Bay Ridge Area Kids Events Roundup: June 6 - 12

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 6 - 12, 2019!

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ONGOING:

• ​2019-2020 NYC Public School Calendar is up - see it here​
• Register for FoHa base's Independence Day Celebration (7/3 @ 4:30 - 10)
• June 10 - 23: NYC free learn to swim lottery registration for session 1 (classes held July 8 - 19)
• Bay Ridge Greenmarket @ Walgreen's Parking Lot (9408 3rd Ave) @ Saturdays 8 - 3 thru Nov 23
• Bensonhurst Greenmarket @ Milestone Park (18th Ave, 81-82nd St) @ Sundays 9 - 4 thru Nov 24

THURSDAY, JUNE 6:

• Alternate Side Parking Suspended Idul-Fitr(Eid al-Fitr)
• NYC Public Schools Closed (Anniversary Day)
• ​​Mommy & Me with Miss Darlene @ Play Days & Parties @ 10 - 12​
• FREE - Brazilian Folk Dance Workshop @ 5602 5th Ave @ 10
• FREE - First Five Year Playdate @ McKinley Park Library @ 10 - 12
• FREE - Escape the Library: Reading Room Edition @ Sunset Park Library @ 11 - 12
• "Twilight City" Little Brushes @ Pinot's Palette @ 12 - 2
• FREE- Babies & Books @ Dyker Library @ 1:15 - 2
• FREE - Zumba @ Sunset Park Library @ 2 - 3
• FREE - Game On! @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 4:30
• FREE - Indian Dance Workshop @ 5602 5th Ave @ 3
• FREE - Teen Tech Time @ Dyker Library @ 3 - 4
• FREE - Escape the Library: Reading Room Edition @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 4:30
• FREE - Dungeons and Dragons @ Bay Ridge Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Teen Tech Time @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
• ​Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 6 - 7

FRIDAY, JUNE 7:

• FREE - Mandarin Storytime @ McKinley Park Library @ 10:30 - 11:30
• FREE - StoryPlay @ Bay Ridge Library @ 11 - 12
• FREE - Chess Club @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 4:30
• FREE - Library Lab: Lego Bridge Challenge @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 4:30
• FREE - Teen Tech Time @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - ​5
• FREE - Kids Create @ Dyker Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Game On! - Minecraft @ Bay Ridge Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Game On! @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Summer Movies Under the Stars: Moana @ Dyker Beach Park @ 8

SATURDAY, JUNE 8:​​

• Student Car Wash @ Holy Angels (337 74th St.) @ 9 - 11
• Student Car Wash @ William McKinley IS 259 @ 9 - 12
• FREE - Science Storytime @ Urban STEAM Lab @ 10 - 10:30 
• FREE - Saturday Storytime @ McKinley Park Library @ 10 - 10:30
• FREE - E-Waste / Shredding / Rain Barrell Extravaganza @ St. Anselm @ 10 - 1
• FREE - Saturday Storytime! @ Sunset Park Library @ 10:30 - 11
• Yoga for Ages 3 - 9 @ Sensory Freeway @ 10:30 - 11:15
• Open Lab: Tiny Scientists @ Urban STEAM Lab @ 11 - 1
• "Glowing Octopi" Backlight Little Brushes @ Pinot's Palette @ 12 - 2
• ​​FREE - Family DJ Dance Party - Music of Reggae for Kids @ 238 36th St @ 12:30​​​
• FREE - Arabic Storytime @ Bay Ridge Library @ 1 - 2
• Chess at 3: Chess Storytime @ 850 3rd Ave & 327 36th St @ 1 - 5
• FREE - Little Scientists @ Sunset Park Library @ 1:30 - 2:30
• FREE - Build with Duplo @ Sunset Park Library @ 1:30 - 2:30
• FREE - Coloring for kids @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 4:30
• FREE - Saturday Storytime @ Dyker Library @ 3 - 3:45
• FREE - Saturday Storytime: Cantonese Storytime @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 3 - 4
• FREE - Build with Lego @ Sunset Park Library @ 3 - 4
• FREE - Sing 'n Schmooze on Shabbat @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 4:15 - 5:15
• Open Lab (5+) @ Urban STEAM Lab @ 4:30 - 7
• FREE - Summer Movies Under the Stars: Saturday Night Fever @ John Paul Jones Park @ 8

SUNDAY, JUNE 9:

• Alternate Side Parking Suspended (Shavuot)
• ​​Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 9:30 - 11
• "When Aidan Became a Brother" Storytime @ BookMark Shoppe @ 3
• Open Lab (5+) @ Urban STEAM Lab @ 4:30 - 7

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MONDAY, JUNE 10:

• Alternate Side Parking Suspended (Shavuot)
• FREE - NYC Learn To Swim Summer Lottery Session 1 Registration Opens (classes held July 8 - 19)
• FREE - DIscovery Table @ McKinley Park Library @ 10 - 11
• FREE - Toy Time @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10 - 12
• Dr. Alex & Friends Singalong @ Cocoa Grinder (9504 4th Ave) @ 11 - 11:45
• FREE - First Five Years Kids Create @ McKinley Park Library @ 11 - 12
• FREE - Game On! @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 4:30
• FREE - Book Adventures: The Amazing Seeds @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 4:30
• FREE - Self Defense and De-escalation for Teens @ Dyker Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Chess Club @ Bay Ridge Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Chess Master @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5 

TUESDAY, JUNE 11:

• NYC Public Elementary & Middle Schools Closed (clerical day)
• Creative Fun Day @ AJ's Bakehouse @ 8 - 1
• ​FREE - ​FREE dance classes @ Young Dancers in Repertory (5602 5th Ave) @ 9:30 - 2
• FREE - StoryPlay @ Bay Ridge Library @ 10 & 11
• Open Play BRBM Special @ Play Days & Parties​ @ 10:30 - 12:30
• Open Lab: Tiny Scientists @ Urban STEAM Lab @ 12 - 2
• "Kawaii Panda" Little Brushes @ Pinot's Palette @ 12 - 2
• FREE - Read and Play @ Sunset Park Library @ 1 - 1:45
• FREE - Chess Club @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 4:30
• FREE - Teen Time @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 4:30
• BYOBaby Play Date @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center​​​​​ @ 3:30 - 5
• FREE - Chess Club @ Bay Ridge Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - DIY for Teens @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - After School Stories @ Sunset Park Library @ 4:30 - 5:30

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12:

• Lavender Blues @ 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 - Toddler Time @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 11:30 - 12
• FREE - La Hora Mágica de los Pequeños @ Sunset Park Library @ 1:30 - 2:30
• FREE - Teen Time: Board Games @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 4
• FREE - Game On! @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 4:30
• FREE - Build with LEGO @ Bay Ridge Library @ 3 - 4:30
• FREE - Culture Pass Programs: CIVICKIDS Reflection @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 5
• FREE - Kids Create @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
• Yoga for Ages 3 - 9 @ Sensory Freeway @ 5:30 - 6:15
• FREE - Peter Pan Auditions @ Shore Hill Community Room @ 6:30 - 9