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Memorial Day & Memorial Day Weekend in Brooklyn — May

Find out what's happening during Memorial Day weekend in Brooklyn! It's time for Fleet Week New York, barbeques, the annual Greenwood Cemetery Civil War Procession and Memorial Day Concert, a huge Huge Multi Media Dance Africa FESTIVAL at BAM, ART FEST!, Annual Memorial Day Parade, 21 Gun Salute (Bay Ridge), the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coaltion BWAC Spring Pier Art Show (Red Hook), and more. Oh, and when is it? The last weekend of May.And what is it? A federal bank holiday across the US.

Where in Brooklyn to See and Board Ships During Fleet Week
Want to know which ships will be docked in Brooklyn during Fleet Week New York this year —  and perhaps go look and even go on board? Find out what ships are where, and when there are boarding hours for the public.

Whats On at Brooklyn Navy Yard During Fleet Week New York: Schedule of Events
Brooklyn Navy Yard During Fleet Week New York: Schedule of Events

Things To Know: Lyrics to Star Spangled Banner
How many people can sing the national anthem, even the first stanza? Well, here are the words.

10 Special Things to Do in Brooklyn on Memorial Day Weekend: Event Calendar
In New York for Memorial Day? Take a look at this calendar. Because Memorial Day weekend isn't just ANY long weekend in Brooklyn. There are things to do on this federal holiday that happen only once a year: a fun family concert in a historic cemetery that looks like a park; visiting warships docked right in Brooklyn, and famous DanceAfrica at...

Celebrating Memorial Day Weekend in Brooklyn
Celebrating Memorial Day Weekend in Brooklyn, as the month of May gives way to June. Enjoy the electric program of dance called Dance Africa at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, historic and interesting concerts and parades at Greenwood Cemetery, a Memorial Day Parade in Bay Ridge, picnics and the feeling that summer is just around the corner!

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