History Events in Brooklyn

Check out happening history events all around Brooklyn, NY

Ayiti Nou La Toujou| HAITIAN CULTURE DAY PARADE 2026

 Sat, 09 May at 10:00 am Nostrand Ave/Church Av Free

Science & Society: Do Forests Feel?

 Thu, 09 Apr at 08:00 pm Pioneer Works USD 0 to 45

Grand Opening: The Green-House at Green-Wood

 Sat, 18 Apr at 10:00 am The Green-House at Green-Wood Free

Buds and Blossoms: A Spring Walk at Green-Wood

 Sun, 26 Apr at 02:00 pm The Green-Wood Cemetery USD 26

High Black History

 Sun, 19 Apr at 07:30 pm The Bell House

DUMBO Late Sessions IV

 Sun, 19 Apr at 04:00 am John Street USD 50 to 160

Lectures on Tap-"A History of Body Snatching for Science"

 Mon, 06 Apr at 06:30 pm Carroll Gardens USD 41

MoonFest

 Fri, 01 May at 06:00 pm The Green-House at Green-Wood Free

High Black History at The Bell House

 Sun, 19 Apr The Bell House

Rest in Pace: Green-House

 Sun, 26 Apr at 12:00 pm The Green-House at Green-Wood Free

Lectures on Tap -"How To Build a Dictator:US Intervention in Latin America"

 Mon, 27 Apr at 06:30 pm Williamsburg USD 41

Lectures on Tap - "Professional Wrestling: Performance, Impact, Power"

 Wed, 08 Apr at 06:30 pm Williamsburg USD 41

Lectures on Tap - "The Rise and Fall of Public Restrooms in New York City"

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:30 pm Williamsburg USD 41

Lectures on Tap -"Mamdani Is Mayor, Now What? Looking at the Future of NYC"

 Wed, 15 Apr at 06:30 pm Prospect Park South USD 41

Lectures on Tap - "Jimi Hendrix in New York: The Making of a Legend"

 Tue, 21 Apr at 06:30 pm Bushwick USD 41

On Allowing Your Past To Speak/An Intro to Genealogy with Morgan Jerkins

 Sun, 19 Apr at 03:00 pm The Free Black Women's Library Reading Room Free

Lectures on Tap - "Godzilla: Japan, Trauma, and the Unkillable Monster"

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:30 pm Bushwick USD 41

Cleared to Land: Bird Migration in NYC

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:30 pm The Green-House at Green-Wood Free

M**der, Mayhem, Money and History in Old South Bay Ridge

 Sun, 12 Apr at 01:00 pm 9818 Fort Hamilton Pkwy USD 39

LAUNCH PARTY: THE FORTUNE TELLERS OF RUE DARU by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore!

 Wed, 15 Apr at 06:00 pm The Twisted Spine USD 18 to 37

Grave Beginnings: Walking Green-Wood

 Sun, 03 May at 10:00 am The Green-House at Green-Wood Free

Mama Joy's Abolitionist Walking Tour

 Sat, 18 Apr at 01:00 pm Abolitionist Place USD 25

M**der, Mayhem, Money and History in Old North Bay Ridge

 Sat, 18 Apr at 01:00 pm 29 83rd St USD 39

Grave Beginnings: Green-Wood by Trolley

 Sun, 17 May at 11:00 am The Green-House at Green-Wood Free

Celebrate Bed Stuy Festival 2026

 Thu, 30 Apr at 04:00 pm Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center Free

The Old Stone House Classic Baseball Game: Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs. FUMBL

 Sat, 02 May at 02:00 pm Old Stone House of Brooklyn USD 0 to 5

Pinkster Celebration in Prospect Park

 Sun, 17 May at 02:00 pm Lefferts Historic House Free

SAVE THE DATE! CARNIVAL BUS TOUR

 Sat, 22 Aug at 03:00 pm Lefferts Historic House USD 20 to 34

Zayd Ayers Dohrn

 Mon, 18 May at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 39

Maryland 400 Remembrance Ceremony & Battle of Brooklyn Living History

 Sat, 22 Aug at 12:00 pm Old Stone House of Brooklyn Free

NYCxDESIGN Festival ~ New York Sign Museum Tour

 Fri, 15 May at 02:00 pm New York Sign Museum USD 43 to 53

High Black History With Brandon Collins

 Sat, 18 Apr at 07:00 pm The Bell House

Stop Kiss by Diana Son | 5C Productions

 Fri, 10 Apr at 07:00 pm The Vino Theater USD 0 to 34

New York Sign Museum April 19th Tour 1:00pm

 Sun, 19 Apr at 01:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 30

SAVE THE DATE! CARNIVAL BUS TOUR-NIGHT CRAWL

 Fri, 28 Aug at 10:00 pm Lefferts Historic House USD 23 to 71

Green-Wood on Wheels: Stroller-Friendly Tour

 Wed, 06 May at 10:30 am The Green-House at Green-Wood Free

The Sankofa Cinema Club Meetup With Film Screening and Discussion

 Sat, 18 Apr at 01:00 pm Brooklyn Public Library - Macon Branch Free

Last Saturdays: Open Classroom

 Sat, 30 May at 12:00 pm The Green-House at Green-Wood Free

Exhibit Opening: The Shirley Chisholm Way: Brooklyn's Blueprint for Change

 Thu, 14 May at 06:00 pm Lefferts Historic House Free

New York Sign Museum May 17th Tour 1:00pm

 Sun, 17 May at 01:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 30

Anticolonial High Tea

 Fri, 29 May at 06:30 pm Old Stone House of Brooklyn USD 29

Bike Tour: Fossil Fuel History of Newtown Creek

 Sun, 19 Apr at 10:00 am Manhattan Avenue Street End Park Free

A History of Vampire Movies!

 Mon, 13 Apr at 07:00 pm The Twisted Spine USD 15

AAPI New York: Stories from Brooklyn

 Thu, 23 Apr at 05:00 pm Brooklyn Technical High School Free

2J3BD

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm The Bell House

New York Sign Museum April 17th Tour

 Fri, 17 Apr at 02:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 25

New York Sign Museum June 14th Tour 3:00pm

 Sun, 14 Jun at 03:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 0 to 30

New York Sign Museum May 3rd Tour 3:00pm

 Sun, 03 May at 03:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 0 to 30

Barchives 33: Brooklynites at Liz’s Book Bar

 Thu, 16 Apr at 06:30 pm Liz's Book Bar Free

The History and Ethics of the Deinstitutionalization Movement

 Tue, 21 Apr at 12:00 pm SUNY Downstate Medical School Free

Book Launch: Christopher M. Finan

 Tue, 19 May at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 22

New York Sign Museum May 8th Tour

 Fri, 08 May at 02:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 25

New York Sign Museum August 28th Tour

 Fri, 28 Aug at 02:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 0 to 25

New York Sign Museum July 24th Tour

 Fri, 24 Jul at 02:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 0 to 25

New York Sign Museum May 15th Tour

 Fri, 15 May at 02:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 25

Josephine Baker & Nina Simone: Bold, Brilliant, and Free - Open Mic Event

 Wed, 08 Apr at 04:00 pm Brooklyn Public Library - Sheepshead Bay Branch Free

New York Sign Museum June 28th Tour 3:00pm

 Sun, 28 Jun at 03:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 0 to 30

Haiti Beyond the Headlines: Power, Memory & Cultural Legacy

 Sat, 16 May at 06:00 pm 10 Lafayette Ave Free

Screening: "In Lorton's Darkroom"

 Fri, 17 Apr at 06:00 pm Center for Art and Advocacy Free

Battle of Brooklyn Walking Tour

 Mon, 25 May at 11:00 am Grand Army Plaza USD 18 to 29

Froth: Experimental programming language for talking with little computers

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:00 pm NYCResistor Free

Film Screening: Nosferatu(1922)

 Tue, 07 Apr at 05:30 pm Brooklyn Public Library - Flatbush Branch Free

New York Sign Museum June 26th Tour

 Fri, 26 Jun at 02:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 0 to 25

New York Sign Museum May 31st Tour 3:00pm

 Sun, 31 May at 03:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 30

Fort Defiance 250 ☄️⚔️ at The Waterfront Museum

 Wed, 08 Apr at 04:00 pm Waterfront Museum USD 0 to 15

In Many Tongues: Jewish Macaronic Songs

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:30 pm Kvartira Books (formerly MyBiblioteka) USD 34

New York Sign Museum August 14th Tour

 Fri, 14 Aug at 02:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 0 to 25

New York Sign Museum April 10th Tour

 Fri, 10 Apr at 02:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 25

Remembering the U.S. Colored Troops of Brooklyn

 Mon, 25 May at 02:00 pm Lefferts Historic House Free

New York Sign Museum July 3rd Tour

 Fri, 03 Jul at 02:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 0 to 25

Brooklyn Chapter, NSDAR, Trivia Fundraiser

 Sun, 03 May at 12:00 pm Commonwealth USD 23

Невероятные приключения «Мастера и Маргариты» в Италии (лекция)

 Sun, 19 Apr at 03:00 pm 2799 Coney Island Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11235, United States

Glass in Context: Part 2 - From Venice to Industrialization and Beyond

 Tue, 21 Apr at 06:00 pm UrbanGlass USD 0 to 5

A Garden at the End of the World

 Fri, 01 May at 01:00 pm Msgr. McGolrick Park Free

New York Sign Museum August 9th Tour 3:00pm

 Sun, 09 Aug at 03:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 0 to 30

New York Sign Museum July 26th 1:00pm

 Sun, 26 Jul at 01:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 0 to 30

Farmhouse Family Day: Pinkster Celebration

 Sat, 16 May at 12:00 pm The Wyckoff House Museum Free

Flow in Her Power

 Sun, 17 May at 12:00 pm Flourish Event Space USD 23

Patricia Hills launches "Art World Feminist"

 Wed, 15 Apr at 06:30 pm Lofty Pigeon Books, Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, USA Free

Trovata una Sega! Livorno, Modigliani, and the Legendary Prank

 Sun, 17 May at 07:00 pm The Rat NYC Free

New York Sign Museum July 12th 1:00pm

 Sun, 12 Jul at 01:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 0 to 30

New York Sign Museum August 21st Tour

 Fri, 21 Aug at 02:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 0 to 25

New York Sign Museum August 23rd 1:00pm

 Sun, 23 Aug at 01:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 0 to 30

New York Sign Museum July 17th Tour

 Fri, 17 Jul at 02:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 0 to 25

New York Sign Museum June 5th Tour

 Fri, 05 Jun at 02:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 0 to 25

A Day in the Life of a Gravedigger

 Wed, 17 Jun at 06:30 pm The Green-House at Green-Wood Free

New York Sign Museum June 12th Tour

 Fri, 12 Jun at 02:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 0 to 25

NEVER FORGET: HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE EVENT

 Sun, 19 Apr at 12:00 am Sable Gallery Free

New York Sign Museum May 29th Tour

 Fri, 29 May at 02:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 25

New York Sign Museum June 19th Tour

 Fri, 19 Jun at 02:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 0 to 25

New York Sign Museum May 22nd Tour

 Fri, 22 May at 02:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 25

Book Launch & Conversation with Dawad Philip | Presented by Tropicalfete

 Sat, 18 Apr at 06:30 pm Tropicalfete, Inc. USD 0 to 10

Adventure: The Iron Mask | Brooklyn Heights

 Sat, 30 May at 03:00 pm McKinney Chapel at First Unitarian Brooklyn USD 0 to 39

Downtown Brooklyn Historic Markers Tour @City Tech BWRC

 Fri, 17 Apr at 09:30 am New York City College of Technology Free

New York Sign Museum July 31st Tour

 Fri, 31 Jul at 02:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 0 to 25

New York Sign Museum August 7th Tour

 Fri, 07 Aug at 02:00 pm 2465 Atlantic Ave USD 0 to 25

Golf Griot - Vernel Bennett - Black Scholarship

 Fri, 24 Apr at 06:30 pm Brownsville Heritage House Inc Free

A Celebration of Italy's Liberation Day to Remember the Power of Resistance

 Sat, 25 Apr at 05:00 pm 84 Withers St Free

Traces record release show

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:30 pm Scholes Street Studio USD 15

Spilling Tea About the Revolution

 Sun, 16 Aug at 11:00 am Old Stone House of Brooklyn Free