Weekend Events
The Coney Island Rockabilly Festival If you like any of these three things: Psychobilly, Burlesque, or Sideshow Acts, then Coney Island is the place for you this Labor Day weekend. This year’s Rockabilly Festival is presented by Cockabilly Records and John Thomas and is dedicated to Rockabilly legend Billy Lee Riley. You can purchase tickets…
The Coney Island Rockabilly Festival
If you like any of these three things: Psychobilly, Burlesque, or Sideshow Acts, then Coney Island is the place for you this Labor Day weekend. This year’s Rockabilly Festival is presented by Cockabilly Records and John Thomas and is dedicated to Rockabilly legend Billy Lee Riley. You can purchase tickets for a cheaper price on myspace. All adults welcome. Friday, September 4 – Monday, September 7. Hours and locations change depending on day.
Sidewalk Salesday
In association with the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, the Fulton Mall Improvement Association and the Court-Livingston-Schermerhorn BID is presenting an event featuring 23 retailers that will have limited discounts and sidewalk specials for all. There will also be musicians (playing on Fulton, Court, and Livingston Streets), clowns, face painters and balloon artists. For specific places where to shop, print your Shopping Pass. Friday, September 4. 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Fulton Street, Downtown Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Flea
The Brooklyn Flea takes place in Ft. Greene on Saturday and its historic Brooklyn Bridge location on Sunday. Both locations feature a great mix of vintage, antiques, jewelry, and food. Saturday, September 5. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, Lafayette Avenue between Clermont and Vanderbilt Avenues. Sunday, September 6. 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. In Dumbo, underneath the Brooklyn Bridge at the corner of Water and New Dock Street.
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The Williamsburg Garage Sale
If you’re trying to get rid of some things but don’t have the space for it, bring it to The Williamsburg Garage Sale where other people like yourself will be showcasing their unwanted treasures for people to purchase. It only costs $20 to have your own space, but you do have to bring your own table. If interested, contact Ruthie@303grandnyc.com. Saturday, September 5. 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. 303 Grand Street btwn Havemeyer and Roebling.
Opening of Myrtle Windows Gallery
This community exhibit includes photography, painting, and mixed media by Brooklyn artists that will be shown in storefronts along Myrtle Avenue until October 4. Pillow is featuring the opening event curated by The Rising Arts Gallery and sponsored by the Myrtle Ave. Brooklyn Partnership. Sunday, September 6. 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. The storefronts btwn Clinton Avenue and Hall Street, Pillow.
Brooklyn Urban Arts Market
This open-air market will feature 50 local artisans, vendors, and entrepreneurs picked for their innovative creations and fresh urban perspective. There will be live music and, as a new addition in partnership with DOT’s Weekend Walks, Move About Myrtle – a seven block public space between Clinton and Emerson for people of all ages to enjoy. Sunday, September 6 (and every Sunday in September). 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Myrtle Avenue between Emerson and Grand near the PrattStore.
The 2009 West Indian Day Parade
In the mid-1940s, Trinidadian Jesse Waddle organized a street festival held on Labor Day, on 7th Avenue in Harlem. After a disturbance in 1964, the parade permit for Harlem was revoked. Five years later, a committee headed by Carlos Lezama obtained permission to parade on Eastern Parkway. Come dance and celebrate this tradition in Brooklyn. Monday, September 7. 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Eastern Parkway between Utica and Rochester Avenues.
Habana Outpost’s Back to School Bash
Celebrate Back-to-School! Don’t dread it! Habana Outpost presents a day filled with face painting, recycled arts & crafts, Joey the Clown, live kid-friendly DJs, and much more. Monday, September 7. 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. 757 Fulton Street, Habana Outpost.
The Irish parade is the worst. The best is the Veteran’s parade. And they are held during comparable weather.
oh yeah and before you ASSUME… also everyone knows to leave town who live in hoboken when the irish day parade takes place.
parades attract all kinds of disgusting riff-raff.
*rob*
everyone knows to leave town when those kinds of parades take place, duh. how long have you lived in nyc?
*rob*
national pride days are fine, but should not be scheduled on busy holiday weekends when ppl are trying get in/out of town.
I have mixed feelings about the West Indian parade. It’s a half mile from my house, but it impacts PLG greatly.
When I’m home, I generally walk up to Eastern Parkway and it’s a lot of fun. I know how long and hard people work on costumes and floats and I wish them well. At the same time it’s pretty noisy, starting with the Juvée (sp?) the night before and continuing through Monday night (and I mean outside my window). There’s also a feeling about being locked in (or out) in terms of car travel (although the subway, but not buses, works fine).
One year I made the mistake of returning from the Labor Day weekend on Labor Day itself. The 3/4 mile trip from Grand Army Plaza took HOURS. Another year I had to drive to my mother-in-law’s apartment in Rockaway on Labor Day afternoon, because of an emergency. Driving south was easy enough, but there was no way I could drive home (extreme congestion and absolutely no chance of parking) so I had to sleep overnight on the floor (which was better than taking the subway both ways on a holiday weekend–I did that ONCE on a weekend–never again; Rockaway is the end of the world by train, the buses on Flatbush Avenue are better, but not workable when the street is shut down going north).
Of course its ONLY one day a year and I don’t meant to begrudge so many people such a special day. I guess people who live on Central Park West feel the same way about the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade and people on 5th Avenue are not enamored about St. Patrick’s Day. FWIW, I’ve made sure to be out of town for the last 5 years.