Brooklyn families have lots to look forward to in June including annual festivals, World Cup watch parties, Pride and Juneteenth celebrations, and more special events as we head into summer. Happy June!
1. Annual Brooklyn Greek Festival
Monday, June 1-Sunday, June 7 | M-Th 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm, Sun 12-8pm | FREE entry | Downtown Brooklyn
Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Brooklyn annually hosts a vibrant outdoor Greek festival on car-free Schermerhorn Street that celebrates the rich heritage and traditions of Greece. The festival embodies the warmth and hospitality for which the Greek community is renowned, welcoming all to revel in the festivities. There will be traditional food, dancing, live music, kids activities and much more daily starting at 11am.
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2. Eeyore’s Birthday Party in Prospect Park
Thursday, June 4 | 10:30am-1:30pm | FREE | Prospect Park
Join the Prospect Park Alliance and White Bird Productions for a joyful afternoon of puppetry, storytelling, artmaking, and outdoor fun inspired by Winnie-the-Pooh’s beloved friend Eeyore! This free intergenerational community event revives a nearly forgotten Prospect Park tradition from the 1960s. In the months leading up to the celebration, local youth interview Brooklyn elders who remember the original festival — then transform those stories into a playful puppet pageant for the whole community.
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3. Free Family Dance Parties
- Family Dance Jam at Abolitionist Place
Friday, June 5 (rain date June 12) | 5-8pm | FREE | Downtown Brooklyn
DJ Marc Bars will be spinning pop, hip hop, and international hits at this community dance party for all ages in Downtown Brooklyn's newest park! Food and drinks for sale. - DUMBO Dance Party at the DUMBO Archway Plaza
Friday, June 26 (rain or shine) | 6-8pm | FREE | DUMBO
Hip hop, pop, and global grooves at this high-energy outdoor dance party series for all ages. Monthly on Friday from 6 to 8 pm at the DUMBO Archway Plaza! Rotating DJs. Pop, hip hop, international hits, and more! Food and drinks for sale.
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4. Summer Saturdays for Families at Atlantic Terminal
Saturday, June 6 (rain date June 7) | 11am-1pm | FREE | For ages 0-12 | Downtown Brooklyn
Enjoy free One Girl Cookies cookie decorating, crafts, games, block building, and water fun this summer at Atlantic Terminal Mall Plaza. Join Brooklyn Bridge Parents and Atlantic Terminal Mall for Summer Saturdays with free water play, kids' activities, giveaways, and more fun for ages 0 - 12 on select Saturdays through August. Come out to play, cool off, and make friends!
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5. Bindlestiff Family Cirkus at Berry Open Streets
Saturday, June 6 | 1pm and 3pm | FREE | Williamsburg
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus' Flatbed Follies is an outdoor mobile venue that brings the performing arts into the streets. Don't miss this amazing troop at Berry Open Streets on June 6th!
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6. CityParks PuppetMobile Shows
Saturday, June 6 2pm in Fort Greene | Saturday, June 13 11am in Bed-Stuy, Sunday | June 14 11am in Marine Park | FREE
Featuring hand-made marionettes and original songs, The CityParks PuppetMobile will present a fresh take on the classic fairytale Pinocchio. In this new telling, Geppetto is a New York City kid with a talent for invention, going as far as creating a robot friend in the form of Pinocchio. The story follows the pair as they tour around classic locales, from the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre in Central Park to the Victorian Gardens Amusement Park, and the hijinks they get into along the way.
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7. Brooklyn Comic Con
Saturday, June 6 | 11:30am-8pm | $37+ adults, $18+ kids, free for ages 0-3 | Williamsburg
A convention like no other. Join Brooklyn Comic Con for a vibrant local community of comics, artists, video games, vendors, food trucks, music, gaming, and much much more!
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8. Play in the Square at Domino Park
Sundays, June 7 and 21 | 12-1 and 1-3pm | FREE | Williamsburg
Twice monthly, bring the family for a fun-filled Sunday afternoon, featuring programming by talented children's performers and educators. Throughout the summer, a fantastic lineup of our talented partners will be bringing Play in the Square to life for the whole family! It’s the perfect mix of music, imagination, and play to brighten your child’s day! Upcoming evens will feature Sing-alongs with Jono Waldman (12-1pm) and a creative workshop with A Rosie Day (2-3pm).
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9. We're Not OK: A Family Comedy Show
Sunday, June 7 Rescheduled July date TBA | 12-2pm | Adults $15, $5-10, free for ages 0-2 | Williamsburg
Casa Blossom and Milk & Cookies present WE’RE NOT OK, a family-friendly comedy show created for parents who miss going out, laughing loudly, and feeling connected to the things they used to love, without having to choose between social life and family life. Bring the kids, let loose, and have a little laugh. Or a lot. Because parenting is beautiful…. but it’s also completely unhinged sometimes
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10. Celebrate Brooklyn Pride
- GayRidge Pride in Owl's Head Park
Sunday, June 7 | 12-4pm | FREE | Bay Ridge
This annual festival features drag performers, live music, and field games to provide entertainment for the whole family and for all ages. - Brooklyn Pride Multicultural Festival
Saturday, June 13 | 11am-5pm | FREE | Park Slope
Come to the Annual Brooklyn Pride Multicultural Festival, spanning from Union Street to 9th Street on 5th Avenue, with a delightful array of entertainment about halfway through at 4th Street! Enjoy a cross-section of community businesses and city-wide organizations, among other creatives tabling! Enjoy musical performances on the Main Stage next to the Old Stone House from noon to 6 pm. - Brooklyn Pride Twilight Parade
Saturday, June 13 | 7:30-10pm | FREE | Park Slope
Capping off a full slate of events on Brooklyn Pride Day, the Brooklyn Pride Twilight Parade will take place at 7:30 PM along Fifth Avenue from Lincoln Place and Eighth Street. The only evening parade in the Northeast, the street will be filled with organizations showing up to march in support of the amazing and vibrant LGBTQIA+ community. Make sure to come early because the sidewalks are sure to be packed with people from across the five boroughs! - Brooklyn Youth Pride at Industry City
Saturday, June 20 | 12-5pm | FREE | For ages 11-19 | Sunset Park
Join Brooklyn Pride for a day of celebration, love, and unity at Industry City offering a safe space for all young people to express themselves, connect with others, and show their pride. Get ready for live music, performances, art, games, and more! Let's come together to support and uplift our LGBTQ+ youth community.
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11. New York Philharmonic Concert + Fireworks in Prospect Park
Friday, June 12 | 8pm | FREE | Long Meadow, Prospect Park
The Orchestra’s annual free concerts across New York City features conductor Elim Chan and Principal Cello Carter Brey performing Saint-Saëns’s exciting Cello Concerto No. 1, plus music by Copland, Ravel, and much more! Pack a picnic and catch this epic annual concert! This joyous evening of lively music concludes with a breathtaking display of post-concert fireworks.
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12. BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn Family Day
Saturday, June 13 | 3:30 doors, 4pm show | FREE | Prospect Park
BRIC partners with The Center for Fiction for an eclectic afternoon of family fun, culture, and music. Multigenerational crowd-pleaser DJ Marc Bars spins an adventurous mix of pop, hip-hop, and classic party anthems. The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music presents talented local players as accompaniment to a bilingual live reading of Katie Yamasaki‘s picture book, Mural Island. Godfathers of the Brooklyn Afrobeat scene, Antibalas will get the whole family dancing, closing out the evening with their infectious horn-driven jams. This event is part of BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!, New York City’s longest-running, free, outdoor performing arts festival.
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13. Celebrate Puerto Rican Day
- 8th Annual Knickerbocker Avenue Puerto Rican Parade in Bushwick
Sunday, June 14 | 3pm | FREE | Bushwick
Join for the 8th Annual Knickerbocker Puerto Rican Parade! Celebrate culture, community, and orgullo Boricua! Be part of the parade and show your pride—everyone is welcome! - 10th Annual Sunset Park Puerto Rican Parade and Festival
Sunday, June 14 | 5pm parade, 6:30pm festival | FREE | Sunset Park
For a decade, this gathering has honored our elders and ancestors while passing the torch to the next generation through culture, music, art, and community ritual. More than a parade, it is a living expression of Puerto Rican identity, resilience, and consciousness in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, keeping our histories, traditions, and spirit alive for generations to come. The parade begins at 59th Street and 5th Avenue in Sunset Park. The festival takes place near the entrance to Sunset Park at 43rd Street and 5th Avenue
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14. Phones Down Picnic at Coffey Park
Sunday, June 14 | 11am-3pm | FREE | Red Hook
Come outside and leave your phones behind at our Phones Down Picnic in Coffey Park! Bring friends and family for lawn games, arts and crafts and more.
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15. 2nd Annual Daddy Summer Stroll
Sunday, June 14 | 10am-1pm | FREE | Prospect Park
On Sunday, June 14th, Good+Foundation, in partnership with Prospect Park Alliance, will host its 2nd Annual Daddy Summer Stroll in Prospect Park: a family-focused event celebrating fathers through music, hands-on activities, and time together outdoors. The Stroll reflects a core part of Good+’s work—championing a father-inclusive approach to strengthening families through experiences that are joyful, dignified, and grounded in community. This is a free event open to families with children of all ages.
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16. Kids’ Soccer Village and Watch Party at Brooklyn Commons Park
Wednesday, June 17 | 3:30-6pm | FREE | Downtown Brooklyn
Brooklyn Commons Park will transform into Downtown Brooklyn’s Soccer Village for the day. Join us for an afternoon of soccer-themed crafts, goal-shooting activities, Duplo LEGO play, foosball tables, live screen printing, and more—and catch the England vs. Croatia match! This event is in partnership with Brooklyn Bridge Parents, Brooklyn FC, Fresh Grocer, and Dave & Buster’s.
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17. The Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital in Brooklyn Bridge Park
Wednesday, June 17 | 7-8pm | FREE | Brooklyn Heights
An annual summer tradition, the Metropolitan Opera’s popular outdoor concert series in New York City parks concludes at Brooklyn Bridge Park with performances from Emily Pogorelc, a dynamic American soprano who made her house debuts at the Vienna State Opera, Opernhaus Zurich, and Dutch National Opera during the 2025–26 season; Joshua Blue, a British American tenor who most recently appeared in Mozart’s Requiem at the Hollywood Bowl and as Tamino in the Met’s revival of The Magic Flute; American baritone Edward Nelson, who starred as Tracy Bacon in the Opening Night company premiere of Mason Bates’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.
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18. Celebrate Juneteenth
- Celebrate Juneteenth Brower Park
Friday, June 19 | 11am-3pm | FREE | Crown Heights
Join Brooklyn Children’s Museum and community partners for our annual Juneteenth celebration. Move to live music, create art together, and celebrate at this free event open to all. - Annual Juneteenth Food Festival at Weeksville Heritage Center
Friday, June 19 | 12-8pm | FREE | Crown Heights
Weeksville Heritage Center and Black-Owned Brooklyn present the 5th Annual Juneteenth Food Festival featuring 31 Black food vendors for a gathering rooted in the food traditions that have been central to Juneteenth since its earliest observances. The festival will also include DJ sets, line dancing, performances by champion double-dutch team The Jazzy Jumpers and the Brooklyn United drumline; and a selection of Black food literature, books & more. - We Outside! A BK Juneteenth Vol. IV at The Plaza at 300 Ashland in Fort Greene
Saturday, June 20 | 12-8pm | FREE | Fort Greene
651 ARTS presents its We Outside! A BK Juneteenth, Vol. IV, a commemoration of African-American emancipation featuring a day of performances and activities. More information TBA.
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19. Annual Mermaid Parade in Coney Island
Saturday, June 20 | 1pm | FREE | Coney Island
Founded in 1983, the Mermaid Parade pays tribute to a century of Coney Island ingenuity, revelry, and pageantry by celebrating the artistic vision of the masses. With everything from a crowned King Neptune and Queen Mermaid, fantastical sea creatures and mer-folk, marching bands and dancing groups, to baby strollers and mechanized floats, it showcases the creativity of individuals from the five boroughs and beyond. It opens the summer with a celebration of incredible art, NYC’s entrepreneurial spirit, and our community pride.
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20. Make Music New York Festival
Sunday, June 21 | 10am-10pm | FREE | Multiple locations across NYC
Completely different from a typical music festival, Make Music New York is open to anyone who wants to take part. From 10 in the morning to 10 at night, every kind of musician — young and old, amateur and professional, of every musical persuasion — pours onto streets, sidewalks, parks, and plazas to share their music with friends, neighbors, and strangers. And everyone is invited to sing along and enjoy the first day of summer. Visit the Program Guide Map to browse Brooklyn locations.
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There's more in the calendar – check it out, and happy June!!
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