Arts & Entertainment

A free Mother’s Day weekend festival in Downtown Brooklyn features a flower bar, live performances, art activities and family programming at City Point and Albee Square Plaza.

The Billie Holiday Theatre hosts a one-night program marking Malcolm X and Lorraine Hansberry’s shared birthday with short plays and live music.

"Stevie: A Life in the Key of Songs" is a three-night celebration at BAM between May 14 –16, where five Stevie Wonder albums will be played live in their entirety by various musicians.

The Brooklyn Fan Zone will be at Brooklyn Bridge Park from June 13 to July 19, with daily programming and match viewings.

The Coney Island Film Festival will be held between May 1-3, with dozens of films, live performances and screenings in Brooklyn’s iconic seaside setting.

The annual Dumbo Drop on Brooklyn’s waterfront includes sweepstakes prizes and street programming for all ages.

Canarsie resident Julius Stukes created the short film “The Way The Rain Pours," which follows a young Brooklyn man who begins to heal by helping a homeless New Yorker.

Artists and community members will create a living chalk mural centered on equity, expression and belonging on May 1 at Brooklyn Borough Hall.

Brooklyn Conservatory hosts Open Stages on May 9, featuring performances on stoops, sidewalks, playgrounds and cafes.

The New York African Film Festival returns with a sweeping program that traces ancestral memory and future possibility across continents through film. The festival lands at BAM between May 22 and 28.