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Mar 15, 2023

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A jam packed week is coming up in Brooklyn with the Transit Museum bus festival,

A jam packed week is coming up in Brooklyn with the Transit Museum bus festival, Lavender festival, a Greek festival, must-see photo exhibit, Chuck E. Cheese summer concert, free kayaking and much more.

Join the New York Transit Museum for their Bus Festival at Emily Warren Roebling Plaza. See and step aboard buses from the vintage fleet, representing more than 80 years of New York City surface transit history. Enjoy special activities and photo ops, meet some of the bus drivers who help keep our city moving, and take in the view of the Manhattan skyline from Brooklyn Bridge Park. Saturday, June 10 from 10 am to 4 pm.

Chuck E. Cheese and his friends Helen Henny, Jasper T. Jowls, Mr. Munch and Bella B. in her first ever live appearance will be performing live as part of a free concert and celebration at the plaza of Atlantic Terminal Mall Plaza on Saturday, June 10 from 2.30 to 4 pm. The free concert will feature new summer time music that will be loved by kids and families. The concert will include new dances, songs and even the Happy Birthday song to celebrate any little ones with upcoming birthdays. After the concert, families can take pictures with all the characters and then head over to Chuck E. Cheese to check out the brand new trampoline zone, and get a new Summer Fun Pass which starts at $59.99 and offers 8 weeks of All You Can Play game play! The event is free and open to all (best suited for ages 3 to 8 years old), rain or shine (if it rains the event will be moved inside to Chuck E. Cheese). RSVP here.

Earth Mat­ter NY's annu­al NYC Laven­der Fes­ti­val offers two days of tours, demon­stra­tions, mak­er work­shops, har­vest­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties and fun fam­i­ly activ­i­ties at the Laven­der Field on Gov­er­nors Island. Vis­it June 10 – 11 to dive into the heady fra­grance of laven­der, see the field in bloom, pick your own bou­quet, attend a dis­til­la­tion demo, and take advan­tage of spec­tac­u­lar pho­to opportunities. Saturday and Sunday 11 am to 5 pm at the South Battery landing field.

Discover the amazing biodiversity of the East River as staff and marine biologists use a seine net to catch incredible organisms that live below that water's surface. Saturday, June 10: 10 AM-12:00 PM – World Fishing Day! Walk-up, no RSVP's needed.

The Greek Orthodox Cathedral is hosting its annual Greek street fair from Monday, June 5 to Sunday, June 11 on car-free Schermerhorn Street. There will be traditional food, dancing, live music, kids activities and much more daily starting at 11 am. Special highlight Brooklyn Bouzouki Night on Thursday with live music and dancing.

Photoville exhibit in Brooklyn Bridge Park with their classic shipping containers runs from June 3 to June 18 daily from 12 to 8 pm (closed Mondays). In total, there will be over 50 exhibitions all over Brooklyn Bridge Park, 18 of them in shipping containers and the rest of them open air installations.

Recommended for ages 7-17, join Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy for 2 hour basketball clinics led by KING Hoops. Learn basketball basics as head coaches lead participants through drills and games. Clinics run on Tuesdays from May 30 through July 25 at Pier 2. Clinics for ages 7 to 12 will be from 4 to 5 pm, while clinics for ages 13 to 17 will be from 5 to 6 pm. Advanced registration and waivers are required, although walk-up registrations can be accommodated as space allows. Registration will open at this link every Tuesday at 10 am for class the following week.

Free family-friendly kayaking is offered throughout the summer on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, and Saturday and Sunday afternoons through September in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Find out more here.

Grab your favorite opponent to play two fun racquet sports – pickleball and badminton at Brooklyn Commons in Downtown. All participants will be required to sign waivers for themselves and any minors. Equipment provided. 11 am to 5 pm daily until June 11. Find out more here.

Tip toe through Montague Street Blooms, a 6-foot flower pop up park, and enjoy the magical public space, practice and learn to score goals, dribble, and zigzag from the pros at Super Soccer Stars, use your imagination to play with New York Society of Play. After you’ve worked up an appetite, visit Mad for Chicken, 80 Montague Street, where kids eat free from 12-5pm.

DJ Mike Doelo and The Push are back for another series of ping pong match ups on Tuesdays from 5 to 7.30 pm. Free RSVP here.

McNally Jackson bookstore is hosting free story times upstairs in their children's section Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 4 pm for ages 4 to 8. No RSVP required, just show up.

Weekly story time on Saturdays at 11 am for kids ages 2 to 8 is back at the new Barnes & Noble location on Atlantic Avenue in Cobble Hill.

Drop in to create a rainbow crown to commemorate the start of LGBTQ+ Pride month! Contribute to our collaborative mural about what Pride means to you, and learn about how your family can march with BCM at this year's Brooklyn Pride Parade on Saturday, June 10. Brooklyn Children's Museum onThursday, June 8th, 2:30-4:30 pm, all ages. RSVP: https://www.brooklynkids.org/events/share-your-pride-3/

On Thursday, June 8th Adams Street Library will kick off LGBTQ+ Pride Month with music and art in the multipurpose room. Learn how to use the library's button maker to design and press your own 1.5 inch pin-back buttons to show your pride! All supplies will be provided. Thursday, June 8th, 3-4pm Teens and Tweens.

Join the Brooklyn Museum for their tenth annual LGBTQ+ Teen Night, featuring a range of art-making, performances, and other activities celebrating queer art and activism! Brooklyn Museum, Friday, June 9th, 5-7:30pm for ages 14+. Registration is encouraged.

Come on down to Park Slope's 5th Avenue to enjoy a cross-section of the borough's business, community, and city-wide organizations. In addition to the vendors, there will be a fabulous entertainment stage at 4th Street displaying local, national, and international talent! Furthermore, at Old Stone House / J.J. Byrne Park, 5th Ave. between 3rd & 4th Streets, we will have our Family Fun Zone that features family activities, music, face painting, arts & crafts, story-time, and more! Saturday, June 10th, 11am – 5pm.

Join City Point, Master of Ceremonies Lola Star, and Dreamland Productions for an afternoon Family PRIDE celebration! It all starts with a Family Pride Parade, and will continue through the afternoon with Anna Copa Cabanna, Band Fogu Azul, the Brazilian Marching Band, Happy Dance Party, sparkle stations, and more! All ages are welcome to this FREE joyful, rainbow-colored event! Saturday, June 10th, 11 am to 2 pm at City Point and Albee Square in Downtown Brooklyn.

The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music (BKCM) and the Center for Fiction will be sharing a musical presentation of Julián is A Mermaid by Jessica Love. The author will be joining for a special reading of her book. The Old Stone House on Saturday, June 10th, 11am.

What better way to start off your Brooklyn Pride Saturday than with a morning 5K (3.1 mile) LGBTQIA+ fun run? You’ll be joined by hundreds of runners from across NYC and beyond as you race through scenic and historic Prospect Park. Saturday, June 10th, 10am-12pm. Register here.

Celebrate Pride with Books Are Magic and picture book authors Matthew Burgess, Seamus Kirst, Sarah Prager, and Christian Trimmer! 122 Montague Street on Saturday, June 10th, 11am-12pm. All ages. RSVP here.