Downtown Brooklyn

Theatre for a New Audience: The Tragedy of Coriolanus
2026-02-13 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-02-14 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-02-14 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-02-15 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-02-15 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-02-17 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-02-18 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-02-19 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) and 11 more dates
Who should lead in a land where the political rules are rapidly shifting and reordering, class revolt is raging, and basic food has become unaffordable? Is there a place for Coriolanus (McKinley Belcher III), a noble war hero and uncompromising aristocrat, both admirable and detestable, who refuses to hide his contempt for the newly empowered plebeian citizens?
Director Ash K. Tata stages Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Coriolanus incorporating live performance and a media-saturated landscape where the alienation of gaming violence and screen combat are contrasted with the intensity of IRL battles, and the relationship of Volumnia (Roslyn Ruff) and her son Coriolanus gives human shape to the political drama.

Downtown Brooklyn Lunar New Year 2026 Celebration
2026-02-21 13:00 - 16:00
Ring in the Lunar New Year of the Horse at Albee Square and City Point BKLYN! Choy Lay Fut will bring Downtown Brooklyn good fortune again this year with their traditional Lion Dances, and DJ Boogie will rock us into the new year with his music sets on the plaza at Albee Square.
at City Point BKLYN:

1:00-3:00pm | Big Horse Community Build; Hands-on STEM fun; Bessie Nails – Pinky Nail Art; Creative crafts & more!; $1 Dumplings at DeKalb Market Hall
1:00pm + 1:30pm | Lion Dance performances by Choy Lay Fut (Prince St. Corridor)
3:40pm + 4:10pm | Lion Dance performances by Choy Lay Fut (DeKalb Market Hall)

At Albee Square Plaza:

2:00-4:30pm | DJ Boogie
2:10-3:20pm | Lion Dance performances by Choy Lay Fut
Brooklyn FC, Happy Munkey, The Fresh Grocer, and Raising Cane’s will be on-site with information and promotions

Lion Dance performances by Choy Lay Fut:

1:00 | City Point BKLYN
1:30 | Lion Dancers Photo Op (City Point BKLYN)
2:10pm | Albee Square Plaza*
2:40pm | Albee Square Plaza*
3:20pm | Albee Square Plaza*
3:40pm | DeKalb Market Hall
4:10pm | DeKalb Market Hall

*This Lunar New Year, Vivian N., founder of Artsy Anxious Girlie, will be creating paper lanterns inspired by her grandmother’s legacy. Join us to witness her artistry. Visit our tent after each performance on the plaza for a chance to win one of these one-of-a-kind lanterns (while supplies last)!
This event is co-presented by:

Humbe
2026-03-05 19:00 - 22:00, 2026-03-06 19:00 - 22:00
Mexican singer-songwriter Humbe is coming to Brooklyn Paramount as the first USA stop of his DUEÑO DEL CIELO tour!

Exhibition Tour, The Battle of Brooklyn: Fought and Remembered
2026-03-13 15:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-14 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-03-20 15:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-27 15:00 - 16:00
Join the Center of Brooklyn History for a free tour of The Battle of Brooklyn: Fought and Remembered.
In August of 1776, the first and largest battle of the American Revolution took place in what is now Brooklyn, NY. The Battle of Brooklyn: Fought and Remembered uses primary source material from the Center for Brooklyn History’s collection to relay the story of this turning point in American history, sharing the events of this battle with new relevance.
On this in-depth tour of the exhibition, visitors will get a tour of the exhibition, featuring artifacts, archival documents, artwork, and exclusive access to rare maps that bring the summer of 1776 alive, 250 years later. This tour will also offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the process of putting together this exhibition at the Center for Brooklyn History.

Jazz Ain't Boring
2026-03-18 19:00 - 22:00
Jazz Ain’t Boring is a live music experience that explores how jazz continues to shape modern sound and dance culture. Blending DJ sets with live band performance, the program moves fluidly between classic jazz recordings, contemporary interpretations, and the hip-hop, house, and soul records they inspired.
Throughout the evening, DJs and musicians trade energy—moving from Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Lou Donaldson into the records that sampled them, from A Tribe Called Quest and Wu-Tang Clan to Mary J. Blige, Kanye West, and beyond.
The result is a dynamic listening and dance-floor experience that treats jazz not as museum music, but as a living foundation for groove, rhythm, and celebration.
Curated and hosted by #SampleSaleMusic members DJ Dottie Womack, Reg Wyns, Tai Allen, Emanuel Ruffler, and Ian Forde, the program highlights jazz’s enduring influence while inviting the audience to move, listen, and connect across generations of sound.

Teatro La Plaza's Hamlet
2026-03-25 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-03-26 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-03-27 19:30 - 21:30
“★★★★★ Brilliant …This infectiously exuberant production serves as a reminder that Shakespeare is accessible to all, and Hamlet is for everyone” The Telegraph
“A performance like none I’ve ever witnessed during my 30-plus years of writing about entertainment and arts and culture … the complete definition of theatre for the mind, spirit, soul and imagination … The troupe delivers an all-encompassing crossover narrative that penetrates the heart.” The Chicago Tribune
“★★★★★ “The ferocious, left‑field freshness of its approach… shaken up, translated, fragmented, relived and reconstructed in spectacular style … offering a non‑stop feast of new insights … the show still ends with an exhilarated audience leaping up to dance onstage with the company; thrilled by the joy, the irreverence, the profound insight, and the deep sense of human solidarity” The Scotsman
In this brilliant, funny, and moving adaptation, Peruvian director Chela De Ferrari intertwines the text of Shakespeare’s Hamlet with the lived experiences of a young ensemble of eight actors with Down syndrome. With wry humor, playful energy, pop music, and pointed critique, the performers confront the play’s timeless themes—grief, revenge, and existence—with striking honesty and insight. Drawing resonant parallels between Shakespeare’s Denmark and our contemporary world, they offer a vision of a more just and joyful imagined future.
