Fall events in Brooklyn
Fall in Brooklyn: festivals, Halloween events, harvest weekends and neighborhood fun across the borough.
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Friday, October 2 Today
Zum Schneider Oktoberfest in Greenpoint5 to 10pm, day 1 of 3, Oct 2 to 4$2512 Franklin Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222Greenpoint 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.
Saturday, October 3 Tomorrow
Third United Lenape/Lunáapeew Nations Pow Wow10am to 7pm, day 1 of 2, Oct 3 to 4Free171 East Drive, Brooklyn, NY 11225Free 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.
Spooktober at Prospect Park Zoo10am to 5:30pm, day 1 of 2, Oct 3 to 4$11450 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225Every October weekend the zoo turns playful-spooky: a trail of nocturnal animal neighbors, tombstones of extinct species in Sea Lion Court, spooky science activities, live performances and harvest photo spots. Costumes encouraged; free with zoo admission.
Art of Manga at the Brooklyn Museum11am to 6pm, day 1 of 2, Oct 3 to 4$30200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238East Coast debut of the first major Americas exhibition on manga as an art form, with more than 600 original drawings from ONE PIECE, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Inuyasha and more, plus a companion show on Japanese storytelling before manga. Timed tickets include general admission; cosplay encouraged.
Halloween Harvest at Luna Park in Coney Island11am to 8pm, day 1 of 2, Oct 3 to 41000 Surf Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11224Luna Park's annual fall celebration runs mid-September through November 1, with the park dressed up in pumpkins, hay bales and harvest decor. Halloween activities like pumpkin decorating, tractor racing, trick-or-treating, balloon artists and a Phantom Grounds walkthrough are included with a wristband, plus live entertainment on the Halloween Harvest stage and fall treats such as pumpkin-spiced funnel cake.
46th Annual GreenThumb Harvest Fair12 to 4pmFreeHattie Carthan Community Garden, 363-365 Clifton Place, Brooklyn, NY 1121646th 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.
Sunday, October 4
Greenpoint StoopFest1 to 7pmFreeLorimer Street between Nassau and Norman Avenues, Brooklyn, NY 11222First-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.
Wednesday, October 7
19th Annual Bushwick Film Festival6:30 to 11pm, day 1 of 5, Oct 7 to 11620 Wilson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 1120719th 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.
Thursday, October 8
Lakeside Fall Festival at LeFrak Center4 to 10pm, day 1 of 25, Oct 8 to Nov 1171 East Drive, Brooklyn, NY 11225Month-long fall takeover of the LeFrak Center with a pumpkin patch, corn maze, carnival midway, tarot readings, seasonal food and photo ops. Patch entry and photos are free; activities priced individually or by all-access pass. A separately ticketed Haunted Hotel runs alongside, recommended for ages 13 and up.
Saturday, October 10
Ascarium: Halloween at the New York Aquarium11am to 4pm, day 1 of 3, Oct 10 to 12602 Surf Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11224The New York Aquarium's family-friendly fall festival brings marine-themed magic shows, Halloween crafts, Wildlife Theater shows, face painting and games to the plaza, alongside the aquarium's piranhas, wolf eels and spider crabs. New this year: the Sea of Illusions and Bubble Play. All Ascarium activities are included free with aquarium admission.
Thursday, October 15
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Fall Plant Sale2 to 7pm990 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225The 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.
Saturday, October 17
Wheels of NYC Car Show: Fall Edition12 to 6pm$49.86Agger Fish Warehouse, Building 269, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, NY 11205Car-culture festival born from a Greenpoint Instagram account returns to the Navy Yard with 120+ curated classic and contemporary cars, DJs, a live portrait studio, a fashion and collectibles marketplace, food and drinks, plus a kids zone. Kids 12 and under get in free. Rain or shine.
Brooklyn Navy Yard Annual Open House12 to 5pmBuilding 77, 141 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205Annual open house of the 300-acre Brooklyn Navy Yard campus, part of Open House New York Weekend. Step inside studios of fashion, design and tech businesses with behind-the-scenes access, hands-on demos, live art and tours across two tracks: Creative Currents (artist studios) and BNY Past, Present and Future (labs and waterfront history). Check in at Building 77.
Thursday, October 22
Nightfall at Green-Wood7 to 10:30pm, day 1 of 2, Oct 22 to 23$70500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232Green-Wood Cemetery opens its grounds after dark for two nights of music, moving images, circus spectacle and storytelling along illuminated pathways. The program is curated with Death of Classical, Rooftop Films, the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus and Morbid Anatomy. Strictly 21 and over; IDs checked. General admission $70 ($56 members), premium $95 with two drinks and a pin.
Friday, October 23
City of Gods Halloween Festival 20269 to 11:59pm, day 1 of 2, Oct 23 to 24$125Industry City, 67 34th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232Eighth annual Halloween festival from House of Yes and ZERO takes over 137,000 square feet of Industry City warehouses and courtyard with 10 stages of music, interactive art, shrines, the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, a speakeasy and a costume contest. Lineup kept secret, costumes mandatory. A share of ticket sales supports participating Burning Man sound camps. 21+. Runs past midnight.
Saturday, October 24
Fall Harvest Festival at Brooklyn Botanic Garden11am to 5pm$38990 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225Ticketed fall day across the Garden with a beer and cider garden, live blues, funk, Cajun and Haitian dance music, lawn games, palm readings, airbrush tattoos, pumpkin carving, a 3pm costume parade led by Batala New York, and a working cider press. Kids under 12 are free.
Bay Ridge Halloween Fest on Fifth Avenue4 to 7pmFree5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11209Brooklyn Bridge Parents and the Fifth Avenue BID close ten blocks of Fifth Avenue for a free Halloween block party. Free kids activities include the PuppetMobile performing Pinocchio, a bouncy house, pumpkin decorating, trunk-or-treat, haunted trucks, games, crafts and giveaways, with local restaurants serving food along the route and the decorated side streets worth a wander. Costumes encouraged; pumpkins first come, first served, one per child.
Sunday, October 25
Legend of Sleepy Hollow Community Reading2 to 4pmFree452 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225Free community reading of Washington Irving's full 1820 ghost story on the porch of Lefferts Historic House, followed by an informal discussion with staff and program partners. Part of the Alliance's ReImagine Lefferts initiative; RSVP requested.
Thursday, October 29
Haunted Carousel12 to 5pm, day 1 of 4, Oct 29 to Nov 1$3452 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225The 1912 Prospect Park Carousel goes spooky for four days, with rides set to Halloween jams in the Children's Corner. Three dollars per ride or thirteen for a book of five; free for Prospect Park Alliance Family Supporters and up.
Friday, October 30
The Vampire Ball: Mischief Night and All Hallows Eve9pm, day 1 of 2, Oct 30 to 31$55Industry City, 67 34th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232House of Yes and producer David Kiss turn Industry City into a seven-stage Halloween takeover across two nights: Mischief Night (Oct 30) and All Hallows Eve (Oct 31). Expect cemetery installations, burlesque cabaret, a cursed potion bar, a live vampire band and underground DJs including Eli Escobar, Wreckno, Moore Kismet, Todd Edwards and LSDXOXO. 21+.
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