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2025 Brooklyn Borough Arts Festival

Published: May 24, 2025; Author: Julia Sonrisa

 June 1, 2025    12:00 PM-02:00 PM EDT

Address: 145 Brooklyn, Ave Brooklyn, NY 11213, United States

Web: https://www.brooklynkids.org/

2025 Brooklyn Borough Arts Festival

Hundreds of students from over 110 public schools in Brooklyn celebrate with their works of art and performances at the 11th annual Brooklyn Borough Arts Festival. Student achievement from every district and grade level will be featured in a single afternoon at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, where the gallery will be filled with over 200 works of art and the best of theater, music, and dance will be performed on a stage set under the beautiful pavilion on the Museum’s rooftop.

Families, educators, and the community at large are all welcome to attend this free, but timed-ticket event

The program (subject to slight modifications) is as follows:

12:00 PM: doors open to the public

1:00 PM: 11th Annual Brooklyn Borough Arts Festival opens with remarks from officials

1:15 — 4:00 PM: 11 performances in music, theater and dance are given at roughly 15 minute intervals on the rooftop. The gallery is simultaneously open inside for public viewing.

1:00 — 2:00 Performances from: Brooklyn Summer Pathways (Dance), 75K721: P.S. K721 — Brooklyn Occupational Training Center, 22K234: J.H.S. 234 Arthur W. Cunningham, 21K228: I.S. 228 David A. Boody

2:00 — 3:00 Performances from: 15K656: Brooklyn High School of the Arts, 22K425: James Madison High School,17K590: Medgar Evers College Preparatory School, 21K525: Edward R. Murrow High School

3:00 — 4:00 Performances from 15K124: P.S. 124 Silas B. Dutcher,17K189: P.S. 189 The Bilingual Center,15K051: M.S. 51 William Alexander, Brooklyn Summer Pathways (Orchestra)

4:00 PM: Visual arts gallery viewing continues.

5:00 PM: 11th Annual Brooklyn Borough Arts Festival closes. Art remains on display in the gallery through June 15. All guests are invited to register for a one-hour time slot to ensure that the many families are able to enjoy the Festival within our space and capacity limitations.

Visual Arts Exhibit will also be on view at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum from June 2 through June 15.

Museum Hours:

Wednesdays-Sundays: 10 am — 5 pm EST

Closed Mondays and Tuesdays

Free!

Registration

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