Bay Ridge Area Kids Events Roundup: Oct 26 - Nov 1

10/25/2019

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 26 - November 1, 2019!

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ONGOING:

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!
October 30 - November 6, don't miss our Holiday Gift Guide Giveaway!!
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, re-opening Nov 4 @ 10 AM
(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)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26:

FREE - Saturday Storytime @ McKinley Park Library @ 10 - 10:30
Zumbini Trial Class @ Play Days and Parties @ 10 - 10:45
FREE - Kids' Halloween Parade @ Beyond at Liberty View & Industry City @ 10 - 4
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 - Kids Create: Writing @ Sunset Park Library @ 12 - 1
"Glowing Jolly Jack-O-Lanterns" Little Brushes @ Pinot's Palette @ 12 - 2
FREE - NIA's 5th Annual Spooktacular @ 6614 11th Ave @ 12 - 4
FREE - Oktoberfest @ Industry City 268 36th St @ 12 - 6
FREE - Saturday Storytime @ Dyker Library @ 12:30 - 1
FREE - Family DJ Dance Party - Music of Elvis for Kids Halloween Spooktacular @ IC Courtyard 5-6 @ doors 12:30, show 1 - 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
Halloween Costume Dance Party (pre-payment required) @ St. Anselm @ 2 - 5 PM
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 - Sunset Park Rock & Shell Painting Fall Event @ Irish Haven Bar @ 3 - 6
FREE - Christ Central Costume Party @ Beyond Dance @ 5 - 7
USL Hallow-STEAM Party @ Urban STEAM Lab @ 5 - 8
Jeff Samaha Theater Products' 50 Years Anniversary Concert & Retrospective @ FDR High School Theater @ 8

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27:

Alt Side Parking Suspended (Diwali)
Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults ($10) @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center @ 9:30 - 11
Painting & Pizza Party @ Art Fun Studio @ 12 - 2
Jeff Samaha Theater Products' 50 Years Anniversary Concert & Retrospective @ FDR High School Theater @ 3
Halloween Bash (ages 4mos - 3 years) @ The Little Gym @ 3 - 4:30
Halloween Bash (ages 3 - 12 years) @ The Little Gym @ 4:30 - 6

MONDAY, OCTOBER 28:

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 - Kids Tech Time @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 4:30
Spooky Cookie Pizza Bounce @ Bounce U @ 5:15 - 6:45

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29:

Lavender Blues ($10) @ Beyond at Liberty View @ 10:30
BYOBaby Play Date ($5) @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center) @ 3:30 - 5
Open Lab: Tiny Scientists (ages 2-5) @ Urban STEAM Lab @ 12 - 2
FREE - Read and Play @ Sunset Park Library @ 1 - 1:45
FREE - Teen Time @ Sunset Park Library @ 3:30 - 4:30
FREE - DIY for Teens @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
FREE - After School Stories @ Sunset Park Library @ 4:30 - 5:30
Kids Halloween Party @ UNO Pizzeria @ 5 - 7
Icky Sticky Freaky Pizza @ Bounce U @ 5:15 - 6:45
FREE - Brooklyn Elementary Admissions Event (3-K, pre-K, kindergarten, and Gifted & Talented) @ PS 133 William Butler (610 Baltic Street) @ 6:30 - 8:30

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30:

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 - Movies @ the Library: Hocus Pocus @ Dyker Library @ 2:30 - 4:15
FREE - Teen Anime Club @ Sunset Park Library @ 4 - 5
FREE - Library Lab @ McKinley Park Library @ 4 - 5
Pumpkins Poses & Pumpkins @ Omn Vibe Yoga @ 4:30 - 5:30
Spooktacular Costume Bounce @ Bounce U @ 5:15 - 6:45
FREE - Brooklyn Elementary Admissions Event (3-K, pre-K, kindergarten, and Gifted & Talented) @ PS 69 (6302 9th Ave) @ 6:30 - 8:30

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31:

Happy Halloween!!! Best Spots for Trick or Treating:
- Shops along 3rd Avenue
- Shops along 13th Avenue
- 78th Street between Colonial & Narrows (pedestrians only)
Mommy & Me with Miss Darlene @ Play Days & Parties @ 10 - 12
Halloween Celebrations @ Blue Agave (3PM: Balloon and Candy Giveaway; 4PM: Complimentary Face Painting (For Seated Customers Only); 6PM: DJ Ricky Ricardo and Our Adult Costume Contest
FREE - Teen Tech Time @ McKinley Park Library @ 3:30 - 5
FREE - Chess Workshop with Reinaldo Duran Trujillo @ Sunset Park Library @ 4 - 5
FREE - Bay Ridge Halloween Festival @ 4 - 8 @ Owl's Head Park
FREE - Dyker Frights Live Actors @ 4 - 8 (weather permitting) @ 79th Street between 11th - 12th Avenues
Kids Halloween Party @ Catrina's @ 4:30 - 8:30
FREE - Family Gaming Night @ Sunset Park Library @ 5:30 - 7
Halloween Kids Extravaganza @ 6 - 8 @ Irina's Kingdom ($30)
FREE - 74th and 3rd (west side) - amazing interactive scary decorations (afternoon/evening)
Canceled - Drop-In Karate Class for Kids & Adults ($10) @ Bay Ridge Jewish Center