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- (til 8/12) Enter to win a FUN BOX (40 snacks) from Variety Fun!
- School Supply Drive (various dropoff locations)
- July 29 until further notice (a few weeks) - Play Days and Playdates will be closed except for Thursday Mommy & Me while owner recovers from surgery.
- Bay Ridge Families' Summer Bucket List
- Family Friendly Day Trips, Weekend Getaways, Nearby Pools / Splash pads / Sprinklers
- 2019-2020 NYC Public School Calendar is up - see it here (School starts Sept 5)
- (June 27 - August 30) Free summer meals! Free breakfast and lunch for all children under 18. See locations and times here.
- (June 27 - Sept 8) NYC Public Pools open 11 - 7 (see nearest pools and sprinklers here!)
- Moms with kid(s) in tow receive a free juice or smoothie with purchase of a meal @ Cocoa Grinder (9504 4th Ave), Tuesdays/Thursdays/Sundays @ 10am-6pm
- (Saturdays 8 - 3 thru Nov 23) Bay Ridge Greenmarket @ Walgreen's Parking Lot (9408 3rd Ave)
- (Sundays 9 - 4 thru Nov 24) Bensonhurst Greenmarket @ Milestone Park (18th Ave, 81-82nd St)
- cancelled - Changing Seasons Kids Yoga (ages 5-11, $15) @ Young Love NYC @ 10 - 10:45
- FREE - Art in the Yard @ Union Church @ 10 - 1
- FREE - Saturday Storytime! @ Sunset Park Library @ 10:30 - 11
- FREE - Saturday Storytime @ McKinley Park Library @ 10:30 - 11
- FREE - WonderSpark Puppets @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 11 - 12
- FREE - Ready, Set, Kindergarten! @ Bay Ridge Library @ 11 - 12
- FREE - Ready, Set, Kindergarten! @ Dyker Library @ 11 - 12
- FREE - Ready, Set, Kindergarten! @ Sunset Park Library @ 11 - 12
- FREE - FREE SHSAT Prep Class @ McKinley Park Library @ 11:30 - 2:30
- Mobile Pet Adoption @ 8018 5th Ave @ 12 - 4
- FREE - BAT Summer Concert Series: Never Lose Touch @ 140 58th St @ 12 - 5
- FREE - Family DJ Dance Party - Salsa Sounds for Kids @ 238 36th St @ 12:30 - 2
- FREE - Magician in Residence: Tyler Schwartz @ Industry City @ 12:30 - 3:30
- FREE - Chess at 3 @ Industry City @ 1 - 5 (on the hour)
- FREE - Little Scientists @ Sunset Park Library @ 1:30 - 2:30
- FREE - Build with Duplo @ Sunset Park Library @ 1:30 - 2:30
- FREE - Saturday Storytime @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 2:30 - 3
- FREE - Saturday Storytime @ Dyker Library @ 3 - 3:45
- FREE - Build with Lego @ Sunset Park Library @ 3 - 4
- "Twinkle Twinkle Little Mermaid" Family Paint @ Pinot's Palette @ 4 - 6
- Alternate Side Parking Suspended - Idul-Adha(Eid al-Adha)
- Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults ($10) @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 9:30 - 11
- FREE - Chess at 3 @ Industry City @ 1 - 5 (on the hour)
- Alternate Side Parking Suspended - Idul-Adha(Eid al-Adha)
- FREE - Discovery Table @ McKinley Park Library @ 10 - 11
- FREE - Toy Time @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10 - 12
- FREE - Game On! (YA) @ Sunset Park Library @ 11 - 12
- FREE - First Five Years Kids Create @ McKinley Park Library @ 11 - 12
- FREE - Teen Writing Club @ Dyker Library @ 11:30 - 12:30
- FREE - Book Adventures: I need some space! @ Sunset Park Library @ 2 - 3
- FREE - Chess Club @ Bay Ridge Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
- FREE - Kids Tech Time: Edison Robots @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
- FREE - Movies @ the Library: Coco (PG) @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 4
- Storytime Mondays @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 3 - 4
- FREE - Book Adventures @ McKinley Park Library @ 3 - 4
- FREE - Chess Club @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
- BeyondMuse: The Guitar Series @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 6:30 - 7:30
- Alternate Side Parking Suspended - Idul-Adha(Eid al-Adha)
- FREE - StoryPlay @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10 & 11
- **cancelled** Open Play BRBM Special ($5) @ Play Days & Parties @ 10:30 - 12:30
- Lavender Blues ($10) @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 11 - 12
- FREE - Read and Play @ Sunset Park Library @ 1 - 1:45
- FREE - NYC Department of Social Services Information Table @ Bay Ridge Library @ 1 - 3
- Dr. Alex & Friends Singalong ($10) @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 1:30 - 2:30
- FREE - Chess Workshop @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 2 - 3:30
- FREE - Chess Club @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 4:30
- FREE - DIY for Teens @ McKinley Park Library @ 3 - 4
- BYOBaby Play Date ($5) @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 3:30 - 5
- FREE - After School Stories @ Sunset Park Library @ 4:30 - 5:30
- Changing Seasons Kids Yoga (ages 3-5, $12) @ Young Love NYC @ 5:30 - 6
- Changing Seasons Kids Yoga (ages 5-10, $15) @ Young Love NYC @ 6:15 - 7
- FREE - Concerts in the Park (The Fuzzy Lemons, rock 'n roll for kids) @ Shore Road Park (79th) @ 7
- Lavender Blues ($20) @ Dimensions on Stage @ 10 - 10:40
- FREE - Toy Time @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10 - 12
- FREE - Toddler Time @ Dyker Library @ 10:15 & 11:15
- FREE - Babies and Books @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 10:30 - 11
- FREE - Game On! (YA) @ Sunset Park Library @ 11 - 12
- FREE - Build with DUPLO @ Dyker Library @ 11 & 12
- FREE - Toddler Time @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 11:30 - 12
- "Shoot for the Stars" Little Brushes @ Pinot's Palette @ 12 - 2
- FREE - Angry Birds Movie! @ McKinley Park Library @ 1 - 3
- FREE - La Hora Mágica de los Pequeños @ Sunset Park Library @ 1:30 - 2:30
- FREE - Build with LEGO @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
- FREE - Teen Time: Gardening @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
- FREE - Build with LEGO @ Bay Ridge Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
- FREE - Angry Birds Craft and Catapult Launch @ McKinley Park Library @ 3 - 5
- Changing Seasons Kids Yoga (ages 3-8, $15) @ Young Love NYC @ 5:30 - 6:15
- 3 weeks til school starts!2019-2020 Calendar Here
- Alternate Side Parking Suspended - Feast of the Assumption
- Mommy & Me with Miss Darlene @ Play Days & Parties @ 10 - 12
- FREE - Babies & Books @ Dyker Library @ 2:15 - 3
- FREE - Kids Create: Arts and Crafts @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
- FREE - Teen Tech Time @ McKinley Park Library @ 3 - 4
- FREE - Dungeons and Dragons @ Bay Ridge Library @ 4 - 5
- FREE - Teen Anime Club @ Sunset Park Library @ 4 - 5
- FREE - Family Gaming Night @ Sunset Park Library @ 5:30 - 7
- cancelled - Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults ($10) @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 6 - 7
- FREE - Team Up To Read: Making Connections @ Dyker Library @ 11 - 11:45
- FREE - Ready, Set, Kindergarten! @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 11 - 12
- FREE - Game On! (YA) @ Sunset Park Library @ 11 - 12
- FREE - StoryPlay @ Bay Ridge Library @ 11 - 12:30
- "Serene Tea Turtle" Little Brushes @ Pinot's Palette @ 12 - 2
- FREE - Chess Club @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 4:30
- FREE - Library Lab @ Bay Ridge Library @ 3 - 4
- FREE - Game On! @ McKinley Park Library @ 3 - 4
- FREE - Kids Create @ Dyker Library @ 4 - 5
- Parents Night Out Drop-off - Mulan @ Bounce U @ 6 - 8:30
- FREE - Yoga in the Park @ Shore Road Park (79th) @ 7
- NCT's Peter Pan The Musical @ Fort Hamilton Army Base Theater @ 8