August Events Calendar

Event listings gathered in collaboration with the Sunset Park Sun, a neighborhood newsletter from the Library Newsroom Project at Sunset Park Library. If you have events you'd like to add to this list or to our upcoming print edition calendar in September, please contact us. Friday, August 1

CFL Life Lines Presents: Paint & Chat and Performance Time: 3:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Location: Sunset Park Library, 5108 4th Avenue Info: Center for Family Life and the Sunset Park Library invite you to a guided painting session. No experience required and participants leave with their own painting. Free. Event Link Saturday, August 2

The Cycle Alliance's Period Pantry Time: 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Location: Sunset Park Library, 5108 4th Avenue Info: Stop by the Period Pantry (open every Saturday in August) at the library to grab a care package of menstrual hygiene products. Free. Event Link

Blacklight 2: A Blacklight Art Gallery Experience Time: 4:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Location: The Tom Kane Theater, 51 35th Street, Industry City – Building 5 Info: Featuring over 20 artists and their glowing masterpieces designed to be seen under blacklight. $5 suggested donation. Event Link Tuesday, August 5

National Night Out Time: 3:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Location: 44th Street and 6th Avenue Info: National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships to make neighborhoods safer and more caring. Free. Event Link Wednesday, August 6

One-on-One Recording Studio Help Time: 2:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Location: Sunset Park Library, 5108 4th Avenue Info: Get personalized support on your music or audio project—whether podcasting, storytelling, or laying down tracks. Free. Event Link Friday, August 8

The Pilgrims of Deep Run Time: 8:00 p.m. Location: Irish Haven, 5721 4th Avenue Info: The Pilgrims of Deep Run perform a rousing night of Irish folk, trad tunes, and drinking songs. Free admission. Event Link

Brooklyn Shakespeare Festival 2025: Measure for Measure Time: 8:00 p.m. Location: Industry City, 220 36th Street (Bandshell Courtyard) Info: Join us for an open-air staging of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, part of the 2025 Brooklyn Shakespeare Festival presented by brooklynONE productions. Additional shows run August 9 and 10. Artisan marketplace on-site. Free or donation-based entry. Event Link Saturday, August 9

Sunset Park Bootcamp Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Sunset Park, 43rd Street and 5th Avenue entrance Info: Join Cecy and the Office of Council Member Alexa Avilés for a fitness class in the park, rain or shine. Free. Event Link

Sunset Park Mutual Aid – Free Food Distribution Time: 12:00 p.m. (while supplies last) Location: Check Instagram for exact location Info: Sunset Park Mutual Aid distributes free groceries starting at noon. Arrive early! A second distribution will also take place August 23. Event Link Sunday, August 10

Big Gay Variety Show Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Sunset Stoop, 4114 5th Avenue Info: Queer Comedy for Gaza presents a variety show of standup, burlesque, and drag. All proceeds go to relief efforts in Palestine. $15 advance, $20 at the door. Event Link Saturday, August 16

How Deep is Your Love – Film Screening Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Brooklyn Army Terminal, 80 58th Street Info: Rooftop Films presents a documentary about the last wilderness on Earth and the undiscovered marine life that lives there. Free with RSVP. Event Link Sunday, August 17

Emergent City – Film Screening Time: 8:00 p.m. Location: Sunset Stoop, 4114 5th Avenue Info: Documentary film Emergent City follows the creation of Industry City and the battle for the future of New York City. $10. Event Link Friday, August 22

Rooftop Shots – Short Film Screening Time: 7:45 p.m.–11:30 p.m. Location: Green-Wood Cemetery, 25th Street Info: Rooftop Films celebrates the end of their 29th season with a bittersweet collection of new short films. $22.15. Event Link Sunday, August 24

Battle of Brooklyn and The Meaning of Freedom: Family Afternoon Time: 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Location: Green-Wood Cemetery, 25th Street Info: Step back in time to August 1776 and experience the excitement of the Battle of Brooklyn, the largest battle of the Revolutionary War. Free, registration recommended. Event Link Saturday, August 30

Free Yoga with Wellness Awareness Time: 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Location: Sunset Park at 44th Street and 6th Avenue Info: Join Michaelangelo Villalba, founder of Wellness Awareness, for a session of rejuvenation, movement, stretching, and community. Free. Event Link