the next seven days, like we did years ago. As always, links to sources are in (parentheses) after each event. Follow our IG for updates as events change. Scroll allllll the way down to meet Rescue of the Week, Wally!
We know what sells out.
🪦A Night At Niblo’s Garden @ Greenwood Cemetery on 7/13: “Prepare to be amazed as Green-Wood’s annual spectacular roars back to life under the summer stars! This sellout event transports you to the dazzling world of nineteenth-century entertainment, where the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus unleashes jaw-dropping talents: fire-eaters, musicians, contortionists, dancers, and so much more!”(7:00 PM, Greenwood Cemetery)
🤣The Late Show W/ Stephen Colbert’s Writers Present: A Night Of Comedy @ The Bell House on 7/20: “It’s been 2 months since The Late Show went off the air & its writing staff has been hard at work cooking up this special variety show just for you.”(7:30 PM, The Bell House)
📕Rupi Kaur: Uncut – A Residency @ Union Hall on 9/13 (ALL OTHER SHOWS SOLD OUT!): “An intimate residency in Brooklyn where Rupi is workshopping new material in front of a small audience. No polish. No production. Just you, her, a small room, and everything before the final draft.”(7:30 PM, Union Hall)
Most everything you’d like to see improved in the neighborhood starts with organizing.
♻️Monthly Reuse Center Volunteer Day @ Big Reuse on Tuesday: “Come join us for a fun day of volunteering at the Reuse Center every first Tuesday of the month - help the environment while having fun!”(11:00 AM, Big Reuse)
💋Singles Speed Dating For Charity @ Dave & Busters on Wednesday: “Join us for Singles Speed Dating at Dave & Buster’s (Atlantic Center)—where making a connection helps support a great cause! A portion of all ticket proceeds will be donated directly to charity.”(8:00 PM, Dave & Busters)
💋Date An Advocate Fundraiser @ South Brooklyn Sanctuary next Thursday: “In the spirit of our work, every person on stage will be someone committed to supporting our communities! We’re recruiting single advocates, organizers, and community builders, and handing the mic to their friends for a glowing PowerPoint presentation (!) followed by a live Q&A where you can ask the important questions like: “Will you bring me to a protest on a first date?” and “Are you going to run for office in the near future and what are you looking for in your First Man/Lady/Partner?””(7:00 PM, South Brooklyn Sanctuary)
Events with a 🔥 emoji are going fast, and classes have a 🎓 emoji.
🌳Exhibit: Battle Pass In Prospect Park @ Prospect Park: “Join Prospect Park Alliance to learn more about the Revolutionary War’s Battle of Brooklyn, the first and largest battle of the American War for Independence, on its 250th anniversary with this replica of the famous Battle Pass: in August 1776, American troops stationed two cannons on this site, in the hills separating Flatbush from the rest of Brooklyn, to defend against the British.” (12:00 PM, Lefferts Historic House)
🌳Exhibit: Black People And The Battle Of Brooklyn @ Prospect Park: “They served as soldiers and spies on both sides, built American forts, maintained the British ships, and seized the conflict to better their lives. This pop-up exhibit in the yard of Lefferts Historic House explores this complex history by illustrating the different ways Black people related to the conflict, but also their shared struggles and goals.” (12:00 PM, Lefferts Historic House)
🌳Tour: Battle Of Brooklyn’s Battle Pass @ Prospect Park: “This one-hour tour begins and ends at Lefferts Historic House, and takes visitors to the park’s Battle Pass to see the replica fortifications where on August 27, 1776, thousands of Pennsylvania and New England soldiers fought their British and Hessian counterparts.” (12:00 PM, Lefferts Historic House, FREE, RSVP)
⚽Argentina Round Of 32 Knockout Round World Cup Watch Party @ Industry City: “Come watch Argentina in their first game of Knockout Round competition on our 15-foot wide projection screen and listen to the game in full concert sound under the stars in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.”(1:00 PM, Industry City)
🎓📷📕Street Photography @ Central Library: “Dive into street photography in a class open to all skill levels and learn from a seasoned pro. Explore iconic photographers while mastering both historical context and practical street shooting techniques. Then, put these skills into action with a short photo walk to capture moments on the street often overlooked. Bring any photo taking device (phone, DSLR), fully charged.”(2:00 PM, Central Library)
🎓✏️📕Life Drawing @ Central Library: “Build hand-eye coordination, develop better observation skills, and get into a relaxing zone through drawing. This class will help you relax and recharge while improving your artistic skills. We’ll focus on making sense of chaos through charcoal (don’t wear white!). Whether you’re new to art or have some experience, it’s a chance to unwind, focus on the present moment, and enjoy a peaceful, stress-free environment.”(6:00 PM, Central Library)
🏷Shark Trivia Night @ Industry City: “Test your knowledge of great whites, hammerheads, tiger sharks, and more for a chance to take home a bottle.”(7:00 PM, Industry City)
🤣Jibz Cameron / Dynasty Handbag: Hell In A Handbag @ The Bell House: “Queer performance artist Jibz Cameron, best known for her alter ego Dynasty Handbag, invites you to a night of performance, film & readings all celebrating the debut of her memoir.”(7:30 PM, The Bell House)
🤣UCBLK Presents: ‘Black America 250* @ Littlefield: “Celebrate 250* Years of Black America with standup, sketch and improv from the best Black comedians in the city.”(8:00 PM, Littlefield)
🔥🍿 ‘All The President’s Men’ @ Nitehawk Cinema: “Two green reporters and rivals working for the Washington Post, Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) and Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman), research the botched 1972 burglary of the Democratic Party Headquarters at the Watergate apartment complex. With the help of a mysterious source, code-named Deep Throat (Hal Holbrook), the two reporters make a connection between the burglars and a White House staffer.”(8:45 PM, Nitehawk)
🎨Artists Opening Reception @ Art Collective Cafe: “ Experience an evening with Helene Ruiz with live music and poetry.”(6:00 PM, Art Collective Cafe)
🤣Whiplash @ Union Hall: “Shalewa Sharpe hosts this long-running stand-up show.”(7:30 PM, Union Hall, $15.92)
🏷The Night Shift Comedy Show @ Industry City: “Join us at Fort Hamilton Distillery for a night of big laughs and great pours. Catch NYC’s next wave of comedy talent — all in our tasting room.”(7:30 PM, Industry City)
🤣The Bell House Stand Up Showcase @ The Bell House: “With Brendan Sagalow, Dylan Adler, Hannah Jones, Napoleon Emill, Philipp Kostelecky & Samantha Santos.”(8:00 PM, The Bell House)
🎶Salsa & Cocktails @ Standard Wormwood @ Industry City: “Latin vibes and cocktails at Standard Wormwood – Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Cumbia and more with DJ Torres @dj_torres_bk”(8:00 PM, Industry City)
🎶Reggaeton Rave At House Of Goal @ Industry City: “The world’s first and leading reggaeton + electronic traveling party. Born in NYC, 2021. Now global.”(9:00 PM, Industry City)
🪦The Revolution Continues: Brooklyn’s Black Trailblazers @ Green-Wood: “Visit the memorials of revolutionary artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, civil rights leaders Grace Nail Johnson and James Weldon Johnson, mathematician Charles L. Reason (the first Black college professor in the United States), and other visionaries whose legacies live on in the ongoing fight for equality.”(10:00 AM, Green-Wood Cemetery, Free)
🪦America250: Fourth Of July Walking Tour @ Green-Wood: “Travel back to the summer of 1776 and explore Brooklyn’s pivotal role in the Revolutionary War. The cemetery’s rolling hills were once the site of the Battle of Brooklyn, the largest battle of the war and a turning point in the fight for independence.”(10:30 AM, Green-Wood Cemetery, Free)
🪦America250: Rest In Pace @ Green-Wood: “This Fourth of July, trade the crowds for the quiet beauty of Green-Wood. Join Rest in Pace, our leisurely walking group, for a star-spangled stroll through one of Brooklyn’s most extraordinary settings—no fireworks necessary!”(11:00 AM, Green-Wood Cemetery, Free)
🔥🍿’Edge Of Tomorrow’ @ Nitehawk Cinema: “Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back at the beginning of the same day and is forced to fight and die again… and again… as physical contact with the alien has thrown him into a time loop.”(11:30 AM, Nitehawk)
🔥🍿’Jaws’ @ Nitehawk Cinema: “Steven Spielberg’s glorious Jaws is the film that defined the blockbuster and has made generations of movie-goers terrified of going into the water. When a giant great white sharks swims into the town of Amityville during the Fourth of July holiday and begins munching on vacationers, it sets off a battle on both land and in the sea.”(12:00 PM, Nitehawk)
🌳Fourth Of July Holiday @ Prospect Park: “Join Prospect Park Alliance for family-friendly programming on Fourth of July at the Prospect Park Audubon Center, Lefferts Historic House and the Carousel.”(12:00 PM, Prospect Park, Prices Vary)
🪦America250: Fourth Of July Family Trolley Tour @ Green-Wood: “On this family-friendly trolley tour of Green-Wood, you’ll learn how American forces under George Washington narrowly escaped defeat near Battle Hill, and how this early loss ultimately strengthened the revolutionary cause.”(1:00 PM, Green-Wood Cemetery, Free)
🎶July 4th Block Party: Saint James Joy + Soul Summit Music @ Industry City: “St. James Joy & Soul Summit team up for a massive open-air day party at Industry City!”(2:00 PM, Industry City)
🪩💃Soul Summit X Shelter: Analog Soul, Lovie & Honey Bun, Madre Guía, Niyah West, Shawn Dub, Suze Ijó @ Public Records: “Two of New York’s deepest dance music institutions lead all four dancefloors for this 13-hour, day-into-night affair. Things kick off in The Nursery at 3 PM, with Niyah West’s and Madre Guía’s bold and brazen back-to-back setting the stage for Soul Summit, who take us just past sunset. The Sound Room opens at 8 PM.”(3:00 PM, Public Records)
🪦America250: Fourth Of July Trolley Tour @ Green-Wood: “Travel back to the summer of 1776 and explore Brooklyn’s pivotal role in the Revolutionary War. The Cemetery’s rolling hills were once the site of the Battle of Brooklyn, the largest battle of the war and a turning point in the fight for independence.”(3:30 PM, Green-Wood Cemetery, Free)
🤣Thee Anime Hoe Down @Parklife @ Littlefield: “Last year, Midnight Maid Cafe’s Anime Hoe Down took over the dance floor and left everyone asking the same question ever since: when’s it coming back? July 4th, it’s back, bigger energy, same wild concept.”(9:00 PM, Littlefield)
🏷Yamagucci Presents: New York Ft. Bontan @ Industry City: “Yamagucci joins us in Brooklyn, New York to debut the beginning of his brand new event series, “Yamagucci Presents” + we welcome none other than Bontan as his first-ever special guest to cap off our 4th of July celebrations.”(10:00 PM, Industry City)
🤣Bashment In BK @ Littlefield: “Get ready to ‘Fling Yuh Shoulder’ and “Buss a whine” as we prepare the BADDEST Bashment Party in NYC! THE BIGGEST DANCEHALL PARTY officially lands in BROOKLYN”(11:00 PM, Littlefield)
🌳Sunday Greenmarket At Bartel-Pritchard Square @ Prospect Park: “Nestled inside Prospect Park’s tree-shaded southwest corner, this much-loved market is where South Slope and Windsor Terrace residents stock up on locally grown staples. The offerings range from a selection of vegetables, fruits, baked goods, plants and flowers to fresh-caught fish and organic baked goods.”(9:00 AM, Prospect Park, Free)
🍿’Edge Of Tomorrow’ @ Nitehawk Cinema: See Saturday listing. (11:30 AM, Nitehawk)
🔥🍿’Jaws’ @ Nitehawk Cinema: See Saturday listing. ”(12:00 PM, Nitehawk)
🏷Summerween Spooktacular At Powerhouse IC @ Industry City: “Grab your SPF 5000 and your sunglasses and hop on your broomstick for the spookies, silliest storytime this side of October as we celebrate Summerween at Powerhouse IC on July 5!”(2:30 PM, Industry City)
🤣Girl Mountain Presents: Girl Mountain @ Union Hall: “Girl Mountain invites you to a beautiful night of amazing sketch comedy! Featuring: Megan Bitchell, Andrea Rose, Lisa Zheutlin, Franny Weed, Jamie Duncan, Maddie Kasten and special guests!”(5:00 PM, Union Hall, $13.61)
🏷Sunday Sessions At Fort Hamilton @ Industry City: “🎷 Live Jazz & Blues at Fort Hamilton 🥃”(5:30 PM, Industry City)
📕July Happily Everyone After Book Club @ The Ripped Bodice: “All book clubs meet at 7:15pm on their designated Sunday at our Brooklyn location.The Happily Everyone After book club is led by the friend of the store, Zoë. We read widely across the romance genre. The book for July is ‘A Girl Like Her’ by Talia Hibbert!”(7:15 PM, The Ripped Bodice)
⛺Tools & Tiaras Summer Camp @ Industry City: “This one-of-a-kind camp introduces participants to the exciting world of construction, skilled trades, and STEAM. Campers will roll up their sleeves and dive into real-life building projects, learn how to safely use tools, and explore skills like carpentry, electrical work, and more—all in a fun, supportive, and empowering environment.”(7:00 AM, Industry City)
⛺Brooklyn Robot Foundry Summer Circuits! Every Day @ Industry City: “We’ll be building a different robot every day, all summer! The highlight of our summer programs is the daily robot-building, of course! And we’ll also be playing games, making crafts, enjoying free play, going outside, and more. ”(9:00 AM, Industry City)
📕Storytime @ Central Library: “Enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes in the Youth Wing’s First Five Years area!”(10:30 AM, Central Library)
🤣Frankenstein’s Baby @ Union Hall: “From the people who brought you Butterboy comes a new stand-up show featuring an electrifying combination of familiar faces and new favorites. With rotating hosts Josh Gondelman, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Alison Leiby, and Tyrone Thornhill”(7:30 PM, Union Hall, $15.92)
🪦Toddler Takeover At The Green-House @ Green-Wood: “Come hang out with fellow parents and caregivers while your children explore, create, and play. Don’t forget your strollers, snacks, and playful spirit!”(10:00 AM, Green-Wood Cemetery)
♻️Monthly Reuse Center Volunteer Day @ Big Reuse: See Get Involved section above. (11:00 AM, Big Reuse)
📕World Cup 2026 Watch Event @ Central Library: “Come Join Us at the Library to Watch the World Cup. (Round of 16)”(12:00 PM, Central Library)
📕B-Horror In Brooklyn! (Tremors) @ Central Library: “A monthly program at the Brooklyn Public Library where we revisit some of the best (and worst) horror films ever shown at drive-ins, double features, and midnight screenings. Tonight’s Showing: ‘Tremors’ (1990) Directed by Ron Underwood.”(5:45 PM, Central Library)
🍻🍿National Dive Bar Day @ Threes Brewing: “Screening of BLOODY NOSE EMPTY POCKETS (6:00 PM, Threes Brewing)
🍿 ‘Rozz Williams: Romeo’s Distress’ @ Nitehawk Cinema: “Documentary about the controversial artist, poet and musician Rozz Williams, founder of the band Christian Death, who was a major influence on Goth rock and fashion, transgender and diverse individuals, and has had a dedicated cult following since his passing at the young age of 34, leaving a legacy behind, now to be discovered for the first time for a new generation. Intimate portrait by friend and director of Pig.”(7:00 PM, Nitehawk)
🤣Normal Behavior With Chine Ikoro @ Union Hall: “NORMAL BEHAVIOR is a live character-and-sketch comedy show hosted by Chine Ikoro (UCB, SF Sketchfest), featuring a rotating lineup of NYC’s funniest character comedians, sketch performers, and special guests. Expect original characters, sketches, presentations, and other completely normal behavior.”(7:30 PM, Union Hall, $13.61)
🍻🍿Bad Movie Night Brooklyn: Masters Of The Universe (1987) @ Wild East Brewing: “In the far off land of Eternia, the final battle wages between the mighty He-Man (Dolph Lundgren) and the sinister Skeletor (Acadamey Award nominee Frank Langella).”(7:30 PM, Wild East Brewing)
🌳Wednesday Greenmarket At Bartel-Pritchard Square @ Prospect Park: “Nestled inside Prospect Park’s tree-shaded southwest corner, this much-loved market is where South Slope and Windsor Terrace residents stock up on locally grown staples.” (8:00 AM, Bartel-Pritchard Square, Free)
📕Making Music From Our Surroundings @ Central Library: “In this two-part monthly workshop series, in Session I, each month we will discuss the nature of sound, the artists who have expanded the definition of music, and the techniques to withstand and reframe the city’s sonic bombardment.”(5:30 PM, Central Library)
🎶Open Sound: The Lily White Quintet @ Open Source Gallery: “Saxophonist and composer Lily White has played Afro-Cuban jazz with Mario Bauza, soul jazz with Jimmy McGriff, avant-garde jazz with Anthony Braxton, and funky New Orleans jazz with the Swunky Z Brass Band. Her latest Quintet is the classic lineup of jazz’s great modernist period—trumpet, tenor, piano, bass and drums, the minimal yet versatile configuration that served both the straight-ahead Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet and the venturesome second quintet of Miles Davis, with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams. ”(7:00 PM, Open Source Gallery)
🤣Grace Reiter And Friends Slumber Party @ Union Hall: “Grace Reiter & Friends perform characters, standup and sketch! With special guest Gag Reflex”(7:30 PM, Union Hall, $15.92)
🤣Punderdome®: NYC’s Comedy Pun-Slam Compuntition @ Littlefield: “The PUNDERDOME® is NYC’s Comedy PUN-SLAM Compuntition! Founded by a Rodney Dangerfield impersonator and his alleged daughter (Fred and comedian Jo Firestone), the PUNDERDOME® has been a fixture on New York’s comedy landscape since May 2011. The alleged dad will be hosting tonight!”(8:00 PM, Littlefield)
💋Singles Speed Dating For Charity @ Dave & Busters: See Get Involved section above. (8:00 PM, Dave & Busters)
🍿’Save The Last Dance’ @ Nitehawk Cinema: “Sara moves from a small Midwestern town to the south side of Chicago when her mother dies in a car accident, and must live with her father. She soon falls for an African American teenager at her new high school, and he has less than an idyllic past. They share a love for dance (ballet and hip hop respectively) and together they tackle the problems that go with an interracial relationship.”(9:15 PM, Nitehawk)
📕Shoot Amazing B-Roll @ Central Library: “Expand your filmmaking toolkit by learning easy and effective tips on capturing beautiful B-ROLL footage for your documentary project or narrative film. ”(2:00 PM, Central Library)
🍿’Moana (2026)’ @ Nitehawk Cinema: “In Disney’s live-action reimagining of the beloved Oscar-nominated animated adventure, Moana (Catherine Laga’aia) answers the Ocean’s call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with the infamous demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson) on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people.”(3:15 PM, Nitehawk)
📕Kids Create: Make Your Own Bit Bot! @ Central Library: “Bit Bots is a world where kids get to bring their ideas to life by combining creative building with simple electronics. KoKo NYC Teaching Artists present kids with a challenge to spark imagination and inventive thought.”(3:30 PM, Central Library)
🪦🎶Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 135 & Jeff Scott World Premiere @ Green-Wood: “One of today’s most celebrated young quartets brings Beethoven into the still of the Catacombs. We return to the vaulted stillness of the Green-Wood Catacombs for the final completed string quartet of Beethoven—the luminous and enigmatic String Quartet in F major, Op. 135.”(6:00 PM, Greenwood Cemetery)
💋Date An Advocate Fundraiser @ South Brooklyn Sanctuary: See Get Involved section above. (7:00 PM, South Brooklyn Sanctuary)
🍸🕯️Candles & Cocktails @ Mockingbird: “Learn how to make your own scented coconut-based candle while enjoying non-alc beverages & bites in our cozy Park Slope lounge. Your ticket includes all candle-making materials, instruction, and one drink of choice.”(7:00 PM, Mockingbird)
🍸Humanist Happy Hour @ Brooklyn Ethical: “Our Humanist Happy Hour meets every second Thursday and is designed as a cozy, small-group gathering where you can unwind, meet new people, and talk about what matters to you. We keep the group intentionally intimate so conversations feel easy, natural, and meaningful.”(7:00 PM, Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture)
🦑Guided Sunset Paddle In Gowanus @ Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse: “After a short presentation where you and your crew our outfitted with safety gear, we embark on a narrated voyage filled with questions and conversation on how recreation can have a positive influence on improving and encouraging environmental awareness and activism in an urban setting.”(7:30 PM, Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club, $28.52)
🤣Nico Carney & Friends! @ Union Hall: “Nico Carney just taped his debut standup special and now it’s back to the drawing board. Come see Nico and his funny friends work out new jokes at Brooklyn’s premier independent comedy venue. Take a break from that summer heat with a cool drink and a night of laughs with friends!”(7:30 PM, Union Hall, $15.92)
🤣One Night Only | An Evening Of Magic & Mind-Reading @ Littlefield: “Starring BLAISE SERRA, North American Champion of Close-Up Magic Experience True Wonder at ONE NIGHT ONLY. Littlefield’s signature magical event returns with a cast of conjurors you won’t soon forget! ”(8:00 PM, Littlefield)
🍿’Spoons Toons & Booze After Dark’ @ Nitehawk Cinema: “Your Saturday mornings just grew up. Check out a menu of 150+ episodes of edgy, late-night, and cult-favorite cartoons spanning the ‘80s through the 2000s, handpicked by you. Battle in contests to win cartoon and cereal-themed prizes, plus goodies from Nitehawk Cinema. It’s nostalgia with a wicked streak!”(9:15 PM, Nitehawk)
🤣Leyla Land @ Union Hall: “A standup comedy show featuring Leyla Ingalls and her funniest hometown friends.”(10:00 PM, Union Hall, $13.61)
“Hi, I’m Wally 🧡💚 I’m a 5-month-old pit bull puppy with a big smile, a bigger heart, and enough enthusiasm to power a small city. I’m still just a puppy, which means I have lots of growing, learning, and adventuring ahead of me. I’d love a family that will teach me tricks, take me on outings, play games with me, and help me become the very best dog I can be.” (Sean Casey FB Page)
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