wkndThu Oct 15 2026, 2 to 7pmBrooklyn Botanic GardenThe Garden Auxiliary's one-day sale of native trees and shrubs, orchids, tropicals, succulents and bulbs in the Goldman Atrium and Terrace. Garden admission is free for shoppers and members get 10 percent off. Pot up purchases at Terrain and browse fall arrivals and pumpkins.
Sun Oct 11 2026, 6:30 to 9:30pmLot 4519th annual Bushwick Film Festival: five days of independent film across Brooklyn with nearly 100 films plus special events. Opening Night party at Lot 45 (Oct 7), Made in NY industry panel and mixer (Oct 8), film trivia night (Oct 9), Pints and PowerPoints plus Saturday Night Social (Oct 10), and the awards night closing (Oct 11). New competitive categories this year: animation and podcasts.
Sun Oct 4 2026, 12 to 8pm$25BrooklynGreenpoint biergarten's Munich-style Oktoberfest returns to its East River waterfront home for two weeks. Communal tables, Bavarian Festbiers (Paulaner, Weihenstephaner, HB Traunstein, Schneider Weisse), roasted pork shank, giant pretzels, live music and a rooftop biergarten with Manhattan skyline views. Ticketed seating sessions.
Sun Oct 4 2026, 1 to 7pmFreeBrooklynFirst-ever Greenpoint neighborhood festival built around stoop culture and getting neighbors to actually talk to each other. Free food and drink from local establishments, a jazz quartet, live-band karaoke, a neighborhood quest, community mural, DIY art stations and photobooth on Lorimer Street, then a closing party at McCarren Parkhouse. Free with RSVP; food is limited so come early.
Sun Oct 4 2026, 10am to 4pmFreeBrooklynFree two-day gathering at the LeFrak Center welcoming Lenape peoples back to their ancestral homelands. Indigenous dancers, drummers, singers, artisan craft and food vendors, plus a youth spotlight with performers ages 6 to 17. Grand Entry at 11am each day; RSVP encouraged.
Sat Oct 3 2026, 12 to 4pmFreeBrooklyn46th annual harvest fair from NYC Parks GreenThumb at Herbert Von King Park and Hattie Carthan Community Garden in Bed-Stuy. Free afternoon of gardening workshops, live entertainment, healthy cooking demos, garden tours, face painting, pumpkin decorating, scarecrow building and lawn games, plus free daffodil bulbs and seedlings to take home.
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