nyc summer 2025: dreaming in brooklyn bridge park

The best way to go to Brooklyn Bridge Park is via NYC Ferry, although you can always stroll across the iconic bridge; there are six piers with eight playgrounds; a sports area with basketball, biking, handball, kayaking, Ping-Pong, roller skating, pickleball, running, soccer, and volleyball; picnicking with grilling for large groups; the historic Jane’s Carousel; a fancy new restroom building; and numerous spots to grab a drink, lunch or dinner, and ice cream (omg, OddFellows’ Vegan Coconut Mango Sticky Rice). It’s also a great place to take a walk among rocks, flowers, and trees, communing with the environment even as you gaze at the hustle and bustle of Lower Manhattan across the East River.

In addition, BBP is home to exciting public art, including Tom Fruin’s permanent Watertower and, through March 8, 2026, Chicago-born, Beacon-based Torkwase Dyson’s Public Art Fund commission Akua, an open pavilion constructed of angled, powder-coated steel and aluminum with benches to sit on and reflect as an eight-channel soundscape of electronics, nature, and conversations wafts in the air. Meanwhile, through August 30, Kinfolk Tech’s Dreaming with the Archives is an AR exhibition with site-specific virtual works by Olalekan Jeyifous, Hank Willis Thomas, Ari Melenciano, Kiyan Williams, Wangechi Mutu, and Jeremiah Ojo that come to life on your phone.

“Dreaming with the Archives” features augmented reality works by six artists (photo courtesy Brooklyn Bridge Park)

Below is the full schedule of events through September.

Tuesday, July 8, 15, 22, 29, August 5, 12, 19, 26, September 2, 9, 16, 23
Waterfront Workouts: Sunset Yoga with Abhaya Yoga, Central Lawn, free with advance registration and waiver, 6:00

Tuesday, July 8, 22, August 5, 19, September 9, 23, 6:30
Sunday, July 13, 27, August 10, 24, September 14, 28, 10:30 am
Waterfront Walks, Pier 1, free with advance RSVP

Wednesday, July 9, 16, 23, 30, August 6, 13, 20, 27, September 3, 10, 17, 24
Waterfront Workouts: Amp’d Bootcamp with Chelsea Piers Fitness, Pier 2 Turf, free with advance registration and waiver, 6:00

Wednesday, July 9, 16, 23, 30, August 6, 13, 20, 27, 5:00 - 7:00
Thursday, July 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7, 14, 21, 28, 5:00 - 7:00
Saturday, July 12, 19, 26, August 9, 16, 23, 30, September, 6, 13, 20, 27, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sunday, July 13, 20, 27, August 10, 17, 24, 31, noon - 3:30
Kayaking, Pier 4 Beach, advance RSVP required

Thursday, July 10
Pluto TV Movies with a View — Women in Hollywood: Bottoms (Emma Seligman, 2023), preceded by DJ set by Ayanna Heaven, lawn opens at 6:00

Thursday, July 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7, 14, 3:00 - 5:00
Friday, July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 8, 15, 3:00 - 5:00
Saturday, July 12, 19, 26, August 2, 9, 16, 1:00 - 5:00
Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center, 99 Plymouth St.

Friday, July 11
The Hill in New York Live Music Concert Featuring Rita Ora, Empire Fulton Ferry, 5:00 - 9:00

Sounds at Sunset: Mitch Frohman Latin-Jazz Quartet, Pier 6 Picnic Tables, free, 7:00

Saturday, July 12
Bargemusic Chamber Concerts: Violin and Piano Recital with Mark Peskanov and Doris Stevenson, 2:00 & 4:00

Community Science Seining, Pier 4 Beach, free with advance RSVP, 3:00

The Hill in New York Ladies’ Final, Empire Fulton Ferry, 7:00 pm - 3:00 am

Saturday, July 12, 26, August 9, 23, September 13, 27, 10:00 am
Wednesday, July 30, 5:30
Green Team horticulture projects, free with advance RSVP

Sunday, July 13
Bargemusic Chamber Concerts: Pianist Jerome Lowenthal Plays Tchaikovsky’s Seasons, 2:00; Pianist Ursula Oppens Plays Rzewski’s The People United . . . , 4:00

The Hill in New York Gentlemen’ Final, Empire Fulton Ferry, 7:00 pm - 3:00 am

Sunday, July 13, 20, 27, August 3, 10, 17, 24, September 7, 14, 21, 28
Waterfront Workouts: Pilates with Dodge YMCA, Central Lawn, free with advance registration and waiver, 10:30 am

Monday, July 14
Coastal Cleanup, free with advance RSVP, 5:30

Monday, July 14, 21, 28, August 4, 11, 18, 25, September 8, 15, 22, 29
Waterfront Workouts: Zumba with Dodge YMCA, Pier 3 Plaza, free with advance registration and waiver, 6:00

Tuesday, July 15, 29, August 12, 26, 6:30
Sunday, July 20, August 3, 17 10:30 am
Dreaming with the Archives Guided Tour, Jane’s Carousel

Thursday, July 17
Nature Storytime, Environmental Education Center, 3:00

Pluto TV Movies with a View — Women in Hollywood: Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979), preceded by DJ set by Carter Van Pelt, lawn opens at 6:00

Friday, July 18
Sounds at Sunset: Brooklyn Americana, Pier 6 Picnic Tables, free, 7:00

Saturday, July 19
Bargemusic Chamber Concerts — “Great Scott!”: Scott Joplin with Pianist Richard Dowling, 2:00 & 4:00

Big Summer Get Down: Love Saves the Day Tribute to David Mancuso, all ages dance party, Pier 6 Picnic Tables, 3:00 - 9:00

Sunday, July 20
Bargemusic Chamber Concerts: Peskanov, Schwarz, and Bournaki Play Beethoven, Foote, and Mendelssohn, 2:00; Alexander Peskanov and Lu Ann Peskanov Duo Recital, 4:00

Thursday, July 24
Pluto TV Movies with a View — Women in Hollywood: Waitress (Adrienne Shelly, 2007), preceded by set by DJ MissHap, lawn opens at 6:00

Saturday, July 26
Bargemusic Chamber Concerts: Semplice Players with Mark Peskanov Play Mozart and Beethoven, 2:00 & 4:00

Sunday, July 27
Bargemusic Chamber Concerts: Semplice Players with Mark Peskanov Play Mozart and Beethoven, 2:00 & 4:00

Thursday, July 31
Pluto TV Movies with a View — Women in Hollywood: The Matrix (the Wachowski sisters, 1999), preceded by DJ set by JonnyGo Figure, lawn opens at 6:00

Saturday, August 2
Community Science Seining, Pier 4 Beach, free with advance RSVP, 10:00 am

Bargemusic Chamber Concerts: Pianist Taka Kigawa Plays Beethoven and Chopin, 2:00 & 4:00

Sunday, August 3
Bargemusic Chamber Concerts: Pianist Taka Kigawa Plays Schumann and Bach/Busoni, 2:00 & 4:00

Thursday, August 7
Pluto TV Movies with a View — Women in Hollywood: The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939), preceded by DJ set, lawn opens at 6:00

Friday, August 8
Sounds at Sunset: Revive Big Band, Pier 6 Picnic Tables, free, 7:00

Saturday, August 9
Climate Sing — First Tracks, Pier 1, 11:00 am & 4:00 pm

Bargemusic Chamber Concerts: Semplice Players with Alexander Fiterstein and Mark Peskanov, 2:00 & 4:00

Sunday, August 10
Bargemusic Chamber Concerts: Piano recital with Inna Faliks, 2:00 & 4:00

Saturday, August 16
Bargemusic Chamber Concerts: Debussy Preludes Book 1 & 2 with Spencer Myer, 2:00 & 4:00

Community Science Fishing, Pier 5, free with advance RSVP, 3:00

Hindu Lamp Ceremony, with Aeilushi Mistry, Pebble Beach, 4:00 - 7:30

Big Summer Get Down, Pier 3 Plaza, 6:00 - 10:00

Sunday, August 17
Bargemusic Chamber Concerts: Cellist Adrian Daurov and pianist Spencer Myer play Brahms, 2:00 & 4:00

Thursday, August 21
Nature Storytime, Environmental Education Center, 3:00

Saturday, August 23
Bargemusic Chamber Concerts: Philip Glass with pianist Vivian Schweitzer, 2:00, & Pianist Sophia Agranovich plays Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, 4:00

Sunday, August 24
Bargemusic Chamber Concerts: Semplice Players with Mark Peskanov: Mozart, Wieniawski, Sarasate, 2:00 & 4:00

Saturday, August 30
Bargemusic Chamber Concerts: Here and Now Labor Day Festival — Dal Sogno Ensemble, 2:00, and Ruben Kodehli and Sylvie Courvoisier, 4:00

Sunday, August 31
Bargemusic Chamber Concerts: The Wonderful Adventures of Nils with pianist Nataliya Medvedovskaya, 2:00, & Duo Yumeno, 4:00

Saturday, September 6
Bargemusic Chamber Concerts: the Chen Family Quartet, 2:00

Sunday, September 7
Bargemusic Chamber Concerts: Cello and Piano Recital: Arkady and Tamara Orlovsky, 2:00

Saturday, September 20
Community Science Seining, Pier 4 Beach, free with advance RSVP, 2:00

Sunday, September 21
Bargemusic Chamber Concerts: Amadi Azikiwe: Solo Violin and Viola Recital, 2:00

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