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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!
- 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)
- 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)
- FREE - IKEA Family Statue of Liberty Scenic Harbor Boat Tour
- 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 - Ready, Set, Kindergarten! @ Dyker Library @ 11 - 12
- Open Lab: Tiny Scientists (ages 2-5) @ Urban STEAM Lab @ 11 - 1
- FREE - Family Movie: Goosebumps & Goosebumps 2 @ McKinley Park Library @ 11:30 - 3:30
- FREE - Kids Create: Writing @ Sunset Park Library @ 12 - 1
- "Arr Bandit" Little Brushes @ Pinot's Palette @ 12 - 2
- FREE - Grand Opening @ My Natural Pet @ 12 - 3
- FREE - Volunteer Community Clean-Up @ 86th & Shore @ 12 - 4
- PETCO Mobile Adoption @ 241 37th St @ 12 - 4
- FREE - Saturday Storytime @ Dyker Library @ 12:30 - 1
- FREE - Family DJ Dance Party - Music of ABBA for Kids @ IC Courtyard 5-6 @ 12:30 - 2
- Halloween Paw-ty Costume Contest @ 34 34th St @ 1 - 5
- 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 - New Parent Social (with Senator Gounardes & Councilman Brannan) @ Cebu @ 2 - 4
- 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
- FREE - Sing 'n Schmooze on Shabbat! @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 4 - 5:15
- FREE - Bay Ridge Rocks Paint Night Pot Luck @ Christ Church @ 4 - 7
- Hope for the Warriors Hero's Benefit @ The Wicked Monk @ 4 - 10
- Open Lab (5+) @ Urban STEAM Lab @ 4:30 - 7
- Monster Mash Parents Survival Night Out Drop Off @ The Little Gym @ 5 - 8
- FREE - Movies Under the Stars: Shazam @ Dyker Beach Park @ 6:15 - 8:15
- FREE - Movies Under the Stars Shocktoberfest: The Visit @ John Paul Jones Park @ 7 - 8:30
- Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults ($10) @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 9:30 - 11
- FREE - WonderSpark Puppets @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 11 - 12
- Pet Adoption @ 8525 3rd Ave @ 12 - 4
- Halloween Cupcake Decorating ($20) @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 1 - 2
- Halloween Cupcake Decorating ($20) @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 3 - 4
- Alternate Side Parking Suspended (Shemini Atzereth)
- FREE - Cantonese Story Time @ McKinley Park Library @ 10:30
- Tic Toc Spanish @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 11 - 12
- FREE - Teen Tech Time @ Dyker Library @ 3 - 4
- FREE - Book Adventures: Not-So-Scary Halloween @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 4:30
- Alternate Side Parking Suspended (Simchas Torah)
- Lavender Blues ($10) @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 10:30
- **on break til 10/29** BYOBaby Play Date ($5) @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center)
- 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
- FREE - Brooklyn Robotics League @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 5
- FREE - DIY for Teens @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
- FREE - After School Stories @ Sunset Park Library @ 4:30 - 5:30
- 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 - 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 - DIY: Arts and Craft @ Sunset Park Library @ 4 - 5
- FREE - Kids Create @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
- Mommy & Me with Miss Darlene @ Play Days & Parties @ 10 - 12
- Lunch + Learn: Women's Health 411: Healthy Mom Healthy Baby @ 220 36th St @ 11:30 - 12:30
- FREE - Babies & Books @ Dyker Library @ 1:15 - 2
- FREE - Teen Tech Time @ Dyker Library @ 3 - 4
- 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 - 普通話故事時間 Mandarin Chinese Storytime @ Sunset Park Library @ 10:30 - 11
- FREE - Ready, Set, Kindergarten! @ Fort Hamilton Library @ 11 - 12
- FREE - Celebrating Italian Heritage Month with Dyker Singers @ Dyker Library @ 3:15 - 4
- FREE - Teen Tech Time @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 5
- FREE - Teen Tech Time @ McKinley Park Library @ 3:30 - 5
- FREE - Kids Create @ Dyker Library @ 4 - 5