Bay Ridge Area Kids Events Roundup: June 28 - July 4

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 June 28 - July 4, 2018!

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UPCOMING / ONGOING:

• ​Register for FREE Independence Day Celebration on Fort Hamilton Base (June 30 @ 4:30 - 10PM)
• April 28 - mid July:  Bay Ridge Library CLOSED (book mobile available 11-4 on Tues/Fri)
• 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).

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THURSDAY, JUNE 28:

• Work While They Play @ Play Days & Parties @ 9 - 10:30 (RSVP 2 days prior)
• Mommy & Me Class & Open Play @ Play Days & Parties @ 10:30 - 12:30
• FREE - Teen Time: Analog Games @ Dyker Library @ 3:15 - 4:15
• FREE - Chess Workshop @ Sunset Park Interim Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Teen Tech Time @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Family Gaming Night @ Sunset Park Interim Library @ 5:30 - 7
• Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 6 - 7

FRIDAY, JUNE 29:

• FREE - Deliver the Message to Dan Donavan (opposing policy on separation & failure to reunify families) @ 7308 13th Ave @ 11 - 1
• ​FREE - Book Mobile @ Bay Ridge Library @ 11 - 4
• FREE - Game On! @ Sunset Park Interim Library @ 3:30 - 5
• FREE - Teen Tech Time @ Sunset Park Interim Library @ 3:30 - 5
• FREE - Game On! @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
• Movie Night Drop Off: Lilo & Stitch @ Kaleidoscope @ 6:30 - 9
• FREE - Movies Under the Stars: ET @ McKinley Park @ 8:30 - 10:30

SATURDAY, JUNE 30:

• New Shark Exhibit opens at New York Aquarium (Coney Island)!!!
• FREE - Saturday Storytime @ McKinley Park Library @ 10 - 10:30
• FREE - Saturday Storytime! @ Sunset Park Interim Library @ 10:30 - 11
• FREE - Brooklyn Folk Arts & Artists Series presents: Zafer Tawil and Fouad Salloum @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 10:30 - 2:30
• FREE - Yellow Sneaker Singalong @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 11 - 12
• FREE - School's Out Summer Jam @ Shore Road Park 79th St @ 11 - 3
• "Twilight City" Little Brushes @ Pinot's Palette @ 12 - 2
• FREE - Family DJ Dance Party - Salsa Sounds for Kids @ 274 36th St @ 12:30​
• FREE - Saturday Storytime @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 3:15
• FREE - Little Scientists @ Sunset Park Interim Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Build with Lego and Duplo @ Sunset Park Interim Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Saturday Storytime: Mandarin Storytime @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 3 - 4
• FREE - 3rd Annual Summer Celebration @ Shore Road Park (83rd) @ 4 - 7
• FREE - Independence Day Celebration (pre-reg required) @ Fort Hamilton Base @ 4:30 - 10
• FREE - Movies Under the Stars: Black Panther @ Bensonhurst Park @ 8:30 - 10:30

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SUNDAY, JULY 1:

• FREE - Outdoor Karate (ages 6+ through adult) @ Owls Head Park @ 9:30 

MONDAY, JULY 2:

• 2-day Pasta Making Class @ Kidz Cooking Studio @ 9 - 2pm (7/2 & 7/3)
• Singalong with Dr. Alex & Friends @ The Coop @ 11 - 11:45
• FREE - Kids Tech Time: Video Gaming @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Chess @ McKinley Park Library @ 3 - 4
• FREE - Kids Create: Arts and Craft @ Sunset Park Interim Library @ 3:30 - 4:30
• FREE - Build with LEGO @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5

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TUESDAY, JULY 3:

• **closed** ​​​Open Play BRBM Special @ Play Days & Parties @ 10:30 - 12:30​​
• FREE - Book Mobile @ Bay Ridge Library @ 11 - 4
• FREE - Chess Workshop @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 2 - 3:30
• FREE - Teen Movie Night: "Nick and Norah's Infintie Playlist" @ McKinley Park Library @ 3 - 5
• BYOBaby Play Date @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 3:30 - 5​

WEDNESDAY, JULY 4:

• HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! (Alternate Side Parking Suspended)
• Macy's 4th of July Fireworks @ 9:25 - 9:50 - where to watch!!