November in Brooklyn offers a roster of exciting cultural, theatrical and family entertainment options. Plus, this month offers the chance to observe various special occasions, Brooklyn-style:
Election Day, the New York Marathon, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Black Friday , the huge post-Thanksgiving sales day for shoppers. The following lists November highlights, including events that last
month-long throughout November.
**Please note: THIS NOVEMBER CALENDAR IS A LISTING OF ANNUAL EVENTS that happen every November in Brooklyn. It's organized alphabetically, not by date. For more details on these annual events, please click on the links below. Also see our current monthly calendar.
And, for travelers:
"Five Dutch Days" - A family event celebrating American Dutch History at the historic Wyckoff House, a historical landmark. Also check the exhibits at the Brooklyn Historical Society. For instance, in 2011, they displayed archival materials — old letters, cookbooks, maps, bills of sale, and other artifacts — from the Lefferts Family, one of Brooklyn's oldest landowner families. Materials included
Whatever the weather outside, this cozy historic barge-turned-concert hall is host to chamber music concerts of Beethoven, Brahms, Vivaldi and more. The views of Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge are stunning. Throughout November, Thursdays through Sundays.
Check out the fun theater, music and dance performances at Brooklyn College.
There’s still time to catch a November performance of BAMs Next Wave Series.
6. Brooklyn Brewery Tour (Williamsburg)
Go for an unforgettable weekend tour of the premises of Brooklyn’s most famous local brewery. You can also join in the fun at the packed Happy Hour every Friday. Throughout November, Fridays through Sundays.At Brooklyn’s premiere flea market, it’s hard to know whether to check out the stuff or the crowd. Throughout November, Saturdays and Sundays.
Check out the wonderful autumn exhibits at this Brooklyn Heights institution.
Get in touch with your inner pickle-making, pie-creating, sidedish-inventing cook. Or, just attend one of the pre-Thanksgiving cooking classes held here, at one of Brooklyn's best known cooking class venues.
