Brooklyn Bridge Park Live Music Venue / Outdoor Activity / Park

Crowd

Athletes, cyclists, joggers, kayakers, picnickers, sunbathers, nature-lovers, tourists, photographers, and anybody looking to escape the city’s mad hustle. All ages.

Entertainment / Music

Athletic Features and Activities:
Multi-use lawns available for outdoor sports including Frisbee, volleyball, football, and more. Several playgrounds for the kiddies. Bike and running paths throughout the park. Tidal pools and an area for calm water boating beckon lots of children, kayakers, and boating newbies. Jane’s Carousel (between Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges) is a beautiful restored carousel near the north end of the park.

Events and Facilities:
Outdoor events hosted throughout the year, including outdoor movie screenings, concerts, family events, and holiday parties. Regular concerts at the Bargemusic floating concert hall every Saturday (right by the Old Fulton Street entrance). Brooklyn Bridge Plaza right below the bridge hosts flea markets, art shows, farmers markets, and more.

Additional Services:
Free Wi-Fi available at Pier 1, Pier 6, Empire Fulton Ferry, and Main Street, as well as along the northern portion of the park between the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges.

Food / Miscellaneous

Around half a dozen food stands and restaurants throughout the park, including Blue Marble Ice Cream, Calexico Mexican, and the Brooklyn Bridge Wine Bar on the Pier 1 Promenade, though all of these – save for the very pricey River Café at the base of the Brooklyn Bridge – are only open May through October.

Prices

Park entrance is free. Carousel rides $2. Food ranges from a few dollar dogs at Bark Dogs to $100+ meals at The River Café.

What to Wear / Dress Code

Anything goes. Jackets required in main dining room of The River Café during evening hours.

Hot Nights / When to Go

Any warm, sunny day to relax in the grass, or on clear nights to catch a sunset over the Manhattan skyline.

Close By

Galapagos Art Space‎ (16 Main Street) is a 9,000-square-foot cultural space with a 1,600-square-foot indoor lake at its center. Yes, a lake. The venue hosts great cultural events from large trivia gatherings and sultry burlesque shows to classic theater.