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Saturday May 3, 2025

matthew at march

9:30 am – 4 pm

“Fight for Earth” Day and Spring Festival

George Mercer Jr. School of TheologyGarden City

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10:30 am – 4 pm

BAMkids SpringFest 2025

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Attractions
Family

The Plaza at 300 AshlandBrooklyn

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11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBrooklyn

FY25 Paws for Prevention Flyer Comic V2

11:30 am – 1 pm

2025 NYC Paws for Prevention Walk

Ages: All
Animals
Family
Free

Coney Island BoardwalkBrooklyn

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1 – 6 pm

Fresh Art Offers a Spring Burst of Inspiration at BWAC

Art
Free

Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionBrooklyn

2 – 7 pm

Celebrate Bed-Stuy

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Herbert Von King Cultural Arts CenterBrooklyn

Sunday May 4

Umbra and Julia

All day

Free Exhibition at Umbra

Art
Free

10 am – noon

Family Fun Day

Ages: All
Family
Free

Sunset Park Recreation CenterBrooklyn

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10 am – 5 pm

Green-Wood’s Sunday in the Cemetery

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

The Green-Wood CemeteryBrooklyn

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11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausBrooklyn

11 am – 2 pm

Lil’ Brunch Club

The RandolphBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBrooklyn

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1 – 6 pm

Fresh Art Offers a Spring Burst of Inspiration at BWAC

Art
Free

Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionBrooklyn

Monday May 5

Umbra and Julia

All day

Free Exhibition at Umbra

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art Haus-the human layter 1×1

11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBrooklyn

Tuesday May 6

Umbra and Julia

All day

Free Exhibition at Umbra

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art Haus-the human layter 1×1

11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausBrooklyn

11 am – 12:30 pm

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park (Hendrix Creek Patio)Brooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBrooklyn

Wednesday May 7

Brooklyn Art Haus-the human layter 1×1

11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBrooklyn

Thursday May 8

Brooklyn Art Haus-the human layter 1×1

11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBrooklyn

6 – 8 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Reimagining Kinship

Art
Free

410 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221Brooklyn

8 – 9:30 pm

The Letdown

Comedy
Free

HalyardsBrooklyn

Friday May 9

Brooklyn Art Haus-the human layter 1×1

11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBrooklyn

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Reimagining Kinship

Art
Free

410 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221Brooklyn

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8 – 10:30 pm

Coney Island USA Hosts Weekly Free RuPaul’s Drag Race Viewing Party—The Only Weekly Drag Show in Southern Brooklyn

Free
LGBTQ+

Coney Island USABrooklyn

Saturday May 10

Brooklyn Art Haus-the human layter 1×1

11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausBrooklyn

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