Bay Ridge Area Kids Events Roundup: August 16 - 22

Here's our roundup of the kids' activities and family-friendly events going on in the Greater Bay Ridge area of Brooklyn for the week of August 16 - 22, 2018!

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UPCOMING / ONGOING:

• ​June 27 - August 31: Summer Meals - free breakfast and/or lunch for kids up to 18 years old at various libraries, pools, & parks (more information here).
• August 16 - 26: 43rd Annual Festa di Santa Rosalia (18th Ave Fest) @ 18th Ave between 68th St and 75th St

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 16:

• Mommy & Me with Miss Darlene @ Play Days & Parties @ 10:30 - 12:30
• "Wild Monogram" Little Brushes @ Pinot's Palette @ 12 - 2
• FREE - Kids Create @ Dyker Library @ 2 - 3
• FREE - Babies & Books @ Dyker Library @ 2:15 - 3
• FREE - Kids Create: Slime @ Bay Ridge Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Kids Create: Arts and Crafts @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Teen Tech Time & Karaoke @ McKinley Park Library @ 3 - 5
• FREE - Teen Time: Music Trivia @ Dyker Library @ 3:15 - 4:15
• FREE - Charades @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 4:30
• Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 6 - 7
• FREE - Movies Under the Stars: Toy Story 3 @ Col David Marcus Playground @ 8 - 9:30

FRIDAY, AUGUST 17:

• FREE - First Five Years Playdate @ McKinley Park Library @ 10:30 - 11:30
• FREE - Build with LEGO @ Dyker Library @ 11 - 12
• FREE - StoryCraft @ Sunset Park Library @ 11 - 12
• FREE - Preschool Storytime @ Bay Ridge Library @ 11:30 - 12:30
• FREE - Game On! Wii & PS4 @ Bay Ridge Library @ 3 - 5
• FREE - Game On! @ Sunset Park Library @ 3 - 5
• FREE - Game On! @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Summer Shindig (Face of FIFTH) @ 5th Ave (73-83rd St.) @ 5 - 10
• Parents Night Out: Scooby Doo Beach Bash @ Bounce U @ 5:30 - 8
• School of Rock (Narrows Community Theater) @ Fort Hamilton Army Base Theater @ 8

SATURDAY, AUGUST 18:

• FREE - Saturday Storytime @ McKinley Park Library @ 10 - 10:30
• FREE - Saturday Storytime! @ Sunset Park Library @ 10:30 - 11
• FREE - Saturday Stories @ Bay Ridge Library @ 11 - 12
• FREE - SHSAT Test Prep @ McKinley Park Library @ 11 - 2
• FREE - WonderSpark Puppets @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 11 - 12
• "The Family That Hoots Together" Little Brushes @ Pinot's Palette @ 12 - 2
• FREE - 28th Annual Coney Island Sand Sculpting Contest @ Coney @ 12 - 4
• FREE - Family DJ Dance Party - Salsa Sounds for Kids @ 274 36th St @ 12:30​
• FREE - Little Scientists @ Sunset Park Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Build with Lego and Duplo @ Sunset Park Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Saturday Storytime: Mandarin Storytime @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 3 - 4
• School of Rock (Narrows Community Theater) @ Fort Hamilton Army Base Theater @ 8

SUNDAY, AUGUST 19:

• School of Rock (Narrows Community Theater) @ Fort Hamilton Army Base Theater @ 2

MONDAY, AUGUST 20:

• Singalong with Dr. Alex & Friends @ The Coop @ 11 - 11:45​
• FREE - Reading Buddies @ Bay Ridge  Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Kids Tech Time: Video Gaming @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - DIY: The Art of Kumihimo @ Sunset Park Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Family Movies @ the Library @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 4:30
• FREE - Chess @ McKinley Park Library @ 3 - 4
• FREE - Build with LEGO @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
• ​FREE - Yoga in the Park @ Shore Road Park (79th) @ 7

TUESDAY, AUGUST 21:

• Alt Side Parking Suspended: Eid al-Adha (Idul-Adha)
• FREE - Babies & Books @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10:30 & 11
• Open Play BRBM Special @ Play Days & Parties @ 10:30 - 12:30​​​​
• FREE - Painting (for ages 5-17) @ Sunset Park Library @ 11 - 12
• FREE - Chess Workshop @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 2 - 3:30
• FREE - Chess Club @ Bay Ridge Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Haiku Poetry Workshop @ Sunset Park Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - DIY for Teens @ McKinley Park Library @ 3 - 4
• BYOBaby Play Date @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 3:30 - 5​
• FREE - After School Stories @ Sunset Park Library @ 4:30 - 5:30
• FREE - Bedtime Stories @ Sunset Park Library @ 6 - 7
• FREE - Concerts in the Park ("Irish Night") @ Shore Road Park (79th) @ 7

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22:

• THREE WEEKS TIL PUBLIC SCHOOLS START!!! (i.e. get those health forms and Back To School Shopping done!!)
• Alt Side Parking Suspended: Eid al-Adha (Idul-Adha)​
• ​​Lavender Blues @ Dimensions on Stage @ 10 - 10:40
• FREE - Toddler Time @ Dyker Library @ 10:15 & 11:15
• FREE - Babies and Books @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 10:30 - 11
• FREE - Toddler Time @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10:30 & 11:15
• FREE - Toddler Time @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 11:30 - 12
• "Ele-fun!" Little Brushes @ Pinot's Palette @ 12 - 2
• FREE - La Hora Mágica de los Pequeños @ Sunset Park Library @ 1:30 - 2:30
• ​FREE - Kids Tech Time : Karaoke @ Dyker Library @ 2 - 3
• FREE - Kids Create @ Dyker Library @ 2 - 3
• FREE - Build with LEGO @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Build with LEGO @ Bay Ridge Library @ 2:30 - 4
• FREE - Harry Potter Day! @ McKinley Park Library @ 3 - 4
• FREE - Teen Tech Time @ Dyker Library @ 3:15 - 4:15
• FREE - Movies @ the Library: The Goonies @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 5:30
• FREE - Rock & Roll Playhouse: Music of Disney for Kids @ 274 36th St @ 5:30​
• Yoga with Erica Ginger @ Owl's Head Park @ 6:30 - 8:30
• FREE - Concerts in the Park (Sha Doobie) @ Marine Park @ 7