Bay Ridge Area Kids Events Roundup: August 17 - 23

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 17 - 23, 2017!! Don't forget to sign up for our e-newsletter and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to stay in the loop of all the local goings on!! Businesses are invited to join our advertisers' newsletter to receive occasional ad specials and upcoming deadlines!

All the events and ads below are linked, so click away for more details and to double check before heading out for an event (time changes, cancellations, and mistakes do happen on occasion).

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ONGOING:

• Free Summer Meals for ages 0 - 18!! Lunch at Bay Ridge Library & Dyker Library @ Mondays - Fridays @ 1:15 - 2, and breakfast & lunch at various schools (find one near you here!)
• 42nd Annual Feast of Santa Rosalia (aka 18th Avenue Festival) @ August 17 - 27 @ 18th Ave from 68th - 75th Streets

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 17:

• ​Read To Me Club @ Crossroads @ 10 - 11
• ​Mommy & Me Class & Open Play @ Play Days & Parties @ 10 - 12
• "Stripes" Little Brushes Pizza & Paint @ Pinot's Palette @ 12:30 - 2:30
• Read with a Book Buddy @ Dyker Library @ 2 - 3
• Kids Create @ Dyker Library @ 2 - 3
• Kids Create @ Bay Ridge Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• Kids Create: Arts and Crafts @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• Library Lab: Borax Crystals @ Dyker Library @ 3:15 - 4:15
• Teen Tech Time @ Bay Ridge Library @ 4 - 5
• Sunset Sounds (Kat Wright) @ Industry City Courtyard 1/2 (274 36th St) @ 6:30

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 18: 

• Drag Queen Story Hour @ Bay Ridge Library @ 11:30 - 12:30
• CPR, AED & First Aid Training (FREE but must register) @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 1 - 4
• Read with a Book Buddy @ Dyker Library @ 2 - 3
• Build with KEVA @ Dyker Library @ 2 - 3
• Chess Club @ Dyker Library @ 2 - 3
• Game On! @ Bay Ridge Library @ 2:30 - 4
• **CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER** FACE of 5th Avenue Weekend Walk #2 @ 5th Ave from 73rd to 84th Streets @ 5 - 10
• Friday Movie Night Experience (Rio) *must pre-register @ Kaleidoscope @ 6:30 - 9
• The Little Mermaid (NCT Production) @ Fort Hamilton Army Base Theater @ 8

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 19:

• Shore Road Park Cleanup @ 9 - 12
• It's My Park @ Owl's Head Park @ 10 - 12
• Saturday Stories @ Bay Ridge Library @ 11 - 11:45
• Preschool Storytime @ BuyBuy Baby Industry City @ 11
• WonderSpark Puppets @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 11 - 12
• Coney Island Sand Sculpting Contest @ Coney Island (W10 - W12 St.) @ 12
• Family Dance Party @ Industry City Courtyard 1/2 (274 36th St) @ 12:30
• Saturday Storytime @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 2:30 - 3
• Saturday Storytime @ Dyker Library @ 3 - 3:30
• The Little Mermaid (NCT Production) @ Fort Hamilton Army Base Theater @ 8

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 20:

• The Little Mermaid (NCT Production) @ Fort Hamilton Army Base Theater @ 2

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MONDAY, AUGUST 21:

• Babies & Books @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10:30 & 11
• Partial Solar Eclipse @ 1:23 - 4 PM (peak @ 2:45 pm)
• Read with a Book Buddy @ Dyker Library @ 2 - 3
• Chess Club @ Dyker Library @ 2 - 3
• Readers' Theater @ Bay Ridge Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• Kids Tech Time: Little Bits @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• Kids Create @ Dyker Library @ 3:30 - 4:30
• Yoga in the Park @ Shore Road & 79th St. @ 7

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 22:

• ​Open Play BRBM Special @ Play Days & Parties @ 10:30 - 12:30
• "Scoops & Sprinkles" Pizza & Paint @ Pinot's Palette @ 12:30 - 2:30
• ​Read with a Book Buddy @ Dyker Library @ 2 - 3
• Kids Create @ Dyker Library @ 2 - 3
• Magician Amazing Ken @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 2 - 3
• Movies @ the Library: The BFG @ Dyker Library @ 2 - 4
• Chess Club @ Bay Ridge Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• Knitting & Crocheting Club @ Bay Ridge Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• Chess Tournament @ Bay Ridge Library @ 2:30 - 4:30
• BYOBaby Playdate @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 3:30 - 5
• DIY Crafts @ Bay Ridge Library @ 4 - 5
• Preschool Tour @ Worldtots @ 5 - 7 (call or e-mail)
• Concerts in the Park - Irish Night @ Shore Road & 79th St Park @ 7

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23:

• ​​Lavender Blues @ Dimensions in Dance @ 10 - 10:40
• Toddler Time @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10:30 & 11:15
• Babies and Books @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 10:30 - 11
• Magician Gary the Great @ Dyker Library @ 11 - 12
• Toddler Time @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 11:30 - 12
• Read with a Book Buddy @ Dyker Library @ 2 - 3
• Chess Club @ Dyker Library @ 2 - 3
• LittleBits MakerSpace @ Bay Ridge Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• Teen Tech Time: Lego Mindstorms @ Dyker Library @ 3:15 - 4:15
• Family Movie @ Bay Ridge Library @ 4 - 6
• Rock & Roll Playhouse (sounds of Bob Marley) @ Industry City Courtyard 1/2 (274 36th St) @ 5:30
• Concerts in the Park (New York Exceptions - Oldies) @ Marine Park @ 7

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