Bay Ridge Area Kids Events Roundup: Oct 12 - 18

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 October 12 - 18, 2019!

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ONGOING:

• SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, November 17 @ 11AM - 2PM, "From Bumps to Babies in Bay Ridge", the first event of its kind here in Bay Ridge!
• July 29 until further notice (a few weeks) - Play Days and Playdates will be closed except for Thursday Mommy & Me while owner recovers from surgery.
• Family Friendly Day Trips & Weekend Getaways​
• ​Bay Ridge Library closed through October (estimate)
• ​(Saturdays 8am-3pm ~Nov 23) ​Bay Ridge Greenmarket @ Walgreen's Parking Lot (9408 3rd Ave)
• (Sundays 9am-4pm ~Nov 24) Bensonhurst Greenmarket @ Milestone Park (18th Ave, 81-82nd St)

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12:

• FREE - Saturday Storytime @ McKinley Park Library @ 10 - 10:30
• FREE - Saturday Storytime! @ Sunset Park Library @ 10:30 - 11
• FREE - Ready, Set, Kindergarten! @ Sunset Park Library @ 11 - 12
• FREE - WonderSpark Puppets @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 11 - 12
• Open Lab: Tiny Scientists (ages 2-5) @ Urban STEAM Lab @ 11 - 1
• FREE - Family Movie: Monster House @ McKinley Park Library @ 11:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Kids Create: Writing @ Sunset Park Library @ 12 - 1
• Cat & Kitten Adoption Event @ My Natural Pet @ 12 - 5
• FREE - Saturday Storytime @ Dyker Library @ 12:30 - 1
• ​​FREE - Family DJ Dance Party - Music of Van Morrison for Kids @ IC Courtyard 5-6 @ 12:30​​ - 2​
• FREE - Chess at 3 @ Industry City @ 1 - 5
• FREE - Little Scientists @ Sunset Park Library @ 1:30 - 2:30
• FREE - Build with Duplo @ Sunset Park Library @ 1:30 - 2:30
• FREE - Arabic Storytime @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Saturday Storytime: Cantonese Storytime @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 3 - 4
• FREE - Build with Lego @ Sunset Park Library @ 3 - 4
• Open Lab (5+) @ Urban STEAM Lab @ 4:30 - 7

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13:

• cancelled - Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults ($10) @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 9:30 - 11​​
• FREE - Harvest Festival @ Narrows Botanical Garden @ 12 - 5
• Pizza in the Hut @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 2 - 4

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 14:

• Schools & Libraries Closed, Alternate Side Parking Suspended (Columbus Day & Succoth)
• Tic Toc Spanish @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 11 - 12​
• FREE - WonderSpark Puppets @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 11 - 12

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15:

• Alternate Side Parking Suspended (Succoth)​
• ​​**cancelled** ​Open Play BRBM Special ($5) @ Play Days & Parties​ @ 10:30 - 12:30​
• Lavender Blues ($10) @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 10:30
• Open Lab: Tiny Scientists (ages 2-5) @ Urban STEAM Lab @ 12 - 2
• FREE - Read and Play @ Sunset Park Library @ 1 - 1:45
• Dr. Alex & Friends Singalong ($10) @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 1:30 - 2:30
• FREE - Teen Time @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 4:30
• **on break til 10/29** ​BYOBaby Play Date ($5) @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center)
• FREE - DIY for Teens @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Brooklyn Robotics League @ Sunset Park Library @ 4 - 5:30
• FREE - After School Stories @ Sunset Park Library @ 4:30 - 5:30

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16:

• ​Lavender Blues ($20) @ 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 - Babies and Books @ Sunset Park Library @ 10:30 - 11
• FREE - Toddler Time @ Sunset Park Library @ 11:15 - 12
• 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 Lounge @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 3:30
• FREE - Kids Create  @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Sunset Park Bookmark Contest @ Sunset Park Library @ 4:30 - 5:15

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17:

• Mommy & Me with Miss Darlene @ Play Days & Parties @ 10 - 12​
• FREE - Kids Create: Arts and Crafts @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 3:30 - 4:30
• FREE - Teen Tech Time @ McKinley Park Library @ 3:30 - 5
• FREE - Chess Workshop with Reinaldo Duran Trujillo @ Sunset Park Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Library Popup Office: Council Member Justin Brannan @ McKinley Park Library @ 5 - 7
• Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults ($10) @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 6 - 7​
• Tacos & Tequila in the Sukkah @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 6 - 8

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18:

• 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 - Teen Tech Time @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 5
• FREE - Kids Create @ Dyker Library @ 4 - 5
• FREE - Game On! @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
• Parents Night Out Drop Off @ Bounce U @ 6 - 8:30
• Paint a Pumpkin @ Fort Hamilton Base Bowling @ 6 - 9