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- BUY TICKETS NOW for our Ba(b)y Ridge MamaCon, Sunday, November 17 @ 11AM - 2PM, "From Bumps to Babies in Bay Ridge", the first event of its kind here in Bay Ridge! Expert panelists, great vendors, amazing giveaways, and new mama friends!
- ~ Nov 6: Our $450 value jackpot Holiday Gift Guide Giveaway
- ~ Nov 12: Request for Gifted & Talented Testing (children born in 2012-2015) by November 12 here (learn more here, note dates are from last year but info is the same)
- ~ Nov 15: Grandma's Love Thanksgiving Food Drive
- ~Nov 23, Saturdays 8am-3pm: Bay Ridge Greenmarket @ Walgreen's Parking Lot (9408 3rd Ave)
- ~Nov 24, Sundays 9am-4pm: Bensonhurst Greenmarket @ Milestone Park (18th Ave, 81-82nd St)
- (July 29 until further notice): Play Days and Playdates will be closed except for Thursday Mommy & Me while owner recovers from surgery.
- Family Friendly Day Trips & Weekend Getaway Ideas
- FREE - Saturday Storytime @ McKinley Park Library @ 10 - 10:30
- FREE - Coloring Fun! @ McKinley Park Library @ 10 - 11
- FREE - Baby & Kids Clothing Swap @ Union Church of Bay Ridge @ 10 - 2
- FREE - Saturday Storytime! @ Sunset Park Library @ 10:30 - 11
- FREE - Ready, Set, Kindergarten! @ Dyker Library @ 11 - 12
- Open Lab: Tiny Scientists (ages 2-5) @ Urban STEAM Lab @ 11 - 1
- "Huggable Owl" Little Brushes @ Pinot's Palette @ 12 - 2
- FREE - Saturday Storytime @ Dyker Library @ 12:30 - 1
- FREE - Family DJ Dance Party - Music of Led Zeppelin for Kids @ IC Courtyard 5-6 @ doors 12:30, show 1 - 2
- FREE - Dia de los Muertos celebration at your library: Music, and dance by Son Pecadores @ Sunset Park Library @ 2 - 3
- FREE - Arabic Storytime @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
- FREE - Saturday Storytime: Cantonese Storytime @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 3 - 4
- FREE - Sing 'n Schmooze on Shabbat @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 4 - 5:15
- Open Lab (5+) @ Urban STEAM Lab @ 4:30 - 7
- NYC Marathon!! Coming through Bay Ridge mostly on 4th Ave, see map for details
- Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults ($10) @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 9:30 - 11
- Tinkergarten Fall Lantern Walk (Wait List Only) @ Owl's Head Park @ 4:30 - 5:30
- Bay Ridge Library branch opens again!!!
- Dr. Alex & Friends Singalong ($10) @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 10 - 11
- FREE - Cantonese Storytime @ McKinley Park Library @ 10:30 - 11:30
- Tic Toc Spanish @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 11 - 12
- FREE - Brooklyn Elementary Admissions Event (PreK3, UPK, K, G&T) @ PS 24 (427 38th St) @ 6:30 - 8:30
- Election Day (But you can vote early, more info here) - Public Schools Closed, Alternate Side Parking Suspended
- Day Camp @ Urban STEAM Lab @ 8 - 3
- Lavender Blues ($10) @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 10:30
- FREE - Read and Play @ Sunset Park Library @ 1 - 1:45
- BYOBaby Play Date ($5) @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center) @ 3:30 - 5
- FREE - Teen Manga Club @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
- FREE - After School Stories @ Sunset Park Library @ 4:30 - 5:30
- FREE - LES Junior High Open House (for 4th & 5th grade families) @ Lutheran Elementary School @ 6 - 8
- FREE - Bay Ridge Catholic Info Night @ St. Anselm Academy @ 7
- Lavender Blues ($20) @ Dimensions on Stage @ 10 - 10:40
- FREE - Toddler Time @ Dyker Library @ 10:15 & 11:15
- FREE - Babies and Books @ Sunset Park Library @ 10:30 - 11
- FREE - Toddler Time @ Sunset Park Library @ 11:15 - 12
- FREE - La Hora Mágica de los Pequeños @ Sunset Park Library @ 1:30 - 2:30
- FREE - Teen Lounge @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 3:45
- FREE - Book Adventures @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
- Mommy & Me with Miss Darlene @ Play Days & Parties @ 10 - 12
- FREE - Read for the Record: Thank You, Omu! @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 11 - 11:30
- FREE - Teen Tech Time @ McKinley Park Library @ 3:30 - 5
- FREE - Chess Workshop with Reinaldo Duran Trujillo @ Sunset Park Library @ 4 - 5
- Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults ($10) @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 6 - 7
- FREE - Discovery Table @ McKinley Park Library @ 10 - 11
- FREE - 普通話故事時間 Mandarin Chinese Storytime @ Sunset Park Library @ 10:30 - 11:30
- FREE - First Five Years Kids Create @ McKinley Park Library @ 11 - 12
- FREE - Ready, Set, Kindergarten! @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 11 - 12
- FREE - Kids Create @ Dyker Library @ 4 - 5
- FREE - Game On! @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
- FREE - Bay Ridge Rock Painting Party @ Cocoa Grinder (Bay Ridge Ave) @ 5 - 7