Downtown Brooklyn

Brooklyn Film Festival at BRIC
2026-06-02 16:00 - 22:00, 2026-06-01 16:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York)
The 29th Edition of Brooklyn Film Festival features 26 world premieres, 14 U.S. premieres, 22 East Coast debuts, and 40 first-time screenings in New York. The program includes 130 features and shorts from 30 countries, across six competitive categories: narrative feature, documentary feature, narrative shorts, documentary shorts, animation, and experimental films.

Brooklyn Film Festival Opening Night Screening & Party: May 29 at 7PM

1001 Frames by Mehrnoush Alia: Jun. 1 at 4PM

Rocket Girl by Agnes Swiercz: Jun. 1 at 6PM

Tony Odyssey by Thales Banzai: Jun. 1 at 8PM

Mechanics of Borders by Hubert Caron-Guay: Jun. 2 at 4PM

Your Attention Please by Sara Robin: Jun. 2 at 6PM

Doc Shorts Presented by VICE Sports: Jun. 2 at 8PM

Valentina by Tatti Ribiero: Jun. 5 at 4PM

NARRATIVE SHORTS | PROcreative: Jun. 5 at 6PM

Lunar Sway by Nick Butler: Jun. 5 at 8PM

NARRATIVE SHORTS | SOULmeet: Jun. 6 at 2PM

Blood & Guts by Karlye Ruben, Katie Green: Jun. 6 at 4PM

NARRATIVE SHORTS | BODYology: Jun. 6 at 6PM

If I Go Will They Miss Me by Walter Thompson Hernandez: Jun. 6 at 8PM
See all locations and full film lineup of 2026 Brooklyn Film Festival

Friday Nights with Quiana Parks
2026-05-29 20:00 - 2026-05-30 01:00, 2026-05-22 20:00 - 2026-05-23 01:00, 2026-05-08 20:00 - 2026-05-09 01:00
Quiana Parks takes over the Lobby of Ace Hotel Brooklyn for a Friday night residency bringing her soulful blends, high-energy cuts, and timeless classics to the decks.
Quiana Parks is a multidisciplinary artist and DJ whose presence behind the booth mirrors the pulpit she grew up around—commanding, connective, and spiritually charged, yet infused with a youthful, joyful energy that is unmistakably her own.
Blending open format, house, hip hop, Jersey club, and timeless classics, her sets create an atmosphere that feels both sacred and electric—where rhythm becomes release and every room turns into a shared experience.

Mizik Ayiti! Residency Late Spring Series | Rasin Okan
2026-05-28 18:00 - 21:00
Join HCX on Thursdays for the Mizik Ayiti! Residency Series. The Spring residency will be held by Rasin Okan!
This residency honors the legacy of mizik rasin in Haiti and abroad and its role in collective storytelling. Rasin Okan will share popular folk songs from legends such as Lenord Fortune (a.k.a. Azor) and Jacques Fortere (a.k.a. Wawa), as well as original songs that echo the courage of Haiti’s freedom fighters while calling us to remember, reconnect, and rise. This residency is a sacred pilgrimage home—a journey for healing, reflection, and protection. We invite you to take this symbolic trip with us through rhythm, drum, dance, and song. Let the music move your spirit. Let the memory ignite your soul.
45-minute performances will take place at 6:30 & 7:45 PM on each Thursday.

About Rasin Okan: Born of Haiti’s mizik rasin movement, Rasin Okan is a Brooklyn-based Haitian roots ensemble. In the spirit of rasin sèch (directly translated to dry roots), Rasin Okan emphasizes the sounds and songs of traditional Haitian Vodou ceremonial music without much electric accompaniment. Led and co-founded by Jean E. Montina, Sanba Mayombe, the group writes original songs and evocative folk music to insight the revolutionary spirit of Haiti’s freedom fighters, set to a pulsating rhythm.
Members: Jean E Montina (Sanba Mayombe), Trudy Pierre (Sanba Verite), Wilgainson Toussaint (Sanba Nènèl), Gregory Fanor (Atis Alèz), Véronëque Ignace (Awoyo)

Tickets include a complimentary beverage.
Special pop-up offerings from Bon Pâtés.
Limited capacity, RSVP strongly recommended.

Sound + Fury Trivia Nights
2026-05-27 19:00 - 21:30, 2026-05-20 19:00 - 21:30, 2026-05-13 19:00 - 21:30, 2026-05-06 19:00 - 21:30
Wednesday night is Trivia Night at Sound + Fury, where you can pit your trivia skills against others and compete for prizes. Craft beer and great food are, of course, all part of the evening’s festivities!

Bazaar Kreyòl | Memorial Day Weekend Market
2026-05-25 12:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-24 12:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-23 12:00 - 22:00
Join HCX for a special Memorial Day edition of Bazaar Kreyòl! Shop from a curated array of local Haitian vendors or take home unique artisanal goods from the HCX Boutik. Savor Brooklyn’s historic first step into the sunshine season with a cool drink, a tasty bite, and afternoon DJ sessions with Okai Musik right here on Lafayette Ave.

The Post Office
2026-05-21 19:30 - 20:40, 2026-05-20 19:30 - 20:40, 2026-05-19 19:30 - 20:40, 2026-05-17 19:30 - 20:40, 2026-05-16 19:30 - 20:40
The ghost of Benjamin Franklin, the first US Postmaster General, is drawn into a thoroughly contemporary conflict among co-workers in a one-room post office about gay marriage, free speech, racial and class divides, and democracy itself in a provocative new opera by composer Laura Kaminsky (As One) and poet/librettist Elaine Sexton (Site Specific).
Produced by American Opera Projects, The Post Office makes its New York premiere featuring a cast of five singers and piano, and a set designed by Charles Renfro, a partner in the distinguished architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro with a long history of involvement in the performing arts.

The Kid LAROI - A Perfect World Tour
2026-05-19 18:30 - 21:30, 2026-05-18 18:30 - 21:30
Australian singer The Kid LAROI comes to Brooklyn Paramount for A Perfect World Tour!

Stevie: A Life in the Key of Songs
2026-05-16 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-05-15 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-05-14 19:30 - 21:30
PoetWarrior Productions and the Black Rock Coalition present Stevie: A Life in the Key of Songs, a three-night celebration.
Between 1972 and 1976, Stevie Wonder released five albums that changed the course of popular music: Music of My Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions, Fulfillingness’ First Finale, and Songs in the Key of Life. The BRC Orchestra, an all-star collective of premier musicians and world-renowned guests, performs those five masterpiece albums in their entirety over the course of three nights.
Thursday, May 14 at 7:30pm
Music of My Mind and Talking Book
Featuring Ray Angry, David Ryan Harris, Sandra St. Victor, Peter Lord, Grégoire Maret, Mark Whitfield
Friday, May 15 at 7:30pm
Innervisions and Fulfillingness’ First Finale
Featuring Corey Glover, Vernon Reid, Ray Angry, David Ryan Harris, Sandra St. Victor, Peter Lord, Grégoire Maret, Mark Whitfield
Saturday, May 16 at 7:30pm
Songs in the Key of Life
Featuring Corey Glover, Vernon Reid, Ray Angry, David Ryan Harris, Sandra St. Victor, Peter Lord, Grégoire Maret, Mark Whitfield

Slide Away Music Festival 2026
2026-05-16 18:00 - 2026-05-17 00:00, 2026-05-15 18:00 - 2026-05-16 00:00
SLIDE AWAY music festival is coming to Brooklyn Paramount on May 15-16!
The festival that celebrates itself.

A genre that lends itself to loudness can still be overheard from its origins in the 1980s. Shoegaze, Dream Pop, Ambient, or whatever you may call it, has carried itself gracefully through decades while inspiring countless subgenres and infecting all walks of music along the way.
The audience reflects back the legacy and continued impact with a feeling of mutual admiration and respect is palpable across generations and identities – no matter the coast.
SLIDE AWAY is a celebration of the genre and all artists who shape sound in the most unique of ways, all the while bridging the gap between the diverse cast of boundary pushing mavericks of yesterday with the genre bending savants of now.

Mizik Ayiti! Residency Spring Series | Twoubadou Lakay
2026-05-14 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-07 18:00 - 21:00
Join Haiti Cultural Exchange on Thursdays for the Mizik Ayiti! Residency Series. The Spring residency will be held by Twoubadou Lakay.
Twoubadou Lakay is a collective of master musicians rooted in the rich traditions of Haitian music. The ensemble blends the storytelling spirit and dancing guitars of Haitian Twoubadou with deep Haitian rhythms, jazz sensibilities, and improvisational dialogue. Twoubadou Lakay is tradition reimagined through a contemporary lens. Their sound is both intimate and expansive—grounded in lakou culture, yet reaching across the diaspora—creating a musical space where heritage, memory, and innovation meet.
Twoubadou Lakay’s Haiti Cultural Exchange residency will feature core members Bobby Raymond, Markus Schwartz, Gary Josama, Gama Josama, Joe Montour, Camille Hostin and Roland Cameau in revolving formations. Twoubadou Lakay invites audiences into a living, breathing experience of Haitian musical expression—honoring the past while shaping its future.
Twoubadou Lakay’s five-week residency at HCX will feature unique performances weekly.

Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) / Interactive Media Arts (IMA) Spring Show
2026-05-11 16:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-10 14:00 - 18:00
A two-day exhibition of creative interactive projects from NYU’s ITP, IMA & Low Res.

Abolitionist Place 2nd Anniversary Celebration
2026-05-08 14:00 - 16:00
Abolitionist Place turns two this year, and in that time, it’s become a true neighborhood anchor. Across 1.15 acres, the park offers space to gather, play, and unwind, with open lawns, a dog run, a children’s play area, water features, and flexible seating that brings people together day to day.
Now it’s time to celebrate. Join us for an afternoon marking two years of this beloved space, with music, balloon art, face painting, treats, and a few surprises along the way. Mixue Ice Cream & Tea and Chick-fil-A will be on site with treats and refreshing summer drinks to keep things cool.
