Here's a handy month-by-month calendar of events in Brooklyn, for use by residents, wanna-be residents, and visitors. Want to know what's happening in June and July? Check it out. At Thanksgiving and Christmas? Look at November and December.
1. JANUARY Brooklyn Event Calendar
Coney Island's Polar Bear Club swims in the Atlantic Ocean on New Year's Day. Photo by Tom McGann
2. FEBRUARY Brooklyn Event Calendar
Brooklyn's a hub for artists and musicians; here, an outdoor mural in Red Hook.
3. MARCH Brooklyn Event Calendar
Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. Photo @ Ellen Freudenheim
4. APRIL Brooklyn Event Calendar
April and May are cherry blossom time at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
5. MAY Brooklyn Event Calendar
Brooklyn pizza, hot and fresh. Photo by Ellen Freudenheim
6. JUNE Brooklyn Event Calendar
Celebrate Brooklyn in Prospect Park. Photo courtesy of BRIC.
7. JULY Brooklyn Event Calendar
Historic Jane's Carousel in DUMBO, near the Brooklyn Bridge. Photo by Ellen Freudenheim
8. AUGUST Brooklyn Event Calendar
The Revolutionary War Battle of Brooklyn is re-enacted yearly. Photo courtesy of Old Stone House.
9. SEPTEMBER Brooklyn Event Calendar
Brooklyn's colorful West Indian American Day Parade, on Labor Day weekend, draws thousands
10. OCTOBER Brooklyn Event Calendar
Creepshow at the Freak Show in Coney Island. Photo by Norman Blake, courtesy of Coney Island USA
11. NOVEMBER Brooklyn Event Calendar
The Brooklyn Museum's monthly free "Target First Saturday" event. Photo courtesy of Adam Husted
12. DECEMBER Brooklyn Event Calendar
December brings celebrations of Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa in Brooklyn. Photo by Kathryn Kirk
